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When the Kidrobot x South Park 3″ vinyl series came out years back, I was hooked and bought a bunch a blind boxes. Now, a new Kidrobot and South Park collab, but it’s all about fatty Cartman. This is the Kidrobot x South Park: Many Faces of Cartman.
Our latest Vinyl Pulp episode 9 takes a look at “The 13” Dunny Series by artist Brandt Peters. Vinyl Pulp host “The Eddie” buys a case and has an ultimate box break himself, finding the 2 rare chase figures.
Kidrobot’s annual Dunny series release is finally here! “The 13″ Dunny Series by artist Brandt Peters is dropping now. The theme is Halloween and all the 3” Dunnies comes with lots of cool accessories. The blind boxes will go for around $12.00USD each and a case will be about $240.00USD
On brezzy Saturday night, August 28, 2015 in the Richmond District SF, Woot Bear Gallery held the “Vive La Lolligag!” event. Both an art show featuring a collection of contemporary artist reinterpreting the Lolligag vinyl doll and a final release edition of the Lolligag doll, the grape colorway Lolligag figure.
Our Vinyl Pulp team was there to recap the event and interviews with the creators and artists on hand.
Capcom is back again with another collab with Kidrobot. This time, the video game franchise Mega Man gets “Kidrobot-ified.” with a 3″ Dunny line and keychain line-up.
The Mega Man 3″ vinyl series features 13 figures to collect and 1 chase figure. A case will have around 20 blind boxes and probably cost around $230USD and each blind box is priced at $11.99USD.
Buy it @ Kidrobot – Mega Man 3″.
Vinyl Pulp host “The Eddie” does a quick review of the SDCC 2015 Exclusive Street Fighter Dark Sakura figure. He gives his pros and cons of this BAIT Dark Sakura release.
Another cool episode of Vinyl Pulp is out and this time we are at Kidrobot for the release of Junko Mizuno’s Violet Soda Lady 8″ figure. The Violet Soda Lady was released in 2012 for a 3″ Dunny series. Now, Kidrobot and artist Junko Mizuno go big with an 8″ Dunny Violet Soda Lady figure with some new accessories.
If you’re into collecting vinyl big head figures, here’s another set from Hot Toys from the Cosbaby line to watch for. This is the Marvel Avengers Age of Ultron Series 2 Collectible Set. The set features Tony Stark Mark XLIII Armor Version, Ultron Mark I, Iron Man XLV, War Machine Mark II, Ultron Prime, Vision and Black Widow.
Wow, this will be a busy multiplex weekend for me as I hang girlfriends to watch Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck and then with my Marvel fan-girls to catch Ant-Man, which brings me to this cute Hot Toys vinyl toy set, the Ant-Man Cosbaby Set of 3. The set features Ant-Man, Yellowjacket and Ant-Man Black Out Version.
Many Marvel characters have been “potatofied,” now comes the Ant-Man Mr. Potato Head from PPW Toys. This will make a great stress reliever toy on my workstation. The figure stands 6″ tall and comes with removable accessories to mix or match.
Looking for graphic tees and neat vinyl toys, check out BeeFy & Co. Our Ramen crew was at Big Wow! Comicfest 2015 and interviewed BeeFy & Co. founder Menh Voong.
“Serenity now!” “No soup for you!” Classic lines from an iconic TV sitcom Seinfeld. The wait is over, vinyl Seinfeld figures are coming from Vinyl Sugar! The 8″ Vinyl Idolz line-up will feature: Cosmo Kramer, Newman, The Soup Nazi, Frank Costanza, J. Peterman and Puddy. Look for a Summer 2015 release!
I bought a Mad Panda! Welcome to the Woot Bear showcase: Toys Things & Art Exhibit from Japan. Woot Bear collabs with some of Tokyo’s top toy vinyl artists like Dehara Yukinori, Hariken, Konatsu, Mai Nagamoto, Mographixx, Refreshment Toy and Studio Uamou for this exhibit running through May 10, 2015.
Do you like cute Panda vinyl toys? This is the Panda: Classic designed by Cacooca. The cute vinyl toy art measures 7.5″ tall.
Bronie? No, it’s not My Little Pony, but Unicorno: Pixie from Tokidoki. Colorful, fun and cute is the name of this 5″ vinyl art toy piece.
I stopped by my local comic shop and saw some Funko Mystery Minis Despicable Me blind boxes still on the rack, and I decided to buy a couple. This Despicable Me set of vinyl figures came out awhile back, but if you’re a fan of the animation, this is a great pickup for your collection.
Toy art collectors will know this name – Rotobox! Here is Rotobox’s latest creation, the Minicel: Zero Degree vinyl figure. This 4″ vinyl creation is limited to only 300 pieces worldwide and features 3 guns and a pair of wings.
The 2015 Funko DC Comics Mystery Minis are here! The 2.5″ vinyl figures feature popular heroes and villains from the DC Universe. The set of 17 vinyls include commons, rares and the 2 super chase items: The White Lantern Batman and White Lantern.
Funko latest Mystery Mini line-up is Marvel’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron flick. The 2.5″ vinyl figures features some bobble-head action. The set has 12 figures to collect.
Somehow I found myself at the mall this past weekend and walked into a Hot Topic store and these 2015 Funko Frozen Mystery Minis caught my attention and credit cards. I bought a couple of blind boxes just to check it out.
Anybody who knows about Dunnies, ‘Droids, or vinyl figures know they are more than just toys and collecting, but also an art form. Artist Zard Apuya combines the love of food and vinyl figures together for his own unique take.
The iconic 1980s cartoon Robotech celebrates 30-years in 2015 and Toynami in the upcoming weeks will drop a neat Robotech blind box set of vinyl figures. The mini-figures vary from 2-3 inches and features: Destroid Tomahawk, Hikaru Ichijo, Regult, VF-1A 1 and VF-1A 2. No word on any chase figures just yet.
The Android logo is more than a logo for pushing smartphones and stuff! The Android Series 5 is dropping into retail for 2015 with killer designs from Andrew Bell, Gary Ham, Devilrobots and Google, Inc. itself.
The Loyal Subjects has been creating neat vinyl figures this past year, like the Transformers Wave 3 and their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Wave 1 series. I was able to buy a couple of blind boxes from these series, and what I like is unlike most 3″ to 5″ vinyl toys, The Loyal Subjects vinyl figures offer more points of articulation and accessories. Here’s another cool line if you’re a Mighty Morphin’ fan, the Power Rangers Wave 1.
When you hear the words Diamond Supply Co., you probably think urban fashion. Diamond Supply Co. has made their mark in the streetwear scene for years with their graphic tees and hoodies, and now with this sweet little collab with Kidrobot into the vinyl art scene with the Diamond Cutty 3.75″.
The iconic Diamond Supply Co. logo becomes the Diamond Lil Cutty 3.75″ vinyl figure.
MSRP: $11.99USD
Buy it @ Kidrobot – Diamond Cutty.
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