Mishka recently took part in the opening reception for Kaiju Invades NYC at the illustrious Toy Tokyo. As part of the event, they created a special shirt originally slated to only be available at the show itself. But after a crazy amount of requests, Mishka allocated a small number of the shirts to their online shop. Featuring one of the most detailed illustrations I’ve seen on a Mishka shirt, I can understand the demand. I’m a Large if anyone is so inclined!

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Talent isn’t just relegated to what you see on your boob-tube all the time. It is in many of a fan, as well. After the success of the first Bart Simpson Qee series, two new ones are poppin’ up with the father-son tandem of Homer and Bart.
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Anyone familiar with Kiks Tyo should know that they’re always going to find a way to push the love affair between the worlds of Japanese gravure, urban erotica, street fashion and the sneaker fanaticism shared by the like-minded. With that in check, Kiks Tyo presents: “Sneaker Lover” featuring Aki Hoshino [‘the Angel of Japan’] and photographed by celebrated Tokyo-based, Yasumasa Yonehara.
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STRANGEco officially released the Vivisect Playset to retailers this week. The eight piece minifigure set is curated by Luke Chueh, who also created the Mugs Bunny figure pictured above. While the series only consists of eight figures, there are 7 chase and 5 artist exclusive colorways for a total of 20 figures in the set. We have pictures and details on the artists after the jump.

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Here’s a look at the Upper Playground Walrus as interpreted by into a 7″ vinyl figure by Greg “Craola” Simkins. This figure, released towards the end of 2007, is incredibly detailed for a vinyl sculpt and gives the Upper Playground mascot some much needed personality.

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Controversial street artist Neckface is taking his unmistakable style to Australia for a gallery show presented by Vans. Whether or not you’re into his style and technique, there’s no denying his hustle. He has managed to segue wall scrawling into a gallery setting and worked with a variety of respected skate companies along the way.

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Few people have had even half the impact on the American cultural landscape as Stan Lee. As a creator to pretty much every Marvel Comics character that matters (sorry, Typeface) that you can think of, it’s hard to imagine a world without his genius. It should go without saying then, that his influence on modern artists is immeasurable. With that in mind, Gallery 1988 recently unveiled Under the Influence: A Tribute to Stan Lee, with contributions from a huge number of incredible artists. (more…)

Steve Powers, perhaps better known to many of you as graffiti legend Espo, has followed the footsteps of some of his contemporaries and made the transition to renowned gallery artist. He currently is showing a collection of his work in the Morris Gallery at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and just today released Steve Powers is a Studio Gangster, which chronicles some of his work over the last five years. (more…)

The good folks at Stussy recently expanded their growing empire to the sunny shores of Hawaii.  The shop itself, like other Stussy stores worldwide, features a complete range of Stussy gear in a simple, sophisticated shopping environment, allowing the products to sell themselves.  (more…)

For those who aren’t familiar with Ben the Illustrator, get familiar quick! The Cornwall, UK illustrator with a background in animation and being a director has done work with Sony Japan; album sleeve designs and illustrations; editorial illustration for Vice Magazine and advertising campaigns for clients including Smart Cars and Honda. Now, the artist du jour brings out his first ever Speakerdog Exhibition. (more…)