Satin Monster: Superfly Edition

Presenting the latest release from Odeon Toys, Satin Monster: Superfly Edition. I've brought him back by popular demand but this time he's wearing authentic 70s wear that has been featured on PlaidStallions.

I based this one off the "Maxi" an outfit I actually owned.

Each Superfly Edition Satin Monster comes with a Can and real platform boots.

Ladies not included but will likely appear....

The first 8 are available now, more later. Get 'em over at my Mego Museum Mall Store.

Odeon Toys Presents: Captain Canuck

I'm proud to finally announce that Odeon's latest action figure, Captain Canuck is now available to order.

For years, I had been struggling to find an iconic Canadian character to bring to market, many of the attempts dissolved when rights weren't clear. Which was kind of a bummer.

Thanks to my friend and partner in this Sam Noir, I was introduced to the good people at Big B Comics and Captain Canuck Inc, who are as responsible for this as I can claim to be.

Captain Canuck definitely resonated with me as an Ontario lad, I distinctly remember him drawing pictures of him saving the prime minister (with a thought balloon of "why am i saving this guy?", because at 8, I was a master of political satire.). If I had seen this hanging on the shelf of my local Woolco in 1976, it would have been mine.

The photo above is the entirely selfish reason I did this.

Many thanks to Paul "Dr. Mego" Clarke, Mark Huckabone (you saved the maple leaf buddy!), Andrew of Covalt studios, Paul from Laser Mego and Brian Leitner.

Thanks for reading.

You can get the Captain Canuck action figure at the PlaidStallions Shop right now.

And Hey, if you're in Canada and want one today, you're in luck, it's Captain Canuck day! The figure is launching in comic stores like Big B and Strange Adventures (pictured above) right now in cities from Coast to Coast, here is a list. 

Presenting RON: Spacepimp

Presenting the latest (and long overdue) release by Odeon Toys, RON:Spacepimp one of our mascots, RON  is a limited edition 8 inch action figure in the 70s Mego style. He comes complete with genuine vintage threads (real thrift store clothing was murdered to create each figure) and bustling with Kirby dots! 



Every one of the twelve action figures comes on this clamshell card, so he can be displayed MOC or..




being smooth. Warning, we are not responsible for action figure impregnation, we're also not sure if that's a thing.

Special thanks to Steve M for the fabric, Chad Gordy for the head work and the amazing Theressa for the sew magic!

Limited to twelve units, RON:Spacepimp will be available at the Mego Museum mall. Once they're gone, they're gone!

Coming in October:

Brick Mania @ Mego Meet

The underlying theme of this year's Mego Meet customs auction was Brick Mantooth, I donated Brick heads to any customizer that wanted to provide their own take at our spokes model.

The results are as I'd hoped, a fun fusion of mad skills and imagination. Above is Brikk Mannigan and yes, he goes commando.

Meet Brick's wrestling alter ego "Brick Schlithouse"

Stormtoother and Squeeze Leia are a take on an obscure science fiction film whose name escapes me.

Doctor Thrust is an adult film star who gained super powers.

Brick as Captain Avenger, his resemblance to John Ritter is amazing.

What if Brick was an Italian Superhero? meet Super Faviloso.

Toy Hawk is going to swoop in and take money from my wallet.

Vantooth is the sweet ride Brick drives around in and solves mysteries, I love this more than air.

What a fun experiment and one I hope to repeat next year. 

There are plenty more amazing custom Mego items up in this year's auction and you don't have to attend Mego Meet to bid on them, check out this site for more information.

More Man Mates Fashions

Presenting Pink Panther and Sea Breeze, two new crazy 70s concoctions by the mad doctor of polyester, Steve. Steve has enlisted the mad sewing skills of Theresea and the art magic of Scott Adams of Secrtet Fan Base to create these awesome limited edition outfits.

Both these creations are available for a limited time, if interested email here. Please don't email me, I don't have them!

All I can say is, I'm happy these folks are working with me and not against me. 

Captain Canuck storms the toy shelves

Canada’s Superhero gets his first action figure

Toronto, ON, Canada (Dec 12, 2013) – Following his new animated web series, Canada’s own iconic champion, Captain Canuck gets the action figure kids have been looking for since his debut in 1975 with a new release from Odeon Toys. 

He's been on a postage stamp, even the cover of Time, but for decades, Superman had one thing over Canada's Superhero… an action figure. Canadian toy maker Odeon toys in creative partnership with EMCE toys and Big B Comics are righting that wrong. The 8 inch tall figure which will retail for $24.99 will have the look and feel of a toy released when the first issue of Captain Canuck, by creator Richard Comely, hit news stands in 1975.

"We were looking for an iconic Canadian character for our first release, and I can think of none better than Captain Canuck, " said Sam Noir, project coordinator at Odeon. He added  "I was one of those kids who looked for a Canuck figure on toy shelves in the 1970s, I must admit, we're pretty excited to be doing this."

The Captain Canuck figure will be available in 2014 at Big B Comics (www.bigbcomics.com) locations and online at www.megomuseum.com andcaptaincanuck.com.

About Captain Canuck Incorporated: Captain Canuck Incorporated (CC INC) was

founded in 2012 by Fadi Hakim and Alex Sengupta. Entrusted with Richard Comely’s patriotic creation, the partners enlisted television industry veterans Dean Henry and Paul Gardner as Creative Directors to re-imagine Captain Canuck for a new audience.

www.captaincanuck.com

About Odeon Toys

Odeon Toys  produces  action figures and collectibles outside of Toronto ON. Formed in 2011, the company's first release were  the Mego Museum Super Collector and Brick Mantooth : the Plaid Stallion action dolls.

For Press information contact:

Odeon Toys

Introducing Satin Monster

Presenting the latest release by Odeon Toys, Satin Monster, one of our mascots,  is a limited edition 8 inch action figure in the 70s Mego style. He comes complete with genuine vintage threads (real thrift store clothing was murdered to create each figure) and packed with more manliness than is allowed in the state of Tennessee. 



Every one of the ten action figures comes on this clamshell card, so he can be displayed MOC or..




To be life of all your man-doll parties. Warning, all your other action figures will be jealous or possibly pregnant.

Special thanks to Steve M for the fabric, David Lee for the head work and the amazing Theressa for the sew magic!

Limited to ten units, Satin Monster will be available on the Ebay and at the Mego Museum mall. Once they're gone, they're gone!

Coming in January:

Brick is Micronaughty

It is with great joy that I unveil the packaging art for the upcoming "Project: Mantooth" figure "Micronaughty", produced for me by the amazing Tim Baron.

I've admired Tim's style for some time and was happy he wanted to work with me on something. I offered him this project because I knew he'd do it justice and he totally knocked it out of the park and exceeded my expectations here. 

I was hoping to have the figure out before Christmas however I've had a rather harsh lesson on chemicals and it'll take me until new year to fix the problem (boo). However, if you are looking for a unique gift this holiday season Tim has graphic novels for sale.

Micronaughty will likely land in January 2013, limited edition of 10. More on this and other figures soon.

New from Odeon Toys

I can't believe it's taken me a year to get these samples created but these are the first two figures from the Project: Mantooth sub series I've been working on. Each figure will be limited to about ten units and have custom packaging.

All of this (and me!) will be at this weekend's MegoMeet toy show in Wheeling, West Virginia. So if you're in the area, please stop by this Saturday and say hi.

More information and photos after the jump.

Odeon Toys Returns with Project: Mantooth

I've updated the site for my semi-fictional toy company Odeon Toys adding some new sections to help chronicle some of the happenings of The Brick Mantooth action doll, here are a few highlights of what's available:

Project Mantooth will be a series of limited Edition Brick figures that are based on iconic characters of the 1970s. They'll be new designs but quite familiar, these will be limited to ten of each figure (mostly cause I think that's the most I'll sell of these) Much more on this later.

Manmates are the mad idea of my pal Steve and are limited edition Brick figures in authentic Catalog outfits, the first one called "Purple Heeeyyys" sold out in a day. Check out the next offering "Green Sleeves" soon to be for sale at the Mego Forums.

Show us your Brick chronicles the many fun custom Brick images people have sent me.

It will be a loooooong time until I break even on this whole affair but stuff like this just makes it worth it.

That plus the site now has a link to the store where you can order Brick and his alter ego The Mego Museum Super Collector (which should be back in stock soon), Playsets, vehicles, upcoming comic book adventures and much more.

Check out the newly revised Odeon Toys Website.

Introducing Man Mates Fashion Outfits for Brick!

Every once in a while, somebody totally "gets you" and

this is one of these occasions. My pal Steve has whipped up a series of fashions for the Brick Mantooth doll. Named "Man Mates" (after the classic JC Penney series of leisure suits) each represents a different, authentic 70s outfit. Honestly, he not only gets the concept, I'm a little worried about him.

Above is "Purple Heyyys", the first of many, finely crafters,  limited edition Brick Mantooth outfits to come out and there's more.

The very talented Scott C Adams whipped up this fantastic packaging art for the series.

Purple Heyyys is available for sale right now here but it's almost sold out, once it's gone, it's gone. 

Look for more "Mantooth Variants" in the coming months, including a few I've cooked up on my own.

Unleashing the Mantooth

It is with great pride that I open up the ordering for the Brick Mantooth doll.

Some important information:

•  This is just for Brick, it does not include the Mego Museum Supercollector outfit, those will be back in stock in mid August at the same URL. (The mini museums are a pain to make)
• This is the first batch, if I sell out, it does not mean I am out of the figure, just out of assembled sets. Every one will get one, the boxes in my garage assure you.
• These are coming from Canada and take anywhere from 5 to 10 business days, Canada Post doesn't work weekends either.
• The doll comes as shown, you may or may not have to dress him yourself. This Depends on whether your set was assembled by Gallant (my friend, who lovingly dressed each one) or Goofus (obviously me, who was getting tired and hungry by this point).

It doesn't have to end there....

Once you get the doll, it doesn't have to end with you placing it on your desk. You've just opened up a world of opportunity in the world of Mego customizing. There are literally thousands of ways you can now personalize Brick. Here are a few online retailers that sell clothing and other bibs and bobs to make Mantooth completely yours:

Dr.Mego.com- We wouldn't have this figure without Dr Mego and he makes a lot of cool stuff.

Castaway toys- Boots, belts, jumpsuits, even vintage Action Jackson sets that will fit Brick.

Classic Tv Toys- Lots of custom fodder including Brady bunch clothes

If you still can't quite find that special outfit, check out the Megomuseum forums as there are several Mego scale tailors for hire.

More Mantooth Coming Soon:

As with any toy line, there will be lots of fun extras coming down the pike

My friend Scott at Dida displays has a Brick Mantooth Bachelour pad set coming out.
Also, my pal Steve is hard at work with several 70s fashions for Brick that are just wonderful and fun. Look for my own weird limited edition Brick figures to arrive in September when I unveil "Project Mantooth".
Show us you Brick!

I want this to be interactive, so if you buy a Brick and alter it in any way (like Brick 5 here) please send me some shots. Take him on a trip? I wanna see! Did you puppy eat him? Send it down (but you're a very bad boy...oh I can't stay mad at you...)

Lastly, Thanks to:

I know I'm rambling but thanks and props have to go to the people who made this happen:

Scott Sansom (Sculptor), Scott Adams (Art and Design), Steve Stolk (Printing), Paul "Dr Mego" Clarke (our man in China), Steve Moore (Outfit prototyping), Ed Leung (doll dresserer), my wonderful wife and children who seem to ignore that their father is insane.

And many thanks to you, the reader, for supporting or at least enjoying this mad idea that clearly has gone too far.

Click here to get a little Mantooth in your life.

Mantooth: The Commercial

Recently discovered in the basement of Odeon Toys Founder Vic Machismo's house, this commercial for the Brick Mantooth doll hasn't seen air since the fall of 1976, when it aired on Buffalo 29 at 3:30 am in between a rerun of "Room 222" and another rerun of "Room 222". We are happy to unveil this unique piece of toy history.



Many props to my pal Rob Chatlin who lovingly restored the film to it's former glory, without his help, this wouldn't be. Hopefully we unveil more Odeon Commericals in the coming months. More updates on Mantooth very soon. Stay tuned, well the internet doesn't have dials but you get the idea...

Factory Brick

While I shared the Super Collector Factory test shots at the Mego Museum a while back, I never revealed the factory test shots for Brick himself. I put Brick's production into the careful hands of Paul "Dr Mego" Clarke and I gotta say, he treated my brain child as one of his own. When I first saw this, I got giddy.

No better time to share this photo than now, seeing as Brick is no longer in China but in the US of A. As soon as the Canadian mail strike ends (which as a collector  is KILLING ME) , I'll have him here, ready to assemble. The first 100 or so will be available exclusively through Odeon toys and the Megomuseum. The rest of the run will be available through many fine "etailers" that have expressed interest bless 'em.

There will be a lot of fun side projects with this figure, some oddball ideas that are coming to light thanks to a cadre of talented friends. I also hope folks who buy them customize them and share the results with me. Stay tuned for more in the coming days.

One Step Closer to Mantoothedness

From the "I wasn't kidding" department:  I should have probably mentioned that two months ago the packaging for the Brick Mantooth dolls arrived from China.

Around February I gave some money to this guy I know, after two months of no communication, more money was requested. This all seemed to be leading down the path of tears but in June I got two large boxes of Odeon Toys logo'd goodness.

 The art is by my good buddy and Mego Museum co-conspirator Scott Adams and seeing these slick little solid boxes in person is both awe inspiring and intimidating.

I'm pretty inspired that I had the wearwithall to actually take a crazy idea and see it through but I'll be plenty intimidated when I have a garage full of a plastic replica of that very same crazy idea in the coming months.

Like any sensible boy in this situation would, I've already begun plans on a villain.

Odeon Toys to Re-Release Brick Mantooth Action Figure

Recently ressurected toy maker Odeon Toys (http://www.odeontoys.com/) announced today that they would be re releasing their hit action figure "Brick Mantooth: Action Model" to toy stores in 2010.

Released originally in 1975, the Mantooth doll was a tremendous hit which current Odeon toys president Victor Machismo Sr attributes to one key factor, manliness. "Brick had more testosterone than any other toy on the market, he was more bionic than Steve Austin, his fists smashed through GI Joe's puny Kung fu Grip" Machismo adds " And Big Jim took one look at Brick and ran like the fancy little princess that he was"

While Odeon released a number of outfits and vehicles for Brick including the "Mantooth Party Van", current releases for Odeon Toys simply include the original action figure and potentially some of his "manmates" outfits.

The Brick Mantooth doll will come as shown and sold in a replica solid box at the Plaidstallions.com website. It will be on display at the EMCE toys booth at this weekend's 2010 Toy Fair (http://www.emcetoys.com/). For more on Odeon toys please check out their website http://www.odeontoys.com/

Be sure to check out the Mego Museum today for an equally cool announcement regarding all things 8 inch action figures.

Visit the Mego Museum Forum for more good news!

Just an aside, this is totally legit, no foolin', I'm making a Brick Mantooth action figure in 2010.

Many thanks to my creative partners in crime, Scott C Adams, Steve Moore and Sean Sansom, Joe and Paul from EMCE for the tremendous help to make this dream come true!

Stay Tuned!