Seen at NYCC: Erick Scarecrow

    It must take a small army to move the amount of toys Erick Scarecrow brings with him to Comic Con.  I mean seriously, just look at all the pictures I took.  He must use some sort of wizardry to fit everything into his booth because nobody maximizes square footage like this guy.  He had a bunch of cool exclusive figures for the show and a bunch of familiar characters from his popular lineup.  The one that stood out the most to me though is pictured just below and to the right.  Pretty weird huh?  It's a huge departure from his typical style of bright colors and cartoonish features.  I really like it and in talking with him you could tell how excited he was to try something completely unexpected.  Hopefully we'll get more info about a release date soon.  In the meantime, enjoy the pictures and check out http://www.esctoy.com/ to get your hands on any leftovers from the show.

Seen at NYCC: Monster Worship

    Monster Worship brought a plethora of glow in the dark stuff to New York Comic Con.  Is 3 considered a "plethora"?  I dunno, I just like using that word as it makes me feel like I'm getting something out of the "plethora" of student loans I'm paying back.  Sallie Mae is the real terrorist in this country!

    Anyway, it was the first time I've been able to see these figures in person and I was diggin em.  They're definitely creating toys that stand out from what everyone else is doing, which is not a bad thing at all.

What Did Your Favorite Artists Get at NYCC?

     Usually, we are used to spending a ton of money to buy stuff from our favorite toy artists so I thought it would be interesting to see what THEY purchased during New York Comic Con.  Here are a few that I found:

Jon-Paul Kaiser

Peter Kato

Frank Kozik

    I'm sure I could make some interesting psychological observations about their choices, but since I got my medical license from a guy in Chinatown (it came free with a "legit" pair of Nikes) I should probably refrain.  Call me though if you need a transplant, I watched a video once.

Jon-Paul Kaiser Star Wars Custom Show Pieces For Sale Now!

    I had every intention of checking out Jon-Paul Kaiser's show an Yoyamart last week during New York Comic Con, but the fates were against me.  To make a long story very very short, we weren't able to go and I felt like an idiot for missing it.  But as luck would have it, many pieces from the show are still available for purchase at very reasonable prices.  Like that Stormtrooper you see there.  Imagine the amount of work that went into transforming that 5 inch Qee figure into something of otherworldly awesomeness, and then realise that it can be yours for only $200!!!  You can go right now to www.yoyamart.com and choose from a bunch of figures looking for good homes.

Win a Set of The Walking Dead Pop! Vinyls from Funko

    So I know you watched The Walking Dead Sunday and thought to yourself "How could this get any better?"  And then I came along and said "Well how about if I give you some sweet toys?"  

    We haven't done a giveaway this cool in a long time.  The awesome folks at Funko hooked us up with a complete set of the new Walking Dead Pop! Vinyl figures and I want to give them all to one lucky person.  Here's what you need to do to win.  

    To enter, all you have to do is "like" Funko and The Toy Viking on Facebook.  Here are the links to both pages:

https://www.facebook.com/originalfunko               https://www.facebook.com/TheToyViking

    Now after you've done that, come back here and write your funniest caption for this picture:

    Just put your caption in the comments section on this post and you're all set.  Next Tuesday we'll pick the funniest one to win the figures!!  Good luck and make us laugh!

Seen at NYCC: Rsin and Matt Anderson

    Rsin and Matt Anderson had a huge showing at New York Comic Con this year. They shared a booth with Tenacious Toys and brought a ton of custom figures with them for sale. Rsin also had his 3 inch production Dunny release with Kidrobot that was an exclusive to the show and caused quite the traffic jam as people lined up to score one. Matt Anderson debuted his artist series of Night Terror Dunnys and sold every one of them to a single person! Seriously, I stopped by the table to say hi, then came back about an hour later and there was a huge "sold" sign in his case. The buyer also bought a few of his other customs, nearly clearing out his inventory for the show in one transaction. And this was on the first day of the convention. It was definitely one of the best stories of the weekend and both he and Rsin deserved every bit of success. Check out some pictures from their setup:

My NYCC Experience

 

    Well, we've been back from New York Comic Con for a few days now and I feel I have decompressed enough to form coherent thoughts about the show.

    This year my wife and I were able to attend the Thursday "preview" day and it was a weird experience. There were a lot of people there, but not nearly the amount as usual because they only allowed the press and 4 day ticket holders in. So being able to move freely around the floor without having to elbow people in the heads was kinda weird. Friday definitely made up for that though, as the place was as packed as I've ever seen it. It made maneuvering a bit tougher, but the craziness felt right. Thursday I could buy anything I wanted but was kinda indecisive, but once Friday hit and people were clamoring for items I suddenly wanted everything as if it were a huge competition.

    The highlight of the convention for me was getting to meet lots of new people and see some old friends that I only get to see once a year. I finally got to meet Peter Kato, Frank Kozik, Skinner, L'amour Supreme, Lou Pimentel, Erick Scarecrow, and Buff Monster. I bought toys from RealxHead and Uamou, who both made the trek to be there and finally snagged the elusive metallic Pop! Vinyl Batman figure.

    The other highlight was watching guys staring at girls in skimpy costumes only for them to realize that they were actually dudes in skimpy costumes (surprisingly, this happened more than once).   The moment of realization on their faces is quite priceless.

    It was overall a great time, and I can't even be mad about the ATMs breaking all over the place because that major snafu saved me a lot of money. But since I planned ahead I still left with tons of stuff. Here's a picture of all the stuff that came home with us:

    As you can see, we kinda fell in love with the lucky cats.  Let that new obsession begin.

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