Munky King Toys "Stuff We Make" video

If you attended SDCC 2012 this year and you stopped by the Munky King Toys booth, you may have noticed a really cool video looping on a giant screen behind them that showcased some of the toy they have made. Well, this video is now uploaded to the interebs for you all to see... and I just love how clean it is! Pieces from Luke Chueh, Yoskay Yamamoto, Dave Pressler, Coop, Pizz, Kii Arean, Thomas Han, Nathan Jurevicius, and so many others are in HD quality video for you to admire. So take a little time... and give it a watch!

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Arkiv x Toy Art Gallery - "The Aftermath: A Journey to Wounderland" solo show 08/04/2012

Arkiv Vilmansa has his new show opening at Toy Art Gallery, entitled "The Aftermath: A Journey to Wounderland". This solo exhibit will showcase a collection of new works that are the beginning of a Wounderland series that Arkiv has been focusing on lately and plans to fully realize next year. Including a new lifesized fiberglass sculpture of Libertine, Luminarium prints (Butterfly), special edition T-shirts of Heart Camo in 2 colorways (Multi color and Grey), and there will even be a giveaway of red Luminarium prints to the first 20 people lined-up before the opening.

In addition to his TAG opening, Arkiv is doing a small event with OffTheWallSite: showcasing a couple of customized Vans and releasing a special edition Arkiv x OTWS burgundy T-shirt limited to 60 pieces worldwide. "The Aftermath: A Journey to Wounderland" will open on August 4th and run through August 22nd, 2012 at Toy Art Gallery (TAG), 7571 Melrose Ave. (corner of Melrose & Curson), Los Angeles, CA, 90046.

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Hydro74's "The Native" shirt... out now!!!

I like shirts, I like good design, I like Hydro74... so this is a total win for me, and I am sure it's the same for alot of you as well!!!! Joshua S. aka Hydro74 just released a bitchen new shirt in his online webstore HERE dubbed "The Native", and it's all kinds of awesome! The shirt is a Next Level Tri Blend shirt and features a 1 color silk screen waterbased dischage treatment... giving it that rustic worn look and feel... and the design itself features a skull adorned with an owl-headdress and elegantly placed antlers and ribbon flourishes. For just $25... this can be yours... oh, and it comes in sizes up to XXXL... so go snag one up, big boys :-)

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Joshua Budich's Akira print & more for Gallery1988 show!

The above six-color screen print, entitled "Tetsuo," is one of six 18"x18" pieces by Joshua Budich that will be available at his upcoming Gallery1988 Venice show! Based on the cult cartoon Akira, this print (as well as the other five) will be limited to 75 copies produced and cost only $40 each. Seriously. people, $40 for a six-color screenprint at any size — let alone a foot-and-a-half squared — is a great deal!

New Works by Joshua Budich, Jay Shaw and Jeff Boyes opens on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 with a reception from 7-10PM and runs through August 28th at Gallery1988, 214 Pier Ave.,Santa Monica, CA 90405.

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Jesse Hernandez x RAJE Toys - Mecha Azteca retailer info... does this mean it's releasing soon?

we have been following the progress of RAJE Toys latest project for some time now... and it appears that Jesse Hernandez's amazing "Mecha Azteca" figure is going to see the light of day... sooner rather than later! This massive 12” tall figure will come in three colorways : Regular (600 pieces), Shadow (200 pieces) and Jungle (200 pieces). The Regular figure will ship three to a case with the Shadow being a 1:4 chase colorway. The Jungle colorway, is an exclusive to retail store Limited Edition in the UK, but some of these editions will be made available to US based fans and stores via Legacy. The Mecha Azteca is priced $120 and retailers interested in stocking the Mecha Azteca should visit the RAJE Toys website HERE for info on carrying this product!

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Rotofugi x Chris Ryniak x Squibbles Ink - "Triple Crown Monster" in Unpainted Orange

Released in a very eye-catching blue during SDCC 2012, designed by Chris Ryniak for Triple Crown of Yo-Yo, then sculpted by Scott Wetterschnieder of Shinbone Creative, before being produced by the partnership of Rotofugi and Squibbles Ink... we all now have the opportunity to snag up the very cool 'Unpainted Orange' Triple Crown Monster for $80 each HERE right now! This figure is DOPE and is a must, so best of luck on your journey of snaggin one of these up!

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Jay222 x Max Toy Company - Unpainted blue "Lady Vengeance" figure debut

We saw the release of Troy Stith's first sofubi figure "Yuudoku" with Max Toy Company last week... and subsequently, it sold out... and now dropping this Friday, August 3rd 2012 via the Max Toy Co online shop HERE is the next artist produced sofubi figure from Max Toy Co... the unpainted blue edition of Jay222's "Lady Vengeance"! I am guessing that this figure will be as limited as the "Yuudoku" release, and with the following that Jay has, I can see these not lasting very long at all, so hop on the opportunity when they go live in a few days!

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Brutherford's Tamara Petrosino's custom Trikky Munny for Jinxed group show!

Entitled "Cataver," this custom Trikky is for the Jinxed's Munnyworld show happening next month. Crafted by Tamara Petrosino, who does the graphic design work for Brutherford Industries, I love the simple yet brilliantly funny take she has on the platform. And the best part, obviously, is the brain topped ice cream cone…

"A Munny World Custom Toy Show" opens August 4th with a reception from 6-10PM at Jinxed, 1050 North Hancock St., Philadelphia, PA 19123. Participating Artists Include: 64 Colors, Rsin, Ryan Rutherford, Tamara Petrosino, Valerie Gudell, Erica Hesse, Ed Vazquez, Kyle Collins, Pocket Wookie, Allison Harvard, Matt Anderson, Mike Ski, Dave Weeks (The Airrat), Ronnie Bullets, Jason Goldberg, Rob Kraiza, Matt Siren, Yis Goodwin (Nosego), Delirious, Chris Holt (The Toy Viking), Mike Die, Heather Gargon, and Brian Hoffecker.

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Shadoe Delgado's "Miniboss" custom Munny

Shadoe Delgado is at it again with another custom. This is a 4" Munny that he is calling "Miniboss", and it's the 5th in his ongoing series of Shadow-ling creatures! Unfortunately he has already sold, but you can find his companions via his online shop HERE! He tells us that he had a lot of fun playing around with the antlers and building up washes on the mask... and as you can see he introduced a new medium (crackle paste) and the result... well, it look sooo rad! I love how these figures really come to life, and with each custom that we see from him, they keep getting better and better!

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Miss Van "Wild at Heart" Show @ Copro Gallery

West Coast is toying with me again! One of my favorite ladies in the art world, the lovely Miss Van will be presenting her latest show at Copro Gallery, "Wild at Heart". Citizens of Humanity are sponsoring the event and will be hooking up those of you in attendance at the opening reception with a Miss Van tee! I Le sigh, take me please. Paint me as a poupee!

This all coincides with the premier issue launch of Citizens of Humanity's new publication which will feature the artist. Take a peak at their site!!! In this work, her alluring drawings and paintings will peak our intrigue further as she masks her muses and isolates various body parts such as the eyes and painted pouts in her signature style we know and love. "Wild at Heart" takes place at Copro Gallery from 8pm -11:30pm on Saturday, August 11. The show runs through September 1 and is one not to be missed.

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tBRWD's monstrously cute plush critters are on sale to celebrate launch!

Brandon R. Wagner has opened a new plush toy company entitled tBRWD (the Brandon Ro Wagner Designs), focused on creating monstrously cute critters. The newly opened store needs to generate some quick cash to, basically, pay for itself… so Wagner is giving a fantastic deal: his trio of creatures will normally retail for $40 each but, until the end of September, he's only asking $25 each. That's right, you can bring home Grim the Reaper, Clarissa the Monster or George the Yeti for next to nothing. Each 18.5-inch tall plush is made from fake fur and Grade A polyfil, ensuring they are all soft and furry. Plus each one also comes with a matching character button and the tBRWD button. So head on over to tBRWD's online shop and grab your fill of cuteness…

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JFury's custom Chuckboy Dunny is a cyborg, chainsaw-wielding clown!

After a bevy of more tribal themed custom pieces, JFury returns to the clown design that made him famous… or, at least, he does so at the behest of a collector who commissioned him. The above piece, a customization of the ever-fun-to-play-with Chuckboy 3-inch Dunny, has a wonderfully sculpted chainsaw hand on his cyborg half as well as a sculpted balloon for the second ear. Overall, it looks fantastic, though there is something "off" about the skull on his chest… maybe if it was outlined in black it would gel better? I'm not sure, but it doesn't seem to fit quite right to my eye. We're hearing that JFury will be doing a custom Dunny series in the near future, but you should still feel free to contact him about commissioning a piece of your own!

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Scott Tolleson x Screaming Sky Gallery - "Nosellots - Super Show Shindig" group art show spectacular

What has kinda snuck under the radar until about a week ago is the launch of a really cool show that artist Scott Tolleson is involved with... not only in the majority of the show pieces, but curating a mini-show that is taking place during the opening as well! Dubbed the "Nosellots - Super Show Shindig", this spectacular show being hosted by the folks over at Screaming Sky Gallery will feature a ton of Scott's 'Nosellots' figures in the form of traditional paintings and 3D forms, you know there will be plush... as well as a curated 'Nosellots' custom show where he asked participating artists to go to town on whatever they wanted... they just had to keep the 'Nosellots' theme... and as you can see from the previews above from Ajee, Mike Egan, JRYU, Frank Mysterio and Michelle Coffee... this show promises to be all kinds of awesome eye-candy! "Nosellots - Super Show Shindig" opens August 11 and runs through September 9, and Scott will be on hand at the opening party on August 11 from 11am – 7pm where he will be present to doodle, sign, sketch and/or just fart around with gallery attendees.

Screaming Sky Gallery
1416 NE Alberta Street
Portland, OR 97211

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ThreeA x Xbox360 x 343 Industries - Halo Commander Carter Spartan-III 1/6th

What has been in the works for some time now, and hot damn does the finished piece look amazing, as Ashley Wood put his designer touch on the amazing Halo line of figures with this rad Commander Carter Spartan-III 1/6th scale figure! The folks over at DeKorner have this up right now HERE for pre-order and they are offering up free domestic shipping until August 25th... estimated shipping 4th Qrt. 2012! The figure itself is fully decked out... stands 13.5" tall, has fiber-optic illuminated helmet and combat armor, a magnetized shoulder shields and rear pouch that all weapons can be attached to, a rubberized suit over a fully articulated body with complete outer armor attachments, fully articulated fingers, and comes with M392 DMR (Designated Marksman Rifle), M9 HE-DP APG Frag Grenade (x2), and a Combat Knife with sheath!!! Go HERE to reserve yours today!

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Designer Toys 101: What is a Qee?

If you are new to this column, it is truly meant to be read from the beginning to the most recent.
Please start with the first installment, "What are Designer Toys?"

You may recall several installments back that we discussed the Munny platform, a base design that can be hand-painted by customizers into a unique figure, as well as the Dunny platform, which uses various applications at the production level to make a horde of versions available. Now we'll discuss the Qee, which is sort of a merging of the two ideologies.

The Qee (pronounced "Key") is generally considered the first platform figure, with the Toyer version being introduced in 1999 by the Hong Kong-based company Toy2R. Though, like the Munny, Qee is actually a family of figures each with a slight manipulation of the base form:

Most are obvious interpretations of anthropomorphized animals (Bear, Cat, Doggy, Monkey, Bear, and Bunny) with the Toyer being the only true exception. The Toyer is a humanoid form with a cartoonish skull head, which has become the iconic logo for the company as well. There are further versions of the platform, like the Knuckle Bear Qee and the Egg Qee, but those shown above give you enough of an idea.

Qees are generally 2.5-inches tall and are packaged with an optional keychain accessory, though there are Qees in other sizes: 1.5", 8", 16", 36" and even 60". You can buy Qees that are pre-designed, either within the company or by outside artists, usually sold in a blind box format. But one can also buy completely blank do-it-yourself Qees, meant for artists to create customs out of. Based on the success of the Qee, a wave of asian companies begans producing their own platforms; though most, like the Qee, used a body design similar to the LEGO figure. But it's always good to know who started the trend, right?

Next Week: Who is Huck Gee?

Designer toys used in this week's column are all designs produced by Toy2R.

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Tilt x 1xRUN's Super Mario Bros. graffiti print series!

French street artist Tilt has teamed up with 1xRUN, as we've previously announced, to release this series of iconic Super Mario Bros. characters re-created in Tilt's bubble letter throw-up style. The four images premiered over a year ago in one of Tilt's many gallery exhibitions and fans have been dying to get their hands on these brilliant interpretations every since… These 17" squared prints, each limited to an edition of 100 copies, will be released on a weekly basis: starting with "Luigi" on Thursday, August 2nd at 12 Noon EST, then 7 days later "Princess Peach" will drop, then "Wario" and finally "Mario." Each individual print will cost $100 and, if you want all four and are fast enough, going on sale Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 at 12 Noon EST are a mere ten copies of the Combo Pack set for $400 each.

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Will the MonsterPants & Sucklord film "Villain" happen? It's up to you!

You might recall the announcement we made regarding the movie "Villain," directed by Mr. MonsterPants himself — James McKenney — and set to star The Super Sucklord. But, in the aftermath of certain events, the future of this film seems uncertain…

We launched our VILLAIN Kickstarter campaign on the evening of July 18 and raised over $1800 the first day. A month of days like that and we would have more than reached our $50,000 goal.But then some real life lunatic loosely modeling himself after a comic book villain walked into a showing of a Batman move and murdered 12 people.The pledges stopped and many our associates, concerned that pushing a movie about real life villain project soon after the tragedy might be in bad taste, became reluctant to promote our campaign.I haven't addressed this issue publicly because there's obviously no real connection, thematically or otherwise, between our film and the horrible events in Colorado.Our film is about a serial killer who hunts down the "real life" superheroes of New York City. He does not harm innocent "civilians" and he doesn't use guns or explosives in any way.But the damage is done and I don't think that things will improve in the two weeks that we have left to our campaign unless we do something to change that.

So if you'd like to see "Villain: The Hunter of Heroes" happen, please visit their Kickstarter page and donate whatever you can.

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REVEAL: Tristan Eaton x Vannen Watches's Breaking Bad Tribute Watch!

Now in it's fifth and final season, the AMC television show Breaking Bad — about a chemistry teacher turned crystal meth cook — is going to be paid tribute in the form of at least one art watch from Vannen. The high-end manufacturer has teamed-up with legendary artist & toy designer Tristan Eaton and Breaking Bad fan art site Breaking GIFs to produce a limited edition timepiece entitled "Containment" that every fan of the show will want. I certainly expected it to incorporate three elements: transparent blue, a hazy fog of yellow, and periodic table symbols… But, as you can see below, it doesn't! It went way more cool and cryptic then I could've expected… and we even understand that the reverse of the watch features the Heisenberg stylized skull logo (shown up top) engraved into it.

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Mike Strick's custom "K-Rex" Dinosaur Kracka for Dragons show!

A thundering sound in the distance, a cup of water being jarred by tremors, another thundering sound, a terrible roar… Quickly now, run! Jurassic Park has been breached! The "K-Rex" is loose! And yes, it does say "K-Rex" and not "T-Rex"… The film's most iconic clashing of dominant species, Tyrannosaurus and man, has been brilliant recaptured in the above diorama by Mike Strick. Created to be part of the "Dragons" group custom show, this piece started out life as a Kidrobot Kracka Munny, which should clearly indicate to any on-looker just how far this was remade!

"Dragons" will have a launch party on August 18th from 6PM to 7PM at The SHO Gallery, The Coach House, 1A Inverness Place, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 4RU, UK. After the launch, all the pieces will be placed up for seven day auction on eBay, with all proceeds being donated to DiabetesUK.
Participating artists include: A Little Stranger, Alto, Blue-Frog, Cheo, Cris Rose, David Stevenson, DMS & Neese, Dr Barbados, Emily Bee, Fark-Fk, Felt Mistress, Flatties, Graffiti Life, Hoakser, Inkbotz, Jim Freckingham, Jonathan E, Jon-Paul Kaiser, KeziArt, Lex, Lisa Rae Hansen, Lunabee, Map Map, Mark James, Mark Treharne, Matt JOnes, Mike Strick, Mimic, Michal Miszta, Mr Lister, Pete Fowler, PJ Constable, Planet Domu, Run DMB, Sneaky Raccoon, Squink, Stae, Stu Witter, Taylored Curiosities, TMH, Triclops Studios, UME Toys, Uncle Absinthe, Zombiekel, Zro Toys, and Zukaty.

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