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]

Dan Goodsell's Imaginary World and Mr. Toast!

Dan Goodsell, creator of Mr. Toast and friends and Co-author of the book Krazy Kids Food, was once again present at the ComicCon, rounding it out with Mr. Toast goodness!



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In true ComicCon spirit, there were some renditions of Mr. Toast as some comic favorites like Iceman, the Thing, the Incredible Hulk and Neil Gaiman's Sandman!


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On hand were some limited Vampire Mr. Toast plush, ready to take a bite out of your boredom!


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A very toasty Mr. Toast Vinyl Toy!


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Joining Mr. Toast is Shaky Bacon, Joe the Egg and Clem Lemon!


Here's my Mr. Toast and Joe the Egg dolls relaxing deliciously on a plate!


Check out more art, paintings, and webcomics featuring Mr. Toast and his friends at Dan theimaginaryworld.com and the Mr. Toast Blog for the latest. "Everyone is fun!"

Say Hello to Piximix

Today at 7 p.m. is the opening of Double Punch's new gallery show "Say Hello to Piximix." Join the festivities early to grab some food, drinks and a limited edition poster.

"Say Hello to Piximix" will include fine art prints, t-shirts, handmade plushies, and books. There'll also be a signing with the whole Piximix gang: Kyle Hoyt, Catherine Maske, Garth Webb, and Rhandee Leano.

If you can't make it to tonight's gallery opening, the show will be running throughout the whole month of June. 

For more info, check out the Piximix and Double Punch sites.

Forty winks with Warm Whiskers!

From Dream Essentials come Warm Whiskers Eye Pillows, freezable/heatable eye pillows that look like sleeping animals and smell like, chamomile. The "Comforting friends with a calming scent" are must haves for anybody and everybody who likes sleep AND animals (and plain silliness)!


What better way to enter dreamland than with an animal curled up over your eyes?!


The Warm Whiskers Herbal Neck Wraps aren't too shabby in the strange but awesome department either.

Warm 'em up and they'll give off the soothing scents of buckwheat and lavender (almost like the real things?). They're freezable and microwavable (not advisable for the real things).

Excuse me as I write an apology e-mail to the ASPCA.

Have a GUTSY Singles Awareness Day!

While the coupled lovers will be peddling chocolates and roses on V-day, that doesn't mean the single ones can't get GUTSY and try their HEART-EST (turbopuns!) to join in the love! Heres a few awesome heartsy stuff of that both camps could appreciate today!

Drop the heart-shaped boxes and literally give your valentine your heart!

I HEART GUTS features plush versions of different organs, but you can't go wrong with an anatomically correct heart! These beaty bad boys are also available through our buddies at Munky King.

For those with a little more heart, I HEART GUTS also features some heart art. Check these hand made embroidered hearts, including a heart of gold for the kindhearted ones or the black heart for the jaded!

For those who like to sport their hearts on their sleeve, theres many different styles of shirts available, including the embroidered heart polo, currently on clearance!


As for myself, I'll be sporting my Bleeding Heart black tee by Craig Brickles, still available at threadless.com.

Happy St. Valentines Day lovers and fighters!

Packed and Loaded now at Gallery 1988!

"Packed and Loaded" opened yesterday in Gallery 1988 Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 19th 7-10PM. The gallery features paintings, drawings, and plush by artists Isaac Pierro, Jen Rarey, Israel Sanchez, Camilla d'Errico, Erik Alos, Heiko Windisch, Rachel Wong and Brandt Peters.

The gallery will be open until Friday July 13 (Oooh Friday the 13th, scary!) but you can check out the original artworks being featured in the show if you can't see them up close. Stay tuned for more; possibly an up close coverage of the works really soon!