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Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Pink Thing of The Day: Bubble Gum Batman Variant

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batman bubblegum variant by joe ledbetter photo by gail worley
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Batman has gone through countless incarnations over the years, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Caped Crusader looking quite this pink. This very cool Bubble Gum Batman is a special color variant of the DC Artists Alley Batman designed by artist and toy designer Joe Ledbetter. The figure was created by DC Collectibles in collaboration with Toy Tokyo as an exclusive for New York Comic Con 2019 (though I photographed this at NYCC in 2023, so there must have been at least one leftover). Ledbetter himself announced the release on his website, noting that only 500 pieces were produced and that the figure stands approximately 6.5 inches tall. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Bubble Gum Batman Variant →

Arts and Culture

Pink Thing of The Day: Maurizio Savini’s Chewing Gum Sculptures

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Chewing Gum Sculpture
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“Italian artist Maurizio Savini creates amazingly detailed and slightly disturbing sculptures out of chewing gum and has exhibited throughout Europe. He enjoys using the gum as a medium due to the multiple senses engaged while chewing it, and also because it is a reminder of his youth and adolescence.” More cool images from this series can be enjoyed at this link.