I just caught this on Eddie from AdFunture’s Blog today… A Brand New Bootleg? Didn’t we just release a new one? Hmmm… All we’ll say for the time being is that stay tuned for the first Glow-in-the-Dark Bootleg!

Kaiju Fanatic rejoice! Our Tokyo shop opening on Saturday March 6th will feature this brand new colorway of our Cure Boogie Man dubbed “Rotting Flesh” for obvious reasons. This guy glows in the dark, has LED flashing guts and is my favorite colorway so far of our Kaiju collaboration with Cure.

As always, this guy is produced in very, very limited quantities so if you’d like one (and are in Tokyo), head down to the shop on opening day. I doubt they’ll stay around much past that. This is only one of the many in-store exclusives (clothing and Kaiju) that we have planned for our Tokyo opening.

A brand new colorway of our Bootleg Kaiju figure is now available online. Dubbed the Morbius, this bad boy was inspired by one of our favorite and overlooked Spider-Man villains… Morbius, The Living Vampire!

Sculpted by Lamour Supreme, these are produced in small quantities and are all factory hand painted. Just stop resisting it already, become a Kaiju junkie like us!

Hopefully you all remember when we released the Nag Nag Nag Violent Caveman (Мишка Varient), and were lucky enough to get your hands on one! Well we’re back at it again, but this Violent Caveman is based on the Barom-1 Villain Frankenruge.

The header was a collaboration between myself, Lamour Supreme, and Nag Nag Nag! The NNN came up with the concept, I did the sketch and Lamour did the inking and coloring. I really think the header card came out awesome!

Click the image to enlarge it.

Unfortunately this is a Japan only release with only 10 of these being produced. So the odds of you adding this to your collection are kinda slim to none. Sorry!

Clear Pink Dokugan

I finally got around to watching the great little video clip of Greg showing the Karmaloop TV people around the new LA store and it hit me…again: These guys love toys as much as I do!

I can trace my love of japanese vinyl directly back to this blog…I think it was the special-release Dokugan DX for the 2008 NYCC that got tossed up on the blog one week and I fell instantly in love. One part Lovecraft, one part Death Star sewer monster, and one part Necroscope…this toy had it all. I asked a buddy of mine about it and he mentioned that for this particular toy, even if you were down to drop the cash, you still might not get a chance to buy one. And so a habit was born.

Death’s Head (via Plover1’s Photostream)

A few years later, I’ve got a dozen or so of the ghastly little guys, as well as way too many other goofy, scary, awesome monsters and characters. Despite some other kaiju dudes’ un-love for all the wacky-nasty that is Blobpus, my heart will always belong to Dokugan and that first DX shot I saw of him, right here on this blog.

Chrome Blobpus (via Paulkaiju’s Photostream)

To commemorate my love of these toys, and to fill a pretty embarrassing void, I created a Blobpus Flickr Pool which, if you’re into that sort of thing (that being toys, Flickr, Blobpus, and/or sharing your enthusiasm for any of the above), come on by, submit your photos, and dogpile the awesome.

Custom Dokugan (via eric..’s Photostream)

If you’re not already into any one of those things, take a peek anyway…you too might be the proud owner of a wallet-eviscerating and girl-repelling hobby in no time at all.

PS: There are tons of other kaiju-related Flickr Pools out there. Super 7, Cometdebris, Gargamel, Zagtastic, and Le Merde Rules are the ones I’m currently most stoked about! And that’s one to grow on.

Our pal Ricky “Velocitron” Wilson just did a cool interview for a Japanese online magazine by the name of Metropolis. It’s a good read for anyone interested in Kaiju.

I like how they referred to Kaiju as a “subculture within a subculture” and later went to compare the runs of Kaiju to “low-run punk and hardcore records.” For everyone that knows, well…  you know why that has significance.

I also found it pretty funny that the article barely mentions Kaiju anywhere in it. They instead focus mostly on “designer vinyl.” I think that’s a good reason why Kaiju will never get as big as urban vinyl has. I think Kaiju and the fervor it creates just goes over most people’s heads. It will always have a place though in the toy collecting scene and continue to fuel its own underground movement, regardless of the trends.

Not sure how many of you (who aren’t named Twerps! Mike Jones, Lamour Supreme and Hateball) read the Secret Fun Blog, but you should! The blog is run by Kirk Demarais (who some of you may be familiar for his film based family portraits) and is an extension of the Secret Fun Spot. Both are just a huge repository for an endless stream retro kitsch that is pretty easy to get lost in.

A little while back The Secret Fun Blog posted a huge assortment of 80’s action figure blister card back graphics. These range from the classics we all know and love, those forgotten toys you haven’t thought about in over a decade, and of course those toys you never even realized existed.

This Nightmare Warriors one is a particular favorite of mine, and a prime example of a toy line I had no clue existed. It’s some no-name toy company who made a mix of skeletal warriors who range from actual historical figures like Pancho Villa, to made up undead commandos like Major Bones!

I bet Greg and Lamour Supreme are already actively hunting down some of these for their collections. I know I want Pancho Villa, personally. Also how dope is that painting on the top of the blister pack?

Kirk also offers some great insights on each of the packaging. One that particularity hit home for me was the “Kenner Conspiracy” of Beetlejuice. I was a H-U-G-E Beetlejuice fan (Movie and Cartoon) and it sucked that the only way you could get just a straight up classic Beetlejuice figure (in his striped suit) was by buying both the Spinhead Beetlejuice and the Showtime Beetlejuice and swapping the clip on head. Which is exactly what I did. Fucking Kenner!

The guys over at Gargamel are way too kind! We received a nice little package from them today and this was inside! Thank you so much!

Custom hand painted Mibora just “for Mishka!” Amazing colorway! One of Kind! Doesn’t get much better than this!

Eddi from Adfunture showed a sneak peek on his Highsnobiety Blog of a new colorway of our Bootleg Kaiju.

More information and release date coming soon! Keep Watch!

I love Star Wars too much and have been wasting my limited amount of money and time on this Earth pursuing colorful objects related to the marketing marvel/film series for a few years now. I’m obligated to write for the Bloglin and I’ve run out of ideas so I’m just going to revert to what I do best; be a gigantic loser who stays indoors and obsessed over objects in an attempt to avoid human contact. Humans…they disappoint on every occasion but my Star Wars dolls will never betray me or complain about my bad cooking. Here are the ten objects that make life bearable for me.

10) Custom Disneyland Blanket

This is my Star Wars blanket featuring me and my main man/monster, The Vidiot. I got this made after riding Star Tours at Disneyland. People usually assume that I am actually wearing that costume and it’s eerie how Carrie Fisher and I have the exact same hands. Also no one ever recognizes the guy I’m with as being Vidiot.

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9) My Jabba the Hutt set-up

I traded in two and a half suitcases full of comic books to Jim Hanleys in order to get the Jabba doll and throne. Jabba, his dais, Bib Fortuna, Leia in her Boushh disguise and the little vermin of Jabba’s palace are all by Sideshow Toys. Boba Fett and Slave Leia are by Kenner. The background is a colorforms board that was found in the trash. I used to stare at this thing for hours when life got too hard. My eyes would unfocus and I would be transported into a world where everyone spoke like they had the intelligence of nine year olds and bathrooms don’t exist. A world where a giant slug monster is somehow capable of lusting after a human woman.

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8) Sigma C-3PO tape dispenser

I’d been coveting this perverse Japanese item for years before I was able to find one at an affordable price. Sigma, a Japanese company that makes porcelain stuff, produced a bunch of really cool Star Wars items back in the early eighties. The other item from this series that people know is the Taun Taun teapot where the tea comes out of the Taun Taun’s mouth, making it appear that your tea is being vomited into a cup. There’s nothing I don’t like about this tape dispenser but what I like the most is that Star Wars’ gayest character is reclining on his back, inviting you to reach out and pull something from between his legs. Also it is beautiful to look at. These things smash easily so they aren’t as common as old Chewbacca action figures with bit marks on their heads.

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7) Star Wars Record Tote

This record tote was only available from Disney theme parks in the eighties. I used to bring it with me when I DJed vinyl records so long ago.

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6) Kenner Large Size Boba Fett doll

Besides the gay tape dispenser, Kenner’s large size (not 12″) Boba Fett from the original line was something I wanted for much of my high school years. This thing is like fifteen inches tall, comes with a detachable belt, wookiee scalps, a belt, a cape, a gun and a complicated and easily breakable rocket pack. It even has a little hole in the back of his head so you can see what he sees through a little sneaky scope. God this thing is so wonderful. I also like the inconsistencies between the movie costume and this doll. Those big red and yellow bricks on his forearms are pretty goofay. I cuddle with this guy.

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