Street Fighter BATSU Vinyl Figures Series 1

NECA is set to release its second line of 5 inch BATSU vinyl figures, and this set looks just as awesome as the TMNT BATSU figures we got a sneak peek of last month. Coming this February is Wave 1 of NECDA’s Street Fighter BATSU toy line, which includes Ryu, Blanka and E. Honda. Blanka has always been my favorite Street Fighter character, so of course I’m going to have to pick up one of these funky looking designer vinyl figures.


Best of all, NECA is advertising this set of 3 figures as Series 1, meaning other Street Fighter characters are already in development. Here’s hoping these sell well enough to garner Ken, Cammy and Chun-Li BATSU figures. Street Fighter BATSU Series 1 is estimated to arrive in stores sometime during February 2010, and is currently available for pre-order at BigBadToyStore.com for $34.00. That’s only $11.30 per figure!


For clarification purposes, this is actually the third line of BATSU vinyl figures. But, The Blot refuses to acknowledge the upcoming Insane Clown Posse BATSU vinyl figure set featuring Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J due out in January of 2010. I think I’ve already said too much…

Iron Man 2 Teaser Promo Movie Poster featuring War Machine

The internet was a buzz yesterday after Paramount released a brand new Iron Man 2 teaser one sheet promotion poster featuring the first appearance of War Machine. I don’t know why, but The Blot’s always been a huge James “Rhodey” Rhodes, so I am really looking forward to the character’s expanded role in Iron Man 2.


Rhodey/War Machine is a one of the few second tier Marvel characters that has developed a small yet loyal fan base, so it’s great to see him front and center of a huge summer blockbuster. Marvel has done a great job fleshing out the War Machine character over the years, and I have a feeling he’s going to finally make the A list after Iron Man 2 hits theaters.

I’m still not sure how I feel about Don Cheadle in the role (Terrence Howard just screamed Rhodey to me), but once he’s strapped into War Machine’s silver and grey armor I’ve got a feeling he’s going to win over even the most cynical comic book fan.

The second live action Iron Man adaptation is scheduled to hit theaters May 2010.