D’Oh! They’re vinyl!

Kidrobot has teamed up with Matt Groening to bring your favorite Springfield citizens to vinyl in our biggest mini series yet.

From Homer to Bart to Sideshow Bob, 24 iconic characters, plus 3 chases, can be yours…eeeexcellent!

The Max Toy Company is proud to present artist Bwana Spoons’ original character, Edward the Gator. Made of soft vinyl and standing 5 1/4 inches tall, Ed is jointed at the neck, arms, hands, legs and tail, and also has a removable Butterfly Net and opening Shoulder Bag.

Joe Ledbetter proves Unicornasauruses do exist.

Catch this orange mystical creature with a rotating head and skull pendant before it disappears…

It’s Milk and Cheese, Dairy Products Gone Bad, in rotocast and injection-molded plastic vinyl!

The Carton of Hate stands at 8" tall, while the Wedge of Spite is no-less intimidating at 6" tall. Featuring articulation at the arms, wrists, legs and feet, they also come equipped with three interchangeable Mayhem Accessories: the cranium-cracking ‘Hammer Time’ Hammer, the ever-trusty Stick-With-A-Nail-In-It, and the classic Broken Gin Bottle.

All this greatness comes packaged as a complete set in a four-color windowless cartoon-festooned box designed by Dorkin and Dyer.

I previously featured the designer toy Booska. The toy version is actually based on popular Japanese children’s show back in the 1960s.

Booska is the name of a cute, friendly human-sized kaiju (monster) that looks like a cross between a bucktoothed teddy bear and a giraffe. It was originally an iguana until its owner fed it experimental food, a similar concept to the cartoon Ned’s Newt.

Created by Eiji Tsuburaya, Booska made his debut in the popular 1966 children’s TV series, Monster Booska, produced by Tsuburaya Productions (which had just created Ultraman months earlier).

New from Touma, this is his latest toy release called TuDo. A really interesting design from Touma, this particular edition is the Taipei Toy Festival exclusive. Limited to 60 pieces worldwide.

Frozen blue from the cold of his planet and the ice storm that took over the city in which he dwelled. Here comes Frozen Gaburin to warm your hearts or eat you!

Joe Ledbetter Smash Candy Pink Edition

A Previews Exclusive colorway, limited to 600 pieces.

Made of vinyl, 7" tall with colorful window box packaging covered in JLED artwork.

This is incredibly huge!

From the hand of Knuckle Bear creator comes the mad rare, 20-inch Touma Dunny, whose hyperbolic size is symptomatic of a fleeting manic state. Preserve the insanity for $300. Only 400 out there.

Catch Touma for a special pre-release signing at SDCC on July 25!

The San Diego Comic Convention is near and toy companies are slowly unveiling their exclusive toys for the event. Some companies and artists though are still hiding their secret toy, awaiting the right moment to show their treasures to the public.

Renowned artist, Simone Legno (Tokidoki) has actually a lot in store for SDCC 2008 and has already shown the public his masterpieces. Here are his line-up:

Tokidoki Kaniza (ToyQube)

There will be 1,000 pieces of the Tokidoki Kaniza being released at SDCC 2008 from ToyQube, pricing will be revealed at a later date.

Tokidoki Dunny (Kidrobot)

Tokidoki cooks up this pizza-adoring Dunny with a Moofia face and ADIOS’s Italians alter ego on the back. Tokidoki’s premier 8-inch for Kidrobot retails for US$50.

Tokidoki Geisha (ToyTokyo)