Rumors have been floating around in the net all week about the release of the Kaws Sobukun "JJP" figure and we just got it confirmed. The latest toy by the New York artist was inspired by the Japanese police mascot and of course it gets remixed by Kaws with his trademark cross eyes, crosses on hands and feet as well as the bones on the head. As usual, the toy was produced by Medicom.
The Kaws Sobukun toy will be released on Saturday at Original Fake Tokyo as well as at Kawsone already tomorrow at 12pm EST, and it will come in a yellow and a black colorway.  It looks like Kawsone will only release the yellow colorway, but we could not confirm that. Let the hunt begin.
After the jump larger images of both toys.

A couple of weeks ago we gave you a first look at the James Jarvis x Bounty X Hunter King Kun figure in a black colorway. Today we show you both colorways – black and grey. King Ken by Amos Toys and Skull Kun by Bounty X Hunter have been fused in this figure.
Strengeco’s SDCC booth will be the only carrier of both figures in the US. One more reason to make it to SDCC.

Here we present you a project that we have been following for a while and the outcome is very impressive. Medicom worked with Tokyo Kitchen, one of Japans leading designer kitchen makers, and together they created a 1000% stainless steel Bearbrick. The entire Bearbrick is made of steel and will look great in any environment.
This is certainly one of the highlights at this years Medicom Toy Exhibition, that is taking place at the moment at Parco Art. Via Openers.
Check out many more pictures of the Bearbrick after the jump.

After the recent pop culture auction at Phillips De Pury & Company, we see now a major auction house also moving in this direction. Christie’s is about to hold their pop culture auction next month.
"Christie’s Pop Culture auction slated for Wednesday, June 25th 2008 @ their Rockefeller Center location features a wide variety of entertainment collectibles. Mixed in with the movie, television and comic collectibles are several designer toy lots . In addition to Amanda Visell’s custom 20" Gnome Eating Bat Munny (est. $3000 – $5000) and Sket One’s 20" Kong Dunny (est $3000 – $5000), there are several other lots that caught our eye. Sucklord is represented with four lots including a great Gay Empire Attack! display (est. $1500 – $2000) shown above (Image: Christie’s ).

Beyond the custom pieces, there are several production figures up for launch — including a lot of 3 full unopened Dunny sets : Dunny LA, Colette, and Tattoo ($2000 – $3000). There are several other Dunny lots as well — Gary Baseman, Deph and Huck Gee (HMNI) . Joe Ledbetter collectors will be interested in the Mr. Bunny lot ($1k – $2k) as well as his "The Defender" painting ($3000 – $5000)." Via Vinylpulse.
It is great seeing artists and designers that we feature on a daily, appear in this more serious art environment. It seems like interest outside of our niche market is starting to pick up. More info on the auction and everything that will be auctioned off, you can check here.

This is the magnification of the “Little Green Army Men” based on the plastic-molded soldiers from the Disney-animated franchise Toy Story. The official Toy Story black Sarge stands 12″ tall and it is fully posable, for example, the gun-wielding arm is bendable with it’s fully articulated skeleton. The body is produced with soft vinyl “toy-feel” plastic to reflect movie likeness!
The special version from CLOT x 3Mix x How2work is a black soldier instead of green, with a sealed red CLOT logo on the left standing plate. The CLOT x 3Mix x How2Work Toy Soldier is a Limited Collectible. The cardboard package printed with “Leave no man behind” the policy on the front which the black soldiers are quite disciplined. There’s a CLOT specially made sticker attached to the package as well. The product will be launched today, 26th April, and the price is HKD880 for this limited edition.
JUICE Store: 2/F A, 53 Patterson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Check out many more detailed images after the jump.

We give you a look at some upcoming Bearbrick releases. Expect in the coming weeks the release of the new Stussy x Futura 400% Bearbrick (more here & here), Toki Doki 100% Bearbrick, Queen 100% & 400% Bearbricks, Batman and Joker Bearbricks and the Naruto Bearbrick.
Check them all out after the jump.

Several Chinese contemporary artists got to work on the 1000% Bearbrick and the results will be on display soon at an exhibition in Beijing. Some of China’s best known artists participated in the initiative. TK from Silly Thing also participated.
The exhibition starts April 25th in Beijing. Should you go out there for the Olympics, this is one other thing that you do not want to miss. Via O’logy.

At the NYCC Toki Doki will be releasing their 100% Bearbrick at the Toy Tokyo booth. The designer of Toki Doki will be there as well to sign all figures. Toy Tokyo also offers it for pre-sale now. Via Vinylpulse.

Here is the latest preview from OriginalFake. Unlike many other news sources, we do not think that the actual toy, the ‘99 Companion in collaboration with Bounty X Hunter and Mad Hectic, will be released again, but it will appear as a photo print on a t-shirt, just like the Chum Toy from 2002 was released on a t-shirt a few weeks ago.

The Fendi window decorations around the globe are changing this week and will be displaying the new Bearbrick setup. If you thought a 1000% Bearbrick was big, than wait what Fendi has ready for you – not sure if the official name is a 6000% Bearbrick, but that best describes the size of the toys.
For all the collectors out there Medicom also made some 400% Fendi Bearbricks and a 100% box set. Since the Bearbricks have been made to celebrate the most famous Fendi bag and its 10th anniversary, there are 10 Bearbricks in the box set each with a season printed on the back. Pics via Secretbase.
Check out more pics after the jump.