DCon 2023 Exclusive Melted Dumpster Fire Hand Painted Sofubi Figures by Rampage Toys, Candie Bolton, Paisia & 100% Soft

100% Soft continues its epic line of Melted Dumpster Fire Hand Painted Sofubi Figures with three different Designer Con 2023 Exclusive releases! Each set is by one of 100% Soft’s favorite customizers from around the world – Rampage Toys, Candie Bolton and Paisia. Each custom Melted Dumpster Fire Sofubi is completely hand painted by the artist and will be raffled for purchase each day of the convention.

The Rampage Toys Melted Dumpster Fire Soft Vinyl Figure is limited to 20 pieces and will retail for $200. The Candie Bolton Melted Dumpster Fire Soft Vinyl Figure is limited to 8 pieces and will retail for $275. The Paisia Melted Dumpster Fire Soft Vinyl Figure is limited to 50 pieces and will retail for $175. Raffles will take place at the following times at the 100% Soft Designer Con booth #1419: Friday (Dec 15th) at 7:30pm; Saturday (Dec 16th) at 4pm; and Sunday (Dec 17th) at 3pm.

Visit the 100% Soft DCon booth #1419 each day before the raffle to get a numbered wristband to be entered. One wristband per person, per day. 100% Soft will put the wristband on you and you must be present in person at their booth with your wristband still on if your number is called to be able to purchase. There will be a limited number of each of the Melted Dumpster Fire Customs allocated for each day. Winners will get to pick one of the customs to purchase on a first called first choice basis. There will not be separate raffles for each variant.

DCon 2022 Exclusive Godzilla ’84 & Hedorah Hand Painted Soft Vinyl Figures by Candie Bolton x Mondo

Mondo will be at Designer Con 2022 this weekend in Anaheim, CA with a ton of epic exclusives, including these amazing hand painted DCon 2022 Exclusive Godzilla ’84 and Hedorah Soft Vinyl Figures by Candie Bolton! As Mondo explained, “we are so excited to partner with one of the most talented artists in the space to unleash just 7 hand-painted variants of our existing soft vinyl sculpts, which will be limited to purchase by raffle.”

To try and purchase one of these hand painted figures by superstar artist Candie Bolton you must first enter Mondo’s raffle by heading to the Mondo booth #200 as soon as the doors open on Friday VIP Night (Nov 18th) and Saturday (Nov 19th). Friday’s drawing will be at 8pm PT and Saturday’s drawing will be at 2pm PT. If you win you can then purchase one of these two amazing figures for $300.  But there aren’t many chances to win as on Friday night only 1 Godzilla and 3 Hedorah figures will be available and on Saturday only 1 Godzilla and 2 Hedorah figures will be available.

DCon 2019 Exclusive Hello Kitty Feeling Blue Edition Vinyl Figure by Candie Bolton x BAIT x Kidrobot

The Blot cannot believe just how many different colorways Kidrobot has released of this Hello Kitty 9” Vinyl Art Figure by Candie Bolton. Turns out there’s not one but two Designer Con 2019 Exclusive Hello Kitty vinyl figures. Along with the KR DCon exclusive, BAIT is also releasing its very own Designer Con exclusive colorway – the Feeling Blue Edition Hello Kitty figure. Collectors can purchase it at the BAIT DCon booth #1205.

Candie Bolton’s unique take on Hello Kitty represents the emotional and uncertain time of transition into adulthood. With this design, Candie expresses the idea that you don’t need to let go of childhood to be an adult. It expresses the revelation that memories don’t have to be forgotten in order to grow. Hello Kitty has a perpetual childlike innocence to her, but what happens when Hello Kitty grows up? Candie’s imagines Hello Kitty going through these same iconic adolescent events and, despite her uncertainty, never letting go of the magic that makes her Hello Kitty.

Hello Kitty 20” Nostalgic Edition Vinyl Art Figure by Candie Bolton x Kidrobot x Sanrio

After releasing four different colorways of the 9” version of Candie Bolton’s fantastic Hello Kitty Art Figure, Kidrobot and Sanrio are also releasing an epic 20” version of the previously released Nostalgic Edition!!! The Hello Kitty 20” Nostalgic Edition Art Figure by Candie Bolton represents the emotional and uncertain time of transition into adulthood. You’re experiencing many things, good and bad, and you’re not quite sure about your place in this world. What kind of person are you? What kind of person will you grow up to be? And more importantly, what kind of person do you want to be?

With this design, Candie expresses the idea that you don’t need to let go of childhood to be an adult. It expresses the revelation that memories don’t have to be forgotten in order to grow. Hello Kitty has a perpetual childlike innocence to her, but what happens when Hello Kitty grows up? Candie’s imagines Hello Kitty going through these same iconic adolescent events and, despite her uncertainty, never letting go of the magic that makes her Hello Kitty.

The Hello Kitty 20” Nostalgic Edition Art Figure by Candie Bolton is available now at Entertainment Earth for $499.99 (plus free shipping) here.

Hello Kitty 9” Vinyl Art Figures by Candie Bolton x Kidrobot x Sanrio

Kidrobot and Sanrio bring fans more Hello Kitty from artist Candie Bolton with two limited edition 9” Hello Kitty vinyl figures. The Hello Kitty Art Figure designs by Candie Bolton represents the emotional and uncertain time of transition into adulthood. You’re experiencing many things, good and bad, and you’re not quite sure about your place in this world. What kind of person are you? What kind of person will you grow up to be? And more importantly, what kind of person do you want to be?

With this design, Candie expresses the idea that you don’t need to let go of childhood to be an adult. It expresses the revelation that memories don’t have to be forgotten in order to grow. Hello Kitty has a perpetual childlike innocence to her, but what happens when Hello Kitty grows up? Candie’s imagines Hello Kitty going through these same iconic adolescent events and, despite her uncertainty, never letting go of the magic that makes her Hello Kitty.

The Hello Kitty 9” Art Figure by Candie Bolton is available now in two colorways: The Nostalgic Edition and the black and gold Golden Gloom Edition, which is limited to 300 pieces. The Golden Gloom edition is exclusive to Kidrobot.com and retails for $65, while the Nostalgic Edition is available at Entertainment Earth for $64.99 here.

DCon 2019 Exclusive Spiritus Dea Bastet Dunny 3” Vinyl Figure by Candie Bolton x Kidrobot

Originally designed as part of the Spiritus Dea Dunny Series, Candie Bolton’s Bastet 3”Dunny is now getting a super limited edition Designer Con 2019 exclusive colorway thanks to Kidrobot! Bastet is a revered Egyptian goddess with a cat-like face. Daughter of the sun god Ra, Bastet once had the face of a lion and served as a protector of pharaohs, but over time her face softened into that of a domestic house cat. She is a gentle yet powerful force that watches over humanity and accompanies cats wherever they go.

The Designer Con 2019 Exclusive Spiritus Dea Bastet Dunny by Candie Bolton stands 3” tall and is limited to just 200 pieces. It can be purchased at the Kidrobot DCon booth for $20.

DCon 2019 Exclusive Hello Kitty Blush Edition Vinyl Figure by Candie Bolton x Kidrobot

The Kidrobot x Sanrio Hello Kitty Vinyl Figure by Candie Bolton will be making its world debut next month at Designer Con 2019 wit this convention exclusive Blush Edition colorway! Candie Bolton’s unique take on Hello Kitty represents the emotional and uncertain time of transition into adulthood. With this design, Candie expresses the idea that you don’t need to let go of childhood to be an adult. It expresses the revelation that memories don’t have to be forgotten in order to grow.

Hello Kitty has a perpetual childlike innocence to her, but what happens when Hello Kitty grows up? Candie’s imagines Hello Kitty going through these same iconic adolescent events and, despite her uncertainty, never letting go of the magic that makes her Hello Kitty. The Designer Con 2019 Exclusive Hello Kitty Blush Edition Vinyl Figure by Candie Bolton stands 9” tall and is limited to just 250 pieces. This figure can be purchased exclusively at the Kidrobot DCon booth for $75.

Spiritus Dea Dunny Blind Box Series by Kidrobot

Spiritus Dea – “spirit of the goddess” in Latin – marks the second Dunny mini series to feature a line-up of all female artists! Each artist channels a specific goddess into the 3” Dunny form, spanning vastly different cultures, times and theologies… all with one common calling: the rebirth of justice. Worshipped for both creation and destruction, protection and war, chaos and fate, and even life and death, the goddesses in Spiritus Dea maintain essential roles within the greater celestial world. The cultural stretch of these heavenly beings strikes harmony with their combined powers and reach, creating a Dunny series to be revered. Fans can now purchase a four pack of Spiritus Dea Series blind boxes at Entertainment Earth for $47.99 here.

With a global reach of 3 continents, artists Candie Bolton, Laura Colors of 64 Colors, Stephanie Buscema, Marylou Faure, Stickymonger, Mizna Wada, Lisa Toms, Mia Alvarez, MJ Hsu, Muxxi, Tomodachi Island, and Anna J (Yoii) each capture the unseen force of will within each of us that anticipates their goddess’s long-awaited return. There’s even a case exclusive variant of the Moirai Goddess Dunny by Stickymonger that was given away to the first 50 orders on Kidrobot.com of a full case of Spiritus Dea blind boxes.

Spiritus Dea Dunny Series Checklist and Ratios:

Bastet Dunny by Candie Bolton - 3/40
Flora Dunny by MUXXI - 2/20
Arachne Dunny by Mizna Wada - 2/20
NYX Dunny by Lisa Toms - 3/20
Aphrodite Dunny by Marylou Faure - 3/40
Diana Dunny by YOII - 2/20
Inari Okami Dunny by Tomodachi Island - 3/20
Tiamat Dunny by Laura Colors - 1/60
Santa Muerte Dunny by Stephanie Buscema - 1/60
Azer Ava Dunny by Mia Alvarez - 1/20
Chang E Dunny by MJ Hsu - 3/20
Moirai Dunny by Stickymonger - 1/60
?? - ??/??
?? - ??/??
?? - ??/??

Five Points Fest 2019 Exclusive Baku Vinyl Figure by Candie Bolton x Pobber x myplasticheart

Here’s some really cool news – myplasticheart will be releasing a very special colorway of Candie Bolton’s awesome new soft vinyl figure, Baku, at Five Points Festival 2019! I believe this is the first US release of the Pobber produced soft vinyl figure.Collectors can purchase this unpainted release at the MPH Five Points Fest booth #336.

Kyuubi Dunny 8” Vinyl Figure by Candie Bolton x Kidrobot

First seen among fellow monsters in Kidrobot’s City Cryptid Dunny Mini Series, Candi Bolton’s Kyuubi returns today as an 8” Dunny! Full of infinite wisdom, the Kyuubi Dunny stands to generate fire from her tails for any danger that may approach. Asian cultures commonly depict foxes in folklore as tricksters and shape-shifters. They are particularly known for impersonating beautiful women that interact with humans, often for malevolent reasons. As foxes age, they gain more power and wisdom, represented by the number of tails they have. It is said, a nine-tailed fox has lived for over 1,000 years.

Stored away in a carefully crafted box painted with red flame for centuries, Candie Bolton’s Kyuubi 8” Dunny will be released at 10am MST today, Friday, March 8th. The regular White Edition will be available from designer toy stores worldwide, while the Black Edition is a Kidrobot.com exclusive that is limited to just 200 pieces.

Mighty Jaxx Exclusive Kyuubi 8” Dunny Red Edition Vinyl Figure by Candie Bolton x Kidrobot

First seen among fellow monsters in Kidrobot’s City Cryptid Dunny Mini Series, Candi Bolton’s Kyuubi returns this Saturday as an 8” Dunny! Asian cultures commonly depict foxes in folklore as tricksters and shape-shifters. They are particularly known for impersonating beautiful women that interact with humans, often for malevolent reasons. As foxes age, they gain more power and wisdom, represented by the number of tails they have. It is said, a nine-tailed fox has lived for over 1,000 years.

The Red Edition Kyuubi 8” Dunny vinyl figure will be sold exclusively at the Mighty Jaxx online store. This limited edition colorway goes on sale at 9am EST on Saturday, March 9th, for $75.

Kaiju Dunny Battle Artist Series by Kidrobot x Clutter

Kidrobot's new Kaiju Dunny Battle series brings together some of the hottest American artists working in the Neo-Kaiju genre. How rad is that!?! Clutter has curated this epic Neo-Kaiju Dunny artist series, which asks the artists to put their monstrous spin on the ultimate designer vinyl toy platform – the Dunny. With this new blind box series Clutter has brought east to west in an epic toy art battle.

Kaiju Dunny Battle Artist Series includes designs by Jeff Lamm, James Groman, Bwana Spoons, Jon Rampage, Candie Bolton and Chauskoskis. The Blot’s especially excited about this release as it brings us Dunny versions of two of my favorite sofubi figures, the Ugly Unicorn and Graeasebat! Look for the Kaiju Dunny Battle to drop today, Friday, February 15th, at designer toy stores everywhere.

Sakura Bao Custom Vinyl Figures by Candie Bolton x Pobber x Scott Tolleson

Yesterday, Pobber released a new custom series of Scott Tolleson’s adorable Bao vinyl figure by fan favorite artist, Candie Bolton!!! Candie has done some amazing customs over the years, and this Sakura Bao series is freaking amazing! Limited to just 10 pieces, the Sakura Bao also includes one special one-off colorway. The nine standard Sakura Bao custom vinyl figures retailed for $100, while the one-off Sakura Bao retailed for $150 at the Pobber online store. Unfortunately, all 10 are now sold out. Each 4” vinyl figure is hand painted by Bolton and comes packaged bagged with a colorway specific header card.

City Cryptid 3” Dunny Series by Kidrobot

Kidrobot has released its newest multi-artist 3” series, the City Cryptid Dunny Series! Curated by Disney designer and award winning artist, Scott Tolleson, this limited edition series features Dunny designs by an all-star cast of groundbreaking artists, including Greg “Craola” Simkins, Chris Ryniak, Alex Pardee, Charlie Immer, Amanda Louise Spayd, Chris Lee, Candie Bolton, Skinner, Tara McPherson and Tolleson.

Tolleson explained how he put together this impressive roster of talent: “In selecting the artists for this series I wanted to invite a diverse group of in terms of style, background, age, gender, following, etc. I did my best to collaborate in a way that would give each artist their freedom to create a unique design but also worked when added to the group aesthetic. I’m very proud to be a part of this collaboration and I can’t wait to share it with the world!”

Chase down and find all 16 cryptids and earn the key to their city! Fans can purchase the City Cryptid 3” Dunny Series now here at Entertainment Earth. A full case of 24 blind boxes retails for $287.99 and includes free shipping, or you can purchase a 4 pack of blind boxes for $47.99.

City Cryptid 3” Dunny Series Checklist and Ratios:
Sasquatch by Skinner - 3/24
Kappa by Scott Tolleson - 2/24
Chupacabra by Alex Pardee - 2/24
Wendigo by Scott Tolleson - 2/24
Bunyip by Crayola - 2/24
Ahool by Chris Lee - 2/24
Jersey Devil by Chris Lee - 2/24
Mothman by Chris Ryniak - 2/24
Loch Ness Monster by Tara McPherson - 2/24
? - ??/??
J'Ba Fofi by Crayola - 1/24 (Somewhat Rare)
Ningen by Charlie Immer - 1/24 (Somewhat Rare)
Kitsune by Candie Bolton - 1/24 (Somewhat Rare)
Flatwoods Monster by Amanda Louise Spayd - 1/48 (Extremely Rare)
? - ??/?? (Extremely Super Rare Chase Piece)
? - ??/?? (Extremely Super Rare Chase Piece)

Blown Away Bake-Kujira GID Vinyl Figure Series by Josh Mayhem x Candie Bolton

Josh Mayhem is teaming up with Candie Bolton to release an insane new custom Blown Away Series featuring Bolton’s super popular Bake-Kujira sofubi! Seriously, how epic doe these Blown Away Bake-Kujira glow in the dark figures look!?! This super limited series of 5 custom Bake-Kujira figures was inspired by the two artists’ first collaboration project entitled “Candied Mayhem”, featured as part of Josh's solo show at Clutter Gallery last year.

While Mayhem’s signature metallic rainbow streaks on Bolton’s Bake-Kujira create a sense of magic and wonder, the real magic is revealed when the lights go out! That’s because glow in the dark streaks also adorn the original vinyl figures – which were cast in industrial strength glow in the dark soft Japanese vinyl giving – off a truly spectacular glow! The Josh Mayhem x Candie Bolton Blown Away Bake-Kujira GID Vinyl Figure Series goes on sale at 12pm EST today, Tuesday, January 30th, exclusively on JoshMayhem.com.

Bake-Kujira Golden Ghost Edition Vinyl Figure by Candie Bolton - A Clutter Exclusive!

Check out this insane Clutter exclusive Golden Ghost colorway of Candie Bolton’s super popular Bake-Kujira sofubi figure!!! Winner of the 2017 Designer Toy Awards Best Sofubi award, this Bake-Kujira will be a shining star in your collection. This Clutter exclusive Golden Ghost Edition Bake-Kujira has been produced in DTA colors, black and gold, with a unique double pull of soft Japanese vinyl in layers of black and translucent clear with tons gold glitter.

The Golden Ghost Edition Bake-Kujira vinyl figure by Candie Bolton stands 11” tall and is limited to just 50 unpainted pieces. Only 40 of these will go on sale at 12pm EST today, Friday, January 26th, exclusively at the Clutter Magazine online store for $180 each.

Bōzu Sakura Edition Vinyl Figure by Candie Bolton x Planet 3 Toys

This Tuesday, artist Candie Bolton will be releasing a beautiful new painted run of Planet 3 Toys’ awesome Bōzu vinyl figure! The Sakura Bōzu is cast in milky white soft Japanese vinyl and features some amazing hand paints by Bolton. Each figure stands 3.5” tall and was produced in Japan by Grody Shogun/Lulubell Toys. Limited to just 9 pieces, collectors can pick one up at Candie Bolton’s online store for $150 each this Tuesday, March 21st, at 6pm PST.