Calliope Jackalope & Stingy Jack Mulberry Edition Vinyl Figures by Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters

Wow, The Blot can’t believe how long it’s been since we’ve gotten new sofubi releases from Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters, but boy am I glad they’re back! Check out the super fun Mulberry colorway of Olivas’ Calliope Jackalope and Peters’ Stingy Jack. Produced by Circus Posterus and Tomenosuke, each figure is cast in soft Japanese vinyl and then hand painted.

The Mulberry Calliope Jackalope by Kathie Olivas sits 7” tall and features 4 points of articulation, while the Mulberry Stingy Jack by Brandt Peters stands 7” tall and features 6 points of articulation. Both figures are limited to just 50 pieces and can be purchased at CircusPosterus.com for $100 each. There will be a small number available at the Circus Posterus DCon booth next week in Las Vegas, NV.

Circus Posterus + Tomenosuke Clear Cyan Sofubi Figures by Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters & Tara McPherson

Check out these surprise sofubi releases from Tomenosuke + Circus Posterus that dropped yesterday! The Clear Cyan Sofubi Collection features seven different characters all cast in translucent blue soft Japanese vinyl. This assortment of elegance and artistic grace includes Tara McPherson's Stella & Flux ($100), Kathie Olivas’ Calliope Jackalope ($75), Penelope ($18) and Clementine ($75), and Brandt Peters’ Heathen Snake Skelve ($75), Stingy Jack ($75) and Otto ($18). All seven Clear Cyan Sofubi figures are available now at the Circus Posterus online store.

Stingy Jack & Calliope Jackalope PGID Swirl Edition Vinyl Figures by Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters

This Friday, September 9th, Tomenosuke and Circus Posterus will be releasing two new figures in their epic line of T + CP Sofubi Collection vinyl figures! For this very special release, Brandt Peters’ Stingy Jack and Kathie Olivas’ Calliope Jackalope have been cast in killer swirls of glow in the dark and pink soft Japanese vinyls to create a beautiful GID effect and feature green, black and white sprays.

Both 7” Pink Glow in the Dark Swirl Edition figures will be released in very low editions at both the Circus Posterus online store (for all US and Canada orders) and the Tomenosuke online store (for all international orders) at noon PST on Friday. Bet you can’t buy just one of these awesome new Stingy Jack and Calliope Jackalope colorways!

“Candy” Edition Calliope Jackalope Vinyl Figure by Kathie Olivas

Circus Posterus has released a surprise colorway of Kathie Olivas’ awesome Calliope Jackalope vinyl figure! The “Candy” Edition Calliope Jackalope is a collaboration between Tomenosuke and Circus Posterus, and cast in white soft Japanese vinyl with pink, yellow, red, blue and tan sprays. Limited to just 50 pieces, this 8.5” figure is available now at the Circus Posterus online store for $95.

Calliope Stop Motion Animated Short Film Kickstarter Campaign by Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters

The Blot doesn’t often promote Kickstarter campaigns, but I’m super excited about one that was recently launched by Circus Posterus, aka Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters! These two visionary creators are taking one of Kathie’s beloved designer toy characters, Calliope Jackalope, and creating a Calliope stop motion animated short about her world. To do this, Kathie and Brandt have teamed up with stop-motion innovator and Annie Awards Special Achievement recipient Martin Meunier (Coraline) and filmmaker Jon Schnepp (The Death of 'Superman Lives’; What Happened?). Sounds awesome so far, right!?!

Calliope is a post-apocalyptic, fantasy adventure stop-motion animated short film about an other-worldly girl who’s unaware that she’s actually Pestilence, one of the four horseman of the apocalypse. If funded, Calliope will be written and co-directed by Olivas, Peters and Meunier, executive produced by Schnepp, and will feature artisans, animators, and fabricators that have worked on stop motion features like The Nightmare Before Christmas. To fund this amazing new 8-10 minute film, Brandt and Kathie are turning to Kickstarter and their fans from around the world to help bring Calliope Jackalope to life.

Kathie and Brandt have put together a fantastic line-up of rewards for backing the Calliope KS project, including a Kickstarter exclusive graphic novel, a handmade Kickstarter exclusive Talking Spirit board and a Kickstarter exclusive oracle deck. But that’s not all! Circus Posterus is also offering rewards such as the production of new vinyl and resin figures, as well as props to be featured in the film. Head over to the Calliope Stop Motion Animated Short Film Kickstart Campaign to find out more and pledge to help make this fantastic film a reality!

Calliope Official Synopsis: Calliope Jackalope is a little girl who’s unaware that she is actually one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. She sets up an oracle stand at the end of the world to give readings to the world’s remaining inhabitants, who are all children. Each card Calliope pulls conjures up an alternate universe based on one of Brandt Peters’ vintage-style underworlds. And then Slap-Happy, Stingy Jack, and the Skelves – characters based on Peters’ popular toys – are unleashed on what remains of the world.

DCon Exclusive “Bitter Mantis” Calliope Jackalope & Heathen Snake Skelve by Kathie Olivas & Brandt Peters

The Blot can’t even begin to spotlight all of the amazing Designer Con 2014 exclusive art and toys Circus Posterus will be featuring at their booth this weekend. Their stable of talented artists just continues to grow! If you’re a fan of CP’s sofubi collaboration with Tomenosuke, then you’ll definitely want to check out the “Bitter Mantis” Calliope Jackalope (with a new bang design) by Kathie Olivas and “Bitter Mantis” Heathen Snake by Brandt Peters x Kathie Olivas.

Each of these Designer Con 2014 Exclusive Bitter Mantis Edition figures stands 7” tall, and is cast in green soft Japanese vinyl with white, green, black and red sprays. Calliope and the Heathen Snake are each limited to just 60 pieces and can be purchased at the Circus Posterus DCon booth #700 for $95 each.

Kathie Olivas x Brandt Peters Red Glitter Sofubi 3 Pack: Stingy Jack, Calliope Jackalope & Heathen Snake Skelve

The Circus Posterus x Tomenosuke Sofubi Collection continues with a HUGE new release featuring the designs of Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters! This Kathie Olivas x Brandt Peters Sofubi Three Pack includes the very first painted Heathen Snake Skelve, Calliope Jackalope and Stingy Jack all cast in beautiful red glitter soft Japanese vinyl featuring white, black and aqua sprays. What’s really cool about this set is it was designed so collectors can swap out the figures’ heads and bodies. Pretty cool, right!?!

The Red Glitter Calliope and Heathen Snake are each limited to just 100 pieces and retail individually for $95. The Red Glitter Stingy Jack however has a much smaller run size and is only available as part of this Red Glitter Sofubi 3 Pack that retails for $270. Each 7” figure comes bagged with a signed and numbered header card, and are currently available for purchase at the Circus Poster online store!

Circus Posterus x Tomenosuke GID Sofubi 4 Figure Set

If you’ve been waiting for a new Circus Posterus x Tomenosuke release you’re in luck! After originally debuting at Designer Con 2013, Circus Posterus is finally releasing these beautiful unpainted glow in the dark sets of the entire Circus Posterus x Tomenosuke sofubi collection. That’s right, with one order you get Brandt Peters’ Stingy Jack, Kathie Olivas’ Calliope Jackalope, Chris Ryniak’s Stinky Ginger and the all new, never before released Heathen Snake Skelve all cast in GID soft Japanese vinyl. Collectors can score this awesome set from the Circus Posterus online store today, Friday, January 31st, at noon PST.

“Wicked” Jackalope Vinyl Figure by Kathie Olivas

The third colorway of Kathie Olivas’ popular Calliope Jackalope vinyl figure will be going on sale later today, so get your F5 keys all warmed up! Inspired by old timey vintage Halloween, the Wicked Jackalope is a collaboration between Tomenosuke and Circus Posterus and cast in beautiful clear yellowish orange soft Japanese vinyl with white, tan and black spray.

This 9” figure has a limited edition run size of 80 pieces, comes bagged with a signed and numbered header card, and can be yours for $95 at the Circus Posterus online store starting today, Saturday, July 27th, at around 11am!

Ivory Calliope Jackalope Vinyl Figure by Kathie Olivas

The second Calliope Jackalope colorway was released earlier this week, which The Blot knows has a lot of Kathie Olivas fans extremely excited! The Ivory Calliope Jackalope, a collaboration between Tomenosuke and Circus Posterus, stands 9” tall, is cast in beautiful soft Japanese vinyl with blue, black, white, gold and tan spray. This figure has a limited edition run size of 120 pieces, comes bagged with a signed and numbered header card, and can be yours for $95 at the Circus Posterus online store.

DCon Exclusive Calliope Jackalope #1 Vinyl Figure by Kathie Olivas

When Circus Posterus said they were bringing the Sofubi to Designer Con 2012 they weren’t kidding! Already they’ve got three amazing releases lined up in conjunction with Tomenosuke, including Kathie Olivas’ long awaited Calliope Jackalope #1 in fresh beautiful light blue soft Japanese vinyl with silver, white black and peach spray. This is such a beautiful figure, and really does an amazing job reproducing Kathie’s incredible art! The Blot’s only problem is trying to figure out which Circus Posterus vinyl figures to pick up at DCon.

The Designer Con 2012 Exclusive Calliope Jackalope #1 Vinyl Figure by Kathie Olivas has a limited edition run size of just 120 pieces, will retail for around $95 and can be purchased at the Circus Posterus DCon booth #500.