I'm super stoked on this recent gift from KaToPe. He found this old Microman Gum* wrapper all crumpled up in the bottom of an old cardboard box, framed it, and drew a Microman Super Jet on the back.
Coming soon! Sea No Evil is a benefit art show featuring a long list of notable artists. Friends Bwana Spoons and Tim Biskup are both donating work, Shepard Fairey is DJ-ing, and Sea Shepherd's founder, Captain Paul Watson will be featured speaker. I'm very excited to hear Sea Shepherd is getting so much support these days. Check out the link below for more information on this event.
We've just added a couple of items to the online store from the Thrash Out anniversary event. The Tokoichi Seiju exclusive pictured above features 5 colors on a light yellow vinyl. There's also a Tokoji Seijin, neon pink vinyl with purple, black, and bright yellow eyes. This is a limited edition of two pieces, signed and numbered.
Today is Thrash Out's anniversary, and in addition to Gargamel exclusive figures, a few customs were released. Kiyoka and Naoya did some Zagoran and Miborah figures, and I did a Tokoichi Seiju and 2 Tokoji Seijin figures. The event will go for about a week. There are just a few customs left, so stop by if you're interested.
Coming this weekend to Thrash Out's anniversary event! Along with a couple other cool exclusives, Gargamel is releasing their own version of the new Cometdebris collaboration Tokoichi Seiju figure. The figure has an awesome paint job by Gargamel, paying homage to a classic kaiju character that some of you may know.
We've just added a few Tokoji Seijin figures to the Cometdebris online store. These were displayed at last month's Kappa Ten exhibition in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Check out more pictures HERE.
Every summer, towns all across Japan host festivals (matsuri) featuring dancers, music, food stands, games, and more. My neighborhood's summer festival was this weekend. Lots of action, noise, and smiling faces. Good times. And toys too!
The Grass Hut Gang, host the pop culture documentary series Japanorama and fellow Microman collector, Jonathan Ross, and the Gargamel crew.
Preview Night at SDCC was by far the busiest day at the Gargamel booth. Kiyoka, Naoya, Katope, and I all brought a few pieces of all sizes. Kiyoka's limited edition camouflage Zagoran figures probably went the fastest, along with Kiyok and Naoya's customs. I hear the line stretched down the whole aisle.
Going to Royal Thai in the Gaslamp District of downtown San Diego has been a Grass Hut/Gargamel tradition for the past 4 years.