Circus Posterus x Tomenosuke Release First Sofubi: Stingy Jack

Stingy Jack by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

And now the story can be told…If you’ve been following along on the Circus Posterus blog and the Tomenosuke blog, you’ve been watching the progress of Brandt Peters’ first sofubi (Japanese soft vinyl) character toy, Stingy Jack. If you’ve been waiting for a single RSS recap, here’s the situation.

Stingy Jack sofubi by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Circus Posterus formed a close relationship with Japan’s Tomenosuke-syoten over the course of two epic Monsters and Misfits art shows. Sometime during the course of this, they decided to make sofubi toys by Brandt Peters, Kathie Olivas (Calliope Jackalope) and Chris Ryniak (Stinky Ginger). The three figures will feature swappable parts for infinite monster mash-ups.

Stingy Jack sofubi by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Peters’ Stingy Jack is the first figure out of the gate, and based on the pictures, it’s looking pretty impeccable. Stingy Jack, as well as all future Circus Posterus x Tomenosuke toy releases, will be split between the two companies, with one half of the edition (60 pieces)  made available through Circus Posterus’ gallery and store, Stranger Factory, and the other half (60 pieces) through Tomenosuke. An important note: Circus Posterus and Stranger Factory will ONLY fulfill orders from within NORTH AMERICA (United States and Canada). If you live anywhere else, you will need to order through Tomenosuke.

Stingy Jack sofubi by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

The Stranger Factory Stingy Jack release goes down on Sunday, August 26th at 1PM PST. The Tomenosuke Stingy Jack release goes down August 25th (12 midnight “Early Sunday Morning” Local Takayama, Japan time) This colorway of Stingy Jack is a limited edition of 120 pieces and comes poly-bagged with header card signed and numbered by Brandt Peters. The figure retails for $95.00 (US) / 7,600 yen.

Stingy Jack by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Mark your calendars! Set your Google alerts! Click through for a whole bunch of process photos and a short video, courtesy of Tomenosuke. Nice!

Stingy Jack (prototype) by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Stingy Jack (wax) by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Stingy Jack by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Stingy Jack (metal molds) by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Stingy Jack (test pulls) by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Stingy Jack sofubi by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Stingy Jack (sofubi cleanup) by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Stingy Jack by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Stingy Jack by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Stingy Jack by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke

Stingy Jack sofubi by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke
Stingy Jack sofubi by Brandt Peters x Tomenosuke
Brandt Peters and Kathie Olivas character switchup
Brandt Peters and Kathie Olivas character switchup
Stingy Jack (hand-painted customs) by Brandt Peters
Stingy Jack (hand-painted customs) by Brandt Peters
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