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Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Paul Kaiju Domino Jack Debut - SDCC 2014

Behold Domino Jack....!!!! The brand new figure from Paul Kaiju that made his debut at the of Fist Full of Dominoes show at SDCC this year. This guy is my new favorite toy. He's a humanoid robot with a 70's nod to Astro Boy with a giant fist cast in clear vinyl half-painted Kikaida homage. Inside true to his name are some toy jacks. This is one of those toys that I would buy in every colorway until I have like 50. Best toy that Paul produces in my opinion.

UPDATE: PK was kind enough to offer a little backstory on Domino Jack:

Police type Robot sentinel created by the very civilization Dr. Velm Q (now Salamander Joe) betrayed. Put in place to prevent him from escaping Earth and returning home.This in itself causes much turmoil with the creatures that have turned against Velm Q, and the evil robots of the Machine hell.

Ollie by Mutant Vinyl Hardcore painted by Martin Ontiveros - SDCC 2014

Martin Ontiveros is one of my favorite artists. So when I walked up to the "Tough Guys Only" booth at SDCC on Preview Night which consists of Bwana Spoons, Kiyoshi Nakazawa, Martin and the Gargamel crew, I was immediately drawn to this handpainted Ollie which is produced by Mutant Vinyl Hardcore. The colors were right and Martin's linework look amazing on this guy. So this Ollie become the very first purchase at SDCC this year. Thanks Martin..!!

Bella Muerta by Evil Dave x Grody Shogun - SDCC 2014

Here's an interesting pick up from Lulubell Toys at SDCC. It's called Bella Muerta and it's a figure produced by Grody Shogun with Maruyama Gangu and painted by tattoo artist Evil Dave. Personally I love stuff like this. Amy was kind enough to let me inspect and fondle all of them in order to choose the perfect one and I think I have her. Awesome art on each side of the figure as you can see. The colors, details, line work. Just amazing. There are still a couple available at the Lulubell link above...!