Nerd (Un)Culture
The Grass Hut folks has invited the gang from Gargamel to Portland. Chanmen, Kiyoka Ikeda, Naoya Ikeda, and Koji Harmon will be bringing custom sofubi, paintings and exclusive releases. They will even be premiering a brand new sculpt, Dolly the…
Tara McPherson has announced the April 2009 release of her upcoming book – Lost Constellations. Look for it to be released by Dark Horse. ‘Loss, love, and loneliness. Altered forms and transfigured ideas. Power and vulnerability. Parallel universes of the…
Background One of the most iconic scenes from the original Star Wars trilogy was the opening of Star Wars: A New Hope. The scene shows the capture and boarding of the Tantive IV by Darth Vader and Imperial Stormtroopers. One…
Wow…2009 is going to be an amazing year for Sideshow Collectibles. They dropped this little teaser image of the upcoming Cobra Trooper 12″ figure. So, you can add that to the Cobra Commander and Snake Eyes figures from their G.I….
Hot Toys has released the Edward Scissorhands 1:6 scale figure from their Movie Masterpieces Series. The 12″ tall figure includes: over 36 points of articulations; head with face scars sculpture; highly detailed fabric costume; articulated scissor fingers; paper cut craft;…
Riot68 sent us the above photo collage of his custom zombified King Ken. The Undead King Ken was commissioned for a private collector, so it’s not for sale. But I guess you could commission one of your own…??
The Demon Pig Mask Pillow Softie is one of the new limited edition plushies from Fuzzy Balls Apparel. This handmade pillow is approximately 12″ x 12″ and will run $25.
Background Patch Together is the website that gives everyone the opportunity of being a toy designer. Cartoonist Ralph Ferres and German designer VISEone teamed up with Patch Together to release their limited edition Sea Hunter (On Demand) resin figure. This…
Triad Toys has made their Soul Calibur 4 “Taki” 12″ figure available for pre-order. Slated for an end-of-March 2009 release, Taki will come with the updated Otaku 1.2 body with metal pinned hips as well as the highly anticipated Bullet…
Le Merde has introduced their new figure Breaker Lee. “You could say he is an off spring of Getter Poseidon and Kinnikuman.” This run was released in a set with Bwana Spoon’s robot friend Maynard. They sold out, but there…
Jack Hankins from Horrorwood, known for his papercraft designs, has tried his hand at customizing vinyl. His first custom uses Secret Base’s Skullbee as the platform. I like the lettering on the back of the robe. Good first custom.
Who wouldn’t want a plush version of a slab of meat? I know all of the vegetarians in the crowd are excited! Well, with the Hambone Ham Plush Toy, you can pony up around $26 for a less messy Christmas…
Background Kicktoys introduced us to their BEit Dude project at the beginning of the year. After seeing the figures, and the line progress, they recently released their first four character designs (Rapper, Skater, Knight and DIY). Each one, with the…
Well…I wasn’t lucky enough to get to NYC to attend the Uglycon NYC show at Giant Robot NY. And from the photos I’ve seen, I definitely missed out on a great celebration of everything Ugly(doll). I hope some of you…
Toy Break Episode 58: Holy Guacamole! brings back all three of the Toy Breakers for a new round of toy news and reviews. This week we have Kozik’s silver Ludwig Van Beethoven bust, 12 inch Jason from Mezco, a Star…