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    I understand many people are pissed at Instagram and their new terms of service (which they did update by the way).  But let's be realistic; no one is going to take the pictures of you eating at Olive Garden and put them on a billboard in Times Square.  Frankly, I wish Pepsi would use a picture of my cats in one of their ads.  I would frame it right above their litter boxes and put an extra copy on the fridge.  Other products I would like to endorse include Goldfish, Cheez-Itz, Harley-Davidson, Dr. Marten's, Colt 45, Smith and Wesson, the Russian Space Program, grunge rock, any brand of flannel shirts as long as they're nice and not too thin, and Target.  The ball is in your court advertising execs.

   If you still like Instagram as much as I do you can follow us there.  Our username is TheToyViking and last time I checked there was only one of us, which is good cause lawyers are expensive.   I also guarantee that I took all pictures while in my underwear. Yes, even the ones in public.

Sideshow Collectibles x DC Comics 6th Scale Figures

    I normally wouldn't write about something in which I can't give you a release date, because it drives me insane to not include all of the pertinent details.  But I can't control what a company wants us to know, I can only present what they will allow me.  Which, in this case, are these 5 pictures of Sideshow Collectibles upcoming 6th scale DC Comics figures.  So what do we know about them?  Well, they're all wearing actual sewn clothing.  That's kinda nifty.  And we know that the pose they put Catwoman in makes her look like she has the mother of all child bearing hips and a T-Rex arm.   Not a good look.  Other than that they're really detailed and will most likely be priced like a months rent on a one bedroom apartment in the midwest.  Now is the time to return that Snuggie you got for Christmas.  

Old Timey Stingy Jack from Brandt Peters

    This guy will kill you in your sleep.  There is no doubt in my mind that he is filled with bad intentions.  Evidently this picture was taken after he cleaned himself up from some crazy murder spree, hence the lack of DNA evidence.  See, those  Insane Clown Posse morons think that they're frightening (which they are, because every time I see one of their equally stupid fans I know exactly where my tax dollars are going and it scares me that we don't just put them to sleep) but this is legitimate horror film level spooky.

    His name is Stingy Jack (stingy because he likes to hoard the souls of children all for himself?) and he is the creation of Brandt Peters.  Don't for a minute think that I don't like this guy, because his creepiness is was makes him appealing.  This guy will be available for preorder January 4th for those of you lucky enough to attend Mr. Peter's art show at Stranger Factory.  For the rest of us, we have to wait until later in the month to get a crack at this guy.  

Dr. Who Vinyl Figures

    I may be the last human being on Earth that hasn't watched an episode of Dr. Who.  But then again I don't know one dude who is actually into the show.  Every girl in the world is into it, but none of my guy friends watch it, so I assume it isn't for me.  Maybe I'll give it a try one day just to see what all the fuss is about.  Maybe I won't though.  I'm kinda fickle like that, plus every episode of The X-Files in on Netflix, so I don't know how much free time I see in my near future.

    For those of you that are obsessed with this show, I present to you these vinyl toys.  They are blind boxed and feature 14 different figures.  They retail for $9.99 and I'm sure if you want them you are already scouring the internet to hunt them down.  I'll leave you to your work.  

Cosmic Rose Vampire DX from Super7

    It's a Super7 Super Secret Surprise Release for New Years Party Extravaganza Toy Thingy.  The Rose Vampire is lookin all sparkly for 2013 and is gonna have a hard time explaining to his wife why he came home covered in glitter.  He better have been making arts and crafts with disadvantaged youth and not hanging out with girls trying to work their way through college.  This is an episode of Maury Povich waiting to happen.

    Supposedly this guy is available now, but the link isn't working on the Super7 website.  When you are able to snag one it will set you back $65 and you may get one sporting a red cape, or you may get one looking like a gentleman in a black cape.  That's the luck of the draw my friends.

Flight Dunny by kaNO and Kidrobot

    This guy looks like those weird sneakers that people line up to buy in the mall at 6 in the morning. Those shoes look ridiculous to me, but as a toy I'm cool with it. He even has a bit of a Transformers vibe to him, which helps me forget about his resemblance to Air Jordans.

    This 3 inch Dunny was made by kaNO and Kidrobot. Everybody is speculating that there will be 3 different color schemes based on the picture, but I don't think anything has been confirmed. What is true though is that 3000 of these guys were made, will sell for $14.95 each, and will be released on January 17th. That will give you plenty of time to file for bankruptcy from Christmas shopping and start your financial situation over. That's probably not true but good luck on that.

New Year Calaveritas by The Beast Brothers

    Why do things like this always come out after Christmas? I'm trying to behave myself and not start off the new year worrying about credit card bills, but the temptation is pretty high with these.

    These are the New Year Calaveritas by The Beast Brothers. There are only 13 pieces of each color of these soft vinyl skulls and they got on sale today at 1pm EST. They will be $70 and only available at http://thebeastbrothers.storenvy.com/.