Bent World Spray Can Artist Series by MAD

Renegade spray paint cans are primed to bomb the streets with this new blind box mini series from Kidrobot and mastermind artist MAD. Inspired by his sold-out 2007 Bent World Vandals Series, Spray Cans are here with a total of 16 designs ready to make their mark on society.

Each character is “Bent” with an angled posture and equally crooked personality. Each can comes in two versions – a “new” fresh from the hardware store look, and a “used” dripping with paint and well-placed tags from MAD and some of his favorite artists, including kaNO, Marka27, Jesse Hernandez, Scribe, Pon, J. Brunson and Sket One. Each 2 inch figure features a removable cap, articulating arms, and makes the telltale metallic rattle noise when shaken.

Bent World Spray Cans Artist Series drops November 3rd and will retail for $7.95 per blind-box. This is one mini figure series that is sure to leave a lasting impression on collectors, artists and VANDALS!

Booster Gold & Blue Beetle Custom 3” Dunnys by Nikejerk

While The Blot’s been collecting toys and comics for most of my life, I can honestly say I’ve never been jealous of a fellow fan’s collection…until now! The minute I saw the photo above on Nikejerk’s (aka Jared Cain) flickr page my jaw hit the ground. I don’t know who commissioned the Atlanta artist to create custom 3” Dunnys of Booster Gold, my favorite superhero, and his best friend the Blue Beetle but I am extremely jealous. Really I’m just mad at myself for not commissioning them first! Are these spot on or what? I especially love the way Jared handmade the goggles on both figures. All they really need is a little Skeets accessory flying around.

As Jared explained on his flickr page, this pair of custom 3” Dunnys were commissioned by a private collector. After seeing how well these JLI members turned out, the collector then commissioned Nikejerk to customize 14 more members of the Justice League over the next year or so. I can’t freaking wait to see who the collector requested and what Jared comes up with!  Jared's definitely leading the way when it comes to pop culture inspired custom figures.

The Triplets Custom 3" Dunnys by Donta Santistevan

One of The Blot’s biggest regrets over the past year of writing The Blot Says… is my lack of coverage of custom figures. I used to write about them pretty regularly, but somehow that has morphed into focusing more on handmade resin figures instead of pure customs. Because of that I’m going to start making a bigger effort to feature some of the amazing custom work going on in the designer toy community, starting with these three cool 3" custom Dunnys by Donta Santistevan!

Don't be fooled by the small size, lack of arms and bright colors of The Triplets, these little guys are vicious! The Triplets are jonesin for a home, either together or separately. That being said, you can be Yoko and break up the band and take them home for $40 a piece or keep the flame alive by taking them all for $100. Pick them up at Donta’s online store today!