Things are looking ugly at Double Punch

Quirky Kaiju, bossy bears, cake eating spiders, and dolls so ugly they're charming have taken over Double Punch's gallery space in "Things." The show is a collection of, er, things that Uglydoll creators Sun Min Kim and David Horvath have created over the past 7 years since launching Uglydolls. Other works in "Things" include Bossy Bear, LittleBony, Choco & Minty, etc. 

Many of the items on display are extremely rare and long sold out. Have you seen the LittleBony DVD or CD at your local Best Buy? Nope? Uh-huh. I thought not.

The show ends Nov. 2. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for kids (under 14), plus you get a little gift too (refund if you purchase something). 

And sold exclusively at DP (and their webstore) for "Things" is the Lonely Otaku print for $50. This print is a limited run of 50.

Uglydoll's actually got a really sweet love story. Read about it here.

David and Sun Min Qee figures.

Coca Cola bottle caps sold in Japan, circa 2005.

Uglydoll vinyl toys, circa 2004. These were manufactured by the now defunct toy company Critterbox.

The aforementioned LittleBony DVD and CD. Little Bony is actually a kids show that aired in Japan.

Sun Min's Spider-Boom pink Qee, Circus Punk, and Baby-Boom prototypes.

Various Choco vinyl figures.

The merchandise table included a ton of Uglydoll plushes in mini and big forms, keychains, blind-boxed LittleBonys, Ugly Guide series, and Uglydoll notebooks.

I picked up a mini Moxy. She's magenta. I had to. And she matched my outfit that day too. 

Anywho, to see more things be sure to go --> here. 

Till next time, keep it dorky, folks.

[All photos courtesy of NiNa]

Guide to Uglyness

2008 is going to be quite an ugly year . . . I mean that in a good and very strangely cute way though. 

Uglydolls just launched their brand spankin' new site! Go around Uglytown with Babo and shop, read the blog, participate on the forum, download wallpapers and icons, and [coming soon] play games.

Also out right now are Cinko (who got a bit of a makeover) and Sun-Tan Target. Later on in the year, five new Uglydolls will be added to the family including Puglee, Ugly Ghost, Poe, Babo's Bird, and Plunko. All of these guys come straight from the pages of the Ugly Guides.

"What dat?" you ask? 

The Ugly Guides are a set of books (The Ugly Guide to the Uglyverse, Ugly Guide to Thing That Should Go and Things That Should Go But Don't) that'll show you the world of Uglydolls -- where they eat, what hospital they go to when they get boo-boos, where they go to get some R&R, and what each Ugly is all about. Those books will be released on April 22.

For more news on Uglydolls, be sure to check out their newly vamped site and co-creator David Horvath's blog.

Back L-R: Puglee, Ugly Ghost, Poe, Babo's Bird, and Plunko.

L-R: Cinko and Sun-Tan Target

Horvath is my Homie

After David Horvath (ya know, the "Uglydolls Dude" whose stuff I've written about how many times?) doodled a little Babo and Ice Bat in my notebook at his Giant Robot signing on Saturday, I asked if he could take a picture with our [Okee Dorkee] logo. Yee!

It's kinda weird 'cause people like him (artists who create super awesome things) are like celebrities to me, so I was super nervous when I asked. I mean, I did a friggin speech on the Uglydoll company for my communications class last year (and got an A)!!! But he was really nice :D

I swear, my fingers were all shaky when I was handing him my card . . . he probably thinks I'm a nerd. I guess he'd be right :P

If you guys haven't checked out any of his stuff (or his wife/Uglydolls co-creator Sun Min Kim's things), what are you waiting for??? You'll thank me later. Chronicle Books have produced some really sweet Uglydolls stationary, notebooks, address books, postcards, etc.

But anywho, don't forget to check back with us and all the things we've seen, done, and bought at Comic Con! Like I said before, we got lots to write about. Lots.

[Babo with Horvath's doodles courtesy of me]

Comic Con Gets Ugly, Bossy, and Bony!

David Horvath, co-creator of the infamous Uglydolls, has posted his Comic Con signing schedule on his own blog. So if you're interested in seeing him, grab a pen -- or go high tech and print this out and plan out your itinerary.

Saturday 12:30 - 2:00

* Giant Robot Booth: Signing Bossy Bear, Uma, Glow Flatwoods, Uglydolls, Littlebony, and whatever else you may want signed!

Saturday 3:00 - 5:00
* Uglydolls Booth: Uglydoll items only. Please note, David said he will only be signing Uglydoll items at the Uglydolls booth signing due to the massive crowds they had last year (believe me, it was huge! I actually left . . . haha.) He didn't say anything about Sun Min not signing Spider Boom items though.

Sunday 11:00 - 12:00

* Disney Booth: Bossy Bear signing. Disney will be giving away 200 Bossy Bear books to 200 people during the signing!

Sunday 12:30 - 2:00

* Giant Robot Booth: Same stuff he said he'd be signing at Saturday's GR session.

Please note, Littlebony is kind of a special dude. He's only sold in Japan where he's got his own little show and Giant Robot is the only place in the US that sells his swag. Therefore, the GR booth will be the only booth to have Littlebony! Woo-hoo!

Also, making an early debut is the newest addition to the Ugly family: Abima! He won't be available (to the public) until August/September, but he will be for sale at Con.

For the latest on all things Horvath and Uglydolls, be sure to check out his blog.