OG Sneakerhead Designer Art Figure by Cookies-N-Cream

Cookies-N-Cream will be debuting the first colorway of their brand new Sneakerhead designer toy this Friday at Toy Street! Designed by Cookies-N-Cream and sculpted by END of Argonaut Resins, the OG Sneakerhead is going to be the must get toy of sneakerheads everywhere.

This colorway should be particularly interesting to sneaker fiends as it is inspired by one of the most popular sneakers ever produced, Nike's classic Original (OG) Air Jordan 1s. If you live in the New York City area, be sure to stop by Toy Street this Friday, April 22nd, from 12-8pm to check out this exciting new figure in person.  And if you're planning to attend Toy Street, be on the lookout for some awesome Sneakerhead customs by some really top tier talent!

The Complete Booster Gold Toy Collection

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As The Blot counts down to Booster Gold’s world television debut in this Friday’s episode of Smallville (appropriately entitled “Booster”), I thought I’d share a photo of my Booster Gold toy collection. The Blot’s proud to say I own every Booster Gold figure ever produced, and here they all are in one fabulous group shot.

To be honest, owning every Booster Gold figure is not quite the same accomplishment if say I collected Superman or Batman figures. With the amount of toys made of DC Comics’ A-list characters over the past 80 years, it’d be nearly impossible to have a complete collection. I guess that’s just one of the few perks to having your favorite character be a C-list hero. That and none of these figures are all that rare (except maybe the Walmart Exclusive DCU Infinite Heroes action figure in the middle).

For those interested, here’s a key to the Booster Gold figures you see in the photograph above (from left to right): Lead Figure by Eaglemoss Publications, 52 action figure by DC Direct, Heroclix figure, JLU action figure, DC Universe Classics action figure, DC Universe Infinite Heroes action figure, Minimates action figure, DC Universe Infinite Heroes action figure, JLU action figure, JLI action figure by DC Direct, and two more Heroclix figures.

The Nitty Gritty T-Shirt Series by Grits

Houston’s own Grits Apparel released its newest t-shirt collection yesterday, and The Blot loves them all! Entitled The Nitty Gritty Series, Grits’ Spring 2011 collection features 5 new designs including a collaboration with Houston based Hater Magazine entitled “Wake-N-Bake.” I think it’s safe to say it was no coincidence this collection was released on 4/20 with a design like “Wake-N-Bake” included!

What I like most about this release is that there’s a little something for everyone in it. My personal favorite is the “Grits Co.” t-shirt, which is dedicated to Goode Company BBQ, a popular local Houston restaurant. Their motto is "You might give some serious thought to thanking your lucky stars you're in Texas," and you know what? They’re right!

The Nitty Gritty Series by Grits Apparel is currently available from the Grits online store. Each shirt retails for $26 (except the "Wake-N-Bake" design which is $30) and comes in sizes XS-XXXL. Grits always stays cooking, and these tees are definitely “Fresh n' Hot Straight out the Pot!” But act quickly, because certain sizes have already begun to sell out.

Tenacious Toys Exclusive Custom Buff Monster Mini Ice Cream Series by OsirisOrion

This Friday at Toy Street Tenacious Toys will releasing a very special custom series by one of The Blot’s favorite artists, OsirisOrion. This isn’t your run of the mill collaboration, Benny of Tenacious Toys sent OsirisOrion four dozen of Buff Monster’s mini Ice Cream vinyl figures to be customized for this very special release. Yes, you read that right…four dozen! The OsirisOrion x Tenacious Toys Custom Buff Monster Mini Ice Cream Series includes four different shaped vinyl figures, with each shape featuring its own unique Osiris-style colorway. From left to right they are Sewer Sludge, Oil Slick, Molten Lava and Rainbow Cookie.

The OsirisOrion x Tenacious Toys Custom Buff Monster Mini Ice Cream Series includes 48 figures in all and can be purchased at Toy Street from the Tenacious Toys table for just $25. Osiris will also be on hand Friday for a very special signing event at the Tenacious Toys table. The Blot recently snagged my first OsirisOrion custom and let me tell you, his paint jobs are as beautiful in person as they look in pictures. This is definitely one custom series you won’t want to miss!