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The Avengers by Joss Whedon (Not Necessary A Proper Movie Review) #SLIGHT SPOILERS*
Let it be known, that prior to The Avengers, I was a Joss Whedon-fan primarily due to his work on the short-lived FIREFLY television series (oh but for the wonders of DVD boxed-sets) and the subsequent movie, SERENITY (which I actually saw first, then made me track down the tv-series). I never had the chance to get my mind around Buffy The Vampire Slayer, so unlike a legion of longtime-fans, I
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Quiet Eye: New Prometheus Viral Video
"In front of the quiet, unblinking eye of a camera lens,
Dr. Elizabeth Shaw makes her case to lead a mission that will answer
our greatest questions and trigger our ultimate fears."
New Viral Video for PROMETHEUS released by Verizon (the 3rd viral-vid after TED2023 and David-8) which debuted at their Facebook. The video is titled "Quiet Eye", and features actress Noomi Rapace as "Elizabeth Shaw
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Custom-Feature: The Blob by Sekure D
"THE BLOB" is it's name, and it's made by Sekure D for the Munnyworld custom competition! Here's what Sekure D had to say about the build, exclusively for TOYSREVIL-readers!"He is based on an old comic character that has reappeared in some form across a number of popular culture mediums such as the children's books Goosebumps and the Simpsons. He is esentially a GIANT blob that absorbed and
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WIP-Sneaks for Cris Rose Camera-Custom for 'Dreams In Focus'
A couple of WIP-sneaks from Cris Rose for his Lomography camera-build for Dreams In Focus. This camera will be displayed alongside a 4" toy (as yet revealed) and an A4-sized print for when it goes on show at Exposure Gallery, in Cape Town, South Africa, somewhen in July (Date TBC). Proceeds of the sale are to benefit the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital.
Am extremely interested to
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Chipp S004 [Fort Burnout] Squadt by Ferg x Playge
Scheduled for a May 28th release is the Chipp S004 [Fort Burnout] Squadt from Ferg x Playge, with the set consisting of a K11 Boomer, limited to 200pcs. As well the figurine comes with yellow lenses as well as the smokey-tinted greasy shown here.
Am liking the desert-PMC ("Private Military Contractor") vibe to the get-up gear, and those battle-pouches look exceedingly swell, which comes as no
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Custom-Feature: The Golden Monkey Idol by Jerome Lu
Jerome Lu of Hyperactive Monkey shares with us his custom for "Craynial The Boombot Custom Art Show" - organized by Boombotix - which opened May 11th at Big Umbrella Studios."Artist were given a boombot (a portable speaker) and asked to customize it. Mine is called “The Golden Monkey Idol”. I used sculpey, spray paint, and acrylics. Enjoy." ~mentioned Jerome.
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Battle of the Mascots: Fuller Vs JC Rivera
With a week more to go before the final teams are revealed (from Hugh Rose and Nikejerk), today we have a look at the teams from Fuller Designs for Team Good (above) going up against JC Rivera for Team Evil (below)! Check out the other teams previous posted HERE and HERE on my FB-album.
Battle of the Mascots" will be released via their online store on May 22nd as a set of 50 blind boxed
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dead the head from dust
The time for teasers are over, now prepare to be conquered by Dust's Dead the Head "3th Death Stormbattalion"! With wo other editions to look out for - each limited to 10 pieces each colorway - including "Dark Storm" and "Green Velvet". Check out mondo-more individual product images HERE on my FB-album!
Each figure is a unique item painted by the artist. Both toy and box are designed and
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Custom-Feature: Dunnys by Otto Björnik
Otto Björnik shares two custom-Dunnys with us dubbed; Cyborg 219 and the Snail Racer. And while I can't seem to find them on his online shop, I reckon these are commissioned pieces. Folks interest to commission the man for their own pieces are to email ottobjornik@gmail.com, stat!
Always a delight to see his work, with his imagery in black-and-white one of my favs, right alongside the work of
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Custom-Feature: Supasentai Series - Akaranger by Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica
Rotobox Vinyl Anatomica sends word and snaps of their first Rotobox Supasentai Series Custom (I first featured the Graphic Teaser HERE), mae on their 'Celsius' base figure-form - featuring the character from Go Rangers: AKARANGER or RED RANGER! Made in an Edition of 3 - do email info@rotoboxvinylanatomica.com for availability and purchase details! Meanwhile, individual images HERE on my FB-album
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A Peek at Zanga from Max Toy Co
I cannot tell you how in awe I was when I laid my tender peepers on these images of ZANGA - on show at the recent Design Festa (alongside Captain Maxx from Frenzy, and a Kaiju Dualos). Courtesy of Mark Nagata, we have snaps of the massive-beast of a prototype (imagine it painted *swoon*) - featuring design and sculpt by design and sculpt is by Yuichi Yamashita (of Nakayoshi Toys) for Max Toy Co.
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"As Seen On TV" - Task One Solo Show @ Plastic Chapel (June 9)
Daniel Rowley - known to the art toy realms as "Task One" will be having his solo show at Plastic Chapel, Denver Colorado on June 9th 2012. The exhibition will be called "As Seen On TV" and will be comprised of 8" Munny versions of characters "from what I consider to be some of the best shows on or recently on TV." ~mentioned Taskone!
Shown below are a quartet of characters, including Omar Ron
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'Cavey Turns Two' Contest from A Little Stranger
On June 28th 2012 Cavey will turn '2', and to celebrate such an occasion Cavey-creator A Little Strager has a 'special competition' where you could win a one-of-a-kind Purple Polkadot Cavey Pillow (36 x 31cm)! As well included in the top prize are Cavey badges, postcards and sticker pack, and so too there will be 3 Runners up prizes: Cavey badges, postcards and sticker packs. (Runners up will
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Announcing: 06 Earthman from Fools Paradise
Double Fools announces the 6th Character in their handmade 12" figure series, dubbed; "Earthman" - with the above images labeled such on their Facebook. And while the below trio of images did not specifically mention any connection (beyond the number "Circle 6"), they look to be a decent rabbit-like space-helmet that endears itself to the notion of an "Earthman", no? Heh. ADDED: New image up
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About That Hello, Kitty Dashboard
English Cafe on Facebook posted this image of what I personally term to be all about "DEVOTION"! This did not just brighten up my day, it humbled it.
Imagine if you will; one person's love for Hello, Kitty turning this vehicle into a "mobile-museum", no doubt made with love and pink. Imagine driving this around and having people peer in the windows and snapping away on their camera-phones where
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Rsin Art / Miss Zukie / UNCLE for Boomboxtastic Custom Show (June 13)
A couple of customs led me to this 'Boomboxtastic Custom Show" featuring Jasin Dollin's DIY boombox platform-build Lil'G as base-figure for a host of artists to work on, with their pieces to be an online only event hosted at SpankyStokes. The images in question which drew me to this event were from Rsin Art (above) and Alison Perez aka Miss Zukie's (below) and the "explosive" 'BOOM'box from
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The Raid: Redeemption Trailer & Claymation Short
The above-posted is the a trailer for THE RAID - written and directed by Gareth Evans about a "S.W.A.T. team trapped in a tenement (in Jakarta) run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs" (IMDb) = a movie folks in the international circuit have been raving on about for a good few months, and even made it to the Nation's newspapers today (no, I haven't seen it myself) … while the
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1st Promotional Image for Sin City: A Dame To Kill For
First promotional image for Frank Millers's Sin City: "A DAME TO KILL FOR". To be directed by Robert Rodriguez, this sequel to SIN CITY is planned for a 2013-premiere, with Frank Miller writing.SYNPSIS: 'In the dark bowels of Sin City, Dwight plans to have his vengeance against the woman who betrayed him, Ava Lord, while Nancy is trying to cope with Hartigan's death.' [IMDb]I had good memories
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Dino Molly by Kenny Wong (for #TTF2012)
I have a reoccurring blogging-problem; of posts queued to be published, but am most times overwhelmed with daily new news, sometimes the queue grows too long to be addressed … One such highlight was Kenny Wong's DINO MOLLY - announced on May 5th - featuring his beloved Molly in two colorways of Dino-outfits! Limited to 120 sets worldwide -the next time I saw them, was in the flyer for Taipei
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2nd Flyer for Tomenosuke-Exclusive Trouble Boy #7 DRIFTER
The second flyer for Trouble Boy #7 DRIFTER by Ferg and Brandt Peters shows the smartly-dressed "Yazuka" figurine with a 'SQUADT sMAC11' with removable supressor. No release date revealed as yet, but know that the edition size is 150 pieces, and I am not wholly sure of this will stay in storage for long folks!
All I know is (depending on price-point and shipping cost) this might well be my
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