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 23, 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!

Alien vs. Predator Pop! Movies Vinyl Figures by Funko

Alien and Predator, two of the greatest sci-fi/horror movie franchises of all time, have teamed up for a couple of so-so movies and one epic series of Pop! vinyl figures. Later this summer Funko will be releasing a new line of Alien vs. Predator Pop! vinyl figures featuring two of your favorite villains of all time: an Alien (aka a Xenomorph) and a Predator. These are without a doubt two of the most detailed Pop! figures ever produced!

Each Alien vs. Predator Pop! Movies vinyl figure stands 3.75” tall, features one point of articulation, and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box. While this series is not scheduled to hit store shelves until June 2013, you can pre-order them from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

Clear Rose with Glitter & White Bones Vinyl Figure by Mike Egan

Mike Egan surprised his fans last weekend with a new, super limited release of his popular Bones vinyl figure! The Clear Rose and White Bones stands 8” tall, is cast in a translucent rose colored soft Japanese vinyl with glitter and is hand painted white. The Blot’s a sucker for clear vinyl with glitter, and this rose vinyl really sounds out with the white accents. For such a simple figure and paint application these Bones releases continue to impress!

The Clear Rose with Glitter and White Bones vinyl figure by Mike Egan has a limited edition run size of just 13 pieces, retails for $60, and is currently available for purchase through Mike’s online store.

4-LOM 12” Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Action Figure by Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant’s newest vintage Star Wars action figure reproduction is the android assassin 4-LOM! And with this release there’s only one more bounty hunter from The Empire Strikes back to receive the jumbo treatment, and that’s Zuckuss. My guess is that’ll be Gentle Giant’s next release for sure.

Digitally scanned from mint Kenner originals and reproduced to a substantial 12" tall, this Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars 4-LOM 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 blaster, is fully articulated and comes packaged on a 1980s Empire Strikes Back style blister card (featuring the original front and “45 back” artwork) with a plastic outer clam shell to help protect and display this awesome action figure.

The Star Wars 12 inch Jumbo Vintage Kenner 4-LOM action figure by Gentle Giant is not expected to be released until December 2013, but it can be pre-ordered through Entertainment Earth for $79.99 here.

Star Wars x Mimoco Jar Jar Binks Mimobot USB Flashdrive

One year after Mimoco announced him as an April Fool’s joke they are now officially releasing a Jar Jar Binks Star Wars Mimobot USB Flashdrive! Yes, Mimoco turned the character with the worst memory in the Star Wars universe into a super limited memory storage device…and the universe will never be the same.

The Star Wars x Mimoco Jar Jar Binks Mimobot USB Flashdrive has a limited edition run size of 500 pieces and is available in up to 128GB. Pick one up from Mimoco's online store in a variety of different memory capacities starting at just $24.95.

Planet of the Apes Pop! Movies Vinyl Figures by Funko

Funko has some incredibly awesome licensed Pop! Movies vinyl figures coming out in 2013, like this wave of Planet of the Apes figures. Now you can add your favorite primates from the planet’s apocalyptic future to your ever growing Pop! collection. The Planet of the Apes Pop! Movies Series includes Cornelius, Dr. Zaius, General Ursus and an Ape Soldier.

Each Planet of the Apes Pop! Movies vinyl figure stands 3.75” tall, features one point of articulation, and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box. While this series is scheduled to hit store shelves later this month, you can pre-order all 4 figures from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

“Pillaging Pop Culture” Custom The Muppets Blind Box Series Wave 6 by Task One

Tomorrow, Sunday, May 19th, Tenacious Toys will be releasing the sixth and final wave of Task One’s epic Pillaging Pop Culture Series featuring The Muppets! This resin blind box series is a tribute to today's lowbrow artists who are pillaging icons from our childhood to sell art. This has been an epic series and Task will definitely be ending things with a bang with this last release. The Blot just can’t wait to see what the theme of Pillaging Pop Culture Series 2 will be!

Each wave of Task One’s Pillaging Pop Culture Series will consist of 3 Muppets characters, and Wave 6 includes The Electric Mayhem’s Animal, Sgt. Floyd Pepper, and Janice (see the first 5 waves here)! These blind boxed custom hand painted figures will retail for $40 each or $100 for all 3 designs in a wave exclusively at the Tenacious Toys online store. Tenacious Toys will also make available a limited number of full sets. This way a collector can ensure they’ll receive the entire Pillaging Pop Culture Series of 18 figures plus chase for $600.

But that’s not all! Task One and Tenacious Toys will also be giving out a free custom Crazy Harry chase figure (not an official part of the 18 piece set) that will be rewarded to 2 lucky orders each wave. Plus, anyone who purchases the full set will automatically receive this free chase as well.

“Neon Golden” Deadbeet Custom Series by Rampage Toys

This Saturday (May 18th) at Design Festa Rampage Toys will be teaming up with Scott Tolleson to release a series of custom hand painted Deadbeet vinyl figures. Entitled “Neon Golden”, these Deadbeets were cast in clear vinyl, featuring a cornucopia of neon and metallic sprays and were finished off with hand painted details. Only 10 Neon Golden Deadbeets have been created, all of which will be on sale exclusively at Design Festa in Japan. Any remaining stock will be sold online at 6am EST at the Rampage Toys online store.

Star Trek Into Darkness Final Movie Poster

After an extremely long hiatus J.J. Abrams and the cast of the Starship Enterprise are finally back! Kirk, Spock and Company’s continuing journey hits the big screen once again this weekend in Star Trek Into Darkness. The Blot’s done my best to avoid all spoilers, but since I probably won’t be able to see the film in theaters now that my new twin boys are here I’ve come to terms with the fact that it’ll probably get spoiled before I get a chance to see the film. I’m not sure I can wait that much longer to find out who Benedict Cumberbatch really is portraying in the film. 

I kinda expected a better final one sheet for Star Trek 2 than this one, but what’s more dramatic than the crashing of the USS Enterprise? Can’t wait to see what kind of box office the film brings in this weekend! Star Trek Into Darkness is set to boldly go into theaters on May 17, 2013.