Shawnimals Presents Rainbow Takeout

    You know what this world needs in our time of economic uncertainty? We need plus hides and we need them on the cheap! Who else could answer the call but Shawnimals and what could be more plushy and awesome than pork dumplings? Now, I don't recommend hitting up the old buffet and snuggling the real thing, but I entirely encourage you to buy a boatload of these little guys and fill your bathtub with them. What happens beyond that is your business, but it would be an awesome start.

    Shawnimals presents the Rainbow Takeout series, which feature a plethora of colors for you to collect. For $18 you get 3 randomly chosen 2 inch dumplings in a little take out box. This is an open release, so you can buy all you want all the time. Get 'emright now by going here.

Parra x Kidrobot

    This toy makes me mildly uncomfortable. I think what's doing it, other than the fact that the blue guy appears to be a vampire and drinking the red chick's blood, is the giant red monkey butt. It brings back all of the memories I have of going to the zoo and some inappropriate monkey doing something equally inappropriate to live up to his billing. And they're so proud of their hairless butts and want to make sure that no matter when you take a picture, their bare hind parts are prominently featured. Curse you monkeys and how you lure us in with your cuteness, only to shock us with your horrid behavior.

    This toy was made by Parra, stands 10 inches tall, and was made in conjunction with Kidrobot. It's $150 and comes out June 7th. I can honestly tell you it's not my cup of tea, but if you like it that's ok and we can still be friends. I just might not come over to your house for book club anymore.

Kotobukiya Batman The Dark Knight Rises ARTFX Statue

    If this doesn't make you excited for the return of Batman this summer, you should a.) hopefully have health insurance and b.) use it to check yourself into the hospital cause you might be clinically dead. This ARTFX statue from The Dark Knight Rises is made by the folks at Kotobukiya, which loosely translates to "we make toys that you would sell your first born to obtain". This thing is huge too, standing at 15 inches tall. That's a lot of Batman so you're probably gonna have to get rid of your Gone With the Wind collectible plates to make room. I know it's gonna be tough, but you do have some time to man up, since this figure doesn't come out until November.

Futurama x Kidrobot Wooden Bender

    People have been clamoring for Kidrobot to make more Futurama toys and now they can all sleep tonight with this reveal of Wooden Bender. His little woodpecker buddy is out of luck, cause this angry robot bro is actually made of vinyl, but that hasn't stopped the little guy from rooting around for bugs. On June 7th you can add some futuristic bad attitude to your shelves for only $50. Oh, and he's 6 inches tall, so he's a lot bigger then the Futurama figures of yore.

The Deep Things from Skinner

    Oh, snap.  Skinner is back at it with these minions of Cthulhu called The Deep Ones.  He's been paying tribute to the great H.P. Lovecraft for a few releases thus far, but this is my absolute favorite one yet.  Obviously modeled after the creatures that live in the NYC subway tunnels (you can't tell me they're not lurking around, feeding on rats and medical waste) each figure stand 6 inches tall and will cost ya $100.  They go on sale Monday, May 21st at noon right here:  http://www.storenvy.com/products/361506-the-deep-things.

Custom Toy of the Week: Peter Kato

    Normally when I post about a custom toy it usually involves someone making an enhancement to something that already exists, so this week I thought I'd mix it up a bit and focus on an artist who makes everything from scratch.  These are the newest releases from Peter Kato, entitled The Goldies.  These little resin figures are all handmade and at only $10 each, are an easily affordable edition to your collection.  Help support independent toy makers by picking up a few of these right now at http://peterkatoshop.com/.

MAD x Pobber Toys Dr. Morkenstein Pajama Edition

    To truly understand the mind of an evil genius, it is important to see them in their bed clothes.  Ok, so maybe that's not entirely true, but it does give insight into whether they are straddling that line that separates crazy and brilliant.  Check out MAD's Dr. Morkenstein in his younger days, ready for bed and dreams of world domination.  This guy was made by the fine folks at Pobber Toys and will be going on sale next week.  There will only be 150 pieces made of the good doctor doing his best Hugh Hefner impersonation, and they will be $65 each.  Oh, and his pj's come complete with a bum flap for doing his evil business.  I for one have never required the use of a trap door in my pants, nor do I fully grasp the benefits of it, but they are fun to laugh about.