Collecting News Briefs

Pocket God iPad game stats - how many Pigmies have been squashed by angry gods? ToyFairNY #TF12

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:45:35 PST

Pocket God is the #1 selling digital comic game with 13-24 year old guys and the #4 highest selling app at the Apple App Store with over 13 million players and gazillions of sacrificial pigmies (see stats below). News from the Toy Fair is that the company is looking to partner with an experienced toy company to create vinyl figures out of these characters. If you thought Big Little Planet was hot, these toys (when they come out) will be mucho hot products. P.S. I now have a huge crush on the gorgeous marketing rep. for this company.

Pocket God Original Figurine

www.boltcreative.com

Bolt Creative is a San Francisco based independent game company and creator of the hit iPhone game “Pocket God”. “Pocket God” has sold over 6.5 million units and is spreading to other platforms, such as Android, iPad and Facebook. Our goal is to create quality games that are fun to play, are fun to develop and make us laugh.

DAVE CASTLENUOVO

ALLAN DYE

Pygmies Rejoice! Pocket God Comics Named "Best Comic App" of 2011 (graphicpolicy.com)
Pocket God Comics Issues No. 12 and No. 13 Now Available on App Store (graphicpolicy.com)
Op-Ed: Pocket God's Dave Castelnuevo on the "Arkham Spring" of digital (comicsbeat.com)
Digital Comic Resources - Mark Millar & "Pocket God" (comicbookresources.com)

Disney store pulls Joy Division Mickey Mouse mashup tee shirt - Boing Boing (! got mine today)

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:53:42 PST

Disney store offers, then pulls, Mickey t-shirt based on iconic Joy Division album cover - Boing Boing:

The Disney Store ~~is now offering~~ was, until January 25th, selling a new t-shirt design based on the iconic Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" album cover, with Mickey Mouse's face inserted in those wavy lines. From Manchester to Mousechester!

There was backlash, and ~~it looks like~~ the item is no longer available in the online store. But Joy Division/New Order bassist Peter Hook liked it.

My copy came in the mail today. I'm pretty sure it's not original as I expect the real Disney shirt to have the logo on the shirt label. But for an instant meme, and a funny shirt, it's worth it. It will be reprinted at print-on-demand stores as this article goes to press.

Two New “Mirror Mirror” Movie Posters Released Julia Roberts & Lily Collins | Disney Dreaming

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:11:00 PST

Two New “Mirror Mirror” Movie Posters Released | Disney Dreaming:

MemeMovie posters: Technoviking is the star of a viral video - Meme posters | mememovieposters

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:53:49 PST

mememovieposters:

Technoviking is the star of a viral video from Berlin’s annual techno event known as the “F**kparade” from July of 2000. The video features an unruly man shoving a woman before being grabbed by a shirtless man with a beard who pushes him away. The shirtless man is then handed a water bottle before walking down the street dancing to techno music.

Here's the original video that inspired the meme and hence inpsiring this poster

Visit mememovieposters to see two dozen Meme Poster designs and explore the original memes

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Hey Girl, Foursquare Ryan Gosling Memes Should Be on Your Radar:
The “Hey Girl” meme, featuring actor Ryan Gosling, now comes in a new social media-infused flavor — Foursquare — after being on the market in other iterations since 2008.

Using Google+‘s new meme generator, Nicole Buergers from 4sqday created 14 new flirtatious “Hey Girl” memes that put a twist on common Foursquare terms and phrases on top of various photos of Gosling.

New Batwing Batman minifig flyer from #ToyFairNY #TF12 | Mezco

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:53:10 PST

Mezco Toyz | Movie, Television and Proprietary Action Figures & Collectibles:

Klick images to see all of them in a shadowbox with thumbnails at the bottom

Mez-Itz Batwing and Batman
2012 (Mezco Toys)

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Mr. Krabs

Spongebob, now with more attitude

Mezco has some great action figures for the new season from Spongebob, Batman and horror films with a stylized Frankenstein and a classic Black Lagoon creature.

Jedi Master Yoda - talking plushie

Crazy for cards #Collection of 80,000 business cards since he was 8 years old

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:49:00 PST

Crazy for cards:

Kloepfer, who is known as Doc to his friends, has been collecting business cards since he was a child. His pre-signed business card identifies him as Texas Admiral P. M. (Doc) Kloepfer.

"I am an honorary admiral in the state of Texas, appointed by George W. Bush, when he was governor," he said, showing certificates naming him an Admiral in the Texas Navy and an Honorary Texan. "I asked for them - I knew they were available."

It was during a childhood train trip with his mother that Kloepfer's interest in collecting business cards began.

"The first card I got was the conductor of the train. I went and met him and he gave me his card. That was the start of it," he said. "I was six."
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NY Toy Fair 2012 Coverage: Funko booth Photo gallery | Nerdvolution

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:38:34 PST

NY Toy Fair 2012 Coverage: Funko booth Photo gallery | Nerdvolution:

nerdvolution.com has great coverage of the Funko booth, lots of photos
JAFO has complete coverage on Just Another Funko Observer

See my gallery of the Fun at Toy Fair on facebook
And the official Funko page on facebook
2012 Funko Catalog contest

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New Team Fortress 2 figures from ToyFair2012 #TF12

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:39:58 PST

Team Fortress 2:

Medic by Toy company NECA

Team Fortress Soldier

Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. A sequel to the original mod Team Fortress based on the Source engine, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on October 10, 2007 for Windows and the Xbox 360.[3] A PlayStation 3 version then followed on November 22, 2007.[4] The game was later released as a standalone package for Windows on April 9, 2008, and for Mac OS X two years later. (Wikipedia)

Tons of hi-res artwork at the official Team Fortress 2 website

New Star Wars bobble heads Series 3 ➤ Slave Leia -

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:01:06 PST

New Star Wars bobble heads Series 3

Jabba the Hutt

Slave Leia

See the complete list of Star Wars Pop Bobbles made by Funko.

Simpson's 500th Episode tonight + Funko Toys & Fun Facts via Yahoo! TV

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:18:30 PST

Fun Facts About 'The Simpsons' - Yahoo! TV:

Watch episode #500 February 19, 2012

The Simpsons has serious fans
The love of the 'toon inspired two fans to make the record books with their loyalty to the show: Jeremiah Franco and Carin Shreve set a new Guiness World Record for longest continuous television viewing by watching 86 hours and 37 minutes of the Fox sitcom, which translates to three and a half days.

Do you know where the Simpson's first appeared? An how about the actual definition of the expression: D'oh “expressing frustration at the realization that things have turned out badly or not as planned, or that one has just said or done something foolish,” which was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001.

Funko Toys

Enjoy the show!

2012 Funko Catalog contest #giveaway #actionfigures

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:32:50 PST

Celebrate the dozens of new characters shown in the new 2012 Funko Catalog from the New York Toy Fair and enter the contest below to get your own original catalog for your collection.

The more points, the more chances to win one of three New 2012 Funko Product catalogs. Three people with the top point totals win one catalog. We'll pay the price of postage in the 50 States of the US of A, ~~and $2.50 credit on the cost of postage for overseas winners.~~

UPDATE: I have been informed that trade restrictions mandate that this document is available only in the United States, with apologies to any overseas contestants.

Scroll down to see NEW Beatles Yellow Submarine Funko Pop! vinyl figures!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Funko's new Beatles Yellow Submarine (click to zoom)

Michael Jackson New Pop! Rocks figure + At the Grammys: Spending time with MJ memorabilia | via @Sqrall

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:14:05 PST

New Michael Jackson toy figures by Funko announced at Toy Fair 2012

Funko Pop! Rocks #22-24 are available now. On the right is the new Michael Jackson "Bad".
At center is the new "Military" Michael at the 1984 Grammy Awards with that one sparkling glove.

At the Grammys: Spending time with MJ memorabilia | Firstpost:

... bejeweled gloves that Jackson would also wear offstage ... Also showcased are his military-cut, sequined jackets; designer jackets, his favourite black Fedora hat he wore at many ocassions, and the legendary thriller outfit he sported at many a tour. And the biggest treat of all: handwritten lyrics of Beat It.

... these items — on loan to downtown L.A.’s Grammy Museum from Jackson’s private estate — were part of the outgoing “Michael Jackson: HIStyle,” a fashion-driven look at the King of Pop’s royal style that opened back in February. Just as the last pieces were coming down to make room for the new Neil Diamond installation, word came of the artist’s death on Thursday.

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Funko Pop! Disney series 3 mug shots: #ToyFairNY #TF12

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:31:37 PST

Giant Mickey Disney Pop! Vinyl figures at the 2012 New York Toy Fair
These are the first mini Pop! figures, but they'll be packaged in a different set

Giant 9" Buzz Lightyear and Maleficent
Captain Hook, Donald and more Disney Pixar

Sally and Jack Skellington Funko Pop! Vinyl toys
from the Nightmare Before Christmas

The booth at Funko was crowded with buyers, photographers fans and reporters to catch a glimpse at the new Funko Toys and the new 48 page catalog. See the new catalog at Funko Funatic to see the new Beatles Yellow Submarine characters, the new NBA series of wacky wobbler bobble heads, and a fresh line of tee shirts and apparel. Check out the characters on the tee-shirts to get a hint of the possible designer toys to come in future from Funko. And be sure to stay glued to the Funko page for the latest official announcements.

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MINDstyle Skull Kun Mickey - Bounty Hunter BxH ⍾ Toy Fair 2012 #TF12 #ToyFairNY

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:22:24 PST

BxH Skull Kun Mickey at Toy Fair 2012

MINDstyle display (to see inside those boxes, click for larger image)

Bounty Hunter BxH collaborates with top artists to make cool designer vinyl art toys.

Mindstyle art toys - Toy Fair NY Wonderland: Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, White Rabbit #ToyfairNY #TF12 New #Toys for 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:14:57 PST

Cheshire Cat, crazy Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit from MINDstyle who collaborate with Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Warner Brothers and other major studios to produce designer toys. The best information comes from the MINDstyle page.

Cheshire Cat

I'm Late!

Tonka Toys horse Trailer "Tonka Farms" Auction ends Oct 3 | @jjsauction

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:44:27 PST

JJ's Auction Service:

from a completed auction

Check out JJs for great prices including shipping from the Lone Star state.

lot 534 - 2 signs+

Lot 536 wood bowling pins

Lot 666 metal chair

Mindstyle book with woodgrain stitch via Mindstyle booth at #TF12 #Collecting

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:42:04 PST

Mindstyle published a book of toys for a show in China. The first half of the book is devoted to FunKo Pop! toys shot with sexy, full-page glam photos. This is one of the other pages with an awesome wood-grained vinyl Stitch character.

New FunKo Pop! figures and a new catalog! #Collecting

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:16:36 PST

New Pop! toys from the New York Toy Fair #TF12

Luke Skywalker

Shadow Trooper

Three new figures from the New Dark Knight movie

Long awaited V is for Vendetta figure

Emporer Zurg is ready to ship

Enter to Win a free copy of the 2012 Funko Catalog

See the new catalog at Funko Funatics

More than 150 different Pop! vinyl figures and bobble-heads in 10 different groups: movies and television, comic book heroes and rock stars made by FunKo.

FunKo Pop! Vinyl toy figures
150+ Pop! Vinyl action figure toys created by FunKo
Disney Pop! Action Figure Toys

Uglydolls: WAGE 10 YEARS OLD! creator David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim #TF12

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:14:04 PST

UGLYBLOG: WAGE 10 YEARS OLD SOON!:

Sun-MIn sewed together the very first Uglydoll, Wage,
10 years ago this December, and the 10th
anniversary of the very first Wage to ever be sold
in stores is coming in 2012. We have something
very special planned for mid 2012 to celebrate
Wage's birthday so stay tuned! Wage has always
been one of our best sellers but because the
special shops we sell to always want new and new
and new, we had to make room.
We are completely out of Wage at the warehouse so
if you have one, go get him a "10" candle and
a cup cake ( non GMO please ) or
maybe a salad.

Wage version zero?
This was the first attempt at sewing for Sun-Min.
The second ever item she ever sewed was Wage.
So this goes to show you kids, never give up,
especially after your first attempt.
I fail all day long, doesn't phase me one bit.

Direct quote from the former blog of David Horvath (he's switching over to Tumblr). The last sentence is just riveting and one worth posting on the bathroom mirror to remember every day. Don't fight failure - it's the best teacher.

~~He'll be at~~ the International Toy Fair New York #TF12 this year, ~~signing autographs and~~ releasing a tenth anniversary edition of Wage. Horvath and Kim also announced the deal to make an animated feature film based on the Uglydoll characters.
[Note: The signing was on the show calendar but Horvath was out of town.]

New York Toy Fair Move-in | Show Starts Sunday 10AM

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:06:29 PST

The Toy Fair in New York is not like a Comic-con, but still I fell the urge to make a Noisy Boy robot costume from the Real Steel movie and cruise down the aisles and have a bit of fun. They'd probably throw me out on my arse, but we'll see.

Many of the toy blogs will have coverage of the event, so I'm just going to stick with the quirky details and the toys that I like. I've a passion for FunKo Pop! Vinyl toys since I first saw them in November and now I'm starting to get into Wacky Wobblers.

Funko Pop! at Barnes and Noble: Disney, Batman, Star Wars and Ugly dolls too

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:54:55 PST

Barnes and Noble has big displays of Pop! Vinyl toys. The shelves are bursting over with stock to sell before the next New York Toy Fair, February 12-14.

Disney Series 1 in abundance. Only Billy Crystal was missing (Mike Wazowski).

Pop! Disney Series 1
01 Mickey Mouse *
02 Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen - Toy Story)
03 Woody * (Tom Hanks - Toy Story)
04 Sully * (John Goodman - Monsters Inc)
05 Mike Wasowski eyeball * (Billy Crystal - Monsters, Inc.)
06 Pinocchio
07 Jiminy Cricket
08 Snow White
09 Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
10 Tinkerbell (Peter Pan)
11 Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmatians)
12 Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)

Batman and Marvel Pop! Heroes display

Wacky wobblers, wisecracks and Pop! Star Wars

Ugly Dolls

NIBBLER

Darth Vader and Batgirl will be added to my small collection.

I also got my first blind box from Kidrobot, and it turned out to be my favorite character! What are the odds of that? Well, the odds are printed right on the box: 2/16 for nibbler.

Each one comes with accessories. The nibbler (who can consume large animals in a bite) has a whole chicken to eat in his food bowl.

The odds of getting the Devil Robot are very low (1/96) - they're selling for $115 - 365 on eBay today. Slurm and Sal are rares (?/??). The Buy it Now price for the complete set is $160. MSRP $9.95 each.

The graphic design of the boxes alone is worth the cash

Kidrobot Spring 2012 T-Shirts (formatmag.com)
Kidrobot Founder Launches Premium Urban Bicycle Brand Paul Budnitz Bicycles. Retail Web Store Opens Today. (prweb.com)
Kidrobot is seeking an Apparel Designer in Boulder, Colorado (core77.com)
Wacky Cartoon Headsets - Kidrobot x Skullcandy Headphones Brings a Vinyl Toy Twist to MP3 Gear (TrendHunter.com) (trendhunter.com)
Frank Kozik x Kidrobot 'Smorkin Glossy Labbit' (english.mashkulture.net)
Cartoon Creator Figurines - The Kidrobot Matt Groening Vinyl Toy Pays Homage an American Icon (TrendHunter.com) (trendhunter.com)
Disney's Toy Story Midway Mania: Is It Worth the Wait? (mouzekateerz.com)

Five highlights of Toy Fair 2012 | Technology | guardian.co.uk

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:02:31 PST

Five highlights of Toy Fair 2012 | Technology | guardian.co.uk:

Battling robots, moshie monsters, stop-animation kits and toys from The Dark Knight Rises the forthcoming finale to the urban legend of Batman all come together in the giant "Crystal Palace" at the Javits center. These are just a few of the toys to be featured this February:

images from superherohype.com

Collection : CREATIVE BOOKS @Sqrall #Collecting #collect #collector

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:19:00 PST

Sqrall : Collection : CREATIVE BOOKS:

I have been collecting books about advertising, design and branding for almost 20 years. Ever since my career began I have had a passion for these books that showcase the best of my industry. I have had the pleasure of working with many great creatives around the world whose names and work can be found inside some of these books.

For me any book within the field of advertising, graphic design, typography, online and more are what I will add to this growing collection.

Visit Sqrall and add your collection

'Real Steel' Sweeps Home Entertainment Charts - The Hollywood Reporter

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:52:06 PST

'Real Steel' Sweeps Home Entertainment Charts - The Hollywood Reporter:

Walt Disney Studios’ Real Steel, a sci-fi actioner with Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lilly, scored a rare triple-play victory on the national home video charts the week ending Jan. 29, riding its $85.4 million domestic theatrical gross to a No. 1 debut on the overall sales and rental charts as well as the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart.

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Simpsons 500th episode in February 〠 Kidrobot’s Matt Groening Vinyl

noreply@blogger.com (Pat Moire) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:55:37 PST

Kidrobot’s Matt Groening Vinyl (pronounced like the word "brain")

With the show celebrating their 500th episode in February 2012, Kidrobot will be releasing this 6" tall vinyl toy join in on the festivities. Look for Matt Groening to grace store shelves beginning onFebruary 9th 2012 for $50.00.

Matt Groening
(Image via RottenTomatoes.com)