Since I was already in Pasadena for the UCLA Vs. Cal football game (damnit Cal!)...I decided to hang out in Old Town Pasadena and go to Mixi-Bang's Tim Tsui Da Minci show. It was nice to finally meet the friendly folk at the store (waddup Gary!).My main reason for going was to pick up the Da Hero variant Da Minci figure. It's a super cool "Batman" variant of Da Minci that I think will look AMAZING next to our upcoming Dr. Destruction Wild Edition. Unfortunately, with only 15 made...the figure's retail price was $450.00. After being heart broken by the price, I picked up Mixi-Bang/Gray One edition of Da Minci. He ain't "Da Hero" but he looks really nice next to the Muttpop Classico figures. Plus Da Minci's got a Luchador mask...so you KNOW he's gotta be a cool monkey!I didn't bring a camera, so here are pics of Da Hero and Da Minci from the Vinyl Pulse website:

Here a pics of my latest toy purchase: both color versions of Fire from the "Nostalgic Heroes" Soft Vinyl figure collection. I bought them both from the Super7 Store.I have no clue who Fire is...but he looks a lot like Black Ox, the primary nemesis of Gigantor (Tetsujin28). To me, Fire feels like either a redesign or earlier rendition of the character. His form and horns are far more organic than the chunkier design of Black Ox...but I LOVE it!I'm having a very difficult time finding information on the other figures in the "Nostalgic Heroes" collection. Based on the quality and beauty of Fire, I would love to see what other figures they have to offer.

I found this wonder at the San Diego Comic-Con. It's the SPV, the SPECTRUM PURSUIT VEHICLE taken from Gerry Anderson's CAPTAIN SCARLET. It's a part of a diecast metal collection based on Gerry Anderson's creations. It's produced by a British company called PRODUCT ENTERPRISE LTD.

Funny, no?

I don't buy a lot of toys but I'll get these ones for sure. They're coming from the twisted mind of Brandt Peters. This monotone version will be available at SDCC comic-con for $129. Only 200 sets made. I mean 199 if you're excluding mine. As you can see on his site and blog, Brandt is an amazing artist and we'll see him one day in LUCHA LIBRE.

OK, these are created by a good friend of mine, Fred Blanchard (with Olivier Vatine) so, I'm probably not totally partial but I like them a lot. They're called MAUVAIS ALIENS (BAD ALIENS) and so far there are three of them. They come with a comic book and they're four inches tall. You can find more information on the website of the excellent ATTAKUS.