MAN-E-NEWS// The LumberJackJoe resin figure from Joseph Stephen Taylor…

UK based artist Joseph Stephen Taylor aka LumberJackJoe is proud to present his debut resin figure based on the self-titled main character of fictional world “Lumberland”. Hand cast and painted by the artist, the angry looking axe comes packaged in a custom built silk-screened box, and is accompanied by a folded A3 risograph print and hand screenContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The LumberJackJoe resin figure from Joseph Stephen Taylor…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Nederland MonsterJam @Concrete Image…

Previously featured here last week, Brian Mahony aka Guumon has kindly leaked another 4 pieces that will be featuring at the Nederland MonsterJam in Amsterdam later this week. Joining an awesome custom mecha-Daigomi and one-off Ammonaito from Todd Robertson, Plaseebo brings his latest vinyl/resin infused pieces, the mighty Gunkajima Kaiju and Skulloctopus From Outer Space…Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Nederland MonsterJam @Concrete Image…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Blood in the Water” Sametan from Comet Debris…

As part of their contribution to PangeaSeed’s touring art show and film festival, The Great West Coast Migration, Comet Debris are proud to reveal the latest incarnation of Sametan, the “Blood in the Water” edition! Cast in a clear red soft vinyl, the 5″ sofubi figure is available at all of the 6 shows on the tour,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Blood in the Water” Sametan from Comet Debris…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Daigomis for the Nederland MonsterJam…

With the Nederland MonsterJam just around the corner, show creator Brian Mahony aka Guumon, has started revealing a few of the pieces that are set to feature… the first coming in the form of these breathtaking Daigomi customs! A joint piece by Will Long and Todd Robertson, the guy on the left has been splitContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Daigomis for the Nederland MonsterJam…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Sucklord x L’Amour Supreme “Bootleg Party Packs” for Tiny Trifecta…

Tasked with creating a series of 3 small pieces of art for The Cotton Candy Machine‘s upcoming Tiny Trifecta group show, The Sucklord and L’Amour Supreme have teamed up to create 2 joint efforts, the aptly titled Bootleg Party Packs! Featuring 2 sets of 3 bootlegged figures from the Sucklord (our favourite has to beContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Sucklord x L’Amour Supreme “Bootleg Party Packs” for Tiny Trifecta…”

MAN-E-NEWS// JC Rivera’s Condah Transporters at Toy Invaderz…

After teasing us with the Condah mini/skull drop a couple of weeks back (find out more here), JC Rivera proudly presents the full size Condah Transporters in all their glory! Created for the past weekend’s Toy Invaderz event , the series of hand sculpt and cast figures feature the same beautifully realised winged skull alongsideContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// JC Rivera’s Condah Transporters at Toy Invaderz…”

MAN-E-NEWS// “…Of All Ages” DKE SDCC exclusives from Scott Wilkowski…

The masteful Scott Wilkowski has been busy putting skulls, skeletons and creepy creatures inside another batch of designer toy favourites in preparation for the follow-up to last year’s hugely successful “Skin Deep” show. For the aptly titled “…Of All Ages”, Scott has infected Ron English’s “Mousemask Murphy”, Ferg’s “Misfortune Cat”, David Horvath’s “Flatwoods”, Frank Kozik’s “Labbit”, KathieContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// “…Of All Ages” DKE SDCC exclusives from Scott Wilkowski…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Pharoah’s Guards mounted resin figures from Eeks…

Graffiti/toy artist Eeks shares with us his latest resin works, the stunning Pharoah’s Guards series! Originally created for the MAD Gallery’s “Heavy Hitters” show (June 1st, St Louis), the hand sculpt and cast resin skulls have been mounted on a variety of wooden plaques, each given a superb mix of washes, sprays and rubs forContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Pharoah’s Guards mounted resin figures from Eeks…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The BURNY custom Kracka from Hoakser…

Hot off the heals of “Sloblife” earlier this week (find out more here), UK based graffiti artist Hoakser continues his return to form with the magnificent “BURNY” custom Kracka! Created for Andy Kelly’s (@zombiekel) upcoming “Dragons” custom show at the Sho Gallery, BURNY has been made using a mixture of air-dry clay sculpting and kit-bashing,Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The BURNY custom Kracka from Hoakser…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Golden Warrior Askew Rangers custom from Josh Mayhem…

Josh Mayhem kindly shares with us the latest tooled-up custom in the Askew Rangers series, the mighty Golden Warrior! Created for the upcoming “Battle of a Lifetime” themed multi-media show (Saturday, June 9th 2012 @Pehrspace Gallery, LA), the custom Bic Buddy has been given the steampunk workout, featuring a mixture of cogs, panels and pistonsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Golden Warrior Askew Rangers custom from Josh Mayhem…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The “Game Over” Video Game Culture Art Exhibition at GR2…

This past Saturday saw the opening of Giant Robot‘s latest group exhibition, the video game themed “Game Over”. Featuring well over 90 artist from the world of low brow art including Grody Shogun, Luke Cheuh, Peter Kato and Martin Hsu, the huge show covered a wide variety of mediums including custom toys, original sculptures, printsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The “Game Over” Video Game Culture Art Exhibition at GR2…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Four Boob Boz Wangler vinyl figure from Cupco…

Infamous for his unique hand stitched creatures and super-creepy busts, felt artist Cupco is proud to present his first foray into vinyl with the release of the Four Boob Boz Wangler! Based on his signature uddered dog character, Cupco will be celebrating the Wangler’s launch with a custom show at the Grasshut featuring some ofContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Four Boob Boz Wangler vinyl figure from Cupco…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Josh Herbolsheimer x Medicom Fungus Amungus “Earth Wolf” Rotofugi exclusive…

Coinciding with his latest solo show entitled “Fungus Amungus“, San Francisco based artist Josh Herbolsheimer will be releasing the Rotofugi exclusive Earth Wolf sofubi. Translating Josh’s signature mis-matched aesthetic and dark kaiju style perfectly, the disturbing vinyl figure stands at a monstrous 10″ tall. Cast in brown/dark brown vinyl, with grey sprays and tan, green, red andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Josh Herbolsheimer x Medicom Fungus Amungus “Earth Wolf” Rotofugi exclusive…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Todd Robertson and Guumon exclusive drop for FOE’s Monster Mayhem…

FOE hosted their 2nd annual Monster Mayhem group show this month, and to celebrate its storming success, they are sneaking in one more very special event before the show comes down on Sunday June 3rd… with the release of resin exclusives from both Todd Robertson and Guumon! Both artists will be on hand for signing and questions at FOE on Saturday, JuneContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Todd Robertson and Guumon exclusive drop for FOE’s Monster Mayhem…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Wild Cat Ugly Unicorns and Buffalo Manotaur for ‘Pandemonium’…

Fresh from his appearance at Design Fiesta a couple of weeks back, Jon over at Rampage Toys has once again been preparing another breathtaking batch of customs, this time for the upcoming Pandemonium “Land Animal” themed show at the prestigious One Up shop in Akihabara (Tokyo). So far Jon has revealed 4 pieces that will beContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Wild Cat Ugly Unicorns and Buffalo Manotaur for ‘Pandemonium’…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Skelechubs from We Become Monsters…

With the first 3 Mini Skelechubs for the Toy Invaderz show previewed earlier in the week (here), we are pleased to reveal the staggering selection that We Become Monsters will be dropping in-store next week. Featuring a mixture of solid, clear and faded tints, the hand cast resin figures were created from the original 3.5″Continue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Mini Skelechubs from We Become Monsters…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Cosmic Squadron from Max Toy’s Mark Nagata…

Swiftly following last month’s awesome Todd Robertson collaboration, the Cosmic Squadron are back… this time at the hands of Max Toy‘s Mark Nagata! Revealed on his Twitter feed yesterday, the set of four vinyl figures have been painted in Nagata’s unmistakable “galaxy” style, featuring other-worldly airbrushing, meticulously brushed facial detailing and subtle additions including cigarettesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Cosmic Squadron from Max Toy’s Mark Nagata…”

MAN-E-NEWS// The Paul Kaiju x Uamou exhibition at Studio Uamou…

Ayako (aka Uamou) is proud to present Studio Uamou’s latest collaborative exhibition… this time around with neo-kaiju master, Paul Kaiju! Featuring a mixture of work from both artists, Kaiju will be working his neon magic on a number of Uamou figures, whilst Ayako teams up with the legendary Gotto-San to tackle Boss Carrion- an absoluteContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Paul Kaiju x Uamou exhibition at Studio Uamou…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Design Fiesta 35 exclusives…

Hot off the heels of Super Festival 59, Jon over at Rampage Toys is readying another batch of awesome figures for this weekend’s Design Festa 35 ( Odaib Big Site, Tokyo)! Featuring a limited run of just 5 Rainbow Haired Ugly Unicorns and 3 custom Chima Group “Bollos”, the exclusive figures will be available at booths E17/18 alongsideContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Rampage Toys’ Design Fiesta 35 exclusives…”

MAN-E-NEWS// Bridget Rhee’s “Buddy’s Den” at TT Underground…

“Buddy is a hunter. A cute adorable one. But Buddy doesn’t prize the ordinary wild animal, he seeks to collect the eccentric– fantastic, strange, and unique creatures and odds and ends from the likes no one has ever seen before.” Peter Kato kindly shares with us the first group art show from friend, artist andContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Bridget Rhee’s “Buddy’s Den” at TT Underground…”