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Buff Monster And The Melty Misfits Are Going Jumbo

Presented by: The Melty Misfits, creations of artist, painter, and street artist Buff Monster, exist in a brightly colored universe where whimsy and the macabre intermingle. The creations’ strangely cute, typically cyclopic, buck-toothed faces are set inside an ice-cream-based anatomy and, like the tasty treat from whence they evolved, they are always in a state of melting — which means, like life itself, their existence is fleeting.  The ephemeral nature of The Melty Misfits is especially appropriate considering, since 2012, they have made appearances on highly collectible, vintage-style, wax-pack sticker trading cards. Initially introduced as an homage to the Garbage…
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The Scoop on Buff Monster and The Melty Misfits

Presented by: This story appears in the Den of Geek x eBay special edition trading card magazine. The first thing you notice about Buff Monster is his name, one that conjures up mental images of a werewolf pumping iron. In reality, this NYC-based fortysomething is an unassuming guy who has become one of the world’s most in-demand street artists thanks to his unrelentingly optimistic work. Typically populated by sentient scoops of ice cream, Buff’s art (despite whatever his parents may have called him in his youth, Monster’s website is quick to point out that he considers his current moniker his “real” name)…
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