A regular schedule of new and exclusive toy drops, Super Series Sundays once brought joy and glee to toy collectors worldwide. Supporting creators like Task One, Kyle Kirwan, Forces of Dorkness, Evilos and Nerviswr3k, the Super Series Sundays drops shine a much needed light on the creations of working toy artists. Sadly, in 2016, the 3 year campaign died a sudden and unexplained death.
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Most never get the opportunity.
That's why Alex Rivera (Playful Gorilla) suggested an open-call custom toy show to Tenacious CEO Benny Kline. They pounced quickly, orchestrating the call out to artists through the Tenacious Instagram. Everything happened within 24 hours after that post: 30+ artists secured their spots in the show, and in the big Tenacious glass case at Booth 1771. The best possible spot for an emerging artist at NYCC!
The selection of products each year includes: toys, statues, collectibles, plush, apparel, enamel pins, stickers, comic books, illustrations, sketches, posters and more. We may even bring an official licensed coin operated Pokemon card machine!
"We don't typically offer storewide sales, and our stock of everything is limited, so some of these items will never be offered at a discount again," Tenacious CEO Benny Kline tells us. "I made sure to offer real value to our collectors this year."
From Benny - I am personally super excited to expand our focus on RAD action figures this year at NYCC!
This year I focused on three of his favorite manufacturers: JT Studio from Taiwan, Devil Toys from Hong Kong, and PureArts from Canada.
Tenacious Toys has teamed up with Bigshot Toyworks to showcase Shi-Shi the Tiny Guardian, their adorable baby foo dog, in a colorful and very small custom show:
The Tiny Guardian Tiny Custom Show
Up for viewing and sale at NYCC booth 1771, these beautiful one-of-a-kind custom Shi-Shis come hand painted and customized by a talented group of artists:
Tenacious Toys has a pop culture extravaganza planned for NYCC booth 1771, with an almost unbelievable showcase of limited edition toys, collectibles and artwork by small brands and indie creators!
Figuring prominently in the Tenacious lineup will be dozens of memorable and unique art toys and collectibles in both vinyl and resin. Below are just a few of them (all limited edition and available in very small quantities in booth 1771)
This show features 25 customs based on the Heartbat Studios 4" vinyl Catbat figure - a cat with bat wings! In this show are one-of-a-kind pieces by 20 different artists - artist names and IG handles are below:
‘Warrior Skull’ is a dimensional realization of K-NOR’s helmeted skull character, a recurring motif in both his street art and personal work. With a battered and rusted helmet, majestic ram horns, and evocative battle cry, ‘Warrior Skull’ is sure to entice anyone in the mood to hear a good war story.
An edition of just ten signed and numbered pieces, molded and cast by Forces of Dorkness and completely hand painted by K-NOR, these are collectible toys at their very finest.
Esctoy.com and Erick Scarecrow created this retro mini pinball figure called TILT. Produced in ABS/resin, the figure perfectly captures the energy and excitement of the classic arcade game. Standing at almost 2 inches tall and featuring subtle detailing, this piece is sure to be a conversation starter in any home or office.
THRASHER Goblin comes with his own skateboard with Danger Dog graphics, AND a killer sticker sheet full of correctly sized mini stickers that you can slap all over the deck of the skateboard!
With chunky skate shoes, a short sleeve hoodie and his tongue hangin out, this gnarly Goblin reminds us a lot of... Benny Kline, the grown up skater man-child that runs Tenacious Toys!
This year the world-famous Tenacious Collective will occupy an entire island of booths, hence the nickname "Tenacious Island!" Tenacious Island members this year include Tenacious Toys, Furry Feline Creatives, Nitelyfe Pins, Concrete Jungle, the EFUE Crew, Bun Leung, Kudoze, Otis Blaqlion, Juan Muniz & Das Frank.
In booth 1673 you will find exclusive toys in vinyl and resin, custom one of a kind toys, statues, plushes, apparel, pins, original artwork, stickers, prints, and even a children's book. The Tenacious Island booth is by far the most diverse and interesting booth at the entire show!
Fan Expo Philly is at the Pennsylvania Convention Center: 1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Miami-based artist ABSTRK first sprayed his vampire characters onto gates and walls of Havana, Cuba before moving his creepfest up to Miami! The vampire character motif is carried throughout his work. This 8" vinyl statue depicts one of his characters, clad in a basketball jersey, camo shorts and some nice kicks, with one leg raised and hands in full spooky mode!
