Blackest Night Black Lantern Wonder Woman Action Figure by DC Direct

Thanks to ExperiencetheWonder.com, The Blot is proud to present a photo of the soon to be released Black Lantern Wonder Woman action figure. While The Blot has loved all of the Blackest Night action figures produced by DC Direct, I cannot figure out for the life of me why they made a Black Lantern Wonder Woman figure. She was literally a Black Lantern for less than one full issue!


The only thing I can think of is they wanted a “Big Gun” for Wave 4 (having already produced Black Lantern Superman and Batman figures). But I would have much rather seen a Star Sapphire Wonder Woman figure (see below) than this design. Especially when you consider Wonder Woman mighty actually be a Star Sapphire for multiple issues as opposed to her brief stint as a Black Lantern. Regardless, I do have to commend DC Direct for keeping this figure under wraps until the release of Blackest Night #6. No one can blame them for spoiling one of the major turning points in DC Comic's Blackest Night mini-series.


The Black Lantern Wonder Woman action figure will be released as a part of Blackest Night Wave 4, which goes on sale April 14, 2010.

Barneyism of the Week - Suits the Musical

If you’re following The Blot on Twitter, then you know last night’s episode of How I Met Your Mother, “Girls Versus Suits,” was the show’s 100th episode! That’s quite a milestone for a show almost canceled a time or two early in its existence. This was a hotly anticipated episode by HIMYM fans because it featured Neil Patrick Harris in the show’s first ever musical number, “Suits the Musical.”



The scene was truly legen…wait for it and I really hope you’re not lactose intolerant because the rest of the word is…dary, and my quoting of the song would never do it justice. So, for the first time ever here on The Blot Says…, I will not be transcribing the Barney-ism of the Week. Instead, I have embedded the song in its entirety above for your enjoyment. Please take a moment and soak up all 3 minutes and 39 seconds of its greatness and let me know what you think of NPH’s performance!

- Barney Stinson

“Girls Versus Suits”

How I Met Your Mother

Kidrobot Black - Midnight Magi by Gary Baseman

Yesterday, Kidrobot announced a new line of vinyl figures under the new imprint “Kidrobot Black.” Kidrobot Black toys are created especially for Kidrobot's most devoted fans and collectors and each toy is produced as a super-limited run. This unexpected announcement threw The Blot for a loop, but in a totally good way! Honestly, after all the bad PR Kidrobot has been getting from collectors for the past year this is exactly the type of project KR needs to be doing for its core fan base. I for one am really excited to see what comes from it.


Designed by acclaimed artist Gary Baseman, the Midnight Magi is an elegant 8 inch matte black vinyl figure featuring white and pink accents that highlight the linework indicative of Baseman’s style. A leader of Los Angeles’ underground art movement, Baseman is a fine artist, painter, toy designer, and TV & movie producer whose work often blends toy culture and fine art. The Midnight Magi, the first Kidrobot Black release, drops today, Tuesday, January 12, at 12pm EST at black.kidrobot.com. The 8” figure is limited to just 200 pieces and will retail for $100 each.


Kidrobot Black was created by Kidrobot founder Paul Budnitz out of his love for vinyl toys. The line is inspired by the aesthetic of the late nineties urban vinyl toy movement, with an emphasis on texture and simplicity of form and color. Part of the goal of Kidrobot Black is to revisit this aesthetic and modernize it with cutting edge designs by Kidrobot’s top toy designers.

KR has invited some of its favorite artists to participate, and asked them to use BLACK as a theme and to concentrate on simple, elegant form rather than on elaborate paints. Artists were urged to take risks they might not otherwise take. Future releases will arrive from time to time on the Kidrobot Black home page, black.kidrobot.com.