SHOCKER x BALZAC x SECRET BASE Skullman and Bagman White Day 2012

Balzac and Secret Base fans rejoice as there is a new set of "Ultra-Super Clear" toys at SHOCKER JAPAN to celebrate White Day 2012. Skullman and Bagman is ¥3,990 each. Get the set for ¥7,500

Secret Base x Balzac x Shocker Worldwide: Skullhead Eye Ball

Shocker WorldWide Special Color. 1/1 Skull Head: Special Balzac Edition.

Available in 3 Shocking versions:

1 - Normal Black Skull with Eyeball
2 - Black Skull with Eyeball + Bloody Red Death Splatter (Hiddy "Handpaint") ***SxWxW EXCLUSIVE COLOR
3 - Black Skull with Eyeball + Gory Green Splatter (Hiddy "Handpaint") ***SxWxW EXCLUSIVE COLOR

You can choose the version(s) you want when you pre-order.
They will be $99.99 + plus shipping. Pre-Order now from Shocker WorldWide Webshop

BALZAC X SECRET BASE: 4 Seasons of Horror Toy Series

from Shocker Worldwide:


We will be releasing a new figure every 3 months (1/1 Skullhead *with eyeball - making it the Balzac 'Misery Skull'*, a SkullBxBxB, a Skull Vampire, and a Skullman).

These are pre-order only, so if you want one, you don't have to worry about them selling out (just make sure to get your pre-order in before June 13th once they go up on the 6th).

When I know more info like pricing, or have pics of the actual figures I will post them.

Figure One - 1/1 Secret Base Skullhead (Balzac Misery Skull with eyeball!)
Figure Two - SkullBxBxB
Figure Three - Skull Vampire
Figure Four - Skullman

Balzac x Shocker Worldwide x Hello Kitty??!!

Yes, it's true. Apparently your daughter's favorite Kitty from Japan is also into hard core punk rock. Balzac specifically. In a crazy, yet totally understandable collaboration, Balzac, Sanrio and Medicom have come together to produce this unholy toy. It will be sold through Shocker World Wide. Although this Hello Kitty is wearing the trademark Balzac Skeleton suit and bullhorn, her all too cute facial quality remains. It will be approximately 7" tall and be available for pre-order soon through the Shocker WW web site. Cost is $70 and will be shipping in April.

Shocker Worldwide x Secret Base x Balzac Skullman Custom Paint Contest!!!

Recently, Shocker World Wide held a custom paint contest based on the Secret Base Skullman. Supposedly, the first place will get his custom immortalized into a production run!! Wow!! There were a ton of entries and i'm a really lazy bastard so i'm only posting the top ten prize winners. Congrats to all the Skullbrain boardmembers who entered but especially to Puppet Brain and Gatchabert for 2nd and 3rd place respectively!! You can check all of them out by CLICKING HERE.

OVERALL CHAMPION: Kotetsu "Zombie Skullman"



"An Amazing paint job! Naturally, it's a Zombie!! We all think the idea itself is stunning. Hiddy even, coincidentally, arrived at the same conclusion as us when it came to this entry. It was not difficult to choose this great design by 'Kotetsu' as the unanimous winner. The overall concept stays true to the image of Balzac and the application of the paint itself was superb!"
- BALZAC

"This is a special viewpoint only seen by Balzac fans. I think this is an absolutely great job. The Zombie Skeleton idea speaks volumes about Balzac and works perfectly together. I think much thought was put into this work."
- HIDDY

SECOND RUNNER UP: Puppet Brain "Black Blood"



"We think the skilled application of the gradient and the attention to detail cannot be overlooked in this entry. This masterpiece was expressed perfectly through the simplicity of the black, white, and red colors - all key colors for Balzac."
-BALZAC

HIROSUKE PRIZE: Gatchabert "Hot Head"



"The orange head really grabbed my attention and the contrast with the blue body is great. The skill shown in the gradient paint application is remarkable. I really love the shades used on this one.
-HIROSUKE

ATSUSHI PRIZE: Zodiackaz "Skull Gunsou"



"A very nice army camouflage pattern. The coloring of the figure really looks like the 'Lifeguard' drink package we have here in Japan!"
-ATSUSHI

AKIO PRIZE: Fukozume88 "DOCKEY -YUMENO KUNIE"



"I am really into the Mickey Mouse colors on this one! I liked the feeling that comes through on it, and of all the ones that utilized the Mickey Mouse colors, I think this one really stands out from the group."
-AKIO

TAKAYUKI PRIZE: Atom・A・Amaresurâ "KAKKOMAN GAIA NO SASAYAKI Ver."



"Never would I have thought that a Skullman could take on this shape! A tip of the hat to great fashion sense... and very sexy!! The belt is the best!!!"
-TAKAYUKI

HIDDY PRIZE: Paryan "Skull Size B"



"The inclusion of the brain is the coolest! The skull face matches perfectly with it. There is a huge impact on those of us who know this character."
-HIDDY

OVER THE TOP PRIZE: Balzac Hunter "Punk Rock Skullman"



"Maybe this prize should have been called "best use of extra parts"! It seems like something out of 'Hokuto no Ken' ("Fist of the North Star"). It almost seems that he is going to explode at any minute! He looks really tough, but we think he's actually a big wimp. We would have liked to have seen some of the parts in some really bright an gaudy colors!"
-BALZAC

IMPOSSIBLE TO REPRODUCE PRIZE: Skelly Bones "Yami Angel Skullman"



"There would be no way to ever reproduce this one. It is stunning work. An original masterpiece made as one of a kind."
-BALZAC

BOOBY PRIZE: Tarou "Mix Skullman"



"This one is really deplorable... an extremely horrible Mickey! It's painfully sad. Just looking at it we feel sad inside... but, on the other hand we just adore it!
-BALZAC

The rest of the entries....

Mummified Customs by Motorbot!!!

Check out the latest customs by artist Kevin Olson aka Motorbot. This Secret Base Skullman is for a customs contest sponsored by Shocker World Wide.



While he was at it, he thought he would mummify a Secret Base Mad Balls figure as well. The two headed Mad Balls never looked so cool....

Shocker World Wide Fan Club Exclusive Secret Base Obakes

If you a Shocker World Wide Fan Club member, you get all kinds of cool shit, but most importantly, you would have been able to purchase this trio of Secret Base Obakes. One released each day for the last 3 days. I'm digging the pink guy above the best. He is day 3



Day 2 is this red guy...





Day 1 is a classic...

Balzac Quattro Tour Skullmen & Skullbats Preview!!!

From Scapegoat at SxWxW: Shocker World Wide will have ALL of the tour toys (pictured here are the first 4 toys from the Osaka and Nagoya show). There will be 6 toys in total (photos of the toys from the June 10th show in Tokyo will go up after the show)

Two More Secret Base x Shocker x Balzac Bagman!!!

One of these you can have (maybe) and one that you cannot have (unless you're willing to fork out some serious dinero). Right on the heels of the insane super limited release of the Bloody Bagman with megaphone from Shocker Europe which literally brought their servers to their knees as only thirteen (13) of these sets which came with a T-shirt were released (see pic below), Shocker World Wide answers the call with their own version of the Bagman. This time black body with red skeleton and white bag. Awesome! And for those of you that are gluttons for punishment, there will be six (6) in a ultra, mega, unfathomable limited edition with BLUE blood splatter which looks amazing as you can see. A total of fifty (50) figures will be released, but the T-shirt is separate.



Here's a pic of the Shocker-EU set which got so many hits to get the "Secret Password" in order to order the set first come; first serve, that we literally broke their web servers. It was like the last Kaws online sale all over again! ack!



The other Bagman that was released recently is this all black version which legend holds was just released at the Shocker Retail store in Osaka only. Very rare and the first two that were sold on Yahoo Japan Auctions the other day went for close to $400 USD each!! There is one with a Buy It Now price of 25,000 yen which is just under $250 USD! It's making the first Buy It Now auction of this figure of 13,800 yen or just under $140 USD look pretty good right about now. I was willing to go maybe $125 max, but with this Shocker World Wide version above, i'm happy just to go for that one!





I say more Bagman!!! Bring it on!!!

Secret Base x Balzac x SkullMerry Tour Leftovers at ShockerWorldWide

Shocker World Wide had about 30 of each figure on sale tonight. Don't bother cause they are already sold out! I didn't get any either so I suck too. I also suck cause I didn't tell you about this earlier.

Secret Base x Balzac x SkullMerry Updated Pics!!!

Secret Base and Ryan over at Shocker Worldwideshow us better pics of the new "SkullMerry" and "SkullBeeBBM" Balzac figures being released on Balzac's tour through Japan right now. Hopefully, there will be some leftover for sale at ShockerWW after the tour! If you're too anxious and have deep pockets, head over to Yahoo Japan Auctions to get a pair for 30,000 yen!! So far, I've seen pics of the black and red. The all white one above is new and pretty cool!!

Balzac Tour Exclusive: Secret Base x Merry Cowskull!!

Ryan from Shocker Worldwide gives us a very sneak peek at a new Secret Base x Balzac sculp depicting a Skullman with Merry's signature Cowskull head!! How crazy is that? Looks like there will be four different colorways released at four different concert venues in Japan in the next couple of weeks:

Feb 17th - Nagoya -
Skullman (Black & White) w/ tour title in kanji print
SkullBxBxB (Black & White) w/ english tour title print

Feb 18th - Osaka - SkullBxBxB (Red & White)
w/ tour title in kanji print

Feb 20th - Hakata - SkullBxBxB (Pink & White)
w/ "balzac & merry" katakan print

Feb 24th - Shinuya - SkullBxBxB (White & Black)
w/ "balzac & merry" katakana print

They were supposed to be Tour exclusives only, but Ryan says they will be selling them after the tour. We will keep our fingers crossed! I can hardly wait to see all the different colorways! There will also be Four colorways of the "SkullMerry" to match the smaller "SkullbeeBBM". Cool...I want...