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Jul 24, 2008
Jesse Hernandez – Aztec Munky + Live Painting Tonight
Munky King posted a teaser flier of their upcoming Aztec style munky figure from Jesse Hernandez. Cool. We’ve had the good fortune of getting a closer look and we’re impressed – EXTREMELY detailed project. If you’ve been wondering where the wicked sculpts have gone -- you'll only be waiting just a bit longer.
Btw, don’t miss the Munky King x Vinyl Pulse VinylKings party going down tonight (8:30 – whenever) @ Bar Basic. It’s on 11th and J. Come on out. Surprises? Oh Yeah – here’s the big one. Jesse Hernandez is going to be live-painting in addition to the previously announced artists. Rad. Another? Fine… we’ve got a small (and green) surprise for 25 or so lucky souls.
New Western Series from Super 7
Super7 is showing a Hollis Price proto from Le Merde. This one in a series of figures form Western artists including Bwana Spoons, Brandt Peters, Kathie Olivas (hand-drawn image after the jump and Fleribant Wythmann.
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New Brandt Peters Minis from MINDstyle
MINDstyle is showing a brand-new upcoming mini-series from Brandt Peters. Great stuff. Look for updated pics + info shortly. Very cool!
New L’Amour Supreme @ Super7
Wicked. Rad. Bad-ass. Yes, that’s a lot of superlatives. But this new L’Amour Supreme figure coming from Super7 (shown in proto form) is pretty sweet. Part of the Snakes of Infinity Line, sculpted by Cosmo Liquid, 100% Japanese vinyl. Yum.
New Friends With You Plush
Ok… last post of the night. If you’re down with the brand of voodoo that Friends With You does so well, you’ll want to see the new giant plush being shown at STRANGEco’s booth (white / rainbow). Teddy bears, we don’t think so… See you tomorrow for more of the madness that is SDCC ;-)
Tim Tsui’s Da Minci Customs
Tim Tsui is sharing a portion of ToyQube's booth at SDCC. In addition to his new Da Lupus.Hope figure, he’s offering a limited-edition gold Da Warrior custom for $400 each. There are eight @ SDCC (20 in all). This is the same one he offered at TTF. Jump on this if you want it – they go quickly, may already be gone.
Brandt Peters – SDCC Exclusive Vintage Slap Happy
MINDstyle’s held back a few surprises for SDCC. And how. Front and center is the SDCC Exclusive Vintage Slap Happy from Brandt Peters. This is done in a sparkling white – call it pearlescent. Similar paint treatment to three of the S2 Buff Monster figs. Sharp.
Upcoming Benny and Red Bird Editions
MINDstyle is prepping two new Benny and Red Bird editions from Kathie Olivas. There’s a DIY white edition (release info pending) and a silver edition – the secret Fresh Manila edition (August?).
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James Jarvis – King Ken Minis
It can now be revealed. STRANGEco’s elusive crossover project with James Jarvis and Amos Toys is … a series of King Ken blind-boxed minis. This took a little getting used to for us – King Ken is large and in charge. So minis seem a little out of character (that’s our inner toy nerd escaping for all to see), but these look good and are a chance for fans to readily pick up editions they might have missed of the larger version. What’s your take on these? Btw, if you are the first person to ID the guy in the pic (and don’t work for STRANGEco or his firm, we’ll send you a VP Buka). Leave a comment. And no, it’s not James Jarvis!
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Mark Nagata’s larger Tripasu
We were surprised to see two different sculpts of Mark Nagata’s Tripasu kaiju at the STRANGEco booth. The first we expected – the collaboration with Cronic. There’s also a much larger (10” ?) Tripasu from Max Toy Co and STRANGEco. The larger figure feels a little meaner to us though both are way north of the cute border. More info soon.
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Tenacious D Figures
Last seen during NYCC ‘06 – the Tenacious D figures are on display in the STRANGEco booth. Looking good – be sure to click through for the ahem, money shots. These bring a very retro almost mock toy feel with a nice large size – should definitely add some much needed diversity to the market. Fans of the popular satirical rock band should be stoked.
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Tokidoki’s Cocommando
The Cocommando are tokidoki’s latest toy series from STRANGEco. The first figure Captain Coco(?) is ready to defend the jungle in light-hearted battle with his great coconut helmet, pineapple grenade, and banana phone (nice Bluetooth reference). Dig the detail we’re seeing in Simone’s toy designs from Bulleto to this new jungle warrior.
New Coarse Toys Figures
DKE Toys is showing a new Coarse Toys figure that’s distinctly different from Mark Landwehr’s stylistic extreme sports figures. Hope to have more info shortly.
Greg Simkins - ‘Kleg’ Variant
STRANGEco is showing an elephant head variant of Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins Captn Rotn Claw. We’ll call it ‘Kleg’ for now as the full name escapes us at the moment – tomorrow ;-) Pretty sweet – while we like the original, this one seems to capture more of the electric world brought to life by Greg’s paintings.
Also, STRANGEco is giving ‘con goers a sneak peek at a red colorway of Captn Rotn Claw. Perhaps it’s because of the synergy with the crab concept, but we’re digging this version more than the mono-ish release.
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