Halo 4 Pop! Vinyl from Funko

    They are advertising the crap out of the new Halo 4 game.  No matter what show I watch at night there will inevitably be a commercial that makes me want to get it that much more.  You can't even watch Antiques Roadshow without seeing Master Chief slaughter his way through an alien race hell bent on doing the same to him.  Of course there would be other products to coincide with a huge game release and thankfully Funko was able to immortalize the characters in Pop! Vinyl form. 

    The detail on the Spartans looks pretty sick and I'm glad to see they included Cortana in the series.  A few weeks ago when we went to Comic Con I noted how they make tribute art for every other girl in every other video game, comic book, movie, etc. but you never see anything with her in it.  And I've never once seen anyone dress up as her either.  Maybe they're scared of being poisoned by all the blue paint, but come one people, she's the hottest hologram since Princess Leia (that made me sound really dorky).  You can snag these on November 8th.  

Frank Kozik at DesignerCon

    Frank Kozik is gearing up for next week's DesignerCon with a few releases that maybe would surprise a lot of you.  For one, I don't see any snarky rabbits dangling cigarettes from their mouths.  And for two, everything is hand made.  For starters, check out what he did to these Mike Egan Bones figures.  All of them are hand painted and looking like they're ready to jump start the apocalypse.  Or at least scare the crap out of your kids.  

    He's even bought a butt ton of equipment to start making his own resin figures.  Here we have Heathrow the Hedgehog looking as if he were edible.  Seriously, he looks orange flavored.  You may remember Heathrow from his previous incarnations created by Maqet, though it's been awhile since we've seen any of those and I'm sure there's a good story behind it.  A company just doesn't stop making it's best figure from a well known artist.  Makes you wonder.  Anyway, these are better because they were made by the man himself and if you're lucky may contain some of Edward Goralsky's shed fur.

    And if that wasn't enough, he also made this Sucklord figure as part of this whole Suck-Up thingy where different artists put their spin on his work.  Only 50 of these were made and they'll be $100 each.    I don't know the price of the other stuff because it's a secret or he just hasn't decided yet.  Either way, it's a mystery.

And the Winner Is...

     Ok, so last week I wanted you guys to caption this picture and the funniest one was gonna win a set of The Walking Dead Pop! Vinyl figures from Funko.  After careful deliberation, a talk with my lawyers, a session with the spirits on the old Ouija board, and a visit to the chiropractor, the winner of the contest is....











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    Batmanda!!!!!!! With her comment "Girls Gone Wild: Zombie Edition".  Not only did this make me laugh, but it also kinda grossed me out because I could actually see that as being a real product people would buy.  Send me your info to thetoyviking@gmail.com and I'll send you your figures.  

Seen at NYCC: Mimobot

    Mimobot always has the best presence at Comic Con.  They bring their mini store with them and staff it with the nicest people who always look like they're having the best time.  Like my buddy Jess here, who is the smiling face of collectible data storage devices.  She can now add that to her business card and/or Facebook profile.  

    It's hard to get pictures of what they have because they have sooooo much cool stuff.  Like their newest Ugly Doll flash drives (one of which I'll be reviewing on here very very soon) and other brands like Adventure Time, GI Joe and Star Wars.  They're the best way to store your favorite things, your important things, and those things you just can't talk about and would hope that someone has the decency to not mention after you're dead.  Like how many Taylor Swift songs you downloaded.  Weirdo.  

    How many times do you think guys tried hitting on her by asking her "so, what's your function?"  Ok, probably none because they just stuttered, grabbed a free sticker, and ran back to the amine section of the con.  

Buddy The Elf Pop! Vinyl from Funko

    I'm not big on holiday decorating because honestly, it's a lot of work with little payoff.  Maybe if I had kids I could get behind it a little more, but I'd rather fill my house with stuff I can put there once and not have to move around because a certain date has passed.  My Christmas tree last year?  Yeah, it saw the beginning of Spring.  I was tempted just to leave it up and let it be a permanent fixture, maybe start a new trend or something.  We could have different ornaments for different times of year, but the tree itself would always be there.  I would still slack off and not change them on time, but it could be a step in the right direction for someone like me, to at least have the biggest part of the ordeal up all the time.  

    Funko is coming to my rescue with this Buddy the Elf Pop! Vinyl figure.  Sure he's a Christmas dude, but you don't have to pack him away in January (or in my case March), you can leave him out all year! This little elf dude will be available November 15th and will be the first of your many permanent holiday decorations.  Help me start the revolution!

Seen at NYCC: Monster Pants Plus Designer Con Exclusive News

    Why did my pictures come out so dark?  Probably because I'm a bad photographer, thanks for rubbing it in.  Now I'm gonna have to double up on my meds just to make it through the day.  

    This is James, the man behind all that is Monster Pants.  Not only do they make cool movies, but they make cool toys too!  His table at New York Comic Con was filled with his Sea-Borg creations and people were really digging them.   

    If you're lucky enough to be attending this year's Designer Con you can say "hi" to James yourself and pick up his exclusive Pinku Sea-Borg figure.  Only 30 of them have been made and they will be $35 each.

Custom Toys of the Week: Lisa Rae Hansen

    I couldn't pick just one of Lisa Rae Hansen's toys for the Custom of the Week feature, so I instead chose to show you two of her most recent.  Being that it's my website and this is a dictatorship, I didn't see anything wrong with that.

    For the first one, she has designed a special PigQee to help raise money for the Mattia Fagoni Association.  Mattia is a 5 year old who is suffering from a degenerative disease called Sandhoff Syndrome and his parents have been very involved in the art world helping to generate funds for research and treatment of this condition.

    The second one utilizes the QiQi figure from Creo Design.  What's cool about both toys is they come with wearable pieces so you'll never have to be too far from your collection.  I know I start to get withdrawal when I leave my toys by themselves for too long.  Makes me nervous.