Rotofugi x 64 Colors "Toasted" Mini Marshall Release

Rotofugi x Squibbles Ink x 64 Colors will be releasing "Toasted" Mini Marshall on Tuesday, March 5th at 11am Central HERE or HERE for $9.95 each. This is an open run just like it's bigger version which is available now for $15 HERE.

Grass Hut Micro Avocado Blind Box

Grass Hut will be releasing their Micro Avocado Blind Box on Friday, March 8th. Avocado Green Helper, Killer, Ojo Rojo, Boris, and Hujili's Ghost. $10 each. There will also be a few unpainted Pink micros, hand painted runs & even chase customs as well. There will be a bit of a price break for six packs & bakers dozen.

Mechavirus: Todd Robertson Exhibition at Rampage Studios

Mechavirus: Todd Robertson Exhibition at Rampage Studios will be on March 15th-22nd. Todd does amazing work and if you're in or around Tokyo, Japan, make sure to stop by Rampage Studios and check out the show.

Martin Ontiveros The Pentaclops Exclusive T-Shirt For Emerald City Comicon

Martin Ontiveros will be releasing this exclusive Pentaclops T-shirt at Emerald City Comicon this weekend. Stop by Booth #502.

Martin printed up more of this cool Red Vine, Slayer Dragon T-shirt which will also be available at ECCC. Make sure to stop by his booth to check out his rad art & other cool stuff!

LEGO Batman - The Movie: DC SUPER HEROES UNITE!

Based on the Popular Video Game, LEGO Batman The Movie: DC SUPER HEROES UNITE will be released on Blu-Ray/DVD on May 21st. 

"TT Animation produced the full-length animated feature for May 21, 2013 distribution by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment as a Blu-ray™ Combo Pack ($24.98 SRP) and DVD ($19.98 SRP), On Demand and for Digital Download. The Blu-ray™ Combo Pack will include UltraViolet™*. Release will include an exclusive Lego Clark Kent/Superman figurine on pack while supplies last."

"LEGO Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite provides the ultimate blend of action and humor guaranteed to entertain fanboys of all ages. The film finds Lex Luthor taking jealousy to new heights when fellow billionaire Bruce Wayne wins the Man of the Year Award. To top Wayne’s accomplishment, Lex begins a campaign for President – and to create the atmosphere for his type of fear-based politics, he recruits the Joker to perfect a Black LEGO Destructor Ray. While wreaking havoc on Gotham, Lex successfully destroys Batman's technology – forcing the Caped Crusader to reluctantly turn to Superman for help."

Joe Ledbetter's Mr. Bunny's Photolab APP

Joe Ledbetter teams up with Rombee Games x BolderImage x Essential App Marketing for Mr. Bunny's Photolab APP for iPhones & iPads. The APP will cost you $1.99 and .99 cents for expansion sets. Get it HERE.

You can use some of your favorite characters and objects to customize your own photos, party pics, and well, really any image you like. There are currently over 220 of Joe's visual assets available at your fingertips for your iPhones or iPads.

It's kinda like creating your very own JLed design! 

Whatever fun, twisted, or fantastic scenario you create can be shared on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter instantly. Mr. Bunny's Photolab comes loaded with characters and objects to play with, but there's loads more add-ons in the Holiday, Adventure and School Daze sets. 

Express yourself JLed style!

IDW Teams Up with Cartoon Network

IDW just announced that they will be teaming up with Cartoon Network in bringing back some classic cartoons back to comics.

Beginning in 2013, fans can look forward to seeing the returns of beloved characters from classic Cartoon Network shows including THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, BEN 10, DEXTER'S LABORATORY, SAMURAI JACK, JOHNNY BRAVO, GENERATOR REX, and many more.

“Many of these Cartoon Network shows have only grown in popularity since they originally aired,” said Chris Ryall, IDW’s Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief, “and we’re excited to be able to offer new iterations of the characters in comic-book form alongside both our planned reprint material and also some new animated ventures Cartoon Network has planned, too. There’s a wealth of fun properties to play with here, and we’ve already got some unique things in mind for them.”

Specific Titles have yet to be announced but definitely looking forward to their reveal. 

Sac-Con's Free Adventure Time Art Print

Sac-Con is this Sunday and while supplies last fans/attendees can get this Adventure Time Art Print created by Dan Brereton, Tone Rodriguez & Mike Hampton for FREE. Early Bird attendees are Guaranteed this print! Don't forget to meet John DiMaggio who voices Adventure Time's Jake the Dog, Futurama's Bender etc...

Sac-Con is Sunday March 3rd at the Scottish Rite Center in Sacramento (6151 H Street).  10am - 5pm.  Admission is $6 at the door. Early Bird (9am Entry) is $10 at the door. 

ComiXology x Red 5 Comics' Atomic Robo: Along Came a Tyrantula Digital Comic Exclusive for Emerald City Comicon

ComiXology x Red 5 Comics have teamed up with Emerald City Comicon to release a Free Exclusive Atomic Robo: Along Came a Tyrantula Digital Comic to EVERY Emerald City Comiccon 2013 Badge Holder. There will be a special code on the back of your badge.

For those unable to attend you will be able to purchase this on Wednesday, March 6th after ECCC.


ComiXology will be presenting at Emerald City Comicon ’13 at booth #2101 while Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener of the Atomic Robo creative team will be at G-04.

Wondercon's Exclusive World Premiere of DC Universe's Animated Movie Superman: Unbound!

Wondercon 2013 is back in Anaheim this year due to scheduling conflicts with the folks at the Moscone Center in SF. Tickets are still available HERE and it's way easier to score tickets for Wondercon if you got shut out of SDCC tickets.

Come out to Wondercon to check out the Exclusive World Premiere of DC Universe's Animated Movie Superman: Unbound!

"A destructive force is devastating planets across the galaxy—with Earth next in its sights—and even Superman may not be capable of halting the destruction alone in Superman: Unbound, the next entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Based on the Geoff Johns/Gary Frank 2008 release Superman: Brainiac, the film’s stellar voicecast is led by Matt Bomer (White Collar) as Superman, John Noble (Fringe, The Lord of the Rings films) as Brainiac, Stana Katic (Castle) as Lois Lane, and Molly Quinn (Castle) as Supergirl. Supervising producer James Tucker (Justice League, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) also directs the film from a script by Bob Goodman (Warehouse 13, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns). Superman: Unbound is produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment."

The Program Schedule will be released 2 weeks before the show so check back at their site HERE for the exact day and time this World Premiere will be shown.

Splurrt's Yellow Evolved Beast Diggler Pre-Order

This is a color mock-up of the original clay prototype and not the actual vinyl.

Splurrt will be offering a Pre-order for the Unpainted Yellow Evolved Beast Diggler this Friday, March 1st at 1:00 Eastern HERE. Evolved Beast Diggler will cost $90 + shipping. Expected to arrive mid March.

"Evolved Beast Diggler stands 7.5" is articulated at the neck, arms, and legs and comes with a severed arm omake."

"The Digglers always had a ferocious appetite, but lacked the means to feed it. But nature loves novelty, so she intervened—to make them the apex predators they longed to be. Beasts who know no control and no fulfillment."

Please note that this is NOT an open run pre-order. This edition is limited.

Preview Splurrt's Cadaver Twins WIP

Splurrt posted this WIP(work in progress) shot of the Cadaver Twins. Can't wait to see this when it's finished.

Sac-Con is Coming Soon...

Bwana Spoons' Navigation Frederick Release

Bwana Spoons will be releasing his Navigation Frederick The Beetle tomorrow, Friday, February 22nd at 11am Pacific HERE.

New Baby Pink Uamou & Boo Release

Baby Pink Uamou & Boo was just released from Uamou.

Misty Fog Toys Finger Puppet Multicolored 5-Piece Set

Misty Fog Toys (Le Merde x Gargamel) will be releasing their Finger Puppet Multi-Colored 5-Piece Set this coming Saturday, February 23rd @ 11am Pacific for $45 HERE. The Multicolored 5-Piece set is cast in 7 different colors. Each set contains a Moai Head, Sphinx, Stonehenge, Pyramid & Body.

Limited Sets will also be available at Super7 & Rotofugi.

For those in Japan, place your order through Gargamel.

TAG x Paul Kaiju's Unpainted GID Pollen Kaiser & Luftkaiser Release

TAG x Paul Kaiju will be releasing the unpainted GID Pollen Kaiser & Luftkaiser tomorrow, February 20th at 12PM Pacific HERE. Pollen Kaiser is $155 & Luftkaiser is $45. Limit 1 of each per customer.

Luke Rook Is Grody to the Max at Giant Robot 2

Luke Rook Is Grody to the Max at Giant Robot 2. Show starts February 23rd and ends on March 13, 2013. Opening Reception is Saturday, February 23rd from 6:30-10pm. This show features and exhibition of figure by Luke Rook.

Check out some of the pieces that will be at his show this coming Saturday!

Butcher Brand Megara Pre-Order

Figure in Picture is for Reference ONLY!

Butcher Brand's Turtle Kaiju Megara is now up for pre-order. Available in unpainted black or unpainted Glow in the Dark. As a special treat some orders will actually be painted one-off's by Butcher Brand. $35 each HERE.

Who or What is Megara?

"Megara is the creation of Lord Mordus, an amazingly powerful space wizard. Megara has been a relentless soldier for Mordus, destroying countless civilizations and worlds. Mordus crosses the line and accuses Megara of disobeying him, unleashing his cosmic powers against the Turtle beast. In their climactic battle, Lord Mordus tears the shell from Megara's body, sending the creature into a berzerker rage. Megara tears Lord Mordus' face armor off of his master and sends him fleeing for his life. Now Megara has donned Lord Mordus' Face Mask as his new shell and trophy. Imbuing him with fantastical powers and abilities, Megara travels through space, hunting Lord Mordus so that he can kill his former Master."

Jeff Pidgeon to Debut New Beavers & Print at Emerald City Comicon

Jeff Pidgeon will be debuting some new toys & a print at the Emerald City Comicon in March. This will be your first chance to get pick the new Green Get Lucky Beaver & Afterglow Beaver as well as his new print Kumo-Kun Print. If you haven't picked up the Trickster Fox yet, these will be at the show too! Stop by the Pigeon Toys Booth #2701.

Max Toy Micro Kaiju Eyezon Unpainted Clear

Max Toy released the unpainted clear Micro Kaiju Eyezon today in their webstore. These sold out pretty quick.

Funko Marvel Universe POP! Phoenix (Green Variant) Emerald City Comicon Exclusive

Funko Marvel Universe POP! Phoenix (Green Variant) Emerald City Comicon Exclusive. Emerald City Comicon is March 1-3, 2013 in Seattle, WA. Buy your tickets HERE. The Phoenix exclusive will be $15 at the ECCC Show Booth.

Oh The Horrors Of Obtaining SDCC Badges!

For the past few years, it's been pretty tough to get tickets for SDCC. Today's chance at getting a Badge was easy for some and down right horrible for many others. Like many, when it hit 9am, we got nothing but a white waiting screen which lasted for an hour and 40 minutes before we called it quits since SDCC posted on twitter that all badges were sold out by then. Some people who tried to get in a couple of minutes past 9am were shown another screen that said the waiting rooms were full and that badges are pretty much sold out.

Like so many others we followed their rules and didn't refresh or we'd lose our place in line but they never mentioned anything about the white blank screen on what we should do. Keep waiting or keep refreshing.  We were stuck in limbo after hitting the registration page to reach the waiting room.

Some people commented on Facebook that they were in the waiting room only to never have their number move up in line. Some people got skipped while people further back in line from them got badges and they didn't. Some got thrown out and could never get back in.

With SDCC as big as it is, they should either put in a better server that can handle the traffic or try different types of badges that separates TV/Movie panels & Comic panels/exhibit floor.

It probably wouldn't have been so bad had someone from CCI Customer Service post something on twitter or facebook that if you see a white (waiting/loading) screen to give up because you're never going to get to the waiting room and badges will be gone by the time you even get in etc... It would've save many from patiently waiting just to hear on twitter that everything is sold out and that we basically just wasted an hour + of our lives hoping we get through.

We all know the CCI staff does the best that they can and try to improve the registration process each year but there still needs to be a better way to make things run smoother to get badges.

Bog Zeroth Release Details

Metacrypt x Critical Hit x Lulubell Toys' will be releasing Bog Zeroth. Shub Zeroth head on Ultrus Bog body. Cast in clear/GID vinyl with trans. black, black, gunmetal, silver, red, cyan, and yellow sprays. 12-pieces, 12-eyes, 2-beasts, 0-soul, boundless nothingness. $110 + shipping.

This release will be done via email lottery starting Monday, February 18th at 12:01am Pacific to Wednesday, February 20th at Noon Pacific.

"Send email to amy@lulubelltoys.com with "Crypt Lottery" as the title lined, and the following completed information in the body:

Name:
Full Address:
Email address used for Paypal.

Winner will be drawn at random at Noon Pacific Wednesday, and be notified via email at that time. Winners will have 48 hours to pay the invoice, or we will choose another winner.

*Only one winner per household.*

Bonus: Unsignia
Figures will come pre-packaged with this patch made special to mark this gargantuan collaboration."

Yellow Eye Micro Boris Release

Bwana Spoons released the Yellow Eye Micro Boris and they are still available for $40 + Shipping HERE.

"These are from the lucky bags, MK sprayed with trans blue, purple, orange, green, and yellow then I added some handpaint elements. And bonus points did hand painted header cards."

Splurrt's Release INFO For Unpainted Purple Cadaver Kid & Blood Sacrifice Usir

Splurrt just announced the release info for both the unpainted Cadaver Kid & Blood Sacrifice Usir.

The Cadaver Kid will go on sale Saturday, February 16th at 1PM Eastern HERE for $50. Limit 1 per customer.

The Blood Sacrifice Usirs are more limited and these will be released lottery style. Entries will be accepted starting Saturday, February 16th at 12PM Eastern - Sunday, February 17th at 12AM Eastern. This is a 12-hour window so you should have plenty of time to enter. The Blood Sacrifice Usirs will cost $66.50 + $7 shipping for U.S Residents. International shipping will be added on later.

Send your entries to splurrt@yahoo.com with the following information:

Subject "Blood Sacrifice Usir lottery"
Your Name
Your Address
Your paypal e-mail, if different from your entry e-mail address.
Your Skullbrain user name if you're on Skullbrain.

Winners will be sent a paypal invoice within 24 hours of lottery closing, you will have 48 hours to pay, or your invoice will be cancelled and I'll draw another in your place.

 Both are awesome releases! Good luck!

Mark Nagata's Soft Vinyl Kaiju Factory Video

Mark Nagata (Max Toy Co.) shot this cool video of Shimizu-san in his Soft Vinyl Kaiju Factory in Tokyo, Japan. Love checking out the process of toys getting made in Soft Vinyl. This video shows Shimizu-san casting some of Mark's figures.

Gentle Giant Ltd. Wolverine & The Walking Dead Logo Bookends Pre-order

New Pre-orders for the month of February from Gentle Giant Ltd. is a couple of cool bookends featuring Marvel's Wolverine for $129 and can be ordered HERE. Also up for pre-order is The Walking Dead Logo Bookends for $89 and can be ordered HERE.

QMx Trekkies (Star Trek) Q-Pop Collectible Figures

QMx announced their Trekkies (Star Trek) Q-Pop Collectible Figure. They will be offering Pre-orders for these soon.

The 3 that will be offered first is from Star Trek: The Original Series featuring Kirk, Spock & Uhura. They are 4.5" tall and made of high-quality PVC. Retails for $19.99 each.

What are Q-Pops? Q is for "quote" -- because just about everyone has a favorite saying for each character. Pop refers to the word bubble that "pops up" over each figure, where you can write witticisms using the matching Trekkies marker that comes with each figure. Fun!
Trekkies Q-Pop Figures will be available in late Q2 2013 from QMx and QMx-authorized comic, collectibles and specialty stores. They will also be available direct at www.qmxonline.com.

Also in the future, keep an eye out for Trekkies Q-Pops of Dr. Leonard McCoy (Bones), Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott (Scotty) and other Star Trek fan favorites.

Squadts! GERM s003 [NUUK] Release

Release the Squadts! GERM s003 [NUUK] is scheduled to be released on Monday, February 18th at12 Noon Central Time HERE.

Limited to 200.
$95usd & includes worldwide shipping.

GERM s003 includes: Special Germ LED eyed helmet, hazmat suit, sMAC10 w/removable suppressor, test tubes, classic and improved 2.1 articulated arms. Batteries not included. (3 x LR621/AG1)


Check out the LED eyes in action!

Viz Media x Sanrio = Hello Kitty Manga

Viz Media x Sanrio have made a publishing deal to release Original Hello Kitty Manga. Their first release will be a special single volume Hello Kitty comic is scheduled to debut at the San Diego Comic Con with a Comic-Con exclusive cover by Eisner-nominated artist Jacob Chabot.

"The comic will feature art by Victoria Maderna, Ian McGinty and Chabot. The main graphic novel series is scheduled to launch in the Fall of 2013 with Here We Go!, a collection of comic stories about Hello Kitty’s travels. Both offerings will be rated ‘A’ for All Ages, and will be published under the company’s VIZ Kids imprint. VIZ Media previously teamed with Sanrio and video game company Capcom to develop a pair of fun STREET FIGHTER^® X Sanrio books that were released in November 2012.

HELLO KITTY^®: Here We GO!· MSRP: $7.99 US / $9.99 CAN · Available Fall 2013 

Hello Kitty has places to be and friends to meet! Join her  (or Hello Kitty) as she explores an underground realm, chases an unsavory cake thief around the world, climbs the Himalayas, travels back in time, and discovers that sometimes, the best place to get away from it all is between the pages of a good book.

HELLO KITTY^® FASHION MUSIC WONDERLAND · MSRP: $6.99 US / $7.99 CAN · Available Summer 2013 

It’s Hello Kitty as you've never seen her, in stories filled with fashion, music and adventure!

Sanrio^® is the global company behind classic iconic characters Hello Kitty^®, Little Twin Stars^®, My Melody^®, and many more. Sanrio^® was founded in the 1960's in Japan by Shintaro Tsuji, whose simple dream of bringing smiles to people's faces grew into the brand's "small gift, big smile" philosophy. This philosophy has served as the inspiration for the broad spectrum of products bearing the likeness of endearing characters that have helped to skyrocket the brand into a $5 billion-a-year business. Sanrio^® recently acquired the classic Mr. Men Little Miss™ brand which also has graphic novels published by VIZ Media.

“Sanrio and Hello Kitty are synonymous with the very essence of pop culture, and we’re very excited to have Hello Kitty as part of the VIZ Kids family of titles,” says Beth Kawasaki, VIZ Media Senior Editorial Director. “The new wordless comic and graphic novel series will appeal to Hello Kitty fans of all ages. VIZ Media is having a blast creating the fun new original series and we can’t wait for everyone to see the books.”"

The Toy Box: Chima Group's Sunset Wool

This is Chima Group's Sunset Wool. This is an exclusive release at Grass Hut. Cost for this guy is a bit on the more expensive side of exclusives/regular releases but if Wool is one of your favorite sculpts then this is a must have in your collection regardless of price. This is still available at Grass Hut as well as a few customs from Chima Group's Mini show that they had at Grass Hut late last year.

Scott Tolleson x TAG Exclusive Toxic GID Deadbeet Release

Scott Tolleson x TAG Exclusive Toxic GID Deadbeet will be released tomorrow, Wednesday, February 13th at 12PM Pacific both in-store and online for $65.

Related Post: http://collectingtoyz.blogspot.com/2013/01/preview-scott-tolleson-x-tag-toxic.html

Splurrt's Blood Sacrifice Usir Release

Splurrt will also be releasing the Blood Sacrifice Usir on Saturday, February 16th in the Splurrt Store. Time is yet TBA. 2 awesome Saturday releases from Splurrt so far.

Related Post: http://collectingtoyz.blogspot.com/2013/02/splurrts-unpainted-purple-cadaver-kid.html

Rampage Toys Valentine's Ugly Unicorn Release

Rampage Toys announced they will be releasing Valentine's Ugly Unicorn. Time TBA. If any make it online they will be available HERE.

Splurrt's Unpainted Purple Cadaver Kid Release

Splurrt just announced that they will be releasing an unpainted purple Cadaver Kid this coming Saturday, February 16th in their store. Time is TBA.

Chima Group's Wonder Festival Releases Available Now

Couldn't make it to Wonder Festival? Chima Group has put their Wonder Festival figures in their store now. Go HERE and send them an email asap.