Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Pushead Galore, May 2007.



In the month of May, we experience a wave of Pushead related merchandise, Besides shirts and board designs for ‘conspiracy’ skates.

First up, we were invited to witness an offering well worth the wait. In honour, of the 10th Anniversary celebration of Pushead’s ‘Únofficial’ fan site, “Pusfan.com”. The site was offering an exclusive SkullPirate, Pusfan.com Edition. The Skullpirate figure, is a collaboration between Pushead and Secret Base.
The Website version was offered to all mailing list subscribers. Each figure cost USD 85.00 (inc S+H), In addition to the figure, every order will include 2 Stickers and a blue bandana. This edition is the 9th Variation in the series of Skullpirate.
A fan favorite amongst, Pushead collector, this Skullpirate has a metallic blue color way. Unlike the earlier 2 variation the ‘Dessert Gold’& ‘Berrystomper’ which had clean, bold colors on. The Pusfan version, Had a weathered look and an added touch of rustic toning, You could have swore that it was part of Pushead’s drawing Coming to life.





Not to be outdone, 26th May, Rumble Monster was offering a ‘Hot Lava’, Mimi-Damnedron at their webstore. The color scheme is designed by Pushead, and painted by Rumble Monster’s premier painter, Wakahara. Each figure stands at 31/2 inches and cost JPY 3,000. Item was an instant sold out.
Almost immediately, the Mini’s were up for sale at Yahoo Japan Auction, The current secondary value for the ‘Hot Lava, Mini-Damnedron’ is JPY 15,000. Now how’s that for hotness..




Saturday, June 2, 2007

Balzac, Fiendish club international


Balzac touted as the Misfits of the east, (well Japan to be exact), had made an impact on its own, they have amassed large numbers of followers for the east and west. It does, stop there, Balzac Goth punk genre fandom had echoed thru the US and Europe.
Not to be outdone, Balzac is also a brand name by itself. They are fast becoming the corner stone that personify coolness to Japan youth.
In every concert tour, Their merchandises and figures are an instant sell out.



Come 6th June to 07th July, the good people from Balzac international, have opened up a new worldwide Fan Club for Balzac aficionados. There will be two levels of membership subscriptions, Regular or Gold. Members enjoy such wonderful perks such as exclusively design Toys an merchandise, that will not be sold anywhere else besides the club.

An exclusive figure are being offered for Gold members. The Ócculta Obake’will not be available anywhere else, not even in Japan. Check out the site: http://www.fiendishclub.com/

Exohead - Galtan



One of the most anticipated releases in June. The Galtan from Exohead.
There will be two figure released in the span of 3 days.
These two new released makes up the 2nd and 3rd release of this cult favorite.


The metallic green is a Japan website exclusive, sales are made on the 3rd June 2007 at the Garimpo website, http://garimpo.jp/. The figures costs JPY 2,980.00, Limited to one per address.
Onwards, next figure releasing 3 days away. A white Glow in the dark, Galtan, brought to you exclusively from your friendly favorites Super7. These will be available for sale on the 6th June, online sale check out, http://skullbrain.org/gear . It is on sale for USD 60.00, and comes with an individual painted box.