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Recorded 7.30.12

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J-Ryu live painting at Kidrobot Los Angeles.
Marka 27’s Neo Indigenous opening at Crewest Gallery.
Revok’s Gilgamesh and Saber’s Beautification opening at Known Gallery.
Luke Cheuh’s Bearing the Unbearable book is now available on Amazon.
Alex Pardee’s Way Cooler app is available on iTunes.
Sket One x Zoo York x Stoked skateboard now available.

Shadoe Delgado’s Minboss
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Artist Lotan Kritch­man fin­ished up work on his series of Munny Mar­vel Zom­bies. These zomb­i­fied super­heroes include: Pro­fes­sor X, Cap­tain Amer­i­ca, Wolver­ine, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Cyclops, and…

Seriously love these!! Love!

ComiCon 2012 hit San Diego like a nerdy fist of justice. Everyone came out in full force to support their favourit comic, video game, movie, toys etc etc. It was great to see and be part of such a fun and positive crowd.

Here’s a sample of what you missed if you weren’t able to attend.

Alison Perez’s Zukie is no stranger to the pages of Tomopop, and now, her little fellow is getting its own custom show, Zuke vs. The World! Opening at Toy Tokyo’s Underground Gallery (91 2nd Ave., Lower Level, Manhattan, New York City) on Friday, July 27 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the show features more than 30 artists who’ve customized Zukies, and is only going to be there until Sunday, July 29.

Artists featured in the event include Adam Pratt, Alarment, AW177, Benny Kline, Blazon Brikhaus, Brian A, CashCannon, Chris Moore, Cyberphunkk, Davemarkart, David Kraig, Ian Chapman, James Fuller, Jasin Dollin, Jeff Beck, Josh Marlar, Josh Mayhem, Ken Ziobro, LEWNATIK, Melodreama, MikeDie, Miss Zukie, Mr. Den, OsiRisORion, Scott Kinnebrew, Shawn Wigs, Tasha Zimich, Travis Lykins, VIOLENT CRATCHIT, YoMi, Zam Art and Zukaty.

In our gallery, you’ll find the following customs: Black Ravenz by Josh Mayhem; Sewer Sludge Gilbert by OsiRisORion; The Provocateurs by Alarment; Skelechuckie by Chris Moore; Bao by VIOLENT CRATCHIT; Angry Blue Beaver by Jasin Dollin; Blossoming Koi by AW177; Stormtrooper by Ken Ziobro; and Moon by Jeff Beck, along with the exclusive Baby Zukies available on Friday night. Let us know if you have a favorite or if you’re thinking of going!

The Designer Toy Awards are upon us! Get up and vote for your favorite designer, blog, store and toy! This is as much fun as it is a big deal to the designer and custom toy movement. Show some love and click though to see the amazing things done by some independent designers across North America and the UK.

I like the way this guy thinks. Help “Hello City” come to life as a designer toy.

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This here, is “Hello City”!!!

This is the first of many sketches that I am trying to bring to life. She was created while I was sitting at a job briefing, bored out of my head. I first sketched her around 2009. Later I picked up a new hobby, Sculpting. Somewhere along the line, I got the idea to begin sculpting my sketches. Hello City is the First of many that I plan to turn into figures/ Designer Toys.

All that is Hip Hop is a part of her being. The B-boy, the Street Art, the Culture, wrapped up and given a face.

It’s safe to say, Project City is nearing the final stage. All I really need now is funding. She is a 5.5 inch figure that comes in 3 different variations as you will be able to see here and in my art blog, and at the moment I am trying to raise $6,300 to have her put into production.

Go read the blog!!!

Spread the Word!!!

Drop me a line or two!!!

Help me bring this Piece to life!!!

I will be launching the Hello City Kickstarter page this week!

DONATE!!! Every red cent matters and is appreciated!

Zukies is having a custom toy show at Toy Tokyo later this month. Check out one of the submissions to the show, Angry Blue Beaver w/ Logbox.

The DIY Zukie is a New Blank Vinyl Base for Artist to customize something new, fresh and CHUBBY!! Visit Zukie at www.Zukies.net.

The Lil’G portable speaker system blends an 80s hip-hop vibe with the millennium’s urban, vinyl-toy look.

With interchangeable and unique speaker grills, along with being bluetooth enabled, Lil’G is a modern way to share and express your love of music and style. High quality speakers in a durable boombox styled body protect your MP3 player, and Lithium Ion Battery that is powered by a USB adapter. The Battery lasts over 10 hours, for full music enjoyment! Just pair your music device to Lil’Gs bluetooth or plug into the headphone jack and let the music play.