Gary Ham x Freak Store “Fonzo” Vinyl Figure

Freak Store, Venezuela’s preeminent designer vinyl toy store, has teamed up with artist Gary Ham to produce its very first vinyl figure, Fonzo! Fonzo, the store’s official mascot, is based on Freak Store’s pet French bulldog and looks like a really fun designer toy. The Blot loves Gary Ham’s work, and Fonzo definitely reflects his unique style. Admit it, these 6” vinyl figures would look killer next to the Hermees in your collection! You do have a Hermees right?

The Standard Edition Fonzo seen here has a limited edition run size of 200 pieces and will be available for purchased next week in a store near you for $60. Rumor has it the figure has a mystery chase colorway that will be randomly inserted in boxes. So good luck hunting down a rare chase Fonzo!

Sharkgut Resin Figure by Killer Bootlegs

Meet Sharkgut Wayne Gacy, Killer Bootlegs’ newest bootleg resin figure! Released last Friday, Sharkgut has been kitbashed together from old school Masters of the Universe and Star Wars figures. Can you identify all of the different pieces!?! Sharkgut was released as part of Killer Bootlegs’ ongoing “Cosmic Creeps” line of resin figures in a variety of different colors, including clear tints and marbled resin. If like The Blot you love these resin mash-ups Killer Bootlegs has been producing, head over to the Killer Bootleg online store and pick up a Sharkgut today for just $15! Last I heard, only five still remain, so act fast.

The Beatles Yellow Submarine Elite '68 Folio Screen Print Set by Tom Whalen

In honor of Dark Hall Mansion’s highly anticipated The Beatles Yellow Submarine print set by Tom Whalen dropping later today, DHM has unveiled the third colorway of this beautiful five screen print set. The ultra rare “Elite ‘68” Folio features metallic inks and comes signed and numbered by Whalen (the only version to come signed). Limited to just 68 sets, this is by far the rarest of the three colorways and also its most expensive. The Elite Folio set will retail for a whopping $625! This version is definitely for all of the diehard Beatles collectors out there.

Based on Yellow Submarine, the 1968 animated Beatles film, this officially licensed limited edition print Folio includes five 18”x24” Tom Whalen screen prints. Each print comes individually numbered, with the set housed within its own Folio protective case, also designed by Whalen, which bears the film’s classic Yellow Submarine and original 1968 film release date on its cover. This is the first time The Beatles have formally allowed a contemporary artist to reinterpret their classic film’s imagery within an art print format.

Three different versions of Tom Whalen’s Yellow Submarine Folio have been produced: a Standard Edition Folio ($300) with a limited edition run size of 797 sets; a Pink Variant ($450) with a limited edition run size of 135 sets; and the “Elite ’68” Metallic Edition Signed Folio ($625) that has a limited edition run size of 68 sets and includes signed versions of each print.

These officially licensed The Beatles Yellow Submarine Folios will go on sale exclusively through Dark Hall Mansion’s online store today, Tuesday, May 29th, at 9:30am PST. This release has been scheduled to coincide with the release of Yellow Submarine on Bluray.

Breaking Bad Screen Print #3 - Wayfarer 515 by Justin Santora

“Wayfarer 515” by Justin Santora is the fourth screen print in the Breaking Bad Alternate Reality Game Series released in honor of the hit AMC television show Breaking Bad’s fifth and final season. I would love to try and explain this print’s significance, but honestly it’s kind of a long story. Needless to say, it’s definitely an important moment in the show’s history and is connected to many Breaking Bad storylines. It’s amazing how serene Santora has made such a terrible event look.

Justin Santora’s limited edition Breaking Bad screen print “Wayfarer 515” measures 18”x24”, has a run size of 300 pieces (only 200 available for purchase) and comes hand signed and numbered by the artist. The print will retail for $50 each and can be purchased here.

To celebrate and honor the fifth and final season of Breaking Bad, 16 of the top artists and graphic designers have been commissioned to create screenprints depicting some of the series' most memorable scenes, characters and shocking moments for Gallery1988 and its Breaking Bad ARG, Breaking Gifs. These screenprints are hand-pulled, each its own individual work of art, in an edition of just 300, with only 200 available to the public through this project. Once the edition is sold out, they will never be printed again.

The Sex Pistols Pop! Rocks Vinyl Figures by Funko

It’s rare that The Blot gets totally taken by surprise with a release these days, but I honestly did not expect a line of Funko Pop! Rock vinyl figures featuring Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols! Funko continues to impress me with its all encompassing superstars of music toy line. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Sex Pistols toys before, much less Sex Pistols toys in a line with the likes of Elvis, 2Pac and The Beatles. This is truly an all-star line up of music greats spanning all genres and time periods!

The Sex Pistols Pop! Rocks vinyl figures feature one point of articulation, stand 3.75” tall and come packaged in a full color displayable window box. While these figures are not expected to hit store shelves until June 28, 2012, you can pre-order them now from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

Stegoforest Resin Figure Retirement Party

The Blot got some shocking news yesterday, Jesse Narens (aka Ghost&Flower) will be retiring his Stegoforest resin figure this Friday, May 25th! That means there is less than 48 hours to get your hands on this really creative and fun figure. If you still want to pick one up, Jesse has a very special Stegoforest set available at Stegoforest.com (where some awesome Stegoforest t-shirts are also available). Each 7.5” long and 4” tall Stegoforest resin figure features an articulated head and front left foot, and includes a 2.5” long mini Battle Damaged Acorn Warrior in the color of your choice.

But fear not Stegoforest fans, the character will not be forgotten. Jesse already has plans to bring the character back as a mini fighting stance vinyl figure! He’ll be kicking off a Kickstarter campaign soon to help raise the funds to create this and a mini fighting stance Mossy Mammoth vinyl figure. More info on that exciting release will definitely coming your way soon!

The Amazing Spider-Man International Character Movie Posters

The Blot was really hoping for more from The Amazing Spider-Man’s first set of character movie posters. These generic headshots are ok, I guess, but they could have been so much more. While I still think ASM will be good, I fear it’s a little too over exposed. After all the trailers and previews, I get the impression I’ve already seen pretty much the entire movie. Is there really anything else to be gained by seeing it in theaters?

The Amazing Spider-Man international character movie poster set includes Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors (aka The Lizard). The one thing that could have really made this set pop is if they had used an image of Ifans as the Lizard, but maybe that’s where they’re drawing the arbitrary line of what is and what is not ok to show. That’s kind of weird though, since the Lizard is now visible in the latest round of trailers for the film.

The Amazing Spider-Man swings into theaters on July 3, 2012.

Alan & Carlos The Hangover Pop! Movies Vinyl Figure by Funko

Is there any toy company releasing as cool of licensed figures as Funko is with its Pop! line? Their newest Pop! Movies vinyl figure is Alan and Carlos from The Hangover and it is freaking awesome! Now everyone can own a cute, chunky version of comedian Zach Galifianakis in all his bearded glory. Now The Blot just needs to know when The Hangover 3 is hitting theaters.

Each Alan and Carlos The Hangover Pop! Movies vinyl figure features one point of articulation, stands 3.75” tall and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box packaging. While this figure is not expected to hit store shelves until July 5, 2012, you can pre-order it now from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

Oven Fresh Dreams x Miguel Abreu Collaborate & Dream T-Shirt “The Shinigami Baker”

The eighth installment in the "Collaborate & Dream" t-shirt series from Oven Fresh Dreams went up for sale last weekend and The Blot’s buddy (and OFD founder) Carlos J. EasyBake knocked one out of the park again! “The Shinigami Baker” was designed by Miguel Abreu, a talented graphic designer will a real knack for detail. As Carlos explained on his website, “comics have always been my gateway to live with superheroes. When I passed the idea of creating a comic cover shirt to Miguel he flipped. We both geeked out and got down to business. After a few weeks of comic research, we came up with The Shinigami Baker!”

As a huge comic book fan The Blot is really digging the newest Collaborate & Dream design. There’s something about this image that gives off that R. Crumb "Keep on Truckin" vibe that I really love. The Oven Fresh Dreams x Miguel Abreu Collaborate & Dream t-shirt “The Shinigami Baker” is currently available for purchase via the OFD online store for $24.99.

The Dark Knight Rises “The Legend Ends” Character Movie Poster Set

For some reason The Dark Knight Rises dropped not one but two sets of character movie posters yesterday (see the “RISE” set here). The Blot’s got no idea why they wouldn’t space them out a little better, but I’m just glad they’re finally releasing some one sheet movie posters. Sadly this “The Legend Ends” set is nowhere near as good as first set of character movie posters. I do like Christian Bale’s Batman poster, but the Bane (Tom Hardy) and Catowman (Anne Hathaway) look too much like still photos taken directly from the movie. Where’s the creativity!?!

The Dark Knight Rises swoops into theaters on July 20, 2012.

The Dark Knight Rises “RISE” Character Movie Poster Set

Now that The Avengers has come and gone, it feels like the summer is going to be all Batman all the time! Sorry Amazing Spider-Man, but that’s the pecking order…you shouldn’t have shown us the entire movie in your trailers. The first set of The Dark Knight Rises character movie posters finally hit the internet, and they look awesome! Heck, they even make Anne Hathaway's Catwoman look cool, which was no easy task.

Each character movie poster features one of the film’s main three characters (Christian Bale as Batman, Tom Hardy as Bane and Hathaway as Catwoman), the word “RISE” at the top, and the ominous phrase “The Legend Ends” at the bottom. This just fuels the speculation that Batman will finally meet his demise at the end of The Dark Knight Rises. The Blot doesn’t buy it though!

The Dark Knight Rises swoops into theaters on July 20, 2012.

Yoda 6” Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Action Figure by Gentle Giant

Just like they were when you were a kid, only BIGGER! Yesterday, Gentle Giant announced the newest figure in its popular line of 12 inch vintage Star Wars action figure reproductions, and it’s finally Master Yoda’s turn! Digitally scanned from mint Kenner originals and reproduced to a substantial 6" tall, this Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Yoda action figure by Gentle Giant is an exact replica of the classic ‘80s toy.

Injection molded and made of durable plastics, this jumbo figure includes a faithfully reproduced orange snake accessory, is fully articulated and comes packaged on a 1980 style Empire Strikes Back inspired blister card with a plastic outer clam shell to help protect and display this awesome action figure.

The Star Wars 6 inch Jumbo Vintage Kenner Yoda with Orange Snake action figure by Gentle Giant retails for $74.99 each and can be pre-ordered from EntertainmentEarth.com here. Yoda is expected to be released in December 2012.

Barneyism of the Week - 100% Awesome

So, last chance to run away together.
Door’s right there.

“Yes…start a new life.” - Robin

Head for the boarder.

“Canada!” - Robin

Ehh, Mexico.
Canada sucks.

“Ok, well you’re one quarter Canadian,
so by that logic you one quarter suck.” - Robin

I’m 100% Awesome and you know it!

- Barney Stinson

“The Magician’s Code Part Two”

How I Met Your Mother

“As Seen On TV” Solo Custom Art Show by Task One

Here is the official flyer (and our first look at four all new figures) for Task One’s upcoming solo art exhibit at Plastic Chapel in Denver entitled “As Seen On TV”, which will feature custom 8” Munny versions of characters from what Task considers to be some of the best shows on or recently on TV. Last week The Blot was excited to share with you the first two figures from this show Sons of Anarchy’s Clay Marrow and Breaking Bad’s Walter White (seen here). Well thanks to Task, I now have four more figures to share with you!

In the show’s official flyer you can see Task’s Dexter Munny from the popular Showtime show Dexter. Then there’s Omar Little from HBO’s The Wire, Larry David from HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito) from FX’ It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. All of these shows are instant classics and each figure looks spot on don’t you think? Task really knocked this show theme out of the park.

Task One’s solo custom show “As Seen On TV” takes place at Plastic Chapel on Saturday, June 9th, in Denver Colorado.

Sheldon The Big Bang Theory Pop! Television Vinyl Figure by Funko

Funko recently announced that its next Pop! Television vinyl figure would be Doctor Sheldon Cooper, the star of the hit CBS television show The Big Bang Theory! The Blot’s a huge BBT fan, and Funko has done a great job with its licensed toys for this show. The Sheldon bobble heads have been a huge it with fans of the show and Funko collectors, so you know this Pop! vinyl figure is going to be extremely popular as well. While Sheldon is rocking his trademark Green Lantern t-shirt for this initial release, The Blot’s got a feeling we’ll be seeing a San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Sheldon Pop! vinyl figure sporting a Batman t-shirt this summer.

Each Sheldon Cooper The Big Bang Theory Pop! Television vinyl figure features one point of articulation, stands 3.75” tall and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box packaging. While this figure is not expected to hit store shelves until July 5, 2012, you can pre-order it now from Entertainment Earth here for $9.99 each.