toybreak special delivery #15: sdcc 2008

Toybreak @ the San Diego Comic Convention 2008 with Special Delivery#15 = 'nuff said. 30-mins' worth of glorious toys, toys and more toys, highjinks, soundbytes and interviews with artists including Erick Scarecrow (ESC Toy), Matt Doughty (Onell Design), Frank Kozik (with best handsign of SDCC), Roy from FuzzyBalls Apparel (diggin' the handmade Raoul plush) and artist Neil Winn ... and find out

seen@sdcc2008: go hero with buck, perseus, sinbad and ... flash?

GO HERO's display @ the recent San Diego Comic Convention showcased a variety of prototype 1/6th figures currently under development and slated for production releases, including Buck Rogers (shown in three colorways / last debut @ WWC) and two figures from their collaboration project with Bluewater Productions; Perseus and Sinbad! CLICK THRU for more mirrored pics and perhaps a "clue" at what's

seen@sdcc2008: rocket world

I don't know about you folks, but I reckon the wittle Panda in the sweet lady's hands (above-right) is just about the happiest toy-panda around at SDCC! LOL ... CLICK THRU to peep Rocket World's Booth @ San Diego Comic Convention and a list of what I.W.G. toys are available now!IWG Astro Krieg Mini FiguresThe Astro Krieg are ready to take the fight to space and beyond!  Keep the humans from

seen@sdcc2008: iron ape by dez einswell

Frankly, I'm not too sold on this "Iron Man/Mark 3"-influenced IRON APE by Dez Einswell x XLarge - as seen in SDCC [images by John "Spanky" Stokes] - but reckon it may appeal to some Iron Man-fans, as well as make for interesting blog-fodder, at the very least ... (altho the STD Toy-icon ring is a tad out of place too) ...but it may be a different story if this was an all-silver MARK2-inspired

hot toys' 1/6 iron man mark 3 @ sideshow collectibles

Looking at the by-now-iconic pose of the Iron Man statue by Sideshow Collectibles (above-left) - makes me wish somehow that the Hot Toy's 1/6th IRON MAN MARK 3 figure [tagged] could replicate the exact same pose (nobody said it couldn't, but nobody has posed it like that thus far) - becoz really, that's one hawt pose, innit? LOLBesides being on display @ SDCC (both versions), the HT 1/6th Mark 3

seen@sdcc2008: umbrella academy prototypes

Spotted @ SDCC [via Steve Talkowski's flickr] were prototype PVC figures of Dark Horse's UMBRELLA ACADEMY (height undetermined) - with characters created for a 6-issue limited-series comicbook written by Gerard Way (of My Chemical Romance) with interior art by Gabriel Bá and covers by James Jean - currently collected into a trade paperback "Apocalypse Suite" (the series returns in November

seen@sdcc2008: tamashii nations

In addition to the Movie Realization Batman & Batpod [tagged / pic courtesy of Steve Talkowski's flickr] on display at the Tamashii Nations' booth @ SDCC (altho I wonder why they are still showing the unpainted proto) included various rump-kicking hyper-insane'O S.I.C. Imagination Works Dioramas showcasing works by Takayuki Takeya and Kenji Ando - for which Kirkland of Toybot Studios has more

seen@sdcc2008: customed uni-formz batman for paint the bat

The last this blog saw of UNI-FORMZ's Batman urban-vinylized figure was SDCC 2007 - but and this year, they've gotten unto the customization-wagon with the aforementioned figure as the primary platform - with completed works by contest-winners of Mattel's PAINT THE BAT contest (with mixed results as far as I'm concerned, IMHO) - CLICK THRU for more custom-pics on display at San Diego Comic

seen@sdcc2008: boba

After scanning thru online albums filled with fan costumes seen @ SDCC 2008 - this bondaged-Boba has to be one of my hands-down fav. Why? Becoz (1) it rawks, (2) it would make a spectacular 1/6th-customed figure, and (3) it somehow reminded me of Grendel-Prime from "War Child" (what/who] aka my favouritest of Grendels (yes, it's okay if my mind-logic does not work like yours, you'll be fine,

seen@sdcc2008: customed oversized darth vader vcds

You've seen 1:1-scaled Vader helmets being customized, now Medicom Toy's Oversized 17-incher Darth Vader VCD [tagged] gets the custom-treatment, as seen on display during SDCC @ Sideshow Collectible's massive display booth. Reportedly to be auctioned off for charity (WHICH charity or WHO the artists involved are - are still a mystery to me :/). CLICK THRU to peep more.So is this Darth Maul an

seen@sdcc2008: macquarrie's vader

Peep the OG ("Original") eFX Darth Vader / helmet - as designed by Ralph McQuarrie for the first ever Star Wars novel cover [pic via] - seen @ SDCC as an unpainted prototype [pics via].I dunno about you folks, but I've always felt McQuarrie's designs for SW would make sweet toys (I know they've released the action figures - not the size im after, sorry) especially if they are in 1/6th (I am after

seen@sdcc2008: dr manhattan 1/6 & statue

DR MANHATTAN 13-inch Deluxe figure revealed at SDCC - featuring the blue-nekkid-duder in a cloth Y-front? ... Am not too sure how to react to the cost of having a cloth undie tho (*cough*) altho the face-sculpt is pretty decent, IMHO. CLICK THRU for more pics.Dr Manhattan in front of both 1/6 Comedian and Rorschach ... altho I'm wondering if Nite Owl or Silk Spectre will be released eventually in

watchmen movie toys update: rorschach 1/6, busts & prop replicas

After a whirlwind San Diego Comic Convention, DC Direct> has listed a new selection of WATCHMEN TOYS and Collectibles, including the 1/6th Rorschach, Busts of modern Silk Spectre and Nite Owl, an Owl Ship Statue [blogged] and prop replicas from The Comedian and Rorschach ... CLICK THRU FOR SPECS & PICSWHAT: RORSCHACH 1:6 Scale Deluxe Collector FigurePRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This 1:6 scale deluxe

seen@sdcc2008: masked karimbah & paul pope

Paul Pope at the Kidrobot SDCC signing (circa July 26) for the release of his MASKED KARIMBAH toy [tagged] = limited to an edition of 300 pcs @ a SRP of US$150-per set ... altho I'm waiting to see pics of the "secret vinyl toy" within, or even the 16-pager comicbook that came with the figure-set? (altho we do glimpse the cover via pic below)and yes, Busyphillys (the ride) does come anatomically

seen@sdcc2008: g.i.joe muggs

And there I thought the Optimus Prime Mugg would be my last Mugg-post for SDCC - when along comes a quartet o G.I.Joe-themed MUGGS! Featuring two from each "side": namely Duke and Snake-Eyes for the Joes, while Cobra Commander and Storm Shadow make up the villains-contingent.Seriously tho, with an entire catalog of characters - if Hasbro decides to make ALL of them into Muggs, collectors will

seen@sdcc2008: unkl makpo

I'm not 100% sure when my preference for the color Orange started ... perhaps when I conceived the corporate look of one of my dayjobs years ago, or perhaps it had laid latent within my other fav color (or some may argue "non-color"): BLACK.Regardless, from the insert pic (courtesy of John "Spanky" Stokes) of the Orange colorway MAK.PO [tagged] debut by UNKL at SDCC - may be a tad "colorful" for

seen@sdcc2008: black in white by luke chueh x munky king

Peeped on Toybot Studios - Luke Chueh's preview of his BLACK IN WHITE figure on display @ SDCC Munky King - based on one of his drawings of a black evil bunny emerging from a pristine white bunny suit - sans the red blood as seen in the "Black In White And Red All Over" print by MK [www]. *cool*[additional pic used with kind permission of Jceballo]

seen@sdcc2008: wolverine

a teaser trailer for X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE was shown during SDCC and a bootleg-version has surfaced unto the web (which no doubt will not last for long) - also features a laundry-list of fellow mutants, including (speculation): Gambit, Maverick, Wraith, Emma Frost, Silver Fox, Blob Wade Wilson (aka Deadpool) and of coz, Sabretooth./// CLICK THRU for videos of Hugh Jackman's surprise appearance

seen@sdcc2008: captain coco by tokidoki x strangeco

The one thing I really liked about Tokidoki's CAPTAIN COCO figure, was the "Pineapple Grenade" accessory / friend = a literal translation of the MK2 frag-grenade LOL (I still remember making a variation of it out of a Yakult-bottle for Army training yonks back, but never actually got to throw a "live" one tho :p)Captain Coco is seen down the side of the display-box ala a "Missing Person"-notice,

sdcc2008-video: mindstyle & gargamel

A second SDCC-video from Vinyl Requiem features a peek at MINDstyle's booth - featuring Kathie Olivas' Scavengers Series 2 and Benny&Red Bird / Brandt Peters' new mini-figs / Doktor A's Mechtorians ... followed kaiju-koolness from Gargamel's booth (and the music from Decoder Ring is starting to grow on me - and it's your "fault", Matt! LOL)[CLICK for first SDCC-video]