Last Post For 2013 - Happy New Year!!!

As 2013 comes to a close, we reflect back on one of our biggest accomplishments this year. Our goal this year was to turn our sketches into sculpts. JoJo is our mascot figure. Spittelz is a spitting mischievious monster. JoJo is currently getting his body re-sculpted.

We have to thank the talented Maren Seibold for taking on this project. She is one half of the duo Hip Hop Robot Tattoo or HHR. Mark Bentley the other half of HHR casted these in soft resin. The lighter shade of resin is the first prototypes ever pulled. The darker resin is the latest versions that we got at DCon from Mark & Maren. Maren is a super talented sculptor. Check out HipHopRobot on Instagram to get a look at some of the super detailed and insane sculpts that she is working on.

Some other highlights includes meeting Mark & Maren at DCon. Meeting MVH and so stoked that Paul Kaiju shook my hand and remembered who I was after all these years of trying to get his toys lol. These all took place at DCon.

We are looking forward to 2014 and hope that we can move on to the next phase with the end goal being Japanese vinyl. We hope you like these figures too! We will see how things go in the coming months with funding for this project and maybe do a Kickstarter or some fundraising by selling toys. If any of the big companies out there like our stuff, we're definitely open to getting these produced with you.

From Everyone at Collecting Toyz, We Want To Wish You All A Happy New Year! Thank you for your support!

Loot Crate - December - Console Wars!!!

Last Day of December and 2013, we didn't want to forgot about posting our December 2013 Loot Crate - Console Wars. This month we got a cool Console Wars II T-Shirt from ShirtWoot!, Energems, Funko's Tin-Tastic Joker, Split Personalities (Gamer or Geek) Wristband, Legends Never Die Magnet, Game Controller Grips, Bravest Wars Sticker & a Candy Cane!

Sac-Con This Sunday!

Sac-Con is this Sunday at the Scottish Rite Center in Sacrament, CA. They will be raffling off a PS4 with proceeds going to Charity. Some special guests in attendance is COOP, Billy West, James O'Barr, Art Adams, George Perez, Joyce Chin, Tim Bradstreet, Mark Bode & Vic Mignoga.

Cop A Squat Toys Semi Korosiya Cyber Monday Release

Cop A Squat Toys announced that they will releasing a new version of Semi Korosiya which is their last release for 2013 on Cyber Monday 12/2/13 at 3PM ET. Glow in the Dark with clear blue and silver sprays. Limited to 13 pieces. $70 + Shipping HERE.

Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo Recap

This was our first year attending Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo so didn't really know what to expect when we got there. We attended Friday and the line to get in wasn't bad at all. The first picture on the left shows the line waiting to get in to trade in our paper ticket for the actual badge. The 2nd picture on the right is where we are in line to get our badge. Inside you are greeted with the "Welcome to Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo" sign.

After picking up your badge, you head up the escalators to the exhibit hall where you can pick up the show book and wait in line until the show started which was 1PM on Friday.

Lots of Pictures after the break! 

Toynami's RISK-OLEUM Limited Edition The Canmans Comikaze Expo Exclusive

Toynami announced that they will have an exclusive RISK Canman for the Comikaze Expo this weekend. Graffiti Artist RISK will be at the Toynami booth on Friday for a limited time signing.

Below is the press release:

"Celebrated graffiti artist RISK has created "RISK-OLEUM", his version of the vinyl Canman, limited to 200! The Canmans are a series of vinyl figures focused on graffiti artists and the art of collecting spray paint cans.
In a career spanning 30 years, RISK has impacted the evolution of graffiti as an art form in Los Angeles and worldwide. RISK gained major notoriety for his unique style and pushed the limits of graffiti further than any writer in L.A. had before: He was one of the first writers in Southern California to paint freight trains, and he pioneered writing on “heavens,” or freeway overpasses. At the peak of his career he took graffiti from the streets and into the gallery with the launch of the Third Rail series of art shows, and later parlayed the name into the first authentic line of graffiti-inspired clothing.
RISK will be available for a limited time for signings at the Toynami booth, Friday, November 1st!"

PangeaSeed's Spooky Bag

PangeaSeed has a special Spooky Bag release which started October 16th. Basically it's a Lucky Bag where you don't know what you get but you could get t-shirts, art-prints, Sametans etc.... There is only a couple of bags left and you only have until October 31st to purchase a bag for $50. All proceeds goes to save the Sharks and other endangered sea life. Go here to purchase a Spooky Bag!

Fugitive Toys Exclusive Funko Star Wars Flocked Wicket POP! Vinyl Bobble-Head Figure

Fugitive Toys announced that they will also have an exclusive Funko POP! Star Wars Flocked Wicket Vinyl Bobble-Head for the Comikaze Expo this weekend. For those unable to go Fugitive Toys has these up for pre-order right now HERE for $17.95.

Holographic GID Darth Vader POP! Shared Exclusive

So the Holographic GID Darth Vader POP! Vinyl Figure Bobble-head we posted yesterday is a shared exclusive between the Paris Comics Expo & Dallas Comic Con. Will update if it's shared with any other shows. Only difference is the sticker of what show exclusive it's from.

Lunartik's "The Witches Brew" Halloween Special Release Now Available

Lunartik recently released "The Witches Brew" Halloween 2013 Special Mini-Tea. Limited to 213 Cups of Terror. Each one is signed & numbered by Matt Jones. Available in the Lunartik Tea Shop HERE for £20.00 each. Hurry and buy yours now because these are only available until October 31st.

APE 2013

APE 2013 took place this weekend at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco, CA. This is the last year that APE will be at the Concourse. The Concourse has been home to APE for 10 years. Next year APE will move back to the Fort Mason Center on October 4-5, 2014.

This year is APE's 20th Anniversary! This year there was over 400 exhibitors in attendance such as Super7, Baby Tattoo Books, SLG etc... APE specializes in Indie Comic Publishers, Indie Artists, DIY Creators etc... which makes them all the focus where they would usually get lost or looked over at bigger shows such as SDCC.

Here's some of the stuff we picked up!

Picked up a cool Halloween themed Simpsons print/poster from Chris Weiermiller who is a local artist/illustrator from SF, CA. Also picked up a cool Mewwwwwni T-Shirt from Ben Seto. Also picked up a few Beavers from Jeff Pidgeon.

The last pickup was a very cool resin Finger Crab by The Chung! aka David Chung. Really love the packaging which is a minature Bamboo type steamer. This version is limited to 10 pieces and was an APE Exclusive.

As we exited APE, Geico hired some planes to post some advertising in the sky over the area around the Concourse. We had a great time as usual checking out all the artwork, comics, toys etc... Farewell Concourse Exhibition Center! See you next year at the Fort Mason Center!

Paul Kaiju's Mockpilots and DADE for Designer Con

Earlier we previewed the unpainted nilla (vanilla) Mockpilots but Paul Kaiju posted the finished painted versions of Mockpilots and DADE on instagram. These will be for sale at Designer Con.

Buy Your Designer Con 2013 Tickets

Designer Con 2013 Tickets are on Sale now!!! The show is 2 days this year. Buy your tickets in advance and save $$$. $5 for 1-Day or $10 for 2-Day. Tickets at the door will be $7.

Preview Paul Kaiju's Nilla Pilots for Designer Con

Preview Paul Kaiju's Nilla Pilots for Designer Con.

The Florida Xtravaganza Show

The Florida Xtravaganza Show aka FX Show will be held on November 15-17 2013 in Orlando, Florida.

Bak-Anime

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Super Sac-Con This Weekend

Super Sac-Con is this weekend, Sept 28th & 29th at the Scottish Rite Center in Sacramento, CA. Special guests include John K. (Kricfalusi) the creator of Ren & Stimpy, Phil Lamarr, Roger Craig Smith, Georges Jeanty, Bill Sienkiewicz, Howard Chaykin and many more.

Super Sac-Con will be giving out free art prints from a few of their guests while supplies last.

Funko's Peter Parker POP! Vinyl Figure Comikaze Expo Exclusive

Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo announced that Hot Topic will have an exclusive Funko Peter Parker POP! Vinyl Bobble Head Figure.

Power-Con This Weekend!

Power-Con is this weekend (September 14 & 15) which is a He-Man, ThunderCats & She-Ra Fan Convention. For 2013, they added TMNT. Power-Con will be held at the Torrance Marriott South Bay in Torrance, CA. Wish we knew about this sooner so we could attend. :( Lots of good TMNT Panels! Next year, we hope to attend! Ticket info can be read HERE.

D23 Expo 2013 Recap

We recently attended the D23 Expo on Friday, August 9th 2013. We never attended the first 2 shows that was held previously and didn't know what to expect. We were only able to attend on Friday of the show. The show was filled with everything associated with Disney from Pixar to Marvel. There were exclusives and special events held throughout the 3-day show. This year they held a D23 Marathon where the finish line was at the front of the Anaheim Convention Center.