Nerd (Un)Culture
Designer plush maker Shawnimals and popular online designer toy store myplasticheart are set to launch an all-new line of artist-made mini-plush called Pocket Pork in the middle of March 2006 available exclusively at myplasticheart.com. What’s a Pocket Pork? Besides being…
This is the contest you’ve been waiting for! Thanks to our friends from Wheaty Wheat Studios, we are going to be giving away a Fire Cat and Mr. Bunny figure. As you probably know, these two figures, based on Joe…
Jamungo recently released their first line of figures – Blow Up Dolls. Otherwise known as B.U.D.s, this blind-boxed line contains 10 figures of varying designs from the likes of Ferg, TVM and Frank Kozik. All of the figures use the…
Joe Ledbetter has 2 new prints available through his website. The Snake Charmer (pictured above) is an 8×10″ giclee print, limited to 100 signed and numbered copies. The Good Morning Sunshine (pictured below) is a 16×20″ giclee print also limited…
No…not those Blow Up Dolls. B.U.D.s – from Jamungo – are one of the hottest toy lines out there. The set of 10 blind-boxed figures are set to be reviewed tomorrow, and in anticipation of that, Pop Thirteen is offering…
We’ve set up all of the brackets for our first annual March Madness Toy Tournament. We have assembled 64 of the top toy artists out there and have seeded them in 4 different regions (East Coast, West Coast, Asia and…
The exclusive Horror On Tour giclee print is currently for sale through Wheaty Wheat’s online store. The 18×24″ print is limited to 50 and signed and numbered by the artists – TADO and Chris Lee.
The MAD*L everyone has been waiting for is now available only through the Wheaty Wheat website. The Save Huck! MAD*L will be individually numbered and signed by Huck Gee. The run was supposed to be only 50, but due to…
About two years ago, Andrew and Johnny (of Blackwater Toys) were going to lunch everyday in the park. And through those lunches came the idea of Kuggs. We were talking about how the everyday ordinary person is never really given…
Max Toy Company is giving us a sneak peek at the header card for their Gumos figure. In true retro kaiju spirit, the figure looks to be bagged with a header card.
Tim Biskup’s latest Alphabeast creature – Alpha-Gaichou – is a 7” tall vinyl bird. The first version is set to be released this coming July. There will be 350 of the black painted version and they will not go on…
Toy Tokyo is proud to present Behind Blythe – an exhibition of the revival of Blythe dolls by Japan’s Cross World Connections (CWC) – with photographs by official Blythe photographer Gina Garan. Find out more about the rebirth of Blythe…
Toy2R and Frank Kozik’s 10″ Dr. Bomb is set to be launched in a new colorway – Blue Berry Surprise. Kozik will be offering the exclusive Blue Berry figure. So you will need to contact Frank directly from at sales@frankkozik.net….
Wootini and AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Raleigh are bringing Gary Baseman to Raleigh, NC (my town) for a lecture on Thursday, March 2nd at the NC Museum of Art. Tickets are: $10 for AIGA student members $20 for…
Here is a sneak look at Android 8 and Mark Osborne’s figure – More. If you haven’t seen Osborne’s animation revolving around this character, you are missing out. Android 8 had this prototype on display at NYCC. I know it’s…