Huck Gee has the right attitude about Comic-Con: fly in, fly out. (That’s why he’s grinning in this picture and hardly looks hung over at all.) Huck dropped
David Chung (aka The Chung!!) stopped by the 3Dretro booth to pick up some lunch. Just kidding: The Chung!! designed the Cup-o-Noodles-style character and vinyl toy, Shrympee (previously). The
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
Camilla d’Errico debuted her new statue, No Ordinary Love, at her Comic-Con booth. Based on her painting, d’Errico’s explains that the statue is the “visual interpretation and expression of her feelings”
Remember last year how MINDstyle’s Comic-Con setup recalled Bombay Company? For 2012, MINDstyle appears to have ceded their stall to BAIT, an LA-based lifestyle boutique. BAIT was quick to
I like signs, and in particular, protest signs, so naturally I was drawn to the distinctly jaundiced Jesusy signs outside the convention center during Comic-Con. In the photo
The man behind the Banksy action figure revealed himself at Comic-Con, and his name isn’t Robin Gunningham. 2bithack showed up on Saturday with a briefcase full of Smiley
It was really cool to see so many “beyond toys” artists in the “Toy Cultyard” at Comic-Con this year. Among them, Hi-Fructose sponsored this Audrey Kawasaki signing, and
Audrey Kawasaki made her first appearance at Comic-Con this year. Her signing session attracted so many fans that SDCC security moved the line and Hi-Fructose handed out tickets
France’s Museum of Decorative Arts has digitized a great library of vintage toys (or ‘jouets’ as they whimsically call them). It is utterly comprehensive and wonderful. If any Decorative Arts librarians
