New York Comic Con 2012

We are almost ready for NYCC 2012! The jet lag has lasted for longer than it should after returning from the recent overseas trip, but there is no more time to waste coughing and wheezing. We all want to see you guys!

Below is the schedule for who will be popping up at the table this year. We are very lucky to have our friends showing their stuff once again, with some new additions to the line up that will make this year hopefully one of the best yet.

There will be some small surprises from our side of things (more details before the show), including a small sneak peek at the upcoming Armorvors (which will be be available online as a full release after we return from the show). The amount of handcast stuff and customs that will be available this year from multiple sources should keep things really interesting. I personally can't wait to take everything in! Good thing I still have one good eye.

Marcus will also be performing with his band, Destroy Babylon on Saturday Night at Characters. Don't miss your chance to see what our resident Pixel Master can do on the drums! Get a taste here!

Be prepared for some fun and maybe a food crawl or two as well!

Oh yeah, our booth is #3216. Special thanks to Tom from Sidekick Media who has come up with another cool design for our shared double booth this year.


A printable PDF schedule is here.

Thursday Oct 11
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Table 1- RealXHead / Uamou / Skull Toys
Table 2- Monster Worship
Table 3- Rampage Toys

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Table 1- RealXHead / Uamou / Skull Toys
Table 2- Godbeast / Galaxxor
Table 3- Bah'glenn / Nemo's Tower / Spaced Out Design

Friday Oct 12
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Table 1- RealXHead / Uamou / Skull Toys
Table 2- Peter Kato
Table 3- Rawshark / Onell

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Table 1- RealXHead / Uamou / Skull Toys
Table 2- GodBeast / Galaxxor
Table 3- Bah'glenn / Nemo's Tower / Spaced Out Design

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Table 1- RealXHead / Uamou / Skull Toys
Table 2- Monster Worship
Table 3- October Toys

Saturday Oct 13
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Table 1- RealXHead / Uamou / Skull Toys
Table 2- Peter Kato
Table 3- Rawshark / Onell

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Table 1- RealXHead / Uamou / Skull Toys
Table 2- GodBeast / Galaxxor
Table 3- Banimon

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Table 1- RealXHead / Uamou / Skull Toys
Table 2- Monster Worship
Table 3- Rampage Toys

Sunday Oct 14
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Table 1- RealXHead / Uamou / Skull Toys
Table 2- Peter Kato
Table 3- Rawshark / Onell

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Random Jam

Inspired by the Bah'glenn

I did the above drawings while the Bah'glenn was visiting. They are a mix and match of direct translations of his core designs as well as some alternate takes on his characters.  His creation called "Cereblor" was particularly awesome, so I had to take a crack at illustrating a modern version of such a brainy beast.

Thanks again Chris, I had a blast scribbling these guys together.

The Bah'glenn

Recently our friend, Chris "The Bah'glenn" Negri came up to visit and spend some time sculpting and developing his Canne'boids custom figures in the mess that is known as our upstairs.

For those of you unfamiliar with Chris, he is an artist and customizer operating out of Long Island, New York and has been heavy into collecting toys of all kinds for the majority of his life. The toys he played with fueled his imagination (Chris has a freakishly rich one) leading him to build his "Creature World" stories and characters, which were all from "Planet Slauria".

While we were upstairs in the studio I was lucky enough to get some time with all of his sketchbooks and I have to say I was astonished by the depth of creativity within them. Chris has a simplified drawing style that may not be the most technically advanced, but it has heaps of soul and is very clearly defined. There are pages and pages of extremely detailed descriptions, both written and illustrated, of just about every aspect of Creature World and its inhabitants.
Very inspiring stuff. So inspiring, that I asked Chris if I could take a run at drawing some of his monstrosities as well as his more recent creations such as the Canne'boids and Alien Mercenaries. He was kind enough to allow me to have some fun.

Chris eventually sculpted some of our fused concepts and heated up the results in his little oven that he lovingly referred to as "Old Red".

It was a great time and I came away from the visit very impressed by the amount of pure dedication Chris has to his creations. He makes stuff because he really loves to, and that was pretty cool to see.

Thanks for coming to the house Chris, and double thanks for the spark of inspiration your work brought out in me.

Long Live Slauria!

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NYCC 2011

We are set up at NYCC Booth #578! The scenario is a little different this year as we have merged our booth with Sidekick Media (booth #576- thanks Tom) for some extra space for all our friends who will be at the table throughout the show.

A small batch of preview figures from next week's launch will be available from us, but the truly cool stuff will come from the visiting artists who will be offering all kinds of new work that is collectively glorious to behold! The Godbeast, The Sucklord, Uamou, Nistuff, Healey Made, Peter Kato, Lamour Supreme, Bah'glenn Creations, Steve Jackson Games, Spaced Out Design, Eat Your Children, and Kranix are just a few of the artists that will be rolling out fresh toys to check out.

We are really psyched to once again get the chance to talk to some of you in person! Hope to see you guys over the next few days!