#TodayonTOYSREVIL: Feb 27/2019
Scheduled for a drop on tenacioustoys.com Thursday, February 28th (at 11AM EST) is a new exclusive color variant of the FRANK & MONKEY resin statue from the Concrete Jungle series, for US$80 each.
"Designed and produced by Steven Cartoccio, the Frank and Money 7-inch resin statues feature the anthropomorphic Frank, star of the Concrete Jungle animated series, and his pet monkey. Frank is a bit of an a-hole, and he never wears pants. This latest release is a blue variant of the Frank statue, produced exclusively for Tenacious Toys. Only 10 were made, and they are signed and numbered."
Available for pre-order this Thursday, Feb 28th (2pm EST) on shop.cluttermagazine.com is the Radioactive Edition of Mutant Vinyl Hardcore's POLLUTION MONSTER! Priced at US$250 each, and limited to 30pcs, they are sized approx 5" x 4” x 5”.
"Each piece is lovingly handmade in NY by Clutter, using transparent resin and Glow-in-the-dark gossamer to make this piece POP!"
South Korean toy-artist Rato Kim is offering up HONEY CATS for your purchasing pleasures, launched Feb 27th. Priced at US$120 per resin pieces (additional US$18 for shipping), folks interested are to email direct "ratokimtoy@gmail.com", with the following info: your home address, phone number, and PayPal account. You will receive an invoice if successful. Delivery date is April 1st.
FYI: "Honey Cat" was first offered at Five Points Fest 2017 via myplasticheart, and since Sold Out then!
The second wave of "THE WORST" ReAction Figures from Super7 made their display debut at the recent 2019 New York Toy Fair, and will next be made available Wednesday Feb 27th (*FYI: This debut version of The Worst Wave 2 will be Limited Edition and available only in the Super7 webstore and at our Super 7 San Francisco and Super7 San Diego stores while supplies last). All of these 3.75-inch tall ReAction Figures feature card art by Ed Repka.
The Worst (Wave 2):
*CAPTAIN DEADSTAR - Cosmic Ghoul Renegade with swashbuckling cape and flaming sword.
*CORTEX COMMANDER - Ruthless Mastermind of Chaos with clear brain dome and revolver.
*FRANKENGHOST - Eerie Poltergeist Prisoner comes chain-wrapped in clear smoke grey.
*RED TIGER - Brutal Champion of Carnage with cape and severed human arm.
*SHEDUSA - Savage Shapeshifting Serpent armed with a bow and quiver of arrows.
*WEREWOLF BIKER - Hairy Hell on Wheels armed with a pool cue.
And the second ReAction Figure toynews today features the continuation of Super7 x @killerbootlegs "Phantom Starkiller", with the 3.75" figure in netherworld lich green - available March 6th (at 12:00 Noon PST) on super7.com. Featured card art by @aziritt.
This is the third color way of the ReAction version (1st version released circa NYCC2018, 2nd for DCON2018) from his own resin figure from 2013!
At the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of the late Ishinomori Shōtarō (creator of Kamen Rider, Kikaider, Cyborg 009), Kaori Hinata x Medicom Toy will release a VAG BOX series featuring her MORRIS mini gacha figure finished in said characters! (Kamen Rider new no. 1 ver./ Kamen rider v3 ver./ shocker combatant ver./ Kikaider ver./ Cyborg 009 ver.)! 500 yen per blind box pull.
I have been dragging my (cyber)heels on featuring themed collectibles for this event (I've a folder-full, actually), but ... look for these and more at "ART TOY FES." In UMEDA (March 15-31, 2019) @ Umeda Loft Special Space (loft.co.jp). Source: sofvi.tokyo.
Luke Chueh's solo art show titled “Between Black and White” opens this Saturday (March 2nd, 2019) in Rotofugi. Featured here are a selection of peeks at artwork since uploaded on Luke's Insta @lukechueh - for which you can see full images of.
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Two slices of Kurobokan-news today, with the above look at the upcoming release of the next colorway of Daydream (Nimbus) and Kinohel Nimbus (in the same colorway) ... and the announcement of a solo @kurobokan exhibition at Paradise (in Taiwan), titled "Scratching The Surface" (March 8th - 17th). Stay tuned for further updates on their Insta (linked above).
Opening night: Friday, 8 March 2019
Time: 19:00 - 22:00
Address: No.75, Lane 161, Sec. 1,
Dun Hua S. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan
Phone: +886-27766224
Email: info@paradisetoyland.com
