Win a Gumpy "LIAR" edition for FREE @ SDCC 2012

Comic Con is here again and Jose R. aka The Gumpy will be doing a giveaway, just like previous years! This go around, Gumpy will release a really cool looking "Liar" version of his flagship figure which pay homage to Kaws "Pinocchio" figure! We are told that this figure will release later this year at D-Con 2012, but he will be giving 2 prototype figures away during SDCC. The best part is if you get one of these you also win a final painted version too that you can get later this year. How to win???? That's easy, just Jose at SDCC with his Gumpy shirt on and win! This will be one of the rarest exclusives at SDCC... and it's free!!!

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InstaRadness - SDCC prep!!!

Photo left- Toy City Texas Photo right- Scott Tolleson


Photo left- J*RYU Photo right- Kuso Vinyl


Photo left- @sucklord Photo right- HealeyMade


Photo - Lamour Supreme

Hey Hey, Thought I would start this week with a round-up of some of our favorite SDCC insta-radness. I won't be present :::weep::: so I am stalking you via the cyber webs instead! Big Kiss. @kellipop... I spy with my little eye...

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Leecifer DOMINATES @ SDCC 2012!!!!

We have covered a few separate pieces here and there from Leecifer as he has been a customizing fool for the upcoming SDCC 2012... but today he sent over a group shot of all the pieces he has completed for the convention, and I gotta say... WOW!!!! Most of this stuff will be at the Dragatomi booth #4935 where he will be signing w/ Dril at 11am Saturday. Leecifer will also have stuff at #1729 Giant Robot, #4836 Scott Tolleson and #5038 Toy2R, and of course his SDCC exclusive clear hot pink Honoo at #4729, Super7!!!!

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"Fonzo" Glows in the Dark for SDCC 2012... Ohhhhh!!

More SDCC 2012 news... and why not?!?!? The folks over at Freak Store are really pushing their very first vinyl figure "Fonzo", and rightfully so as it's a cut little adorable dog, and we just got word that he will make an appearance at SDCC 2012 in an all new GID colorway... SWEET!!!!


The 6" Fonzo is a limited edition of 100 pieces for SDCC and they will be available at Gary Ham's booth #4836. Do not miss the chance to take home Fonzo autographed by Gary in this sweet new colorway! This gem of a version will be retailing for $60 a piece... so make sure you snag one up!!!

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3DRetro x Ron English - Bart Grin "Ron English" Colorway Release @ SDCC 2012

3DRetro decided to drop another last minute exclusive, and it looks like they have teamed up with pop-artist Ron English to release another "Grin" stylized figure... and this go around Ron targeted the work of Matt Groening and put his spin on "Bart Simpson". Bart isn't wearing his Eat My Shorts TShirt but he is sporting a new Ron English Grin TShirt, along with a skeletal overbite! Limited to 200 pieces worldwide and standing a HUGE 10" tall. ONLY 50 pieces will be available at the 3DRetro booth #4734 during SDCC for $120. Ron English will be signing at the booth as well... time and day is still TBD.

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Color Ink Book @ SDCC 2012

The folks over at Color Ink Book will have a booth once again at this years SDCC 2012... and just like they had during previous years, their booth is going to be jam packed with tons of exclusives, as well as a full schedule of artists signings!!!! They will be at booth #4934, and above you can see the 4 exclusive periodical covers that will be up for grabs, and below... well, that's just a little teaser of what you can expect in terms of releases.

On top of the releases... like mentioned above, there will be a full lineup of signings as well... and below is a list of artists, days, and times!

• Thursday:
  MIKE DIE 2PM – 3PM
  
  
• Friday:
  HONKEY KONG 12PM – 1PM
  DABS MYLA 2PM – 3PM
  
  
• Saturday:
  SKINNER 2PM – 3PM
  SIMONE LEGNO (TOKIDOKI) 4PM – 6PM

Color Ink Book Volume 16 with covers by: David Horvath, Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters, Honkey Kong and Jordan Debney! New toys and customs by: Mike Die, JC Rivera, Steve Seeley and Jay222... another booth not to miss!!!!

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Android Foundry x Andrew Bell - Acrylic display cases

More display cases for toys?!?! You read that right, as Andrew Bell teams up with the Android Foundry shows off some unique 'snap-able' single toy cases! They come in both square and hexagonal shapes! Andrew mentions that they’ll be available at retailers starting in about 3 weeks, and will retail for $12 for 3-packs, with individuals being around $5 a piece... and how cool do they look?!?! I like the fact that they stack together... really neat! If you are going to SDCC 2012, be sure to swing by Andrew's booth #1335 where he will have a few on display!!!

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Ryan the Wheelbarrow x J★RYU's Gothictype Labbit custom for Dragatomi's SDCC Booth!

This amazing looking collaboration — entitled "Gothictype Labbit" — is a 10" custom with a base "ty_po" design by Ryan the Wheelbarrow and sculpted accents added by J★RYU. I hope the two work together again, as those J★RYU added elements make Ryan's typographic textures pop with all the more strength. Retailing for $450, this one-off piece will be available in Dragatomi's 2012 San Diego Comic-Con Booth #4935.

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'BAIT' lifestyle brand set to debut @ SDCC 2012

A new company?!?!?! Debuting at SDCC 2012?!?!?! It looks like it, and with a powerhouse of releases. The lifestyle boutique known as 'BAIT' will be lunching the brand at SDCC this year and they will have a ton of stuff up for grabs... and there are a few figures that will most likely catch the eyes of designer toy collectors out there. First up is the Coarse Toys originals "The Fallen" bust set. This noop and paw! bust duo – "fallen" will be limited to 10 only sets... all of which are individually hand made at the coarse studios in Hong Kong by Mark Landwehr and Sven Waschk and features a matte finish with high gloss black slashes. These will be up for grabs via their booth #4429... and will be very limited!

Also available via their booth is a few cool vinyl figures from both Erick Scarecrow and DevilRobots. Erick Scarecrow will have his very beautiful "Clear Purple" Wetsuit Maria figure... which is a pre-release, will be limited to 48 pieces and will retail for $48 a pop. The folks over at Devilrobots will debut their ever so awesome "Evirob" vinyl figure. These 4" tall figures will be retailing for just $15 a piece... a steal if you ask me... and I love how stylized they are!!! All that being said, be sure to swing by booth #4429 to support these artists!

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Martin Hsu @ SDCC 2012

I can't believe it's Comic Con again... and neither can Martin Hsu... but yo can't tell, because he has amassed a ton of exclusive for all you con goers to pick up and above is a little taste of what you can come to expect from his booth #5015! This will be his 9th year exhibiting at SDCC, but first time having a booth to himself! Really exciting! That being said... as you may know since we have been hyping up the release for the past few months now, Martin will be releasing his Dragon Boy figure for the first time in person, and he will only have about 30 pieces on hand, but he does mention that after all sell, he will be taking orders for the official online release which opens on 7/23!

On top of the toy release, he'll also have a bunch of new releases including

• Jibibuts Tiger Girl AP (limited to 50), signed and numbered.
• Dragon Boy new tee, new prints, and 20" X 30" poster prints
• CRAKENS, Puffer Puss plush limited to 5 pc, new prints from my recent CRAKENS BOTANICA show, and Crabby Bear tees
• Urban Cleansing tee for men and print

So as you can see... Martin's booth is a must stop for all con goers, as there is a little bit of everything for everyone! See you at the con folks!!!!

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Sergey Safonov's resin "Moon Mouse"... is adorable!!!

We have seen Sergey Safonov's resin "Moon Fox", "Moon Cat", and "Kluth Boat"... and now he is excited to introduce the 4th member of his fleet... "Moon Mouse". He mentions that during one of his doodling sessions with his son, Ilya, told Sergey that he should continue the series and asked him to go with "Moon Mouse" as it was his favorite wanderer among many other candidates... and just like any good father, Sergey obliged! This awesome looking, super clean, hand made resin figure measures 3.5" tall, and it up for grabs HERE for just $75 a piece!

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"Hell Lotus" prototype @ SDCC 2012

We just got word from Mighty Jaxx informing us that their first vinyl art figure, the "Hell Lotus", designed by Clogtwo, will be at SDCC 2012 and on display at DKE toys‘ booth #4728. Although the one on display, seen above, will not be the first official colorway... we will get a good feeling for how this cool figure will look in person!l!!! Expect some up close photos from SS.com from the convention!

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Jasin Dollin's custom Zukie & Lil'G for Miss Zukie's show!

Jasin Dollin, creator of the Lil'G platform, has shared his contribution to the upcoming "Zukie vs. the World" group custom exhibition. The centers around Miss Zukie's Zukie figure being customized, but Dolling has added a hand-painted Lil'G into the mix with his piece. This "Angry Blue Beaver with Logbox" custom shows off one "pissed off beaver who likes beats, beers, babes and takes no shit!" Heck, he even has a "Ruby imbedded in his tooth to remind him of his Rock'N'Roll days past."

"Zukie vs. the World" opens on July 27th with a reception from 6-10PM and runs through July 29th at Toy Toyko's TT Underground Gallery, 91 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10003.


Participating artists include: Adam Pratt, Alarment, AW177, Benny Kline, Blazon Birkhaus, Brian A, CashCannon, Chris Moore, Cyberphunkk, Davemarkart, Davidkraig, Ian Chapman, James Fuller, Jasin Dollin, Jeff Beck, Josh Marlar, Josh Mayhem, Ken Ziobro, LEWNATIK, Melodreama, MikeDie, Miss Zukie, Mr. Den, OsiRisORion, Scott Kinnebrew, Shawn Wigs, Tasha Zimich, Travis Lykins, VIOLENT CRATCHIT, YoMi, Zam Art, and Zukaty.

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Dragatomi x Phil Lumbang - "Awesome Bear" prototype sculp on dispay @ SDCC 2012

The folks over at Dragatomi have been been teasing images via their Instagram accounts without any reference to what it was during the last couple of weeks. Well... Here it is!! It's a sculpt of Phil Lumbang's "Awesome Bear" character that many of you are familiar with. Sculpted by the talented Chauskoskis, "Awesome Bear" stands at approximately 6.5" tall, has 2 points of articulation, and looks awesome! You can see the completed prototype during SDCC via their booth #4935. Also, be sure to stop by and meet Phil during his signing on Saturday, July 14th at 4pm–5pm.

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Shadoe Delgado turns Munnys into Sculptures… Nude Sculptures Even!

The naked human form as long held fascination for many classical artists and this is no different for San Francisco-based sculptor Shadoe Delgado, who has recently taken to reforming Munnys into full sculpted nude creatures called "Shadow-lings." The vividly tactile textures of their bodies are matched by the precision painting, each figure completed with a penis and bum. Based off the design sensibilities of Delgado's traditionally sculpted works, these 4-inch Mini Munny "Shadow-lings" are available in the Stuff and Whatnot online shop for a mere $40 to $60 each!

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Get a FREE tokidoki Pink Sharpie with purchase at SDCC!

The wonderful folks over at tokidoki have announced that they'll have exclusive and free pink Sharpies every day during the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con! While we might wish there were an unlimited number of these amazing pens to go around, there just aren't… so only a set number will be available each day — first come, first served — and they'll be an added freebie bonus with any purchase of $20 or more in tokidoki's SDCC Booth #4731. You know you were planning to spend at least that much there anyway…

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Squink's "Drifting Away" depressingly brilliant custom 7-inch Foomi Munny!

"What's wrong, little guy? You look so sad," I kindly inquired. His squeaky little voice fluttered, replying: "I need to find a new home. A good one." I sighed. "You're so cute, I know you'll find one!"
UK artist Squink's custom 7" Foomi is entitled "Drifting Away" and this one-off piece has been beautifully hand-brushed into life by some skillful hands. This first piece in the new Gigantic Dreams series will be available in Squink's online shop today (Monday, July 9th) at 12 Noon PST for £140 (approx. $217).

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Dynomight NYC announces Z0MZ Wave 1, an ultra-limited & affordable resin figure series!

Dynomight NYC has finally announced the release of their Z0MZ Wave 1 figures and these 4-inch-tall "programmable minion" resin pieces are sure to satisfy. Starting in the next month or two, they will be issuing a single figure every month… each piece limited to only 35 copies for a mere $35. Oh yes, you read that right; extremely affordable for those that want to scoop the whole shebang! While not much is known yet about the actual designs, we have been able to uncover the names of these upcoming Z0MZs: Citrus Brute, d20, z0m-z0m, Chibitron, BSOD, Emo Dramatica, Gründen, and GEIGOR! As an old school table top role-playing game fanatic, I gotta admit to wanted to see "d20" quite a bit…

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Luke Chueh's custom Uglydoll for Giant Robot's SDCC show!

Luke Chueh's custom Uglydoll is like a mullet: adorably ugly in the front, absolutely ugly in the back. This little fella needs to get to a doctor as soon as possible… as he has a serious acne problem; or, at least, I'm going to pretend that those are pimples and nothing more festering. Created for the group exhibition Chueh is co-curating with Giant Robot, this strange Uglydoll "Remix Project" that will run through-out the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con at SDCC Booth #1729.

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Robotars custom resin figure show & blind box release!

The 6-inch resin Robotar platform is preparing for a make-over… and the hands of many talented artists. The Manila-based creator of these little guys, Jomike Tejido, scoured his home country to find 40 of the best painters, illustrators, and designers to customize his platform… the resulting pieces by the likes of JeAA, Nico Deacosta, Sigmund Torre, Quiccs, Anjo Bolarda, Nemo, and members of Ang InK and Pilipinas Street Plan were added to by international artists from Singapore (curated by ToysRevil) and Rome (Street artist Bol23). But now the time is almost right… on July 21st, 2012 at Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery (The Collective, 7274 Malugay St., Makati), the "2nd Robotars Custom Show" will begin!

The exhibition will also see the launch of the blind boxed custom Robotar series, limited to a mere 100 boxes, with contributions by the likes of Jason Moss, Electrolychee, Weewilldoodle, Mark Salvatus, Dex Fernandez, and Zeus Bascon. Also available will be limited Robotar tees and a free kid's Robotar magazine! Plus a live painting contest with blind boxes and tees up for grabs!

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Custom Qees by PJ Constable, Hoakser, Lunabee, Lisa Rae Hansen, Planet Domu & more!

Pictured above is PJ Constable's psychodelic speed demon dog "Acetone to the Bone," which is one of the many wonderful custom 8" Toy2r Qees made for the recently closed Heavy Metal Qee show in London. Pieces from the show are being auctioned off on eBay to benefit the Garden House Hospice charity, with a full third of the final value going to the worthwhile cause. And not only will the winners receive some absolutely beautiful one-of-a-kind custom vinyl art pieces but they'll also get a copy of the show catalogue as well as the flyer for the exhibition.

You can view all of the Heavy Metal Qees for auction HERE, which include:

• Fadeworks' Metallum & Omega
• Fordybo's Mortimer
• Hoakser's Heavy Metal MickQee
• Jack My Design's Jack My Qee
• Lex Luthor's Sittin' On Chrome
• Lisa Rae Hansen's Iron Maiden plus MegaSeth
• Lunabee's Rock Like An Egyptian
• Mark Treharne's Brainstorm
• Mimic's Metal Up Your Arts
• PJ Constable's Acetone To The Bone (pictured above)
• Planet Domu's Menoetius
• Rhys Inkbotz Brown's Heavy Metal Qee
• Sneaky Raccoon's Buns & Roses
• Tesselate's Osmium
• Zro's By Demons Driven
• Zukaty's Tree Of Skulls

So head on over HERE and get yourself some amazing customized vinyl art while supporting a great charity!

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The 5" Dunny! Most Wanted Series 3 Golden Ticket by Gomi Teaser!

What's that behind the Squink 3" Dunny!?! It's too small to be an 8-inch figure… And that's because it is a 5" Dunny! A while back we broke the news that Most Wanted Series 3 would include a custom "Dunny" by Gomi as the Golden Ticket… well, here's the base Mark Troup's created to use. This is just a teaser pic, as the final piece "is fully sculpted on top of that" platform, but this is enough to get any real Dunny fan hoping to be the first person to own a 5-inch-tall Dunny! (Please note: Squink Dunny is not included in the Golden Ticket, just used for size comparison purposes.)

There remains one small release of the remaining blind boxed custom in Most Wanted Series 3, which will take place tonight (Monday, July 9th) at 6PM PST in the Most Wanted web store. Best of luck scoring one of these $98 boxes, as the main release sold out in less than a minute.

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