Nerd (Un)Culture
February 2nd marks the launch of the LA Dunny series from Kidrobot. Several of our sponsors will be stocking this line. 3DRetro.com is already taking pre-orders for the blind boxed 3-inch tall figures. FreeBento.com usually sells the opened packages so…
“Rosy Red” and “Tea for Two,” were two extremely popular dolls from the early days of Neo Blythe. Now they return as the Superior Blythe! “Rosy Red Encore” will be available only at official Blythe shops whereas “Tea for Two…
McFarlane Toys has announced that they will be producing a new line of action figures based on several uber-popular characters from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon library. The planned figures include Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones and Quickdraw McGraw (to start out…
Later this year, Genshi:Toy will be releasing their first vinyl toy – Broken Heart Robot. The figure will be 6 inches tall with a limited run of 750 pieces (there will also be 250 in a glow-in-the-dark version). The selling…
A few weeks ago, we received a sneak peek of the packaging for David and Sun-Min’s Minty and Little Yoya figures from Toy2R. We now get a glimpse at the actual figures! You might have seen the Minty and Choco…
Nakanari – Tony Shiau – sent in photos of some of the customs he will displaying at February 10th Unnatural History gallery show at Wootini. If you’re new to Tony’s work, you’ll definitely pick up his love of three colors…
One of the coolest exclusives is available through SkullBrain.org. Hunchy was produced by Suspect Toys (designed by Ramirez) and is available in 3 versions. My personal favorite is the What the Chuck? version that is exclusive to SkullBrain. The figures…
Firday February 10th will bring Bloo and Nakanari to Carrboro NC’s Wootini. Stop by the Carr Mill Mall to visit with the artists and to check out some very cool paintings, one-off toys and customs. Festivities begin at 7 pm…
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…
Bop N Beep has been released in his true colors, and way ahead of schedule comes the Little Ugly version. Available now on Uglydolls.com. Bop n’ Beep are best friends…with you. They want to take you to lunch!!! It’s just…
Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight — voted 2005’s Art Gallery of the Year in a Vapors Magazine readers poll — will forgo oil, watercolor, and acrylic for a different kind of canvas come this Valentine’s Day. During PLUSH WEEK!, opening on…
It’s a weekend of fun for the whole family: The Florida eXtravanganza. FX (for short) has been a central Florida attraction every January for 17 years. The show will feature some popular new urban vinyl toys. FX is a unique…
Check out the new BLOW UP DOLLS (aka BUDS) from Jamungo . The collective brainchild of artists FERG and TVM. These 3 3/4″ tall figures come individually blind boxed. Ten different designs make up the set with one of the…
Who doesn’t need something to help them relax? I surely know I do! If you’re like me, after a long day of work, you probably come home and crash. Well, artist Yury Gitman has designed My Beating Heart. It’s a…
Three new Perfect Petite Series Blythe Dolls will be launched by CWC. “Asian Butterfly”,”Paisley Star” and “Cosmo Afternoon” Petites return with sleepy eyes and movable bodies! All three types will go on sale on January 27, 2006. Perfect Asian Butterfly…