Here's a big update for all you, as
Josh "f+" Pearce has just updated his new figure titled "
The Corrupter" via
Kickstarter as it's now shown in COLOR! :) A little over one week into funding, and the Corrupter is already at 100%!!! Even though it's reached the goal, you can still head on over
HERE and pledge because any money funded will be put right back into the project and you get awesome pledge rewards in return! Josh tells us that the photo above is still a "rough" of the figure, as there is one more refining stage before the finished figure will be cast. He just wanted to give people a pretty good sense of what they're getting as soon as possible. Oh, and like mentioned before Josh will be bringing a painted proto to Designer-Con so if you are coming to that you get to see it, plus many other customs in person!
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Talk about a power house of forces combining!!!! You gotta love collaborations, especially when it involves some super talented artists such as
Nemo, OsirisOrion and
Plaseebo... and that is exactly what I saw at NYCC 2011 as
Tenacious Toys hosted the newly formed
Bad Applez Inc to release the limited edition '
Space Junk Destroyer' figure that was
limited to 5 pieces... oh, and these look amazing in person! All three of these guys are super down to earth and during their signing they sketched and chatted with all that came by... they even had on display a few upcoming 'Space junk Destroyer' releases... which look very promising! Even though this figure just dropped, I am anxious to see what's next on the chopping block! Great stuff guys! For more pictures, hit the jump!
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For his second convention appearance, Kidrobot's own
Ryan the Wheelbarrow showed off his amazing custom creations at the My Plastic Heart Booth on Sunday at NYCC, where not only did he have on display his ty_po style customs but just like last year at SDCC, he gave a live silkscreen demonstration and handed out those hand made prints for free. Ryan is such a great guy, and his work keeps getting better and better with each custom he creates. Keep on killin it dude! Hit the jump for more photos from his signing.
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David Horvath and his horde of
Ugly Dolls invaded New York Comic-Con... and as you can see from the above photo, the booth was AMAZING! It's one thing to have your product displayed for all to see, but it's another to make your booth stand out so much that it catches the eyes of all that pass... and that is exactly what it did! These were so many thing to look at, and soooo many things to buy... not to mention the signings that David did on a daily basis! Hit the jump for a few more pictures from this great booth!
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The two driving forces between the brand new socially charged designer toy/art website '
Trampt', were on hand at NYCC 2011 and both Keegan and Blake were stoked to be there... and rightfully so as not only did they promote thier rad site, but helped promote tons of artist as well! They had a really cool display that featured a ton of custom figures from artists that spanned the globe, as well as some great new prototypes from
Extended Playz and
Bonustoyz which included Jon Knox's new "Cody" character in vinyl, and Ajee's new vinyl piece from Extended Playz called "Kosplay" (
previous posts HERE)! This duo has a ton of stuff planned to keep expanding their site, as well as grow the designer toy community as a whole... so get ready! Hit the jump for more photos, and it was a serious pleasure to meet you both!
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Keithing of New York based designer toy boutique
ToyQube had a really great booth at this years NYCC 2011! On display at his booth were a ton of fantastic one-off custom pieces, some custom sets of vinyl figures, like his "Android" Mario themed figures, as well as some of his new resin Dracula figures called the '
DayWalker' version which glows under UV light... really cool, and his small
'I LOVE NY' 3" Baby Sharky! On top of all that custom goodness, he had a whole slew of retail items for people to pick through. All in all, it was a great showing for ToyQube... so hit the jump for more pictures of their booth!
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Tony “Titanium” Montalvo and Jared Flynn aka
Room 909 represented NYCC with some style as both of these super talented artists had their awesome products on hand for all the con goers to scope out! Tony had a ton of his Snackz zipper pull's and was also showcasing his new creation... "TITANIUM the Robot" along with a few customs, and pieces of art to boot! Jared also had some really cool products as well like a ton of prints and t-shirts but he was really stoked to be showing off his rockin 13" tall '
Edward St. Hubbins' resin figure... which looks amazing by the way! Keep your eyes on these guys folks... they have some really great natural artistic talent and it's just a matter of time before they make it big!!!
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Artist
PHU has teamed up with
My Tummy Toys for this awesome Rebel Tank called "
Jackal"! This prototype piece is around 5" tall and 7" long, and it's made from cardboard and resin... crazy! This is the first time they are trying this interesting mix but from the pics it seems to have worked out. There will be a release of Jackal soon with a paint job by PHU, so keep a lookout for that and hit up My Tummy Toys
flickr page for more pics of this beast!
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See that photo above... that's how packed the
ThreeA booth at NYCC was at all times, in fact that is a slow time right there and to say that this 'Legion' of fans/collectors are rabid would be a serious understatement! It was however awesome to see the large presence this booth had at the convention, and no matter what isle you went up or down, you could always see a ThreeA shirt! These were some really great setups, most of which were from private collections... so there was not much for sale, but there was the exclusive "chose life" Zombie which was available in 6 variants, 3 white tees/3 black tees blind sale, sold at $90 each. Hit the jump for more pictures of this rad setup that was on display!
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I was super stoked to finally re-meet up with Jason aka
Tharp as he represented his company
Ohiya at NYCC 2011 with some serious style. When I say this dude is oozing with talent, it's not meant to be gross, because it seems as though everything he works on turns out so good! His illustration style is such a breath of fresh air... and is super character driven, which translates so well into all the 3D figures he is currently creating. From custom vinyl figures, to a really cool rockin line of plush figures... he even had a ton of shirts, stickers, buttons, badges, backpacks, and much more! Hit the jump to see what this guy has cookin, and stay on the lookout for more new products in the near future!
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I was fortunate enough to hook up with Benny and Stephanie of
Tenacious Toys and Kevin from
Toy2R as they hosted myself and a grip of other artists at their booth during NYCC! It was so great to see all the amazing custom pieces and other products in one area... and wow were there a ton of them! Not only did Toy2R have a ton of production Qee's, but on top of that they had a ton of customs as well... which made for some seriously cool eye candy, not to mention all the other goodies such as hand made resin pieces, one-off hand paints, shirts, and so much more! This booth was always busy, whether it was because the normal passer by was checking out all the goods, or because the booth itself hosted signings every day during the convention... this was a happening spot! Thanks so much for you dedication to this designer toy field... you both have such a huge passion for it, and that's what keeps it so fun and interesting to be involved! Hit the jump for a full run down of what their booth contained!
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Just like at every convention that she attends, artist Tara McPherson is always happy to meet and greet her fans... and it's totally apparent because she is always doing signings! I swear, every time I walked by her booth, she was sitting down sketching for someone, and then I would walk down the next isle and she would be at another booth releasing a new toy... NYCC kept her very busy, but like a true professional she had a smile on her face at all times! Her booth was PACKED full of merchandise... fine art prints, stickers, buttons, apparel, designer toys... shoot even postcards and pillows! She also teamed up with Lulubell Toys/ Cherry Vinyl to release a limited run of resin "George" Vampire figures... and on top of that, one of the great things about this con for Tara is that it was kinda in her backyard, meaning she hosted multiple events at her gallery/shop... busy, busy, busy! Hit the jump to see a flurry of photos of Tara covering the convention floor!
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Leecifer's getting into the Halloween spirit by digging through the corpses in his attic and basement to unearth some killer deals on custom art and toys. Starting this Friday, October 21st 2011 and running through Halloween, just head on over to Leecifer's online store
HERE to snag up some killer pieces! Leecifer's promised to keep the store stocked for this time frame so check back frequently. Oh, and the little treat for all you SS.com readers... you can get a
HUGE 20% discount off your order when you use the coupon code
SPANKYROCKS (
no spaces, all caps) at checkout... SWEET! So don't delay, because deals like this don't happen too often!
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The folks over at
Super7 had a flurry of releases for this years NYCC... and in true fashion they had a few pieces that were not revealed until the day of the show. As part of their new 'Trio of Terror' series they had 3 new figures, two of which made it to the con which were the "
Rose Vampire DX" and the "
Zombiefighter", where the new "
Pumpkin Boy" was held back to to some unforeseen factory issues... but you can expect these to be available this Friday, October 21st in the Super7 online store
HERE! On top of those releases, they had a ton of new colorways of some of their most popular characters... and the show stopper for me was L’amour Supreme's epic new Mongolion dubbed the "
Royal Swirl"... this was beautiful!!!
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What would a trip to New York be without stopping by to see
Sucklord's "Sucklair"... incomplete, that's what, and thankfully we were invited over to check out this resin workshop... where all the magic happens if you will! It all started with multiple subway rides after the convention let out on Sunday night, following Sucklord's caped arch nemesis 'Vectar' around the streets of Chinatown... as he claimed to know where the secret laboratory was. Next thing I knew, I had been hit on the back of the head, and woke up dazed to find myself inside this amazing space!
Upon gaining all my senses back, I was completely overwhelmed with all that was going on... the walls, floor, and ceiling held enough visual stimuli to keep a bored man occupied for weeks, and that would be just the first layer of "stuff". Filled with graffiti, resin splattered everywhere, chachkies of yesteryear (
or inspiration as I like to call em') the studio is really pretty small, but accommodating in the same vein as this is one-man's "office"... where he comes to 'Do Work', and you can tell the hustle and grind goes down for sure! I loved that I was able to get a peek into this workspace, all the spent silicone molds, all the rejects, the projects underway, oh and did you notice the
wizard on the wall?!?!? As the night grew longer, we were joined by the likes of fellow artists
Uncle Dave, Buff Monster, J*Ryu, L’amour Supreme, Skinner and others... which turned into an evening of laughs, adult beverages, and serious talks about carrots! If you feel like taking a visual trip inside as well, hit the jump to see pictures... and a huge thanks to Sucklord for allowing this to happen!
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The
Super Sucklord was all over the NYCC convention floor, selling his goods to all who attended... and I caught up with him at the SIDEKICK LABS booth on Friday as he was set to release his brand new "
Suckator Mk1" figure! You may recall our post
HERE, where he asked you what you would pay for the figure, and the price of $150 rang true to convention goers... so that is what he sold these for! This beefy new hand cast resin figure stands 5.5" tall, features a few different He-man parts, with added Sucklord helmet, cape, and a nice money pendant... all topped out with a fresh coat of
Monster Kolor paint!!! He had them all out on the table so that potential buyers could pick the one they wanted, and needless to say... they all walked away happy customers! Hit the jump for more pictures!
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Those who attended NYCC had a real treat to see first hand
Steve Talkowski's latest Sketchbot figure... the brand new, super cute, and tiny "SuperDeform" Sketchbot! This was modeled by Steve in Z-brush and the 3D printed by lead toy maker at Mcfarlane Toys,
Mike Gulen! Above is just the prototype but expect to see hand cast resin versions in six colors to match the original series release, though, in florescent, translucent acrylic! Oh, and the best part is... we will see them in limited editions at
Designer Con in 3 weeks.
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Plush was present at NYCC 2011 this year, and thanks to Shawn Smith and his awesome brand
Shawnimals, so were copious amounts of ninjas and mustaches :-) If you ever want to meet a guy who is always positive and has branded and entire universe around his illustrations... you gotta meet Shawn. His booth is sooooo full of color and wonderful characters, each one having a story, that you could spend hours looking over all the amazing product on display. One great thing that really stood out at his booth for me was the line up of his N.O.T.M. (
ninja of the month) plush series all in one place... and how great they all look as a series... seriously cool! I also hit up Shawn to sketch my 'Stroll' mascot, and to the left you can see the result... EPIC!!! I think he should be included in the Shawnimals universe now :-) Hit the jump for more photos.
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On Sunday during NYCC 2011, the super talented
Sara Antoinette Martin took over the Plastic City booth to showcase all of her fantastic work! She had prints and posters, shirts and sculptures all on display at her booth... all of which have a super stylistic tattoo-retro-victorian look and feel to them. It was rad to look through all of her designs, and I look forward to following her new clothing venture called
Skelecore apparel and accessories! Hit the jump for more pictures from her booth at the event!
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Like mentioned before about going to conventions, you always run into something you have never heard of, and during the con I bumped into
Ron English signing at the
Mighty Wallets booth... which by the way had a really large selection of rad paper wallets, and Ron had a few designs/styles of his own!It's a pretty rad concept, and if you don't have a ton of stuff in your wallet and are looking for a cheap, flexible, cool looking wallet... stop by their online shop
HERE to pick one up!
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So seeing as I was at the convention for 4 days... I managed to snap a ton of photos - on the convention floor, and outside - some that could not be classified by anything other than "Randomness", but there is nothing wrong with that right :-) If you choose to do so, hit the jump for a slide show of a ton of photos from the con of people being... well, random.
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