New Le Merde Resins

Just saw this posted on Twitter by Le Merde. He will have a bunch of new Resin figures on sale this Friday, February 18 @ 11am PST at his store.

New Burgerbuns Resin "Fur Sure" View Pic  Here

New Le Miniverse "Le & M" set of 2-Merde Tastes Great in Your Mouth! View Pic Here 

 New Le Miniverse Adventurers set of 3 (Texture Willis, Emo Jets and Burgerbuns)  View Pic Here

Wow, Le Merde's been busy! These all look awesome. Hoping to get one of these or at least the mini Burgerbuns to go with the set I got at SDCC. Missed out on his last Le Miniverse release.

Just Announced! Mattel's Collector Appreciation Tour

Matty from Mattel, just announced that they will be doing a 4-City Collector Appreciation Tour this year. From the info it looks to be a great way to talk to some of the designers and people behind the toy process and will not be crazy like SDCC. More info can be found at Matty Collector and here are a few direct links, here and here.

Mattel will also have panels, special guests and giveaways including collector buttons customized for each city.

Here are the 4-City Tour dates:

C2E2 in Chicago (3/18-3/20)
WonderCon in San Francisco (4/1-4/3)
Dragon*Con in Atlanta (9/2-9/5)  
New York Comic Con in NY (10/13-10/16)


We're excited about this! We've got some questions to ask!

A Closer Look - Palisades Toys Sickly Stimpy Figure

The now defunct company Palisades Toys made one of my favorite cartoons, Ren & Stimpy into an action figure and mini pvc bust lines. Palisades closed their doors quite a few years back which was really sad. They were a great company but the whole action figure scene at that time was not that good.

Palisades Toys was a company that paid attention to detail on characters and accessories. One of my favorite figures was the Stimpy Variant called Sickly Tongue Stimpy. Every figure was always packed with a log in its own blister card. When things started to go down it was when these were showing up at the KB Toys Outlet stores (think these stores are now closed too) for cheap. Loved this figure a lot and purchased as many as they had to create the Sickly Tongue Stimpy Army.

Stimpy stands 5" tall. He came with a bunch of accessories including a log, litter box and a few others which are all boxed up and stored separately. The attention to detail is crazy. Love the tongue. Wish Palisades did not close down. Still need Sven!!! Another thing Palisades was known for was the crazy amount of accessories you would get with their figures. They were a great company that was always accessible to their fans at shows and on their forums. Miss these guys. Wish they were still around!

A Closer Look - Super7 Candy Kaiju Foster Unpainted Black Figure

Joining Super7's Candy Kaiju line is Foster, the Ice Cream Sandwich.

This Foster is an unpainted black version. Only released through Super7's SSSS. Foster stands 2.75" tall. You can pull the back off of Foster as well (no pic available). Sorry, there is no ice cream inside! This is interesting, maybe its going to be used for something down the line? The details are great for a small figure. You can see the little holes in the sandwich and you can also see he's eating an ice cream sandwich! He's going to fit in so well with Milton and Fenton. Cannot wait to see what colors Foster will come out in.

This version of Foster might be hard to get now but there will be more versions. If you need your Candy Kaiju fix, you can pick up the recently released Valentine's Fenton or any in-stock Fentons and Miltons at Super7 or select stores.

A Closer Look - S7 x IC Leroy C. Unpainted Black Figure

Invisible Creature's Leroy C. is one of the newest members of the Super7 Monster Family.

This Leroy C. is on an unpainted black vinyl. This version was released to S7's SSSS and around 30 of these little guys released via Invisible Creature's website (which is sold out). Leroy stands 4.25" tall. Only his head moves. We are looking forward to the first color version of Leroy just so we can see more of the details on this guy. Looks even better in person. 

All of the Monster Family figures are about the same height. Don't worry if you missed this release, there will be more.

A Closer Look - S7 x Hour Of The Wolf Mummy Boy

Without further ado, here are more pictures of the Super7 x Hour Of The Wolf Mummy Boy.

This Mummy Boy is a clear blue soft vinyl with dark blue and light blue sprays.  He stands 6" tall. His head and left arm (the only arm) can move. What's not to love about this guy? It's not only blue but clear blue with 2 different shades of blue sprayed on.

For those of you new to collecting or just hiding under a rock, Mummy Boy is the Mascot for Super7. We like Mummy Boy because the design is simple and clean. So far every version that's been coming out is great and it seems with every new release the color choices are even better than the last.

We will have a full visual checklist of all the Mummy Boys that have been released soon on our website.

Beauty & The Kaiju Show @ Rotofugi Tomorrow 2/12

pic via Rotofugi

If anyone is in or near Chicago tomorrow 2/12/11, stop by Rotofugi for their Mini Exhibit curated by Mark Nagata of Max Toy Co. presents Beauty & The Kaiju Show. Show starts @ 5PM - 7PM. Show will be up until March 6th.

Btw, Rotofugi is a great store! Made lost of purchases there over the years! Great selection of items, great shows and most of all great people!

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Just Arrived!!! HOTW Album & Mummy Boy Package

Just arrived!  Hour Of The Wolf's LP Decompositions Vol. 1 and Mummy Boy Package!!!!

Took some quick pictures of this awesome package. Only had time to open the Mummy Boy. The Mummy Boy is a clear blue base vinyl with light blue sprays and a little bit of the darker blue spray. I love clear vinyl! Time to clear some space for this fella.

DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS! You can purchase the Mummy Boy by itself at Super7 for $50 or buy the awesome package deal at Hour Of The Wolf for $60. There are only a limited amount of these available.

Cure Suck Fly Blind Bag Release

Lulubell has deemed February 14th, " Love Toys Again" Day! Lulubell is releasing an exclusive Cure Suck Fly Blind Bag Release available on Monday, February 14 @ 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time. Limited to 60pieces. They are on a light pink/lilac base vinyl and the split for the 60 are 20/20/10 and the other 10 being unpainted. These will be $25 each with a maximum order of 4.

So Mark your Calendars and don't forget! 2/14 @ NOON PST. Oh yeah get them here Lulubell Toy Bodega!

Pre-Order Frank Kozik's Bronze Metal Mao Sculpture

Pre-order Frank Kozik's Bronze Metal Mao Sculpture today at Lulubell Toy Bodega!


"The highly anticipated Bronze Mao will finally be arriving soon after making its debut and Frank Kozik's 2009 solo show at Billy Shire Fine Arts. Following the sold out bronzes of Ludwig Von and Mecha Nana this edition of 20 pieces should sell out relatively soon. Another instant classic!!! 16"h x 14"w x 12"d Vinyl is said to deteriorate after a certain number of years...bronze will last forever!!! ***Retail price is $4,000. Sorry, due to the size & weight, this item does not qualify for FREE SHIPPING offer. US shipping is $150. International customers - please email for shipping quote before ordering!***"

Wowsers! Go get em! This is pretty cool but sadly no space to put it. Pre-order it from the fine folks at Lulubell Toy Bodega!!!

Bwana Spoons Loungin' Tapir & Rootbeer Randall

pics via Bwana's blog.

Last Friday (2/4), Bwana released his Loungin' Tapir print and OG Art up for sale. They are still available on his website. The print is $20 and if you want his Original painting it is $600.

This Friday (2/11), Bwana will be releasing his Rootbeer Randall figure on his website. I like this colorway! Not sure yet if I'll get one but we'll see.

RxH USA Shinto Gangu Chaosman Pre-order

Real x Head USA has this guy (Chaosman#1 - Chaos) and 3 other Chaosman (Flyguy, The Owl and newest member X) figures up for pre-sale at their Shinto Gangu Online US Website. These are up for pre-sale now until 11pm, Friday, February 11th for $70 each. These are handpainted by Mori and Goto. So basically they are made to order. Expect Delivery in 4 weeks. Some of these were released at Shinto Gangu only and available at some U.S. retailers. The paint apps are awesome! Wish I had a money tree or won the lotto.

Inherent Traits @ Double Punch

Tonight is the Opening Reception of INHERENT TRAITS @ Double Punch, featuring art work from Martin Ontiveros, Mia Christopher, Steve Seeley and Patrick Kyle.

Opening Reception is tonight Feb 5 @ 7PM. Show runs Feb 5th - March 12th. Double Punch is located in the North Beach area in San Francisco, CA. Gallery hours are Mon-Sat 11-7 and Sun 11-6.

Wonder Festival Winter 2011

If you are luck enough to be in Japan Today, Wonder Festival Winter 2011 is today as its already 2/6 in Japan. Here are some pics via tweets from Zoomoth and Gargamel with their booth setup.

Ohhh I want, I want, I want! Wish I was in Japan! Too bad the Mario / Wrecking Crew figures are only for sale today at the show. Won't be for sale anywhere I don't think since the license is good only for a day unless it changed. I want those Gargamel Micro figures in the Gatcha Machine!

Zoomoth found me on Twitter. These are some cool little PVC figures. Similar to the Muscle Man Figures from back in the day. The creator told me that these were a tribute to the 80's Pop Culture & Games.