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I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

Wondercon 2010. At first, it was rather quiet. Even amongst the mini-Mitches.

…And then the doors opened.

My pal Domo stopped by.  It’s always good catching up with him.

Not sure who these guys are, but the one in the striped shirt poked me in the eye. Watch your back at Wondercon 2011, buddy.

Isaac and Jacob Pritzker, co-founders of Neon Monster, stopped by on Saturday. They take good care of me.

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Neon Monster Goes to Wondercon

We decided it was time to spill some info about what we’ve been cooking up for Wondercon. Neon Monster’s double-wide booth will feature:

Awesome Resin Figures!

I can’t tell you how stoked we are about this. We asked a handful of our favorite artists to create exclusive resin figures and/or special colorways just for Neon Monster and Wondercon. I think my head might explode being near a table packed with so much greatness from:

• Arbito
• Bwana Spoons
• Cris Rose
• Hello, Brute
• MONSTREHERO
• Spencer Hibert
• Tan-Ki
• Toy Architects
• 2PetalRose
• Sergey Safonov [Just added!]

Exciting Warehouse Finds!

We got together with our friends at STRANGEco to unearth some serious vinyl treasures carbon-dated back to the early-mid 2000s. We’ve got the goods from Nathan Jurevicius, James Jarvis, Mars-1, Tokidoki, Jeremy Fish, Jermaine Rogers, Rocketworld and more.

Mitch in Many Forms!

Local designer Lauren Venell is creating a 6-foot plush Mitch for you to hug up and have your picture taken with. Meanwhile, you can adopt a 14-inch plush Mitch and have it signed by Reuben Rude. Don’t forget to grab a Mitch T-shirt or some free Mitch stickers while you’re there!

Signed Stuff!

• In addition to 3 great rare colorways of Mars-1’s Observer, we’ll have a small amount of signed GID Observers.
• Matt Furie will present a signed special edition print.
• Last, but not least, Frank Kozik will be signing Labbits from 12-2PM on Saturday, April 3rd. More info on that to come!

Free Stuff!

We’ve got Mini Circus Punks from STRANGEco and mini-Miigiis from Spencer Hibert to give away while supplies last.

Toys, Art Multiples and Comics!

We’ll have plenty of production toys, DIY toys and art multiples on hand, as well as comic sets and special variants.

Details to Follow!

All week long, we’ll be posting more details and teasers. If you thought you knew the score at Wondercon, take a fresh look at this year’s exhibitors. More toys than ever! We want to give priority to fans who make it out to Wondercon, but we’re keeping those of you in distant locales in mind as well. Check the blog for online ordering info and contests! If you have a blog of your own, please help us spread the word. And come back tomorrow to see the first reveal from the Neon Monster x Wondercon Resin Spotlight.

Neon Monster’s Valentine’s Day Coupon Code

If you’re dating, married to or secretly admiring someone a little quirky, eccentric or alternatively adorable, consider the gift of plastic, plush, paper or vinyl for Valentine’s Day this year. Neon Monster’s got toys, records and comics for your special someone. If your tastes lean toward the macabre, try a limited edition rotocast vinyl Specimen 129 by Jermaine Rogers ($60) a 2-foot long bloody Gloomy Bear claw that you can actually put your own arm inside ($50) or this big, dead drumstick from Argentinian collective, DOMA ($42). Need your cute and cuddly fix sans blood and gore? For you, we’ve saved a few Love Bunnies by Jeremyville ($29.95).

Whatever your pleasure, take 10% off the list price of anything in the store with the coupon code “XOXO” at checkout. Order today or you’ll be in the doghouse on V-day.

Obviously, we’re partial to pink all year round, but if you’re looking for some pink vinyl for Valentine’s Day, may we suggest:

• Daniel Johnston’s Jeremiah The Innocent 12″ in pink (limited to 150 pieces) – $120
• Anton Ginzburg’s 3″ Totem Doppelganger Set – $49.95
• Gary Baseman’s 7″ pink Hot Cha Cha Cha (limited to 500 pieces) – $70
• Bubi Au Young’s 8″ pink Treeson (limited to 500 pieces) – $85

Depending on when you read this post, you may still have a few more hours to enter our Twitter contest to win the above pair of 14-inch eco-friendly super-soft Neon Monster exclusive Mitch plushes. If you can’t wait or it’s too late, you can buy them for $75 here.

Neon Monster is proud to stock a full array of plush Sweet Meats by local artist, Lauren Venell. The vegetarian-friendly toys range in price from $18-50.

If you’re feeling like a baller this V-day, and you want to drop coin on some bling that isn’t ice (wow, did I just write that?), consider this gigantic fiberglass human-size Smorkin’ Labbit stool by Frank Kozik in an edition of only 50 pieces for a cool $1,250. For half the price, you can be even more exclusive with a ruby jewel-tone resin Psnail created for Art Basel by Neon Monster, Reuben Rude and Pretty in Plastic.

Don’t forget: discount code “XOXO” saves you 10% off at checkout. Happy Valentine’s Day.

Intro to Plush Class with Lauren Venell

Our pal, Lauren Venell of Sweet Meats fame, shows up in this Art of Toys video installment. For those keeping track, Lauren also designed the prototype for our Plush Mitch. If you want to learn from this Epic How To how to make this big guy here but could use some one-on-one instruction, Lauren is teaching an Intro To Plush class in San Francisco Monday, February 8th. Sign up here. Seven spots left!