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Podcast: Toys on Tap
Episode: Ep. 228 Toys on Tap w/ Tolzar Toys: Ink & Vinyl: Michael Bogle’s Journey from Skin to Sofubi
Description: On this episode of Toys on Tap, we dive deep with Michael Bogle, the tattoo artist-turned-toy designer behind Tolsar Toys. Based in New Orleans and inspired by dark fantasy and gothic aesthetics, Michael shares how 18 years in tattooing led him to create ambitious, large-scale kaiju figures that push the boundaries of indie toy design.We explore:How New Orleans culture and ‘90s media shaped his spooky, metal-infused styleThe evolution of his original character Kraju and its growing universeHis hands-on, detail-first approach to toy design and storytellingBalancing creative ambition with personal lifeWhat’s next: Aruk the Immortal, grap...