Thursday, November 13, 2008

Punisher: War Zone - First Look at Jigsaw

The Blot has been clamoring for months now for a look at something new and different from the upcoming movie Punisher: War Zone other than photos of Ray Stevenson’s The Punisher holding a gun. Thankfully the folks over at Marvel Comics and Marvel Entertainment have finally answered my pleas by releasing official stills of Dominic West as the villain Jigsaw. These photos are not for the faint at heart, so if you don’t want to look at something truly gruesome look away now! You can also catch a few brief glimpses of West’s Jigsaw in the new Punisher: War Zone movie trailer/television commercial currently airing nationwide.

Punisher: War Zone - Dominic West as Jigsaw
Punisher: War Zone - Dominic West as Jigsaw
The Punisher takes his one man war on crime to the streets (and Punisher: War Zone premieres) on December 5th, 2008.
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Breaking News: An Extremely Rare Ron English 8 Inch Dunny Coming Soon

So last night The Blot received the November 2008 Kidrobot newsletter, and at the very bottom in very small letters they snuck in a huge announcement that read: "Mark Your Calendars - On December 4th Ron English signs his freakishly rare 8-inch Dunny at Kidrobot Miami to kick off Art Basel." The only problem with this crazy announcement is that no one had ever heard of an upcoming 8” Dunny by Ron English. Needless to say pandemonium has since spread throughout the internet.

Kidrobot - Super Rare 8 Inch Dunny by Ron English
The picture above, courtesy of SpankyStokes.com, is of said Ron English 8” Dunny. If you’d like to see more pictures of this “freakishly rare” upcoming release from Kidrobot and its packaging, head over to SpankyStokes.com. No information on run size or price has been released yet, but if the run size is anything like Huck Gee’s Hello I’m Insane release the figure will be extremely hard to get and fetch a pretty penny on the secondary market.
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Iron Ape by Dez Einswell

This is the fourth installment of The Blot’s five part series on Comic Book Inspired Designer Vinyl Figure Colorways.

Dez Einswell x XLarge Silverback Gorilla Vinyl FigureDez Einswell’s Iron Ape is the newest colorway of Einswell’s 8 inch vinyl figure Dez Einswell x XLarge Silverback Gorilla, a collaboration with clothing company XLarge. This 2008 San Diego Comic Con exclusive is pretty incredible and even includes the custom mask seen below to help transform Dez’ Silverback Gorilla into a real Iron Ape. Iron Ape’s colorway is based on the Marvel Comics super hero Iron Man and it really came out at the perfect time, hot on the heels of the live action summer blockbuster, Iron Man.

Dez Einswell x XLarge Iron Ape Vinyl Figure
Dez Einswell x XLarge Silverback Gorilla 2007 SDCC Hulking ColorwayThe Blot has much love for Dez Einswell due to his immense dedication to the comic book inspired colorway. This is actually his second San Diego Comic Con exclusive super hero inspired colorway, the first coming in 2007. How great is that, two super hero colorways in a row and both came out perfectly. His 2007 SDCC exclusive was a Dez Einswell x XLarge Silverback Gorilla Hulking colorway, which paid homage to Marvel’s Incredible Hulk by having the figure’s skin green and clothing purple. It seems like the Hulk has an extremely popular color scheme doesn’t he? Hopefully Einswell will continue this series of colorways with another comic book inspired one next summer.

Dez Einswell x XLarge Iron Ape Vinyl Figure Front & Back
The original Dez Einswell x XLarge Silverback Gorilla vinyl figure is limited to 300 figures and retails for $85. While Iron Ape was originally released as a 2008 San Diego Comic Con exclusive, it will be released soon for purchase world wide on Einswell’s website DoodleBarn.com. I still haven’t heard a confirmed run size for the Iron Ape figure, but I believe it will retail for around $85 as well.
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