And the Winner Is...

     Ok, so last week I wanted you guys to caption this picture and the funniest one was gonna win a set of The Walking Dead Pop! Vinyl figures from Funko.  After careful deliberation, a talk with my lawyers, a session with the spirits on the old Ouija board, and a visit to the chiropractor, the winner of the contest is....











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(ham sandwich, yum)

    Batmanda!!!!!!! With her comment "Girls Gone Wild: Zombie Edition".  Not only did this make me laugh, but it also kinda grossed me out because I could actually see that as being a real product people would buy.  Send me your info to thetoyviking@gmail.com and I'll send you your figures.  

Seen at NYCC: Mimobot

    Mimobot always has the best presence at Comic Con.  They bring their mini store with them and staff it with the nicest people who always look like they're having the best time.  Like my buddy Jess here, who is the smiling face of collectible data storage devices.  She can now add that to her business card and/or Facebook profile.  

    It's hard to get pictures of what they have because they have sooooo much cool stuff.  Like their newest Ugly Doll flash drives (one of which I'll be reviewing on here very very soon) and other brands like Adventure Time, GI Joe and Star Wars.  They're the best way to store your favorite things, your important things, and those things you just can't talk about and would hope that someone has the decency to not mention after you're dead.  Like how many Taylor Swift songs you downloaded.  Weirdo.  

    How many times do you think guys tried hitting on her by asking her "so, what's your function?"  Ok, probably none because they just stuttered, grabbed a free sticker, and ran back to the amine section of the con.  

Buddy The Elf Pop! Vinyl from Funko

    I'm not big on holiday decorating because honestly, it's a lot of work with little payoff.  Maybe if I had kids I could get behind it a little more, but I'd rather fill my house with stuff I can put there once and not have to move around because a certain date has passed.  My Christmas tree last year?  Yeah, it saw the beginning of Spring.  I was tempted just to leave it up and let it be a permanent fixture, maybe start a new trend or something.  We could have different ornaments for different times of year, but the tree itself would always be there.  I would still slack off and not change them on time, but it could be a step in the right direction for someone like me, to at least have the biggest part of the ordeal up all the time.  

    Funko is coming to my rescue with this Buddy the Elf Pop! Vinyl figure.  Sure he's a Christmas dude, but you don't have to pack him away in January (or in my case March), you can leave him out all year! This little elf dude will be available November 15th and will be the first of your many permanent holiday decorations.  Help me start the revolution!

Seen at NYCC: Monster Pants Plus Designer Con Exclusive News

    Why did my pictures come out so dark?  Probably because I'm a bad photographer, thanks for rubbing it in.  Now I'm gonna have to double up on my meds just to make it through the day.  

    This is James, the man behind all that is Monster Pants.  Not only do they make cool movies, but they make cool toys too!  His table at New York Comic Con was filled with his Sea-Borg creations and people were really digging them.   

    If you're lucky enough to be attending this year's Designer Con you can say "hi" to James yourself and pick up his exclusive Pinku Sea-Borg figure.  Only 30 of them have been made and they will be $35 each.

Custom Toys of the Week: Lisa Rae Hansen

    I couldn't pick just one of Lisa Rae Hansen's toys for the Custom of the Week feature, so I instead chose to show you two of her most recent.  Being that it's my website and this is a dictatorship, I didn't see anything wrong with that.

    For the first one, she has designed a special PigQee to help raise money for the Mattia Fagoni Association.  Mattia is a 5 year old who is suffering from a degenerative disease called Sandhoff Syndrome and his parents have been very involved in the art world helping to generate funds for research and treatment of this condition.

    The second one utilizes the QiQi figure from Creo Design.  What's cool about both toys is they come with wearable pieces so you'll never have to be too far from your collection.  I know I start to get withdrawal when I leave my toys by themselves for too long.  Makes me nervous.  

Seen at NYCC: Lego

    I love Lego.  I love sitting on the floor and building things out of them for hours and not giving a crap about anything else.  They are the perfect toy and you don't even feel that weird playing with them  when you're a grown man.  Well, sometimes, but not always.  Needless to say, I've never built anything quite like this, but I'd give it a go if someone wanted to buy me a ton of the bricks.  Could you imagine how pissed I would be if built one of these only to find out mid way that I screwed up?  They must have some serious anger management techniques at ye olde Lego factory, cause I would be ready to snap.  

"Hey guys, I finally finished building that giant Gandalf statue." 

"You left out a piece in his chest bro."

-cue the mass murder-

That's a lot of pressure right?  Getting one of these guys done without messing up.  

Oh, and they're doing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legos.  There's your bit of news.

Who's that strapping young lad with the man purse standing next to the Incredible Hulk?

Seen at NYCC: Erick Scarecrow

    It must take a small army to move the amount of toys Erick Scarecrow brings with him to Comic Con.  I mean seriously, just look at all the pictures I took.  He must use some sort of wizardry to fit everything into his booth because nobody maximizes square footage like this guy.  He had a bunch of cool exclusive figures for the show and a bunch of familiar characters from his popular lineup.  The one that stood out the most to me though is pictured just below and to the right.  Pretty weird huh?  It's a huge departure from his typical style of bright colors and cartoonish features.  I really like it and in talking with him you could tell how excited he was to try something completely unexpected.  Hopefully we'll get more info about a release date soon.  In the meantime, enjoy the pictures and check out http://www.esctoy.com/ to get your hands on any leftovers from the show.