Shogun

Latest news on shogun

10 Things You Should Have Bought at Comic-Con

: Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.comSAN DIEGO -- You just made it home from Comic-Con and are looking forward to sleeping in your parents' basement and having something to eat other than a craptastic pretzel, but as you rummage through your ginormous swag bag you realize you got nothing but three lame television show T-shirts, a handful of temporary tattoos and a promotional poster. We don't want to rub it in your face, but instead of standing in line for hours to see the "Is Your Cylon Girlfriend Cheating on You?" panel in Room 907, you could have waited in line to take home one of these boutique baubles. Here are the 10 things you should have bought. Left: King Kun, designed by Jarvis and Bounty Hunter, created such a stir that gaggles of people had to be turned away. "Aesthetically, I think it's dope," said Jim Crawford, co-owner of Strangeco. "It's got a gorilla-gone-punk rock thing." King Kun sold for 75 greenbacks. : Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com"She's really cute," said Min Quach, of Los Angeles, as she eyeballed the Not for Sale sign on the final Tokidoki Geisha Doll at the Toy Toyko booth. "I came a little too late." They brought 400 to the show and 399 went home with someone new. : Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.comThe Jumbo Machinder Stormtrooper prototype got all the hype at the Super 7 booth. "People are going crazy for it," said Brian Flynn, owner of Super 7. "People are going mental." When this bad boy is finally released he will have a weapon that fires, be on wheels and sell for a cool 300 smacks. "If people collect them, that's fine," said Flynn. "But we're making toys." The Stormtrooper will stand 24 inches tall and will be made at the same factory as the original Machinder Shogun Warrior. : Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.comChris Yates' handcrafted jigsaw puzzle, "Bottle With a Bear Problem," was a collaboration with artist Andrew Bell. It brings together both the art crowd and the puzzle crowd, with Bell doing the design and Yates putting his production skills to work. It could have been yours for a mere 150 bucks. : Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.comOho Rojo, in Oni Ojo colors, was an early sellout at the Gargamel booth. A collaboration between Gargamel and artist Martin Ontiveros, this piece was hand-sculpted and hand-painted in Japan and sold for 80 dineros. : Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com"Little is cute," says Patrick Ma, of IWG. The IWG Zipper Pull Danglies are all based on endangered species and could decorate your hoodies for $3.95 a pop. : Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com"It's a ninja with a moustache," said Kirby Kerr. "What more can you say?" The Ninjatown Macho Micro Plush from Shawnimals were available in orange or the more ninja-friendly black, and were flying off the table at 7 clams a piece. : Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.comArtist Dez Einswell's take on Iron Man, seen here without its mask, is a follow-up to last year's Hulk, from STD Toys and XLarge. "That Iron Man's sick," said Ian Farr, of Las Vegas. And it could have been yours for 110 bullets. : Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.comThe Beastlies are handcrafted polymer clay creatures brought into this world by L.A.-artist Leslie Levings. Show attendees were seen walking past the booth again and again, unable to forget the gaze of these little fellas. Then it was just a matter of time before they plunked down the 15-20 bones necessary to adopt one. : Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.comKoiboto -- the fish person, or love friend, or fish friend depending on how you translate -- by artist Yoskay didn?t have any trouble selling out at the Munky King booth despite the fact that you could see his little private parts. "In my opinion it seems like the best in the show," said Jesse Gale, of Eugene, Oregon.