Kill Audio by Claudio Sanchez x Evil Ink Comics X Vinyl Cut Toys
Case-in-point the KILL AUDIO vinyl toy from Evil Ink Comics / VinylCut Toys - which begun "life" via an online comic strip and now transverses the mortal 3D world as a killer vinyl toy (yes, tis been out for a while, and I ain't in a rush) with Claudio Sanchez (toy-designer, comicbook author and musician / lead singer for Coheed and Cambria) currently on a signing tour with his next gig at: Domy Books (Feb 26), Plastic Chapel (Mar 3), Atomic Comics (Mar 5) and Meltdown Comics LA (Mar 7). CLICK THRU for more, including toy-info and flyer-ads with details for the signing tour.
(Cheers for the headsup, Sherri!)
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:
COHEED AND CAMBRIA FRONTMAN UNLEASHES “KILL AUDIO” ON THE WORLD:
Claudio Sanchez, singer/guitarist for the mega rock group Coheed and Cambria has long been a comic book author, now he can add “Toy Creator” to his resume. Kill Audio, a 7 1/2” self-caricature vinyl toy, is the newest arrival from Sanchez’s Evil Ink Comics / VinylCut Toys.
The toy began as an online comic strip earlier this year that follows the antics of lead character, Kill Audio, a humorous, immortal little troll who seeks his purpose in life. Supported by his wildly eccentric posse, (including his nemesis/friend ‘Fix-ler,’ who constantly challenges Kill Audio’s immortality with futile murder attempts,) Kill Audio traipses across a hip, musical landscape full of hilarious events, resulting in what sometimes feels like Ralph Bakshi’s adaptation of the Wizard of Oz meets Fat Albert.
[CLICK to read online comic / panel-images via]
Asked how the whole idea came about, Sanchez explains "The idea for the doll actually came first. I wanted to do a 'likeness doll', but not just a doll with a guitar in his hand. It had to have more personality and stand alone as a vinyl figure," Sanchez continued. "I played around with the name Kill Audio and ended up with a character who is not only being constantly killed himself, but later in the story finds hidden meaning in his namesake. The whole idea just snowballed from there. I couldn't be happier with the way it came together." The story will continue as a print comic book in 2009.
Shown below are image-grabs off the Kill Audio Vinyl MySpace pages.
4 Variants have been released thus far:
- REGULAR (Greyscale Edition / Quantity undetermined)
- BLOODY (Quantity undetermined / Available now @ SRP of US$50)
- GOLD (Limited to 60 pcs / San Diego Comic Con 2008 Exclusive)
- GUNMETAL (Limited to 100 pcs / Neverender Exclusive / US$75)
*Available at New York, Chicago and Los Angeles Neverender shows only*
PRESS-CONTINUES: The December 10th official debut of the toy will mark the first in a series of Kill Audio’s near-death predicaments – in this round, he has been attacked by angry knives – and will be available in a “Bloody version” and gore-free “non-Bloody version.” Kill Audio will be distributed by DKE Toys (**Current SRP is US$50-per for Bloody Edition**). Check with your local designer toy store for purchase.
In July, Sanchez sold all 65 of a gold ‘variant’ of the doll at San Diego Comic Con, causing several to appear and sell on Ebay for over $300 a piece.
