NoseGo's "Next Week's Adventure" at Paradigm Gallery!

Wild animals unleashing their inner ferocity amidst a landscape of pop culture critters, this is the brave new world of "Next Week's Adventure." The solo exhibit of NoseGo's work twists iconic imagery from various sources alongside beasts both common and exotic. As you can see with the above examples, the end results are striking, humorous and memorable.

"Next Week's Adventure" opens on Friday, April 27th with a reception from 6-10PM and will remain available for viewing through June 16th at Paradigm Gallery, 2020 South St., Philadelphia, PA 19146.

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Otto Bjornik's Revenge of the Wolves custom Munnys and Dunnys!

Otto Bjornik decided to make his designer toy customization a family affair, enlisting the aid of his little sister to hand sew clothing for various figures in his newest series, "Revenge of the Wolves." I have quite the soft spot when it comes to fairy tales, but Bjornik definitely hit it out of the park here. He's even crafted quite the intricate story of his own:

The rumbling in her babies' tummies is too much for Lyca to bear. It has been days since they've last eaten, not since her husband was viciously killed while foraging for food. Every night, Lyca and her little ones visit the bluffs where she and her husband first fell in love. There, she wails for their loss and longingly calls out for him in the vast emptiness. But the only sound that answers is the echo of her cubs' whimpers and the growling of their tummies.She must snap out of her grief and feed her starving babies. With a mother's instincts and a widow's vindictiveness, Lyca vows to avenge her husband's murder. She already got rid of the lumberjack. All she has to do now is devise a plan to get that rabbit Lago once and for all.

Bjornik plans to sell the toys in pairs: a 3" dunny Wolf Cub with a 3" dunny Red Riding Hood being $200, while a 7" munny Wolf with a 3" dunny Red Riding Hood will be $500. There will also be a Lago figure revealed on the 24th at 9PM EST, when the series becomes available for sale in Bjornik's online shop. But if anyone is interested in buying a complete set (7" munny Wolf, two 3" dunny Wolf Cubs, and a 3" dunny Red Riding Hood), then they should contact Bjornik prior to the 24th… that's a pre-order exclusive offer.

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OsiRisORion's custom 8" Dunny for the Tenacious Toys x London Candy Company show!

If it wasn't for those big distinctive ears, I would've never believed that this kaiju monstrosity started out life as an 8" Dunny. Made for the upcoming "The Candy-Coated Custom Show," this "Sweet Demon" of OsiRisORion's creation reminds me of some creature birthed in the same ocean as Godzilla with a face that only a Predator could love. And the inclusion of the candy on his belly is perfect. Great job, OsiRisORion!

"The Candy-Coated Custom Show" organized by Tenacious Toys, opens on April 21st with a reception from 7 to 9PM at The London Candy Company, 1442 Lexington Ave. at 94th St., New York, NY 10128. The show will be available for viewing for two weeks after the opening night.

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Custom "Boba Fett" Mini-Munny by David Kraig

Artist David Kraig hit the ground running in the custom toy scene, and most recently he was asked by a collector to create a custom Mini-Munny themed off Star Wars own intergalactic bounty hunter, "Boba Fett"... and above is the result! This 4" figure is jam packed with detail and I am still loving the cartoony style that David brings to each one of his customs. He mentions that this custom was created with super sculpey, acrylic paints and some leather that he fashioned for his belt... RAD! For more pictures of this custom, as well as many other from David, visit his website HERE.

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Icy Yarn Shroom from ESC Toys

If it's not one release, it's another!!!! Erick Scarecrow and his staff over at ESC Toys continue to pump out all kinds of goodies, and today he announced the release of a new Icy Yarn Shroom figure. These 3.25" hand painted clear resin figures are limited to only 20 pieces worldwide, and how cool does that clear resin look... stunning! Each figure is signed, numbered and packed by Erick. Retailing for just $45 a pop, this limited release will drop tomorrow April 20th, 2012 at 11am EST HERE in the ESC shop!

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Jon Burgerman...loves salad!!!!

Excuse me, excuse me, do you know this chap ---> Jon Burgerman? His upcoming solo show perfectly titled "Salad Makes Winners" is about to open!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOO. Sounds like a right ole' knees up over at Magic Pony. The locale is au Canada and Magic Pony is somewhere you should spend a lot of time!! Pick me up a few things, I can start a list now.

OOH OOH looook, a cheeky peeky from Facebook..Magic Pony Craft time I want some salad friends! But what is this? The opening is an interactive Game Show performance..ooooooh. I'm intrigued. Get your bum's over there Monday, April 23 7-9pm. Cheers!

Source [Magic Pony] Image [Jon Burgerman aka The Salad Enthusiast]

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Little Jawa Is Going To Kick Your...

Lol, I bet you are waiting for me to finish that sentence... But this amazing little custom by JFury deserves your whole attention! Last week we posted up a teaser HERE, and now this little guy inspired by the short little creature from Star Wars, JFury has done the impossible and made this cute little creature appear deadly, but don't worry still cute! Using a 3" Dunny as the platform, and sculpting away some awesome clothing and most importantly equipped with a handmade weapon, this Jawa is ready for battle. I love how true to the movie this custom looks, but how the artist still incorporated his own little details into the figure. JFury has said that this custom is already spoken for but may be open to creating a few more. So if you want to see if you can entice this amazing artist into creating one of these awesome customs please contact him HERE.

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Sket-One x Universal Records's Record Store Day Sampler!

This weekend marks another year's Record Store Day, an annual event wherein record companies make releases that will be solely available through brick-and-mortar record shops. So on April 21st, Record Store Day happens and Sket-One is in on it! The above Universal Records Sampler CD and matching signed print are designed by Sket-One, though I can't find any more on their release than Sket-One mentions on his Facebook. You can locate the nearest store(s) to you that are participating by using this handy-dandy on-line store finder, then give them a ring & see if they are getting copies!

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Frank Mysterio's PLAYSAM custom for the show at Super7!

So I have a soft spot for weird looking monsters, which works to Frank Mysterio's favor as that is exactly what his custom Playsam Streamliner Classic has on it! Made for the upcoming "PLAYSAM 500" group show, which will be hosted at Super7 with all proceeds from sales going to the World Childhood Foundation, Mysterio didn't re-invent the wheel here… he took the Playsam, did some nice paint fades on it, then painted a sweet looking creature on top. This looks, to me, like a work-in-progress pic simply because you can see a pencil drawn tail for the two-headed behemoth; but, even if this is the final piece, it has a freakin' sweet looking two-headed behemoth on it! C'mon, you know you love it too!

"PLAYSAM 500" opens on April 28th at Super7, 1427 Haight St. (@ Masonic), San Francisco, CA 94117. Participating artists include: Andrew Bell, Arbito, Clayton Bailey, Dacosta!, Super Cooper Berella, Beast Brothers, Betso, Kat Brunegraff, 64 Colors, Carson Catlin, DrilOne, Tristan Eaton, Brian Flynn, George Gaspar, Paul Greenwood, Gary Ham, Greglovestoast, Nathan Hamill, Jay222, Walter “Chauskoskis” Jacott, Jryu, Jeremiah Ketner, Paul Kaiju, Aya Kakeda, Frank Kozik, Josh Herbolsheimer, Travis Lampe, Matthew Langille, Josh Mayhem, Sarah Lunabee Miskelly, Frank Mysterio, Motorbot, Ritzy Periwinkle, Plaseebo, Patricio Oliver, Task One, Dave Pressler, Reactor 88, Jason “Aka Big Money” Rodan, Jermaine Rogers, Cris Rose, Scribe, Rsin Art, Ardabus Rubber, Skinner, Bwana Spoons, John “Spanky” Stokes, Steve Talkowski, Cameron Tiede, Scott Tolleson, Vise One, Angie Vtec, Ben Walker, Adam Washburn, The Air Rat, Julie West, Kevin Winnik, Nicholas Woodworth... and many others!

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A Little Stranger & Mister Lister's Star Wars art for May The 4th Be With You!

For the upcoming May The 4th Be With You group art show in England, the FullCircle Gallery will be filled with a massive display of vintage Star Wars figures and vehicles — over 100 of which are still minty fresh in their packaging. But, even cooler, is that they've asked an assortment of 'contemporary' artists to interpret Star Wars for them! Shown above, we have Holly "A Little Stranger" Stanway's "Taun-Taun Rider" painting and Mister Lister's arachnid-esque Darth Vader illustration. Both are lovely, in very different ways, and both will be for sale during the event.

"May The 4th Be With You" will run from May 4th until May 6th at the FullCircle Gallery, Kirkstall Rd., Leeds, LS3 1JL, England. Participating artists include: A Little Stranger, Alto, Abell Octovan, Benjamin Wright, Brutherford Industries, Chris Madden, Couk-Art, Craig Knowles, Drew Millward, Doctor Simpo, Elmos Empire, Guy Mckinley, Howker, Hugh (Shug) Raine, Isaac Lenkiewicz, John Allison, Joe List, Jonathan Edwards, Jon Paul Kaiser, Kristyna Baczynski, Map Map, Phil Wall, Rabbit Portal, Run DMB, Ryan Hall, Squink, Steve Tillotson, TheLozBoz, The Pern, Tom Hovey, Tom J Newell, Ume Toys, Undead8bit, and Xander Laytin.

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Luke Chueh x 1xRUN's Nine Inch Nails inspired print!

Luke Chueh's original painting "Head Like A Hole," inspired by the Nine Inch Nails song of the same name, was made for the Lyric 2012 group show at 323East. And while the piece doesn't overtly reference either God or money, I find myself mesmerized by it as I normally am by Chueh's work. And I guess I'm not alone, as 1xRUN will be releasing the image as a 14" x 14" signed & numbered screen archival pigment print limited to only 100 copies. Each one will cost $65 and they go on sale tomorrow, Friday, April 20th at 12 Noon EST HERE.

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Ford's Go Further Kidrobot Munny event with DrilOne, Leecifer, Jay222, Daniel Fleres & Yosiell Lorenzo!

Wanna talk about heave hitters? How about: DrilOne, Leecifer, Jay222, Daniel Fleres and Yosiell Lorenzo. In the continuation of coolness, Ford's Go Further campaign will have a live painting demonstration co-hosted by KidRobot with all five of those amazing customizers present & showing off their skills. Taking place on Saturday, April 28th from 1PM to 6PM with an after party that includes all sorts of giveaways. If you're anywhere near San Francisco, then swing by 117 Post St. and check this out!

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Scribe's PLAYSAM custom for the show at Super7!

Scribe's contribution to the upcoming "PLAYSAM 500" group show, which asks artist to customize a Playsam Streamliner Classic and will be hosted at Super7 with all proceeds from sales going to the World Childhood Foundation, is boat-loads of fun. His solid sculpting & painting has turned the rather simple looking wood car into a perfectly cartoonish rabbit, complete with expressive eyes and wonderfully over-sized nose. I'm curious if there's a fluffy white tail on the back, though; 'cause that would just make it perfect.

"PLAYSAM 500" opens on April 28th at Super7, 1427 Haight St. (@ Masonic), San Francisco, CA 94117. Participating artists include: Andrew Bell, Arbito, Clayton Bailey, Dacosta!, Super Cooper Berella, Beast Brothers, Betso, Kat Brunegraff, 64 Colors, Carson Catlin, DrilOne, Tristan Eaton, Brian Flynn, George Gaspar, Paul Greenwood, Gary Ham, Greglovestoast, Nathan Hamill, Jay222, Walter “Chauskoskis” Jacott, Jryu, Jeremiah Ketner, Paul Kaiju, Aya Kakeda, Frank Kozik, Josh Herbolsheimer, Travis Lampe, Matthew Langille, Josh Mayhem, Sarah Lunabee Miskelly, Frank Mysterio, Motorbot, Ritzy Periwinkle, Plaseebo, Patricio Oliver, Task One, Dave Pressler, Reactor 88, Jason “Aka Big Money” Rodan, Jermaine Rogers, Cris Rose, Scribe, Rsin Art, Ardabus Rubber, Skinner, Bwana Spoons, John “Spanky” Stokes, Steve Talkowski, Cameron Tiede, Scott Tolleson, Vise One, Angie Vtec, Ben Walker, Adam Washburn, The Air Rat, Julie West, Kevin Winnik, Nicholas Woodworth... and many others!

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Mondo releases Avengers posters by Olly Moss & Tom Whalen!

Captain America. Iron Man. Thor. Hulk. Black Widow. Hawkeye. Avengers… Assemble! With the impending release of the movie on May 4th, comic fans are already starting to go ravenous for The Avengers. So it's a good thing that the ever-quickly selling-out Mondo has you covered: a series of seven art print posters for the film. The first two of these 24" x 36" hand-numbered screen prints, shown above, are: "Black Widow" by Olly Moss, limited to 320 copies for $45 each, and "Hawkeye" by Tom Whalen, limited to 220 copies for $45 each. "Black Widow" is released today at some random point, while "Hawkeye" drop tomorrow… Mondo always announce these releases on their Twitter when they actually are available in the online shop, so follow them to try and avoid disappointment.

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Erick Scarecrow & ESC-Toy's Turtum Micci Series 3 drop tomorrow!

It's been a couple of weeks since we announced that Erick Scarecrow's Turtum Micci Series 3 figures were going to be dropping from ESC-Toys… and now it's completely official, happening tomorrow even! This third wave of the cute turtle-based mini-figure is being released on Friday, April 20th at 11AM EST in the ESC-Toy online shop. With seven new colorways, this is sure to keep fans happy and sated… for a while. Can't wait to see what the "Mystery Denim" figure looks like!

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Kidrobot's Munnyworld 2012 Custom Contest Announced!

Customizers: get your paintbrushes started! It's that time again, for Kidrobot's Munnyworld Contest. Create your own Munny custom & upload it to Kidrobot's Facebook Munnyworld Contest page between May 1st and May 31st to be entered. And, to help you out, Kidrobot are running a massive sale on Munnys… buy one, get a second (of equal or lesser value) at 50% off!
So what's at stake? Well…

In the Best In Show category, there are two awards: one for People's Choice, the design with the most votes, and one for Kidrobot's Choice, chosen from all submissions by the company themselves. These winners will receive a $200 Gift Card, a Glossy Mega Munny, 1 of each Mini-Munnyworld figure and 1 of each of the 7" Munnyworld figures.

For Best In Character, there are seven winners (one for each of the seven Munny designs) that each receive: a $100 Gift Card, 1 of each Mini-Munnyworld figure and 1 of each of the 7" Munnyworld figures.

And, of course, the Best In Category awards: Best Use of Color, Best Use of Food, Best Parent/Child Collaboration, Best Use of Pop Culture, Scariest, Best Mecha-nized, and the ubiquitous Open/Misc. And each of these seven winners will get a $50 Gift Card and 1 of each Mini-Munny figure.

Wow! There's no fee to enter and no limit to the number of entries you can make. So get started and get customizing... oh and if you feel like sharing, hit us up via twitter at @SpankyStokes!

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