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Reader Mail: Big, Ugly Balls (Weird Balls That Is)

Reader Mail: Big, Ugly Balls (Weird Balls That Is)

Justin, Saw your web site. It was great & interesting. I collect PVC figures. I have thousands of them. Here are pics of all the Weird Ball figures. I have registered with your web site. Charles (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) Charles. Glad you like […]

Masters of the Uni-worse

Masters of the Uni-worse

So here we have some Masters of the Universe (MOTU) figures. It’s He-Man (The Most Powerful Man in the Universe) and Skeletor (The Evil Lord of Destruction). Don’t they look awesome? Just like I remembered them…. He-Man (Click to enlarge) Skeletor (Click to enlarge) Masters of the Universe my ass! These guys are masters of […]

He sells sea shells by the sea shore.

He sells sea shells by the sea shore.

Here’s one of those random flea market toys I found weeks ago. Another lone, quirky action figure. I wasn’t quite sure what this guy was, but I knew I liked his style. Looks like he should be an evil, menacing villain, but c’mon! He has an arm-swinging action feature (which is broken), a whale on […]

Nightmare Warriors by MTC

Nightmare Warriors by MTC

Alright. Prepare to be jealous. The toys featured in today’s entry are too cool for words (not literally… how else would I write about them?). I found these fellas a few years back, at a toy show, lying in a cardboard box among some other generic toys. I got ’em for five bucks each or […]

I, Cuddly Robot

I, Cuddly Robot

Web and Industrial Designer, Matt Kirkland, has a website featuring various personal and professional projects. The projects include his web work, sketches and stuff like that. But what really caught my attention is one of the sections on the site called Stupid Projects. I think these projects are Matt’s way of keeping himself occupied. One […]

Toxic Crusaders - Headbanger

Toxic Crusaders – Headbanger

(Click to enlarge) Isn’t it a beautiful thing? A kiss on the cheek and a sweet whisper in your lover’s ear. There’s nothing quite like the love between a man and a monster? Waitaminit! These guys may be close, but they ain’t smoochin.’ (Click to enlarge) Looks like they’re actually some kind of mutated freak. […]

Japanese Robots Overtake Sci-Fi Museum

Japanese Robots Overtake Sci-Fi Museum

Robot photo by Richard Nichol courtesy of Wired.com So here’s a little tidbit I thought all of you toy lovers would appreciate – the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle will exhibit Japanese toy robots from the collection of graphic designer, Tom Geismar (of Charmayeff & Geismar). The show is called Robots: […]

Ed Roth's Rat Fink (and friends)

Ed Roth’s Rat Fink (and friends)

Weeks ago (April 12 to be exact), I made my way down to Athens, Georgia for the annual “mini-comic and zine explosion” known as Fluke. It’s a fun little show hosted at a small bar downtown called Tasty World. At its core, Fluke is a small gathering of people that are passionate about comics, art […]

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