The Blot has been waiting for the official release of BIC Plastic’s BIC Buddy mini vinyl figure Artist Series 1 ever since the 3 inch toy line first debuted at San Diego Comic Con 2009 back in July, and it sounds like they should finally be hitting store shelves sometime soon! I love my Jesse Hernandez SDCC 2009 exclusive yellow BIC Buddy, and I’ve been wanting to add Hernandez’ black BIC Buddy to my collection ever since. Designed by Marka27, the new BIC Buddy platform is fantastic.
While this 3” platform is the same height as Kidrobot’s Dunny, it has a bulkier body and head giving artists more surface area to play with. Plus, certain BIC Buddys come with killer accessories like wings and capes! The BIC Buddy platform is definitely the first mini figure artist series I’ve been excited for in a really long time.
These 3” BIC Buddys come blind boxed and retail for $8 each. BIC Buddy Artist Series 1 includes 13 different figures and 3 rare secret chase figures designed by some of today’s hottest artists. BIC Buddy Artist Series 1 features Cope2, David Flores, kaNO, Marka27, Ritzy Periwinkle, Jesse Hernandez, MAD, SKET, Brandt Peters, Scribe, Angry Woebots, Andrew Bell and Indie84.