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Kaws’ 4 Foot Companion Finally Comes To America

The cartoon-style work of street artist Kaws has been seen all around the world. Yet for one whole year, Americans couldn’t get their hands on one of his most coveted designs, the Grey 4 ft Companion, which was originally released only through Japan’s OriginalFake retail store. Today, collectors finally got a chance to get their mitts on the life-sized figure (produced by Medicom) via Kaws’ website for a cool $3000. It’s already sold out (duh), but a few will no doubt pop up on eBay in the coming months. See more full-size shots of the companion below.

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Collect All The Cubeecraft Paper Toys

Cubeecraft.com is a site dedicated to pumping out free paper figures of iconic animated caricatures for artsy folks who still like to fiddle around with toys. Fans of the paper art need only to download, print, cut and fold the toys into their interlocking tabs to have the models stand straight up on their desk.

Besides fresh drops that include Mario, the O.G Batman from the ’60s, and Peyton Manning (yes he actually made the cut), there are also other models that are only available for a limited time. We’re thinking these things may just put bobble heads out of business as soon as the creator decides he wants to make some real paper. See more crafted cubes after the jump.

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Sket One Unveils Board Game Dunnys

Tonight, graf artist/designer Sket One is revealing a new set of Dunnys and Munnys inspired by 8 classic board games, an expansion on his original Operation Munny. The new installation, called “Snake Eyes,” will be at the Kid Robot Room in Toronto’s CiRCA club. After the jump, get a preview of Sket’s tribute to Clue and Trouble.

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Gary Taxali’s “Oh No” Toys Will Fix Your Face

The cartoon creations of artist/illustrator Gary Taxali already look like they were made to jump out of the canvas and into your hands. In fact, they’ve been doing just that since 2005 when the Canadian made his first vinyl figure, The Original Toy Monkey. On May 8th, he will release two more characters “Oh No” and “Oh Oh” from his classic “Oh No!” piece at the Magic Pony Gallery in Toronto. See more of Gary Taxali’s art (including the original Oh No) after the jump.

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Batman And Joker Get The Be@rbrick Treatment

Next month, Japanese designer toymakers Medicom will be releasing these brand spankin’ new Batman and Joker Be@rbricks. Although The Dark Knight is about to hit theaters on July 18th, these new figures are actually a throwback to the 1960s blue-suitted Bat from the light-hearted Adam West TV show. After the jump, see the backs of the new toys, and watch the trailer for the upcoming Lego Batman video game, which is also based off the old school ’60s TV show.

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Barbie Could Get Banned In Iran

Apparently Barbie has Iran’s main prosecutor shook. In a letter to Iranian Vice President Parviz Davoudi, General Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabada said that the plastic doll leads to negative social consequences. Duh!

The sensitive prosecutor said “The displays of personalities such as Barbie, Batman, Spiderman and Harry Potter…are all warning bells to officials in the cultural arena.” When dressing, Iranian women are required to cover their whole body, a rule Barbie’s skanky ass has yet to follow. One of the Middle East’s answers to Barbie has been Fulla, a “classier” chick who remains fully covered at all times. To see Fulla in action, check her commercial after the jump.

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God Save The Sex Pistols Kubrick Toys

left to right: Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones and Paul Cook

Back in 2006, Japanese toy manufacturer Medicom released their first set of Kubrick figures modeled after iconic ’70s punk rock band Sex Pistols. Two years later, they’re back with a new and improved series that features all four members in new outfits. For some reason, Paul Cook seems to look pretty much the same as in the original toys, so we’re assuming that must be the only outfit that the real life drummer ever wore. The set supposedly goes on sale at Gentle Giant this week for around $40. See more shots after the jump.

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Adult Swim x Kid Robot Mini Figures

Last night, Kid Robot and Adult Swim held simultaneous parties in New York, Atlanta and L.A. to celebrate the release of of their first Mini Figure collabo. All your favorite Cartoon Network characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Frisky Dingo, The Venture Bros., Metalocalypse, Robot Chicken, Squidbillies, Moral Orel and Assy McGee are all represented in vinyl form. Get ’em online or at a Kid Robot store for $7.95 each in blind boxes, meaning you might have to buy a bunch before you collect ’em all. After the jump, see pictures of the rest of the characters.

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Watchmen’s Toy Story Continues

Now that the The Watchmen film is knee-deep in production, the rest of the franchise is finally getting its just due. Today, EW premiered the first pictures of the new action figures for Night Owl and Rorschach, which are just part of the set that’s being debuted at this weekend’s New York Comic Con. Nerds might remember back in 2001, when an original line of Watchmen toys were abandoned after creators Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons had a dispute with DC. After the jump, see pictures of these never-released figures.

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Hard Sell’s Juke-Bot Is HUGE

Bigshot Toy Works just sent over a preview of one of their new creations, the Juke-Bot. This seven-foot tall monster was created especially for DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist to take along on their international “Hard-Sell” tour. It was modeled after original poster art created by Paul Insect, and it was sculpted into its vinyl incarnation by Scott Wettershneider.

They haven’t revealed the full Bot yet, but check out the original poster art, the juke-bot on tour and another detail shot of the toy after the jump…

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