Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Max Toy's Kaiju Negora Spring Version Pre-Order

Max Toy announced a new Pre-order today for the Kaiju Negora Spring Version for $45 HERE.

Cometdebris Announces March Releases

Cometdebris has been showing previews of his March releases in the past week and today he revealed all that will be for sale including price and date of the sale. First up is a new Sametan which features a pink body with white spray, and silver pants with light blue belt and shoes and will cost $45. Next is a new Tokji Seijin which features lime green and brown sprays on a dark blue-grey body. Signed and numbered and limited to 10 pieces and will cost $70. The third release is the Oni Kappa Shonen and is cast in marbled red and black vinyl and includes an oni mask. Signed and numbered edition of 13 pieces which will cost $100. These will go on sale on Sunday, March 7th at 8:00 PM PST (March 8th at 1:00 PM Japan time) HERE.

If you didn't get a Sametan Mug in your lucky bag or simply missed out on getting a lucky bag, Cometdebris has put these up for sale in their store HERE for $15.


Afflicted Official Trailer

This terrifying horror thriller follows two best friends who set out on the trip of a lifetime around the world. Their journey, documented every step of the way, soon takes a dark and unexpected turn after an encounter with a beautiful woman in Paris leaves one of them mysteriously afflicted. Winner: Best Picture (Horror), Best Screenplay (Horror), Best Director (Horror) at Fantastic Fest, and recipient of awards of recognition from the Toronto International Film Festival and the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival. AFFLICTED is one of the most suspenseful and original action horror debuts in a generation.

Mezco Reveals 15 inch Mega Scale Talking "Good Guy" Chucky

Mezco just revealed their 15 inch Mega Scale Talking "Good Guy" Chucky. This Chucky features real cloth Good Guy clothing. Has 11 points of articulation, his trademark orange hair and realistic glass eyes. He comes packaged in a collector friendly window box based on the original box design seen in the films. You can pre-order Chuck directly from Mezco for $94 HERE.

Beer Idols: Your Favorite Styles Personified as Art Prints Kickstarter

This Kickstarter is by Shawn Smith aka Shawnimals / Ninjatown / Resketch. Beer Idols: Your favorite styles personified as art prints is looking for funding of  $4500.
"Beer Idols – living embodiments of 12 well-known, distinct beer styles in the form of full-color 5 x 7-inch art prints, masterfully printed, trimmed, and packed by the fine folks at Static Medium in Los Angeles."
The prints are 5x7 giclee and there 12 different prints. You can buy one,two etc... for $20 each or you can buy the whole set for $200. These prints are open run and not limited edition.

For more details check out the Kickstarter HERE.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Preview Cometedebris' Latest Sametan

Preview Cometdebris' Sametan that will be released this month. More info TBA. Looks like a lot of new releases from Cometdebris this month.

Kaiju USB: GODAI Guardians Kickstarter


Hector of USB Memory Direct informed us of his Kickstarter Project called Kaiju USB: GODAI Guardians which are collectible USB figurines and will come in 8gb or 16gb. There are 4 different versions - CHI (Earth), FU (Wind), KA (Fire) & SUI (Water). Artists that are part of this project are Matt Frank, Adam Milicevic, Hokunin, Lindsey Wakefield and Franklin Chan.

Their goal is $25,000. They have very reasonable pledges so if you want one USB, they have one as low as $20 but there are only 50 available.

Check out their Kickstarter page HEREfor more info.

Preview Dead Zebra Inc x Andrew Bell's The Last Knight

Preview Dead Zebra Inc x Andrew Bell's The Last Knight which will be released March 15th at the Dead Zebra shop and select retailers. The Last Knight is a skull-headed zebra in the form of a 8" Tall knight chess piece vinyl figure. The jaw and ears are articulated. SRP $65.
"Each Last Knight box has an individually hand numbered band with elegant black and silver stamp artwork and a hidden magnetic clasp."
Designed by Andrew Bell, produced by Dyzplastic, digital sculpting by Scott Wetterschneider.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Mutant Head Butt Attack Show at Rampage Studios

Mutant Head Butt Attack show will be held at Rampage Studios on March 14th. This show features MVH (Mutant Vinyl Hardcore) and Skull Head Butt. They will be painting/customizing each other's figures. If anything is left over from the show they will be put up for sale in the Rampage Toys online store.

"The Crawling Dead" Show at Toy Art Gallery This Saturday!

Toy Art Gallery will be hosting another awesome new show this Saturday, March 8th. If you're in the So. Cal area, definitely check out the "The Crawling Dead" Custom Group Show at TAG which features Miscreation Toys' Autopsy Zombie Staple Baby. Over 50 artists participated in this show. We've seen a few artists preview their custom for the show and they look awesome! Opening reception starts at 7pm on March 8th.

Preview Cometdebris' New Tokoji Seijin

Preview Cometdebris' New Tokoji Seijin which will be released this month. More info TBA.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

IDW Announces that Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird Returns to TMNT for Special 30th Anniversary Issue

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are celebrating a milestone 30th anniversary this year and the festivities are ramping up! This May, co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird karate-kick into high gear with a very special 30th Anniversary issue at IDW.  Featuring a brand-new cover created by the original team, this issue marks the first time in over 20 years the pair has worked together on the property.

The 30th Anniversary Special will be a cavalcade of all-new short stories by the top talent that has built the rich TMNT world over the past 30 years. Each story is inspired by a different era of TMNT's rich history, and features the unique look, feel and voice of that  time period. From Dean Clarrain, Chris Allan, Gary Carlson, Frank Fosco, and Jim Lawson to IDW’s own Tom Waltz and Dan Duncan, the creators showcased in this 48-page full-color special issue spin fantastic TMNT tales from the sewers to the stars!
Really excited about this! Will be picking this up for sure!!! 

The Protector 2 Movie Trailer

More FREE Exclusive Art Prints at Sac-Con This Sunday!

Sac-Con announced more FREE exclusive Art Prints for their show this Sunday. The TMNT Art Print above is an exclusive free art print for Early Bird Attendees and is created by TMNT Creator Kevin Eastman who will also be in attendance.

Groo The Wanderer Designed by Sergio Aragones who is a Special Guest at Sac-Con.
TMNT Designed by Mark Bode.
The 2 above will be Free to everyone. If you want Sergio Aragones' autograph, he is charging $5 where 100% of the proceeds will go to Usagi Yojimbo Creator Stan Sakai's wife, who is suffering from a debilitating illness and needs 24 hour in home care and very expensive medication.

These 3 are in addition to the My Little Pony Art Print Exclusive that was mentioned in a recent post a few weeks ago here.

The Cape Creator: A Tribute to Bat-Maker Bill Finger

THE CAPE CREATOR Kickstarter campaign to create a tribute to Bill Finger, Batman’s uncredited co-creator, has achieved over 100% funding. Comic Arts Council looks ahead to the bigger picture of how best to help the world learn more about the man who named Bruce Wayne, named Gotham City, created Commissioner Gordon, wanted Batman to have a partner, gave Batman a car that would become one of the most famous vehicles in the world, and came up with one fantastic villain after another, while the world knew only Bob Kane, Batman’s officially credited creator. 
Kickstarter link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicartscouncil/the-cape-creator-a-tribute-to-bat-maker-bill-finger