"Lucy Exposed" Vinyl Figure by Ron English

I don’t know why, but The Blot had a feeling we’d be seeing another Peanuts inspired figure by the King of Popaganda, Ron English. Following the successful release of his Charlie Brown lookalike “Grin” vinyl figure, Made by Monsters and Ron English have reteamed to release the 8 inch vinyl figure “Lucy Exposed.”


If you’re a fan of Charles Schulz’s Snoopy and you purchased Ron English’s previously released Charlie “Grin” vinyl figure then you’re going to want to get this tribute to Linus’ older sister, Lucille “Lucy” van Pelt. This amalgam of Lucy and Snoopy is pretty killer, and I think it’s a fitting companion piece to one of the hottest vinyl figures of 2009.


The Made by Monsters x Ron English "Lucy Exposed" 8" vinyl figure was released on December 21, 2009 and retails for $110 each. “Lucy Exposed” is limited to 300 pieces worldwide, with 100 figures sold exclusively at Garageworks Industries Gallery.

ZacPac Exclusive Charlie GRIN Vinyl Figure Orange Shirt Colorway by Ron English

This ZacPac Exclusive is the third official colorway of the Ron English created, Made by Monsters produced Charlie GRIN­ vinyl figure. While The Blot loves Enlish’s GRIN figure, this exclusive isn’t getting me as excited as the two previous colorways. I think I need more of a change than just a figure's shirt color, but for the RE completists out there this is still a must get figure.


Everyone’s favorite ­loveable looser Charlie GRIN is available now for pre-sale through the ZacPac online store for around $100 each. The ZacPac Exclusive Charlie GRIN orange colorway is limited to 200 pieces and will ship sometime at the end of this month (May 2009).

Grin Original Colorway Vinyl Figure by Ron English

Ron English’s second Charlie Grin colorway is set to be released in just a few short weeks. The Grin Original colorway vinyl figure is a more traditional ode to Peanut’s Charlie Brown and features Charlie Grin in Charlie Brown’s trademark yellow shirt. The Blot never pulled the trigger on English’s original Grin figure, but I don’t think I’ll be able to resist all of this figure's pop culture goodness now that he is sporting good old Charlie Brown’s traditional yellow t-shirt.


The Original Colorway Grin, officially titled the Chapel of Dawn x Made by Mosters x Ron English Grin, will be limited to just 100 pieces and is set for release on Wednesday, April 1, 2009. The Blot is not sure of the figure’s retail price yet, but if you’re interested in pre-ordering the Original Colorway Grin inquiries can be sent directly to Garage Works Industries at info@garageworksindustries.com.

Ron English - Charlie “Grin” Vinyl Figure

The King of Popaganda, Ron English is unleashing an all new creation on the world, Charlie “Grin.” The “Grin” designer vinyl figure is inspired by one of the most popular comic strip characters of all time, the loveable loser and star of Peanuts, Charlie Brown. The Blot grew up on Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang, so you would think this pop culture version of the class cartoon character would be right up my alley. And it would be too if it didn’t freak me out so much. Just staring at the figure’s skull exposed through it’s devilish grin gives me the heebie jeebies.


English is best known for his twisting of “carefully created corporate iconographies so that they are turned upside down, and are used against the very corporation they are meant to represent.” (link) If you’ve never seen his work with McDonalds’ Ronald McDonald or Disney’s Mickey Mouse then head here to English’s official website and check out more of his amazing work.


Charlie “Grin,” produced by Made by Monsters and Ron English, is a 7 inch vinyl figure which is set to be released on January 13th at a private art show and toy release party at Garageworks Gallery in Hong Kong. After that the figure should be available in stores worldwide for the suggested retail price of around $100.