Translucent Creature from the Black Lagoon by Mezco for NYCC

    I've been wondering when we would start to see the exclusives for New York Comic Con and this is the first one I've been able to find.  And what's great about it is that you can preorder one right now and have it shipped to you if you aren't able to attend.  Mezco has made 100 of these 9 inch Creature from the Black Lagoon figures in translucent green.  This sucker has 11 points of articulation, so displaying him could be kinda fun.  He could terrorize your other toys, or make out with them, or whatever you want to do.  Order him right now by going to http://www.mezcotoyz.com/. 

Red Pollen Kaiser from Paul Kaiju x Toy Art Gallery

     This is one of those toys that I haven't been able to buy yet but I really want.  He looks like he would oversee slaves working in a salt mine, which is my preferred aesthetic for toys.  This is of course the mighty Pollen Kaiser from Paul Kaiju and he will be available in this fancy new red paint job tomorrow, August 30th, beginning at noon Pacific time from Toy Art Gallery.  

New Minions from Skinner x Paul Kaiju x Lulubell Toy Bodega

    When I am sleeping and my cat Icarus decides he wants attention, he will sit on my nightstand and poke me in the arm.  Evidently this was not effective the other night, because I woke up in a panic after he put his entire paw in my mouth.  He was seriously elbow deep and it startled the crap out of me.  It was four in the morning and since I wasn't going to be sleeping again any time soon I got up to use the bathroom.  Everything in that department is going fine, that is until I look in the bathtub.  For those of you that don't know, Icarus has a habit of eating just about anything, especially if it's gross.  There, in the bathtub, was clear evidence that he had been fishing in the drain.

 With his paws.

That were just in my mouth.

     I've only had my mouth washed out with soap once, and that was after I cursed at my mom when I was five.  And she had the decency to not use liquid soap.  But it's what I had, so I made do.  I leaned my head back and pumped it straight in like I was a college kid downing a can of spray cheese.  It took some time to wash it all back out, but I felt it was worth it to prevent my death from whatever evil had been brewing in that tub drain.

    I'm sure I missed a few germs, and I picture them to look kinda like these guys, throwing a rager in my belly that would make Andrew WK blush.  These guys were made by Skinner and Paul Kaiju and are available exclusively from Lulubell Toy Bodega.  For $55 you get em both, which is a deal because I have to buy more soap.  Pick em up tomorrow, August 30th at 11am Pacific time from http://www.lulubelltoys.com/.

Drab Future from Brad Isdrab Releases Friday

    I've said it many times before, but I love the fact that people are making their own toys.  That way they're not limited by what a company is willing to produce or what some marketing dude thinks will sell well.  They take their own ideas and bring them to life just for the sake of doing something cool.  

    This is the world of Drab Future created by Brad Isdrab.  The title pretty much sums up the feel of these figures, as they have a very post-apocalyptic look to them.  The thing that stands out about them is how the characters themselves have a weathered and decayed look.  It takes them from being figures in a world that is dying around them into being artistic representations of their state of affairs.  I especially like the brown, almost rusted look of the girl pictured above, as she reminds me of the bodies that were found in Pompeii perfectly captured in ash.  She looks as if the apocalypse has come and gone and that her form will remain as a visual testament to it.  

    These will also come in full painted versions and raw castings that will allow you to paint them however you wish.  Get them this Friday, August 30, through the Zerofriends store at http://www.zerofriends.com/.

Two New Mummy Boys and More from Super7 Tomorrow

    Sometime back Super7 had a Mummy Boy contest where people were invited to paint them up and the favorites would be made into actual production toys.  Well, here are the results.  The big one was conceived by Gian Marayag and is a nice subtle design that you can own for $50.  The little one was designed by Eckotyper and is pretty fancy because he has clear areas that reveal a resin skeleton inside. All along I thought they were just filled with the gasses expelled by bacteria as it breaks down the human body.  Or butterfly kisses.  This little guy will cost $35 and both go on sale tomorrow, August 29th, at noon Pacific.

    They're also opening up their toy cult for new members.  See, being in a cult you're gonna have a lot of turnover, what with the whole dying so the aliens will take you to live on Nebulon 5 thing.  Starting tomorrow you have a week to sign up, and you get some cool exclusive stuff that you see listed above. Finally, you can do something to show your parents you have some initiative in life by joining a club and making some nice friends.   Just steer clear of the Kool-Aid.

Light Blue Lucky Figure from Mike Egan

    I'd like to think that all of the crazy artifacts we've found in Egypt were just their versions of collectibles.  All of their gods were just characters in an ongoing narrative, like Batman or something, and the statues and trinkets were just their way of merchandising.  I picture kids lined up to snag the new exclusive Anubis stone figure at the Nile Comic Convention.  Then we come along much later and get it all wrong, thinking they actually worshipped these characters as deities.  Maybe one day someone will dig through our rubble and determine that we worshipped Hello Kitty based on all of the products that will no doubt survive any natural or man made disaster.  

    This Lucky figure from Mike Egan kind of has a folk art/artifact look to it.  Like it was found in a swamp in Louisiana and whoever posses it will be tormented by ancient souls.  This version was cast in a light blue plastic and painted black giving it that aforementioned spooky look.  Yes, it may contain the spirit of a long dead shaman, but it will still look really cool on your shelf.  Only 25 were made and they are on sale right now at http://mikeegan.bigcartel.com/.

Sandstorm Strife and Sire from Nathan Hamill x 3DRetro for STGCC

    I recently started watching Breaking Bad and have made it now to season three.  I love the show and have actually learned a lot from it: 

1.)  Making meth = making a lot of money but people that are on meth are crazy which = scary situations.

2.) They love eating breakfast in New Mexico.  Seriously, name an episode in which they don't eat breakfast.  

3.) The desert is trying to kill you at all times.  That's what it does for fun.

    So this edition of Strife and Sire from Nathan Hamill x 3DRetro makes me a little nervous.  The bat guy on the top makes me think of the beautiful scenery of the desert, the unique wildlife, the peacefulness.  But that skull he's standing on makes me think of my Winnebago/mobile drug lab breaking down in the middle of nowhere and me being reduced to food for carrion birds.  Some people would say that I'm way over thinking this whole thing.  Those people would be called my therapist.  

   This guy is an exclusive for the Singapore Toy, Game, and Comic Convention this weekend and Nathan will actually be there to sign these and whatever else you happen to have.