OriginalFake and Medicom Toy have collaborated to add yet another supremely evil space villain to their expanding KAWS Companion Star Wars crew. This time they’ve placed Boba Fett on their new year’s frontlines, joining the likes of previously released “Darth Vader” and “Storm Trooper” Companions. First seen on The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett was famously […]
It is a thing of rare beauty when the giant robot playing nerd of my youth is able to sit down and break bread with the Japan-thread obsessed nerd of of my current life, but such is the case today. Perhaps the most famous giant robot collection of all, Gundam, has released a collaborative robot […]
If you have an infant, or even seen one in close proximity, then you can imagine where the inspiration struck for Ron English’s famous Tantrum Tot character. Having graced many a painting of the tenured street artist — and knowing his penchant to incorporate his family and personal life into his art — it’s clear […]
While the highly CGI’ed and hyper-detailed Transformers from the Michael Bay franchise movies may be the mainstream, it is the old school blocky robots that really tickle our nostalgic reveries. Which is why we were excited about The Loyal Subjects’ Transformers Generation 1 T-Shirt Collection. It seems TLS aren’t the only kids fiending for their […]
I’m not sure what it is with artists and baby rabbits, but there is some serious bunny affection going on. People just love bunnies. We featured artist Joe Ledbetter’s Colossus Bunny earlier in April, and now Los Angeles master toysmiths The Loyal Subjects have released one of Ledbetter‘s more rare collectibles. The Rainbow Burger Bunny […]
What do you get when you give the simplest of souls that which he seeks most? In the case of Homer J. Simpson and frosted donuts, you get a level of contentment on par with the most disciplined and enlightened of Zen monks. Ergo, Homer Buddha. Kidrobot has teamed up with The Simpsons to craft […]
Have you ever wondered how LEGOs came about? As everyone’s favorite childhood toy celebrates its 80th Anniversary, LEGO has produced this 15-minute animated film telling the brand’s genesis. Formed in 1932 in Denmark by carpenter/toymaker Ole Kirk Christiansen and later developed by his son Godtfred, LEGO of course has blossomed into arguably the most creative […]
As part of the consistently gangsta Breaking Gifs project, Vannen Watches and artist/toy designer Tristan Eaton have teamed up to create the first ever time piece of the Breaking Bad-themed campaign. The piece is inspired by the season 3 bottle episode “Fly,” which was almost entirely contained in the methlab. The watch looks exactly like […]