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9:00 AM on 05.20.2013

A glance at the wares of Design Festa 37

This past weekend was Design Festa 37 at Tokyo Big Sight, and quite a few familiar names were in attendance with new wares. TOUMA seemed to have an especially large presence there this year; to start, he had his own boot...

Brian Szabelski

2:00 PM on 05.17.2013

A glance at the works of SAVE&DESTROY IV

Curator/artist Javier Jimenez has passed along some photos from his SAVE&DESTROY IV show in Zurich, Switzerland. Having opened back in April, the show features custom vinyl and sofubi figures, along with more traditional ...

Brian Szabelski

2:00 PM on 05.01.2013

C2E2 2013: Nerd City

Nerd City's C2E2 booth was home to a number of artists and figures, including The Godbeast's work and Galaxxor. The biggest news from the booth was the debut of the Mystical Warriors of the Ring series, a little spin on M.U.S...

Brian Szabelski

10:00 PM on 04.30.2013

A glance at the wares of Super Festival 62

Super Festival 62 took place on Sunday in Tokyo, bringing together a ton of artists and indie toy makers. Kaiju Korner was at the show as usual, and there were a few things of note. Cometdebris has his new Ace Robo figur...

Brian Szabelski



Rampage Toys, Hints and Spices releasing a two-pack photo
Rampage Toys, Hints and Spices releasing a two-pack
by Brian Szabelski




Here's what's new with ESC-Toy, Super7  photo
Here's what's new with ESC-Toy, Super7
by Brian Szabelski


2:00 PM on 04.16.2013

Cometdebris bringing Ace Robo to Super Festival 62

The same weekend we'll be at C2E2 in Chicago, Super Festival 62 is taking place in Tokyo, and Cometdebris will be one of the attendees. I spotted a bit of news originally on TOYSREVIL concerning what he's bringing, and beside...

Brian Szabelski



Leecifer's Meltdown Sewer Creeps now available photo
Leecifer's Meltdown Sewer Creeps now available
by Brian Szabelski




Super7's latest Foster is in mint condition photo
Super7's latest Foster is in mint condition
by Brian Szabelski


3:00 AM on 04.10.2013

SAVE&DESTROY heads to Zurich for next show

The SAVE&DESTROY show returns for its fourth iteration, this time at Galerie Maurer (Münstergasse 18 CH-8001, Zurich, Switzerland). Curated by Javier Jimenez with help from Martijn de Zwart of Kaiju Mo...

Brian Szabelski

9:00 AM on 04.02.2013

WonderCon 2013: Dynamite Rex

Dynamite Rex showed up at WonderCon with some newly discovered species, most notably the sofubi Raaar! prototype. Yes, it's being made with soft vinyl from Japan and hopefully, should be around in time for release at San Dieg...

Brian Szabelski

2:00 PM on 03.28.2013

Sametan - Don't Tread on Me opens Friday night

Cometdebris' Sametan is a little sofubi figure that I've loved since I saw him, so I always try to keep an eye and an ear out for news concerning him. On Friday, a new art show is opening up featuring the little pants-wearing...

Brian Szabelski