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01.08.08 by Widge @ 10:04 pm  Sillof makes craploads of custom action figures. If you go check out his website, you can see he's tackled everything from a reworking of Star Wars to League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. But the series he's done that I think is totally solid is the Justice League inspired by the kickass Elseworlds title, Gotham by Gaslight. That's the group picture there, but you can get better, bigger pics here. Of course, one has to go back to the Victorian era almost to find DC Comics worth reading. And now my brain is trying to create what a Victorian SuperFriends theme would be. Hmm. Would that be totally on a harpsichord or something? Categorized as: Toys
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12.30.07 by Widge @ 7:31 am  You've got to love it when the power of technology can make a man's youthful dreams into a reason that normal people fear him and geeks like us admire him as an adult. Case in point: Kirk Demarais. Why? Because he had a dream...about Weebles. Throughout childhood I dictated a number of letters to Romper Room regarding my thoughts on new and better Weeble products. My mom recorded these ideas and actually mailed them in. My list included: the cast of Peter Pan, Casper, Sesame Street (which were eventually made), Popeye, Mickey Mouse (which were also produced later on) Scooby-Doo, Land of the Lost, Mighty Mouse, Groovie Goolies, and Star Wars. So using Photoshop, he's created his own fantasy line of Would-Be Weebles. In addition to Tron (shown here), there's also The Stretch Monster, Steve Martin and Mazinga. I'd take a resurgence of Weebles over this plague of satanic Bobbleheads we're in the middle of any day of the week. Categorized as: Toys
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12.14.07 by Widge @ 6:01 pm  Dindrane would be the expert on this, but if I understand it correctly, we're dealing with a definitely chibi Cthulhu here. He draws you in and then devours your soul. Indeed: look at the vapid expression and huge hollow eyes of the girl who has brought his Great Evil into your presence. Witness how she has tiny little Cthulhus on either side of her head, like something inspired by Starro. Which madness-bringing bundle of cute reigns supreme? Is it this? Or is it John Kovalic's entry into the running? Categorized as: Toys
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12.09.07 by Widge @ 9:39 pm  Don over at Isn't Life Terrible brings up an interesting question: why can't anyone put Donald Duck in a decent car? Look at the one pictured there: isn't it sad that Donald Duck, one of the unarguably biggest stars at Disney, has to drive a car where he's sponsored by Jiminy Cricket? I mean come on. Categorized as: Toys
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11.09.07 by Widge @ 3:50 am Therese Laskey over at Softies Central has a book out. It's called Softies. No surprises there. But her book will appeal to folks who dig plush toys, naturally, because it deals with how to create your own. It comes with patterns and directions for twenty-five different softies from an equal number of designers. Chronicle Books created this video to promote the book's release. It's kinda like a pilot for a kids show by Harryhausen...except, you know, totally different. If you like what you see, you can clickthrough to buy Therese's book here. It's the breakdancing bit that really elevates this. Categorized as: Toys
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11.08.07 by Widge @ 8:32 pm 
Barbie learns to cook doll? That's absolutely disgusting. I can't believe they-- Wait a second. Where's Ken? Has anyone seen Ken?! Categorized as: Toys
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11.02.07 by Widge @ 8:13 pm  FAO Schwarz has apparently taken Brian Froud's Goblins (from his book) and turned them into plush toys. There's the Kitchen Cerench Goblin, the Bimble Goblin, and the Mohawk Goblin (aka Scheer), who apparently is... Accompanied at all times by the smell of burning plastic, Scheer disfigures and shaves the heads of children's most expensive dolls. If caught in the act, he will lie, assuring the worried child that all the hair will grow back. It never, ever does. I think I know some people who had a run-in with Scheer, although I could have sworn it was the Family Circus' "Not Me." Anyway, these are exclusively available from FAO (and for $25 - $45, aren't a bad deal). You can find them here. Categorized as: Toys
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10.28.07 by Widge @ 9:32 am Okay, you might think that chimeras, in the genetic splicing sense, are terrifying and an affront to God and man. But here we truly have a situation where science has Gone Too Far: somebody has mashed up Elmo with a RoboSapien, spawning the beast from hell: ElmoSapien. Seriously, all he needs is a rocket launcher and he's a Doom big boss waiting to happen. WTF were these people thinking? Truly, this could be the birth of Skynet. Make peace with your gods.  Categorized as: Toys
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10.26.07 by Widge @ 9:50 pm  Don Rosa and Dan Shane sketched out blueprints for Uncle Scrooge McDuck's ginormous money vault. Mats Gullikstad in Norway used those blueprints and built a full-on model of the vault. A slew of photos are available now on Flickr. Pretty cool. Found at Disney Blog by ScottC. Categorized as: Toys
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09.12.07 by Widge @ 3:05 am
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