REVIEW: Monster Factory – Buddy Mini
Background The Toronto-based Monster Factory has been crafting plush monsters for around 10 years now. They’ve grown from their original six monsters to over one hundred unique characters from dozens … Read More
Category: Toy Reviews
REVIEW: Mystical Warriors of the Ring – Leo Corazon
Background Inspired by the M.U.S.C.L.E. line of the 1980’s, The Mystical Warriors of the Ring is a line of resin (PVC is currently in production) figures meant to be showcased … Read More
REVIEW: Sideshow’s Sixth Scale Boba Fett
Background No name strikes more fear into the heart of a galactic fugitive than that of Boba Fett. The famed bounty hunter’s cool, helmeted visage is known to the denizens … Read More
REVIEW: Mathlete Babo and OX with Pizza
Background With GUND taking over the production of David + Sun-Min’s Uglydoll plush toys last year, we’ve seen a number of new collaborations (Hello Kitty and DC Comics) as well … Read More
REVIEW: The Elder Scrolls V and DOOM Symbiotes
Background While I’ve never played Elder Scrolls, I remember waiting hours (or maybe it just felt that way) to install the four 3.5” floppy disks it took to play DOOM … Read More
REVIEW: Tide Pool Stinky Ginger
Background Produced by the T+CP (Tomenosuke and Circus Posterus) partnership, Chris Ryniak’s Stinky Ginger sofubi vinyl joins Brandt Peters’ Stingy Jack and Kathie Olivas’ Calliope Jackalope as the initial trio … Read More
REVIEW: The Horndribbles
Background The Horndribbles are a series of four unique plush toys from artist Lucas Richards and Explorers Playground Inc. The Horndribbles are friendly, and fun-loving, monsters who live on–you guessed … Read More
REVIEW: Topobots
Background The Topobots are the latest series of wood toys from Geared For Imagination’s Topozoo line. While we’ve seen various animals and dinosaurs in the past, this series is made … Read More
REVIEW: Brobo
Background Brobo is a huggable night-light. In addition to plush toys, Brobo and friends can be seen in cartoons (they have their own YouTube channel) and storybooks. Canadian artists Kim … Read More
REVIEW: Lamby Lambpants
Background Lamby Lambpants is “a sassy and precocious stuffed animal with a very obvious physical impairment”. That impairment is that he’s missing an eye, which has been covered up with … Read More
REVIEW: Ubooly
Background The Ubooly is a newly released plush that allows you to turn your iPod or iPhone into an interactive toy. You’ll just need to download the app from the … Read More
REVIEW: Calliope Jackalope #2
Background Tomenosuke and Circus Posterus continue to release new sofubi vinyl figures under the T+CP banner. Art power couple Kathie Olivas (Calliope Jackalope) and Brandt Peters (Stingy Jack), as well … Read More
REVIEW: NYCC Space Junk Destroyer
Background Back in October 2012, Bad Applez Inc. and Plaseebo teamed up to release a small run New York Comic Con Exclusive Space Junk Destroyer customs. As you might already … Read More
REVIEW: Yumyo
Background Artist Leah Moses has created a series of handmade plush toys called Yumyos. A Yumyo is a little “hug-monster” that’s ventured from the Planet Yumyon. Yumyos are happy little … Read More
REVIEW: Onell Design’s Armorvor
Background Onell Design released the Armorvor figure to the clamor and approval of Glyos and Battle Beast fans. The concept began with discussions between Matt Doughty and Marty Hansen (The … Read More