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As many of you may recall– two weeks ago, Tara McPherson invaded New York City’s KidRobot to celebrate the release of both her latest blindboxed vinyl toy collection; the Gamma Mutant Space Friends, and the release of her 2nd book of collections; Lost Constellations released by DarkHorse. Wow! I think that may have been the longest sentence I’ve written on this blog. =) April 23rd also marked the beginning of Tara’s both national and international tour, and what better place to start than her home turf?

I’ve made it explicitly clear on many occassions that I am in lust with Tara and in passionate love with her works no matter what medium. So, when the Gamma Mutants finally landed, it wasn’t a question of would I be picking some up? The real question was, how many would I be picking up? To my own surprise I purchased a whole case– a first since I’ve been in the designer toy scene. Watch the video above to learn my thoughts on the figure and hit the jump to see many more photos!!

Tomorrow is the series launch of Tara McPherson’s Gamma Mutant Space Friends!! The sexy, smart and gifted artist will be stopping by a KidRobot near you to celebrate her latest release which will retail at $7.95ea and will hopefully be signing too? I’m not sure. But, she will be on hand to talk to her fans (I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her and scoring a sketch in my blackbook too). She’ll also have copies of her new book Lost Constellations the sequel to Lonely Hearts available, which adorns each page with her spunky pastel-colored characters.

Taken from MPH's Flickr

I’m not sure if I’m going to the KidRobot event, although, it would be a great opportunity to take pictures of her. As some of you already know, I’m in lust with her. I get way too nervous around her, but I think I’d settle for grabbing a copy of her book directly from her. <3 I’m blushing already and I’m not even next to her, I’m the worst. Check out her blog for a schedule of her really LONG upcoming book tour.

I bring news of 5 different artists and their upcoming t-shirts. First I’ll focus on Bubi Au Yeung’s shirts, and then you can hit the jump to find out (and see) the shirts that Doktor A, Tara McPherson, Jon Burgerman and Dalek are releasing.

I love Bubi! If you don’t know who she is, the above photo should give you an inclination. She’s the talented artist that brought us Treeson (and all it’s colorways/sizes). She recently shared the newest additions to her Zazzle shop where she sells her own apparel.

Be Different is the newest addition to her site. She has it available in several cuts for both men and women, and also has some key chains, hats and a mug!! I think I might be picking up the mug for myself, because I have a mug collection that needs some growing. I also happen to love her previous design:

I am actually quite in love with the expression on her character’s face. hee-hee. I say, I want to ask Bubi to turn me into a Treeson. The very first image is a picture of Bubi (treeson-ized). I like that she’s able to do a simple design with such limited colors. Great job Bubi! To check out her shop, click this link. Now, keeping reading to see stuff from some of our other favorite artists.