Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Day of The Dead Android from The Beast Brothers


The Beast Brothers are the latest artists to add their touch to the Android phone mascot. His name is Don Pablo and you can add him to your collection on November 1st at 11am and at 11pm by going to the DYZ Plastic website. These will not last long so make sure you're not puking up all the Halloween candy you stole from the neighborhood kids when this sale goes down.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Rampage Toys Ugly Unicorn for Halloween


When you make a toy named "Ugly Unicorn" it's pretty much mandatory that you do at least a small run of them to celebrate Halloween. Rampage Toys agrees with that logic and will be releasing the figures above sometime on Halloween. I really like the way the stenciling came out on these guys and it gives them a totally different look than previous releases. Check out their website throughout the week if you want one cause there's only 5 available and the exact time of their offering next Monday is still up in the air.

Kaws Defaces Snoopy


Kaws has the greatest job in the universe. He sees an iconic character, X's out his eyes as if he's dead and BAM! instant expensive art toy. Having added his touch to Disney and Star Wars he has now invaded the world of the Peanuts with this Snoopy figure. I don't know how much it will cost, but judging by his past work I'm sure it will be more than my electric bill. If you needed another reason not to buy what is honestly a boring toy, just remember that Kanye West will probably get one, and he's dumb. Taylor Swift or die!!


Monday, October 24, 2011

Vote on the Next Star Wars Figure


Hasbro wants you to vote on which Star Wars character to include in their 2013 edition of figures. There are quite a few choices and unless you are the most uber of uber nerds, you probably won't recognize a lot of the names here since they are mostly from the expanded universe. But if you have a particular favorite, or you just really like to exercise your democratic freedom, then click here and cast your vote. The winner will be announced at Toy Fair in February.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Win a Free NYCC Exclusive Zombie Mini Mate


The nice folks behind Mini Mates were kind enough to hook us up with 3 of their New York Comic Con Exclusive Zombie Civilians to give away! So from now until October 30th all you have to do is "like" our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/TheToyViking and post on our wall "I Wanna Free Zombie." Remember, "like" us first and then post. And if you already "like" us, then you're one step ahead of the game. On Halloween we'll pick three random winners and they each get a NYCC Exclusive Zombie!!! It's easy, and you didn't even have to deal with New York traffic.


Hasbro Has Your NYCC Exclusives

Ok, so you missed out on the craziness that was New York Comic Con? Well now you don't have to miss out on all the exclusive toys (or pay eBay prices). Check out www.hasbrotoyshop.com right now because they just put up all of their convention leftovers for you to buy and they are actually a few bucks cheaper than they were in New York. They are sold out of the Compound Hulk figure, but you can still get the Transformers Prime Bumblebee and Arcee set, or the Maximum Carnage Mini Mates that are housed in a giant skyscraper. Go on, your credit card can take the hit.




Thursday, October 20, 2011

Kidrobot x Staple Pigeon Figure



I thought I was one of the cool kids. I thought that I was "well liked by my peers," and "into hip things," but I think I may have overestimated. I'm sure there's more irony in this toy than all of Brooklyn could hold. What I see is a pigeon that looks to have swallowed a dozen or so really stale doughnuts. This dirty bird is brought to you by Staple Design and Kidrobot. Behind the bird you can see that it comes with its own little plastic dropping. All the hip kids must look at this and and find it to be brilliant, but I can honestly say the feeling is not mutual. If you want this for your own it will be available November 3rd and will cost you $75. I guess I'll just have to wait around until death metal and being unpleasant are cool again.