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Jul 21, 2010
SDCC: Rotofugi's New Lake Monsters
Rotofugi is showing new Lake Monsters including Chris Ryniak's Snybora and Joey Pott's S.O.L.E.M.
SDCC: Mr. Clement -- Flocked Petit Lapins
These are being shown at DKE.
SDCC: new Sketchbot Editions
DKE is showing new upcoming editions of Sketchbot.
SDCC: Yoskay Yamamoto's New Figure
Munky King is showing Yoskay's new 'lion' figure. Very nice.
SDCC: Munky King's Omi
Munky King is showing off Omi, its new blind box mini mask series. Each mask uses a peg system and comes with a clear stand that can be used on a desk or wall mounted. MK is also offering 'omi walls' -- slick wall displays which hold 9 Omis with a red background. Very interesting twist on minis and art toys.
Diy Omis and a special MK SDCC Omi are available at their booth. They are also showing Series 1 which features Craola, Luke Chueh, Ferg, Frank Kozik, Yoskay Yamamoto, Nathan Jurevicius, Buff Monster, Dave Pressler and more.
SDCC : Marka 27 Minigods Minis
Marka27 is showing off his latest sonic creation -- mini Minigods. These 5" figures have a small working speaker and are nicelydetailed.
SDCC: Coolrain x MINDstyle-- NBA Figures
MINDstyle is showing protos of its new NBA figures from Korean artist Coolrain. Nice.
SDCC : Mars-1 x Double Super -- Electric Monkeyman
Wow. Mars-1's large Electric Monkeyman looks really nice at easily 16" high. fall 2010.
SDCC: Feric x Double Super - Two Dreams into One
Feric's upcoming ethereal ship with riders looks great, def something to look forward to. Spring 2011. Another Double Super drop.
Bob Dob x Double Super -- Good Fortune
Double Super, a new collaboration between STRANGEco and Three Zero, has made a big debut at sdcc with six premium art multiple figures, including Bob Dob's amazing 'Good Fortune' which is based on his original painting. Slated for Fall 2010.
SDCC : Sket One - 3" Mustard Dunny
Kidrobot is offering a special 3" Mustard Dunny, an excellent companion to the Sketchup Dunny from the upcoming Dunny 2010 series.
Blamo Toys – Cumulus @ SDCC
Knowing SDCC is the big show when it comes to toys, Blamo Toys knew they had to come up with some thing new and special for the huge event. They put their noggins together and came up with a new character, dubbed Cumulus.
Cumulus is Nimbus's younger but much bigger brother. Where Nimbus sees gloom and doom Cumulus knows only the pleasure of the sun on his back and the fragrant smell of spring in the air. His happy-go-lucky personality infuriates his younger sibling. In fact, if you asked Nimbus to describe his brother, he would undoubtedly call him a simpleton... but we here at Blamo like to think of Cumulus's gentle disposition as a gift not a curse. In a way Cumulus truly exemplifies the "sorry-less" mantra behind Blamo Toys. Long live sunny afternoons in Blamoville!
The Cumulus was created and designed by Mikie of Blamo and are each hand crafted from wood and resin. This piece is limited to only 6 pieces , comes signed and numbered, and comes in a silk-screened cardboard display box. You can find him at the Dragatomi booth (#3848) for $200 each.
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Celsius Overheat @ SDCC
Dragatomi will be playing home to many exclusives and releases at this years SDCC, such as Rotobox x Kuso Vinyl’s Overheat Celsius. This exclusive is limited to 200 Pieces and comes with wings, sword, and even an upcoming Fahrenheit comic. Grab yours from the Dragatomi booth (#3848) this weekend!
Brian McCarty – “Art-Toys” Signing and Release @ SDCC
Look up “Toy Photography” in an encyclopedia and I’m pretty sure you’ll see a picture of Brian McCarty. Brian takes amazing photos of toys in physical environments that capture and bring out their essence and personalities. After a long development period, Brian’s new ‘Art-Toys’ hardcover (240 pgs) from Baby Tattoo books collects his sweet toy photos as well as the process that goes into transporting the viewer into the toy’s world.
In addition to the standard edition ($40), there’s also a very nice special edition ($95). The special edition comes with a swanky clear slip-cover, a title-free cover (very cool) and the title page is signed by a large number of the artists whose toys are featured in the book.
I recently had the pleasure of dropping by the Switcheroo Workshop for a mass signing of the Special Edition with several artists including Bob Dob, Gary Baseman, Mark Ryden, Amanda Visell, Scott Tolleson, Yoskay Yamamoto, Luke Chueh, Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins, and Craig Anthony Perkins to name a few. Spread across several stations, each artist made their way through signing all 600 SE books.
When you look through the photos of the signing, you’ll no doubt notice the books with doodles on the covers. These are the artist-customized ‘misfit’ copies. Basically a small percentage of the 600 Special Edition books have covers that were damaged in shipping. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, and when life mars the cover of an awesome art book, you cover the defects with what else, more awesome art! Where do you get the misfit copies ? At SDCC in the Baby Tattoo booth (#) Another thing you’ll likely notice is the couple of books that have serious doodling on the title page. Consider it an amazing bonus for a few lucky collectors.
Speaking of SDCC, Brian will be signing ‘Art-Toys’ throughout the convention. Here’s the full run-down:
Baby Tattoo Books (booth #601) - Wednesday @ 5pm, Friday @ 1pm, and Saturday @ 1pm
Hi Fructose (booth #4939) - Thursday @ 4pm, Sunday @ Noon
In addition to the two booths above, books will also be available at STRANGEco (booth #4629) in limited quantities.
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Frank Kozik – Hammerhead Sharky @ SDCC
The new Frank Kozik Hammerhead Sharky (ed. of 135)from ToyQube will make it’s debut at SDCC in Frank’s booth (#4736). Frank’s legend or is that contagion continues to spread. In all seriousness, we’re happy to see good ol’ Hammerhead.
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