After three years of development, BlackBook Toy is now taking pre-orders for the Rocco 3 Devil Bear sofubi toy by Marc McKee. The toy is based on McKee’s design of Steve Rocco’s board for World Industries (1989) which was issued a cease and desist because of the Devil Bear’s resemblance to a certain honey-loving bear from Hundred Acre Wood.
The Devil Bear figure stands 9.85” tall and includes a purple pitchfork which is individually cast in resin by the toy’s sculptor, Chop of Monster Farm. With some minor color and text differences, the figure matches the graphic on the underside of the board. The Rocco 3 Devil Bear is available now for ¥17820 (~$157) directly from BBT as special pre-order which includes a free screen print (8.5” x 11 ) of the graphic from the top, grip-tape side of the vintage skate deck. The figure + print are slated to ship in February of 2019.
