Datarock to Perform Acoustic Set at Super7!

Hey Datarock Fans! Datarock will be performing an Acoustic Set at Super7 in San Francisco, CA this coming Thursday (March 10th) at 6PM. Saw this on Brian Flynn (owner) of Super7 post this info on his twitter.

Toy2r 7" Transparent Bear Qee

Pic via Toy2r USA

Toy2r is releasing their 7" Qee Transparent Bear in May. Limited to 100pcs and will cost you $59.95. Here's the description from Toy2r.

"Toy2R proudly introduces the new 7" Clear Qee Bear. Re-engineered with new arm articulation, the Qee can rotate its arms in a full 360 degree circle and point out at a full 90 degrees from its body, giving the figure a bigger range of motion. Customizers will enjoy the freedom of movement as well as the ability to remove the head, arms and legs for easy access to paint or fill the inside of the Qee - bringing a whole new level to custom platform figures."

WOW! Now this sounds pretty amazing looks like it will be way easier to customize (well for me anyhow) and the ability to paint inside it too. Looks like I may need one of these. 

Kidrobot to Release 2 New Munny World DIY Figures

Pic via Kidrobot

Kidrobot's Munnyworld Kracka & Foomi will be released March 17th. These are the newest additions!!!  $9.95 each. I'm a sucker for these DIY. These are 4" tall and will be available at Kidrobot. Additional pictures of these 2 can be found at the KRonikle.

Dustin Cantrell's Ankylosaur Resin Figure

San Francisco Artist, Dustin Cantrell releases his 1st Resin figure, his favorite dinosaur an Ankylosaur Unpainted Blue Resin Figure for $30. Limited to 5 pieces. Available now at Dustin's Monster Shop. I've been following his progress on Skullbrain and he is one heck of a sculptor. The details are amazing and I love it. I'm not too into dinosaurs but dang it this piece sucked me in and I just had to get one. For the price and quality of this resin, it is a steal!!! Go buy yours now before they are all gone. Looking forward to seeing some painted versions.

Green Lantern Comes to Wondercon!

A Wondercon Exclusive!!!! Green Lantern comes to Wondercon, Friday, April 1, 2011 at 5PM. Purchase your tickets now!!! Wondercon is April 1-3 2011. Save the dates. Less than a month away!!!

Toy2r x David Horvath's Strange Beast Bossy Bear Collection

pic via Toy2r USA

Toy2r x David Horvath's Strange Beast Bossy Bear Collection is set to be released in May for $20 each. These are Kaiju-style Bossy Bears. Will be available in the 2 colors shown in the picture. They stand 5" tall.

I like these. Hopefully I can get them when they come out.

Rotofugi Declares March 8th Toasted Tuesday!

pic via Rotofugi

Tomorrow, March 8th, Rotofugi will be releasing a new batch of Toasted Marshalls by 64 Colors for $15 each. These are all hand painted (toasted). So they will all probably look a bit different. No limits while they last. Buy it here .

I need to get one of these! Hopefully, I'll be online the time they get put up in the store. 

Toy Review : Family Guy x Kidrobot Series 1 Mini Figure

Just picked up a Family Guy x Kidrobot Series 1 Mini Figure Blind Box. First thing to know is that I've been a Kidrobot fan / collector for many years. The past couple of years, there were so many companies competing for your business which in turn led to purchasing less and less of Kidrobot's products. Is it because my tastes in collecting have changed? Prices? Quality? Uniqueness? Yes, it very well could be. More on this later on another blog. (See what blogs have done to me?)

Review Time!!!

First, we are going to take a look at the box/packaging. Off the bat, great packaging. For the most part, Kidrobot has done a lot of great box/packaging art for their products. I really like the nice touch of adding the sticker to the blind boxes so it may help ward off those who open the blind boxes in the store just to see whats in there and pass on it unless it's a chase figure. But I think there will always be those that can find a way to bypass the sticker through opening the bottom or another way. I think it was a good gesture on Kidrobot's part even though it still won't be too effective on box tampering.
Review continues after the jump...

SDCC 2011 Exclusive IDW 3A WWRp Heavy DW Bramble Figure

I guess this is the start of SDCC Exclusives being announced! The first exclusive announced for SDCC 2011 is by 3A which is the IDW 3A WWRp Heavy DW Bramble figure. This looks amazing. I love the WWRps. 3A will also have a second exclusive as well but no pictures at this time. So 3A will have 2 SDCC exclusives this year and a limited amount will be for sale online and at the show.

MattyCollector.com's Collector Appreciation Tour Wondercon Update and Reminder

Mattel / Mattycollector.com will be going on a tour this year with their first stop in Chicago. For the first time, Mattel will have a presence at Wondercon in San Francisco, CA (4/1 - 4/3). If you are entering any either the "Best Local Collection" or "City Celebration" Contests, Mattel is accepting entries now for residents in California (2/20 - 3/18). Click here to read all the rules and information regarding the contests. Good Luck to all those entering!!! The winners will be announced at Wondercon along with pictures of their submission and of the person who submitted it.

Also, just announced is that during the Tour, collectors who attends the shows will get the first chance to purchase 3 JLU 3-Packs for $20each and any left from the tour will be up for sale at mattycollector.com. The 3 JLU 3-Packs will consist of the following:

• Goldface / Evil Star / Kyle Rayner
• Angleman / Firestorm / Killer Frost
• Heatwave / The Flash / Mirror Master

Android Collectibles and More

Android Series 2 will be released soon. If you have not been able to find an Android figure yet, you can still get the Standard Green Android at select retailers right now. Below are pics of what the box and figure looks like.

 This is your Standard Green Android and can be found at retailers such as Rotofugi, Ningyoushi, My Plastic Heart etc....  A list of select retailers can be found here. Last week we talked about Android S2 and the Android Rug that is up for pre-order right now. You can read it here. If you Pre-order your Android rug by March 5th, you will also get a special surprise.

Head on over to the Dead Zebra Shop to purchase the Hexcode Android T-shirt which is available now for $22.

Hexcode Android T-Shirt

Also, if you missed out on the Copperbot Android T-shirt, Dead Zebra has re-stocked this shirt as well. The t-shirt will cost you $22.

Copperbot Android T-shirt

Also a new DIY version of Android and more Standard Edition Androids will be out the same time Series 2 will be released. The release should be very soon.

Joe Ledbetter's La Brea Pico & Wilshire Toy Release Tomorrow

Tomorrow, March 3rd @ Noon PST, You can purchase this limited edition Pico & Wilshire La Brea Edition by Joe Ledbetter x The Loyal Subjects. Limited to 99 pieces. I like this color better than the Lava release and this will cost you $175. Get yours tomorrow at The Loyal Subjects.

Weta Collectibles' Ebay Auctions for Christchurch Earthquake Appeal

Weta Collectibles, who are located in New Zealand has put up 3 auctions on Ebay to raise money for the New Zealand Red Cross. The New Zealand Red Cross is helping those who were affected by the tragic Earthquake in Christchurch. All of the proceeds will go directly the New Zealand Red Cross. Below are pictures of the 3 unique items up for auction.

A Bag End Collector's Edition miniature environment signed by Peter Jackson

A Prancing Pony miniature environment signed by Richard Taylor

A custom Dr Grordbort's Raygun, signed by Greg Broadmore

New Comic-Con Annual 2011 is Now Available

Pic via Comic-Con

Replacing the Comic-Con update magazines is the Comic-Con Annual that you can read for free online or you can download the PDF version. Wondercon is the first show of the year for Comic-Con International. Wondercon will be here 1 month from today!!!

Munky King OMI Series 1 Release, Signing & Trade Party

This coming Thursday, March 3rd 2011 from 7pm - 10pm @ Munky King. Munky King will be releasing OMI Series 1 and will have artists who are in the series at the opening party to sign your OMIs. The first 50 people to purchase a case will get either the Omi Wall Mount or one of  Yoskay Yamamoto's Designs. These will be blind boxed.


OMI was first introduced back at SDCC 2010. I had the opportunity to purchase one of their DIY OMI as well as their exclusive SDCC version. Here are some pics of what I got.

For the DIY OMI, there are 4 different versions as you can see on the side of the box. It is checked to let you know which version you are getting. These are 3.5" tall and comes with an ABS Acrylic Frame and base with an emossed rubber peg. So basically once you are done with customizing this you can display this wherever you want since it comes with frame that you can leave on your desk or even hang it on a wall.

This was the SDCC 2010 Exclusive version. I thought this was really unique and of course since I like the unusual stuff I had to get one. Not too long after SDCC last year, Munky King also sells Wall Mounts that can hold up to 9. They had a bunch of these at their booth filled with many customs by artists who stopped by their booth.

pic via Munky King

I really like this concept! Just thought it was something unique and out of the box.