Prototypes of Good Morning Sunshine & Target Munky King for San Diego Comic Con 2011

New Joe Ledbetter-designed "GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE" spotted at SDCC, at the Munky King booth [pic via Vinyl Pulse]. We've actually seen this design much earlier via a Studio Visit circa 2009 (image-grabs below via). Another prototype showcased at the Munky King booth is a Luke Chueh designed figure-set dubbed: "TARGET" - with his signature bear doodling on himself? Vinyl Pulse mentions that it's

Mutant Bunny Prints & To-Fus from Joe Ledbetter @ San Diego Comic Con 2011

Joe Ledbetter has a cowpoke of happenings at next week's San Diego Comic Con (www) - firstly with the release of his 50-pcs limited 11" x 14" 5-color print on 1/2" birch wood "Mutant Bunny Mickey Monster" print at Hi-Fructose Magazine (booth #4939 / blogged) where Joe himself will be on-hand to sign on Friday 12pm.As well his collabo-project with Devilrobot's TO-FU characters; "Mr. Bunny-Fu" and

Sundae Bunny Print by Joe Ledbetter

PRODUCT-PRESS: We're happy to continue the "Mutant Bunny Print Series 2011" with print #5: "SUNDAE BUNNY." This print series features 12 new 5x7" Giclee prints (matching the same size of the original Mutant Bunny print series of a few years ago), celebrating 2011 as the year of the rabbit. All prints are signed, numbered and watermark de-bossed for authenticity. It is a limited editions of 99.

Wood Print Exclusives for San Diego Comic Con by Hi-Fructose: Joe Ledbetter & Alex Pardee

For the coming San Diego Comic Con (www) - artist Joe Ledbetter will be making available the above print (5-Silkscreen print on wood) - courtesy of Hi-Fructose Magazine, and as well be signing at the Hi-Fructose booth on Friday July 22nd @ noon and also at 5pm. Neither quantities nor price is mentioned. Artists inclusive in this series of wood prints also include Alex Pardee (Piece shown below),

U.S.-Release of Wrecks & Dazey by Analog Playset on July 11th

The U.S. release date for the Fossil Edition of Wrecks & Dazey is scheduled for next Monday on July 11th @ noon PDT. Limited to 300 pieces and retailing for US$110 per set of two figures - they will be available through select retailers and on The Loyal Subjects website: www.theloyalsubjects.com.Designed by Joe Ledbetter and produced by Analog Playset - Plastic Culture is currently releasing the

Card Sharks by Joe Ledbetter (for "Innards" @ Copro Gallery on June 11)

"Card Sharks" by Joe Ledbetter for his upcoming show INNARDS at Copro Gallery, launching June 11th, 2011 [blogged]. So this is what sharks are up to, when they are not terrorizing denizens of the deep! Sized 36"x48" acrylic on canvas - hope we get to see more teasers and promos of his artwork for the show!

Pico & Wilshire - Icy Blue Edition by Joe Ledbetter x The Loyal Subjects

The Loyal Subjects releases the 4th and final colorway of Joe Ledbetter's PICO & WILSHIRE vinyl-duo in this blue-hued "Icy Blue Edition" available to order exclusively here for US$180. Limited to only 87 figures, the Sabertooth Cat (PICO) is nearly 6" and the Mammoth (WILSHIRE) stands 12" tall.

Innards: New Paintings by Joe Ledbetter @ Copro Gallery (June 11)

EVENT-PRESS: This June, join iconic Los Angeles artist Joe Ledbetter for Innards, the highly-anticipated opening of his new body of work. While most of Ledbetter's previous shows have contained themes or story lines, this show is a departure. Disregarding his past, Ledbetter says he has "erased any self-inflicted boundaries and just let loose." His most fun, colorful and impressive paintings to

Colossal Bunny by Joe Ledbetter x The Loyal Subjects (Forty-Eight Inches of Fibreglass)

Joe Ledbetter unleashes his signature mutant bunny as "Colossus Bunny" - in 4 different colors, with the kicker being that it stands 48" 4-feet tall! Made of fiberglass, the second kicker is the US$4,000-price tag - with multiple exclusives going to Highland Toys (Blue colorway in an edition of only 5), 3D Retro (Gray colorway in an edition of only 3) and Tomenosuke (Lava colorway in an edition

New To-Fu Oyakus from Play Imaginative - From Joe Ledbetter, Devilrobots and Gloomy Bear

After our earlier post about the SpongeBob SquarePants To-Fu (exclusive only to Singapore btw), another three (or you could say "four") new To-Fu Oyako vinyls will be coming forth from Play Imaginative, namely the Joe Ledbetter-designed MR BUNNY-FU and SNO-BUNNY-FU (above / who is incidentally releasing his Chinese Zodiac series soon) and a EVIROB TOFU with Devilrobots (finally!) and a very

Chinese Zodiac Series by Joe Ledbetter x Play Imaginative

Joe Ledbetter taps on his inner Asian as he redesigns the animals from thelegend of the Chinese Zodiac in his wickedly awesome signature styles!Play Imaginative prepares a release of Joe Ledbetter's CHINESE ZODIAC Series ~ featuring animals based on the Chinese Almanac, who previously made their stunning display debut at last year-end's STGCC (Yes, I wished I coulee grabbed them out off the shelf

World Of Toys on TOYSREVIL (Mar/4/2011)

PRODUCT PRESS: "Based on a set of life-sized statues that were shown at the coarse solo exhibition in Chicago in 2010, coarse now introduces their latest "oop" series. This first vinyl toy release in 8 months is a milestone — the start of the very first 7 inch series by coarse. This version goes back to the beginning of life, showcasing signature coarse characters in embryo form, a chance to

Upcoming Toys on TOYSREVIL (Feb/23/2011)

Emilio Garcia attempts an XL-sized "Jumping Brain" sculpture, with the one in the video and stills measuring approx 20x40x30cm, with the eventual sculpt possibly being finished in new materials like fiberglass, bronze, ceramics etc.This is especially interesting as prior to the recent production in multicolored mini vinyls by Toy2R, Emilio actually hand-made the figures in resin, and were sold as

Seen@STGCC 2010: Joe Ledbetter's Zodiac Series by Play Imaginative

95 x images in slideshow above / CLICK for full-screen slideshow0A surprising display at the recent Singapore Toy Games and Comic Convention 2010 (STGCC / Tagged) was Joe Ledbetter's new ZODIAC Series with Play Imaginative. Distinctive JL-designs feature the 12 x animal characters from the Chinese Almanac, each depicting a year of birth (for sure I'll be scoring a Rooster lol). No doubt

Octobunny Metal Sculpture from Joe Ledbetter Available Now

Get your OCTOBUNNY Metal Figure from Joe Ledbetter here for US$150 each for a 9" x 9" x 6" ht 2-piece metal sculpture, limited to a numbered edition of 50 pcs. Set includes a letterpressed 5 x 6" print on metallic paper (signed). Released earlier this summer, this is an interesting piece that is not a "toy" but perhaps would make a handsome lifestyle gift for JLed-fans.

Magnus & Friday by Joe Ledbetter for Magnus Maximus @ Corey Helford Gallery (June 4)

Magnus putting the romance into everyday life by offering his bestie and true-love "Friday" a green ball with white polka-dots aaawwww ... Both figures will also be made available as a collector's set, released for pre-orders in tandem with Joe Ledbetter's solo June 4th show at Corey Helford Gallery [blogged] titled; MAGNUS MAXIMUS.The Loyal Subjects reports: "As a cool bonus, ten of the sets

Animated Trailer for Joe Ledbetter's Magnus Maximus @ Corey Helford Gallery (June 4)

Animated event-trailer (animation by Kris Boban) for Joe Ledbetter's MAGNUS MAXIMUS solo show @ Corey Helford Gallery from June 4th to June 20th, 2010. I've blogged about toy and artwork previews, now here is the Facebook events-page.

New Poster Image by Joe Ledbetter for Magnus Maximus @ Corey Helford Gallery (June 4)

Above-left is a new poster image for Joe Ledbetter's MAGNUS MAXIMUS show @ Corey Helford Gallery [blogged] happening June 4th. A portion of the image was previewed in an earlier-post here.Source: Joe Ledbetter-facebook

Artwork-Preview: Friends of Magnus Maximus by Joe Ledbetter

CLICK THRU for artwork preview images by Joe Ledbetter for his June 4th show at Corey Helford Gallery [blogged] featuring the baby-Griffin named MAGNUS MAXIMUS, who introduces us to his friends (and enemy), Charles, Malice and Friday!Personally I reckon tis cool that Magnus is being made more of a tangible "viral" character, rather than a painted plastic toy on a display shelf (or trapped within

Of Yellow Colorway Magnus and Magnus Maximus by Joe Ledbetter @ Corey Helford Gallery (June 4)

"MAGNUS" the baby-Griffin has been jet-setting around the world it seems (as seen from his varied snaps on his very own facebook-page!) and most intriguingly snapped in a previous unseen Yellow-colorway! Whether this is a one-off "color-prototype", or a future production-figure, is yet to be revealed by his creator Joe Ledbetter, or toy-producers The Loyal Subjects. [CLICK THRU for full-view]My