Nerd (Un)Culture
Background Beans…they’re good for your heart…right? Well, Beantown Toys puts an interesting spin on the original Boston Baked Bean. Currently, the line has been released as individual Beans as well as Spoon Racers (a Bean on a spoon). The line…
Background Rocket USA recently released Series 3 of Gus Fink’s Boogily Heads. The lineup consists of 6 new characters: Futoro, Skrap Bear, Mummoo, Pumpkin Billy, Scantron and Zuggs (in that order above). The Boogily Heads line is based on Fink’s…
Background The world of DreaminGirl was imagined…or dreamt up, if you will…by Ru Sun. Back in 2006, the Brooklyn-based artist started up blackpeach with her partner Keith. The first plush character released by blackpeach is known as gini-gini. Coming straight…
Background Cho Chang is a Ravenclaw student who is best known for being a number of Harry Potter’s firsts: crush, kiss, girlfriend, and break-up. Scottish actress Katie Leung plays the character in the Potter films. Tonner Doll Company has produced…
Background TC-14 was a Cybot Galactica TC-series protocol droid with feminine programming stationed aboard the Trade Federation Lucrehulk-class battleship Saak’ak. The character appeared in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. As Medicom expands their Vinyl Collectible Doll (VCD) line,…
Background He’s an all-time great; an unparalleled storyteller, and a man whose talent can only be compared to the size of his legend. While that statement might be open to opinion, no one can argue that The Notorious B.I.G.’s influence…
Background The Bumrush vinyl figure is a joint project between J-Roo (the character designer), Dynomight NYC (the toy company) and ESC-Toy (the production). But what’s the story behind this tough looking character with a bag on his head? WHAT the…
Background If you’re a fan of designer toys, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen the Rolitoboy figure from French designer Rolito. He teamed up with Toy2R to produce a number of the normal (6” tall) and mini (2.5” tall)…
Background Growing up, Uglydoll creators Sun-Min and David were big fans of tokusatsu (special effects) television shows. These programs often featured kaiju characters. Now, they want to honor those memories with a line of Japanese kaiju figures. With the Uglydoll…
Background Plaseebo Custom recently released the second edition of their Night Gamer rotocast vinyl figure. The glow-in-the-dark piece was co-designed and sculpted by Bill Hand and Bob Conge. And as with all of the Plaseebo characters, they have a rather…
Background The newest vinyl figure from Crazy Label is a joint project with the artist Tweedlebop (California-based Michael Fleming). Putrid Pal is based on Fleming’s comic of the same name. The figure is available in four different colorways, which were…
Background With the release of their Harley Quinn Tonner Character Figure, Tonner Doll Company has added one more villain to their DC Stars line. While the character might be slightly recognizable to those who don’t read comics, the supervillainess is…
Background FAO Schwarz teamed up with Israeli designer Ken Goldman to produce a line of plush Kabbalah Dolls. The line is based on ancient Kabbalistic amulets that were hung over children’s beds for protection. There are currently three different designs:…
Background Sideshow Collectibles currently distributes the Medicom line of Star Wars Vinyl Collectible Dolls (VCD). The most recent release was the super-deformed version of everyone’s favorite protocol droid…C-3PO. As you might already know, the character (played by Anthony Daniels) was…
Background Onell Design recently released the newest character from their Glyos System series line…Crayboth. The new mini figure is available in 10 different colorways, being sold in 5 separate two packs. The character joins Exellis and Pheyden as the first…