SDCC 2016: Interview with Dweores creator John Ottinger

Dweores was one of the more interesting indie toy booths at SDCC 2016. I spent a few minutes talking with Dweores founder John Ottinger about his toys, books, and plans for the future.

Interview with Super7's Brian Flynn at SDCC 2015 (He Man, ReAction Toys, & More)

We kick off our SDCC 2015 coverage with an interview with Super7's owner Brian Flynn. Once again, Brian's team put together an excellent booth, which dovetailed with their Skeleton's Lair pop up shop at Super7 San Diego.

In the interview, Brian talks about the new Super7 He Man toys, new figures in the ReAction line (which Funko distributes), Super7 sofubi, playsets, as well as upcoming releases.

Announcement: Coming soon to Clutter - my interview with Joe Merrill of Splurrt!

I'm happy to announce that the next issue of Clutter magazine will contain an interview I did with Joe Merrill, the man behind Splurrt toys. Joe and I had a very enjoyable, wide ranging talk on many issues, including of course Splurrt toys, Joe's toy making process, the indie sofubi scene, and a lot more. Plus there will be never before seen photos. So make sure to check it out!

This will be issue #20 of the magazine, and it is scheduled to be in stores (DKE is handling store distribution) and in Clutter's hands by March 14. So keep an eye out on Clutter's site for more release details and ordering info.

New York Comic Con 2013: Interview with Mel Birnkrant

Here I interview Mel Birnkrant, creator of The Outer Space Men toys, which were made by Colorforms in 1968. Click here to check out my report of the OSM booth at NYCC, including lots of still images and back stories about the original and new toy lines.

Wonder Festival 2013 (Winter) / ワンダーフェスティバル 2013［冬］ Interview with Todd Robertson

Here, I talk with Todd Robertson about his upcoming sofubi toy, customs he did for WF, and other mecha virus news.



Here are stills of the figures referenced in the video:

Click here for my resin Ammonaito review.

Click here for my visit to Todd and Will Long's old studio.

Click here for an interview I did with Todd and Will Long in 2012.

Full guide to Kaiju Korner's Winter Wonder Festival 2013 coverage:

Indie toys: Click here
Interview with Mark Nagata: Click here
Interview with Todd Robertson: Click here
Garage kits and other toys: Click here
Big company toy displays: Click here
Other sights: Click here

Interview with Marusan's boss: Eiji Kaminaga

At the recent Wonder Festival, I had a chance to talk with Marusan's boss Eiji Kaminaga for a few minutes. In this video, Kaminaga-san talks about Marusan's new Godzilla figures, Marusan's new mobile app, digital photo frame (with pics + video), and other sofubi and digital publishing plans.

Mark Nagata (Max Toy Co) at SDCC 2012

Here I interview Mark at SDCC 2012. Kirby of Rotofugi joins the discussion as well. Touma too!

Bwana Spoons at SDCC 2012

One of our most bizarre and fun interviews to date! Make sure to watch it all - Bwana reveals a bunch of news during the second half.

Interview with Gary Baseman at SDCC 2012

The other night, after the 2012 Designer Toy Award finalists were announced at the Munky King party, I talked with Gary Baseman for a few minutes. He told the amazing story behind his new figure: The Buckingham Warrior.

Ricky Wilson introduces Kuchisake Onna

Yesterday, in this post, I put up still shots of the original sculpt for the upcoming Velocitron x Shikaruna X figure: Kuchisake Onna. In this video, Ricky Wilson (Velocitron) talks about the figure, its development, and the Kuchisake Onna legend.

Interview with Paul Kaiju

Paul is in Japan to travel, visit with friends and fellow toy makers, and attend some shows. At his exhibition with Uamou at Studio Uamou, I sat down with him for a few minutes. We talked about his trip, upcoming releases and plans, and thoughts on the indy toy scene.