First Look: RZA as Blind Master G.I. Joe: Retaliation Action Figure

If you haven’t been able to tell by now, The Blot is really excited about G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Hasbro's corresponding Real American Hero scale toy line! Why? Because we’re getting very cool, super articulated 3.75” action figures of actors like Bruce Willis, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan. Yes the RZA is getting his own G.I. Joe action figure! Come on, that’s pretty freaking cool. Who’s next, Method Man?

The only downside to this toy is the head sculpt isn’t as useful for customizing Wu-Tang era RZA figures. Although I’m sure some talented artists are already working on a way around that beard. RZA will be portraying the Blind Master, who in the world of G.I. Joe: Retaliation is one of the Arashikage ninja masters who taught Snake-Eyes, Storm Shadow and his protégé Jinx.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation is scheduled to premier in theaters on June 29, 2012.

The Walking Dead Vannen Watch Packaging Artwork by Charlie Adlard

Vannen has teamed up with Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, the creative team behind Image’s hit comic book series The Walking Dead, to release a limited edition The Walking Dead watch! While the look of the watch is still a mystery, MTVGeek was given an exclusive pic of the backside of the watch’s packaging (seen above). Annoyingly, we have to wait until February 23rd for a full reveal of the packaging and the watch itself.

What we do know is Vannen’s The Walking Dead watch has a limited edition run size of 250 pieces, each packaging comes signed by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, and will retail for $85 each. The Walking Dead watch will go on sale Friday, February 24th at VannenWatches.com and Skybound.com. These will be the only two stores carrying the watch, with a small number of The Walking Dead watches available exclusively at the Skybound booth at Image Comic Expo in Oakland, CA from Feb 24th through the 26th.

First Look: The Walking Dead Minimates!!!

Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, has joined forces with Diamond Select Toys and Art Asylum to create a creepy line of The Walking Dead Minimates based on the hit Image comic book series! Now you can collect posable 2” version of your favorite survivors, roamers and lurkers, perfect for recreating the continuing story of survival horror in your very own home. And be sure to check out all the amazing accessories these figures come with, like guts and half eaten arms!

We don’t know too much about this series yet, but DST did have a huge selection of The Walking Dead Minimates on display at their Toy Fair 2012 booth (including a ton of zombies)! From the photos taken by the good people at ASMzine, it looks like we will be seeing a ton of characters released in this toy line including, Rick Grimes, Lori Grimes, Glen, Dale Horvath, Shane, Andrea and Tyreese. The Blot’s especially excited to see Tyreese finally get some love as he’s the only main character totally ignored by the AMC television series. Hopefully we will find out more details soon, including a release date.

[Photos via ASMzine]