Comic-Con comes but once a year, and collectors of designer toys (and other niche nerds worldwide) prepare for many months in advance. Given all the hard work that goes
Super7 brought its vision of Japanese vinyl toys to Comic-Con en masse. Popular Monster Family figures showed up in new colorways and for the first time, I saw
Portland’s Grass Hut collective and the Gargamel Japan crew united (as usual, see last year) for Comic-Con with an array of colorful and eclectic sofubi. Their soft vinyl toys included
Tokyo-based T9G and Portland-based Bwana Spoons recently opened a show of customized and collaborative vinyl toy art at LA’s Toy Art Gallery. I enjoy each artist’s work independently,
The Art Hustle is a boutique trading card series featuring contemporary artists and related personnel. Now in its 3rd series, The Art Hustle cards include an elite international group of Illuminati working
It’s been a while since we got news of Jesse Narens‘ hybrid animal-plant creature, Stegoforest. As it turns out, in the months following its cryptozoological discovery, Narens was
Mark Nagata & Yo Miyamoto’s Toy Karma opened at Rotofugi in Chicago over the weekend. Now in its third year, the popular Japanese vinyl toy show continues to thrill.
Like last year, the Grass Hut guys shared space with Gargamel and offered a variety of toys and art. Arbito continues to amaze with his resins and “squishy”
Yesterday, no fewer than a dozen people sent me a link to Apartment Therapy’s tour of Sara and Jason’s amazing “toy-tastic” home. Each time I opened the email,
