Nerd (Un)Culture
One of the most controversial toys – if you can call a toy controversial – released in the past few months is the Camille Rose Garcia set from Necessaries Toy Foundation. It seems like everyone has strong opinions, one way…
The winner of our Best Toy Line for the Females was everyone’s favorite fashion doll – Blythe. As you probably know, Blythe is a joint production between, CWC, Hasbro and Takara. They are referred to as Neo-Blythes, since they are…
About two weeks ago, we reviewed Joe Ledbetter’s Mr. Bunny and Sno-Bunny rotocast vinyl figures from Wheaty Wheat Studios. As you all know, Fire-Cat and Ice-Cat were also released around the same time as the two Mr. Bunny colorways. Folks…
What’s there to say about the new Joe Ledbetter figures from Wheaty Wheat Studios? I’m sure that everyone knows that they are the hottest figures on the market right now. And we also realize that these are very limited edition…
Everyone has either visited Meltdown Comics in person or via the Internet, correct? It’s one of the most well known comic shops on the West Coast (LA to be exact). In celebration of their 10th anniversary, Meltdown has released a…
So have you become a fan of the wide-eyed Blythe girls yet? These are the fashion dolls with the color changing eyes. Just pull the string on the back of her head…she closes her eyes…and different color eyes magically appear….
We wrap up our coverage of the Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo Mini Figure line with Part 3 of our review. The last 3 figures are Irra the Burrowing Owl, Desmond the Dolphin and Astrid the Jaguar. And remember that all 9…
Much to my jubilation, I was able to snag the 2005 Holiday Packs from Jones Soda Company. Jones is the self-described purveyor “of many finely flavored beverages that can be found year round in grocery stores, convenience stores, and everywhere…
I completely missed out on seeing the first set of Neth Creatures at this past summer’s San Diego Comic Con. Maybe I was too busy dressing up in my Klingon outfit and waiting in line for my Aeon Flux silk-screened…
In Part 2 of our Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo mini figure review, we examine three more of the little IWG characters. Remember that all 9 figures are currently available through the Rocket World website for $7.99 each. They are all sold…
Gimix Toys first release is the 4 figure line of Vice Do’s and Don’ts. They teamed up with Gavin McInnes (the founder of Vice Magazine) and Pat McEown (the cartoonist). I’m still not exactly sure what the difference between the…
If you’ve read any of my previous reviews, you know that I am a fan of Rocket World’s Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo line of figures. I bestowed upon them the title of best toy line for 2004 for their 6-inch rotocast…
Those twisted guys behind the Toxic Teddies line of disturbing bears have gotten a hold of a rockin’ license – The Ramones. That’s right…Joey, Johnny, Marky and Dee Dee have been transformed into punk rockin’ little bears. Super Fun Company…
With the Behind Blythe exhibition currently touring the United States, folks are beginning to take notice of this unique, wide-eyed doll. Some male collectors might consider them “girlie”, but there are plenty of collectors who really enjoy the Blythe look….
OK…I’ll admit it. I never owned an original Nintendo system…not even Super Nintendo. I went from the Sega Master System to Sega Genesis. We had Wonder Boy and Alex Kid…not that memorable. At the same time, Nintendo had about 50…