Toy Fair 2025: Exclusive First Look at LBO's YO MONSTA Brand!

One thing about the Toy Industry...it pulls hyper-creative minds together to form some legendary mash-ups and collaborations! LBO can be counted as one such meeting of minds, comprised of Kwame' (famous rapper/producer), Steve Forde (GoHero founder and a classic monster kid with award-winning projects with original and world-class licensed brands), Mike Polis (who among other things produced the show Yo Gabba Gabba makes amazing products for Killer Tomatoes, Mars Attacks, and Garbage Pail Kids.), Acori Honzo and LaWanda Shepherd (Artist and figural documentarians steeped in culture - See the D.O.P.E. projects), and Scott Kuenzli (Runs Disburst and offers decades of leading behind the scenes with visionary artists and indie toy companies). Yo Monsta represents all those flavors in one brand and has all the earmarks of a transmedia hit.

McFarlane Unleashes a Flavor Flav Action Figure

YEEEEEAAAAAaaaaaa Boyyyyyy!! When McFarlane Toys announced the return of MOVIE MANIACS, our expectations were of horror's most sinister icons blissfully recreated in 4 dimensions of plastic and paint. What we got...wasn't that. After the Jumanji Movie cast, Buggs Bunny, the 40 Year Old Virgin, The Dude from the Big Lebowski, Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber and the pedo from Dazed and Confused, characters like Freddy and Jason seemed a universe away. Now, McFarlane explores a different kind of maniac. ...The kind who demolish hotel rooms and light stages on fire across the planet. And they make music too!

MUSTARD Releases New Single “PARKING LOT” Ft Travis Scott

Grammy-winning producer and artist Mustard releases his new single “Parking Lot” featuring Travis Scott. The single comes after his monumental “Mustard & Friends'' set at Kendrick Lamar’s “The Pop Out – Ken & Friends” Juneteenth concert at the Kia Forum. “Parking Lot” is the first single from his highly anticipated fourth studio album, Faith of a Mustard Seed, set to release July 26, 2024. 

Godzilla Gonna Knock You Out

As we celebrate the coming of GODZILLA: King of Monsters and what is set to be a head-exploding movie length battle, we also celebrate marketing in a moment when the art form is not afraid to have some fun!

Following the global success of “Godzilla” and “Kong: Skull Island” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse: “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.

Yumiko: Curse Of The Merch Girl

From pioneering the independent rap hustle to starting his own festival, Cali emcee Murs has always been a trailblazer. To that end, he proudly presents Yumiko: Curse Of The Merch Girl, a brand new album and graphic novel available exclusively through Kickstarter. The album and novel unite to tell the story of Yumiko “Yumi” Morales; a lost soul working as a merch girl for her boyfriend's touring hip-hop-funkadelic-party band "Murder Acts", but ends up caught in a supernatural thrill ride when she's left alone in a small strange town. It seems that only a bizarre opening act comprised of uncanny, mysterious figures have a clue to what is happening to her, and what she must do to stop it.

The 124-page graphic novel is illustrated by Jose Garcia, written by Josh Blaylock and the ten-song album - whose lyrics are printed in their entirety throughout the novel - is produced entirely by DJ Foundation. Yumiko is available only via the project's Kickstarter page, where a range of different pledge options will get you everything from the novel and CD to exclusive apparel, custom download cards illustrated by David Mack and Jim Mahfood, and a personal thank-you note and Twitter follow from Murs. Followed by the release of the album and book, an animated music video will officially be unveiled at Murs' party during the Comic-Con convention in San Diego. "Yumiko is hip hop and comics done correctly," says Murs of the project. "Comics have always been a huge inspiration to me. And having the chance to publish my own comic is truly an honor. Working with my partners to create this book was a lot of fun and we are looking forward to making our dream a reality with the help of the fans." Murs can also be seen reviewing recent issues of Batman, Catwoman and Wolverine for G4TV's Fresh Ink Online blog.