Josh “f+” Pearce is a toy artist who’s done quite a few Spawn Dunnys as commission pieces for collectors. He sent me a link to his blog post featuring all the Spawn Dunnys he’s done – starting with his first one ever(above) and ending with he latest one (at the end of the post) – and asked if I’d share them, so I am.
Warning: Truly sickening work lies ahead. Prepare to be jealous of this dude’s talent.
Kidrobot releases Nakanari’s Ninja Spiki in an exclusive pink colorway today. Only 50 of these exist and each one comes with 2 shiruken, a katana, and they have 6 points of articulation. Could do without the giant Kidrobot branding on the back, though. Kinda’ kills it.
JackThreads are offering a select amount (10, to be exact) of Kidrobot t-shirts originally priced from $36 to $45 for only $15. The sale will only last a few days and you need an invite from a JackThreads member in order to take advantage of the sweet deals, but luckily I’m a member and I have your invite right here.
Totally gonna’ pick up that “Toys Are Stupid” tee.
The latest series of Dunnys from Kidrobot will be available January 28th and if you purchase an entire case from Kidrobot or select retailers, you’ll get a free limited edition 3-inch Dunny by KLOR!
I could be totally wrong on this, but this is the first time in recent memory that Kidrobot’s ever offered up an exclusive toy to people who shell out the cash for a full case. I’m not so sure it makes up for their crazy price gouging, but it’s an awesome gesture nonetheless.
The Dunny Fatale series is designed by an all-female cast of artists including Alex Anderson, Catalina Estrada, Klor, CW, Aiko, Kathie Olivas, Wendi Koontz, Koralie, The Baroness, Anna Chambers, Amanda Visell, Amy Ruppel, Julie West, Toofly, Junko Mizuno, Aya Kakeda, Tara McPherson, and Sara Varon.
Here’s the checklist.
A single blindbox will only set you back $7.95. Not bad for what I can only describe as one of the freshest Dunny sets to come out in years.
Each year Kidrobot releases a 3″ holiday-themed Dunny and this year they’ve turned to U.K. design duo TADO for what can only be described as one of the most endearingly sarcastic holiday Dunnys so far.
I’m willing to go out on a limb and say that this is not only the best Dunny release of 2009, but it’s easily one of the greatest of all time.
I’m just wondering what’s under the beard. And since this is Kidrobot we’re talking about, it’s safe to say you can probably expect a chase variant or two.
The back of this piece provides a pleasant warning that Christmas will beat the living shit out of you with a baseball bat and steal your money.
Krunk-A-Claus is currently available at Kidrobot.com and select retailers.
On November 19th, MUNNYWORLD will explode as Kidrobot releases four new members of the Munny Family: Bub, Trikky, Rooz, and Raffy. Just like the Mini Munny, these 4″ DIY vinyl figures will retail for around $10 and come with a surprise accessory, stickers, and marker.
I’m all for new things and giving the consumer more options, but it seems like Kidrobot has turned their back on the established 18-35 artsy/hipster demographic that made them famous in the first place. I mean, “Rooz” and “Raffy,” seriously!? Sounds like the names of something Fisher Price would put out for pre-schoolers. They kinda’ look like toys that Fisher Pric would put out, too.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix. As far as I’m concerned, I’ll stick with the O.G. Munny, thank you very much.
I’ve been waiting forever for an 8″ Dunny from Buff Monster and the wait is finally over! Too bad Kidrobot jacked up their prices. If these would’ve been $50, I’d be on it like Kanye on a white girl’s mic, but $75 is just way too much for me to spend on a vinyl figure. The Kidrobot price-jacking is actually the reason that there’s not as much toy news on the site lately. Their greedy pockets officially made toy collecting un-fun for me, but I might have to make an exception for this buff monster piece.
It’ll be available October 8th for $75 and it’s limited to just 1,000 pieces worldwide.
Matthew “Servotron” Ellison made posted his Shadow of the ColossusMunny on the Sprite Stitch forums and everyone hated it so much that he actually got banned from ever posting his artwork on the internet again for the rest of his life.
Just kidding. This thing is frikkin’ awesome. Anyone who hates it was obviously raped by a Colossus as a child. There’s even a little Wander, ready to poke the giant beast in his infant-like soft spot.
Since I love both Shadow of the Colossus and Munnys, there’s a pretty good chance I’ll be thinking of this thing when I bone my girlfriend. It’ll heighten the pleasure, which isn’t really necessary since my lady gives me boners just by doing things like sneezing and watching TV, but still, I’ll be thinking of it nonetheless.
The platinum lining in Huck Gee’s pockets must be deteriorating because he’ll be releasing his new custom LiontaurMunny onto the vinyl collecting masses for a whopping $850 per figure. Huck only made 10 of these, so he’s pretty much guaranteed to make $8,500 in about 12 seconds, which is usually about how long it takes for his customs to get snatched up.
I actually hired a ninja on Craigslist to infiltrate Huck’s private castle and my spy returned with this picture of the artist’s toilet paper:
And that’s just the guest bathroom. The other 28 bathrooms use double-ply $100 bills.
Hit the jump to see a gallery full of more shots of this awesome, and awesomely expensive, custom.
A new wave of Dunnys is upon us. With the previous two series, Dunny U.K. and Dunny Endangered, being received with slightly lackluster fanfare, it looks like Kidrobot has decided to kick up the awesomeness several notches with Dunny 2009 (technically Series 6). Check out the full checklist of Dunnys from the new series after the break. Continue reading “Dunny 2009 Series Coming September 9th” →
Josh Pearce was commissioned to customize a blank 20″ Mega Munny figure into the likeness of everyone’s favorite time-traveling mutant, Cable. The detail on this thing is amazing. I’m loving the subtle details on the arm, hair, and the scar on his face. Even the belt and pockets are off the hook!
In case you haven’t heard, I also run this other little blog called blindboxed. It’s all about the world of urban designer toys and you should really check it out.
It was a weird week for me as it was my first time updating the site consistently since rsin and InfamousAdam left the site. They were two friends helping out with blogging duties, but their personal lives got kinda’ busy, so I’m holding down the fort by my lonesome for a while.
Here’s what’s been going on at blindboxed.com this week:
I managed to get some pics of a custom SkeletorDIY Pusher that I made a while back (above) and it’s currently for sale if anyone’s interested.
If customized toys aren’t your thing, how about customized gadgets? Reactor88 customized these gorgeous Vimobot USB drives for this year’s San Diego Comic Con.
This week we review the DIY Pusher figure from Thomas Han andMunky King, give some toy customizing tips, and talk about the upcoming Into The Darkness custom toy show being put together by the always awesome drilone. As always, please leave us some feedback in the comments and show your support by embedding the video on your blog or spreading it around to your facebook and twitter friends.
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Over on blindboxed.com we recently featured an interview with the artist Nikejerk about his custom Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dunny series. Not only that, but he was kind enough to donate one random figure to a blindboxed.com reader. Check out the full story here for a chance to win one of these badass customs.
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