Jared “NikeJerk” Cain combined artistry with a love of video games and too much free time to create over 50 Super Mario themed custom vinyl pieces which will be featured in an exhibition entitled “Chomping At The Bit”, opening on April 9th at Ultra Pop in Louisville, Kentucky.
From what I understand Udegeruge and Kuchibiruge were mutant monsters featured in Barom One—an early ’70s Manga series from Japan. They are part of a series of monsters created by an evil alien Demon Agent named Doruge using parts of his own body—in this case, his hand and vampire lips. These vinyl toys stand at 12″ and 10″ respectively and can be pre-ordered now for $300. No small chunk of change for sure, but they must be highly collectible when you consider that they are weird…even by Japanese standards.
These personalized his/hers coffin vinyl wall decals can hang above your bed as a reminder in case you ever forget the way of all flesh. Of course, you’ll either be immersed in the goth lifestyle and happy to display them, or you’ll receive them as a wedding or housewarming revenge gift from someone who’s single and bitter, and from that day forward you’ll be bound by your sense of obligation to display them whenever that person comes to visit… Which would suck. If that happens you can always hope they’ll come out with a huge personalized middle finger vinyl that you could gift to that person later on, with the assurance that it has no hidden meaning.
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It’s time you hooked yourself up with some vinyl stickers to help decode the rat’s nest of wires that is your entertainment system. The only problem being if you want to use the labels to identify what goes where, you first have to figure out… what goes where. Follow? Once that’s done you can work on figuring out what the hell an “organisator” is.
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Although intimidating in appearance, you may think that angry, bald, mustachioed fruit is weak; but trust us, you wouldn’t want to meet Ramirez’s peel in a dark alley.
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These highly detailed 8″-10″vinyl figures designed by artist Tsuchiya Shobu portray a group of skaters taken abruptly in a horrible half-pipe accident. Now they walk the earth as zombies desperately trying to land the trick they missed. Additional figures are available after the break.
Hey Stormtrooper! Yeah you with your fancy armor. We don’t like your kind here! And that goes for you too Gi-Joe! We know you ain’t anatomically correct! We gots our torches and we’re gonna run you weirdos out of town. And git that paparazzi out of here! It’s mob rule now!
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This confusingly creative vinyl contraption is the work of artist Erick Scarecrow. As a child he dreamed of creating his own arcade games without the “gray hairs of a big budget.” His solution was to develop a vinyl toy that users can decorate any way they please using paint, markers, pencils, etc (Soopa stickers are also included to help you customize your cabinet). Essentially it is one of those “use your imagination toys.” Listen, I play real video games so I don’t have to think ok?
Soopa is also running a VIP access program that involves gold coins hidden in the first run of select vinyl cabinets. So if you are lucky enough to find one, you have the exclusive right to buy more crap from them. Yaaaaay!
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Mr. Bacon doesn’t like Monsieur Tofu’s uppity “healthier than thou” attitude, and Monsieur Tofu is offended by Mr. Bacon’s sloppy, greasy lifestyle. Unfortunately, their feud is about to boil over into violence thanks to this Bacon vs. Tofu action set. Each figure comes bendable arms and legs.
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