Johnny Cupcakes x NBA The Dream Team T-Shirts

The Blot is a huge fan of the NBA, so these Johnny Cupcakes Dream Team t-shirts, an unofficial tie-in with the Association, automatically becomes one of The Blot’s favorite JC releases. Released just in time for this past weekend’s NBA All-Star Game, the first three t-shirts features the Johnny Cupcakes mascot Big Kid re-imagined as three of the greatest NBA players of all time: Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.




The second batch of Johnny Cupcakes x NBA Dream Team t-shirts are tributes to two of the league’s two most decorated franchises, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. These are also happened to be the only two cities that have Johnny Cupcakes retail locations. As a Lakers fan I especially like JC’s Dunkin’ Desserts Until It Hurts LA tee, and will probably have to order one when it goes on sale sometime this week.



The Johnny Cupcakes Dream Team t-shirts will all be available for purchase at the Johnny Cupcakes online store early this week; however most of these should be available in stores right now. The Big Kid Jordan is an online exclusive, while the two Celtics themed shirts will be available at Johnny Cupcakes Boston and the two Lakers themed shirts will be available at Johnny Cupcakes Los Angeles.

Blackest Night Wave 6 Action Figures by DC Direct

DC Direct’s Blackest Night series of action figures is the toy line that wouldn’t die! As DC Comic’s mini-series Blackest Night continues to grow in popularity, so too does its corresponding toy line. The Blot was worried Wave 5 would be this series’ last, but DC Direct was smart enough to strike while the iron was hot and has announced a sixth wave. Blackest Night Wave 6 will include Blue Lantern Flash, Star Sapphire Wonder Woman, Black Lantern Hawkgirl and an all new version of Green Lantern Hal Jordan.


All four figures are currently on display at Toy Fair 2010 and have been garnering lots of attention from both the comic book and toy community. These action figures have been some of DC Direct’s best, and The Blot would like to thank IGN.com for the pictures in this post! You can see the original IGN article announcing Blackest Night wave 6 here.


With Blackest Night Wave 4 going on sale April 14th and Wave 5 going on sale on August 4th, I expect Blackest Night Wave 6 to go on sale sometime in September or October 2010.

MINDstyle x Disney Stitch Mini Figure Series 1

Three weeks ago, MINDstyle released some photos that surreptitiously included a few vinyl figures that looked a whole lot like 3 inch Stitches. On Saturday, MINDstyle finally acknowledged those little Stitches and announced an all new line of 3” blind boxed Stitch mini figures! Disney’s Stitch has been gaining renewed popularity due to MINDStyle’s line of 5 inch Artist Series figures, and these new Stitch mini figures will only help to increase Stitch's standing in the world of Disney. Each upcoming series of 3" Stitch mini figures will feature Disney’s standard and vault characters, and consist of ten collectible figures and two mystery chase figures.


MINDstyle x Disney Stitch Mini Figure Series 1 will include Disney’s six core characters (Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy & Pluto); three characters from the animated feature film Bambi (Bambi, Thumper & Flower); two characters from the animated feature film Dumbo (Dumbo & Timothy Q. Mouse); and Pinocchio’s black and white kitten Figaro.


Each Stitch vinyl trading figures (VTF) comes blind boxed, and will be sold in display cases of 24 blind boxes. Each case will include two full sets of the basic ten characters, one chase figure and what MINDstyle refers to as a “super chase” variant. Priced at $9.95 each, these Disney mini figures should prove to be very popular.