On Sale Now: The Lonely Warrior Tomorrow Queen from 3A

    And you thought all Stormtroopers were clones.  If they all looked like this instead of Jango Fett the Empire would have never been able to focus enough to build one, let alone two Death Stars.  It would have saved them a lot of money on uniforms, though.  Probably could have afforded the extra man hours to have actually covered those exhaust vents.  If you wanna run the Galaxy, you gotta be on board with forward thinking.  

     You can get this feisty lady from 3A right now over at www.bambalandstore.com.  She stands a full two feet tall, comes with two interchangeable heads, and enough accessories to squash any rebellion that may come her way.  

Even More New Releases from Kidrobot

    

    Kidrobot is going to town with all of these recent releases, so much so that I've collected the one's I've neglected thus far into one post to help you maximize your toy buying abilities.  Prepare to be overwhelmed with things you need.

    Let me tell you something.  Doesn't it sound real serious when I start a paragraph off with that?  Like I'm on the verge of snapping while interrogating you for a crime you just won't confess to?  Well I've got a witness, bub, and I'm ready to make sure you go away for a looooooooooong time for buying that Insane Clown Posse cd.  Kidding, but seriously, just steal the thing next time so it doesn't end up on your credit card statement.  That will haunt you if you ever need to take out a loan.  

    What I was gonna tell you is that Amanda Visell's Ferals mini series is beyond adorable.  Not that you can't see that for yourself, but sometimes it's nice to have a bit of reinforcement when you're declaring things the cutest you've ever seen.  Utilizing the Munnyworld and Dunny platforms for her animal creations, these will make even the toughest grown man squee with delight.  They're sold blind boxed for $11.99 each but I dare you to be able to just buy one.  You can't.

    I've coveted this Dunny from doubleparlour the moment I found out it was happening.  I snagged one this past weekend and completely love it.  It's really interesting to see their work transformed onto such a familiar platform and to have been done without relying on any sculpting.  Hopefully this will not be the last version of their work realized in graphic fashion, cause now I'm hooked.  These are available now for $14.99 each.  

    Halloween is coming and everyone would really appreciate it if you put more effort into your costume this year.  Stop going to that dumb store in the mall, buying what you think is "sexy" or even worse "funny sexy" and parading around like you're changing the game.  Instead of scarring your trick or treaters for life, why not get yourself one of these masks.  You can pick from the DIY ones you see above, designs from the new Dunny series from Brandt Peters, or Frank Kozik's uber popular Labbits.  Your friends will thank you.  Available now for $19.99 each.   

Seen at NYCC: Bigshot Toyworks

    This is wasn't the first year that Bigshot Toyworks was at New York Comic Con, but it is the first time that they were not only selling their wares, but had an exclusive available.   The Hellfire Lil Maddie looked amazing in clear red and in a smaller size that the original 6 inch figure.  Their booth was filled with items from the Four Horsies of the Pocalypse line, but it was one particular prototype I was the most excited to see, as it was the first time it had been displayed in public.

    You used to have a lot of options if you were a Dalek fan and wanted to collect his figures, but it's been a number of years since anything has been released.  Well that's all about to change, as you can see from this Space Monkey prototype.  No word on a release date, but being there's an actual three dimensional representation of it, I'd have to assume we'll be seeing it sooner than later.  

     You can check out many more pictures by visiting www.facebook.com/TheToyViking. 

Red October DC13 Astronauts Battle Set from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore

    Ok, this one is a gimme so I'm gonna do it:  "You could say your hunt for Red October has come to an end."

"That's not funny."

    Suck it, Connery.  Your Scottish accent and ability to woe the entire female population of the world have no power here.   I'll make all the cheesy jokes I want, because I am a megalomaniacal dictator of this little piece of the internet and I intend to weird an iron fist when it comes to comedic content.  Shall we move on?

    Right this moment, even as you read this, there is a new lottery going on from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore for this super sick Red October DC13 Astronauts Battle Set.  You get two 10 inch tall figures with 9 points of articulation each.  That's way more articulation than you can probably handle, so try not to get overwhelmed.  But wait, that's not all cause you also get a set of wearable dog tags, a sticker, and a huge sew on patch so you can really immerse yourself in a space robot war fantasy. 

    As I stated before this lottery is happening now and will close just before midnight eastern time tonight.  Winners will be notified tomorrow.  Get on it at www.mutantvinylhardcore.com

Seen at NYCC: KaijuMonster

   

    One of the things I enjoy most about New York Comic Con is seeing things in person that I normally only see pictures of online.  Certain toys can't be done justice unless your eye balls can gaze upon them in real life, and every year  KaijuMonster melts my retinas with some of the most killer toys from around the world.

    It was great catching up with Guumon, who has made the jump into full-time toy making and is working on tons of stuff that sounded very exciting.  Dude is living his dream and you can't help but be inspired by that.

    The resin work of DT Custom and Flawtoys were some of the best figures I saw all weekend.  Each toy looked like glass rather than any type of plastic, and I am truly a sucker for the double casting technique when it's pulled off so flawlessly.  Really impressive stuff.  If you want to see more pictures from the convention you can check out www.facebook.com/TheToyViking.  

"The 13" Dunny Series from Brandt Peters x Kidrobot Release Party at 3DRetro

    Whatcha doing this Friday?  You don't have to actually tell me, because I can't be held to secrecy if you're up to something weird.  I'll tell all your business.  You're gonna want to cancel any and all plans you may have had and instead go hang out with Brandt Peters and Kathie Olivas as they release  a brand new Dunny series at 3D Retro. This is Kidrobot's first Dunny series in what seems like forever and just may be my favorite one yet.  I saw some of them in person at New York Comic Con this past weekend and they do not disappoint.  If you're lucky enough to attend this event and buy an entire case of toys (because not doing so would be silly) they will be giving out the chase piece as an added bonus (on a limited basis, so get there early).  Imagine not having to sweat as you prepare to open each box, your face turned upwards praying to every god you can remember from your "history of the world's religions" class at the community college.  It could be the most stress-free moment of your blind box opening life.  

      All the info you need to go is in the picture up there and if you're not able to go, cause maybe you are geographically prohibited, fear not because these figures release world wide the same day on www.kidrobot.com and wherever else designer toys are sold.  

Even More Happenings from New York Comic Con

 

    I told you yesterday about how Comic Con has the ability to scramble your brain and make you forget how to handle real life.  Well as the day progressed I started getting my wits about me and was remembering all the stuff that I totally forgot to tell you in my post yesterday.  So in the spirit of full disclosure, here are the highlights of my weekend at New York Comic Con, presented in no particular order.

-  For the second year in a row, former WWE superstars The Honky Tonk Man and Bushwhacker Luke caught the same train I was on to get into New York.  Not only that, but they were in the same car and I totally resisted yelling "hey, it's The Honky Tonk Man" in my best southern drawl.  Instead I whispered it to my wife the entire rest of the day.  We also saw Jerry The King Lawler and Hacksaw Jim Duggan, but they were in their booth's during the show so it wasn't quit as cool.

-  On the way to the convention the first day I found $40 on the sidewalk.  And on both return train trips the conductor never bothered to take our ticket, so we essentially got two free rides and still have tickets for the next time we go to New York.  I will probably be diagnosed with intestinal worms in the near future to balance that good karma out.

-  I saw a panel with Bryan freakin Cranston.  Like, I was within NFL quarterback throwing distance of one of the greatest characters in one of the greatest tv shows of all time.  This may top the time I could almost see Kevin Bacon's face without the aid of the jumbo trons at The Following panel two years ago.  I really gotta get better at being earlier to these things.

-  My wife developed a new technique where she gets in line for the bathroom before she even has to use it so by the time she makes it to the front of the line she is fully ready to utilize the facilities.  She developed this patented method after realizing she only packed one pair of jeans and the embarrassment that could ensue if she were to wait until the last minute to try and get to the restroom.  The moral of the story is that thereis always a line for the women's bathroom at this thing, and like Mt. Everest, most people will die before they ever reach the summit.  The bright side is that their corpses are great landmarks for you to judge your wait time by.

- Funko is a nefarious organization hell bent on controlling the world.  Everywhere you turned there was Funko product.  Every booth sold it, the carpet was made out of it, and I think I ate a Pop Vinyl for lunch.  What if all those toys were really mind control devices that we have willingly brought into our home, then a flip will be switched and The Greak Awakening will begin.  We will all be locked in their factories, making more toys that serve to force us into an endless loop of obedience.  We become our own enslavers in some weird, dystopian world slowly being filled more with cute action figures than real people.

-  DC Comics always has props and costumes from their films on display and it is literally one man's job to make sure the bat suit shows up.  And when he's not putting stuff on display at conventions he's just chilling in a warehouse surrounded by the coolest stuff you'll never get to play with.  I imagine it looks like that scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark where you just see miles and miles of boxes, except here there's a dude wearing Christian Bale's cod piece while pretending he's having the best Christmas morning ever.

    And that my friends, is what Comic Con means to me.  Wait, was that the original point of this?  I don't remember and it's too far to scroll back up.  You can check out all the pictures I took by visiting www.facebook.com/TheToyViking.