Nerd (Un)Culture
This Saturday – October 17th – Erick Scarecrow’s Headbanger Niji will be released via the Tomenosuke shop in Japan. This is the second figure from the Liquis Series. The 8″ tall handpainted resin figure is signed/numbered by the artist and…
Bob Conge and Plaseebo will be taking part in the Halloween Massacre Show at Monstock Gallery in Tokyo. Earlier today we showed you the first of their creepy customs…but this one make take the cake for creepiness. Creepy Custom #2…
The Le Merde folks have posted up this photo of the collaboration for the GR Biennale 2 show taking place in LA on October 24th. A joint collab from Dehara, David Horvath and Le Merde, these will feature 3 interchangeable…
Plaseebo has been invited to create some creepy customs for the Halloween Massacre Show, curated by Ricky Wilson of Velocitron, which opens on October 30th at the Monstock Gallery in Tokyo. This first piece was found on October 31st 1986,…
Playge will be releasing their Misfortune Cat ‘Original’ tomorrow – Tuesday, October 13th – at 12:00 noon – Central Daylight Time. The 9″ tall rotocast vinyl piece includes a velvet bag. This version will be limited to 300 pieces worldwide,…
When I think of raffles…I get the image of little old ladies at the Bingo hall. Well, Gary Ham has dreamed up a raffle you might just want to enter. He’s going to give away a one-off Halloween-themed (and hand…
The Toy Breakers are back with a new episode, a new opening and some new reviews. Toy Break Episode 94: Bentastic is all about Japan and Disney…as you can tell from the show notes. This week we look at a…
Babu Cloud is the first figure from Babekuhl’s “Lucy In The Sky With Vinyl” series. The figure is available in limited numbers in Banana Split (yellow), Strawberry Cheesecake (pink), Mint Chip (green) and Blueberry Sorbet (Blue). Each 4.13″ tall piece…
It’s Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary and SANRIO is celebrating in a big way. In addition to launching a variety of special, limited edition products, SANRIO will introduce Three Apples, a multi-dimensional exhibition and celebration of all things Hello Kitty running…
With works by more than 45 artists in all mediums – dark gothic portraits, monsters, sexy vampires, voodoo dolls, skeletons, devils, surreal landscapes, Day of the Dead imagery and cute pumpkins – the Dementions show will take place at Eclectix…
Le Lab is a new French toy label that is releasing their Playing Art platform toy. The figures are almost 8″ in height and feature a ball joint head and bendable tail. They remind me of B.B. Birdy’s Funny Club…
Rotobox will be dropping a pair of new custom projects in the relatively near future. The Rotobox Suparobo Series 6 will hit this November…and if you can’t wait…the Ganmetall Celsius Tribute Series II will be dropping in October. We’ll give…
From Venus Dea – the art label of Barbara Canepa – comes Mekaneko. The figure will be released this November in both dark and bright versions. It also appears that a DIY figure might be made available.
FALSE brings collectors new functional plush creatures – aptly named Stashers – just in time for the holidays. Modeled after the “Eye Of Providence” or better known as the “All Seeing Eye”…we’ll have info on the line when it’s released.
Above is the newest 2.5″ Qee from Toy2R. The Paper Cut Bear – Red Version is a simple red Bear Qee with white iToyz artwork.