Yes! Glad to be back at it with my second independent toy release. Now here’s a toy I’ve wanted to create for a long time: Fire-Catzilla. A character created in a painting for my “Death and Taxes” art show back in 2009. I’ve always thought of Fire-Catzilla as Ringo Bear’s foe or foil. When Ringo is wreaking havoc on a major metropolis and all resources are depleted, Fire-Catzilla awakens from its ancient slumber to restore balance to the cosmos once again. While I was working away designing this figure the first thing I wanted to do was create a new flame-piece – giving it more of a forceful, electric and Godzilla-like shape. And while I’m at it lets make it a word bubble – having it say something unexpectedly cute in Japanese across the front. With the help of a few of my friends in Japan we came up with ギャオォー, which is a cute way Japanese children imitate Godzilla’s roar. Let’s hope Fire-Catzilla’s bite is bigger than its bark if it has to take down Ringo Bear in the ring. You know, it would be really fun to animate an epic kaiju battle between Ringo and Fire-Catzilla. Joy Comes to Morning 2?

Anyway, enough with the rambling blog post. Here’s our press release with all the Fire-Catzilla info.
Thanks again for all your love and support!

PRESS RELEASE:

Los Angeles, CA, September 24, 2014. Artist and toy designer Joe Ledbetter (aka: J.Led) has released his latest vinyl figure Fire-Catzilla. Adding a twist to his previously released Fire-Cat figure, Fire-Catzilla features newly sculpted fins, a tail, and an electric flame with the Japanese word for “rawr” printed across in neon pink. This 11-inch tall green monster is a limited edition of just 300 pieces and is currently available exclusively from the artist himself on his web store: http://store.joeledbetter.com/fire-catzilla/

Fire-Catzilla has been in the works for years, J.Led explains; “I have imagined bringing this beast of a character to life in vinyl toy form since I first created Fire-Catzilla in a painting back in 2009. Couldn’t be happier to set this monster loose inside your toy collections”.

Here’s the details:
– Produced and designed by artist Joe Ledbetter
– Stands almost 11-inches tall
– Limited Edition of 300
– 5 points of articulation
– Newly sculpted flame!
– Newly sculpted fins and tail!
– Window-boxed
– Only available directly from the artist: store.joeledbetter.com/fire-catzilla
– $110 USD (+ shipping)
– In stock and ready to ship worldwide!