Munky King “Omi Unmasked” SDCC after party

Looking for yet another swinging afterparty on Thursday night after the Con lets out... well look no further as Munky King has got you covered with “Omi Unmasked”... an unveiling of their elusive new “Omi” figure! Munky King is kicking off Comic-con with “Omi Unmasked,” celebrating masks of all kinds by inviting fans to don their own alter-egos for a night of art, music, and exclusive giveaways. Masked secret identities are encouraged, but your Comic Con gear is also highly acceptable! The first 50 attendees will receive a complimentary gift including more Munky King schwag than you can shake a stick at. This is happening at Bar Basic in downtown San Diego!

Guests can also view live paintings by Yoskay Yamamoto, Joe Ledbetter, Angry Woebots, and Dave Flores throughout the night, and cut a rug with DJs Colby and R-Rated, along with the infamous Sucklord. Also as posted up on VP... Omi Series 1 will debut later this summer which will include designs from: Luke Chueh, Yoskay Yamamoto, Buff Monster, Nathan Jurevicius, Ferg, Dave Pressler, Craola, and Frank Kozik.... and for all you SDCC attendees, Munky King will be releasing DIY editions, and rumor has it that there will be a special SDCC exclusive Omi as well... what a great event!

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Fools Machine from =27:fool's x Fool’s Paradise release info and full image reveal...

Previously posted HERE was the teaser of new figure from =27:fool's and Fool’s Paradise titled General Zoo "Fools Machine"... and now all has been revealed about this figure as well as a site where you can go and pre-order this now! "Fools Machine"which just like the previous versions features a full sized 9" polystone body half which features a machine like structure that includes a shoulder mounted gun, and new to this edition a LED light that shines through the star on his chest, while the other half is a dark skinned individual wearing a "Star Fleet'ish" jump suit! Also to note is that the two halves will be held together with magnets and as you can see from the bottom right image, the robot half breaks down into multiple pieces! These are limited to only 99 pieces worldwide and you can pre-order them HERE now for $250 each!

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Toy Break Episode 127: You Didn't Win

The Toy Break crew continues talking about SDCC, visit the Ganmetall Celsius Show, look at Kingfish from Killertoy, Seismic Ace by Smash Tokyo Toys, and much more! Make yourself a chocolate chip shake and join us for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

• Cavey Contest - win an adorable Skeleton Cavey (limited to 6 pieces) by grabbing a picture of any Cavey from heycavey.com and post him in your own picture on the forum! - deadline is July 28
• Toy Break Call For Logos - post your logos in the contest section on the forum and you could win our undying appreciation and probably another surprise prize - please note that by posting a logo, you are consenting to our use of said logo on our website, for advertising purposes, potentially on merchandise in the future, etc. - deadline is TBD
  

News

• Two Feet Deep - new UK based online designer toy store has a unique selection of designer toys and collectibles as well as upcoming exclusives
• Space Cadet Topo - currently raising funding on Kickstarter to produce their second story book called Space Cadet Topo
• Obsidian Ozomahtli - by Jesse Hernandez - SpankyStokes.com exclusive version of the Ozomahtli figure is very limited and currently available for $90
• Qee Designer Collection Series 6 is shipping! - by Toy2R - the 2.5" Qee Designer Collection, Series 6 will be available during San Diego Comic Con starting July 21st
• Outer Space Men SDCC Exclusives - by The Four Horsemen - two two figure sets of OSM Alpha Phase will be available at SDCC booth 4042 for $20 per set - limited to 300 pieces each - wave 1 has translucent purple Astro-Nautilus and glow-in-the-dark Metamorpho - wave 2 has a translucent red Inferno and a translucent orange Xodiac
• Exclusive SDCC Keliens - by Kel Wilson - four custom Gnar Keliens ($55 each) and eight Black Market Pets ($35 each) - check Dragatomi booth 3848 and October Toys booth 4838 for these as well as several different styles of the regular Kelian figures
• Toy Break SDCC Updates - watch and subscribe to our youtube channel for updates from the show

Blindbox

• This week : LEGO Minifigs - by LEGO
• Next week : Thoughts in Jeremyville - by Jeremyville

Reviews

• Ganmetall Celsius Custom Show - at Toy Art Gallery
• KingFish - by Jellyface for Killertoy - 8" handmade plush available in grey (125 pieces) and gold (60 pieces) - 35 euros
• Seismic Ace - by Smash Tokyo Toys - 9" tall resin figure - $50 pre-order now

Events

• San Diego Comic Con - at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA July 21st to 25th
• Celebration V - Star Wars Celebration V at the Orange Country Convention Center in Orlando, FL August 12th to 15th
• Power Morphicon - at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA August 27th to 29th
• Past the Cosmos - solo show by Scott Tolleson at Screaming Sky Gallery in Portland, OR August 26th to September 19th

Contact Toy Break

• Coupons - use the coupon code "ToyBreak10" for 10% off at tilteed.com and the code "TOYBREAK" for 20% off at Funkrush.com and OctoberToys.com!
• Contact us! - send us your questions, comments, ideas, news about upcoming events and toys!
• Call Toy Break at 818-Am-I-Good (818-264-4663)
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MINDstyle SDCC after party slated for 7/22/2010

MINDstyle just announced that they will be hosting a HUGE after party on Thursday night, July 22nd at 9:00pm after the Con lets out! This will be the Manny Pacquiou figure release party as well as a great atmosphere with local DJ's spinning throughout the night. This is going to be held at Bar Ninety in downtown San Diego, and in order to secure entrance to this event hit up the ticket site HERE and get your FREE pre-event ticket now!

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VISEone's "Comic Stripped" Series - Custom 10" Labbit "Simpsons" tribute!

VISEone sent over his most recent comic inspired custom vinyl piece and this time he used Kozik's Smorkin' Labbit to pay homage to the Simpsons. This is an amazing edition to his already growing line of "Comic Stripped" series! VISEone says that "This time I used "The Simpsons" as the theme since I thought the Smorkin' Labbit would be the perfect platform for this. The round cartoony shape fitted perfectly for The Simpsons." This is a 10" Labbit and he used Milliput, Collage Technique, Simpsons Comics, Acrylic Paint, and Brushwork to complete this custom, and look at that bitten ear... it appears to be filled with doughnut, or maybe butterfingers :-) Great job on this dude... totally killin it!

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Fallen Regime offering FREE SHIPPING on 3A's "Popbot" and "Badbot" figures...

Fallen Regime is pleased to announce the following special offer on Ashley Wood and 3A's latest retail figures, "Popbot" and "Badbot". Free shipping on US orders. Priced at just $130 each, this special will run from now till July 30th, 2010 only at fallenregime.com.

"Popbot" and "Badbot" are characters based in Ashley Wood's popular graphic novel Popbot, this figure stands 14.5 " tall, and are sure to please. Fallen Regime carry's the best in urban vinyl toys, and 1:6 figures accessories. It specializes in 3A toys and providing the the right products to maximize your collections potential, from added weapons to hard to find items.

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Mimoco celebrates 5 years of USB's at SDCC 2010

Mimoco will be at SDCC this year, and they will be celebrating 5 great years of designer USB drive... with their celebration they will be releasing two new five-year anniversary collection drives – Dr. Knowledgeus and San Diego Comic Con exclusive Isadore Glo – to its Core Series of memory storing MIMOBOT alien robots.

Both Knowledgeus and Isadore Glo make their official debut at San Diego Comic Con (July 21st – 25th), where Mimoco launched its MIMOBOT line of original character-based USB flash drives in 2005. Isadore Glo, a 500 unit SDCC exclusive, and Dr. Knowledgeus’s favorite bit-eating specimen, is a blue glow-in-the-dark color variant of the original Isadore Core Series ‘bot, now also available in green. Other old favorites kicked off Mimoco’s anniversary last month in new colorways including Swirl, Fairybit Fairybot, and RayD81. Dr. Knowledgeus completes the Core Series 2.5 lineup, and is available in 2GB to 16GB capacities at www.mimoco.com, as is the full range of MIMOBOT designer USB flash drives.

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Max Toy Company SDCC news and releases

Mark Nagata of Max Toy Company just released his plans for the upcoming SDCC, and wow do they have a ton of stuff planned as he will be at the StrangeCo booth #4629, Thursday, 11am-2pm, and at the Rotofugi booth Friday, 10am-Noon, with over 30+ hand-painted customs from minis to standard size figures. Matt Walker of Dead Presidents Designs will also be there doing some pin stripe demos, showing off his 28" tall Super Giant Sized Fiberglass Eyezon, and look for some surprises as well.

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JELLYFACE at SDCC 2010

This year JELLYFACE will be represented at SDCC via DKE Toys Booth #4732, where you will find find JELLYFACE items: the latest production INCAJELLYFACE (3 different designs in 3 sizes) and a SDCC special prototype JELLYFACE BLACK FOSSIL: Black Fossil BONE, Black Fossil CHELA, Black Fossil PUNCH. The 3 characters are 8.5" high. There is just something about these that I really dig, maybe it's just the simple shape with 4 legs... not quite sure though... but every product from these guys is rock solid in my book!

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Ryan August memorial skllbud auction...

It is with great sadness that I have to announce this... one of our own has fallen at a young age. Ryan August, operator of the fantastic website I Want Your Skull had a tragic car accident last Saturday, that unfortunately took his life. Ryan was an amazing individual and had nothing but support for the art scene, and he made such an impact on so many people!

Ferg of Jamungo was one of the many people Ryan made an impact on and as a way of raising some funds for Ryan's family, he created the awesome custom skllbud with Brian Morris where 100% of the proceeds from this sale/auction will be going to them. The piece is flat black over candy-apple red using a Brian Morris designed skllbud as the base. All you need to do is go over HERE and place a bid in the forum, which will end this Friday! Also, they are accepting donations through paypal via ryanaugustdonation@gmail.com. R.I.P. Ryan, you will be missed!

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The making of "Dead Ben" - Part 4 of 6

As we have seen from the past 3 updates HERE... this awesome collaboration between Plaseebo & Matt Walker of their "Dead Ben" piece has many promising attributes to it, and what would a collab be with Plaseebo if it did not have the many distinguishing characteristics that we have all grown fond of in design? Well, Bob finished up the main "Dead" features on the sculpt and then continued to add the tech accessory parts to help Ben navigate, keep him cool, and powered up... so awesome! Stay tuned as part 5 of this 6 part series is right around the corner!

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SQUADT K11 retail - "Gohst S1" and "SPOT S1"

Ferg x Threezero just announced their retailer version of their K11 line of toys... the "Gohst S1" and "SPOT S1"! As we have previously seen from their non retail SQUADT K11 - Midnight "SPIKE" and "SPOT" HERE which are all black, these 4" vinyl figures are all white with red lens inserts! "GOHST" includes: sweater, modular harness with removable pouches, and removable helmet, and "SPOT" includes: sweater, modular harness with removable pouches and removable helmet. Most all vinyl retailers will have these... yet no specific date has been announced yet, look for these to hit shelves late August!

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Skelanimals GID Chungkee Pre-Launch Qee at SDCC

[TOY2R PRESS] In SDCC news, Toy2R is pleased to announce the release of the Skelanimals Qee Prelaunch Figure, the GlD Chungkee. This chase variant is one of the core characters from the upcoming Skelanimals Qee Artist Series 1 coming next month. Collectors can pick up this exclusive Qee at FUGITIVE TOYS during SDCC, at booth #334. Very limited, so get there quick!

Also, if you are attending SDCC, stop by the Skelanimals Booth to check out the preview of the Skelanimals Qee Artist Series One Qees with designs by Jon Paul Kaiser, Julie West, Jim Koch, Voltaire, Lunabee, Reactor 88, Frank Mysterio, and Chauskoskis!

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"Shady Characters" artist profile: Ben Walker

Today, we have our fourth of seven artist profile/interviews thanks to Brian Colin as he sends us this exclusive sit-down with Ben Walker! We get to see some of his upcoming organic looking submissions for this show, as well as a glimpse into his studio, and his awesome taste in apparel :-)! This show is featuring a cast of 7 artists who include: Matthew Ryan Sharp, Project Detonate, H.C. Warner, Ben Walker, Tyler Coey, Brian Colin and Toby Stanger, and is set to go down on August 6, 2010 from 7pm - Midnight at Alcove Gallery in Atlanta. Take a minute, and get to know these artists as we ramp up for what promises to be a great show!

For those unfamiliar with you and your work can you tell us a little about yourself and your craft?
My name is Ben Walker, I live in Fair Oaks, California (a suburb of Sacramento). I paint “Weird Western” art: giant jackalopes, singing cowboys, etc. Mostly folks know me for my paintings of bears with guns. I’ve been doing this for about five years now. I also have my own line of T-shirts and I run an “alternative drawing studio” I call Pompsicle where we draw from live models in cool costumes.

With Shady Characters being the title of the show, how does your work represent this theme?
Well, lately I have been playing with some darker themes and aesthetics. The characters and situations I’m depicting are a bit shady. The things that lurk in the woods and go bump in the night can be a reflection of our own dreams and fears. It’s all in good fun for me though. I’m really not out to “disturb” anyone with my art.

Is this a theme that is regularly seen in your work?
Lately yes, I’m still keeping it within my own Old West slant, but lately I have been influenced by Black Forest aesthetics and comic book artists like Mike Mignola and Charles Burns. Plus when your friends with artists like Michael Slack, Kepi Ghoulie and Skinner, you start to see how fun it is to play on the dark side.

And lastly on the Shady Character front, do you see yourself as a Shady Character?
Hardly. I’ve always been relatively straight laced. I like library book sales and roller skating. I like trying new foods, long walks on the beach....kittens.

Do the subjects in your pieces represent you or anything that you are going through?
Not consciously. I do look back at some of the pieces I’ve done and think “Wow, that really is a metaphor for what I was going through at that time. I don’t think any of it is literal enough for any one else to see though. I think that’s a good thing. I like keeping things somewhat ambiguous. It lets people relate to what’s going on in my paintings on their own level.

What else do you have going on in the near future that you would like to let folks know about?
I mentioned I have my own line of T-shirts. Well, this July I will be launching my own label: Snake Oil Clothing. I will be exhibiting at San Diego Comic-con so I’m hoping to generate some buzz by officially launching this new brand there. Comic con booth # 4205 (hopefully by the time any one reads this a site will be up at-) SnakeOilClothing.com. I also have some projects coming up that I’m really excited about but I need to keep on the down-low for now. Definitely check in with me at (or after) Comic con!

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MPH presents: "Chapter One" The Confrontation - Rohby vs Phuek 7/30/2010

[MPH PRESS] myplasticheart welcomes master customizers Rohby and Phuek for an epic world spanning battle. Each artist has assembled an army of customized soldiers who will be waging war against each other on our NYC battleground. Please join them at the opening reception on July 30th from 6-9PM. Rohby will be in attendance to discuss his work. Refreshments will be served. This flyer is pretty darn vague as to what AMAZING'ness we are going to witness with this show, as these two artists are at the top of their game, and the customs involved will surely make heads spin... I can't wait to see what these two have in store for us!

Chapter One : The Confrontation
Opening Reception: Friday July 30th 2010 6 - 9pm
Exhibition runs through Aug 15th 2010

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Brent Nolasco's SDCC "A Fond Farwell" fusion sculpt

Brent Nolasco has been at it for a while now and has recently decided to stop doing custom vinyl toys... so when word dropped that his last custom vinyl figure would be at this years SDCC, people were wondering what it could be, and now we get to see this beast! This is a fusion sculpt titled "A Fond Farwell" and features a mashup of many toy pieces all in one including, but not limited to pieces from: Upper Playground, Teddy Trooper, Nade, Coop 1, Celsius, Simkens, Flories, J Led, Star Wars! He also used Ave's Sculpt, Acrylic Paint, Nails, Found Objects, and Wood to hold this together! This will be up for sale at Dragotomi's booth #3848.

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Kat Brunnegraff's FREE "Moon Babies" plush for SDCC

Kat Brunnegraff just announced her SDCC exclusive release, they're called Moon Babies and they're 5" tall.... and best of all they're FREE! She is going to have a limited amount of these available so be on your toes, and all you need to do is find her, rumor has it she'll be around the Dragatomi booth, tell her the secret word, "CHEESEBURGERS" you'll get ONE for free. She will only be at SDCC for Friday and Saturday so time and amount are both limited... happy hunting!

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Cris Rose's "RAMPART EDITION B" resin bot

UK based artist Cris Rose just released info on his latest resin bot release... the 4" tall "RAMPART EDITION B". This is going to be released in two editions, the first being the standard Rampart which is a 2 eyed version that hasn't been available until now. In total, there are 4 of these, plus a single ultra-decayed "Forgotten Rampart" chase that comes covered in moss with a broken dome. You have a 1 in 5 chance of getting this chase as he will be distributed randomly. 3 of the 5 standard Ramparts come in a 2 pack along with a one-eyed brother. This second figure is an edition of 3 only and cannot be purchased outside of the 2 pack. The 2 pack has an equal chance of scoring the chase to a single.

This means that there will be 3x2 packs available and just 2 singles HERE on Thursday 15th July @ 18:00 London time and the pricing is as follows... Singles: $90+shipping, 2 packs: $175 +shipping!

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Super7's line up for SDCC 2010...

Not to be outdone by any means... Super7 is bringing some serious arsenal with them this year to SDCC... in fact they have a MASSIVE 28 figures release... yeah, I have a feeling that this is going to be the year for S7!!! From Pocket Mummy Boys, to full sized ones, Gator's, Burger Buns, Patty Power, Mongolion, Stomp, Rose Vampire, Big Sal, Partyball... the list goes on...even blank figure packs of attending artists that will only be available at their signings, this is just nuts! I am not even going to try and write about all of these but just check out the shot above and if one of those figures piques your imagination, check out the dedicated site just for Super7 SDCC 2010 releases HERE! In the meantime, peep the signing schedule below!

Thursday 2pm
Circus Posterus signings
Brandt Peters, Kathie Olivas, Chris Ryniak and Travis Louie take over the booth for multiple Circus Posterus limited edition releases available only at this signing.

• WHITE SHADOW SKELVE $150
• CHRIS RYNIAK ABYSS FREYJA $100
• CHRIS RYNIAK DUNE FREYJA $100
• "Indigo Fade" JACK & LUCKY $95
• KATHIE OLIVAS MASAO SKELVE $200
• TRAVIS LOUIE: PROJECT REVEALED NEXT WEEK...

Friday 11am
Monster Family pack 1
Featuring David Horvath, Le Merde and Paul Kaiju, this three pack features one blank Monster Family figure from each artist perfect for signatures or customization (only available at this signing). A set of 3 light green unpainted vinyls $65

Friday 4pm
Monster Family pack 2
Featuring Josh Herbolsheimer, Arbito and Jeremy Whiteaker, this three pack features one blank Monster Family figure from each artist perfect for signatures or customization (only available at this signing).A set of 3 light green unpainted vinyls $65

Saturday 11am
Monster Family pack 3
Featuring Brandt Peters & Kathie Olivas, Itokin Park, and Bwana Spoons, this three pack features one blank Monster Family figure from each artist perfect for signatures or customization (only available at this signing). A set of 3 light green unpainted vinyls $65

Saturday 4pm
Artist Signing 4
Their last SDCC signing, Super7 founder Brian Flynn and Tokyo Japan's KaToPe will have customs, resin figures and a blank Drunk Seijin exclusively for this signing. Unpainted light green Drunk Seijin $22 SD Resin Doku Duo $65

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