Preview Refreshment's Kiss Kiss Cuppy & Eyeball Ice Cream Cone

Refreshment posted these teaser pics of their upcoming releases via twitter. Top picture is the new Kiss Kiss Cuppy & below is the Eyeball ice cream with cone!

Uamou x Refreshment's Custom Cuppy & Sunny

Uamou customizes Refreshment's Cuppy & Sunny figures. 2000 yen each. These look great! Very tempting!

Skull Uamous

Uamou posted this on their twitter. New Skull Uamous in White with Orange, Black or Green skeletal print. You can also get the Skull Uamou in GID or Clear vinyl as seen in the picture. For more info check out Uamou.

SQUADT fr0g s003 and K11 SPOT [FROZN WHOLE] Release

SQUADT fr0g s003 and K11 SPOT [FROZN WHOLE]

Edition of 200.

$115 USD Includes worldwide shipping.

 

The release is set for Monday, August 13, 12:00 noon central time 

Available at the squadt store>>  http://store.projectsquadt.com

fr0g includes: wetsuit w/threedot camo, tanks, flippers, spear gun, sMP5, tanto knife, 2.0 articulated and 'classic' arms and
removable helmet.
K11 spot includes: wetsuit with pouches, flippers, removable helmet.

 

please allow 2-3 weeks for shipping.

J-POP Summit Festival

J-POP Summit Festival take places August 25-26th 2012 at San Francisco's Japantown from 11am-6pm. Sponsored by New People & the Japantown Merchants Association. There will be vendors, artists, food trucks, fashion, anime etc... For more info check out their website HERE.

The Simpsons Make a Splash in 11 Cities This Summer

"THE SIMPSONS"

MAKE A SPLASH IN 11 CITIES THIS SUMMER

America’s Favorite Family Joins with Palace Entertainment for Water Park Takeovers

Beginning yesterday, TV’s longest-running scripted show, The Simpsons, is hitting the road in collaboration with Palace Entertainment Water Parks to host a themed takeover in 11 cities nationwide from August 8-26, 2012. Dive-in and celebrate the summer along with The Simpsons and be the first to ride a Springfield Donut inner tube that would make even Homer jealous! Fans can also join the family for some great photos with the Simpsons, water park style!

“The Simpsons Celebrate Summer” Cities and Water Parks:

Date                ​​​Water Park​                Address

August 8​​         Raging Waters                 111 Raging Waters Dr.  San Dimas, CA 91773   

August 10​       Raging Waters                 ​​2333 S White Rd.  San Jose, CA 95148

August 11​       Waterworld​​                       1950 Waterworld Pkwy. Concord, CA 94520

August 12​       Raging Waters​                 1600 Exposition Blvd.  Sacramento, CA 95815

August 16​​       Noah’s Ark​                        1410 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy.  Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965

August 18​​       Sandcastle​                        1000 Sandcastle Dr. Homestead, PA 15120

August 19​​       Idlewild & Soakzone​        2582 Rte 30  Ligonier, PA 15658

August 21​​       Water Country​​                   2300 Lafayette Rd.  Portsmouth, NH 03801

August 22​       Lake Compounce​             822 Lake Ave.  Bristol, CT 06489

August 24​       Splish Splash​                    2549 Splish Splash Dr.  Calverton, NY 11933

August 26​       Wet ‘n Wild                        ​3910 South Holden Rd.  Greensboro, NC 27406

Mcfarlane Toys' "Curse of The Spawn Statue" Pre-Order Release

McFarlane Toys’ online store has announced its next resin statue preorder.   Joining McFarlane Toys’ line of limited-edition resin statues, Curse of the Spawn, captures the soul of McFarlane’s comic book creation in spectacular detail.

From the international fan favorite Spawn comic book universe, Curse of the Spawn is set in a futuristic world in the throes of apocalypse, when Evil stands at the threshold of victory. With hardened bone and rotting semi-organic flesh, this new HellSpawn finds himself doomed to serve as Hell's general.

Curse of the Spawn is McFarlane’s largest statue to ever! Each statue stands approximately 13.5” tall with base, the figure alone is 12” tall, and sits on a base spanning 13.75” wide and 8.5” deep. All statues are hand-painted and sculpted in the hyper-detail McFarlane is known for with collectors and fans. Each statue is sequentially numbered and is hand-signed by Spawn Creator, Todd McFarlane. 

As an added bonus, each statue will include a FREE limited-edition and sequentially numbered Lithograph of the artwork the Curse of the Spawn statue was based on.

The limited-edition statue retails at $185 with FREE Shipping (Only available in US and Canada). Preordering begins at Noon (Eastern Standard Time) on Saturday, August 18th.  United States and Canada residents can preorder their statues exclusively on the McFarlane Toys Online Store Store.Spawn.com . The Curse of the Spawn resin statue is planned to ship 1st Quarter 2013. Customers will not be charged until the order is shipped.

Due to the huge worldwide demand, McFarlane Toys will now be offering statues internationally for the first time.  Starting with Curse of the Spawn, McFarlane Toys resin statue program is now available in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Each territory will have its own unique color variant: Australia (Green) and UK & Europe (Blue). Contact your nearest distributors listed below for information on how to preorder or where to purchase the Curse of the Spawn resin statue in your area! (NOTE: International pricing and availability will vary).

Direct online sales available at:

IKON Collectables and  Pop Cultcha – Australia, New Zealand and other national territories (Customer Service emails rudy@ikoncollectables.com.au and ash@popcultcha.com)

PBM Express - Europe (Customers email sales@pbmexpress.nl)

SacAnime Pre-Registration Ends Soon!

SACANIME is being held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 31 - September 2, 2012 at the Woodlake Hotel in Sacramento.  For more information, check out their website at:   http://www.sacanime.com

Pre-Register by August 15th for only $30.

Toy2r USA Closes

Toy2r announces the closure of their Toy2r USA Divison. 

"While the Qeevolution continues, It is with deep regret that Toy2R USA is
ending operations on August 2012. The decision for closure has been a
logistical and unavoidable reasons. We venture to bring to your kind
notice that Toy2R USA will be unable to provide further support for the
USA base of operations.

Toy2R (Hong Kong) Limited will continue to provide its services to all
its clients and evolving the Qee brand and launching several new and
exciting projects direct from its base of operations in Hong Kong.

Several amazing artist projects are planned for release in 2012/2013 as
well as other new licensing programs taking Toy2R to the next stage in
its ever growing profile of designer art toy collaborations."

Tokidoki Announces New Royal Pride Collection

Tokidoki announces their new Royal Pride Collection.

"The law of the urban jungle has no room for the weak.  Lion Pappa’s gang, Royal Pride, gets wild and rough to protect their turf.  They make the rules, get rich and spoil their girls, the only ones who rule these boys!  Brute force and jungle instinct make Royal Pride the kings!

Figures are 3” PVC with MSRP of $8.95.  There will be a chance to acquire two chase figures; Blue Terror (1/32) and John Bronson (1/64.)  There will also be 100 golden tickets randomly hidden in Royal Pride boxes. Anyone lucky enough to come across one will be able to redeem it for a very limited edition golden John Bronson, arguably the coolest member of the Royal Pride gang. Stay tuned for the Royal Pride…coming to specialty retail, tokidoki stores, and tokidoki.it on September 10^th, 2012."

Summers Cauldron featuring Elegab, Mutant Vinyl Hardcore, Paul Kaiju & Eric Talbot at FOE

Summers Cauldron featuring Elegab, Mutant Vinyl Hardcore, Paul Kaiju & Eric Talbot at FOE. Opening Reception is this Friday, August 10th from 6-9pm. The show runs until September 9th.

"FOE goes big for their last show at the Pleasant St Location.  3 top indy toy designers from Mutant Vinyl Hardcore (CT), Paul Kaiju (CA) and Elegab (JPN) are teamed up with local favorite Eric Talbot.  Expect plenty of illustration, one-offs, mash-ups, short runs and many more surprises.  Come out see the art, say goodbye to 28 pleasant and hear more about our move to Main St."

"Have a Killer Day" Show at The Grass Hut

"Have a Killer Day" Show at The Grass Hut September 6th-30th. Make sure you save the date! It's going to be a Killer Show!!!!

Super7 x Itokin Park's Monster Family Pearlescent Grey Garuru Release

Super7 is back after a brief break from SDCC with this week's new toy release which is a Pearlescent Grey Garuru by Itokin Park. The new Garuru will be released on Thursday, August 9th at Noon Pacific HERE. Garuru will be $35.

World Of Dance Tour 2012 Hits The Bay Area August 18th

World f Dance Tour 2012 is coming to the Bay Area, Saturday, August 18th at the Solano County Fairgrounds. Show starts at 3PM. From now until 8/11/12 use Discount code - BAYAREA and get $5 off admission when you buy your tickets online HERE. This show is going to be EPIC. Chachi Gonzales is back!!! Mos Wanted Crew will be there as well!!! Lots of great crews, B-boys, B-girls will be competing to win. Don't forget to check out the Fashion District to pick up the latest street wear and of course WOD & MWC Gear.  Make sure to bring some cash just in case some vendors don't take credit cards.

"It Came From San Diego" Mini Show at Grasshut

This Thursday or Tomorrow, August 2nd, "It Came From San Diego" Mini Show at Grasshut featuring Bwana Spoons, Gargamel, Dead Presidents, Uh-Oh Toys, Healey Made, Paul Kaiju, Grumble Toy, Guf Stuf, Josh Herbolsheimer, Scrappers & Rampage Toys.