More SDCC Exclusives from The Loyal Subjects

    Optimus Prime obviously couldn't take how terrible the new Transformer movies were and decided to off himself.  Can't say I blame him, as I almost did so in a crowded theater while watching the first one. 

    The Loyal Subjects have released a pretty cool blind box series of Transformers earlier in the year and now they're jumping into the 8 inch realm for San Diego Comic Con.  300 of these Dead Prime figures were made and they will retail for $115 when they are released July 19th from 1-2pm.  This is gonna be another one of those instances where you're gonna wanna line up pretty early if you hope to score one.

    Continuing the theme of dead toys, they will also be releasing this Astro Zombie Bunny from Joe Ledbetter. Unlike owning a real dead bunny, your house won't smell weird and your friends won't try and have a mental health intervention with you.  Everyone will get a shot at one of these suckers, as 150 will be available at the convention, and 150 will be available online.  Which is how it should be done really.  Do you know how angry it makes me to see this stuff that will only be for sale 3,000 miles away and I'll never have the chance to buy it unless it's for some ridiculous price from some butt face that bought it just to sell it?  Pretty angry.  

Perfect Plum Monster Embryo from Taylored Curiosities

    When dealing with an embryo of unknown origins, especially that of a monster, you really never know what you're going to end up with.  Sure he's cute now, but will he out grow the science lab in your basement and become one of those hateful monsters from Pacific Rim, or will he stay cute and adorable like a Pokemon?  

    Take the gamble with this Perfect Plum Monster Embryo from Taylored Curiosities.  She only made 20 of them and you can get one by going to http://tayloredcuriosities.bigcartel.com/.

More SDCC Exclusives from DKE

    I read an interview with DKE owner Dov that was conducted by Tenacious Toys that basically said you better bring some cool stuff with you that no one else has if you're going to bother setting up at conventions.  Of course, there was more to it than that, but you can clearly see the philosophy put to work in not only the amount, but the quality of exclusives that he is bringing to San Diego Comic Con.  

    Like this gloriously massive toy from Kronk x Pobber appropriately named "Bad Ass".  That is one angry monkey and you can believe that this sucker is going to sell out the moment it's released.  Only 40 pieces were produced in this Forest colorway and they will be $95 each.  Better get in line early.

    And now for something completely different.  When you think about it, most of us aren't playing with the toys that we buy; we are using them as objects of decoration to make our dwelling more pleasing.  So with that thinking, the materials that toys or collectibles are made of are irrelevant.  Why not ceramics?  Even better, why not awesome mash up ceramic figures from Robin Van Valkenburgh?  I had never heard of this particular artist before now, but after seeing this picture and then looking through their Twitter posts, I am hooked.  Equal parts sweet and disturbing, I must now own every single one.  These could very easily be the sleeper hit of the convention.

    There's absolutely nothing sweet about these two.  In fact, they look as if they've crawled from an infected wound and are off to terrorize children at summer camp. I'm pretty sure Fuei Shokai would be thrilled if no one were ever to sleep again after looking at their creations.  If one bites you don't say you weren't warned.  

Super Series Sunday from Mo Abedin x Tenacious Toys

    Ummmmmm wow.  This is, by far, the most ambitious release from Tenacious Toys as part of their Super Series Sundays.  Not only is this resin figure of a shogun-styled Mercury huge at 16 inches tall, but the detail that designer Mo Abedin captured is impressive.  Only 10 of these will be available when they go on sale tomorrow, July 7th, at noon Eastern time for their debut in the United States.  They will be hand made to order and only 100 will ever exist world wide.  Something this cool doesn't come cheap, and they will be priced at $750.  But something like this goes beyond just being a mere toy.  

Super7 Releases for SDCC...Take 2

    Ok, this is my second post about releases from Super7 for San Diego Comic Con.  I'm already planning a third, so in the spirit of trying to be informative I'm gonna have cut my sass level down a bit in order to get you the pertinent info. In fact, just look at the pictures, begin drooling, and phone that long lost cousin of yours that's obsessed with Dungeons and Dragons who has been to every Comic Con since '89. It will be worth him boring you to death with tales of his level 50 troll killer if he can score you a few of these.

Nofuture Toy Art Gallery Exclusive from Kenth Toy Works

    I need more toys like this. Toys covered in spikes and skulls. Toys that look like they could punch you in the mouth as easily as they could sit on your shelf.

    Nofuture from Kenth Toy Works is one killer piece of resin. 15 of these were made exclusively for Toy Art Gallery and will be available today for $70 each. You can buy one by going to http://shop.toyartgallery.com/

Mimobot Exclusives for SDCC

    I'm bad at organization. Terrible even. I bought a filing cabinet, got a ton of folders, and still nothing is organized. Most likely because the folders are in a pile in the corner and the filing cabinet's drawers are full of papers I've just thrown in there haphazardly. Well, papers and random stuff I find my cat Icarus trying to eat. I'll be typing away at the computer when I hear a wet, chewing noise, and then I have to tackle him to remove whatever he was trying to injest. My filing system has gone to hell.

    If I could only fully embrace the digital world, then I would have a sure fire solution to my predicament with these Mimobots. And like everyone else, they have some exclusive ones available at San Diego Comic Con. Being a big Star Wars fan, the Chewbacca one is my obvious favorite, but they have a bunch of others available too. Check out what they've revealed so far and buy yours at www.mimoco.com or at booth #2913M in The Star Wars Pavillion.