DKE Toys will be set up at San Diego Comic Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 19-23. Booth #5045
We will be announcing about 2 items per day for 12 days (the 12 days of DKE?).
If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
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Magic Krustovski the Jiggly Clown by Dollar $lice Bootlegs
D$B answers the age old question. What would Krusty do? Or what would he not do?!? For SDCC our animated clown pal is still finding ways to get into trouble. Not sure what Dollar $lice has against Krusty, but these torturous toys keep selling out, sooooooo……. Hand cast and painted 3.75″ carded figure. Magnet articulated. Signed and numbered edition of 30. $55
Bio: John Pryor better known as Dollar $lice Bootlegs is a yeti on acid. Hailing from Carmel Valley, CA, John Pryor improves the planet one toy at a time with a heavy leaning towards fun. He’s also a great cook.
Instagram @dollar_slice_bootlegs
DKE Toys will be set up at San Diego Comic Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 19-23. Booth #5045
We will be announcing about 2 items per day for 12 days (the 12 days of DKE?).
If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
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The Great Showdowns by Scott C
The Great Showdowns are a series of paintings, art shows, and books depicting classic pop culture good guys and bad guys. This figure was sculpted by George Gaspar of Double G toys who helped bring Scott C’s characters to life.
You get two hand cast and hand painted resin figures on each card featuring Scott C’s signature. He also numbered them out of 50.
$100 each
Instagram and Twitter @scottlava
DKE Toys will be set up at San Diego Comic Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 19-23. Booth #5045
We will be announcing about 2 items per day for 12 days (the 12 days of DKE?).
If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
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Killer Cola by Killer Bootlegs
Beep bop boop burp. Killer Bootlegs shines with this parody of a bootleg from the 70s. Hand cast and painted 3.75″ scale carded figure. Signed and numbered edition of 50. $55
Bio: Born in the 80s, Killer Bootlegs artist Peter Goral’s childhood was saturated with action figures, cartoons, and classic movies. When he was 4 years old, his father showed him a bootleg copy of The Empire Strikes Back. Little did he know that this would start Peter on the path to being at the forefront of the bootleg toy movement. Today, Peter’s artwork is highly sought after by collectors and has been in galleries worldwide. He has inspired and mentored countless other resin artists to follow in his footsteps. What started as a hobby collecting toys has grown into a full-time career for Peter, letting him do what he loves best every day, play with toys.
Twitter and Instagram @killerbootlegs
Facebook – Killer Bootlegs and Peter Wheatstraw Goral
DKE Toys will be set up at San Diego Comic Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 19-23. Booth #5045
We will be announcing about 2 items per day for 12 days (the 12 days of DKE?).
If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
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Worst Gift Ever by Janky Toys
We’ve all been there. You tell your parents what you want for your birthday but they go and totally blow it. Enter, Worst Gift Ever. Janky Toys’ loving tribute to childhood disappointment. I mean, look at this poor kid crying all into his cake because he wanted a Jedi Master and instead he got a Medical Droid. Too bad kid! That’s what mid-life therapy is for. Hand cast and painted 3.75” carded figure. Signed and numbered edition of 40. $45
Instagram @jankytoys
DKE Toys will be set up at San Diego Comic Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 19-23. Booth #5045
We will be announcing about 2 items per day for 12 days (the 12 days of DKE?).
If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
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Leia is not your Toy by Amanda Visell and Michelle Valigura
Our favorite princess once came packaged with a comb accessory and a mirror. That’s right, look it up! The vintage 12” doll had no blaster, no weapon of any kind to defend herself. This is one way to make Amanda Visell and Michelle Valigura mad. But anger often leads to important art. Here is Amanda and Michelle’s answer in toy form. A hand painted hand cast 3.75” carded resin figure. Signed and numbered edition of 50 featuring 10 each of 5 different t-shirt designs. $100
Amanda Visell grew up with a crazy love for vintage Disney. Mousketeers, war era cartoons, a different time. She spent her teens in the Pacific Northwest during the riot grrl music movement and was captivated by the large community of independent artists and their overall message of equality. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in visual development for animation, eventually becoming a designer and sculptor on stop motion segments for shows like The Simpsons and the feature film Elf. Her career took a sharp turn when she started showing her paintings publicly. Since 2005 she has exhibited her work, lectured, and taught workshops at galleries and museums internationally (not just Canada). She has partnered with brands to develop product lines based on her artwork including Disneyland U.S.A and Kidrobot. In 2007 she formed her own design brand, Switcheroo with notable artist Michelle Valigura. She currently lives in northern Los Angeles with chickens and dogs. She did not go to college.?
Instagram and Twitter @amandavisell
myswitcheroo.comamandavisell.comMichelle Valigura is a sculptor, with a primary focus on ceramics. Her background designing for stop motion animation (including Elf, and The Simpsons) and her love of mid century design have built a foundation that allows her to work in multiple mediums.She has licensed her characters to Disneyland, Kidrobot, Paradise Toys and other art brands, eventually forming her own design company, Switcheroo, in 2007 with artist Amanda Visell. She has exhibited her work, lectured and taught workshops at galleries, museums and universities worldwide. Michelle Valigura is a sculptor with a primary focus on ceramics.
Twitter @m_valigura and Instagram @michellevaligura
myswitcheroo.commichellevaligura.com
DKE Toys will be set up at San Diego Comic Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 19-23. Booth #5045
We will be announcing about 2 items per day for 12 days (the 12 days of DKE?).
If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
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Prize Pet by RYCA
Every time I came home with a fish from the fair my mom said, “It’s a trap!” She had to take care of the fish for years! Now you can own your very own little fish head friend and he will happily live in his hand made bubble for years to come with very little effort on your (or your mom’s part). Hand cast and painted 4″ carded figure. Signed and numbered edition of 65. $75
Ryan’s work originally rose to fame through his involvement with the street art scene under the pseudonym RYCA. Over the last five years however, he has developed an ever increasing presence and reputation creating prints and graphics under his own name. Through combining words and images from popular culture, with the materials and techniques traditionally associated with pub signs, he creates nostalgic, playful images that are both accessible and highly technically accomplished.
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Holiday Special by RYCA
You’ll need twice the amount of sun screen when you join your favorite Bounty Hunter on a “holiday.” Won’t that be “special?” Hand cast and painted 3.75″ carded figure. Signed and numbered edition of 65. $60
Ryan’s work originally rose to fame through his involvement with the street art scene under the pseudonym RYCA. Over the last five years however, he has developed an ever increasing presence and reputation creating prints and graphics under his own name. Through combining words and images from popular culture, with the materials and techniques traditionally associated with pub signs, he creates nostalgic, playful images that are both accessible and highly technically accomplished.
DKE Toys will be set up at San Diego Comic Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 19-23. Booth #5045
We will be announcing about 2 items per day for 12 days (the 12 days of DKE?).
If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
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Dark Invader by Buzzard Guts
Sometimes inspiration comes from a bootleg of a rip off of an homage. Buzzard Guts made our Dark Invader dreams come true. Hand cast and painted 3.75″ scale carded figure. Signed and numbered edition of 50. $65
Illustrated by Last Boss Comics.
Buzzard Gutswas founded in 1994 as a hand distributed “fan” zine by self proclaimed “artist” and multi-dimensional guru Dain A. Marx who has been creating and exploring alternate universes since the early 70s. Now, Buzzard Guts produces kit bashed hand cast resin figures from a trailer in the woods. These “bootleg toys” of characters from alternate realities feature collaborations from various talented illustrators like Neil Devlin of Last Boss Comics, Ryan Winn of Valiant Comics and maybe one day, you!
Instagram @damarxtoys
DKE Toys will be set up at San Diego Comic Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 19-23. Booth #5045
We will be announcing about 2 items per day for 12 days (the 12 days of DKE?).
If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
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Cantina Denizen by Manly Art
You can bet when he sidles up to the bar everyone knows his name. There’s nothing like a hand painted portrait of an old friend. Each backing card is an original painting! All 24 are different portraits of this kindly fellow. Signed and numbered out of 24. $150 and comes with a sparkly turquoise resin figure.
Jason Chalker (aka Manly Art) is a Detroit based illustrator and toy maker. He has done illustration work for Upper Deck and Topps on brands such as Marvel, Mars Attacks, and Star Wars. His Pimp2-D2 action figure line has managed to find its way into the collection at Rancho Obi-Wan and the homes of collectors around the world.
DKE Toys will be set up at San Diego Comic Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 19-23. Booth #5045
We will be announcing about 2 items per day for 12 days (the 12 days of DKE?).
If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
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Wookie Hash Pipe: Chewbee by Jim Mahfood
Jim Mahfood, comic book artist extraordinaire, has created his own Sci-Fi universe series, Wookie Hash Pipe. The third installment Chewbee is transformed from Jim’s hand to real life by sculptor George Gaspar. Each figure is hand cast and hand painted resin and measures approx 4″ tall (still 3.75″ scale because he is a little taller than the other dudes). Signed and numbered edition of 50. $100
Instagram and Twitter @jimmahfood
DKE Toys will be set up at San Diego Comic Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 19-23. Booth #5045
We will be announcing about 2 items per day for 12 days (the 12 days of DKE?).
If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
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Stripewok by Little Lazies
Meet Stripewok! Each piece is hand sculpted by Leah Lester of Little Lazies. No two are exactly the same but they are so close to one another that it’s kind of hard to imagine that they aren’t cast and she made 30 of them!!! The 2” figures are signed and numbered on the bottom of the figure and carded in a package she designed and are only $55. Don’t get them wet and don’t feed them after midnight.
Bio: Little Lazies are weird, little, clay creatures made by Leah Lester, a monster maker living in Seattle, WA. How did it all start? Leah was a full time cake decorator who very much enjoyed sculpting out of edible paste for the cakes she created. One sunny day in June 2010 she said to herself, “I want to make a monster for the top of this cake!” So she did just that… Soon after, her friends started encouraging her to create these characters into clay; something that they could keep for a lifetime. So with that, Leah bought some clay and with lots of practice, experimenting, character developing and imagination her monsters evolved into what they are today – the Little Lazies!
