AFRO-PUNK Festival 2010 Screen Print by Jermaine Rogers

Jermaine Rogers created all of the artwork for the 2010 AFRO-PUNK Festival, including the official print (seen below) and the clothing for the BMX and Skate exhibitions. Jermaine also collaborated with Nike to create some special product that will be available at the show. Anyone who’s ever wanted to rock a Nike shirt sporting Jermaine’s artwork will definitely want to check these out. Jermaine will also be at the festival painting artwork live!


For those of you interested in picking up the 2010 AFRO-PUNK Festival screen print by Jermaine Rogers, copies of the print should be made available on www.jermainerogers.com sometime after the festival.

The AFRO-PUNK Festival takes place June 25, 26 & 27 at the Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, NY. This year’s lineup includes legends like Mos Def, Bad Brains, 24-7 Spys, The Cool Kids, Thomas Pridgen's (formerly of The Mars Volta) new band The Memorials, and many more.

TRON Legacy SDCC 2010 Exclusives from Spin Master

Spin Master was awarded by Disney the master toy license for the upcoming sequel TRON Legacy, and the toy company has some seriously cool products in the works including a new line of 7.5” action figures. While a lot of those tie-ins won’t come out until closer to the film’s Christmas release, Spin Master has two San Diego Comic-Con 2010 exclusives scheduled to whet our appetites!


First up is a special edition TRON Vintage Figure. While the figure’s nice, what’s really cool about the figure is its packaging. The figure comes packaged in a retro TRON arcade cabin, which includes its trademark translucent blue joystick! How cool is that? The figure also has a light-up feature on its base that can be activated in or out of the arcade-style packaging. The TRON Vintage Figure is limited to 1,500 pieces and will retail for $40 at the SDCC TRON booth, which will be jointly run by Spin Master and Disney.


The second SDCC 2010 TRON exclusive is a limited edition die-cast replica of Sam’s Light Cycle from the upcoming TRON Legacy film. There will be 3,000 Light Cycles produced, with the die-cast motorcycle retailing for just $5! This SDCC exclusive will also be available for purchase at the SDCC 2010 TRON booth.

From what I’ve heard there are a ton very cool TRON Legacy tie-ins in the works from a variety of different companies, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled to The Blot Says… in the coming months for all the latest!

I Am A Girl Resin Figure by Amanda Visell

Amanda Visell has released a brand new resin figure entitled “I Am A Girl,” which she explains tongue firmly planted in cheek as “my sort of kaiju, which seems to be monsters figures made by boys. This is a girl made by a girl, so twice as scary." The Blot really digs Amanda’s version of neo-kaiju, unfortunately at $150 it’s a little out of my price range.


I Am A Girl by Amanda Visell is a 6.5”x4”x1” resin figure sculpted, molded, cast, hand painted, and packaged all in the Switcheroo workshop. There are two versions of the I Am A Girl resin figure: the dark blue Nitelite version has an unknown edition size, while the Frosty version is a hand painted clear resin with a limited edition run size of only 5 figures. Both figures retail for $150 and can be purchased here (although the Frosty I Am A Girl is already sold out).

LOST Hurley Reyes & John Locke 8" Mego Style Action Figures

Those of you looking forward to the upcoming release of the SDCC exclusive Jacob and Man in Black action figures by Bif Bang Pow! will be happy to know Bif Bang Pow!’s line of mego-style 8” LOST action figures will continue. Series 2 brings you retro versions of sweet and lovable Hugo "Hurley" Reyes wearing the mental institution garb he wore as a member of the Oceanic 6 during LOST Season 5, plus Season 1 John Locke in his island attire with a knife accessory.


Both LOST Mego style action figures feature fabric clothing and multiple points of articulation, making these 8” Hurley and Locke action figures incredibly lifelike. The figures come individually packaged, but can be preordered as a set for $37.99 from Entertainment Earth here. Collectors can expect these highly detailed figures to ship sometime during August 2010.