This website is about any and everything that sparks the creative genius in all of us. By profession I am a Graphic Designer, and enjoy all aspects of design. From traditional to urban from resin to vinyl, these are all great mediums and deserve to be explored. On top of that everything from music to movies from guns to graffiti.
Strangekiss x Lanham x Kozik x MAD... Strangekiss partners once again with the Mastermind David Lanham to bring you what will be some of the most anticipated SDCC 09 exclusives this year, follow Strangekiss on Twitter for news and updates.
Bill the Yeti is created to blow your mind! Bill is about 8 inches in height and weighs over one pound. Bill has authentic clothing from the hat, overalls, shirt and undies. (Yes, you read that right!) Oh, and because Bill likes to run around naked when the mood strikes, he's got a backpack that can hold all his clothes. Each version is limited to only 250 pieces and will have a special SDCC print as well if purchased at the event.
Bill the Yeti, created by David Lanham, produced by Strangekiss! Walking around the forest, woods or any place less traveled while in a constant state of amazement, Bill loves just looking at the ground and counting bugs or climbing trees for better views. People love to stop and take his photo (although sometimes he's a little shy about it), but Bill prefers the quiet life of discovery and exploration.
Strangekiss SDCC Signing Schedule 2009 Booth #4637 (right up from Kidrobot)
Friday, July 24th, 4PM - Frank Kozik - Meet the man himself and also see a sneak peek of the new Kozik original produced by Strangekiss
BACK-TO-BACK SIGNINGS on Saturday! Saturday, July 25th, 12PM (NOON) - David Lanham will throwing down skills with his insane and organic style and signing his release of Bill.
Saturday, July 25th, 2PM - Strangekiss proudly presents the first virtual interactive signing at SDCC. Its true that MAD can't make it out in body to SDCC, so we thought we would bring him virtually on Saturday July 25th at 2 PM. Talk to MAD while he draws you a personal sketch from his studios and prints locally. Don't be surprised if he calls you by name or yells "Hey you in that red hat" as you pass by! We mean INTERACTIVE!
Where there’s smork, there’s Labbit. Frank Kozik’s nicotine-addled creation returns August 6 in 10-inch form and 3 new eye-popping colorways: Bronze, Silver, and Day Glo Polka Dots. Only 850 of each made, $50 each. I am liking the bronze and silver versions, not really feeling the polka-dot, but these would go well in any vinyl collection and at 10" these are the perfect size!
The reveal has finally happened and Super7 is going all out at this years SDCC 09! So the teaser image (posted HERE) was only a slight indication of what they were going to release at the con, now they show us all of this stuff, RAD! So many people have been waiting and saving their money for this event all year long, and now they see what their saved money is going to be spent on... keep rockin these releases Super7, good show indeed! Make sure to visit their Booth #4729 for all these goods! CLICK THROUGH for all the juicy details and pictures!
Jade Mongolion by L'amour Supreme Available all days. $65 ea.
Designed by L'amour Supreme and sculpted by Como Liquid for the Sankes of Infinity Line of charaters, Jade Mongolion may just be what the Terracotta Warriors have been protecting for centuries. Cast in a slithery translucent green vinyl mixed with opaque green vinyl, before hand brushed and painted, this figure is just as precious and complex as its namesake. Be careful crossing borders with this figure because nobody is going to believe it is made out of vinyl.
P.G.I.D. Mummy Boy by Brian Flynn Available all days. $50 ea.
Super7's mascot is back again, although I am not sure he remembers why. Still looking for his lost arm, he will be searching Old Town all night looking for any clues. Cast in a newly developed (and exclusive) Super7 vinyl, Mummy Boy is solid pink vinyl that glows green in the dark. Day or night, this latest Mummy Boy will haunt your dreams—day or night.
Glitter Ooze Bat by Chanman Available all days. $50 ea.
Another first in technical production, Chanmen's slippery sludge monster, Ooze-Bat, is back. This Snakes of Infinity series kaiju is made in clear vinyl filled to the max with as much metallic silver glitter as we could fit inside the figure. Disco may be dead, but Ooze-Bat has risen again.
Green Gorilla Biscuits from their debut 7" cover Available all days. $65 ea.
"Better watch out, better be scared!" Seminal hardcore and straight-edge band Gorilla Biscuits teams up with Super7 once again for the final release of the figure based on their debut 7" cover. A tribute to the 12" G.I. Joe figures of the 1970's, heavily collected by Civ as well as many of the early Revelation records staff, the figure is cast in army green vinyl and comes packaged in a wooden footlocker with wraparound art of the Gorilla up to his elbows in urban warfare.
G.I.D. Franken(berry)fighter by Brian Flynn> Available all days. $65 ea.
One of the longest running collaborations out there, the Super7 x Secret Base Frankenfighter is back for this year's con. A tribute to the the colorway of classic monster cereal madman Franenberry but twisted with a special glow-in-the-dark vinyl that shows up bright blue in the dark, this Frankenfighter is a must have for all classic kaiju collectors.
Big Sal by Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters Available on Thursday at 3pm, until sold out. $25 ea.
Having two creators, Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters, makes Big Sal one of the more eccentric members of Monster Family. Donning straightjacket and space helmet Big Sal is just as likely to have escaped from the asylum as the mother ship. Cast in clear blue vinyl with faded white spray and candy cane tentacles Big Sal is terminally attractive.
Magenta Massacre Hollis by Le Merde Available all days. $25 ea.
If you don't know about Zeu by now, I feel sorry for you. The enigmatic leader of Zeu (the greatest rock band in the world) and former tennis pro Hollis Price knows how to make a racket with or without his racquet. Now is your chance to get to know Hollis better.
Citrus Steven the Bat by Bwana Spoons Available all days. $25 ea.
Back again for the first time, Bwana Spoons' first figure and Super7 classic toy has finally returned! Ready for his encore, Softcrusher's resident drummer and jelly bagel addict, Steven the Bat has just flown in for summer, and brings with him the colors of the season.
Vampire Rose by Josh Herbolsheimer >Available only in the white unpainted set at the Monster Family signing on Saturday. (prototype shown.)
From beneath the soil, the seed of terror is growing, and the Vampire Rose is born! The first minion of a hostile Earth stalks among the living, destined to reclaim the planet from those who would plunder and pollute it. Be not fooled by the appearance of this cute little sprout, for he is surely a harbinger of doom to come.
Glow-in-the-dark Milton by Brian Flynn Available all days. $15 ea.
The latest spirit to arrive from Ghost Land, Milton is the first of the candy characters set to arrive later this year. Milton materializes in one of Super7's signature colorways, a glow-in-the-dark vinyl with blue and red spray. The first painted release of Milton, stop by for your taster of this sweet little surprise.
Red Devil Lucha Bear by Itokin Park Available Friday at noon until sold out. $65 ea.
Itokin Park makes some of the most unique vinyl figures today. With his signature style, Itokin Park has managed to make his mark in both resin and vinyl, creating several incredibly popular characters. His first figure made by his own toy company, Lucha Bear, the Red Devil version is various tones of red on a clear based vinyl filled with red and silver glitter and custom designed paper inserts.
Skulletor Dokurocks by Skull Toys Available all days. $45 ea.
Japanese manufacturer Takeuchi-Yu and Skull Toys are back with a great rendition of his classic Dokurocks mini figure. Colored up in the signature Super7 Skulletor colorway, this blue and yellow mini sized marvel is not to be missed.
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Big Sal • Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters Available on Thursday at 3pm, until sold out. $25 ea. Having two creators, Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters, makes Big Sal one of the more eccentric members of Monster Family. Donning straightjacket and space helmet Big Sal is just as likely to have escaped from the asylum as the mother ship. Cast in clear blue vinyl with faded white spray and candy cane tentacles Big Sal is terminally attractive.
Red Devil Lucha Bear • Itokin Park — Friday 11am Available Friday at noon until sold out. $65 ea. Itokin Park makes some of the most unique vinyl figures today. With his signature style, Itokin Park has managed to make his mark in both resin and vinyl, creating several incredibly popular characters. His first figure made by his own toy company, Lucha Bear, the Red Devil version is various tones of red on a clear based vinyl filled with red and silver glitter and custom designed paper inserts.
Monster Family • Group Signing Saturday at 12 noon
Bwana Spoons, Le Merde and Josh Herbolsheimer all drop by the booth on Saturday for a Monster Family get together. Available only at this signing will be a special 3-pack of unpainted white figures from each artist ready for signing and customizing. The unpainted white Steven the Bat, Holis and Rose Vampire are sold as a group for $50 for all three. Be sure to come by for this special event.
Wurms Version I Signed and numbered resin figures edition of 3 (2 left)
These are "Wurms". They are about 5.5″ long. Only three made, only two are left and they are now available for purchase from Jesse. These are all hand-made and are selling for $30, contact Jesse at atscollective@aol.com if you are interested in purchasing one. Keep your eyes peeled on his site HERE for different color variations in the very near future.
It has been a whole year since we first saw Jure Gavran's Scapegoats at SDCC 08 where we did a full write up HERE. This year Jure has teamed up with Kuso Vinyl for their now 3rd release for this years con. "Urban Criminal Billy" was first introduced at NYCC back in February where Jure and Kuso teamed up to give a few away as well as sell some, and now SDCC 09 has their chance. The run size of this edition is only 250 pcs and their will only be 75 pcs available at SDCC at the Kuso booth #4837. These are going to retail for $90! This is an awesome figure, and I did a review of the "Immigrant Billy" version HERE, which was one of my favorite vinyl figures from last year and I have been waiting for this new version for some time now!
Cris Rose has just announced a special surprise release! Available TODAY, Tuesday July 14th at 18:00 London Time. This "Rotund C010 - Quartz" has been nicking Runcible's arms again, this time so that he can go rock climbing! This is a custom only 1/1 created and this time around it comes with a special hand painted custom "ROSE" sign to match the figure. This is going to be on sale for $120, and act fast because these all go SUPER fast!
Rotobox just sent some info on a figure that was supposedly going to be exclusive to the TTF09, but because of some unforeseen events, it did not get pushed through. This design is of the very popular anime series it's Danguard Ace! They decided to still put TTF09 because that's when it was supposed to be released.
Also check out the sound clip above, it is a teaser sound clip ad for their next real robot series. It will be their 1st year anniversary figure... hmmmm wonder what they are going to make!?!?!?
Romp through the hereafter with MAD’s undead collection of surly punks, freakishly evolved apes, and belligerent boogeymen. There are 14 figures in all, including two chases. These 2-inch terrors arrive on August 6 at $7.95 each. The three above look really great and the quality looks amazing, I am diggin the gradient fades, and little details. Click HERE for older posts about this series to see possible version of all figures in this set!
To kick off this release MAD will be in Miami for the opening of his solo show at Kidrobot titled "We're All DoOom'd"! There are going to be new paintings, prints, customs, and BoOoya's Ghost Mini-figures!
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