The Singapore Toy Game Comic Convention invites animators, designers, gamers and digital journalist to come be inspired, in a one of a kind event. The STGCC Conference Sessions starts August 14, 2009.

STGCC will featuring key players from the global creative industries, from all of the world. The sessions will cover topics ranging from the pro and cons in designer toy industry, creating graphic novels, film-making and the future of digital artistry. Also a super added PLUS All attendees will receive a special goodie bag with gifts from the sponsered guest!

Apple Kingdom (HKG)

Association of Comic Artists (SIN)

Bandai South Asia Pte Ltd and Sheng Tai Toys Pte Ltd (SIN)

Being Kids Pte Ltd (SIN)

Blythe (JPN)

Camilla d’Errico (CAN)

Cartoon.SG (SIN)

Coarse (HKG)

DEVILROBOTS (JPN)

Dollz Inc (SIN)

Dooodolls Design (MAS)

501st Legion Singapore Garrison and Starwars.sg (SIN)

FZD School of Design (SIN)

Gempak Starz (MAS)

Green Camel (JPN)

G & B Comics (SIN)

Hasbro (SIN)

Imaginary Friends Studios (SIN)

LEGO® (SIN)

MyStamp by Singapore Post (SIN)

NAFA International (SIN)

Play Imaginative (SIN)

Plus Plus™ and Clic Brick™ (SIN)

Rapid Culture (SIN)

Simply Toys (SIN)

Singapore Polytechnic (SIN)

Strategy Entertainment Pte Ltd (SIN)

Tokidoki (USA)

2:Spot Communications (THA)

Uglydolls (USA)

Upper Deck (HKG)

Wizards of the Coast (SIN)

Toy2R and Spanish/American toy artist Frank Kozik will be dropping a limited 6″ glow in the dark Anarchy Potamus figure available for 38.00 USD and exclusive to 200 pieces.The Frank Kozik GID 6″ figure will be featured at Taipei Toy Festival (TFF) July 9, 2009 and the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) July 23, 2009. The Potamus

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The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Festival

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Festival 2009 will be held June 6th & 7th at the 69th Regiment Armory at Lexington Avenue and 25th Street in New York City!

The MoCCA Festival, held each June since 2002. You can come check out and purchase comics, mini-comics, web comics, graphic novels, animation, posters, prints, original artwork, and much more. Scheduled to appear are John Green, Tom Hart, Charles Hatfield on Jack Kirby, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Tom Kaczynski, David Mazzuchelli, Dave Roman, Frank Santoro in Conversation with Gary Panter, Seth, Raina Telgemeier, Adrian Tomine, Marion Vitus, and more.  Don’t forget it’s this weekend!

Back In Black 2, Hydro74 and Pale Horse present the "Back in Black 2" T-Shirt

Back In Black 2 Hydro74 and Pale Horse presents Back in Black 2 T-Shirt Exhibit featuring designs by leading digital artist from popular apparel companies, bands and record labels come together to create exclusive one limited one color T-shirts.

Black In Black 2, will highlight artwork of the uncelebrated designer though made to order T-Shirts.

Featured Artist:
123 Klan
Brian Morris
Dan Mumford
Godmachine
Hydro74
ISO%
Jimiyo
Julie West
MAD
Maxx242
Munk One
OG Abel
Pale Horse
Ryan Smith
Tristan Eaton

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via: backinblackapparel

Nintendo Wii street art inspired WiiSpray device, virtual art

Street art goes to a whole new level with the latest Nintendo Wii inspired devices. This virtual spray paint can has over 120 levels of pressure. The spraying can maintains its shape and functions. The project “WiiSpray” is not just a hardware interface but also has software to stimulated the real act of spraying, offering a wide range of colors and caps as well you can also set your own background and save them.

via: WiiSpray

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Warner Brothers new WBshop, DVD's, apparel, graphic novels, TV series

Introducing the new WBshop! Warner Brothers has recently expended there online shop with loads of new Warner Brothers films and the latest hit TV shows. The Warner Brothers official WBshop features the largest Warner collection past and newest releases.

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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain © MURAKAMI exhibit 2009.

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao located in Bilbao, Spain is featuring © MURAKAMI exhibit running till May 31, 2009.

Takashi Murakami is one of the most influential artists to come out of Japan, trained in nihonga a traditional Japanese painting style with anime figures. Murakami emerged out of Japan’s Neo-Pop generation after the collapse of Japan’s economy in the late 1980s.

© MURAKAMI organized by MOCA LA the is noted as the most comprehensive retrospective of Takashi’s work. Features more than 90 artworks in various media, including painting, sculpture, installation, and film, of Murakami’s anime alter ego DOB popular among otaku as well as a archive of licensed Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. merchandise.

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Rivet, Columbus Ohio, Art Exhibition featuring Shannon Bonatakis

Shannon Bonatakis art exhibit opened with a reception today( March 7th, 2009) at the Rivet in Columbus Ohio and will be running till the end of the month. Rivet gallery is currently featuring a lot of anime/manga artist in the next few months so if you are in Ohio, Rivet is the gallery to check out with fresh anime illustrated art.

Watchman "No More Mask" poster 2009

MTV brings back a second edition of Spoilers hosted by MTV News Tim Kash and Kim Stolz, this Saturday at 8p. The 30-minute Spoilers will offer a sneak peak and a screening party of the upcoming movie Watchman. Along with other future films such as Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek, Land of the Lost and Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince. mtv blog