Hug The Killer Army Green Edition from Mighty Jaxx

    I've made it a rule to never hug anything with razor sharp teeth.  Thus far, that rule has kept me alive and in good health.  Sorry Aunt Claire, it's not that I don't love you, it's that you filed your dentures down in some weird DIY dementia moment.  It's creepy.

    Hug The Killer looks like he is filled with bad ideas.  Most of them involve your flesh and how good it would feel digesting in his belly.  Mighty Jaxx are offering up this critter in a new army green color way in an edition of 50 right now at http://mightyjaxx.com/.

Paul Frank's Julius Custom Show at Toy Art Gallery

    Monkeys make everything better.  Who wouldn't be far more fascinated by NASCAR if all of the drivers were monkeys?  What about a monkey dentist?   While it may not cut down on the pain factor it would still be more entertaining.  Paul Frank's been putting monkeys on things for years and making them better, and now other artists are putting their artistic talents on his monkey Julius (wait, that sounds kind of scandalous).  

    Tomorrow night is the opening reception for the Julius Toy Art Show at Toy Art Gallery.  And if you don't live close it's no big deal, because you will be able to see them all and even buy them at www.toyartgallery.com. 

Lost Worlds: Creatures from Beyond at Stranger Factory

    Oooooooooh this is gonna be so good.  Stranger Factory is Albuquerque (do you know how freakin hard that is to spell) New Mexico is having a new show that starts tomorrow featuring some of my favorite toy people.  Lost Worlds: Creatures from Beyond will feature new work from Paul Kaiju, Splurrt, and Mutant Vinyl Hardcore, and more.  Check out some of the stuff that Splurrt is sending for the show right here:

    The opening reception is tomorrow night from 6-9pm and hopefully some of this stuff will make its way online in the near future.  

    Paul Kaiju will also be teaching a class in mini figure sculpting this Sunday.  For $85 you get a 3 hour class with the man himself with an additional hour long q&a afterwards.  Learn all of his secrets and then become a toy making phenomenon yourself.  Then have your own show, become rich and famous, and date a Kardashian sister.  

Art Giants from Kidrobot

    If I had stupid money, like the kind of money that would make me buy an alpaca farm, I would buy one of these.  We've all seen the giant fiberglass Labbit stools and of course I want those, but I'm really gonna need one of these 4 foot tall Dunnys.  Kidrobot has decided to offer up these guys that were previously only used as store displays.  Each one is hand made to order and takes about 3 months to produce.  And if you live in the United States they'll ship this or the stools to you for free.  The Dunnys come in a few different colors, but that may be too boring for you, so they will even help you get your favorite artist to customize it.  That won't be cheap, but if you have $4,999.99 to plunk down on a giant toy I doubt that you'll blink at paying a hefty price to get it painted up.  The stools are a little cheaper at $999 for you ballers with a budget.  I wonder why they made them stools and not just regular Labbit figures?  Not that I can afford to buy one anyway, but I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't ask the hard questions.  

Monster Worship to Release Remaining SDCC Exclusives Online Today

    No, this isn't a picture of all of your mom's old boyfriends.  This is a picture of Monster Worship's exclusives they had available at San Diego Comic Con.  What, you didn't go to comic con?  Yeah, me neither, but we're all in luck because they have some remaining stock and they will be for sale tonight at 7pm Eastern time at http://www.monsterworship.com/.  Studies have proven that buying cool toys makes you live longer and makes you more attractive to women.  I offer up proof in the form of me not being dead and my wife being a stone cold fox!  Behold the wonders of science!

Red Edition of Paul Kaiju's Luftkaiser from Toy Art Gallery Releases Today!

    Can you sprain your eyeball?  I think I might have.  See, I got sucked into that whole Candy Crush nonsense and I think I played it until I sprained my right eye.  I woke up this morning, ready to share my wealth of secret toy knowledge and overall general insight into the workings of the world when I noticed my eye was literally sore.  I think my addiction to that silly online game has come to a head.  I'll be expecting an intervention soon.  Be gentle.

    Hopefully my eye doesn't split open and reveal that something like this has been chewing on my optic nerve like a Twizzler.  This red edition of Paul Kaiju's Luftkaiser will release today at 12pm Pacific time from Toy Art Gallery.  He's a pretty sinister looking bro.  Get one for yourself by going to http://shop.toyartgallery.com/.

New Custom Tuttz from Emily Bee x Argonaut Resins Releases Today

    This is one fancy kitty.  Emily Bee has prettied up this Tuttz figure from Argonaut Resins and will be offering it for sale today (July 30th) at 1pm Eastern Time.  They need to figure out how to make production versions of her work, because she always does an amazing job with this platform.  Add it to your collection by going to http://emilybee.bigcartel.com/.