Nerd (Un)Culture
Scheduled to arrive at Frozen Empire Toys on August 1st are the latest creation by Andrew Bell via Wheaty Wheat, ZLIKS! Their selection of ZLIKS are currently available for pre-order and will begin shipping on August 2nd. Those who pre-order…
Richard and Debbie from Wheaty Wheat Studios were at 5 & A Dime during the time Comic Con was going on. The gallery was out of the way of the hustle and bustle of the Convention Center…and plus there was…
James Jarvis will be exhibiting some of his preparatory drawings from “Vortigern’s Machine and the Great Sage of Wisdom” at Meltdown Comics. The exhibition will last from July 28th until August 28th. James will be making a personal appearance on…
Saturday August 19, 2006 to September 5, 2006 Opening Reception: Saturday, August 19th, 2006 (7 pm – 11 pm) Admission is free Complimentary Refreshments Bring in your flyer to receive a free gift at the door Music by Dj Ricky…
Shawnimals is announcing the newest character to join Shawnimal land – Stumpy Jr. Each of the first 50 Stumpy Jr. plush figures sold come with a signed tag and a special Stumpy Jr. drawing. Pink, cute, limbless, slightly smaller than…
Since we like to help publicize the up-and-coming designers…here is the work from Rawbean. He lets us know that his I-fat plush is an homage to his beloved I-pod, while his Dogoink is a pig/dog. All of these plush dolls…
The Toy Qube booth had a bunch of exclusives as well as new figures from companies such as Play Imaginative. Sam Fout was on hand to sign some of his new Project: Neptoon vinyl figures. 2006 SDCC coverage sponsored by…
Gwin Series 2 was recently released at Comic Con. You want to know whose work is included? You’re in luck! (l to r) Voodoo Stew (Kruse), Captain Singer (Alex Pardee), Jebus (Christie), Bunny! (C. Spliedt), Octogwin (Voltaire), Tree (El Maz),…
The newest in the Artist Series of mimobots is bigby – designed by Dino Alberto. Mimoco is promising an edition of 600 of this character. As you probably know…the price of these desginer flash drive figures depends on the size…
McFarlane Toys were showcasing their sure to be popular line of LOST figures. The characters in Series 1 are: Locke, Jack, Charlie, Shannon, Kate and Hurley. They will also have a smaller set that revolves around members of the island…
We’re always interested in handmade plush figures here at Plastic and Plush. Moongirl has sent us word of her work. She has a goal of making 100 plush creations…and maybe creating a forest for them to live in. If you…
Friday at Comic Con brought 2 new Pre-Orders from Sideshow Toys. Sideshow distributes several of Medicom’s lines…including their Vinyl Collectible Dolls (VCDs). Two of the top Sci-Fi trilogies of all time (Star Wars and X-Men) are represented. The TIE Pilot…
Peabe will have his first solo show on August 4th at Chicago’s Rotofugi. If you’re in the area you’ll want to come out for this special occasion. Tell ’em Plastic and Plush sent ya!
As usual, STRANGEco stocked Comic Con with a ton of exclusives. Mozzarella, from tokidoki, and Jermaine Rogers’ newest figure (129 – Shadow) for Wootini were some of my favorite exclusives of the entire show. They also had the second half…
OK folks…so I missed Comic Con today because I was held up in my hotel room with a really bad migraine. I would have preferred weaving my way through 300 pound Stormtroopers… Anyway…here are some photos of various booths and…