Threadless - “Beat It” Michael Jackson Inspired T-Shirt

A few readers of The Blot Says… wrote in earlier this week asking why I hadn’t commented on the untimely death of the King of Pop. While I did post some of my thoughts on MJ’s passing on my Twitter page, I ultimately decided not to write about Michael Jackson’s death here on The Blot Says… because I felt (and still do) like the media coverage of this sad event has gone completely overboard and I didn’t want to add to that.

Beat It by Adam Benjamin White

With that being said, I thought it was a nice tribute by (and also a bit opportunistic of) Threadless to reprint its Michael Jackson inspired t-shirt Beat It. “Beat It” the song has always been The Blot’s favorite Michael Jackson songs and what child of the 80’s didn’t want to own one of MJ’s classic red leather zipper jackets? Well now you can in t-shirt form. Threadless has already sold out of a few sizes, but at $18 per shirt I have a feeling they will keep reprinting this tee for as long as demand is high. R.I.P. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop.

Kidrobot - SDCC 09 Exclusive Wood Labbit by Amanda Visell & Frank Kozik

Kidrobot’s third and final exclusive of San Diego Comic Con 2009, the Wood Labbit, is a sick collaboration of two killer artists with very different styles. Amanda Visell takes the iconic Labbit into wild territory with this SDCC 09 Exclusive. This 5 inch woodland creature, the first Labbit designed by an artist other than creator Frank Kozik, roams the forest with an axe in place of his missing ear. After losing his ear to Kozeek, a deranged lumberjack, the Wood Labbit devises a quite appetizing plan for revenge.


The Amanda Visell x Kidrobot x Frank Kozik Wood Labbit will be released on July 25th exclusively at San Diego Comic Con at KR’s SDCC Booth #4529. The 5” vinyl figure has a limited edition production run of only 300 figures and will retail for $50 each.


Kidrobot will be hosting a very special signing at their SDCC Booth (#4529) in honor of this figure’s release on Saturday, July 25th from 1pm-3pm with both Amanda Visell and Frank Kozik in attendance.

Kidrobot - SDCC 09 Exclusive Holy Roller 6 Inch FatCap by DEPH

Kidrobot’s second San Diego Comic Con 2009 exclusive is the Holy Roller 6” Fatcap designed by Deph and drops on July 24th. Holy Roller comes wearing a gas mask to protect his lungs and conceal his skull face while he destroys walls with his crate of spray paint and extension roller. Holy Roller will be available in two colorways, green and the SDCC 09 exclusive purple.


The Holy Roller FatCap is 6 inches tall, rattles when you shake him just like the real thing and features DEPH’s tag on the back. Each vinyl figure also comes with a DEPH poster. The green Holy Roller FatCaps have a limited edition run of 1200 figures and will be available for sale at SDCC, Kidrobot stores, Kidrobot.com and select retailers, while the purple Holy Roller FatCap will only be available at Kidrobot’s SDCC booth #4529 and is limited to just 200 pieces. Both versions of DEPH’s 6 inch FatCap will retail for $75 each.


Kidrobot will also be hosting a special DEPH signing to commemorate this release. DEPH will be at Kidrobot’s SDCC Booth #4529 on Friday, July 24th from 11am-1pm with a limited number of Holy Roller FatCaps available for signing.