The blind-boxed Resin is King Series 1 is developed by Dead Hand Toys and Tenacious Toys. Consisting of designs from seven top resin artists, each piece measures just under 3 inches tall.

Artists in the series include: 

Brian Ahlbeck, Matt A*, Bad Applez Inc., Motorbot, Jay222, Rich Page and Dave Bondi

They'll be released this Friday May 18th 2012 at 8:00PM ET via the above link. The limited run of 40 pieces will retail for $25.00 for each blind box.

Ben returns to the Toy Break couch for Episode 215: Getting Adorable. This week, George, Ayleen and Ben take a closer look at The Joker, Dum English, and much more.

Still Life With Drum Machine
New artwork from Ron Zakrin

Opening reception on Friday May 18th 2012 from 6:00PM to 11:00PM
On view until June 18th 2012

323East Gallery
323 E. 4th St.
Royal Oak, MI 48067 

Comic Images has announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Vamplet, LLC to produce a full line of designer plush characters from The Nightmare Nursery of Gloomvania. The line will feature a cast of un-human babies and their pets - including vampires, zombies and werewolves. The complete line of The Nightmare Nursery of Gloomvania babies will debut at San Diego Comic Con in July 2012.

Everybody needs a buddy. Your buddies will have your back after a bad dream, or when it's dark or when the cookie jar is empty, but they are also there for you to share the good times. Kick the ball around? Done! Help with rude people? Yes! Help with homework? No. See, so your buddies are there like 90% of the time! But they are 100% behind you as you work hard to make your dreams come true and do what you love. Ok now get in the pouch!

Available in June 2012, Pretty Ugly will be releasing the Uglybuddies. There will be 6 different styles released, each one includes a large buddy that holds its little buddy. Look for these to retail around $20.00 each.

The Lee Scratch Perry vinyl figure is from PRESSPOP. Limited to 1,000 pieces, it's officially approved by Lee a.k.a. The Upsetter: the father of reggae and dub music. Each piece includes accessories such as a cloth hat, gold bracelet, and a gold necklace with star charm.

Aggronautix currently has the figure available for pre-order, with an estimated shipping date in July 2012. You can pre-order your very own for $39.95.

Lunabee and Pepe Hiller with be a limited number of hand carved wooden bees, aptly names Woodbees, that were created by Pepe in Switzerland and then painted up in Lunabee style over in the UK. The four smaller worker bees (approx 2.5 inches in length) and one large Queen bee (approx 3.5 inches) will be released on Thursday May 17th 2012 at 7:00PM London Time. The worker bees will be up for $99.00 each and the Queen for $149.00.

(Note: the image above is of the last drop of 5 worker bees)

Last week, Cris Rose released the Robotone Sprog No.5 - Purple Petal. Each Robotone Sprog is solid colored resin and comes with a numbered header card and bag. You can choose between Renold (the one with legs) and Rourke (the taller one with wheels), available for $25.00 each plus shipping.

Buff Monster joins Ayleen and George on the Toy Break couch for Episode 214. Entitled Pack of Packs, this week's episode features the trio taking a look at Battle Beasts, Garbage Pail Kids, and much more.

For their next release, CrappyCat and FlunkMonkey shove off for a Multidimensional Schnapps Tasting tour. The first flavor on the tour is Oh Schnapps: Poison Plum. This is a plum based, fruity schnapps. The ingredients include plums, fermented heads of lost travelers, a dash of poison pink berry to add a sweet & smooth finish, and a trapped spirit to serve our thirsty friends. 100% proof … of life beyond death.

This CrappyCat.com exclusive is a limited edition of 125 2-piece sets. It will be released on Wednesday May 16th 2012 at 2PM ET, with the sale window being open for 48 hours.

For $35.00 (international shipping is extra), you'll get:

1 - Oh Schnapps : Poison Plum CrappyCat figure
1 - Oh Schnapps : Poison Plum FlunkMonkey figure
1 - 7.5"x13" Signed stamped & numbered Poison Plum screen print

VISEone has cooked up the perfect treat for custom collectors. His Tomato Paste Dunny series is "Triple Concentrated for the ultimate taste". Perfect alongside your pasta sculptures from elementary school. Limited to only 10 pieces, you can purchase them for €85.00 (about $110) including shipping worldwide via the above link.

Suckadelic will be celebrating the release of Episode 3 of Toy Lords of Chinatown, the no-budget DIY Supervillain Crime Comedy produced by The Super Sucklord. Episode 3 is more ambitions than the first two, clocking in at just under 20 minutes.

The two show screening (9:00PM and 10:00PM) will take place on Friday May 18th 2012. Get there early as seating is limited and admission is free.

The Producers Club
358 West 44th St
(Between 8th and 9th Av)
NYC

Trenton M has released the second in his set of $25 to $100 customs. The Weak Robot No..2 uses a 1.5" Buff Monster vinyl with acrylics, ink and watercolor. Pick this up for $35.00 over at the above link.

“I am a God!”… “You were made to be ruled.”

Following the unveiling of Hot Toys' Thor collectible, they're teasing his supervillain, adoptive brother and archenemy – Loki.