In case you missed it, I pulled the trigger.
Not on a toy (though let’s be real—that’s inevitable). I pulled the trigger on a table. A space. A launchpad.
Next weekend—July 19th & 20th, from 10AM to 6PM—I’ll be showing up and showing off at the Branson Poke Fest, hosted at the Chateau on the Lake. But I’m not rolling in with fan art or Funko Pops.
Nope.
I’m bringing a mythos.
A living, breathing, multi-brand universe anchored in nostalgia, imagination, transformation—and some of the weirdest, most meaningful plastic you’ll ever see.
🎭 What’s Coming to the Table
I’m setting up shop with more than just books and figures. This is a totemic display. A stage. A shrine. A dare.
Front and center is Totemo, the symbolic superhero of Toys Are Totems, standing tall in both classic retro packaging and fresh 3D-printed prototype form. He’s not just a mascot—he’s an invitation.
To his right: my book,
📘 Toys Are Totems: How the Things We Loved as Kids Still Speak to Our Souls Today.
This isn’t a nostalgia trip—it’s a tool. A decoder. A spiritual return to self through the toys that never stopped whispering.
But lurking in the shadows—offbeat, off-model, and oozing mythic weight—is something stranger…
💀 Meet the Prototype: Green Cowboy Hydra
That eerie green figure? The skeletal gunslinger tangled in limbs and legend?
That’s no random art toy.
That’s the first 3D printed prototype of Maxwell Marx—the haunted antihero at the heart of Ashes of a Cult Classic and the upcoming WDRL AM 1380 audio series from Eerie Entertainment.
The design’s raw. Unfinished. Too many legs. Almost alien. And yet—it is Max.
Or at least, the ghost of what he’s becoming.
This is what happens when you fuse pulp radio horror with subconscious myth. When you let the prototype speak. Before the polish. Before the paint. This version of Max is a threshold totem—and he’s already walking between worlds.
According to the Totemo Totem Lens Analyzer:
“This is a Shadow Walker. A totem of contradiction. A figure caught between action and paralysis, tradition and transformation, death and persistence.”
Tell me that doesn’t sound like every creator you’ve ever known.
📻 Max Is Coming…
This October, Maxwell Marx fully arrives as the face of Eerie Entertainment, the voice of WDRL AM 1380, and the core of my debut novel, Ashes of a Cult Classic—a surreal radio-noir drama rooted in legacy, love, and loss.
But this green prototype?
He’s the first crack in the tomb.
The signal before the scream.
And at the Poke Fest, you’ll be able to see him up close—alongside Totemo, the book, decoder flyers, toy cards, and a full multimedia layout of what’s coming when the veil lifts in October.
🧠 Unlock Your Totem: The GPT That Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself
Here’s where things get interactive.
At the table—and online right now—you’ll be able to try my brand-new AI tool, powered by the Totem Lens framework from the book:
Scan the code. Unlock your totem.
Totemo is standing by to tell you what your favorite toy says about you.
It’s fast. It’s free. It’s surprisingly deep.
One toy. One scan. A whole new layer of insight you didn’t know you needed.
Perfect for collectors.
Perfect for creators.
Perfect for anyone who feels like they’re still haunted by the toys on their shelf.
📚 So What Am I Really Selling?
Let’s be clear. Yes—I’ve got books.
Yes—I’ve got toys.
Yes—I’ll have exclusive Poke Fest materials you can hold, scan, or carry home in your pocket.
But what I’m really offering is permission.
Permission to play again.
To reclaim the parts of yourself you thought were lost.
To use your toy shelf as a map to your soul.
I’m not just selling products.
I’m building a myth.
🗣️ If You’re There, Come Say Hi
Seriously—if you’re in or near Branson next weekend, come talk to me.
Tell me about your favorite figure.
Ask me about the green cowboy with the thousand-yard stare.
Let’s chat creativity, storytelling, identity, or what it means to turn nostalgia into your North Star.
This isn’t just a signing table.
This is a summoning circle.
🔥 Final Reflection: Why Now, Go Play Matters
Totemo’s slogan isn’t just cute.
It’s a challenge.
Now, Go Play.
Because the world wants you tired.
The algorithm wants you scrolling.
The system wants you safe.
But play?
That’s rebellion.
That’s transformation.
So whether you meet me at the show or you’re reading this from your own little Batcave of dreams…
📘 Grab the book
🧠 Try the Analyzer
🕯️ Light your spark
And above all?
Now… Go Play.
🔗 Start your journey now:
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