Toy of the Week: Mr. 2 Bon Clay
You don’t have to be an anime fan or a One Piece fan to enjoy the awesomeness of this statue of an insane, clearly gay man wearing a swan-themed ballerina outfit (but it certainly helps). He’s Mr. 2 Bon Clay, part of Megahouse’s exquisite Portrait of Pirates One Piece line, runs $50, stands about 8-inches tall, and will be difficult to explain owning to just about anybody. His If you were wondering if you could take the swan heads off his back and put them on his feet, thus replicating his deadly ballet-fu combat techniques, the answer is yes! You can buy him here.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.