Secret Base x Toy Art Gallery Spongebob X-Ray

    Ever wondered what was going on inside Spongebob?  No, me neither, because a real sponge has absolutely nothing happening in its innards.  Just little holes everywhere that are good for little more than scrubbing your bathtub (which is filthy by the way).  But I have been proven wrong by the combined efforts of Secret Base and Toy Art Gallery who present this Spongebob X-Ray figure.  Standing at 5 inches tall, this pants wearing kitchen tool is exposing himself for the world to see that there is more to him than previously thought by science.  He has a skeleton!!!!  I guess that makes sense since he does have teeth and whatnot, but still I am shocked by this revelation.

    You can own this figure and a cool t-shirt for $185 right now by checking out: http://www.toyartgallery.com/.

Super7 x Bwana Spoons Frederick the Beetle

    Introducing the newest character to join the Super7 family, Frederick the Beetle.  This little guy is the brainchild of Bwana Spoons and is just down right cute.  There, I said it.  I have feelings sometimes.  Unlike most Super7 releases, they are actually throwing a party to introduce this new critter to the masses.  So if you're in the San Francisco area clear your calendar on March 24th and take part in all the excitement.  Here are the details:

Bwana Spoons's Frederick Fest!

Saturday, March 24th @ 11AM Pacific

Super7 Store

1427 Haight Street

San Francisco, CA 94133

415-553-6155

www.super7store.com

Yo Gabba Gabba Pop! Vinyl from Funko

    When I was younger we had our share of weird children's programming that was meant to keep us busy while our parents went to work, or to the bar. I was babysat by a host of characters including Scooby Doo, Mr. Rogers, and The Dukes of Hazard (that wasn't a kids show?). Now those little rug rats have Yo Gabba Gabba to keep them busy with a menagerie of colorful characters and killer songs. Funko now let's you bring the whole cast home as part of their POP! Vinyl toys series. They're coming out in May and are ultra affordable so you won't feel too bad about buying them all. Plus it we support this show hopefully they'll never bring the Teletubbies back. Those things freak me out.

New Gumdrops from 64 Colors

    What's this? It looks like a tub full of goodness from the design duo 64 Colors. There are a ton of different colors of their Gumdrop character, which are just down right cute. What's great about these is that they're not blind boxed, so you can get the whole set with little difficulty. And who wouldn't want one of each? These are produced by Squibbles Ink and Rotofugi and will be available March 23rd for only $5.95 each.  Check out this picture of all 12 different versions.

Custom Toy of the Week: Josh Mayhem

    Ummmmm the word WOW comes to mind.  Check out this toy called "Buggs The Toxic Bunny" from customizer Josh Mayhem.  He is part of a larger group of figures known as The Askew Rangers, who are a collective of heavily armed forest critters (there's a group shot down a bit further).  This and others from the series are available now via Tenacious Toys at pretty reasonable prices considering the amount of work that is involved with each one.  If you like what you see and want to commission something or just browse his other work, check Mr. Mayhem out in the following spots:

http://joshmayhem.com/

http://www.facebook.com/joshmayhem1

The Amazing Spider Man Minimates

    Ok, I have definitely been caught up in all the excitement for the new Batman and Avengers movies this summer and forgot all about Spider-Man. Well now I'm making it up to him by showing you this new line of Minimates inspired by the film. The top picture shows the assortment that will be available at ToysRUs and the bottom picture is of the figures you can get at comic book and specialty shops. Like the movie, they will be available this summer.

More Kuso Vinyl Exclusives at Wondercon

    So Wondercon is this week in Anaheim, California and if you're like me, you can't go. But we can still drool over all the awesome toys that will be available and prepare ourselves to pay tons of money on eBay for those we can't live without. Kuso Vinyl has some cool releases this year including The Forest Warlord from Bigfoot. The gigantic figure will be on display but unfortunately will not be for sale just yet. But fear not, you can always pick this next guy up to help you get over your disappointment.

    Check out this Dragon King figure from artist kaNO. For $65 you can get this Bruce Lee-esque toy that is limited to 250 pieces and the artist himself will be available to sign them for you.

    I'm sorry I don't have anything funnier to say about this. I'm kinda tired and watching episodes of The Bad Girls Club that I've missed. If I was president I would mandate girl fights on television every night. Vote for me in 2012.