Joe Ledbetter's "Road Trip" Sculpture

Joe Ledbetter will be releasing his "Road Trip" Sculpture that's been in the works for a while now. It stands over 16" tall. It's large, heavy and solid resin. Limited to 100 pieces. This will go on sale Tuesday, May 10th at 9am Pacific in Joe's Store HERE for $450. Free shipping worldwide.

Designer Con 2021 Recap

Designer Con 2021 had their own virtual con during the summer but they also had their in-person event held at the Anaheim Convention Center in November. There were still a good amount of exhibitors, artists etc... in attendance. Overall with how things have been regarding the health and safety protocols, the show was held and it was a solid event despite a lot of uncertainty with traveling and covid. Looking forward to all the shows that can be safely attended this year. Here's a link to our DCon Photos HERE. Enjoy!

DesignerCon 2020 This Weekend

 

DESIGNERCON RETURNS NOVEMBER 13TH - 15TH FOR THE MOST AMBITIOUS CON OF 2020!

New Partnership With Popshop Live App Will Bring Vendors’ Storefronts And Artists Live to Viewers’ Screens, While Allowing Them to Skip the Lines And Avoid the Crowds

In spite of the unusual presentation, attendees can expect many of the traditions they’ve come to love. Every year, DesignerCon organizes events and aesthetics around an important pop-culture theme, and 2020 is no different. For this edition of DCON, the expo celebrates the 35th anniversary of Back to the Future—a franchise more timely than ever IN 2020.

 

CONVENTION DATES

November 13 - 15, 2020

Since its founding in 2005, DesignerCon has grown into the largest designer toy and art convention in the United States. With COVID-19 disrupting the global event industry, founder Ben Goretsky remains determined to continue expanding—this time into the digital realm. For its 2020 edition, DesignerCon will broadcast and sell to thousands of attendees on Popshop Live, a groundbreaking platform at the forefront of streaming commerce. 

Companies that have already signed up for the innovative approach to the convention include Japan’s MEDICOM (with DesignerCon being their only US convention), Toy Cube, and 3D Retro. Participating artists include Valfre, Joel Ledbetter, Luke Chueh, and Jorge R. Guiterrez, to name a few. his year’s set of DCON exclusive Be@rbricks will be designed by Jermaine Rogers, Louis De Guzman, Valfre, Alex Pardee, and Greg Mike. Tickets will go on sale in October, and DesignerCon will be hosted live on the Popshop Live app from November 13 to 15th, 2020.  

Today is the last day to purchase VIP Tickets but you can purchase all tickets HERE.

Wolfgang Gray Edition

Joe Ledbetter recently released the Gray Edition of Wolfgang or B&W if you prefer. You can purchase this straight from Mr. Ledbetter himself HERE for $220 + Shipping.

Kidrobot's SDCC 2019 Exclusives

This year Kidrobot is heading to SDCC 2019 July 18th - 21st with four limited edition SDCC Exclusives for Aggretsuko, Godzilla, SpongeBob SquarePants and a Chia Pet Dunny.  All four exclusives will be available for purchase at Kidrobot Booth #2846 during SDCC with limited set quantities allotted for each day, first come first served, while supplies last.

Aggretsuko will retail for $40, Godzilla $100, Spongebob $50 and Chia Pet Dunny $40. All are limited editions. Pre-orders for these were last week so if they sold out during the pre-order window or you were too busy and forgot, you can still purchase these at Kidrobot's booth during SDCC.

Superplastic Janky Series 2 Kickstarter

ICYMI Superplastic has Janky Series 2 and more on Kickstarter right now HERE. There are 12 days left to back this project. There are lots of stretch goals as well and lots of different rewards and figures to choose from.

Superplastic's JANKY Figures

WooHoo! The Kickstarter Superplastic's Janky figures arrived in time for Christmas. Most people who backed the Kicksterter for Superplastic received their figures by Christmas. We got 4 Series 1 Blind Boxes and 1 each of Janky the First and Janky the Second. Also got a pair of bunny slippers in their own box. Ok, let's check them out!

Kidrobot Announces SDCC Exclusives

Kidrobot announced their SDCC exclusives this year and the first up is the Chia Dunny by Jeremyville.

Superplastic's JANKY Art Toys Kickstarter is LIVE!

Superplastic just launched their JANKY Limited Edition Art Toys on Kickstarter. Superplastic is a new company founded by Paul Budnitz (founder of Kidrobot) and artist Huck Gee. They have already surpassed their goal. There are many artists who have contributed to the first series. Lots of different pledge rewards as well as add-ons. They have blind box figures which stand about 3" tall, an 8" SuperJanky and a 9" Maximillian Ca$h vinyl figure. Also if you have the space and money, you can also get a 4-Foot Tall JANKY. GO HERE and check out all the rewards as well as the designs from many artists.

Munky King x Luke Chueh The Prisoner XL Drops Tomorrow

Munky King will be releasing Luke Chueh's The Prisoner XL tomorrow, February 24th at 1PM PST for $225 HERE. If you can't get one online from Munky King, check your local designer toy store to see if they will be carrying this.

Bwana Spoons Gravy Toys Mega Load!!! Turtles Fungi Comics & Kaiju oh my. on Kickstarter

Bwana Spoons has his Gravy Toys Mega Load! Turtles Fungi Comics and Kaiju oh my. is now on Kickstarter. This kickstarter campaign is to help fund a couple of new art toys, comic and a bunch of kaiju. Help Bwana Spoons out and back his Kickstarter project. There are some really cool rewards.

The "Gift of Tea" by Lunartik

Lunartik is offering a special "Gift of Tea" Mini-Tea figure for £15 and FREE worldwide shipping. You can send one yourself or a gift to a friend. To purchase one and for more details go HERE.

Gold Skullhead Samurai Vinyl Figure

Pobber Toys has up for sale Huck Gee x Jon Paul Kaiser's Gold Skullhead Samurai which is the last colorway for this 9" vinyl figure. Limited to 50 pieces. Purchase yours here for $120. Scheduled to ship at the end of February.

The Messenger Vinyl & Resin Figure Release

Munky King will be releasing The Messenger in both Vinyl and Resin on Friday, February 2nd at 3PM Pacific. The Messenger is designed by kaNO. Portions of the proceeds will go to support Know Your Rights Camp. The Messenger Clear Edition is made from resin and is limited to 50 pieces and will cost $200. You can purchase this HERE. The Messenger Black Edition is a vinyl figure and will be up for Pre-order for $50 HERE. They are both 6.5 inches tall.

Myplasticheart Exclusive Strawberry Kill Kat! Vinyl Figure Release

Myplasticheart will be releasing their exclusive Strawberry Kill Kat Vinyl Figure by Andrew Bell on Friday, February 2nd at 1PM EST HERE. Kill Kat stands 6-inches tall. Love these figures!

Are You Ready For DesignerCon?

Are you ready for DesignerCon? DesignerCon will be held in exactly 3 weeks from this posting at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA on November 11-12 which is also Veteran's Day weekend. Check out the DesignerCon Highlight Video above which will give a a little glimpse of what goes on during DCon. This year, DCon is going full out with huge billboard signs in certain areas in Los Angeles and street banners in Pasadena.

Zipper Rabbit Release at Woot Bear

Woot Bear will be releasing Zipper Rabbit by Eloise Kim this Friday, June 30th in-store and online. These are super cute!

Zipper Rabbit is a rabbit that has suffered from discrimination by other rabbits because of its appearance.

"The Forest”, the first series of Zipper Rabbit, is about artificial nature. In this series, we learn that Zipper actually lives in an apartment landscape.

Wilkowski Peppermint Skeletons Release

Woot Bear will be releasing Scott Wilkowski's Peppermint Skeletons on Friday, 6/23 at 12PM Pacific HERE. There will be 2 styles released - Skeleton Devil King $80 each and Skeleton Bear Head $60 each.

Entertainment Earth's Kidrobot Buy One, Get One 40% Off

Kidrobot's Looney Tunes Mark Dean Veca "RED" Tweety Bird 8" Vinyl Figure

Kidrobot just announced the release of their exclusive "RED" Looney Tunes Mark Dean Veca Tweety Bird 8" Vinyl Figure. Limited to 300 pieces and can be purchased HERE for $75.