When I first heard about the Katniss Everdeen Barbie doll, I had very mixed feelings. The doll is now available for pre-order, and though I’m not sold, I’m relieved she doesn’t look as much like the classic Barbie doll as I feared she would. She’s wearing her arena outfit and comes with bow and arrows.
Designer Bill Greening says:
“I chose to dress her in the outfit she wears during the games, since this is where all the non-stop action takes place and is instantly recognizable by fans,” says Greening of the Katniss Barbie. “Of course, she wears her mockingjay pin proudly on her lapel.”
You’ll be able to get your Katniss doll in August. No word yet whether it comes with fake blood from the other tributes.
Product Page ($29.95 / Entertainment Weekly via The Mary Sue)
The Dream House became a nightmare when Ken turned. Fortunately, Barbie had worked as a ninja and dated a G.I. Joe in the past, so she was well prepared to take on her new role as a zombie killer.
From graphic designer Sarah Anne Langton:
From the 1950s onwards girls were encouraged to hone their zombie slaughtering skills in preparation for the inevitable apocalypse. Though young ladies dispose of the undead with ease today, toys such as Mattel’s 1962 ‘Zombie Attack Barbie’ were instrumental in helping to habituate girls to a new social norm where zombie disposal would become a very necessary life skill.
Now a collectors item ‘Zombie Attack Barbie’ played a salient role in ensuring the survival of countless young girls who grew up ready and willing to slaughter the zombie menace. This much loved toy still holds fond memories for so many of the lovely ladies from our Zombie Clearance Squads today.
(via Laughing Squid)
Mariel Clayton has a penchant for playing with dolls and taking pictures. I’d say she’s found a pretty amusing new way to feature Barbie and Ken.
Now I just have to wonder if Mattel would ever consider making Serial Killer Barbie. I think it would sell like crazy. Not to mention, Dexter’s available once she ditches the blonde.
(Mariel Clayton Photography / Image via StumbleUpon)
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It’s rather cool when you see something you voted for, something you hoped for, something you figured would never happen—happens.
Mattel asked people to vote on the “I Can Be” Barbie line and, when the Computer Engineer Doll was one of three options, the internet sort of…mobilized. And with that, Barbie took on her 126th career (most people change 3-6 times on average).
We voted, we won, and I got to see her at ToyFair. But, at the time, we didn’t know when she’d be available for order. So I was just left to be happy and keep my eyes peeled.
My wait’s over. ::grin:: She’s now available for order and should be here in time for the holidays.
Product Page ($17.00)
Franceso de Molfetta’s “New Idols” sculptures give superheros a more flawed, human look, giving us insight into their secret torment. For example, Bruce Wayne has a secret Twinkie addiction that is threatening to turn the “B” in Batman into an “F”. Superman is desperately trying to compensate for the fact that he was once a scrawny nerd and is hung like a Tic Tac. Barbie once doubled for Jabba The Hut and E.T. has excess snot problems. These sad figures can currently be seen in Franceso’s solo exhibition at the Don Gallery in Milan.
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Ken’s youth involvement with the emo lifestyle is now available as a doll! Learn how to hate life, cry, write morbid poetry, become super sensitive, cry, take pictures of yourself in the mirror, sit in the dark and cry, pierce your lip, cover your face with poorly dyed black hair, cry, non conform, wear super tight pants and cry.
Product Page: (€ 225.00 or about $297)
It looks as though Barbie’s latest shopping excursion has gone horribly horribly wrong. In a scene right out of Hitchcock’s classic “The Birds,” she is being brutally attacked by our once docile feathered friends. And you know that this doll is a quality collector’s item because the product page claims that it has “real fake birds.”
Product Page ($44.99—arriving in October 2008)
