“Dark Side of the Ugly” GID Ugly Unicorn by Rampage Toys

This Friday Jon Malmstedt of Rampage Toys will be releasing my new favorite Ugly Unicorn colorway, the Dark Side of the Ugly! Not only is it a killer name, which pays homage to the classic Pink Floyd album, but Jon did a great job using clear paint to give this GID Ugly its rainbow look without losing any of its vinyl’s glow. On top of that, Jon will also be releasing blank Glow in the Dark Ugly Unicorns as well for all the unpainted collectors out there.

Rampage Toy will be holding a pre-order for both the painted Dark Side of the Ugly Unicorn and the blank GID UU. While artists and collectors can order as many of the Unpainted GID Ugly Unicorn as they want, the Dark Side of the Ugly rainbow colorway has a limited edition run size of 20 pieces. Each Dark Side of the Ugly comes bagged with a header card designed by Grizlli Atom and will retail for $42 each, while the blank GID Ugly Unicorns will retail for $28 each.

Scheduled for delivery in mid to late March, you can pre-order either of the two glow in the dark options starting this Friday, February 3rd, at the Rampage Toys online store until the following Friday, February 10th.

Barneyism of the Week - Strip Club

What do you say?

Let’s declare our independence with ondependence.

On-de-pen-dance...

“Oh we got it.” - Robin

Let’s go to a strip club!

Tonight is going to be Legend…
Wait are we sure it’s a good idea to go to a strip club?
Shut up Lily, I’m in charge now.
Dairy!

- Barney Stinson

"45 Minutes"

How I Met Your Mother

Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men on AMC Television Poster

So have you heard about Kevin Smith’s new television show Comic Book Men on AMC? Set in Kevin Smith's iconic comic shop Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, the show explores every nook and cranny of Fanboy culture. Each episode features store transactions, including purchases, sales and the appraisal and discovery of fanboy-centric collectible items. There’s even the occasional staff field trip, when the Secret Stash gang ventures out to source rarities, and moments from podcasts with Kevin Smith and the Secret Stash team, which will be woven throughout the episode. Basically it sounds like a geeky version of Pawn Stars or Storage Wars, but starring a big named director/writer/actor.

16 year old The Blot would have gone crazy for this show! But as I’ve gotten older, my love and adulation for all things Kevin Smith has waned considerably, and I’m not into this new wave of store themed reality TV shows in the slightest. And can anyone explain to me what the heck this type of show is this show doing on AMC!?!

Comic Book Men features Secret Stash employees, including Walt, manager and de-facto leader at The Stash; Mike, the prototypical comic shop employee; Ming, the newest member of the team and the store's technical expert; and Bryan, who doesn't actually work at the Stash, yet can always be found holding court in the stool behind the front counter. Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men premieres Sunday, February 12th at 10/9c on AMC.

Human Slayers 9 Eyes Demon Resin Figure by Michael Skattum

The Blot loves it when checking my email means finding out about the next great toy. In this case it’s the Human Slayers 9 Eyes Demon resin figure by Michael Skattum. Sculpted and cast by oOMoSOo of Papagrim Toys, Human Slayers features 3 points of articulation and a removable head (with surprise underneath). I can’t lie, I’m intrigued by the sculpt and the mystery of what lies beneath! For now Skattum and oOMoSOo are sticking with resin, but their goal is to take the funds raised by this release and eventually produce a vinyl fersion of the Human Slayers.

Human Slayers 9 Eyes Demon will be cast in green resin and painted by Michael. This 5.5” devilish figure is currently available for pre-order via Skattum’s online store for $80 each, and has a projected ship date of mid February 2012.