Hi-Fructose: Toysploitation Magazine, Vol. 1, Premiere Issue, Summer 2005

Wraps, 21.2 by 27.6 cm, 96 pp., heavily illus. Light wear to the covers and corners; the back cover has rubbing. The first few issues of Hi-Fructose, which was founded by artists Attaboy and Annie Owens in 2005, focused on new art and designer toys. However, they very quickly shifted their focus from a “Toysploitation Magazine,” to an “Under the Counter Culture” journal with their eyes “squarely on the art which transcends genre and trend […] an amalgamation of new contemporary, emerging as well as distinguished artists, with a spotlight on awe inspiring spectacles from round the world.” Still in publication, they are one of the most respected contemporary art mags on the rack, and regularly feature some of the most bold and important artists working today. This issue features Brian McCarty, Gary Basemen, Kaiju Big Battel, Gobler Toys, Dave Cooper, Little Miss No Name, Seen, etc. First Edition.