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Announced yesterday, American Greetings Entertainment is teaming with Just Play to relaunch the entire Madballs franchise. That’s right, they’re not just bringing back the toy line but the entire Madballs brand—we’re talking toys, animated shorts AND video games! The brand will officially make its return this Fall through a series of animated shorts. However, the […]
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We already shared the first sneak peek at these and ROAR Comics upcoming Madballs comic series, but new details—including pics and pricing—from Idle Hands totally warranted another plug. In case you can’t tell, I’m REALLY excited about the new balls… er, you know what I mean. According to reports, Austin-based collectible shop MONDO will release […]
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Earlier this week we asked When is Wrestling Not Wrestling? Now I ask: When is a Vinyl Figure Not Just a Vinyl Figure? The answer comes in the form of Hopping Ghosts, a brand new vinyl toy created by Osaka Popstar’s John Cafiero. Based on Chinese mythology, a “hopping ghost” (also known as jiangshi) is […]
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Back in January we reported that UK-based company A Large Evil Corporation were teaming up with FUNKO and Vinyl Sugar for a new line of 8″ figures called Vinyl Idolz. Well, those figures are now a reality and they’ve got a release date! According to Big Bad Toy Store and ToyWiz.com, the first wave of […]
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For a few months now, UK-based company A Large Evil Corporation (I prefer the shorter name, EvilCorp) has been released a slew of really awesome, but totally fake vinyl toys based on classic films and TV shows. Despite the “evil” moniker, the series has featured everyone from director Stanley Kubrick to Bill Murray—even This Is […]
Classic monster movie fans, get ready. This Fall the unstoppable army of Funko’s POP! vinyl figure line sets its sights on the classic Universal Monsters: Frankenstein, Dracula, Bride of Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Wolfman, Phantom of the Opera and more (notably absent, however, is the Invisible Man)! While the official release date seems […]
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One thing we really believe in here at the clubhouse is supporting our friends and fellow artists. It is, after all, one of the founding principles of the site and part of the reason why we started this Independently Awesome column in the first place. To that point, some of you may remember Brisbane-based illustrator […]
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After two years since its inception, toy designer James Groman’s ROTTEN REXX is coming to 3-Dimensional (undead) life thanks to Lullubell Toys. Groman – who’s served as a designer on countless toy lines such as Madballs, Barnyard Commandos, My Pet Monster and more – first sculpted a 15″ prototype for Rexx way back in 2011 […]
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I can’t remember the last time I sat down and played an actual board game. No checking my email, no getting sidetracked on my phone – just two people sitting at a table with some dice and a stack of cards. But when FUNKO offered to send over their latest toy, a 12″ Batman-themed board […]