bootlegs Archive
vinyl
I can’t think of a toy I’ve written about recently that’s polarized collectors quite like the Banksy-inspired Rude Copper and Bomb Hugger by UK-based toymakers, Apologies to Banksy. After I
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vinyl
2012 saw the release of 2bithack’s limited edition Banksy toy, Smiley Copper, and 2013 is off to a solid start in Banksy bootlegging. Introducing a full spectrum of Rude
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vintage
Little Miss No Name was a doll designed by Deet D’Andrade (who also designed Blythe) and released by Hasbro in 1965. The doll wore a burlap sac of a
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action figures
Remember Brad McGinty‘s excellent bootleg Robert Cop 2 T-shirts? A few of my readers acted quickly enough to get in on the extra bonus bootleg action figures, which
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packaging
Today’s convergence presents itself in the form of these two gooey Chinese knockoffs. Up top, we’ve got everybody’s favorite MIGHTY MUTANT POWER TURTLES. They’re not teenage, but the
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action figures
Everyone knows bootleg toys are hilarious, and some (see: Sucklord, 2bitHack) have even realized they can be kinda hip. Well, Minneapolis-based illustrator and comic artist, Brad McGinty, has
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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
The Sucklord continued to out several historically homoerotic characters in the form of bootleg action figures (as detailed here) during Comic-Con. Licorice Leslie was quick to sell out, no doubt
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conventions
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
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resin
Everyone’s favorite toy-designer-cum-reality-TV-persona, The Sucklord, is extending last month’s gay pride festivities to Comic-Con. During the SUCKtalk days, when The Sucklord was appearing on Bravo’s Work of Art,
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