MAN-E-NEWS// The exclusive Min-E-Face comic strip from Bigmantoys!
In celebration of the release of our very first H.U.S.T.L.E 2 pack tomorrow (check it out here), we are proud to present an exclusive comic strip from our good friend Lee over at Bigmantoys, featuring the series’ main protagonist, the mighty Min-E-Face! Before you take a look, we suggest giving Min-E’s brief backstory a read to get you in the mood…
“Cast aside from the MAN-E family at birth due to a rare defect that left him without the use of two of his faces, Min-E was kindly taken in by an NJPW wrestler who nurtured the otherworldly fighting skill that laid dormant inside the young boy. Sworn enemy of the Skworm (his estranged family’s closest ally), MIN-E is about to embark on his biggest quest yet- to rid the world once and for all of these putrid, sickly creatures and gain revenge on the family that once left him for dead!”
The ‘Ed Skworm Vs. Min-E-Face 2 pack will be touching down in both “Toxic Green” and “Ultra Violet” editions on the Man-E-Store tomorrow (October 5th) at 9pm London time for just $25 per set. Stay tuned for our mega H.U.S.T.L.E post before the drop, featuring more backstories and exclusive shots, plus an exclusive look at the upcoming “Skworm Hunter” 3 pack…
Big thanks to Bigmantoys for the amazing artwork!
MAN-E-NEWS// New works from Manny X…
“Surveillance robots sent by the New World Order to keep a watchful eye on each and every citizen, the Omni-bots assure us all safety and security in exchange for freedom. Omni-bots are programed to value security above privacy, prosperity above humanity and capitalism above earth…”
Hot off the heels of the recent GID Rat Skull release, customiser turned resin artist Manny X kindly shares details of not one but two new projects… the first coming in the form of the rather sleek looking Omni-bot custom Glyos series! Limited to just 3 pieces, each custom 3.75″ action figure has been given it’s own hand cast GID “Eye” head, coming complete with a mixture of metallic and pearlescent paint jobs. Packed in a hand made blister pack, the trio will be heading to Manny’s store tomorrow (October 5th) at 2pm Pacific time for just $25 each…
Due to follow a couple of weeks later, Manny X has created a resin figure in honour of breast cancer awareness. Available in 3 different flesh tones, the 2.5″ tall figure has been hand cast, painted and packaged, each coming bagged with a header card, sticker and pin. Due to be sold as an “open edition”, Manny X will be donating 100% of ALL profits to breast cancer research… Expect news of an exact release date to follow shortly!
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Beginnings” NYCC custom Tuttz from Adam Pratt x Argonaut Resins…
Following Clinton Yaws’ “Cleopatra” earlier in the week (find out more here), Eric Nocella is proud to present the second custom Tuttz to feature in the Argonaut Resins NYCC line-up, the jaw-dropping “Beginnings” from our good friend Adam Pratt… Easily one of our favourite Tuttz figures to date, the custom is rumoured to be a replica of the tomb that was built to hold Tuttz once he was given the immortality elixir. Playing to all of Adam’s considerable strengths, the awesome piece features finely detailed Egyptian miniatures, a meticulous “construction site” diorama, plus a subtle textured stone effect on the resin figure itself… Due to go on sale at the Argonaut Resins booth (#2479), Beginnings will be priced at a very reasonable $300. Stay tuned for more Argonaut NYCC reveals soon!
MAN-E-NEWS// Peter Kato’s NYCC exclusives: Part 2…
As promised yesterday, Peter Kato is proud to announce the second wave of exclusives he’ll be bringing with him to NYCC next week… and with yet another all-new figure reveal plus a stack of Kato favourites, is easy to see why we haven’t heard much from him over the past 3 months! Here’s a quick rundown of Part 2’s offerings…
Ninja Robo// Part of the invading Space Army series we featured yesterday, these ninja-robots follow the Tako Cube grunts, and are responsible for exterminating the Tetsujin… The second figure to be sculpted digitally, the awesome 70’s style (with a hint of Star Wars!) robots have been cast in a solid blue resin, armed with twin clear red katana blades. Standing at around 3″ tall, the figures come in 2 subtly different editions, one with a painted mouthpiece (pictured), plus one with a painted face shuriken. Limited to 50 pieces, the Ninja Robos will be available at the Onell Design booth (#3216) and Peter’s online shop for an introductory price of just $20, changing to $25 after the con… Joining the OG Ninja Robo, Peter will also be dropping a con exclusive “Stark” edition too. Coming in the famed gold and red of Marvel’s Iron Man, the awesome looking figure has been limited to 20 pieces, wirth a similar price tag of $20.
Tasty Rainbow// Following continued requests from fans, Peter will also be bringing back the Tasty Rainbow series for one last outing! Featuring 3 of Peter’s most popular past figures, Fright Bite, Kawako and our all-time fave, Man-Nie, the adorable micro-figures have been cast in a variety of rather appetising clear resins, finished with some sweet metallic sprays… Priced at just $10 each, the little guys will also be heading to the Onell booth come next Friday… Stay tuned for more Kato NYCC exclusives tomorrow!
MAN-E-NEWS// The “Ultra Rare” Fishtank Castle Annual 1983 from The Tarantulas
Ahead of the massive NIBBLERS artist series due late November (find out more here), The Tarantulas are proud to reveal the first printed book based on the highly sought after figure, the Fishtank Castle Annual 1983! Featuring action packed Nibbler comic stories, an official Nibbler collectors checklist, the NIBBLERS artist custom series gallery, unseen stuff from the Fishtank Castle archive, Matt Doughty’s ‘cut out & keep’ recipe cards, plus a whole host of stories, posters, puzzles & other poorly conceived page fillers, the bumper 64 page annual will be available to preorder from your newsagent the Nibblers store in limited quantities soon…
MAN-E-NEWS// The Monster Worship x Johnny Ryan NYCC exclusives…
Next week’s New York Comic Con will see the release of Johnny Ryan‘s twisted CANNIBAL FUCKFACE and ROTWEILER HERPES in an exclusive glow-in-the-dark edition… Produced by MonsterWorship, the pair will be available in extremely limited numbers alongside a whole host of other MW goodies. No news on availability or pricing as of yet, so be sure to keep checking the MonsterWorship blog here for further developments closer to the event…
MAN-E-NEWS// New Sea-Borg resin figures from MonsterPants…
As promised in our look at MonsterPants‘ NYCC Gold exclusive Sea-Borg last week, filmmaker, writer and artist James Felix McKenney is proud to present the first of 2 all new SB sculpts! As with the previous release, the first female addition is due to come in 3 different variations, each cast in a different colour and featuring a different arm accessory. Priced at just $25 each, the hand made and packaged figures will be available at the MonsterPants NYCC booth (#3116), with any remaining stock hitting the MP store late October…
SB-111 SEA-BORG QUEEN – Ready in green to defend her realm with her Diamond Mace!
SB-112 SEA-BORG SIREN – The purple mistress of persuasion, she wields a Pearl Scepter!
SB-113 SEA-BORG NIX – Vibrant yellow warrior, comes armed with her Bubble Gun!
Joining the 3 standard editions, McKinley has also been given the honour of producing a very special edition for a certain Designer Toy Awards! Entitled “Universe”, the clear glittery blue figure has been given a unique hammer arm accessory that will not be available in future releases… Limited to just 15 pieces, Universe will be available during the DTA ceremony on October 13th, coming with a price tag of $35 a piece.
MAN-E-NEWS// Peter Kato’s NYCC exclusives: Part 1…
As mentioned in our previous post a few weeks back, legendary resin and comic artist Peter Kato had taken a brief step back from production to work on a whole new line of figures, all of which will be making their debut at NYCC next week! With so many different new faces on offer, Peter has kindly broken down the reveals into 3 parts, the first of which we bring you today…
The Tako-Cubes// One of the main reasons Peter has been away so long is his recent shift in medium, moving from traditional materials such as clay and wax to high end 3D software including Maya and Zbrush. After two and a half months of intense studying, Peter finally took the plunge in creating his first digital figure, the end result coming in the form of the beautiful Tako Cubes… 3D printed, hand cast and painted by Peter in an initial batch of Red and Pink colourways, the adorable minis will be available at the Onell Design booth (#3216) for an introductory price of just $10 each. Expect more to follow on the PeterKato store for $15 plus shipping soon!
Here Peter explains a bit about the background behind the figure…
“The Tako Cubes are the grunts of this invading space army( which I’m calling Space Army…not very complicated) I had always wanted to work on. I was inspired by the Covenant Grunts from the video game Halo( which I play religiously with my friends on Fringe Friday nights). Small & tough but not too bright they are commonly used as cannon fodder in battles. They are more dangerous in numbers, large numbers… I always imagined they would come down as one single giant cube , which then breaks up into other mini cubes and then their head and appendages pop out from the individual cubes. Their target is to capture Little Pea, the sleeping alien baby inside Turtle Tetsujins torso…”
[The Pink Teknots] are well rounded infantry capable of tasks ranging from ship navigations, communications and artillery . Not as physically strong as other taco-cubes but possess a very adaptable intelligence.
[The Red Guards] are the elite commandoes which are experts in specialized security and wpns/tactics. They are a bit tougher than the average taco-cubes.
The Tako Heads// Next up comes Peter’s exclusive collaboration with Onell Design, the Tako Heads… Featuring the same head designs as the previously mentioned Tako Cubes, each has been cast with a Glyos compatible peg for use with the entire Glyos system. Created to honour Matt Doughty and Onell’s help in getting Peter into the industry, the awesome pieces are due to come mainly in a solid blue, with a few other tints thrown in for good measure… Joining a selection of casts from the previous Onell NYCC collaboration, the Tako Heads will be available for just $5 a piece…
The Rampage Toys x Peter Kato Super Pachi Micro Cupcake Kaiju!// Last but by no means least, Peter is proud to present his latest collaboration with Rampage Toys, the Super Pachi Micro Cupcake Kaiju! The latest in Rampage’s long line of cupcake themed characters, the figure has been sculpted by Jon Malmstedt and hand cast by Peter in a huge selection of clear tinted resins. Little is known about how these little guys will be finished, so be sure to keep track of the Rampage twitter feed for more reveals soon!
We’ll be bringing you part 2 of Peter’s NYCC reveal tomorrow…
MAN-E-NEWS// The Treegarr resin action figure from Bigmantoys…
Our good friend Lee over at Bigmantoys shares with us the first official teaser of the highly anticipated Treegarr designer action figure. Following in the footsteps of both Ben Spencer and ManOrMonster?, the articulated MOTU inspired piece is due to come hand cast in resin, with a number of awesome painted runs planned. Judging from the very small segment of figure revealed in the teaser, Treegarr is going to be featuring an insane amount of detail, paying homage to the awesome vintage Fright Zone tree playset from the original 80’s MOTU toy line… Due for release at some point over the next “14 days…”, expect more reveals, plus the all important release details soon!
MAN-E-NEWS// Blurble’s online custom sale…
In preparation for the move to Blurble.com on the 20th October, Blurble is proud to announce a massive sale over at Toxic Kaiju! Featuring a massive selection of custom figures from the likes of Grumble Toys, Velocitron, Grody Shogun, Honkey Lips and Dehara… even including the recently featured Grody Avenger Bootlegs (just $40 each), and new addition “CMYK” NUG, an awesome Grody/Gusto one-of-a-kind mash-up! Ending on October 13th at 11pm PST, be sure to head over to the store quick before there’s nothing left!
MAN-E-NEWS// Rawrs’ NYCC Bitsumo XL (BigSumo) and Pandit resin figures…
Dai Tran of Rawrs has just revealed details of not one, but two figure debuts for next week’s NYCC… Taking one of our favourite resins to date, the super-sleek “Bitsumo”, Rawrs has only gone and super-sized the already chunky piece, with the introduction of BigSumo, Bitsumo XL! Weighing in at a monstrous 4lbs of solid hand cast resin, the figure dwarfs the original, standing at 7″ tall and 7.5″ wide, coming complete with 6 points of articulation and detachable hair piece. Priced at an extremely reasonable $175, Bitsumo XL will be available at the RAWRS booth (#3115) in an exclusive NYCC black on white colourway… Joining the impressive figure, Rawrs will also be revealing their second original character, Pandit. Judging by the teaser, the character will take on the same rotund form of Bitsumo, albeit with an awesome new panda inspired head sculpt! News on the figure is still scarce, so be sure to stay locked on the Rawrs blog for further developments as we get closer to the con…
MAN-E-NEWS// The Seedlings resin figures from Taylored Curiosities…
Penny over at Taylored Curiosities kindly shares with us her latest fully sculpted designer toy, the absolutely adorable Seedlings… Combining a boundless talent in plush with her new found skills in the world of resin, the figures have been hand cast in a vibrant green resin with a hand sewn felt and wool sprout growing out of the head! Each accompanied by an individually wrapped packet of seeds for you to plant, the little creatures stand at 2cm from head to toe (plus 3cm sprout!). Coming in an initial “Fuchsia” colourway (light green with dark green sprout), the Seedlings are available from the Taylored Curiosities store right now for just £10 plus shipping…
MAN-E-XCLUSIVE// The H.U.S.T.L.E ‘Ed Skworm Vs. Min-E-Face 2 pack dropping this Friday…
Right guys… after months of agonising set backs, the first batch of H.U.S.T.L.E mini figures are finally ready to drop! The debut toy line from our very own Tru:Tek, the “M.U.S.C.L.E” inspired series is set to feature a whole host of bootlegs, customs and original toys with more than a hint of 80’s nostalgia…
Dedicated to our blog’s namesake, MOTU’s Man-E-Faces, the first 2 figures will be coming in the form of a duel-style pack, featuring Min-E-Face (the hero of H.U.S.T.L.E) versus ‘Ed Skworm (one of the H.U.S.T.L.E Universe’s many villains). Re-sculpted and kit-bashed by Man-E-Toys’ Tru:Tek, and produced by Steve Patt (aka oOMoSOo) of Papagrim Toys, the pair are due to come packaged in an authentic, hologram stamped clamshell blister pack, complete with laminated collectible stat cards with artwork from the “Critters inspired” mini fig creator Zectron. The first 2 editions, the clear resin cast Toxic Green and Ultra Violet (GID) will be going on sale in the Man-E-Toys store this Friday (October 5th) at 9pm London time for $25 plus shipping. Edition size has been limited to just 10 of each, so be sure to get in quick to secure yours… Joining both Toxic Green and Ultra Violet in the coming weeks, we will also be offering Noir and Muscle Flesh editions, alongside a limited supply of authentic keshi-style rubber variants (cast by our very own Tru:Tek) for the mini figure diehards… Stay tuned over the coming week as we’ll be posting more about the H.U.S.T.L.E Universe, including exclusive hand drawn comic strips from our good friend Lee over at Bigmanytoys, a sneak out our upcoming figures, plus details on how you can get involved in future releases yourself! Wan’t to find out more about the project? Then check out our previous posts right here for all the details…
BACKSTORYS:
MIN-E-FACE// Cast aside from the MAN-E family at birth due to a rare defect that left him without the use of two of his faces, Min-E was kindly taken in by an NJPW wrestler who nurtured the otherworldly fighting skill that laid dormant inside the young boy. Sworn enemy of the Skworm (his estranged family’s closest ally), MIN-E is about to embark on his biggest quest yet- to rid the world once and for all of these putrid, sickly creatures and gain revenge on the family that once left him for dead!
‘ED SKWORM// Although one of the smallest species of [sick worm], the ‘Ed Skworm is widely known as the most brutal. Reported to be able to ingest a whole human head within 6.66 seconds, natives of the Stench (the Skworm’s most common hunting ground) have taken to wearing ‘Pepto-dysmal’ charms, the sorry beast’s only weakness, in a bid to stay alive. With a penchant for midget Japanese Pro wrestlers, our hero Min-E will have to watch his back or he’ll be losing the use of three faces instead of two!
MAN-E-NEWS// The Clinton Yaws x Argonaut Resins’ NYCC Tuttz custom…
Eric Nocella kindly shares details of the latest piece to feature at the hallowed Argonaut Resins NYCC booth, the “Cleopatra” 8″ Tuttz custom from Clinton Yaws! The second piece in Yaws’ contribution to the ongoing “Artist Series” (check out the first here), Cleopatra features the same exquisite detail, rich colours and bold patterns that made the original “Tutankhamun” custom such a desirable piece… Due to go on sale at the Argonaut Resins/Xmoor Studios booth next week (October 11th, # 2479), Cleopatra can be yours for just $250. Stay tuned for more Argonaut Resins exclusives soon!
MAN-E-NEWS// October Toys’ OMFG Series 2 first test shot…
George Gaspar over at October Toys is proud to reveal the very first production test-shot of the upcoming OMFG Series 2 figures. Pictured here in a rather sleek looking green PVC rubber (which will unfortunately NOT be making it into the final colour exclusives), the 5 awesome designs just need one last tweak before heading into production. Shipping is still set for around late November/early December for early Kickstarter adoptees, whilst a full release looks likely at the start of 2012… Whilst on the subject of OMFG, Gaspar has also announced yet another exclusive colourway for series one, the incredible “Stealth” edition. Colour changing from black to clear, the figures will be made available the Onell Design booth (3216) and at Big Kev’s Geek Stuff booth (3261) for $10 a set. Can’t make it to the con? Well you’re in luck, because during the hours of the show, the exact same figures will be up for grabs in the October Toys store… sweet!
MAN-E-NEWS// NYCC exclusive “Do Your Own” Cyclops Dinos from Rampage Toys…
With a stack load of incredible kaiju and sofubi customs ready for next week’s NYCC, Jon over at Rampage Toys is still finding time to squeeze in a few original releases too… the first coming in the form of the super-cool “DYOCD” pack- the Do Your Own Cyclops Dinos! Coming cast in a snow white soft vinyl, the adorable trio have been left completely raw from the factory, coming unassembled with flashing still in tact- a toy customisers wet dream! Featuring an exclusive “DYOCD” header, the sofubi minis are likely to be making an appearance at the Tenacious Toys booth (#3121) for around $50 a set… Stay tuned for more Rampage “NYCC” reveals soon!
MAN-E-NEWS// A trio of releases from Killer Bootlegs…
Hot off the heels of last month’s ingenious “Man Inside the Mask” bootleg (find out more here), Peter Goral over at Killer Bootlegs is proud to present a trifecta of must-have resins that will be hitting the KB store this month! Here’s a quick rundown of the swag that’ll be on offer…
Vintage Art-Too feat. Hoakser// Working alongside long-time Man-E-Toys friend Hoakser, Killer Bootlegs will be releasing a new “Vintage” edition of the highly sought after “Art-Too” custom bootleg. Featuring a bootlegged vintage R2D2 with mounted spray cap, the figure has painted in the standard Krylon red and white, coming complete with a faux “Killer” Krylon sticker designed by Crush Entity. Topped off with header and character sticker art from the more than capable hands of Hoaker, “Vintage” Art-Too will be hitting the Killer Bootlegs store at some point next week… Oh, and be sure to look out for the 10 “shake and rattle” chase figures too!
Frankenfett// Due to launch the following week is the much talked about “Frankenfett”… Created using the same mould as the recent Jeremy Bulloch (Man Inside the Mask) bootleg, the decapitated figure has been cast in black, coming with GID hands and head from a vintage Remco “Universal Monsters” Frankenstein from the 80’s. Unlike Art-Too, Frankenfett will instead be offered up for pre-order on the Killer Bootlegs store (demand has been off the charts!) and will only be available in strictly limited numbers. A “chase” variant will be also released at random, featuring a reverse of the general release bootleg (GID body, with a black head and hands). Packaging will be done up in usual KB style, with each figure coming poly-bagged with a kick ass custom header card…
Killer Kaiju// Last, but by no means least, “Killer Kaiju” is Peter’s take on Japanese kaiju… albiet in 3.75″ action figure form! Kit-bashed from a vintage MOTU Webstor figure, Barbie’s little sister Skipper doll, a Madame Alexander flying monkey from The Wizard of Oz, and arms from a Kenner “Jurasic Park” T-rex, “Killer Kaiju” has been airbrushed with Monster Kolor paint and will be available in two separate offerings… Initially available poly-bagged with a Japanese movie poster style header card, Killer Bootlegs will also be featuring the figure in a carded “Monster Mash” 2 pack, with another kaiju style figure designed, molded, and cast by Butch Adams of Butcherbrand out in California. The poly-bagged version will be made available in a variety of color options and will drop the 3rd week in October, whilst the collaborative carded version is still in the final stages of development and will be released very soon… Stay tuned for a full reveal over the coming weeks!
MAN-E-NEWS// The Halloween Dee-Dee NYCC customs from UME Toys…
Joining the huge selection of resins we’ve previously posted, Richard Page over at UME Toys will be squeezing in another 2 awesome customs into his already bulging suitcase for NYCC next week… the Halloween inspired Dee-Dees! Taking the much loved ice cream mini, Rich has gone for two beautifully simple designs, the mustachioed Little Devil, and the absolutely stunning weathered zombie. No news as to which booth they’ll be available at, but we’re guessing they’ll be making an appearance at either Tenacious Toys (#3121) on Saturday, or Kev’s Geek Stuff (#3261) on Sunday. Stay tuned for more exclusive UME Toys “NYCC” news (including a possible Man-E-Toys collab) soon!
MAN-E-NEWS// The Resin is King Series 2 from Dead Hand x Tenacious Toys…
Tenacious Toys and Deadhand Toys have teamed up once again for the follow-up to THE blind-box series of the year, Resin is King! Featuring a staggering list of 16 artists this time around, each has developed their very own sub 3″ figure, casting them in a strictly limited run of 10. Offering a huge amount of diversity this time around, anyone lucky enough to grab a box can expect to find the likes of David Bondi’s famed Akashi heads, Argonaut Resin’s Sucio, UME Toy’s Patty, or even Killroy III’s fully working Hungry Hippo rings inside! As with the first series, one box will also contain a golden ticket, which will entitle one lucky collector a brand new 8-inch Tuttz that matches Argonaut’s Sucio mini figures in the series! Working alongside Kidrobot NY, Tenacious Toys and Dead Hand Toys will be hosting a launch party at the store on October 4th from 6-8pm, where you’ll be able to pick up a box (or a case!), meet a few of the featured artists, plus get a chance to score one of five exclusive limited edition prints! Any remaining stock will be hitting the Tenacious Toys store the following day for $25 a box or $400 for a case (which guarantees one figure from each of the 16 artists).
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