DKE Toys does about 4 conventions a year in which artists from all over the world create limited artist edition figures. Each piece is generally made out of hand poured resin and many are hand painted on custom printed (and sometimes hand drawn) card backs. Sometimes as many as 20 different artists participate in a given show... and for NYCC 2016, they have a ton of fun releases, so let's kick things off with the first batch!!!
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HipHop Wars: HipHop Trooper by Special Ed Toys • Special Ed is back with the new HipHop Wars: HipHop Trooper. Each figure is a hand painted and customized 3.75" vintage figure on custom designed card back. Comes with mail away coupon for the Def Star Thumper boom box. Each figure is signed and numbered out of 50 figures worldwide by Special Ed and the Hip Hop Trooper. $75 each.
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Darth Trump by Timebandits x Special Ed Toys • What needs to be said about this figure. In a time of political turmoil a dark force rises to prominence. Will he succeed in taking power? Maybe his steak will protect him? Hand cast and painted 3.75 inch custom resin figure on card. Only 25 made. $85. These sell out opening day for sure.
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Wookie Hash Pipe: Luce Skytoker by Jim Mahfood • A follow up to SDCC's Dose Vapors figure based on Jim Mahfood's Wookie Hash Pipe universe. This edition of 50 figures is hand cast and painted and is signed and numbered by Jim. The back of the card has the follow up installment to the Wookie Hash Pipe comix saga.
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Hobo Fett by Manly Art • Manly Art is at it again this time with Hobo Fett as a part of his ever expanding Pimp2D-2's Big Score action figure line. Each figure is a hand cast and painted 3.75" resin figure. Now when Pimp2D-2 and C-3P-Ho are stopped at a red light in their Pimp Speeder, Hobo Fett can wash their windshield. I wonder if they tip? Only 25 pcs of these babies available. $90.
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Jedi Master Yoga by Jedi Master Jay • DKE is proud to be working with Jedi Master Jay for the first time. There are many of his figures already in our collection. It was the Black Power Droid that initially brought him to our attention. Jedi Master Yoga is a hand cast and painted 3.75" scale resin figure on card. Each one comes with a Yoga force serpent accessory. While the edition is 50 pcs only about 30 will make it to the show in time for NYC this year. $45 each. Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmm....
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Reservoir Troopers by RYCA • Wow what a set!!! 6 figures for $165 based on the sold out print edition of the same name. Each card is a multi color silk screen with 6 hand cast and painted 3.75" figures. Need we say more. Only 20 of these signed and numbered babies available. WTF!!!
Mavi Krom Uzay by RYCA • The conversation went like this: "Hey Ryan can you send me one of those blue Uzay figures I saw online the other day?" Reply: "I am sending you a bunch of them with some other chase figures included. Oh yeah and you can price them at $45 each." WTF x2!!! Hand cast and painted 3.75" resin figures on silk screened card back. Figure is based on the original bootleg "Uzay" Turkish toys .... The most famous being the blue stars, a blue Snow Trooper. Mavi Krom Uzay is a Turkish translation of "blue chrome stars”.
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R2-Lean Too by Dollar $lice Bootlegs • For decades Dollar $lice Bootlegs has been making his own weird art but now he has completely sold out and debased himself by using overt pop culture references in his work. But I guess if you think about it there is still a drug theme in there so it’s ok. Hand cast 3.75" scale figure on custom card back. Signed and numbered edition of 25 for $45.
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Wars Not Make One Great by Free Humanity • Famed street artist Free Humanity has hand customized each 3.75″ scale figure and added a paint bucket and roller. More importantly each card back has been hand stenciled, splattered and signed and numbered out of 50 pieces. This is the second and final edition in dark pink. The previous edition sold out earlier this year at SDCC. A Free Humanity stencil on a canvas would be at least 10 times as much money in a gallery. These will not last long... $100 a pop.
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