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Tim Burton collaborates with Dark Horse Deluxe to create characters from his popular book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories.
The Dark Horse x Burton worked together closely to make these characters as “real,” based off the Tim Burton The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy story. The 6” and Large-size vinyl versions of these characters are now available for the Burton or Dark Horse collector. Three releases are planned for the end of 2009: Oyster Boy, Stain Boy, and Toxic Boy.

The Tim Burton other new releases, including two heat-sensitive coffee mugs, a pull-tab journal that animates a Burton watercolor scene, a new light-up journal, playing cards, T-shirts and note cards in light-up boxes.

Fans of Tim Burton can also look forward to a retrospective show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York featuring the career of the man himself. The exhibit will run from November 2009 through March 2010. Dark Horse Deluxe products will be available at the museum, and the original sculpture maquettes for the figures will be a part of the installation. With previously unseen characters being exhibited.