Superplastic x Gorillaz Spacesuit Set Figures

Product Description

The Superplastic x Gorillaz Spacesuit Set Figures is a collaborative designer toy release that brings together two of the most creatively aligned brands in the premium collectible space, pairing Superplastic's reputation as the leading platform for vinyl and soft vinyl designer art toys with Gorillaz, the virtual band created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett whose animated character universe has been one of the most visually rich and collector-relevant properties in music since the group's formation in 1998. The set depicts the Gorillaz characters in spacesuit form, translating Hewlett's iconic character designs for 2-D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel into the elevated soft vinyl format that Superplastic has used to establish its platform as a home for premium licensed designer toy collaborations with cultural properties that connect music, art, and collectible toy culture. The spacesuit concept applies a thematic unity across all four characters while allowing each figure to retain the individual personality and visual identity that makes the Gorillaz roster so distinctly recognizable to the band's global fanbase of dedicated collectors and longtime music followers.

Superplastic launched in 2018 under the creative direction of Paul Budnitz with the explicit goal of building the world's most advanced designer toy brand, targeting the intersection of music culture, streetwear, and art toy collecting that had been steadily converging since the early days of the Kidrobot era. The Gorillaz collaboration represents one of the most natural fits in Superplastic's licensing history, as Hewlett's character work for the band has always existed in the visual vocabulary of art and design rather than simply as band mascots, earning dedicated collector attention independent of the music itself. Released in February 2021 as a complete four-figure set, the Spacesuit collaboration captures both brands at a high point of their respective cultural momentum, producing a collector set that has maintained significance in the designer toy market as both a Gorillaz artifact and a landmark Superplastic release.

The Superplastic x Gorillaz Spacesuit Set Figures was released on February 19, 2021 with a retail price of $420.