Ohiya @ SDCC 2012!!!!

Ohiya will be at this years SDCC, and they will be in the Devils Due Publishing booth (#2229) with all kinds of goodies keeping them company, and you happy!!!! What can you expect to see from them... a whole slew of rad items including the newest Zombuddiez plush to come to life... "Broozr" and SDCC will be the official launch, not to mention the apparel, comic books, other plush figures and tons of live sketching from their main man Tharp!!! So be sure to swing by and say hi... their booth is always so fun!

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Hey Columbus, Morphous Group Exhibition... opening THIS SATURDAY!!!!

WOWEE. Rivet Gallery is putting on a spectacular show this Saturday, July 7th from 7-10pm folks. The Morphous Group Exhibition will feature the 3D artwork of over 20 artists from 5 countries. This show idea was conceived with help from co-curator, Dave Pressler. Check out the artist line-up: 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, Phil Ramirez, Jesse Gee, The Dark Waters, Irene Mendonis, Scott Radke, John Chandler, Stephen Chiodo and Travis Lampe. NICE! The show will remain on display through July 31st. Don't miss out on all this awesome.

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DrilOne x Leecifer x Scott Tolleson... a custom 'Chipster' three-way-collab for SDCC 2012

WOW... has this every happened, to my knowledge a 3-way artist collab on the same figure is pretty damn few and far between, and to have 9 pieces customized by DrilOne, Leecifer, and Scott Tolleson... well, someone pinch me now!!! These rad 'Chipster' customs have been graced by all 3 artists, and if you are familiar with their separate styles, you can see where Leecifer applied his dry-brush techniques, DrilOne rusted and rivited em', and Scott applied his clean masterful lines... making for some cooky combinations, that work soooooo well together. All 9 of these will be available at Scott's booth #4836 for an unspecified price just yet, but Scott does mention that they will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis... so hurry on over, but remember... no running in the convention hall :-)

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Giant Robot x Mari Inukai - "GID" Nekomitaina w/ exclusive print for SDCC 2012

Mari Inukai is teaming up with Giant Robot this year once again to release a limited number of her beautifully crafted "GID" Nekomitaina figure during SDCC 2012 at booth #1729. With each figure you will also get a rad 8" x 10" print from Mari as well... SCORE!!!! Oh, and if you plan on attending the con on Sunday, Mari will be at the Giant Robot booth from 1pm-3pm signing!

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Frank Mysterio x Chauskoskis - "Antichrist 666" prototype on display at SDCC 2012

We just got some really cool pictures in from Frank Mysterio about an upcoming project that will soon be released in luscious Japanese vinyl... yup sofubi folks! This crazy looking demon is tentatively being called "Antichrist 666", and was originally a 2D piece of art by Frank... fast forward to what you see above as Walter J. aka Chauskoskis has taken the daunting task of turning this amazingly detailed figure into the 3D realm... and it's turning out awesome! Oh, and according to Frank, if you all plan on attending SDCC 2012, Chauskoskis will have the finished prototype on hand to show off... RAD!!! I for one am really interested in seeing what type of arms this beast will have, and as you can see from the above pictures, it looks like he will come with little back wings... sweet! I will get some up close and personal photos of this from the con so expect a full run-down review next week!

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Ryan the Wheelbarrow x Dragatomi - ty_po labbit mini blind box series for SDCC 2012

Kidrobot's own Ryan the Wheelbarrow will be showcased once again at Dragatomi's booth #4935 during SDCC 2012, and for this batch of goodies he created a really cool "ty_po" Labbit mini blind-box series. There are 11 of these 1.5" Labbit's, all of which feature Ryan's fantastic silkscreen/vinyl technique. You can snag one up for just $40 each... a stellar deal, and you really can't go wrong as they all look amazing!

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Camilla d'Errico's Tanpopo Exhibition at Munky King!

Opening on Saturday, July 7th at Munky King (7308 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046) from 7-10PM, will be the first Tanpopo Exhibition, featuring drawings, paintings, digital prints, and custom vinyl figures themed around Camilla d'Errico's angelic Tanpopo and/or devilish Kuso. Pictured above is Ardabus Rubber's "An Unexpected Exodus" custom Kuso figure for the event, which will be displayed alongside fan entries into a Design Contest judged by d'Errico and Linda Le.

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Jeremiah Ketner's custom Androids for Dragatomi's SDCC 2012 series!

It's been a while since we've had any updates on pieces for Dragatomi's blind boxed Android customs series due to release at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con> (SDCC), but that changes right now with the reveal of Jeremiah Ketner's five unique pieces. If you only took a quick glance, you might be thinking that these aren't unique but rather multiples… look again, my friends! The detailing on each chest is completely different as are the embellishments on the top of their heads, not to mention that the color of their arms and legs are varied. Oh yes, I pity anyone that doesn't buy at least one of these blind boxes…

Dragatomi's blind boxed custom Android series will cost $80 per box and only 62 customs will be in the series. They will be available at SDCC Booth #4935 starting Preview Night (Wednesday, July 11th).

Contributors to this series are (links take you to the most recent post on their customs for this series): Ardabus Rubber, Betso, DrilOne, Emily B, Igor Ventura, Jay222, JC Rivera, Jeremiah Ketner, JFury, John "Spanky" Stokes, J★RYU, Leecifer, Mike Die, Mr. Munk, Nebulon 5, PodgyPanda, Ritzy P, Ryan the Wheelbarrow, Scott Tolleson, Sergio Mancini, Shawn Wigs, Skinner, Task One, UnCle, and ValleyDweller.

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Hyperactive Monkey's resin "Deluxe Ninja Monkey" SDCC 2012 exclusive release!

Jerome Lu of Hyperactive Monkey presents another 2012 San Diego Comic Con 2012 exclusive... the "Deluxe Black Ninja Monkey"!!! This bad a$$ mofo was sculpted by Squid Kids Ink and produced by Mana Studios and he stands 5” tall and features a removable cloak, 2 katana blades, 2 ninja stars, 1 kusarigama and mini 2 color gocco print... WHAT?!?!? This assassin of the night is limited to just 20 pieces worldwide and will be available at the Squid Kids Ink Booth #5137 for $60 each... don't miss out on this well crafted, limited edition, designer toy!

Source [Hyperactive Monkey Press]

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"Wasabi" online show from Squidnik!!!!

Hey Las Vegas... looking for some really cool pieces of artwork from none other than Shan Michael Evans' aka Squidnik... well, he teamed up with Happy Panda Toys for a really cool print show dubbed "Wasabi" and this will be online and in-store through the month of July! The show features 12 original canvas pieces by Shan and they are all super high quality art prints on canvas and are up for grabs HERE right now... don't miss out! Oh, and if you are in the Vegas area, you can swing by and see all the works in person... even better!!!!

Happy Panda Toys
107 E Charleston Blvd
Suite 105A
Las Vegas NV 89104

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Stranger Factory's Exclusive Colorway of Jeff Lamm's Greasebat... dropping TODAY!!!!

I hope you are all ready, because a new version of the Jeff Lamm's Greasebat is set to drop TODAY! Originally sculpted by Chauskoskis and produced in sofubi (soft Japanese vinyl) by Monster Worship, this rare sub-species of Greasebat stands 7-inches tall with a solid, sky blue Pantone coloration with brilliant red, gold and silver highlights. And not only is this version exclusive to Stranger Factory, but each one comes polybagged with a signed header card! Set to retail for $85 with the drop happening in less than an hour... JULY 5TH AT 4PM (PACIFIC STANDARD TIME), and the only way to score one of these kaiju baddies is by emailing STRANGERFACTORYSALES@GMAIL.COM at the exact day and time above. They are asking that you please include your shipping address so they can reply with an accurate shipping quote... oh, and best of luck securing this badboy!

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Sucklord x Jason Freeny - "Boba Fett" 1/4 cutaway dissected action figure revealed... maybe at SDCC 2012?!

We just stumbled upon the photo that you see above via Jason Freeny's Facebook page and were completely floored with what we saw... a collab between Sucklord and Jason... WOW!!! This 1/4 cutaway dissected "Boba Fett" action figure is looking amazing and according to Jason "This is as far as I've been allowed to show on this piece. Final revealed after its release..." So what does all of that mean, no time frame... well, Jason continues to say that "This will be cast and about 50 produced. Lots of details still a mystery to me. Official announcement at SDCC..." so it looks like things might get a little clearer for all next week during the con, but will these be released then, or just displayed... who knows! In any case, this is an epic collaboration, and the end result will be one hot commodity! Stay tuned for details once they emerge!

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Jay222's Lady Vengeance x Max Toy Co.'s Drazoran = Lady Dinosaur custom for SDCC 2012

Take the head from Jay222's "Lady Vengeance" figure and affix it to the body of Max Toy Company's "Drazoran" piece, then paint the whole thing to make it look like is was meant to be that way, and what do you get? Jay222's "Lady Dinosaur" custom that will be available at Dragatomi's 2012 San Diego Comic-Con Booth #4935 for $100.

While the don't list the day and time of availability, I'm guessing it will coincide with the Jay222 and Max Toy Co. signing at 5PM-6PM on Thursday, July 12th… Could we also be seeing some new "Lady Vengeance" figures being released then? Hmm…

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OhNo!Doom's "Septenary" show includes Lana Crooks, J.Shea, Chris Ryniak & Amanda Louise Spayd's sculptures!

And it would come to pass that on the 7th day of the 7th month a collective of 7 sculptors shall gather… and it would be called a "Septenary." And that's exactly what will be happening on Saturday, July 7th at the OhNo!Doom Gallery: a exhibition featuring some of today's most innovative sculptors, regardless of what medium they use. Featuring the talents of Lana Crooks, Melita 'Miss Monster' Curphy, Chris Ryniak, J.Shea (pictured below right), Amanda Louise Spayd (pictured below left), Melissa Sue Stanley, and Jake Waldron, this follow-up to the sold out "Imaginary Menageria" exhibit is sure to please any fan of the fantastical.

"Septenary" opens on July 7th with a reception from 6-10PM and remains available for viewing until August 4th, 2012 at OhNo!Doom Gallery, 1800 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL 60647.

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Fuei Shokai's Slenderman (Kage Version) is a DKE SDCC Exclusive!

Slenderman, Slenderman, doing everything someone slender can… Look out! Here comes the Slenderman! Okay, that intro was a little cheesy but I couldn't help myself. Fuei Shokai's fantastical Slenderman — an urban legend nightmare that preys on unprotected children — is released in the ultra-limited Kage Version of only 9 pieces for the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). This 6-inch-tall vinyl monstrocity will cost $55 and be available exclusively at DKE Toys' SDCC Booth #4728.

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Sergio Mancini & Igor Ventura's Most Wanted Dunnys get PWNED! And Superish pre-order news too!

Just what the heck is going on here?!? It's the fantastic custom 3" Dunnys by Sergio Mancini and Igor Ventura, for the Most Wanted Series 3 blind boxed set, only… different. Yes, as a fun one-off each artist created an additional copy of their custom piece but left the face blank, allowing the other to finish it for them; so we get Mancini's "Paperboy" completed by Ventura and Ventura's "Pyromaniac Puppet" finalized by Mancini. Not only do they look great, but these will be true conversation pieces in any Most Wanted collection. Both one-of-a-kind creations will be available in the Red Mutuca online shop tomorrow (Friday, July 6th) at 12:30PM PST… a mere half-hour after their previously announced Most Wanted APs drop!

But wait, since you'll already be there… stick around until 1PM PST and you can try to score one of the limited pre-order copies of Red Mutuca's Superish blind boxed custom series. We originally mentioned this series HERE and HERE, but now we've heard their might be less than 40 total blind boxes in this release… meaning that having a chance to guarantee yourself one during the pre-order is key. Each custom comes in an exclusive box with artist card, though no word on the mini-comics we'd heard about… and the pre-order price will be $130 each with shipping in September.
This series will have super-hero inspired custom 3" Dunnys by: Chauskoskis, Grimsheep, Sergio Mancini, Matucha, Tim Munz (aka timselF), RunDMB, Luihz Unreal, and Igor Ventura.

So remember, head on over to the Red Mutuca online shop at 12 Noon PST to grab the Most Wanted Series 3 APs, at 12:30PM PST to snag the one-off PWNED collaboration customs, and at 1PM PST to aim for one of those Superish pre-order blind boxes…

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Hydro74 x Squid Kids Ink - "Defined By Defiance" exclusive SDCC 2012 Mini 10-Doh!

Well look what we have here... and after our unofficial announcement yesterday of the exclusive SDCC 2012 release of Hydro74's rad 10-Doh! figure from Squid Kids Ink, we get the official announcement today... with updated photos! Our speculation was correct as well, there will be 100 of these produced and they will retail for $20 at the con... oh, but if you can't make it, Hydro74 will be getting 15 of these bad boys and will most likley be selling them on his site so keep those eyes peeled!

Titled "Defined By Defiance", Hydro74 put his epic vector spin on this classic cartridge, and I gotta say... this dude needs to do more production toys. I love all the amazing line work, and how can you not dig that fierce cat on the cover... RAD! Be sure to swing by the Squid Kids Ink booth #5137 during the convention to snag this limited edition figure up asap, as I don't see it lasting too long!

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Sekure D customizes PAW, Kidrobot Mascot, Super Mario Bros. & Dunny figures… Oh my!

Sekure D has been a busy, busy customizer… Pictured above is his very first Course Toys custom, entitled "Codename PAW RAW." You can really see Sekure D's mastery of color in this piece, the solid swathes of bright colors playing against the beautifully faded cool tones. Sekure D was given free reign to do as he pleases when working with this platform and, as you can see, that's obviously the way to go when commissioning a piece from him! And though this one isn't for sale, Sekure D's online shop is loaded with some new additions…

Up top are three blind boxed custom 3-inch "Dunny Things," each made to resemble The Thing from The Fantastic Four comics franchise. He first developed this technique, to the best of my knowledge, for the Battle of the Mascots series and it's served him quite well so far. Each of these blind boxed beauts runs $60 and is available HERE.

In the middle is "Kid Codename Unknown," the artist's first time taking on a full-size (7") Kidrobot Mascot with his signature style. It looks absolutely superb, almost as if this was exactly as the form should've been painted from the start. And I love the little details like the Nike swooshes on the sneakers and dripping sweat lines on the chest. Costing $225 for this one-off piece, you can snag it HERE.

And finally, pictured below the others, is Sekure D's customized Super Mario Bros. Goomba. Entitled, obviously enough, "Codename Goomba," just look at those sculpted eyebrows and that head fin… superb quality. And, as you've already seen, the painting is all top notch. A true steal at $125 for this 6" vinyl figure, which you can buy HERE.

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What does Dcay's Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller (CHUD) custom look like? Let's see…

Indiana-based artist Dcay entitled this piece "Ernesto," but you know what they say: If it looks like a C.H.U.D. and scare the bejeezus out of you like a C.H.U.D. then it's probably a C.H.U.D. For those that are uninitiated, that acronym stands for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller… which those big, sharp teeth and tiny, squinty eyes certainly make this pale skinned critter look like. Dcay did a wonderful job sculpting this 7" Munny into a new form and painting it up just right; excellent job all around for this custom piece from the Toy Invaderz show.

The "Toy Invaderz" Group Art Show is currently up and runs through July 30th at RGB Lounge, 1420 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60622.
Participating artists include: Jim Magee, Lynell Ingram, Task One, JC Rivera, Steven Patt, Shane Haddy, Alison Perez/Zukie, Czr Prz, Audrey Smith, James Fuller, Valerie Gudell, Nerviswrek, Frank Mysterio, Dave Webb, Dan DMS, Osiris Orion, Shawn Wigs, Mike Mendez/NemO, Chris Moore, Adam Pratt/Halfbad, Anjali Bahl, Rezorek, BJ Storms, Frank Diaz, Ciermuco Toys, Erica Holuboff, JFury, Giannina Gutierrez, Jeff Beck, Travis Lykins, Audrey Smith, Matt Dcay Melville, and Emmanuel L White Eagle.

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Sucklord x L'Amour Supreme for Cotton Candy Machine's "Tiny Trifecta"!

We're fallible folks, it happens… Yesterday we posted about a collaboration between Sucklord and L'Amour Supreme. We announced these as being made for the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con but they are not… these "Bootleg Party Packs" are for Cotton Candy Machine's "Tiny Trifecta" show! As you can see above, we now have a picture of the third piece in the trio, each using resin cast figures by Sucklord and hand-drawn backing cards by L'Amour Supreme. What will this wonders cost? Only $100 each!

"Tiny Trifecta" will open on Saturday, July 7th with a reception from 7-11PM. The show will run through August 25th at Cotton Candy Machine, 235 South 1st St. (between Roebling and Havemeyer), Brooklyn, NY 11211.

Participating artists include: Jessicka Addams, Aiko, Jim Avignon, John Baizley, Shawn Barber, Andrew Bell, Robert Bowen, Jon Burgerman, Zoe Byland, Ciou, Becky Cloonan, David M Cook, Dave Cooper, Dave Correia, Molly Crabapple, Lana Crooks, Steven Daily, Daniel Danger, Tristan Eaton, Camilla d’Errico, Brian Ewing, Natalia Fabia, PJay Fidler, AJ Fosik, Doze Green, Dan Grzeca, Fred Harper, Jason Holley, Thomas Hooper, Jim Houser, Seldon Hunt, Jeremy Hush, Jordin Isip, JK5, James Jean, Jeremyville, Nathan Jurevicius, Aya Kakeda, Audrey Kawasaki, Josh Keyes, Henry Lewis, Lola, David Mack, Jim Mahfood, Sara Antoinette Martin, Dan May, Tara McPherson, Brandi Milne, Junko Mizuno, Buff Monster, Tomi Monstre, Michael Motorcycle, Martin Ontiveros, Alex Pardee, Joshua Petker, London Police, Anthony Pontius, Martha Rich, Jermaine Rogers, Paul Romano, Arik Roper, Jay Ryan, Souther Salazar, Isabel Samaras, Erik Mark Sandberg, Jon Schnepp, Shawnimal, Greg Simkins, Skinner, Bwana, Spoons, Jeff Soto, Timba Smits, Sucklord, Diana Sudyka, Lamour Supreme, Fefe Talavera, Jill Thompson, Miss Van, Adam Wallacavage, Lindsey Way, John Wayshack, Eric White, and Chet Zar.

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