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
At the end of the four days, the lasting memories of Comic-Con aren’t about the comics and the toys. The memories are about the people: the artists, the
This is kind of cute overload. In the video, a little girl named Riley presents a deep question about toys, gender and marketing. “Some girls like superheroes, some
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
The Designer Toy Awards were an attempt to “celebrate the creativity, innovation and artistic excellence of the Art Toy market”. Say what you will about how it actually went
As I said back in 2009, “Wondercon isn’t about toys.” It’s about comics, superheroes, Star Wars, extreme nerdiness in a variety of flavors, people in costumes I usually