Wondercon Exclusives from Jesse Hernandez

    That's some serious shine coming off of these figures.  Jesse Hernandez and Kuso Vinyl are trying to add some treasure-worthy items to your collection this weekend at Wondercon.  You're gonna need some lasers, a few nasty guard dogs, and a crack security team to keep these safe.  Only 15 of each were made and they will retail for $130, which is nothing when you think of what Indiana Jones is gonna go through to try and steal them.  

    You don't think Jesse would come with just two exclusives?  Thats not how he rolls.  He comes with an entire Uhaul truck of goods.  This Jaguar Knight from Pobber Toys is an exclusive to Bait and they will release 15 of them per day at booth #1173.  And it glows in the dark.  And it does your taxes.  Only one of those things is true.  

Wondercon Exclusives from Super7

    Have any of you seen House of Cards on Netflix?  Normally I'm not one for political anything, but that show is phenomenal.  The wife and eye watched all 13 episodes in 2 days, which will tell you how good it is and also how we need to get out more.  The rest of this post has absolutely nothing to do with what you've just read.

    Wondercon is this weekend in Anaheim, and while it is a tad to far for me to drive to, some of you other lucky folks can go and pillage all the exclusive toy releases.  Super7 will be there and will have 3 figures in an attempt to bleed you of your money so that your Netflix account gets cancelled (see, I tied it all together).  I really really really want that Happy Cola Pocket Mummy Boy.  He looks just like that gummy cola candy that tastes yummy as it rips your dental work out.  Only $25 and you can mail one straight to me.  Sure I'll pay you back, maybe before you even have to take me to Judge Judy.  

    Maybe a Glowing Frost Rose Vampire is more your speed.  Well guess what?  They'll have one of those waiting for you.  It won't have your name on it because that would deface the figure, but you'll be able to tell it's yours when you hear it whispering the lyrics to your favorite Taylor Swift song.  Again, only $25.  I'm sensing a theme here.  

    "You know Chris, I'm more into collecting anthropomorphic ice cream cones than anything, it's a shame that they don't cater to my interests."  Don't be silly pee pants, of course they have that.  And why not make it pink and glow in the dark, just to throw and extra bit of something something on there for ya?  Done.  "But I only have $25 in my budget the whole convention."  Let me see what I can do for you, oh wait, done.  I actually had nothing to do with any of it but I will take the credit.  Visit booth #1166 to buy cool stuff.  

Alice: Madness Returns Figure from Diamond Select Toys

    I'm not gonna lie to you, this game bored me to tears.  The idea was sound, the graphics and design were cool, I just couldn't bring myself to enjoy it.  But since I do enjoy a good revamp of classic tales I gave it my all.  

    As I mentioned before, I did enjoy the design of the game and thankfully that's all that matters when it comes to this figure from Diamond Select Toys.  This is the title character dressed in her royal suit, looking rather fetching and murderous at the same time.  You can pick her up next month from comic shops and specialty stores.  

ToyConUK Exclusives from The Hang Gang

    Every time I write about this guy I feel the need to remind you that there is an actual animal called a wooper looper and that is it's real name.  Google that sucker and marvel at how cool nature can be.  

    This Wooper Looper was made by Gary Ham and is an exclusive to The Hang Gang at ToyConUK.  Only 35 were made in this color and they also will have 5 unpainted ones that you can make look however you want, or just leave 'em naked and exposed to the elements.  Your choice says a lot about you,  and I won't tell you which one makes you a sociopath.  Bwahahahaha.   

    Of course they didn't stop there.  They also teamed up with Jeff Lamm and Unbox Industries for this exclusive Spike Wad.  Only 10 of these guys were made and they have pink flocking!!!!  So fuzzy!!!  Jeff Lamm will be in attendance so you can get him to sign it, or give him a high five, or buy him lunch.  He's probably down for all of that.  

UME Toys Resin Releases for ToyConUK

    You know what I've accomplished today?  I beat Tomb Raider while in my underwear.  That is literally it.  Granted, it's snowing outside and the roads are bad, but I could have done something more productive. I could have at least put pants on.  Richard from UME Toys has managed to be much busier than me as he has created a ton of new resin pieces for ToyConUK.  These are but some of them and if you would like to see more you can check out his Flickr page here. 

Big Metal Fan Resin Figure from Hungry for Imps

    It seems like everyone is making their own toys now.  Which is good, cause it's better to be out there creating stuff than sitting outside of a 7-11 with a brown bag of party juice trying to pick up soccer moms and reliving your glory days to the local juggalos.  I applaud creative endeavors, which is why I'm always happy to get emails from someone who's out there making things happen.

    This guy, who looks like he would haunt Judas Priest's tour bus, was made by Hungry for Imps.  He only made five of them and you can pick one up today at 5pm from http://hungryforimps.bigcartel.com/  for $20.  

Super Series Sunday from Task One x Tenacious Toys

    Who doesn't love the Muppets?  Well, maybe communists and violent felons, but just about everyone else does.  Hell, I'll go and watch Muppets Take Manhattan right now and thoroughly enjoy it and there's not much you can do about it.  My favorite guys are the rats that work as cooks in the diner.  Still cleaner than eating at McDonald's.

    Task One is continuing his Pillaging Pop Culture blind box series with three new figures this week.  Buy one for $40 or all three for $100.  These will be on sale through Tenacious Toys for their Super Series Sundays release on March 24th at 4pm Eastern time.  Once these figures go on sale, the previous three will no longer be available, so act now if you want to complete your set.  Or if you want to prove you're a baller, you can get all 18 figures for $600 and not worry yourself about on sale dates.  

DC Comics Mystery Minis from Funko

    Can you ever have too much Batman?  All signs point to no (remember Magic 8 Ball?  do they still make those?)  Funko is releasing these Mystery Mini blind boxed figures on April 24th and they look pretty cool.  My only gripe would be that there's no Harley Quinn figure, but other than that I like these little guys.  You can check out all the variations and the assortment rate below.  

Hug The Killer Glow Edition from Mighty Jaxx

    You need Hug the Killer in your life.  I got the original version in the mail yesterday and I love this murderous worm.  Now Mighty Jaxx have added a glow in the dark version to add to your collection.  They only made 50 of them and they are available right now from www.mightyjaxx.com.  If you buy a lot of them you could save money on your electric bill.  Or you'll just have a creepy army of glow critters that want to eat your face.  Either way is cool.

Reason I'm Slacking Today: Tomb Raider

    I can't be productive every day of my life can I?  Add to that a foxy treasure hunter with an English accent reminiscent of a teenage Nigella Lawson and rest assured that my responsibilities in life will pass by unnoticed.  Yes, I've gotten my hand on the newest Tomb Raider game and it has sucked me in.  It's like Uncharted but with eye candy.  And she's not just a looker, because 5 minutes into the game she lands on a piece of rebar that pierces her back and pops clean through to the other side.  Does that deter her?  Nope, she just reaches down, pulls it out, and hobbles on.  She didn't call in sick, or sit around in her pajama pants all day, she got things done.  Things like shooting guys in the head with a bow and arrow, and shooting guys in the head with a pistol.  You know, girl stuff.

New Tee from Matt Anderson x Outsmart Originals

    Matt Anderson makes some crazy stuff.  His work moves well beyond the boundaries of what a toy is and brings it to the level of art.  They're big and unapologetic, which makes them interesting.  Now you can wear the maverick toy sculptor's work with you wherever you go.  Just remember to wash it every once and awhile so you don't smell like a yeti.

    This tee is available now from Outsmart Originals for only $20.  Get one now or risk getting throat punched.  I think that would hurt.

Purple Haze Zombie Fighter from Secret Base x Super7

    There's this big controversy over whether or not to let this lady who was once a dude fight other ladies in MMA.  It's kinda strange I must say, but it doesn't address the real issue of our times.  Do we let zombies fight regular humans?  They don't feel pain (unless you shoot them in the head), they will never yield to whatever submission hold you try, and they bite which is a big no no in the rule books.  Now if we started a zombie fighting league that would be entertainment.  And 100% better than that robot fighting crap that SyFy is trying to sell us as being cool.  It's not.

    If zombie fighting were a legit, sanctioned sport, my money would be on this guy from Secret Base and Super7.  After all, he's got two heads, which equals twice the concussion-sustaining power.  And he also looks like he's taken some serious damage and still come back for more, kinda like Lindsay Lohan.  You can add him to your stable of fighters tomorrow at noon Pacific time at www.super7store.com.

Game of Thrones Series 2 Pop! Vinyl from Funko

    HBO is expensive and mean.  Why won't they put their programming on Netflix?  Why do they charge so much for DVD box sets?  They drive me insane, but luckily I don't have to play into their corporate tyranny any longer and I can reenact their best show with these figures for a fraction of the cost.

    Funko is releasing the second series of Game of Thrones toys on April 11th just in time for the return of the show (for all of you rich folks).  But who needs it when a camcorder and a few of your friends will do.  Plus you can cut out all the weird incest parts and add more dragons.  

Megaseth from Lisa Rae Hansen x fugi.me

    We've all seen dudes like this at shows.  He has tour t-shirts older than you are.  He used to roadie for Motorhead in '86 before they got fired for getting more groupies than Lemmy.  He is the world's biggest metal fan.  Megaseth is the original disciple of loud guitars and songs about wizards and now he can come home with you to guard your record collection against infiltration by the likes of Justin Bieber.

    Created by Lisa Rae Hansen and produced by fugi.me, this resin figure is limited to 10 of each version at ToyConUK; one at Lisa's (I Break Toys) booth and the other at the fugi.me booth.  There is also a special chase version of each figure, so they are blind boxed.  Each one also comes with guitar picks, buttons, mini print, and concert ticket.  If any are left over they will be put on their respective websites.  May the gods of metal shine upon you, or something.

Sons of Anarchy Die Cast Motorcycles from Maisto

    Is there any guy out there that watches Sons of Anarchy that doesn't wish they could be a part of the craziness?  Sure, you're pretty much guaranteed to get murdered, but it seems like a great time up until then.  Your day job involves riding around on your Harley, being a bad ass, selling guns and getting women.  It's the American dream condensed into hour long episodes.  But since I don't think I would have the best time in jail, I should probably stick to writing about toys and petting my cats.  Seems a bit safer that way.

    Now it's easier to live out our outlaw fantasies with these die-cast bikes from the show.  Maisto has released the rides of Jax, Clay and Opie.  They're popping up in stores now and most online sites have em priced at around $30 for the set of three.  

DigesTED from Alex Pardee x Kidrobot Black

     I still have my teddy bear from when I was a child.  It was a Winnie the Pooh, and I carried that little sucker with me everywhere.  So much so that all of his fur came out and he's been stitched up more than Joan River's face.  He's kind of grotesque, like a small little corpse, which may explain a lot about how I turned out.  Luckily for me though, there were no crazy monsters living under his tattered plush.

    Meet DigesTED from Alex Pardee and Kidrobot Black.  This monstrosity may have once been a a nice teddy bear, but now he has morphed into something horrific and has developed a taste for the blood of children.  They made 250 of these twisted figures and they will be $200 when they are released on March 28th.  It's perfect for those of you that have a new baby and are looking for that extra special something to finish off their nursery.  If you want to raise the next Ted Bundy.

"Kiss My Blarney" Young Gohst from Ferg x Grody Shogun x Lulubell Toy Bodega

    All you St. Patrick's Day revelers are probably nursing headaches and forging doctor's notes so you don't get fired for not showing up to work today, but why let the celebrations end with regret when you can continue them at least until tomorrow?  Because then you can buy yourself this "Kiss My Blarney" Young Gohst from Ferg and Grody Shogun.  He's only $35 and he's available from Lulubell Toy Bodega starting Tuesday the 19th at noon Pacific time.  By then you should be able to see straight enough to type your credit card number, so no worries.  

Mini 10-Doh! Series 2 Kickstarter Campaign

     I was fortunate enough to be born at just the right time to fully appreciate the Nintendo when it was first released in America.  I had an Atari before that, but nothing compared to how cool Super Mario Bros. was and the feeling of pride I had when I finally beat it.  Nothing could possibly be better than that.  But games got bigger, the graphics got better, and those old NES cartridges are now either filling up landfills or the collections of video game hoarders.

    Now we can have those memories live on forever with the help of Mini 10-Doh! figures.  These have been around for a little while, as they have done a previous blind box series of the little guys and some bigger pieces as well.  Squid Kids Ink needs your help to make Series 2 a reality and they're offering a butt ton of incentives on Kickstarter that you can get for making this happen.  Pledges range from $10 for a random blind box figure to $10,000 that will get you a complete set of Series 2, a gold set of Series 2,  5 exclusive Kickstarter figures, and a nearly 30 inch figure that you will design yourself.

    Series 2 will feature the artistic talents of Nathan Hamill, Gary Ham, David Horvath, Hydro74, Kano, Shawnimals, and many more!  Check it out and help fund it today by clicking here.

Custom Toy of the Week: We Become Monsters

    Is it any wonder that Lance Armstrong and countless other athletes risk turning their man grapes into raisins in order to become awesome athlete types?  All anyone has to do is look into their childhood's to see what a horrible influence Super Mario Brothers was.  He constantly took performance enhancing drugs and you know what they led to?  Fame, tons of gold coins, and the hottest girl in a land full of hammer-tossing turtles.  And he grew to behemoth proportions.  But never have we been exposed to the downside of relying on a fungus to make your life worth living....until now.  

    We Become Monsters dared to ask what would happen if Mario got ahold of a bad batch and the results are terrifying.  This custom figure was made for the "Game On" art show at 1AM in San Francisco next week and should serve as a warning to us all to never buy drugs from that weird guy down the street who is always wearing the same shirt that probably hasn't been washed since he bought it in 1974 from that Foghat show and that won't stop talking about the one time he met Jimmy Carter outside of an Old Navy in Atlanta during this crazy sale they were having on cargo shorts.  I mean, don't do drugs kids.  

Super Series Sunday Release from Evilos x Tenacious Toys

    I need to get this guy out here to paint my car.  Seriously, it could use a nice touch up and maybe some flames.  Or this picture on the hood:

      Evilos may not be available to paint sick fantasy murals on your automobile, but he did paint these Android figures for Tenacious Toy's Super Series Sunday.  Only 5 of them were made and they will be $50 each.  They go on sale March 17th at 4pm Eastern time.  

New Tees from JFury x Outsmart Originals

     Remember when you could go to the mall and buy cool shirts that no one else had and everybody stopped you to tell you how much they liked what you were wearing?  Yeah, me neither, so thankfully there are companies like Outsmart Originals around so you're not stuck wearing a shirt with a store's name on it. 

    Their newest shirts were designed by JFury, whose over the top cartoonish style is the stuff nightmares are made of.  Seriously, I've never met a smoking clown who had good intentions.  

    And if you order one of these tees you'll be entered to win this custom toy!  That sucker looks like he was made in a top notch factory in China, but he is actually hand painted and sculpted.  Pretty impressive.  

ToyConUK Exclusive Caveys from A Little Stranger

    A Little Stranger has been busy getting ready for the inaugural ToyConUK.  First, she sculpted the mascot figure that was turned into a killer vinyl production piece, and now she is revealing two more exclusives for the show.  And they're so cute I wanna fill a pool with them and go swimming in they're adorableness.  I've said too much.

    There's a plushy Cavey that is limited to only 25 pieces and comes with a special enamel badge and display cube.  He's gonna be £25.  Then there's the vinyl Cavey who is hand painted, limited to 10 pieces, and will cost £15.  If there happens to be any leftovers from the show the remaining toys will be listed for sale at http://heycavey.bigcartel.com/.

Dead Kozik Bust Kickstarter from Kevin Gosselin

    I can't tell which is scarier:  the fact that I could buy this or the fact that I'm seriously contemplating buying this.  I'm a Kozik fan no question, but I never thought about putting his rotting mug on my grand piano before.  But Kevin Gosselin did and he created this in tribute to the godfather of rock posters and nicotine addicted bunnies.  And people couldn't be more excited.  His Kickstarter campaign to get this produced as a full fledged vinyl bust has taken off since its start a few days ago and it looks like this will become the must-have home decor item for toy nerds in 2013.  

    The first colorways of the bust will be in red and glow in the dark.  Both are exclusive to the Kickstarter campaign and will be made using the same factory that produces all of Kozik's famous busts of questionable world leaders.  The dead man himself is even doing all of the artwork for the boxes.  This may be the strangest vinyl toy ever produced of a guy who makes vinyl toys who is still alive but is depicted as being dead.  Ok, I'll guarantee it is.  

    You can support this campaign and get one of these to complete your serial killer-like shrine or you can donate as little as $10 and get a sticker pack to plaster his face all over your Nissan.  Check it out by clicking here.  

Brandy Edition Chester Runcorn from Doktor A and Kuso Vinyl

    Mustaches are everywhere these days.  The wife and I went into a bookstore last week and near the register they actually had an entire section of products dedicated to ye olde flavor saver.  Magnets, t-shirts, button, just about anything you could imagine.  And this was at a bookstore, which struck me as even weirder.  I should have known not to expect better when they let the Jersey Shore cast write books and people were actually excited to read them.

    This dapper gent is Chester Runcorn from Doktor A.  He's been released in many different colors before, all named after various libations that lead to the listening of jazz music and hedonism.  He's on sale now at www.kusovinyl.com and for a meager $65 he will fancy up your joint with his jaunty hat and English accent.  

The Return of Street Fighter x Kidrobot

    Once, when I was but a wee lad, I went to a video store (they used to exist I swear) and bought a used copy of Street Fighter for the Sega Genesis for only $20.  That's it, that's the end of the story.  Everything can't be amazing all the time, sometimes stories don't go anywhere at all or end happily.  I mean, I went home and played it a lot and was pretty happy about that.  Ok, so maybe my procuring of this game wasn't an Indiana Jones-caliber adventure with snake pits and what have you, but when you're 13 and you grew up in the middle of nowhere things like this were a bigger deal than maybe they should have been.  You don't know my pain!

    Kidrobot is continuing their relationship with the Street Fighter franchise with an all new set of figures. What's kinda neat about these is that they are sold in packs of 2, but you only know one of the figures you're going to get.  The other is a mystery opponent just like in the game.  These come out on March 28th and will sell for $17.95

    They also made some keychains.  They're blind packaged.  And for your keys.  They also make fabulous nose jewelry.  For your nose.  They're $4.95 and come out on the same day.

ToyConUK Mascot from The Hang Gang, A Little Stranger, and Unbox Industries

    Would anyone run from this guy if they saw him tearing up their town?  I mean, he's downright cute, so I think people would try to pet him.  Kinda like when tourists go to Yosemite National Park and they feed the bears from their cars.  "Look honey, the cute little bear likes Doritos too."  But they never realize that the bear likes Doritos so much that it will smash all your windows in and mangle your children to use as salsa.  The moral of the story is, no matter how cute something is, unless you're positive you can beat it in a fight don't try and snuggle it.  That same philosophy applies to women too, fyi.

    This prehistoric dinosaur bro is the mascot for the upcoming ToyConUK.  He was designed by The Hang Gang, sculpted by A Little Stranger and produced by Unbox Industries.  If you're lucky enough to be attending the event you can pick up one of them or you can get a DIY version in which you have to do all the work yourself and if you screw it up you have no one to blame.  Any left over after the event will go up for sale online, but since there's only 100 of the one you see here, you might wanna call up any English friends you have and beg for their help.  

Two New Preorders from Lulubell Toy Bodega

     Just saw these on Twitter so I thought you might be interested in them.  Lulubell Toy Bodega is offering up these blank Siccaluna bunnies as an open run preorder.  So if you want to order 500 of them you totally could, but you only have a week to do so and they're $8 each, so maybe shoot for 400 of them.  Don't wanna not be able to eat dinner.  Anyone who enjoys customizing toys should be all over these.  They're cheaper than Dunnys!

    They're also offering up this Devilman figure made by Siccaluna Koubou and painted up by Grody Shogun.  These are much more limited and they are available for preorder while supplies last.  And by supplies I mean the ones that are in a giant shipping crate making their way to Arizona as we speak.  $80 will guarantee you one.