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Background “Now with patented crinkle technology. Deliciously stripey.” Sweet Meats, known for their various plush delicacies, recently released a limited edition run of their Shapin’ Bacon plush toys/pillows. There’s nothing that says sleepy time like cured meats! The Facts Shapin’…
Erik Nakamura from Giant Robot posted a photo of David Horvath’s two new My Friend Dave (Japanese made) vinyl figures that will be released at Giant Robot’s Biennale on October 24th. These two special GR Dave vinyls will each be…
The Art of Rebellion show, which takes place on Saturday, October 17 at La.VENUE (608 W. 28th Street New York, NY) will features works from Art Chantry, Brian Ewing, Derek Hess, Dirty Donny, Frank Kozik, Harpoon, John Van Hamersveld, Lindsey…
Gary Taxali is offering up 20 signed Kid Robot Series 6 Gary Taxali Chump Dunnys. These have a 1/100 ratio, so they’re rather rare. Each 2.75″ Dunny is hand-signed and includes a special accessory – a super rare 1″ tall…
From the dark recesses of Patricio Oliver’s mind come the unique and bizarre group of children called the Cucos. Led by the elusive and sinister Cursed Twins, these 3-inch terrors retail for $9.95 each and torment Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com, and…
Background Sideshow Collectibles recently began shipping their latest Militaries of Star Wars 12 Inch figure release – Admiral Piett. Known from one of the more recognizable scenes from the original Star Wars trilogy, the not-so-good Admiral adds depth to Sideshow’s…
I’ll admit to being a big fan of Le Merde’s work. I just received a custom I purchased from their Grass Hut group show. But check out the new custom they rocked out on Mike Burnett’s wood toy for the…
Hot Toys will be releasing their Disney Friends Christmas Cosbaby Twin Pack just in time for the Christmas holiday. These 3″ tall figures feature popular Disney characters Mickey and Donald in baby form (and their best Christmas outfits).
The folks from Curster have launched a new mini site that introduces (or reintroduces) you to all four of the Curster Yeti characters/personalities. If you recall…these won our Plush Toy of the Year Award last year.
In 1994, Giant Robot was born with the purpose of documenting and promoting new, up-and-coming, underdog, overlooked, and hybrid Asian and Asian-American popular culture. Fifteen years later, the self-published magazine has not only evolved from a stapled-and-folded zine into a…
Idolz Toys have released their first “designer” figure – Gruntor. These can be stacked, posed, worn (as a necklace or on a keyring), or customized to their desire. It’s limited to a run of 3,000 pieces and sells for $9.99…
Vannen has introduced their first Special Edition Holiday Watch (with a Halloween theme). They’ve joined forces with artist Dirty Donny to create a watch that’s not only wearable during the holiday…but year ’round. Donny’s Halloween exclusive is a black and…
Monster Workshop will be sending Grendal to this year’s Plush You! show – an annual exhibit that showcases plush creations from artists all over the globe. This guy will be at the opening reception this Saturday at the Bluebottle Art…
Check out the new illustration and print from Jason Freeny, named “Domo Anatomy (Rising Sun)”. The man is back with his latest cross-sectional anatomical representation of everyone’s favorite Japanese mascot.
Bryan from Paper Foldables is back to wrap up his series of downloadable paper figures from the old school video game Kid Niki. Here is the final boss of my Kid Niki series, “Stone Wizard”! This is the guy who…