Free Goodie Friday 03/30/12 on SpankyStokes.com - Win our exclusive "Obsidian" Ozomahtli!!!

It's Friday... and what's better than a regular ol' Friday... a FREE GOODIE FRIDAY and this week we are trying to help our friends out over at La Muerta! We held a contest last Tuesday to help them make it to the 3rd round of battle over on Tee Madness... well they made it, in fact, they battled all the way to the finals, and they are up against a fierce opponent... and that is where YOU all come in! We need your votes, and in return we are giving away a very special prize... in fact we have yet to giveaway one of our own "Obsidian" Ozomahtli figures (for sale HERE), but what better time than now! Wanna know how to win this awesome figure designed by Jesse Hernandez... well keep reading!

1. All you have to do is Go vote for La Muerta (MORTE) over HERE (takes one click, no registration needed... EASY). Then just spread this tweet: "I just voted for @_LaMuerta_ over on Tee Madness & entered @spankystokes giveaway... go http://bit.ly/1tOrAy and enter! #VoteMorte #SSMORT" (just copy and paste the above sentence... without the quotes of course).

That's it!!! Do it as many times as you want, get your friends, family, strangers involved… hell even let your ex get in this. That's it! You have entered the VOTE MORTE giveaway. This is the final round, the big cheese, the end game... and it ends at 5:30pm PST tomorrow... so hurry up and don't miss out. After the dust settles, we will be picking the a lucky winner at random! Time to make it a brawl... and please lets show La Muerta what the vinyl community is all about!

****UPDATE****

Phewwwww, that was a battle and after all the dust settled... La Muerta ended up loosing by just 11 votes :-( but boy did they go down swinging! I would like to personally thank all of you for putting up with the constant badgering of "VOTE NOW" tweets and posts... and all that actually paid off for one of you because we just randomly picked a winner for that sweet Ozomahtli above and that lucky person is Bryan aka @Cruches24... so congrats man! We will see if La Muerta wants to be a contender next year... and if that's the case we will come out the gate, guns blazing and take the title... that's for damn sure!!!! Thanks again folks!!!!

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SLICK x DISSIZIT - "Yin Yang" LA Hands

Back at SDCC 2010, SLICK released the first 4 versions of his vinyl LA Hands figures, and just announced is the 6h version dubbed "Yin Yang" from SLICK x DISSIZIT! This simplistic approach to design works very well on this figure, and I just love the swapping on color from one hand to another! There is no word on a quantity just yet, but if it like any of his other releases, they will be very limited! You can snag up this 6" tall figure HERE right now for just $40... a great deal if you ask me.

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Yosiell Lorenzo makes his mark... on wood!!!

Artist Yosiell Lorenzo decided to revisit his "I know a girl who develops crime scene" painting and has transferred this already amazing piece of artwork onto a new medium, wood! This new series of prints mounted on beveled wood plaques features a really unique cross hatching style... and as you can see the results are immaculate! The prints are 7"x9", come hand stained, signed, will be an open edition, and can be snatched up HERE for just $30 shipped! Yosiell also tells us that he stained and mounted his last two artist proofs of "We're our only friends" print on wood panels and sealed them with clear resin... head on over HERE now to grab em!

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Ecstasy brings thier "Mini Zita" series to the USA

Ecstasy, the Taiwanese lifestyle and apparel brand, is just about ready to bring their Zita Mini Toys 'Series 1' to America. Zita is the brand’s main mascot, and represents all the fun and freshness they have to offer. The Zita Mini Toys 'Series 1' is available soon with 6 different colored, 2.5" tall Zita figures, with a surprise colorway being the secret chase. The suggested retail price is $8, and interested retailers can check with DKE toys to see when they will be available for distribution. Now, as weird as these little guys look... at least it is something different in the way form. There are really too many platforms out there that start blending into one another, so it's great to see. Granted, these are really not my cup of tea... I can see alot of people digging the quirky aesthetic.

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"Crap Stink Splasher" vinyl/print set from CrappyCat

Releasing HERE on April 4th, 2012 at 2pm EST... CrappyCat is dropping the stink all over the net with his latest release, the "Crap Stink Splasher"! This drunken maniac is looking to extend his binge for a few more days, and with your help... he can! This CrappyCat.com exclusive is an edition of 125 - 2 piece sets, and with each $35 order you get: 1-CrapStinkSplasher CrappyCat, 1-CrapStinkSplasher FlunkMonkey, and 1-11"x17" signed and numbered Splasher poster on 12pt uncoated acid-free paper!!!! Now here are the details... the sale will continue for a limited 48hr sale window, with the ending date/time on April 6th at 2pm EST... so don't miss out on this great looking set!

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Fugi.me x Robotic Industries - “The Rising”!!!!

Remember the teaser we posted HERE where we shared news that UK based FUGI.ME teamed up with Robotic Industries own Jim Freckingham to release a new resin figure?!?!? Well... all has been revealed now and this figure/sculpture titled “The Rising” is looking splendid!!! Emerging from a craggg of unknown substances, an amazing looking hand is grasping for that one last "thing"... what could it be, for its life??? Releasing on April 26th 2012, exclusively through www.fugi.me in 2 colorways, 10 of each including 2 chases. "The Rising" measures 4" around the base and 4" tall and will retail for around $40 each! I personally love this... and I especially dig that green/blue zombie'ish hand... sooooo cool! I can see these getting snatched up really fast, so mark your calendars! We will give you all an update when the time draws closer!

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Stitches and Glue, Spring News!

Well seeing as we are already into the 4th month of 2012... the folks over at Stitches and Glue have taken a second to stop their frantic working and send over some info on some EPIC projects they have been working one... that being said, they tell us that they have had a number of 7" blank Munny's sitting on the shelf for a while, but the first box was cracked open and above is the result... the highly decorated "Wing Commander Wallis"... HOLY CRAP!!!


Can you believe how rad this figure is... and it's tough to believe that it's a Munny! Paul over at S&G says "He was a real labor of love and this one of piece, comes complete with its very own mahogany plinth inscribed with the caption 'Man's Quest for flight'." If you love this as much as I do, and have a little extra spending cash, head on over HERE now to pick it up!

Oh, and not to be outdone... they have also been working on yet another monster... and this curious cabbage cruncher called "Patch" is up for grabs in their online store HERE right now! Limited to just 3 pieces worldwide, he weighs in at a whopping 14" tall with an arm span of 30", is made from super soft blonde faux fur, with dark brown guard hairs comes hand casted and features painted sealed with protective lacquer resin parts, white and green casted claws with your a elasticated detachable cabbage leaf. The best part... he has a fully poseable head and arm armature... so you can put him in all kinds of positions!

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Polished "Black" resin mini-MAD*L from MAD

Riding high on the recent sell-out of his limited edition "Clear" mini-MAD*L resin figures, MAD isn't close to being done releasing these sweet resin mini's in fact, just today he posted up a picture of a brand new colorway - polished "Black"!!! He is putting the finishing touches on these and I am assuming that they are going to drop next week sometime! I do know that they will be limited to another 20 pieces, and I am assuming that that will retail for the same amount as before... but those details are not set in stone just yet! If you want the inside scoop on these mini resin MAD*L's... then I suggest you both keep checking his online store HERE as well as follow him on his new Twitter account HERE for up to date info! Best of luck to all that get one... and judging by the response and sell out of the clear, these are going to be gone in blink of an eye!

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Olek - Synthetic Nature!!!!!

OH DEAR. By the looks of this video, I missed quite the opening party at Krause Gallery. Luckily I ran over to the Lower East Side and hid inside of this wonderous installation on my onesy. Lady Olek lives in New York HOORAH and I get a smile on my face when I bump into her crocheted trolley in my East Villy hood. No yarn this time but balloons, Olek co-lab'd with David Peterson to create this delightful wobbly cave of curiosity. Read more HERE...OH OH and HERE.

Source: [Brooklyn Street Art] Image: [Kelly Salih]

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Planet Domu's Heavy Metal Qee is a Biological Hazard!

Above is Sam "Planet Domu" Griffiths's contribution to the upcoming Heavy Metal Qee project and there's a lot of 'wow' to be had in this custom 8" piece. I love the simple design and elegant execution, from the flames on the arms with their little "Danger" logos to the Biological Hazard warning on his head. The tusks, the smoke stakes, the tank turret, all brilliant little touches. Yet another fine custom show that is shaping up spectacularly.

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INSA's "Self Reflection is Greater than Self Projection" pictures!

You might recall we announced the one-night only INSA installation at Londonewcastle, which opened last night. And thanks to the wonderful Ian Cox of WallKandy.net, we have quite a few amazing photos of the installation to show off.

And, as you may recall, the first 50 people present at the event were given a free signed & numbered INSA print, which looks a lot like this…

[Installation pictures courtesy of Ian Cox at WallKandy.net & print photo courtesy of Luke Oxford.]

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Lunabee's "Atlantis" custom for the Play Imaginative x Disney Mickey Mouse show!

Always adorable, completely cute, and definitely delightful… yes, we must be talking about a new custom by Lunabee. "Atlantis" is the artist's contribution to the Play Imaginative x Disney group show of Mickey Mouse customs. Completely hand-painted, you can see her wonderful attention to detail as well as her captivating imagination spilled forth in all its dreamy glory; each fish is so lovingly rendered, the octopus ear is perfectly designed, and I simply can't get enough of those shoes! The finishing touch of the aquarium net is just icing on an already perfect cake.

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Frank Kozik's official Blink-182 "20th Anniversary" print!

Labbit maestro Frank Kozik has announced on his Twitter feed that he'll be releasing an official Blink-182 eight-color screen print to celebrate the band's 20th Anniversary. The silkscreened print will measure 22.5" x 35" and be limited to only 100 copies. No word if they will come signed (I assume they will), but the exact release date and price have yet to-be-decided. We will certainly keep you informed of any further developments in this amazing project.

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Trust Pigs needs your help on Kickstarter! Get some sweet Star Wars inspired swag!

"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope," is the plea Princess Leia makes early in the first Star Wars film; it's an iconic line, an iconic movie, an iconic trilogy. And now I make a similar statement: "Help me, SpankyStokes readers. You're my only hope."
In a couple of weeks, I have a Star Wars-themed solo art show opening entitled "I have a bad feeling about this." In preparation for the show, I've maxed out my budget buying supplies and other sundry items with which to make pieces with. But I really want to be able to offer four-color silk screened t-shirts of my Fancy Fett design at the opening. Thus, I've turned to Kickstarter.
The goal is to raise $500 in 3 days, with which I can afford to have the shirts printed. Rewards include not only copies of the t-shirts (as seen above) but a couple of signed & numbered screen prints I had made for the show as well. And literally, every dollar donated would help and is appreciated. Please check out my Kickstarter campaign HERE and — if you want — donate to it. I thank you in advance and apologize for this break from the 'normal' news on the site…

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Ken Taylor x Mondo's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" print!

Ken Taylor's amazingly detailed screen print for the Disney production of Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" goes on sale today, at a random time, over on the Mondo website. Limited to a mere 390 copies, this print measures 36" x 24" and will cost only $50 each. We strongly suggest you follow Mondo's Twitter feed, as they are known to send out a message when new items (like this) are posted in their shop.

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AW177 x RAWRS's Golden Dragon Bistumo custom!

Four-and-a-half inches of smooth vinyl, seven points of articulation, and one hand-tied mawashi… it could only be a Bitsumo figure. Touted by Bitsumo creator Dai "RAWRS" Tran (also known as Daibot) as one of the first customs of the platform, the above picture is Allen "AW177" Wen's wonderfully detailed "Golden Dragon" one-off on the new "Lunar New Year" colorway. The hand-painted dragon tattoo in gold is superb looking, with every line placed just right and performed perfectly. This, as well as a "Yakuza Bitsumo" by Alex Shilin, will be available at the RAWRS online shop on April 2nd at 9PM EST; each custom will run you $150, which is really reasonable considering the figure alone goes for $65.

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KFHC x Rampage Toys's Ugly Unicorn on KY Bluegrass Vinyl!

Nowhere in the world appears to be safe, as the kaiju creature called Ugly Unicorn stalks the earth once more… this time in the unsuspecting streets of Kentucky! That's right, the one-and-only Rampage Toys has collaborated with Louisville-based KFHC to produce an ultra-limited edition of the iconic beastie in KY Bluegrass Japanese vinyl (made to match your KY Bluegrass Greasebat!). There will only be 10 copies of the unpainted edition for $35 and 10 pieces in the numbered painted edition for $45, which were hand-decorated by Jon M. of Rampage Toys himself. Per the norm, these are 5"-tall vinyl figures with one point of articulation (at the waist)… but, in a sweet turn of events, these KY Bluegrass versions will also come with a limited edition screen print! Want them both? The pair set will be $75, saving you a couple of bucks. These will be available in the KFHC online store starting Saturday, March 31st at 12 Noon EST.

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Gangtoyz Customs launches a line of artistic iPhone cases…

French designer Gangtoyz Customs has decided to venture forth into the world of iPhone cases and the four you see above a mere sampling of the dozen (or so) they have released. The artwork is clean and solid, though it does remind me of others in style… a little Huck Gee here, a little Jeremy Madl there, some Jhonen Vasquez splashed somewhere, etc. Priced at €18.00 (approx. $25) each, these rigid plastic shells are available at the Gangtoyz online shop.

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