Paul Kaiju's Pilots of the Mock Ver. B for Designer Con

Paul Kaiju previewed his Pilots of Mock Ver. B for Designer Con on instagram earlier today.

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.

Funko POP! Movies Planet of the Apes & POP! Disney Wreck-It Ralph Turbo

Funko announces new POP! Movies Planet of the Apes Vinyl Figures - Cornelius, Ape Soldier, General Ursus and Dr. Zaius. These are set to be released December 5th.

Here's also the Glam Shot of Wreck-It Ralph's Turbo POP! Vinyl that was announced not too long ago. This will be available October 31st.

Paul Kaiju's Chibi Jinx

Paul Kaiju's Chibi Jinx! Pics via instagram. No info on when it will be released but maybe D-CON. This is a huge WANT!!!

Google+ Pillow

Guess it's never too early to start thinking about Christmas Gifts. Which of your tech friends need this? It's a Google+ Pillow and can be pre-ordered at Entertainment Earth HERE for $29.99. This is estimated to arrive in November 2013.

Mcfarlane Toys Announces Halo 4: The Master Chief Resin Statue

Mcfarlane Toys announced their Halo 4: The Master Chief Resin Statue will go on sale December 6th in the Mcfarlane online store HERE. These will retail for $295. This is limited to 1000 pieces and stands approx. 12" tall with base. Includes 3 interchangeable weapons and features all the sculpt & paint that Mcfarlane Toys is known for. Each piece will be numbered and comes with a COA signed by Todd Mcfarlane.

"The upcoming highly detailed, hand-painted, cold-cast resin statue perfectly recreates the iconic cover art of Halo 4. This powerful scene depicts the Master Chief rising from the wreckage of the Forward Unto Dawn, primed and ready to explore the strange, new, artificial world. "

"Replicate the cover art with his trusty Assault Rifle; wield an Energy Sword, the mightily close combat blade used by the deadly Elites; or showcase the new Forerunner enemy weaponry that debuted in Halo 4 by giving Master Chief the all-new Boltshot weapon. Each sequentially numbered piece includes a Certificate of Authenticity, hand-signed by McFarlane Toys' creator Todd McFarlane."

 "A limited quantity of statues will also be available in the US through Diamond Comic Distribution and internationally through Star Images, Cosmic Group, PBM Express, and IKON Collectibles."

Starz Debuts New "Black Sails" & "Da Vinci's Demons" Trailers at NYCC

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.

Funko POP! Stan Lee Comikaze Expo Exclusive

Now that NYCC is underway and the 1st of 5 versions of the Stan Lee POP! is being released, the 2nd Stan Lee POP! Vinyl has just been revealed for Comikaze Expo. This was probably an easy guess that one of the ConventionExclusive.com's Stan Lee POP! Vinyls had to be released at Stan Lee's own Comikaze Expo. These will be at the Krazy Cat Collectibles / Conventionexclusive.com booths.

Toynami's Hello Kitty Blanka 10" Exclusive Plush for Comikaze Expo

Toynami revealed that they will have an exclusive Street Fighter x Sanrio Hello Kitty Blanka 10" Plush Exclusive for Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo.

Joe Ledbetter's Chaos Bunnies Minis

The Loyal Subjects x Joe Ledbetter revealed that they will be releasing the Chaos Bunnies as Mini figures. They have been teasing us with images and a video. Joe revealed today that one of them is the Cactus Bunny which you see in the pic above. Would definitely like to pick this series up since they are smaller than the previous Chaos Bunnies Releases.

The teaser image above was just released by Joe. Any guesses as to which bunny it is?

Preview Refreshment's Ice Cream Monster

Preview Refreshment's Ice Cream Monster! Refreshment has been busy with quite a few new sculpts this year. This one is awesome! Hopefully we'll see the first release soon.

Preview Paul Kaiju's Get a Life Gobocon! Mini Figure Series

Preview Paul Kaiju's upcoming mini figure series called Get a Life Gobocon! Series 1 in wax From left to right the figures are Gobocon, Cat Girl, Chuto & Machinegun Ghost.

Gobocon is a zombie robot from the future who requires Goboroot for fuel.
Cat Girl is moderator of all times.
Chuto is a post "great war" friend and confidant of Gobocon, from further in the future than Gobocon!
Machinegun Ghost is a gangster monster from the earth past.

Paul's inspiration for this mini figure set was a rare Rockbat Mini Set from the collection of Warren Schwartz in the pic above.

Quote from PK- "I though it would be cool to combine 70's Tokusatsu shows such as ROBOCON and ROCKBAT with something part "Terminator" and part early "Outer Limits" combined with these cute Tokusatsu shows, including "off" elements from across time, and this is what came out of the sculpt session. 

A total love letter to Tokustatsu of Japan and the bottomless pit that got me here in the first place.

The island they inhabit, is surely nuts. I can't wait to come up with more."

Love it when artists shares their inspiration(s) for a project and can't wait for these to be released. These are scheduled to be released in 2014.

via SB