Awesome! The folks at October Toys are gonna start working on Series 2 of the Outlandish Mini Figure Guys (OMFG). If you don’t know about OMFG, you’re missing out. Read all about it on their Kickstarter page. In the meantime, they are taking votes for which characters/designs will make it into the next series. As […]
(Click to enlarge) In mid-April, I made a little trip out to Chicago to meet up with some friends/colleagues of mine for the Wax Trax! Restrospectacle. For those out of the loop Wax Trax! Records is a long-gone, legendary industrial rock record label which originated in Chicago. A bunch of the original artists on the […]
Unlike all the other cool “geek bloggers” out there, I don’t have a 30-day countdown to Halloween. Sorry folks 🙁 But I do have something cool, quirky and creepy for ya. (Click to enlarge) Do you recognize this guy? I’ll give you a hint. It’s where Shepard Fairey got the whole “OBEY” schtick. Still nothing? […]
I’m not a die hard fan of Kidrobot’s Dunnys. I like ’em well enough. I buy some here and there (hoping to get some good ones), but overall, I’d consider myself a casual collector. I’ve never paid collector’s prices for a Dunny, and I’ve never even considered buying a custom Dunny. But now things are […]
Here we have the little Dunnys by Kidrobot. I’m sure you all have seen these small, designer bunny toys. They’re figures made of soft, smooth vinyl, and they’ve been around since 2004. The various Dunny Series are wildly diverse, visually interesting and even somewhat entertaining. The toyline consists of blind-packed (you have no idea what […]
This Blow Up Dolls mini-figure is a depiction of Capt. Dingus Dog as Laika (the Russian dog which was the first living creature from Earth to enter orbit). The astronaut concept is pretty clever, but it is its quirky, beautifully drawn, highly-stylized design that made me fall in love with it. It is visually reminiscent […]