I must be only person that doesn’t find the Kaws Companion figure appealing.  Up until I saw Motorbot’s custom that is.  Recently he was commissioned to do a Destro themed Companion figure for a private collector and it looks amazing.  Make the leap to see more images of this custom including a before and after shot.

Image Source: TOYSREVIL’s I LIKE TOYS

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2008 is definitely a good year for street artist, PaperMonster.  It’s been a bit since I’ve seen his work during J. Coleman’s solo show at Art Whino.  Ever since, he’s been in perpetual motion with shows, collabos with ADM Skateboards, Tagur sneakers and pushing his clothing brand, Vengeance Clothing.  For the upcoming month of October, Metropolis Gallery in Lancaster will be hosting the opening reception to PaperMonster’s solo show, “Feast” from 6 to 10pm.  The exhibit will last through October 30th.  So if you happen to be nearby Lancaster, PA, make sure to stop by Metropolis.

V, your artwork is great man, please keep progressing my dude.

Image Source: PaperMonster
Metropolis Gallery
154 N. Prince Street
Lancaster, PA  17603
717-572-9961

Once again its been a hot minute since I’ve visited the Kidrobot message board for phenomenal customs.  The above 8″ Dunny is a commission made for a fellow board member who fell in love with Okedoki’s 20″ rendition.  Every one of Tam’s succeeding pieces always seem to progress in immaculate detailing.  I especially love the artichoke-esque wings.  Make the leap for a couple of more images to include the original 20″ custom.

Image Source: Okedoki

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Rotofugi collaborated with Acne Film to produce this cool video where roles are reversed.  Imagine a world where various urban vinyl figures collects people as a hobby.  Watch as Mori Chack’s Gloomy Bear speaks about his collection in a British accent.  Somehow I’d imagine he would have a child’s voice instead.  Anyways, enjoy the clip. On a side note, if you’ve never made a purchase from Rotofugi in your life, give it a try.  Whitney and Kirby always comes through with some extra tlc on the packaging of orders.

Video Source: Space Invaiders via Rotofugi

Toy2R has recently collaborated with Toy2R to produce two figures for Target employees.  Of the two, I’m certain most heads would prefer the Bullseye mascot Qee.  Even with an employee only distribution, I’m sure some will hit eBay for us non-Target employees.  Head over to the backside to see the other design.

Image Source: Vinyl Pulse

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Maion, resonating through the meaning of “angel of Self-Discipline”; this form of pure strength
and organic harmony-flow through waves of design, inspiration and structure.
Maion inspires self-control by working hard.  Through self-control; creation, harmony, and discipline
form a trinity of strength and self-discipline, unbreakable yet fragile.  A soulful spirit, to emulate and
revere through the eyes of the universe.

I really need to ask Danny Roldan how much time he spends on his customs.  The detailing is always so precise.  What I love most about this munny submission is the underlying faint splash of pink on the back side.  It can be missed easily as the multitude of patterns take center stage.  But once spotted, one can only grin and think how brilliant the placement is.

Image Source: Optikmass

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Taken from Mishka’s Bloglin:

We were honored that Kid Robot asked us to collaborate on yet another Dunny, this time for series 5! This time around we decided to give our take on the Skunk Ape, the mythical cryptozoological creature from the Florida Everglades! He’s been fully flocked and comes with a super gory gouged eyeball accessory modeled after our beloved Keep Watch graphic!

We’re offering 25 of our Skunk Ape Dunnys for sale on our website in a special collectors pack.

Here’s what you’ll get…
1) A Series 5 Mishka Skunk Ape Dunny
2) A Keep Watch gouged eyeball accessory
3) A special Insert Kidrobot x Mishka sticker/card
4) 2 Keep Watch 1″ pins (Colors may vary from what is shown)
5) 1 Keep Watch sticker (Color may vary from what is shown)
6) The box will be autographed by us with a hand drawn Bear Mop

Plus you get the comfort of knowing exactly which Dunny you’re getting out of the blind assortment!

On an interesting side note. When developing this Dunny we really wanted it to be scratch & sniff and smell like the old He-Man toy Skunkor. But Kid Robot was afraid the chemicals used in creating the scratch and sniff scent might leak from our Dunny contaminate the entire Dunny Collection! So the scratch & sniff concept was sadly scratched.

I’m all for getting exactly what I want.  Blind box pulls are fun, but sometimes you don’t wanna sift through a bunch just to end up with duplicates.  Hurry if you want in on these 25 available Skunk Ape Dunnys from Mishka.  Truthfully, what reeled me in was the Bear Mop autograph.  Now if only I can get my hands on the Kathie Olivas, Mad Barbarians and Junk Mizuno Dunnys without buying a bunch of blind boxes.

Image/text Source: Mishka NYC

To commemorate Lego’s Miniman’s 30th anniversary, Go Miniman Go has teamed up with Gizmodo to create the Go Miniman Go Challenge. Three of Lego’s directors have brought forth their best representation of what Lego’s Miniman is all about. The challenge is open to the public for anyone to create their own Miniman video clip. Go Miniman Go has provided a link for anyone to download and create their own posters and movies. Entries can be emailed and submitted a blog post on their site.  Hop over to  Gizmodo for the entire set of rules and prizes.  Meanwhile watch the above clip.