Our colleagues in our Dublin store (Facebook link) are running a special Christmas charity drive with a number of artists generously giving their time and talents to create their own designs for the hugely popular Munny figures, with the designs being raffled off to raise money for The Children’s Medical & Research Foundation, Dublin Simon Community and the Tempe Street Children’s University Hospital. It’s a lovely though, especially at this time of year when we’re supposed to try and think more of others, so Irish peeps, please give them some support and spread the word.

How cool are these fab little pieces of jewelry made from damaged, distressed old comics. Sue Smith sells these nifty items via her Etsy store Comic Salvage: “My husband is an illustrator and has been collecting comic books since he was a kid, so I’m surrounded by them. We love collecting anything vintage, especially toys and books from our childhood. We are often scouting out garage sales and flea markets for some good finds. I’ve always noticed the excessive amounts of distressed comic books that were out there. A lot of them are missing covers or ripped and not worth much. I loved the idea of recycling them into little pieces of history that you can wear!” (link via BoingBoing, Sue’s quote comes from interview in Geek Mom)

The super popular Kid Robot range from Urban Vinyl is about to have an exciting new launch for their brand new Dunny series of extremely collectable goodness. The 2011 Dunny series has some 18 different designs from 15 inspired artists, including KR vets Aya Kakeda, Chuckboy, Huck Gee, Kronk, MAD, Dirty Donny, Mister F®ame$ and Mishka, so you’re going to have to make some space on your shelves! And to celebrate their release we’re holding Dunny launch parties in our Glasgow, Dublin, Edinburgh and Leeds branches on Thursday 23rd of June from 6 to 8pm, so come on down and join in the fun while picking up the latest hot collectables.

Awww, don’t they look so cute together? Giant plush Chewie has arrived and already has a new best friend, Domo!!

Our friends at the popular Kidrobot present the Munnyworld Megacontest and the two new stars of Munnyworld: Foomi and Kracka. Design a Dunny in Dunny Series 2012. Create a piece to be included in a Kidrobot invite-only custom show.  Score a Complete Set of Munnyworld Figures and much much more… There are some seriously big prizes to be scooped, from a complete set of Munnyworld figures and $100 voucher to use at Kidrobot for more goodies right through to $500 voucher, an exclusive feature on Kidrobot.com and a giant 18″ Mega Munny and more. Closing date for entries is the 30th of April, full details can be found on the official site here.

Well now we can. Well, okay, when I say we, I mean the kids can; I’m afraid us bigger kids simply won’t fit! But seriously, how brilliant is this, your own Dalek you can ride around inside? Five year old me would have gone berserk at the thought, I mean I thought my Tom Baker doll with the TARDIS where you spun the light on top to make him ‘dematerialise’ was the greatest thing ever… Available this coming summer in red and blue Dalek designs. Delighted child supplied seperately.

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