Mike Sutfin Patchwerk Mad Battle Man One Off

Mike Sutfin x Reckless Toys Mad Battle Man Nightfall Edition Drops Aug. 15th at Noon.!!

Mad Battle Man Nightfall Edition drops at Noon, Monday, August 15th at Reckless Toys. Over 9" tall of Mad Bad Ass, you need to get this. Pictures do not do this figure justice (even mine!). It appears to be a simple white rub on black vinyl, but it's much complicated than that. Grey and silver sprays compliment the figure to give it a really dynamic appearance. $99 plus shipping.

Mad Battle Man Chapter 2: Nightfall painstakingly hand lettered by Dino Sommese..!!!

Mike Sutfin x Reckless Toys Mad Battle Man Nightfall Edition Drops Aug. 15th..!!

The Nightfall version of the Mad Battle Man vinyl figure will release to vinyl collectors across the globe this Saturday here at recklesstoys.com. From the richly complex imagination of artist Mike Sutfin, the figure stands at over 9 inches tall and is one of the most meticulously detailed figures of the genre. This dramatic, black-and-white colorway features white paint and silver spray on gloss-black vinyl. To achieve this photonegative effect, Sutfin handpainted a master copy, which was sent to the factory along with a detailed file illustrating the paint process. There, it was carefully recreated, spray for spray, brushstroke for brushstroke. The amount of handwork that was required for production of the piece, as it was for the original Dusk colorway, is remarkable. The Mad Battle Man Nightfall edition will sell for $99, plus shipping.

RECKLESS TOYS x MIKE SUTFIN Mad Battleman Nightfall Edition Preview....!!

Behold..! The second chapter of the saga that is MAD BATTLEMAN is about to un-fold. check out this preview of the RECKLESS TOYS x Mike Sutfin Nightfall Edition. Black vinyl with white and silver sprays and rub. Amazing in-hand. Check back for more updates. Nightfall will drop on all of you in July.

Hand lettering for this chapter by Dino Sommese

Mike Giant x Toypunks x Reckless Toys Teaser Video..!!

Some of the pictures and video we took at Mike Giant's studio are incorporated into this Toypunks teaser..!

TOYPUNKS Mascot by Mike Giant to be Released This Saturday @ Noon...!

via: Reckless Toys

This Saturday at noon EST, the Toypunk vinyl figure, which was designed by Mike Giant, will release here at Reckless Toys. Made in Japan, this is the first and only vinyl toy that's based on a Giant illustration. With the artist's custom lettering printed on the baseball bat and the back, the figure stands at over 8 inches tall, features a removable baseball bat, and is poseable at the wrists, feet and head. Produced at the venerable Obitsu toy factory, the figure will sell for $99, plus $5 U.S. domestic shipping. (The above video is from the forthcoming Toypunks Vol. 2 DVD, with additional footage and photography provided by Reckless' Lance Martin and Toybot Studios' Kirkland Jue.)













Joe and I hung out with Mike Giant and had a great time discussing the proper way to roll your joints, skating, biking, traveling, Buddhism, cool artists, and even a bit about toys. Mike is a super chill dude with amazing talent. We were honored to get a glimpse into his life. And some of the video we shot that day will make it into Toypunks Vol. 2...!

More pics after the jump

Toy Tokyo Exclusves SDCC 2010...!

Full mace crushing disclosure : the Mad Battle Plan! MIKE SUTFIN'S first vinyl figure the MAD BATTLE MAN premieres at SDCC with the exclusive 'DUSK' first colorway. Limited to 60 pieces, it will ONLY be available at the TOY TOKYO booth #5437(near G Entrance) starting Weds night July 21. Priced at $98, it will come packed in this cool black on black box with Mr. Sutfin's artistic rendering of sir MBM! Spiked ball madness!



The masterminds behind 3A, Ash & Kim, decided to celebrate Toy Tokyo's 10th anniversary with this special WWRp Armstrong, just for SDCC 2010. You can see the 10Y (for 10 years) on the front as well as TT on the left arm shoulder joint, plus the Toy Tokyo logo on the back! Word is, that this is a very short run limited figure, and Toy Tokyo has decided to offer a majority of these special figures back to the 3A faithful! (which have already been offered and are spoken for). But, Toy Tokyo kept a few aside and will create a special lottery for 20 figures to be released in the Toy Tokyo anniversary 10's at SDCC. 10 will be offered on Thursday July 22 and 10 will be offered on friday July 23 for purchase, via a winning lottery number . Details of this lottery offering will be released on monday July 19. The WWRp ARMSTRONG will be priced at $79.00 (includes tax) and will be on display at booth 5437. Another powerful exclusive from Toy Tokyo!



Like something straight out of 'THAT GIRL' (hair wise that is), this new creation between ERIC SO and YONE (Yasumasu Yonehara) brings together the sculpting and design prowess of Mr. SO, and those fun frolickling female photos, Mr. Yone is known for. HORNY GIRL is her name and soft vinyl is her game. Standing around 7" tall, this mass of smooth curves and brown vinyl hair will see her first USA appearance during SDCC at the Toy Tokyo booth #5437. Priced at $60.00 and limited to 20 pieces. A knockout Papamamason project by good friends from Hong Kong and Tokyo!

Mike Sutfin Mad Battle Man "Dusk" Full Reveal..!

He's back! The MAD BATTLE MAN SDCC exclusive DUSK colorway production sample in all it's fiery glory. Mr. SUTFIN delivers with a beautiful array of red, orange and yellow hue tones that the factory have captured to near perfection. Got the burning sunset to stay still long enough to rip off a few shots. This is one hot figure!

Check out even more pics at Reckless Toys

Mike Sutfin Mad Battle Man "Dusk" Has Arrived

DUSK has arrived. Here it is, the first production colorway sample as approved by MR. SUTFIN himself. Pinch me, first a white prototype and now this fire-toned beauty, here on these premises, glaring back at the tripod. It's either a orange hued dream or a nightmarish inferno. Amazing, simply AMAZING Hey....WAIT....the MAD BATTLE MAN is stomping away...where is he heading...to SDCC already? No! No...it's those exploding colors in the sky that have caught his brainless attention. What, he's dragging my camera too. Oh no, this is too embarrassing...SUTFIN is going to plunge that mace in my forehead now, for sure.

Mike Sutfin Mad Battle Man "Dusk" Colorway Part 3

The SDCC exclusive rears it's ugly head in this third puzzle piece of the original handpaint colorway. The Factory paint sample has arrived! First shots will premiere tomorrow, July 1st right here on toybot studios..!!!

Mike Sutfin Mad Battle Man "Dusk" 2nd Teaser

Will be available at SDCC 2010..! Be there!

Mike Sutfin Mad Battle Man "Dusk" 1st Release Teaser...!

via Mike Sutfin

Mad Battle Man 'Dusk' Colorway Part 1

Out of the vault! A sneak peek at the upcoming MAD BATTLE MAN 'Dusk' production colorway for SDCC. Physical samples & step by step painting instruction manuals were created to assist the manufacturing process overseas. Below, a cross section view of the original hand-colored figure sent to the factory|

Photoshop meister Andy at ToysREvil helps to envision what the entire figure will look like!

Mike Sutfin x Reckless Toys Mad Battle Man Prototype...!!

With the fury that is SDCC upon us soon, thoughts travel back to last year's epic SDCC unveiling of Mike Sutfin's MAD BATTLE MAN figure, which at the time was still in progress and cast in polycarbonate. Then, it was only a short time ago at WonderCon, that I was sworn to secrecy. That is, since I was one of the lucky ones (there were 5 people total!) to get a hands-on glance and drool over the first WHITE prototype! We're talking a real PROTOTYPE here....the first vinyl pull from the newly minted MAD BATTLE MAN mold. Ah, the elixir that vinyl & steel aroma holds for the sinuses of this vinyl junkie.



To start, the detail is incredible, standing 9" tall with long gangly arms and oh, those teeth, sharp and protruding from that mace crushed skull! Although the kneeling position is unconventional, I think it's different and will look awesome when you have 6 or 7 of these Mad Battle Men in different colorways lined up next to each other on your shelf...! One of my favorite new additions since last year would have to be the fiery torch accessory in the left hand. If you look closely, you can see a demonic face in the face... "Firestarrrrstaaaa!!!"



Mike was kind enough to entrust me with taking a few snaps of this pearly white vinyl beast. Hopefully soon, in these hands, and in front of my camera lens, will be the Sutfin created SDCC 2010 exclusive 'Dusk' colorway, which is so limited, heads will be spinning...and not from some spikey, battle axed, blood drenched neck wound. The anticipation is at a feverous level, even with the white one in my grasp, just can't wait to see this vinyl battle beast in color...driving me MAD! Then again mike, hint hint.....when is the PURPLE/BLUE version coming out?!!



Mad Battle Man is produced by the awesome dudes at Reckless Toys with help from the other awesome dudes at Big Shot Toyworks who did the "sculpting" from Mike's initial drawing completely on a 3D modeling program.



More MAD Pictures after the jump...

Reckless Toys x Mike Giant = TOYPUNKS Mascot Test Pull..!!

Unpainted Bone White Test Pull for the upcoming Toy Punks Mike Giant designed mascot. I'm stupid and didn't get the Ogon Bat reference until recently. lol...

I don't give a shit about the generic middle finger or the Converse Hi-tops. I like the stylized look regardless if it's made in Japan or China.

Reckless Toys x Mike Giant = TOYPUNKS Mascot

from Reckless Toys

When the Reckless team last went to Tokyo, we took with us the raw sculpture of the Toypunks mascot figure (shown in gray). We visited with our good friend Hiddy, owner of Secret Base toys in Harajuku, to share the progress and to set up production in Japan. Now, just a few months later, after a few tweaks that were suggested by Hiddy and the factory, this porcelain-white, unpainted vinyl sample has arrived in the United States (shown at top left!). We are extremely happy with the quality of the sample, which is being produced at Obitsu factory. Obitsu is hands-down the best vinyl maker on the planet, with over a half-century of experience in the industry and an unmatched legacy of pristine handcraft. A very special thank-you goes out to Hiddy!

Not only are the materials and craftsmanship gorgeous on the figure, it is the first toy to be based on a Mike Giant illustration and the flagship release of Reckless Toys. It will be available this fall at New York Comic Con, at select retailers and at RecklessToys.com. Keep your eyes out for the reveal of colorways and collaborations with our closest friends from across the globe.

*Tokyo photos by Liza Kovalsky