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Comic-Con 2012 Digested

Written on July 24, 2012 by jeremy

Comic-Con comes but once a year, and the industries serving niche nerds worldwide prepare for many months in advance. Given all the hard work that goes into putting on an event of this scale, it seems unfair to stop talking … Continue reading →

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Super7 Vinyl Toys at Comic-Con 2012

Written on July 20, 2012 by jeremy

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 Brian Flynn’s “Foster” and “Milton” referred to as “Kandy Kaiju”. There were … Continue reading →

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Real Talk About Custom Toys 2: The PLAYSAM 500

Written on May 1, 2012 by jeremy

The PLAYSAM Streamliner car is an iconic Swedish desk toy that’s been in production since 1984. The company describes itself as ”a haven for contemporary, cosmopolitan, classic design. Simply put, Playsam are Scandinavian design at its finest.” Wikipedia describes Scandinavian design as “a design movement … Continue reading →

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It’s Jaundice January at Super7!

Written on January 11, 2012 by jeremy

Super7 has jaundice for January! (It seemed somehow more polite wordplay than “Super7 has Yellow Fever!”) To celebrate the new year, San Francisco’s Super7 is introducing a few new Monster Family colorways “along with one in a brand new ride”. Tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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DesignerCon 2011 RECAP

Written on November 8, 2011 by jeremy

November 5th marked the 6th and biggest year of DesignerCon, the world’s premier designer toy (and related ephemera) extravaganza. For 7 hours, artists and toy collectors converged on Pasadena. Words were exchanged, credit cards were swiped and future plans were … Continue reading →

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Super7 Exclusives for DesignerCon

Written on November 1, 2011 by jeremy

Super7 has unveiled its DesignerCon exclusives: new colorways of Josh Herbolsheimer’s Rose Vampire DX and Le Merde’s Burgerbuns, both with ample doses of green. The Green Hell Rose Vampire DX (green vinyl with red, yellow and blue sprays) reprises the favored … Continue reading →

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Highlights from Alternative Press Expo

Written on October 4, 2011 by jeremy

This past weekend, the Alternative Press descended on San Francisco. Alternative Press Expo (APE) is the country’s largest alternative and independent comics convention. It’s like a mini-Comic-Con celebrating two-dimensional ephemera, 3D crafts and miscellaneous geekery with no corporate blockbusters and gaming … Continue reading →

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Super7 at Comic-Con

Written on July 29, 2011 by jeremy

San Francisco’s Super7 held court with a vast variety of vinyls from founder Brian Flynn and regular co-conspirators Josh Herbolsheimer, Leecifer, Lamour Supreme, Le Merde and Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters. Flynn got called back to SF early on in … Continue reading →

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Rose Vampire x Sesame Street

Written on February 23, 2011 by jeremy

In a sea of Rose Vampire customs, this one caught my eye. Nebulon5 customized the original Monster Family figure by Josh Herbolsheimer with V-Color and Monster Kolor paints, thus melding today’s modern vampire with the classic Sesame Street Count. Get … Continue reading →

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Comic-Con 2010: The Faces That Launched a Thousand Toys

Written on October 3, 2010 by jeremy

It’s been almost two months since San Diego Comic-Con 2010, and my love affair with Ron English‘s Telegrinnies is still going strong. In fact, I’ve set plans in motion to acquire the entire crew. I’ll be sure to post a … Continue reading →