Custom Toy of the Week: FrankenFactory

    You know something is awesome when you can see a picture of it that isn't even in color and you know you want it anyway.  These are WolfGirls from FrankenFactory (or Shea Brittain, but she may have warrants so I'm not trying to get her busted or anything).  All 12 of these original creations will be on display at Stranger Factory during their Subterrane group art show from November 9th - December 3rd.  You know, Christmas is coming so if you want to buy me a present for keeping you well informed and entertained this would be a great place to start.  

The Killing Joke Artfx Statue from Kotobukiya

    Every great villain has a great origin story and The Killing Joke served as the essential background material for one of the most famous bad guys of all time, the Joker.  I always found the cover art to be rather disturbing for some reason, and the folks at Kotobukiya have captured it brilliantly in this statue.  It stands over 11 inches tall and features a working LED spotlight and camera shutter sound (just for added creepiness).   It won't be available until May and will retail for $129.99.  Can I get one without the gross little baby guy?  

Rsin x Outsmart Originals: New Tee Available Now

    Sure this is a website devoted to toys, but we can branch out a tab bit can't we? And we all need to wear shirts, so why not get some cool shirts actually designed by well known toy artists? Brilliant!

    Outsmart Originals and Rsin have come together to create this new tee and if you want one you gotta get it now cause the window for ordering is slowly closing. You only have until November 12th to get one of these limited shirts so go to http://www.outsmartoriginals.com/ right now and your wardrobe could more closely resemble your toy collection.

Mark James x Unbox Industries Dalston Fried Chicken

    How will I ever eat chicken again.  This is almost as bad as that lady who found the chicken head in her box of McDonalds McNugget thingys.  But now you're telling me pieces of chicken are individual little people who even have their own theme song?  Ahhh, who cares, they're still delicious.  I don't care if they can speak French and quote Shakespeare.  Eat all the chicken!

    This chicken dude is named Dalston and he was created by Mark James and Unbox Industries.  Only two hundred of these 6 inch vinyl drumsticks were made (which is more than I could eat in a week) and he even come with a little record featuring a song from The Cherrystones.

New Lunar Sprogs from Cris Rose

    If Cris Rose has his way, the world will be taken over by robots.  Thankfully for us, the robots he creates are only looking to take over you toy shelves and not harvest us for use as batteries.  These are Lunar Sprogs and stand almost 4 inches tall and come with a removable dome.  Of course that's not everything about them, as any good toy has a good story to back them up, so I'll do my best to tell you the tale.

    Ok, so about 2 million of us people folk are living on the moon.  Probably because of global warming and the terrible lack of polar bears.  But anyway, lots of activity takes place outside of the biodomes we have created as our habitat.  I mean, you can't just cover the entire moon in a glass shell, especially not with union wages being what they are.  So you need helpers that can go out onto the moon's surface and help you out when you're in a pickle.  Say, your car breaks down, or your cat gets loose.  Well, someone has to go out there and take care of these things.

    Each one of these guys also has a personality as distinct as his looks.  Pick up your favorite handmade Lunar Sprog  for only $75 when they are officially released.  Keep an eye or two on http://crisrose.tumblr.com/ for more info.

Super Awesome Fun Time Product Review: Mimobot

    It's been awhile since I've done a review so I thought today would be the perfect day to get back to it.  This time around I got my hands on this Uglydolls x Mimobot flash drive.  This dudes name is Ox and he may be missing an eye, but he's still got tons of cash.  Maybe from an insurance settlement?  Factory work is pretty dangerous and an easy way to lose one of your peepers.  Who knows, but I do know that this cashed-up cyclops can remove the top of his skull and allow you to put all your secret files in his brain.  

    I plugged him into my computer and immediately this little light in his butt started blinking, letting me know he was hard at work having a conversation with my hard drive.  A little icon popped up on my desktop and was ready to store all of the documents that I have been instructed to be destroyed upon my death.  But to my surprise he also came with a bunch of stuff for me to check out.  I thought being that he had such a huge wad of cash that maybe there would be some counterfeiting blueprints (there weren't) but he did come loaded with avatars and wallpapers.  Maybe I just didn't look hard enough for the fake money diagrams.  

    So we know that this guy looks cool, and he works great, but how durable is he?  If you're house is anything like mine, it's filled with four-legged critters and chaos.  My cats already assume that everything belongs to them, so it's not really surprising to see one running around with my major credit cards or pieces from my gun collection.  So I needed to call in an expert to see if this little Mimo bro could withstand the inevitable trials and tribulations that awaited him.  Behold the Icarus test:

    Yes, I know my stairs need to be vacuumed but that is completely not the point.  The point, my friend, is that even when doubling as a cat toy, the Mimobot kept my files safe, stylish, and saliva free

   You can get your own in a variety of designs from Star Wars, Adventure Time, DC Comics, and of course Uglydoll.  

Halo 4 Statue from McFarlane Toys

     So I just learned that this sucker sold out.  But let's be realistic:  a ton of those sales went to jerks who are going to sell them on eBay, or to people whose wives are going to make them get rid of it because she thinks it's tacky and it doesn't go with their "fantasy unicorns" decorating theme that they both agreed upon when they got married.  So just be patient and you're time will come to get one of these.  

    Master Chief is about to ruin this guy's day.  It's kind of his thing.  McFarlane Toys made 500 of these 14 inch statues for the new Halo 4 game and they sold out quickly at $225 each.  But if you read this far you know not to worry, cause 500 pieces is actually a lot in the collectible toy world and they will hit the secondary market as soon as they ship out.  So you may have to pay a bit more, or it may be stained with the tears of a disobedient husband, but you'll be able to get one if you really want it.  In the meantime disregard your responsibilities and enjoy the game.