Toxic Green Daigomi from Mechavirus x Guumon

    I'm telling you, and remember to give me credit when it actually happens, any day now something looking like this guy is gonna pop out of the middle of Staten Island and wreck New York.  Somebody better get the mayor on the phone and propose building a missile defense system stat, cause this dude looks pissed.

    Behold Daigomi, the crazy plastic creation of Guumon.  This is the Toxic Green edition of the figure and was painted up by Mechavirus and sold exclusively through the fine folks at Kaiju Monster.   I've seen these guys in person a few times and they are massive, which makes their $100 price tag one of the best bargains you'll find as a toy collector.  You know you want one, so now I'll tell you how to get it.

    Purchasing one of these guys can only be accomplished by entering a lottery.  You have from February 4th - 13th to email mzwar001@gmail.com with "Toxic Green Daigomi" in the subject line.  Include your name, address, and PayPal account name in the body of the email.  Then you have to pray to the toy Gods and hope that you get the chance to buy one.  The winners of the lottery will be announced on the 15th.

Hug the Killer: Love Bug Edition from Mighty Jaxx

    If only these were the critters you got when you ate raw pork!  No one would mind having a bunch of these dudes living in your intestinal track, syphoning nutrients from your already digested meals.  It would be like having adorable little pets that hopefully would take a bath before you played with them.

    Hug the Killer is all pinked out just in time for Valentine's Day.  Is he really gonna hug you, or is he gonna eat you?  Who knows, but he's freakin cute so you should take the chance.  Mighty Jaxx only made 50 of this 4 inch tall love worm (I wouldn't Google 'love worm' if I were you) and he is $50.  Get him right now from their website.  

Love Yeti Mini Marshall from 64 Colors x Rotofugi

    Normally, I stay clear of any big hairy thing that is hell bent on trying to love me.  It's just one of those weird personal rules I have.  Call me crazy, but it has served me well thus far in life.  So this guy makes me a tad nervous, though luckily he is actualy quite tiny and I could step on him if he tries to get too fresh.

    64 Colors and Rotofugi are releasing this special Love Yeti Mini Marshall just in time for Valentine's Day.  Maybe I'll get one of these for my wife, cause if you ask me other Valentine's Day presents are just asking for trouble.  Sure, girls love diamonds, but so do muggers.  You think I'm ever gonna hear the end of that one if she gets robbed for her sweet diamond necklace?  And flowers die, which could be a bad omen for your relationship.  Chocolates make you gain weight and no man can afford for their lady to buy an entire new wardrobe because of a misguided gift.  You see what I'm getting at here?  This guy is the safest of all presents you could possibly get that special someone in your life.  Or someone's if you're scandalous.

    The Love Yeti goes on sale Tuesday, February 5th at 11am Central time at http://www.rotofugi.com/ for the low low price of $7.95.

Clear Orange Resin Gipper Bust from Frank Kozik

    Normally I don't post stuff up on the weekends because I figure you guys are all still drunk or in jail and won't get to read it anyway.  Each post is a tiny work of literary genius that contains profound information you can use to your benefit.  If you didn't see them I would cry/cut myself and who needs that?  

    Frank Kozik is at it again with his wacky resin hijinks.  This orange Gipper resin bust is for a show he has tonight at Varnish Fine Art in San Francisco.  If you can't make it to the show you can still get one of these because the gallery will have them for sale on their website.  The show starts at 6pm Pacific time, so I would keep an eye on http://www.varnishfineart.com/ around then.  There's only 50 of them and they will be $75 each.  That's a deal considering he makes them all himself.  Or he at least supervises his basement factory staffed with transients while he pets his cats and laughs maniacally.  Either way they turned out really nice.  

Pseudomorphism: Blobpus vs. Paul Kaiju at Toy Art Gallery

    Toy Art Gallery would be reason enough to live in California.  It seems no matter when I check my email, they have some cool event going on that I get to drool about from 3,000 miles away.  Maybe they should open an East Coast location and they could have simultaneous toy shows, or they could treat it like a small town movie theater and we could get to see all the cool stuff 2 months after everyone else.  Either way I'm cool with it and just so every knows, this was my one genius idea for the day so don't expect too much more out of me.  My brain must rest now.

   This crazy show opens tomorrow night and will feature the works of Paul Kaiju, Blobpus, Hanawa, and Yamomark.  You wanna see crazy toys that are like an LSD nightmare come to life?  Then this is the place to be.  Scroll down a bit and you can get a quick preview of what they'll have there.

Custom Toys of the Week: Blinded By Love Blind Box Series

    I live near Atlantic City but I never partake in the casinos.  You wanna know why?  Cause I hate losing money.  Any time I've ever lost money I think about all the things I could have bought with it instead of putting it into a machine with the hopes of hitting it big.  I'm a sucky gambler unless I know I'm gonna walk away with something, which I suppose defeats the purpose of gambling.  But if you fancy a game of chance with the guarantee of still getting something cool, then I have something for you.

    Dave Webb and a bunch of his fellow customizers put together this Blinded by Love custom Munny blind box series.  For $100 you get one of the customs you see above, plus you'll have the chance to score a golden ticket and get an extra one for free.  They go on sale February 5th at 5pm through http://davemarkart.storenvy.com/.

Cupid Cavey from A Little Stranger

     This is so cute I could die!  Literally die right here in my seat.  But I have to be at work soon and I don't want to get in trouble for not calling to tell them I was dead, so maybe I'll just pass out and hit my head on the keyboard  uehfoeuhu3bujrjnvorj4porrofjekckn.dckdklncknihroh fhrfjk3rn3k/rn3r.

    Ok, I don't know how long I've been out, but I have a headaches and the letter J is suck up my nose.  OOOOOOOh my God it's sooooooooooooooo cute.  Just look at that wittle face, and those wittle wings.  It's Cupid Cavey and he (or she, I don't think they're gender specific) was made by A Little Stranger.  She hand made 40 of these little guys (or gals) and you can get one right now from http://heycavey.bigcartel.com/.  

Super7 Superbowl Sale

    Pretty self explanatory there, which is good because I still have to shower and shave for work.

   Yesterday I went to the zoo with my wife, even though I had a stomach ache and probably should have just stayed in bed and complained.  But they have deer there you can feed and while deer are no uber rare species of creature they never let you get close to them in the wild.  So it's kind of neat to have one come up to you to eat your popcorn.  And the goats are always fun, and they had this crow that was pretty chill and would catch pieces of popcorn from you and then dance around his cage.  They have tigers and stuff like that too but they won't let you close enough to pet them, which I don't understand.  I'm a grown man, I should be allowed to pet the tiger if I want to.  This story has absolutely nothing to do with toys at all, so I apologize if you were waiting for me to bring it back around and tie it all together.  Not gonna happen.  You can see some of my zoo pics on my Instagram.  Just look up TheToyViking.  I know I went all creative with the name there.  Gotta keep it consistant, for marketing purposes of course.  This thing is gonna take me to the top.  The top of the dung heap, which was pretty huge in the goat's enclosure.  Someone should have shoveled it out.

Ferg x Grody Shogun Lucky Bags from Lulubell Toy Bodega

    Not too long ago I finished up the biography of Walter Freeman, who was the guy who invented the icepick lobotomy.  Pretty fascinating stuff, especially since he was just kinda poking around and guessing at where he was cutting in your brain to cure you of mental disease.  Had his patients been as transparent as these guys, his success rate would have probably skyrocketed.

    These are the Young Ghosts from Ferg and Grody Showgun.  Today at noon Pacific through Lulubell Toy Bodega you can pick up a lucky bag that will contain one random figure from the glorious pile you see here:

Plus one of these guys:

    That's 2 figures for the low low price of $55!!!  What else can you buy these days for $55??  A hamburger from McDonalds made out of orphans?  I can barely fill my car up with gas for that much and I'm just gonna burn it up anyway, so why not use the money to buy something I can keep forever.

8 Inch Meltdown Dunnys from Chris Ryniak and Kidrobot

 
     I used to work at a place that had a microwave in the back room for us to use and right in the center of the door there was a hole. This hole went clean through the protective glass and into the actual chamber where the food is cooked, as if someone has stabbed the front of it with a screw driver in an effort to ensure the people he worked with could never pass on their defective genes. At least, I assume that someone was trying to sterilize those weirdos, but who would admit to using household radiation to nuke the privates of their coworkers? Not anyone that understands the statute of limitations I'll tell you that.

    These 8 inch Meltdown Dunnys were created by Chris Ryniak and Kidrobot. As you can see there are 4 different color variations of this sucker just to drive you mad. Certain ones are only available at certain places and here's the rundown:

Green: Kidrobot retail store locations

Yellow: Kidrobot.com

Pink: specialty toy stores in the United States

Orange: specialty toy stores in the rest of the world

    There are only 500 of each color, they glow in the dark, and they are $75 each. Prepare to go broke on Valentine's Day, February 14th.

Skelevex by alto and DMS

    Good Lord I want this thing! alto and DMS have put their heads together to create....a head. This faceted skull will be making it's debut at ToyCon UK this April at which point we'll probably learn about the pricing and everyone will buy one and I'll be jealous that I won't be able to take pictures of my cats with it.

Pink Chaos Bunny from Joe Ledbetter x The Loyal Subjects

    It's not always easy to shop for your favorite person from the internet (me), especially for Valentine's Day.  You don't want your undying devotion to go unnoticed, but since you already sent him (me) a pig's heart with a nail in it last year (it still smells weird in my house) how do you go about topping it  without the risk of serious infection from raw organ meat?  Allow me to make a suggestion.

    A Pink Chaos Bunny from Joe Ledbetter x The Loyal Subjects would make a most appropriate gift for this time of year!   There are only 200 of the 10 inch tall rabbits available and they go on sale today at noon Pacific time at www.theloyalsubjects.com.  They sell out of these suckers quickly every time so if you're already at work you might want to fake food poisoning and hide in the bathroom at the appropriate time.  Don't forget your smartphone though, or you'll feel dumb sitting there with your fake case of the bad poops.

New Tee From Dave Webb x Outsmart Originals

    Dave Webb makes creepy little toys with sharp pointy teeth that look like they would be make a home in your intestines and slowly consume you from the inside out.   Outsmart Originals makes t-shirts featuring the artwork of your favorite toy designers.  They have now joined together in unholy matrimony to bring you this.

    You can order this shirt right now from http://www.outsmartoriginals.com/ and be entered to win a custom 4" Munny from the artist himself!!!!

Black Heksen Figures from Monster Worship Available Now

    It's snowing right now.  Every time it snows I want to put on my corpse paint and make my wife take pictures of me in the woods for my black metal band that I don't have.  It seems like the thing to do, as all of the best bands have pictures of themselves in the snow wandering around the forrest.  Snow is the most brutal of all precipitation.

    This Black Heksen is ready for his photo shoot in the wilds of Norway.  This is the first time that Dwid Hellion and Monster Worship have released a painted version and it's pretty sick.  

    You can also get a red unpainted version if you can only stand one color at a time.  Or maybe you have a color theme in your collection and you're not a fan of trying new things.  It's ok, we're all friends here and this is a judgement free zone ya weirdo.

    Both are now available from http://www.monsterworship.com/.

Iron Man 3 Pop! Vinyl from Funko

 

 

Iron Man 3 will be coming out soon so you know what that means? Toys of course! And what better movie toys could you think of than Pop! Vinyl from Funko? The answer is none.

You can get all four of these guys from the film on February 18th and add to your growing Pop! Vinyl collection that has probably taken over your house and caused the floor of your living room to sag beneath its weight.

 

 

 

 

Major Lazer Mascot from Kidrobot

    I don't do drugs so I don't always get every neo cultural reference made in the world, thus I had to look up who this Major Lazer guy was.  It seems like something hipsters would like because it wasn't particularly good but I can see people suffering through it to make it seem like their tastes have evolved way past anything in the "mainstream" or anything "I may have heard of." 

    This is the newest mascot figure from Kidrobot.  It comes out February 19th for $50.  You can put it next to all of your ceramic owls and your printed photos from Instagram of you holding a thrift store record and staring at your feet sorrowfully because your parents didn't love you enough to buy you New Kids on the Block reunion tickets and support your ironic lifestyle as a performance artist whose work is focused on the post consumerism lifestyle of Appalachian bluegrass musicians.  

Year of the Snake Tee from Allen Wen x Outsmart Originals

    Now this is what I'm talking about!  This is a man's shirt if I've ever seen one.  That cobra looks like it could be from the hood of a suped up Trans Am that is driven by that guy with the jean jacket and the King Diamond patch on the back who buys all the underage kids cigarettes and you can't really tell how old he is but he probably should be a bit more responsible and pay his bills on time.  He would wear this shirt until it turned grey and looked like rats had nibbled on it and that's why I want one.

    This t-shirt that would look amazing in my closet was designed by Allen Wen/AW177 and Outsmart Originals.  For $20 you can get the shirt and be entered to win the original art used to make it.  You should buy one then go cruising for chicks, or whatever people do nowadays. 

Disney/Pixar Mystery Minis from Funko

    I'm secure enough in my manhood to post about cute things every once in awhile.  It doesn't mean that I don't like ultimate fighting, or semi-automatic weapons, it just means that sometimes there's stuff out there that you the reader may be interested in and I'd like to tell you about it.  Plus, aren't these adorable?  You know, for watching football with and stuff.

    These are the Disney/Pixar Mystery Minis from Funko.  Each character comes in three different poses that are blind boxed with varying degrees of rarity that will probably drive you mad trying to collect all of.  You can start the craziness when they are released February 28th.  

OG Jaguar Knight from Jesse Hernandez x Pobber Release Party at TAG

    Why does everything toy related happen in California?  I think it's time I relocated to some place where new toys release every week and the weather is a bit more favorable.  You wanna know what the temperature is outside?  15 degrees Fahrenheit.  Normally I don't complain about the cold too much, but I'm gonna join in with everyone else and put my two cents worth in.  It's chilly!!!!!!!

    Jesse Hernandez and Pobber Toys have created this sick looking Jaguar Warrior and now you can get the man himself to sign one for ya.  He'll be at Toy Art Gallery in Los Angeles this Saturday peddling his wares.  Go and say hi, get a toy, and make me jealous.  Go on, you know you want to.  You probably won't even have to wear 5 jackets.  

Bloody Buckingham Warrior from Gary Baseman x The Loyal Subjects Release Party

   A few of these Buckingham Warriors from Gary Baseman and The Loyal Subjects have been released so far but none this...brutal!!!!!!  Just look at it all covered in blood and smiling.  You've messed up if this guy is on the hunt for you.  

   To celebrate the release of this guy there's going to be a big party this Saturday in Los Angeles.  Any event that Gary Baseman shows up to is bound to be an interesting time, so if you're lucky enough to live close by, or extremely rich and can afford to fly there, then you should.  I'll be slaving away at work, thinking about how much fun you're having.  Jerks.  

The Walking Dead Glenn Bloody Exclusive Pop! Vinyl from Funko

    Anyone who watches The Walking Dead knows Glenn has had it rough.  For the first two seasons he was stuck doing all the crappy jobs because he was too much of a wuss to say no.  Then that hot girl took an interest in him and he's like "I have a reason to live" so he started acting more like a man and refused to ever be dangled in a well as zombie bait ever again.  Good on you Glenn.

    This Pop! Vinyl figure from Funko is a special blood-soaked variant that is an exclusive for Man of Action Figures.  They're 1500 of them available to preorder right now for $14.95 and they will come out in April.   Maybe Funko will make me an exclusive Mickey Mouse covered in blood.  That would be pretty cool.  

Renold PTV January Snowday from Cris Rose

    It's like I got a theme going today.  It's like I'm a little OCD and have to keep all my similar posts about similar things on the same day or else I'll have a shaking fit and my wife won't take me to Famous Dave's even though I've been on my best behavior for a majority of the day with just one little slip up that I doubt the police would even find out about and if they did it's only a misdemeanor anyway.  Better stick to my theme then.

    This is the January Snowday Renold from Cris Rose.  This little guy is limited to only 6 pieces for $65 each, which is a deal being that he comes with his own snowy display environment.  These go on sale tomorrow at 18:00 London time (you should Google it cause I have no idea when that is) at crisrose.bigcartel.com.

Winter Wonderland Series from Argonaut Resins

    I'm in a funk.  My beloved Philadelphia Flyers are 0-2 in what is a mini version of the NHL season and it's supposed to get ridiculously cold out this week.  Thus far, winter is doing a fair job of sucking, but then Argonaut Resins goes and makes these seasonal figures and suddenly things don't seem so bad.  All of the dudes you see up there will go on sale tomorrow, January 22nd, at 10pm eastern time.  You have to be quick if you want one because these will sell fast as usual.  So go ahead and set your homepage to http://argonautresins.bigcartel.com/ and have your credit card ready.  May the gods of online shopping smile upon you.

New Shirt and Beanie from RSIN x Outsmart Originals

   RSIN is well on his way to becoming a fashion mogul, like Tommy Hillfiger, or those Olsen Twins.  This is already his second shirt with Outsmart Originals and this time he gets a beanie too!  Will pants be next?  What about sensible shoes that transform from a day at the office to an evening on the town?   Is Project Runway in his future?  It could happen.

   The tee is $20 and the beanie is $15 or you can get the set for $30.  Plus, every purchase you make of either one will enter you to win a custom toy from the man himself.  You can't get deals like this buying crap from Hot Topic, so go right now to http://www.outsmartoriginals.com/ and start dressing better in 2013.  

I Have a Confession to Make

    Since I began this site I have felt the pressure of competition from my rivals online.  In an effort to the wittiest and arguably best looking writer about toys I succumbed to the temptation of steroids.  Yeah, I was juicin like a mofo.  I know it was wrong, but there are so many people fighting for your attention on the internet that I felt like I needed a competitive edge.  I now know I was wrong to turn to performance enhancing drugs, mainly because they are expensive and I could have used that money to buy more toys.  It was really a stupid investment and stupid investments are wrong.  Plus, they have health risks or something according to this chart I found:

    Who has time to read all that?  Plus, the pictures look unpleasant.  Anyway, I planned to confess to all of this on Oprah right after that bike riding idiot, but for some reason my multiple phone calls only ended in a restraining order rather than an invitation for an interview.  TV people are weird.  Shed tears for me Oprah, I'm in pain too ya know!

Batman Arkam City Series 4 from DC Collectibles

    I can't blame DC Collectibles for milking the Arkam City game for all that it's worth because it is one of the best I've played.  Hopefully they will be making another one for me to devote significant portions of my life to. But in the mean time, they have some new toys coming out in March.  I think every character has been featured now, so maybe they will make some cool diorama to display them on (for those of you that don't open your figures, I apologize for any stress I may have just induced there).  

The Wanderer from David Healey x Skinner

    Are these the guys Tom Cruise and his rich weirdo friends are worshipping in their Hollywood compound while doped up on space peyote and giving each other back rubs?  I think they might be.  

    David Healey made these guys and then Skinner painted 'em up to make 'em look all intergalactic and otherworldly.  They only made 10 of these suckers and you can get one tomorrow for $75.  Having one on your mantel will save you when Tom Cruise starts going door to door looking for the non believers to sacrifice to the supreme overlord.  Don't be sacrificed to the supreme overlord.  

    Save your soul at http://the-art-of-skinner.myshopify.com/.

Pollen Kaiser and Luftkaiser Unpainted Black from Paul Kaiju x Toy Art Gallery

    I know what you're thinking.  You're thinking that your wallet is feeling a little full and you're thinking what a gift it would be for someone to help you ease that burden.  Like a guardian angel in your darkest hour I have descended upon you, bringing you ways to rid yourself of your meddlesome cash in exchange for some freaky looking toys.

    That guy you see up there, with his lone pink eye, is the Pollen Kaiser from Paul Kaiju.  This 10 inch unpainted monstrosity goes on sale today exclusively from Toy Art Gallery for $145.  

    Or if you like your evil to have the ability to swoop in on your adversaries, then maybe the Luftkaiser is for you.  He stands at 4 inches high and is $35.  You can pick them both up today starting at noon Pacific time from http://shop.toyartgallery.com/.