Toy Art Gallery has teamed up with yet another artist to release a custom batch of vinyl figures... and this go around they called upon the talents of non-other than my main man
Skinner to release the “GHOSTS OF THE DEAD ABYSS” Alien Argus! Skinner splashed this figure with all kinds of paint including metallic blue, purple and red all on a base of black vinyl... giving it that POP these figures deserve. Oh ,and if that's not enough Skinner for you, TAG also has a rare chase figure thrown into the mix... the "Solar Death Goldfish" Argus (left) will be sent out to one unsuspecting buyer! These are dropping for $175 each
HERE this Friday, May 18th at 12PM PST, in-store at TAG’s retail showroom and at
shop.toyartgallery.com! Don't miss these!
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Just yesterday we announced
HERE that the folks over at
Squid Kids Ink are set to release their first 3.5" Mini 10-Doh! blind box series... and today we have the first peek at one of these said figures thanks to Jesse Hernandez! Jesse posted up the picture that you see above via his Facebook and asked the question "What original Nintendo game layout is this design based on?" Well, if you are a Nintendo geek like me, you grew up in the 80's, or just have a fancy for yo-yo Diskarmor, you will know that is based off of the OG 'Rygar' game title (left)... with a little "Aztec Jaguar" Hernandez spin! In the series there will be 12 gray figures and 4 rare gold figures
for a total of 16 to collect... and these are set to debut at SDCC 2012 via the Squid Kids Ink booth #5137 and will
retail for just $10 a piece!!!! Stay tuned for more figure reveals, as well as more goodies for SDCC from SKI!!!!
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Clutter just announced their latest shop exclusive... and it's an awesome one! Ryan Rutherford of
Brutherford Industries whipped up
25 exclusive 'Ice Scream Man' polyurethane figures in a super sweet "
RADIOACTIVE RASPBERRY" edition and not only do these have a high-gloss black cone, but they
sparkle and glow in the dark pink to boot!!! Each 5.5" tall figure is signed and numbered by the artist and is available exclusively through CLUTTER! Head on over
HERE now to pick this up, and expect them to ship out next week sometime!
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The boys over at
MonstreHero have been keeping to themselves recently, but they are above to get Medieval on us with the next run of Axeface figures! It has been a really long time since we have seen a new incarnation of this classic MH figure, but the wait will soon be over... and just look at how cool those teaser pics are above!!!! More info when we get it folks, but expect this release to be EPIC!
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Last spotted at WonderCon 2012 via the
U1 Toy Arts booth was a brand new resin figure dubbed "
Bill Luminutty" designed by Overton Loyd who is the creative director for 'George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic'!!! This 7.5" tall, rad looking "Eye of Providence", is super stylized and looks great wearing his best suit and tie... oh and how can you not notice the flaming 'bill' in his hand! These were limited to 10 pieces and sold out at the convention... but the next run of 10 is up for grabs, and will available at
Crewest Gallery in Los Angeles on May 26th and features a Bill Luminutty with a new sculpt of his flame... RAD! There is no word on a price just yet, but if it is anything like the WonderCon release, expect them to retail for around $50!
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We posted up a teaser
HERE earlier this week showing of just a glimpse of a new colorway of
MAD's "Mork" figure, and now the entire cat is outta the bag as
Pobber Toys just released full images and info regarding this new Dr. Morkenstein "
Pajamas" edition!
"What did it look like when the evil Dr Morkenstein was a kid? The amazing new Pajamas edition explores that, showing the young Dr. Morkenstein in his pajamas. Check him out in his red pajamas with grey stars and stripes and his self-made helmet with the words 'BEWARE'. Looking so disarmingly charming and 'innocent', you might just stop caring that he turned out to be the evil brother."
This is the
retailer exclusive colorway and that it will be limited to only
150 pieces... oh, and rumor has it, this will go on sale starting the week of
May 21st! I personally really dig this version, and those muted down purple p.j.'s with the silver accented pattern looks so great... and how can I not mention that bright green head... AWESOME! Look for these to start popping up in designer toy retail shops worldwide, retailing for $65 a pop!
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Erick Scarecrow of
ESC Toys has been blowing up his social media with messages, very secret messages stating "ESC Secret Release dropping very soon!"... and he wasn't kidding!!! Announcing his secret release for this week, the Chap-Lynn "Ghoul" edition!!! This beautiful figure is limited to only 11 pieces worldwide, is made of resin, stands 7" tall, comes handpainted and signed by Erick, and can be picked up
HERE for only $250!!!!
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Colors, flavors... really, when you get down to it... they are the same thing, and Shawn Smith over at
Shawnimals totally understands this concept, and that is why he is proud to announce his latest release, errrrr... his newest handmade, grab-bag-style plush project with Rainbow Takeout featuring their deliciously cute
Pocket Pork Dumplings! When you order one, you'll get three randomly-picked mini plush dumpling in a variety of colors and textures (don't worry, no dupes!), all packed in a labeled takeout box, and in each box there will also be a fortune... RAD!!! These are up for grabs
HERE right now for just $18 a piece... so go stock up, or go hungry later... you decide.
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Artist
jRAD just sent over some news about an upcoming line of questionable custom Dunny's all of which should get you "free spirited" folk in a frenzy as he is going to release a 25 piece Dunny series based on (drum roll)... cannabis strains! He tells us that he has been contemplating over the idea for several months and finally pulled the trigger last week. All sorts of surprises in store for this collection, and he will be dropping teasers through the next few weeks, leading up to the release date sometime this July. With this series will be custom screen printing for the packaging, as well as hand painting all 25 figures with plans for future collections with more strains!! For more info, follow jRAD over on his facebook
HERE.
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Nick Walker is being a nice chap and giving us all month's heads up on his latest print release. "
The Morning After Paris" will be available on June 23rd at the
Opera Gallery Paris. If you aren't in lovely Paris on the day, le sigh then there is another way to get involved. A LOTTERY. Email
info@theartofnickwalker.com with 'TMA Paris Lottery' in the subject line. Good luck! Sounds good to me, can I have a cheeky bowler hat too?
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Emma SanCartier has created a brand new designer toy platform named "Ovok," which she's hoping to produce as a wonderful resin run. Pictured above is a test paint SanCartier did for the "Woodland Ovok" colorway and I'm loving the look of this beast and her sculpt… it's reminiscent of Sendak's
Where The Wild Things Are beasties while conversely being completely it's own creature. We'll be updating you on this tomorrow, when the Kickstarter campaign to fund this project is launched.
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The "Stripey Legged Forest Dweller" custom was Holly "
A Little Stranger" Stanway's complete re-imagining of the
Dudebox's Dude platform for the
launch event on May 10th at the Village Underground, London. Stanway sculpted the face, antlers, hands and feet out of Fimo, elongated the legs quite a bit and added posable plush arms to balance the look. The body is a covering of trimmed multi-tone faux fur, which looks so soft it hurts. I adore this piece, which retailed for £180 (approx. $285), and whoever ended up buying it will surely treasure it for the rest of their life.
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London-based artist
Word To Mother has recently opened a new solo show entitled "
Can't Afford To Be Broke," which not only showcases his strange assemblages & typographical experiments on wood panels but also things like his new "Fuck You. Pay Me." baseball bats (above right) and a series of dollar bills screen printed with the word "Mother" on them.
"
Can't Afford To Be Broke" is already open and will run through June 2nd at the
White Walls Gallery, 835 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA 94109.
[Images and information courtesy of the ESPVisuals and VeryNearlyAlmost blogs.]
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The amazingly strange sculpture above is by artist
Jason Limon for the upcoming
Rivet Gallery event: "Morphous." This group exhibition will open on July 7th and run through the 31st, featuring contributions by the talents of: Doktor A, Dave Pressler, Chet Zar, Dalton Ghetti, Jason Limon, J.Shea, Jake Waldron, Michihiro Matsuoka, Marcelo Macedo, Wade Schin, Julie B, Mark James Porter, Miss Mindy, Ramon Pla, Travis Lampe, Phil Ramirez and Jesse Gee. We're looking forward to seeing more from Mr. Limon for this show, so we'll surely keep you posted.
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The above teaser picture is, we're certain, the next installment in
Skinner and
Jay222's H.P. Lovecraft-inspired "Figure-A-Month" series: the Deep One…
"I think their predominant color was a greyish-green, though they had white bellies. They were mostly shiny and slippery, but the ridges of their backs were scaly. Their forms vaguely suggested the anthropoid, while their heads were the heads of fish, with prodigious bulging eyes that never closed. At the sides of their necks were palpitating gills, and their long paws were webbed. They hopped irregularly, sometimes on two legs and sometimes on four. I was somehow glad that they had no more than four limbs. Their croaking, baying voices, clearly used for articulate speech, held all the dark shades of expression which their staring faces lacked… They were the blasphemous fish-frogs of the nameless design — living and horrible."
— H.P. Lovecraft, The Shadow Over Innsmouth (1931)
While nothing is official, we're assuming an end of May release in
Skinner's online store with a limitation of only 10 pieces and a price around $100-$115 each.
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While still a work-in-progress as a whole, pictured above is the first completed piece from
Jennipho's upcoming "Ice Cream Dunny v2.0" custom mini series. Like her first series, this new one will consist of 10 custom 3" dunnys made to resemble dripping ice cream on a waffle cone… but without the use of any paint for coloring. Yes, that's right, she's using strictly colored sculpey to make these amazing pieces! To date, here are the flavors that have been announced (WIP pics of some below): Strawberry Shortcake with Vanilla Ice Cream and Strawberry Bits, M&M Ice Cream on Cookie Cake, Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream and Chocolate Cake, Birthday Cake Ice Cream and Confetti Cake, Vanilla Cake and Strawberry Ice Cream with Hot Fudge, Mint Chip Ice Cream and Chocolate Fudge Drizzle, and Cotton Candy Ice Cream and White Cake.
With a release date "getting clooose," you can follow
Jennipho on Facebook to keep up-to-date and there's an ongoing discussion about this series over at the
Kidrobot Forums.
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In the aftermath of making the Crystal Mini MAD*L — which widely became known as the
Breaking Bad Mini MAD*L, which we announced
HERE and
HERE — Jeremy "
MAD" Madl received a call from the producers of the AMC television show. It seems the producers had been trying to snag one of the figures for MAD's online shop without success… so, being the nice guy that he is, MAD "cooked up a batch" of slightly darker Crystal Mini MAD*L's exclusively for the
Breaking Bad producers. Limited to only 5 copies, this is the rarest version of these brilliant figures yet. But if you've missed out so far, fear not: "there's lots more [versions] coming."
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Opening tonight at the
Graffik Gallery in London, we have the "D.I.Z.N.I. (Dysfunctional Irate Zany Neurotic Individuals)" group show. Mainly comprised of street artists interpreting 'The Mouse,' the exhibit seems to have a large selection of limited edition screen prints including "Dysfunctional Mickey" by
Tee Wat (image used in the above flyer), an amazing Banksy-inspired piece by
Eyesaw (below left), and the "Oboy" piece by
Tom Scotcher (below right). Other artists represented include: Ron English, Alec Monopoly, Speedy Graphito, Dotmasters, Busk, Dom Pattinson, Nino Rraminhos, Andy Seize, and special guests.
"D.I.Z.N.I." opens tonight (May 17th, 6-11PM) and runs through June 3rd at
Graffik Gallery, 284 Portobello Road, London, England, W10 5TE.
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Brooklyn-based street artist
The Yok knows a thing or two about covert spray painting missions in the middle of the night that lead to being chased by the long-arm of the law, so the creation of his "Oh No, It's The Po Po" screen print makes perfect sense. Measuring roughly 23" x 16" (A2 size), this hand-pulled print is limited to only 25 signed & numbered copies. The Yok also has a handful of hand-embellished copies of the print on brown paper for $120 each. Ordering information can be found
HERE on
The Yok's Facebook page.
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