Where there’s smork, there’s Labbit. Frank Kozik’s nicotine-addled creation returns this August in 10-inch form and 3 new eye-popping colorways: Bronze, Silver, and Day Glo Polka Dots. Only 850 of each made.

Sad news from the designer toy world…Chris Ryniak’s custom Stitch was stolen! It was displayed at the Mindstyle booth in SDCC 2009. If you see this piece, please contact Mindstyle (info@mindstyle.com). To the person who has this piece, please return it - no questions asked.

It’s that time of the year again when all geeks, collectors, fans and business-minded people travel to a sacred place. A place where you can loose yourself…and your money to toys, comics and collectibles.

SDCC!!!

Experience endless lines and spending at the biggest toys, comics and hobby convention in the world and it’s all in San Diego, California!

For a collector, lining up for long periods of time is nothing just as long as he/she gets his/her most coveted items. To experience hunger in order to save money is nothing just as long as a collector will get their most coveted items in their display shelves.

That’s the life of a collector.

It’s hard, but it’s fun!

The elastomer is erupting. Colors flash high into the sky. This is the energy they had all been waiting for. No one can predict the path of the color vortex. But sooner or later they would all come under its inevitable color blast.

The paw! spectrum series is available as a rare artists edition. The paw! triptych is limited to 50 pcs (entire stampede). The tiny monkey rabbit is packed in an exclusive solid banana carrot box topped with a felt leaf. Open it and you will find paw! embedded in color erupting sponge. A unique coarse project.

An SDCC 2009 exclusive
blue / yellow / purple
limited worldwide to 50 pcs each color
DKE booth #4732

The awesome style of Amada Visell is now on an 8" Dunny! Her Wood Donkey Dunny will be released this August during her signing tour at Kidrobot stores across the United States.

For the 30th anniversary of Disney’s “The Black Hole”, MINDstyle will be releasing a vinyl version of V.I.N.CENT at SDCC. This 8” SDCC Distressed version will be available at the MINDstyle booth (#4545) and at Toy Tokyo’s booth (#5237) for $130. This limited figured (300 pcs) comes in a gift box with certificate of authentic and numbered collectors card.

MAD’s newest line of mini series, the BoOoya Ghosts. What once were supposed to be zipper pulls, now turned blind box mini series just because they were too rad! 14 figures completes a set with some all new designs and a few re-done to fit the platform. These 2” figures will be haunting your local vinyl shop on August. Each blind box includes trading car and some of the figures may come with accessories.

Mini Treeson set at SDCC!

Previously sold at the Taipei Toy Festival, a few sets of this lovable figures are on their way to San Diego! Don’t let this chance pass!  The DKE booth (#4732) is the place to be to get your hands on the Mini Treeson Set.

MINDstyle’s 9″ Two-Faced Hazel from Kathie Olivas. This is a larger figure based from the chase figure of the same name from Scavengers Series 1. The TTF edition of Two-Faced Hazel will be released in Taipei for USD $100.00 and is limited to 200 pieces.

MINDstyle is pleased to announce the limited edition release of Daisey. Taken from her tremendously popular Scavengers series, this TTF exclusive mini figure will be released in Taipei for USD $20.00 and limited to 200 pieces. Dedicated fans know that Kathie Olivas’ art and toys regularly sells out and instantly command higher secondary market prices. So, don’t miss your chance to get a Scavenger collectible!

Finally… one of summers hot new mini figure series launching in July; MINDstyle’s Serv-O-Matics by Brandt Peters. This is the first exclusive outside the US from his highly anticipated mini figure series. The TTF exclusive mini figure of Testbot will be released in Taipei for USD $20.00, limited to 200 pieces. Serv-O-Matics are ready to serve and protect!

Got Pink?

Japan LA will host the Pink One, Buff Monster, for a summer celebration this Thursday, July 9, 2009 (7-10 PM).  Expect release of a new print and a hand-printed t-shirt, plus more Buff Monster goodness including toy deals.

Japan LA
648 N. Fuller Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036