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Jul 16, 2008
TTF Treasure: Itokin Park Special Himalan
I bought several cool vinyl figures from TTF, but the coolest treasure from the show was an incredibly generous gift. Kazhuhiko Ito (Itokin Park) gave Vinyl Pulse this special unpainted clear glitter Himalan. This one was on display but not for sale. So I thought I’d share it with all of you here. After the jump – more pics from various angles. If you’re going to SDCC be sure to catch Itokin Park’s first ever USA signing of the SDCC exclusive Himalan @ Super7’s Booth (#4729) on Friday (7.25) @ 4 PM.
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STRANGEco x G4 - Outerspacious SDCC party (7.24.08)
During the day SDCC means toys, comics, pop culture, and stamina busting lines. Once the sun goes down though, Comic-Con is about the parties. STRANGEco and G4's Outerspacious is on Thursday (7.24.08) from 9PM to close at the Jade Theater in downtown SD. The party will celebrate the launch of the Wonder Women of America book -- many of the featured female CosPlayers will be in attendance to liven the mood. G4 will bring the noise with three 'Nerdcore' style MC's -- MC Frontalot, MC Lars, and YT Cracker. Finally, several G4 show hosts will be in the house as well.
Jade Theater
701 C Street
San Diego, CA 92101
866.471.JADE
DJ Shadow x Cut Chemist – Juke-Bot + Signing @ SDCC
Masterful turntable wizards DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist’s first vinyl figure, the Juke-Bot, was designed by Paul Insect drawing on conceptual art from Ben Stokes. The Juke-Bot art was featured in the promo material released following the first performance of the DJs' 'Hard Sell' set last summer at the Hollywood Bowl. In an increasingly digital era dominated by MP3's, iPod's and virtual turntables, the retro Juke-Bot is a homage to DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist's steadfast insistence on the use of vinyl '45's. Sculpted and produced by Scott Wetterschneider and Klim Kozinevich of Bigshot Toyworks, the 7.5"Juke-Bot is limited to 500 pieces.
SDCC is your chance to pick up one of these babies. The DKE Toys booth will drop 50 pieces for $99 each on Thursday July 24th @ 1PM. DJ Shadow will sign @ 2 PM. A cool figure from one of the top DJ's around -- right on. The figure is also available directly from djshadow.com and is also being sold on this summer's Hard Sell Tour.
Scott Tolleson – Doc Von Block @ SDCC
Scott Tolleson, creator of Tricycle Terror, will drop his new Doc Von Block resin figure @ SDCC. Limited to 25 pieces, the Doc stands 6” tall and comes with his Ivan, his sidekick beaker. Sculpted and casted by Julie B. of Pretty In Plastic, each figure is slightly different due to the hand-done process. Pick it up for $150 @ booth # 1035. After the jump, another pic.
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Munky King x Vinyl Pulse – VinylKings @ SDCC (7.24.08)
We’re stoked to announce VinylKings a comic-con party presented by Munky King and Vinyl Pulse. It will go down at Basic Urban Kitchen + Bar in SD on Thursday, July 24th from 8:30 PM to who knows when.
Visuals provided by Angry Woebots, Mainframe, Peekaboomonster, Scott Belcastro, and Yoskay Yamamoto – live painting style. Tunes by the Simmo Collective-- DJ R-Rated, DJ An-Tone, & DJ Colby. Special guest appearances by the Suicide Girls.
The first 25 people in the door will score a promo copy of the Munky King Mixtape Vol. 1 ”The .44 MagnuMunky” by the Simmo Collective.
There’s alot going down on Thursday of SDCC, but be sure to drop by and start the evening or rather end it with Munky King, Vinyl Pulse, and good friends. Btw, in case you’re wondering the Drunky McSkunky on the flier is part of an upcoming Pink Elephant release by Amanda Visell to be shown in proto form at MK’s SDCC booth. Just some boozin’ flavor.
Basic Urban Kitchen + Bar
410 Tenth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
619.531.8869
Travis Louie - Bride of Stan Framed Etching
Hi-Fructose will premiere Travis Louie's "Bride of Stan" Framed Etching (ed. of 50) at their SDCC booth. Produced by the amazing folks at Pressure Printing, this is a hand-printed intaglio etching, individually tea stained an signed by the artist. The Bride of Stan etchings come framed in a hand-cast antiqued resin frame complete with stainless-steel backing and domed bubble glass. This high-end piece will be available online exclusively through Hi-Fructose. Be sure to check it out at SDDC.
Koji Harmon x Gargamel – Tokoji Seijin
Koji Harmon will drop an SDCC exclusive Tokoji Seijin at SDCC. Koji hand-painted this special edition of his figure with 7 colors over the base green vinyl. Very cool and it’s green (always a plus for us!). Find the SDCC Tokoji Seijin and Koji at the Gargamel booth (#4739)
Artist Proof – Debut Collection Featuring Filth
Keith Poon, founder of ToyQube, and Ocean Star Apparel, Inc. have just announced their new clothing label, Artist Proof. First up is a limited-edition SDCC sharky Tee (booth #4387) followed by a Holiday collection featuring Filth. The collection features an impressive number of designs –Tees, hoodies and jeans. The opera mask influenced designs pop nicely and should prove to be popular. Each successive Artist Proof collection will be created in collaboration with a featured artist. Artist Proof is moving into apparel with a big splash – not a design here or there, but a large launch. After the jump, 20+ pics of the upcoming Artist Proof collection.
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kaNO X Bic Plastics - Bodega
Get Yo Drink On! kaNO and Bic Plastics bring to you a mouth-watering design that puts your juice boxes to shame. Hoping to come out of this are the 5 original water flavors, Orange Drink, Grape Drink, Blueberry Drink, Fruit Drink, and Lime Drink. Something cool about the Bodega (6") is that it is topped off not with a standard bottle cap, but a spray can cap. With its awesome frosted see through body and its signature kaNO “K” on the back, Bic Plastics adds another big hitter to their team.
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