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Sweet treats from the O-No Food Company!

We’ve got some fresh releases from the O-No Co Food Processing Plant (and Crematorium)!

We’re proud to announce two new products to satisfy your hunger for slightly deranged food-themed products.These will be arriving at retailers online and off in October and November respectively. We’ll be introducing some of the new characters over the next few weeks over on instagram, so make sure to follow!

 

First up is Kill Kat, a killer candy with split personality and a minor demonic possession problem.. I’m sure it’s just a phase.Sweet and psycho, this 6″ vinyl figure is based on an original resin sculpture from a few years back, and comes complete with a custom candy style wrapper.

1 in 10 of the Milk Chocolate edition include a Dark Chocolate chase with glow in the dark eyes! Break one off at the DZ shop and select retailers late October 2017 for $40.

We’ve also cooked up a brand new mini collectible keychain series – ‘Single Servings‘ – featuring all sorts of sad and sick foodstuff.  Pick up a Torn Terry the truncated tuna, Peeled Peter the partial potato, Putrid Patty pet food, Moldy Morgan the sickly sandwich, Spoiled Spencer the rotten egg and many more.

Someone took a taste of Bitten Barry and Shocked Shelly finds out life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Burnt Bernie spends little too long in the toaster oven and Moldy Morgan has been sitting in the back of that office fridge for a few weeks now..

Single Servings start shipping mid November for around $6.50 each. The series features 8 different sculpts and 20 total unique characters to collect! Cases contain 24 individual blind boxed keychains at approximately 1.5” each, including a metal clasp, 20mm keyring and a sticker!

Beware the Ides of March: the Last Knight

Dead Zebra, Inc has been around for over 13 years! Throughout that time we’ve used a variety of related graphic elements for branding such as stripes, skulls and even a full-on dead zebra. We’re long overdue to put all of these elements together into one of the quality collectibles that we are known for! We’re proud to announce The Last Knight! Part collectible, part sculpture, part over-sized chess piece.. part zebra, part dead!

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The Last Knight is a skull-headed zebra in the format of an 8″ tall knight chess piece. Figure features an articulated jaw and ears, and high quality paint work. Each Last Knight box has an individually hand numbered band with elegant black and silver stamp artwork and a hidden magnetic clasp.

Available at the Dead Zebra Shop and select toy and specialty retailers starting March 15th, 2014 for around $65 US.

The Dead Zebra Edition in our traditional color scheme is an edition of 500pcs. Designed by Andrew Bell, produced by Dyzplastic, digital sculpting by Scott Wetterschneider!

BAIT release / signing in CA

Quick thanks to Clutter Magazine and the board voters for the Designer Toy Award! A post about that coming up tonight or tomorrow!  Speaking of tomorrow..

Brand new lifestyle, toy, streetwear and sneaker shop BAIT is hosting our friends Scott Tolleson, kaNO and Sket One at an Android Series 03 signing event / release party at 7PM in Diamond Bar, CA (just east of LA)!

The shop looks great! Swing by and say hey to the crew if you get a chance!

Android Special Edition : Big Android BBQ Blue

It’s been a busy month for Android and mini collectible fans as many of you rip into your S3 cases! The fun continues with the Big Android BBQ taking place in Dallas, Texas next week!

Big Android BBQ Androids
This was originally slated for a late summer release for people who couldn’t grab the red SDCC edition but when we confirmed that we could make it to this year’s Big Android BBQ this year we knew it would be a perfect release to have there!

The Androids comes together in a case style window box ready to enjoy the day with camera, spatula and bbq accessories.

They’ll be available for $20/set in person throughout the BBQ weekend, late-registration tickets are still available! For those of you who sadly can’t make it, we’ll have them up online in the Dead Zebra Shop on the 20th at 11am EDT, get your appetite ready!

Android Series 03 release!

Hooray! We’re finally taking orders in the official Dead Zebra Inc shop! Orders will start shipping later this week. They’re available now There will be more at around 11pm EDT and if we sell through those don’t panic because there will still be plenty of options from our retail partners!

Thanks to all the fans for the continued support (and patience!), I know you’re going to love this series! 

P.S. We also have two awesome new Android t-shirts available!

Meet the Androids: Series 03 Preview (pt10)

As Android Series 03 finally starts hitting shops, here’s our last “preview” update – weekend special edition! There are a few designs from returning artist Scott Tolleson and previouslt featured KRONK that we haven’t shown off yet.. but we have to leave a little mystery for those of you who don’t want the rare figures spoiled!

This valiant warrior has seen many a fierce fight. Every night he ventures into the unknown, unaware of what fresh hell awaits. He battles unimaginable beasts deep within Feature Creep Keep… (I think I just had an idea for another Android design.) Sir Knightly Bild was designed by me, and has a 1/16 ratio.

Android mini collectibles Series 03 - Sir Knightly Bild by Andrew Bell

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Last but not least today is Gary Ham‘s nocturnal predator, Whoogle the Owl. This striking design comes in a 2/16 ratio, so you’ll have a full parliament in no time (yes, a group of owls is called a parliament… whooo knew! sorry).

His 3D turnaround isn’t quite ready yet, but we’ll be sure to post it in the future so you can get a look at his beautiful butt plumage.

Meet the Androids: Series 03 Preview (pt9)

God of the wild, god of goats, nature protector.. kick-ass flautist? From the sparkly purple brainmeats of artist Kelly Denato comes Pandroid! Ready to rock out with his tiny pan flute accessory, this Android has a 1/16 ratio. 

Android mini collectibles Series 02 - Pandroid by Kelly Denato

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Meet the Androids: Series 03 Preview (pt7)

Clearly something is special about this Android.. Pop off his head and you have yourself a micro Android!


This little guy has a built-in keychain attachment and features an articulated head and arms, and legs that move enough to let him sit up unaided. 2 for 1, can’t go wrong! 1/16 ratio.


Continuing the solid color tradition, series 03 ha us seeing a very specific shade of red! Are you sensing a color pattern yet? Hmmmm.. Red comes in a 2/16 ratio.


Wondering about buying these guys? They’ll be available on the Dead Zebra shop (along with a few surprises) starting Monday 9/24 at 11am EDT for shipments starting on 9/26. 
Additionally they should start popping up in toy, collectible, comic and specialty Android retailer locations and websites within the next few days, including many on this list! Also available through many of our Asia retailers starting on the 24th.

Meet the Androids: Series 03 Preview (pt6)

Our S3 shipment is in and delivered to the magical toy cave, where distribution will begin shortly! S3 should start popping up in retailers very soon, and I’ll post the Dead Zebra Shop release schedule / information tomorrow!

But we’ve still got some previews to get through! Rack a can of this awesome “cry-on” design by MAD. 1/16 ratio.

Of course we have a little extra for you. Turn your sound on for shake rattle and..roid. Always wear your respirator, kids.

Meet the Androids: Series 03 Preview (pt4)

If you ask for a “venti mocha blaster”, or a “frappa caramel whatsit”, this Android will kick you out of the cafe before you can even finish your obnoxious branding babble order. Stop talking made up nonsense, here’s your espresso. Drink it within 15 seconds and move along.

Android mini collectibles series 03 Barista Bot

When my sister opened Cafe Grumpy here in Brooklyn 7 years ago I helped her out by designing the logo.. and then somehow I was drafted into serving a brief stint as a barista. I never drank much coffee before that, so by the end of the day I looked pretty much like this guy.

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Meet the Androids: Series 03 Preview (pt3)

This is one of those designs that needs to be seen in person to fully appreciate! Nexus sports a smokey dark translucent body and carries the latest generation flagship 4G LTE GSM dual band tri force quadruple card 5GHz 5″ HD* completely non-functional miniature Nexus phone accessory.

Android mini collectible series 3 - Nexus by Google

Set him up near a light source for maximum effect! 2/16 ratio.
*note: phone specs may be slightly exaggerated, phone is a small piece of solid plastic.

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Meet the Androids: Series 03 Preview (pt2)

This is what happens when you test cosmetics on live animals.. escaped killer apes with blood on their hands. You’ve been warned!

Escape Ape is one of two killer Series 03 designs by South African artist and toy designer KRONK. This one has a 1/16 ratio, the other one.. well, that’ll be a bit harder to find.

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Meet the Androids: Series 03 Preview (pt1)

Series 3 is almost upon us! Hooray! Our shipment is arriving on the sunny shores of California today and should be hitting retailers in a week or two after we clear customs and truck it over to the distribution center!

Let’s count down the days with a few design previews, starting with Sket One’s glossy conman, 8-Ball Hustler. This slick black fedora wearing pool player also includes a cue accessory.

  8-Ball Hustler Android Series 03 Sket One

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Android mini collectibles – Series 03 update!

Series 03 “Escape Ape” design by Kronk

Wow it’s been a few months since I posted here! It doesn’t feel like it, because we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes since last year on the next designer series of Android mini collectibles! Originally we were aiming for a Q2 release, which would be before the end of this month…

The good news is that they’re better than ever, almost ready, and they look great! The bad news is that the improvements we’ve made equaled slightly longer prototyping manufacturing time. Despite things being pushed back a bit, I think everyone will be pleased with the results. We hope to have them all on a big ole boat by the end of the month and in your hands starting late July.

We’ll also have some more awesome Android news for you next week, so check back!
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O-No Sashimi: Red Snapper Edition

If you love red but missed out on the super limited Singapore edition, you’ll be happy to hear that the regular Red Snapper edition will be arriving soon! A small number of  these are set to debut at this years New York Comic Con, Dumbrella booth #788, and will be available at toy and specialty retailers both online and in the real world shortly thereafter!

Android Mini wins Designer Toy Awards honor for Fan Favorite!

Trophy designed by Pete Fowler! Photo Courtesy NotCot

Last week in San Diego marked the annual gathering of the worlds biggest convention of comic, toy, game and pop culture fans at the 2011 International Comic Con. It also marked the first annual Designer Toy Awards put on by our friends at Clutter Magazine. I was proud to be the recipient of the coveted “Fan Favorite” award for my work on the Android Mini Collectibles project! Thanks to everyone who voted!

Special editions coming soon!

Thanks to everyone who made it out to San Diego for this years Comic-Con! We blew through some Blue Fin Sashimi at Dumbrella, while the special edition Hero and Villain Android mini collectibles battled it out over at the DKE booth. We even won an award somewhere in there, it’s still a bit of a blur..

If you missed out on the comic-con madness, the special edition Androids will be available in the Dead Zebra Shop starting August 1st, and they’ll be hitting some of our Asian retailers shortly. A smaller quantity of Blue Fin Sashimi figures will also be available! Details and times to follow shortly after I recover from the convention and fly back to New York!