SDCC 2012 Archive
conventions
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
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conventions
I’m usually much too important of a person to wait in line for things, but upon the recommendation of sculptor/designer Chauskoskis and a peek through the window, I knew
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tech toys
3D printing is getting closer to being a reality for amateurs and in-home use. The MakerBot folks were on hand at Comic-Con to demonstrate their newest machine, The
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Pop CULTure
Last year at Comic-Con, I got within arm’s length of Rose McGowan and even mugged with Brian Posehn. It’s pretty tough to top that duo/full-spectrum celebrity sighting, but
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conventions
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
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vinyl
SpongeBob Squarepants makes me feel stoopid happy. You too? One year ago, at Comic-Con, UNKL displayed their UNKL-ized Spongebob vinyl toy with a “pending licensor approval” note. At
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conventions
Behold the beauty of Scott Wilkowski‘s toyetic taxidermy! DKE Toys displayed a curio cabinet of Wilkowski’s collaborations, including “Infected” cats, Labbits, Skelves and monsters. I don’t know how he
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conventions
This picture tells you almost everything you need to know about Shing Yin Khor aka Sawdust Bear. As predicted, her “wunderkammer” in Comic-Con’s Small Press Area contained a
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vinyl
Ray and Joanne of Dragatomi are two of my favorite toy people in all the land. They always pack a whole lot of toy art into a small
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vinyl
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
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