La Muerte Negro
When darkness descends…

On Naoya 13 there are many whispered tales of people disappearing in the night. Sometimes, they are tales of revolt, of dissidents and rival political parties. Sometimes they are tales of justice in the underground: of pit fighting organizers, of gang lords, or of corrupt police. Sometimes they are just tales indeed… People may never know the answers they seek but when darkness descends, when evil things happen and they leave not a trace, they blame La Muerte Negro.

Officially, La Muerte Negro does not exist. The Taurenos royal family denies their existence. There is no La Muerte Negro. But the people know better. They were told the tales as children, to keep their lives straight. The tales evolving as they grew older, no longer just myth. Everybody knows someone that knew somebody that disappeared. The people know what darkness patrols the city when the sun sets… the people know…

10 figures in this set, $800 per figure. Due to the nature of the materials, some differences should be expected in each figure.

Limit one figure per customer.

This set will be distributed to customers on a first come, first serve basis. Anyone interested please email sales@huckgee.com ASAP to reserve your figure and make payment arrangements.

Dunny 2010 Release Parties!
This Thursday, August 19th!

Huck will be stopping by both of our local 2010 Dunny Release Parties this Thrusday… both Neon Monster and Kidrobot SF.

Neon Monster’s party goes from 4:30-7PM on Thursday, August 19th. For full details, see this blog post. Don’t forget: anyone who stops by will also get to vote in our Dunny 2010 Case contest, and help pick the grand prize winner! And now, in no particular order:

5 Things You’ll Find at Neon Monster’s Dunny 2010 Trading Party:

1. Sket One’s Sweet Relish Dunny. Kidrobot has provided this rare 3-inch condiment complement to Sket’s Mustard and Sketchup Dunnys to retailers having trading parties. The Sweet Relish Dunny is a free gift to people who buy a full case of Dunny 2010. One per customer. First come, first served. [Photo via MPH Flickr]
2. Huck Gee. The man behind some of the most sought-after Dunnys in history will stop by sometime during the duration of our party, so stick around and maybe you’ll pull his figure.
3. Frank Kozik. Frank has TWO Dunnys in the 2010 series: a standard and a chase. He’ll put in an appearance sometime during the party, so bring your lucky Labbit and see what you can pull.
4. Easy parking. Though walkers may find their legs and glutes get a good workout on the Noe Valley hills, street parking is plentiful.
5. Beer. ‘Nuff said.

Kidrobot San Francisco: The zero hour is approaching! Dunny Series 2010 is a week away and Kidrobot is celebrating the explosive launch with artists appearances and exclusive goodies at Kidrobot stores. On Thursday, August 19 from 6-8 pm (in respective time zones), we will host numerous artists from DS 2010 in 4 0f our 5 Kidrobot locations. In San Francsico you can bro down with Huck Gee, Frank Kozik and Jesse Hernandez. Visit our New York store in SoHo and say hi to Aya Kakeda and Travis Cane. Meet the lovely ladies, Esther Kim, Michelle Valigura and Amanda Visell at our Los Angeles location. And hob nob with Triclops Studios in our London store.

There will be an exclusive DS 2010 tote bag and super-limited Sket One Relish Dunny with case purchases, while supplies last. Hit up our world wide launch party map to find the closest participating location.

Happy hunting everyone!!

- Huck & Crew

Los Angeles De La Muerte
The revered guardians of the Taurenos royal family.

The Taurenos monarchy has ruled Naoya 13 for the better part of two centuries. Maintaining their hold on this tumultuous kingdom has been no easy feat, thwarting numerous coup and assassination attempts over the decades. The inner sanctum of House Taurenos‘ security forces are the well known and revered Los Angeles De La Muerte. These elite troops are hand picked at a very young age, biomechanically enhanced, rewired and groomed into their roles as the sole guardians of the royal family. Linked together, they act as a single unit, sharing their data streams, their sole purpose in life is to protect the royal family. Knowing nothing but loyalty, it’s almost chivalrous. Can you think of a more trustworthy and efficient team to guard Queen Taurenos and her family?

10 figures in this set, $800 per figure. Due to the nature of the materials, some differences should be expected in each figure.

Limit one figure per customer.

This set will be distributed to customers on a first come, first serve basis. Anyone interested please email sales@huckgee.com ASAP to reserve your figure and make payment arrangements.

Kidrobot Exclusive Release and Signing
SDCC Booth 4529

Huck will be signing at the Kidrobot SDCC booth this Saturday, July 24th, from 1-3pm: “Saturday, Day 3 at booth 4529 is the day of mystery (of some sorts) for the SDCC exclusive release and signing with Huck Gee. Let your imaginations run wild with this one!”

Fully Visual Skullheads
Double Rainbow Awesome!

I wish there was a way for you folks to see these in person, the size, the heft, they are downright overwhelming. There are still a handful of each still available over at www.fullyvisual.com.

“The Monster Within”
Huck’s Custom Buff Monster

In case you missed the Buff Monster group show, “The Monster Within”, and Huck’s custom submission for said show, you should go here and take a looksee: Huck’s Buff Monster Custom.

Also, it appears you can still buy pieces from the show here: http://www.gr2.net/artshow.php#

Thanks!!

- Huck & Crew

Spring Cleaning
Looky what we dug up…

Just look at that stack of vinyl goodness. For some of you trying to complete your Dunny collection this is just one set short of being the holy grail of finds: Dunny Series 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (2009). In addition, we’ve got a couple of the Kidrobot Super Mini Keychain sets and a set of the 2006 World Cup Coca Cola Trexis. The best part? They’re all sealed and unopened. These are Huck’s artist sets, one of each figure in the set as part of his involvement in the series. They’ve been sitting in the back of a storage box for the last few years. We really had no clue what to price these at so we threw them all up for auction. You can find everything here: Huck’s Ebay Listings.

The Vader Project
Freeman’s Auction House

After several years touring the globe, The Vader Project helmets are finally going on the auction block. In addition to Huck’s take on the classic villain, Kurai no Kurai, there are over 100 other helmets in this globe trotting show, painted by some of the art world’s greatest. These will all be auctioned off via Freeman’s Auction House in Philadelphia on July 10th, 2010. The entire catalog is available for viewing here: Sale 1375 and Huck’s helmet here: Lot 37 Good luck!

They also have some of the gorgeous Vader Project books available for preorder here: Vader Project Auction Catalog

Nibbles, Nibbles, Nibbles
Someone give this guy a home!

We’ve still got one Pit Fighter Nibbles left. He’s up in the store now. Go and get him before he’s gone for good! http://store.huckgee.com/

That’s all for this week!

Thanks!!

- Huck & Crew

Pit Fighter Nibbles
Natural born brawler…

Long before he joined the Dread Squad, Nibbles was a renowned pit fighter on his home planet of Naoya 13, born into the interspecies favelas of Taurenos, the sprawling industrial port city. He survived the brutal street life as much with his wits as with his muscle, playing his foes against one another like an elaborate game of chess. His natural born skills and savage upbringing made him a perfect fit for the underground pit fighting circuit. He flourished, against all odds, climbing his way to the top of the heap and into the legends of underground fame.

But as is bound to happen, no matter how many steps he tried to stay ahead of his enemies, his luck eventually ran out, he crossed one person too many and found himself hunted down by the elite military police, jailed in a maximum security isolation wing, staring down the barrel of politico assassination allegations. He most likely would’ve perished there if not for Sgt Vasquez stumbling across him and offering him the opportunity of a new life as a member of the UTCMC Dread Squad…but that story is for another day…

Here we present Nibbles in all of his pit fighter glory… going on sale this Friday, April 16th, at Noon PDT. Each figure is signed, numbered and comes with shown accessories. Due to the nature of the materials, some differences should be expected in each figure. 10 figures in this set, $650 per figure.

Limit one figure per customer.

Huck’s Store (Noon PDT, Friday 04/16)

The Coin Jar Winnar(s)!
The winning total was… drum roll please… $471.95

We said there’d be only one winner, but two people surprisingly guessed the exact same amount of $468.00. With the final CoinStar tally being $471.95 they were both the closest without going over. We will be contacting both of the winners momentarily and shipping them their Dread Squad print sets.

Thanks for playing!!

- Huck & Crew

Schmancy – Seattle – Friday
6-8pm, January 22nd, 2010

This Friday, you will be able to find Huck hanging out with beautiful peeps at the wonderful Schmancy toy store in downtown Seattle. It’s a great little store with an even awesomer owner. Huck will be signing, toasting, chatting and just plain hanging out for several hours on Friday evening. Huck isn’t in Seattle to often, so if you want to come meet the artist and get something signed, this is your opportunity! Come one, come all!

Schmancy Toys
1932 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-1102
(206) 728-8008

Friday, January 22nd, 6-8pm

Click here for Map & Directions

Thank you…
RE: The Story of Kat Veracruz…

Hi folks, Huck here… Just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for all the feedback and kind words regarding the Kat Veracruz story that I published a few weeks ago. It was a rather interesting experience (to say the least) and while I thought it made for a great story, I was very happy to hear that everyone else seemed to agree with me. It was eye opening on many levels… I thought I’d seen it all.

Along with the public service announcement, it allowed me to exercise some dormant writing skills that I forgot I had. I’m not a writer, never taken a class, never had the interest but I am an avid reader and I love the writing process… laying my normally hectic thoughts out in straight (semi) lines. It was therapeutic and good practice for the writing projects that lay ahead of me. I have a lot more adventures, observations, memories I plan on writing up. Just some of the crazy shit I’ve experienced… Some stories I’ll publish, some I’ll put aside for a future date, and then we have a couple books in the works…

So anyways, thank you for your support again and again. I wouldnt be here without you.

Thanks,
H

SGT Hicks print coming!
More info to be announced next week

Also, one last note to let you know that there’s a new print coming next week. Huck has been busy finishing up the next UTCSO print of SGT Hicks in all of his Horn Core glory. We will have another newsletter going out next week with all of the necessary information… stay tuned.

Thank you!

- Huck & Crew