Marvel x Kidrobot Wolverine & Venom 7” Labbit Vinyl Figures

The collaboration between Marvel Comics and Kidrobot continues with these awesome 7” Labbits of the X-Men’s Wolverine and the villainous Venom! Kidrobot’s done a lot of things with Frank Kozik’s Labbit, but this might be The Blot’s all time favorite Labbit designs! Engineered to kill but destined to do good, this beer drinking, cigar smoking, 7" vinyl Wolverine Labbit is finished with a nasty attitude and rad adamantium colored claw ready to go Snikt!

The Labbit is a great host for the Symbiote known as Venom! Black as death with wide spidery eyes, ferocious fangs, and psychotic tongue, the Venom Labbit is 7 inches of pure vinyl evil! The Marvel Comics x Kidrobot 7” Wolverine and Venom Labbit vinyl figures will retail for $49.99 each and go on sale August 2013. Thanks to Big Bad Toy Store for the pics!

Marvel x Kidrobot DIY Super Hero Micro Munny Blind Box Series

Thanks to our friends at Big Bad Toy Store we have our first look at Kidrobot’s upcoming Marvel DIY Micro Munny Blind Box Series. I have to give it to Kidrobot, this is a pretty ingenious collaboration! Kidrobot’s Munny and the Marvel Universe collide to create a collection of 8 blank 3" Munny vinyl figures, each paired with accessory and decals specific to a fan-favorite Marvel character such as Spider-Man, Thor, the Hulk, Wolverine, Venom, Captain America, Iron Man and Doctor Octopus.

Ready to SMASH and assemble, these blind boxed Marvel Micro Munnys will retail for $7.99 beginning in August 2013.

Marvel x Kidrobot DIY Super Hero Munny & Mini Munny Vinyl Figures

One of the worst kept secrets in the designer art toy world is that Kidrobot had acquired the Marvel Comics license. What wasn’t known before today was they’ll be releasing these awesome do it yourself Marvel Munny and Mini Munny vinyl figures! Thanks to our good friends at Big Bad Toy Store, the world has its first look at these “make your own” Marvel super hero Munnys! These vinyl figures of Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Venom have pre-colored vinyl bodies to which you can affix stickers and customize their costumes to create the hero of your imagination.

Collectors can choose from 4” Marvel Mini Munnys or 7” Marvel Munnys in character specific black, red or yellow vinyl. The 4” Marvel Mini Munnys will retail for $9.99 while the 7” Marvel Munnys will retail for $19.99. Both will hit store shelves in August 2013!

The Hangover Part III Portrait Character Movie Posters

While the original The Hangover film was genius, my favorite part of it was its excellent set of portrait character one sheet movie posters seen here (especially the Mike Tyson poster). So of course for the third and final The Hangover film they’ve decided to bring back the portrait character movie poster set!

From the look of these one sheets it appears the film reunites the franchise’s entire cast, including Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, and Ken Jeong. Plus John Goodman seems to be playing a pretty significant role in The Hangover Part III. While each poster is pretty simple, a clear shot of each character’s face on a black background and a quote from the movie, I love the effect! It helps that each actor is giving the most expressive looks. Now, where’s my Mike Tyson poster!?!

The Hangover III, directed by Todd Phillips, premieres in theaters on May 24, 2013.

Tri-Color Blue Gread Resin Figures by Dead Hand Toys

Tenacious Toys continues its popular Super Series Sundays, which features a new release of a resin or custom figure series each Sunday. This Sunday’s release is a beautiful set of Tri-Color Blue Gread resin figures by Dead Hand Toys! The Blot loves these 2” little bog monsters, and this colorway featuring three different shades of Tenacious Toys signature blue color scheme turned out fantastic! To create these figures, Dead Hand Toys poured in 3 different colors of blue resin so that each figure is truly one of a kind.

The Tenacious Toys Exclusive Tri-Color Blue Gread resin figure by Dead Hand Toys has a limited edition run size of just 20 pieces, and goes on sale at the Tenacious Toys online store this Sunday, May 26th, at 10am EST for $20 each.

Batman 1966 TV Series Action Figures

DC Comics has teamed up with Mattel to bring back the classic 1966 Batman live action television series in a big way! Mattel already has two different waves of action figures based on the beloved TV series, which has all of the campy, retro coolness of the original CBS series. The Batman 1966 Television Series toy line includes Adam West’s Batman, Cesar Romero’s The Joker, Burgess Meredith’s The Penguin, Julie Newmar’s Catwoman, and Frank Gorshin’s The Riddler. It even includes a “Surf’s Up” Batman, which features Batman in a yellow swimsuit and matching Bat-surfboard. All this toy line needs is Burt Ward’s Robin and Yvonne Craig’s Batgirl and it’d be seriously perfect!

The Batman 1966 TV Series Toy Line features six 6” action figures based on the popular old school television show, each individually packaged in a blister card. These figures aren’t expected to ship until August 2013, but you can pre-order all six figures from Entertainment Earth for $17.99 each.

“Saved by Samus” Painting by ValleyDweller Charity Auction

Inspired by the recent tragedy in Oklahoma, ValleyDweller had decided put his epic painting video game inspired painting "Saved by Samus" up for auction on eBay with all proceeds being donated to the Red Cross. The painting was originally created for Gallery 1988's "Old School Video Game Art Show" in September of 2011. It features Earthworm Jim being carried out of rubble by Samus Aran from Metroid. The original intent of the piece was to play up that Jim had a crush on Samus, but in light of the recent tornado disaster in Oklahoma ValleyDweller hopes that it becomes a bit more about the rescue itself.

“Saved by Samus” is a 12”x16” acrylic on canvasboard painting and comes framed. It’s been listed on eBay starting at $25 to cover materials, and everything beyond that amount will be donated to the Red Cross.

Batman 1966 Pop! Vinyl Figures by Funko

Funko continues its line of toys based on the old school Batman television show from the 1960s with a new wave of Batman 1966 Pop! Heroes vinyl figures! Fans of DC Comics’ campy live action television show won’t be able to resist the retro goodness of these “Batman 1966” figures, which includes Adam West’s Batman, Burt Ward’s Robin, Cesar Romero’s The Joker and Julie Newmar’s Catwoman. What really makes this set perfect is that Romero’s The Joker even includes his signature, out of character mustache.

Each Batman 1966 Television Series Pop! Heroes vinyl figure by Funko stands 3.75” tall, features one point of articulation, and comes packaged in a full color window box. While these figures are not scheduled to hit store shelves until October 2013, you can pre-order all four from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

The Wolverine Sumi-e Character Movie Posters

Last November FOX released the killer The Wolverine character movie poster seen above designed using the ink wash painting technique known as sumi-e or suibokuga in Japanese. That poster proved so popular FOX decided to release an entire set of The Wolverine Sumi-e character one sheet movie posters! Pretty awesome, right!?!

This The Wolverine Sumi-e Character Movie Poster Set includes Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Will Yun Lee as Silver Samurai, Svetlana Khodchenkova as Viper and Rila Fukushima as Yukio. I don’t know about you, but The Blot can’t wait for this film based on Marvel’s Wolverine min-series from the 1980s by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller!

The Wolverine slices into theaters on July 26, 2013.

Comicpalooza Exclusive Pop Bomb Edition Curiosity Resin Figure by Nathan Hamill

The designer art toy world invades Houston this weekend at Comicpalooza 2013 and The Blot can’t wait! Nathan Hamill is traveling to Texas with some very special releases, including this beautiful Pop Bomb Edition Curiosity resin figure. Limited to just 5 pieces, this 5" tall translucent/opaque resin figure was designed by Nathan Hamill, sculpted by Julie B. (of Pretty in Plastic) and produced by Oni Creations. Fans will definitely not want to miss out on this delicious Bomb Pop inspired colorway of Nathan’s popular Curiosity figure.

The Comicpalooza 2013 Exclusive Pop Bomb Edition Curiosity Resin figure by Nathan Hamill has a limited edition run size of just 5 pieces, and goes on sale at Nathan’s Comicpalooza booth (and his online store) on Friday, May 24th, at 13pm CST for just $80.

The Hangover Part III “The End” Character Movie Posters

The Wolfpack is back! But this time there's no wedding and no bachelor party, so what could go wrong!?! The Hangover Part III ends what is possibly the greatest R-rated comedy franchise of all time. When the original film exploded on the scene who knew the Vegas bachelor party romp would turn into a staple of American pop culture? What’s really crazy is how it turned Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis into such big stars.

Here’s hoping the film is as good as these one sheet movie posters look! The end is near for The Hangover trilogy…here’s hoping things go out with a huge, hilarious bang! The Hangover Part III, directed by Todd Phillips, premieres in theaters on May 24, 2013.

Comicpalooza Exclusive Tycoon Deadbeet by Scott Tolleson

Wow, not only is the full size Deadbeet The Blot’s been waiting for finally dropping this weekend, but it’s being released in my home city of Houston! That never happens!!! Scott Tolleson is traveling to Texas this weekend for Comicpalooza 2013 and will be releasing the super limited edition Tycoon Deadbeet. Cast in crystal clear Japanese vinyl, the unpainted clear Tycoon Deadbeet comes stuffed with 5 black Baby Deadbeets PVC 1.5” figures.

The Comicpalooza 2013 Exclusive Tycoon Deadbeet vinyl figure by Scott Tolleson has a limited edition run size of just 10 pieces, and goes on sale at Scott’s Comicpalooza booth for just $75.

Vote In The 2013 Designer Toy Awards Today!

Clutter Magazine’s Designer Toy Awards are back! After an open call for nominees, fans across the globe can now vote in all categories to determine the 9 finalists and overall winner. The Blot’s excited to announce TheBlotSays.com was nominated for the “Best Blog” category for the third year in a row!!! It’s truly an honor to be nominated along with so many other amazing websites and blogs. Please take a few minutes to support my little toy blog by visiting DesignerToyAwards.com and voting today! Every registered user is allowed to vote in each category once per day, so vote early and vote often! And thanks for your support!!!

The Designer Toy Awards celebrates the creativity, innovation and artistic excellence in the Art Toy market, which after more than a decade has not only become a prominent and legitimate form of artistic and commercial expression, it is one of the leaders in global trendsetting. This award ceremony will celebrate the best of the industry’s artists, designers, customizers and manufacturers, as well as honoring those involved in championing Art Toys throughout the world.

The finalists of the 2013 Designer Toy Awards will be announced this summer at San Diego Comic-Con 2013, while the winners will be announced later in the year at New York Comic-Con 2013.

The Dealmaker Vinyl Figure by Andrew Bell

Andrew Bell has teamed up with MPHLabs to produce his all new vinyl figure entitled The Dealmaker! Cast is beautiful soft clear vinyl, The Dealmaker stands 4” tall and is one of the first sofubi style designer toys to be entirely designed and manufactured in the USA. The figure’s first edition is entitled Smoke+Red, which pretty much sums up the figure perfect since it’s cast in clear gray vinyl and features red accents. The Blot loves the scale of this little guy and it features just the right amount of detail. It’s the perfect addition to anyone’s sofubi collection.

The Dealmaker by Andrew Bell went on sale two weeks ago at myplasticheart for $34.99 and sold out almost instantly upon release. Hopefully a second edition will be released soon!

Sleepy Dan T-Shirt Series 3

Last week Sleepy Dan released its newest series of sleep inspired t-shirts, hats and prints at a pretty cool Sleepy Dan art show at Dallas’ Circuit 12 Contemporary Gallery. One of my favorite lines of any movie is “Tonight is your night bro!” from Twins starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito. Sleepy Dan has taken that classic line and turned it into an awesome neon sign t-shirt design. Sleepy Dan Series 3 also includes a very cool waffle design of the Sleepy Dan logo entitled “Wake & Bake”, which pays homage to the early morning baker trying to set the tone for the day by getting toasted!

But that’s not all…Sleepy Dan has also released a new charcoal and black wool blend “Wake Up” flatbill snapback hat. The hat has a limited edition run size of just 60 pieces, and will never be remade once it sells out. All Series 3 orders will also include for free (while supplies last) this “Pillow Monster” live print made at Circuit 12 during opening night of the Sleepy Dan art show! Can’t beat free!!!

You can pick up the Sleepy Dan Series 3 t-shirts seen here at the Sleepy Dan online store in sizes S-XXXL for $26 and the “Wake Up” snapback for $26 as well! Be sure not to sleep on these fun new designs, because as the Sleepy Dan motto goes…when you snooze, you lose!