G.I. Joe: Retaliation Character Movie Posters

Yesterday the internet was bombarded with exclusive looks at G.I. Joe: Retaliation’s first set of character one sheet movie posters. The Blot’s been wondering for a few weeks now why no posters for the film had been released and then BAM! nine different character posters show up. I guess if you’re finally going to release a set of posters for a big summer blockbuster you’ve gotta go big, and the marketing team behind G.I. Joe: Retaliation definitely went big with this set.

Character movie poster sets are often pretty boring, but the team behind G.I. Joe 2 did a great job picking out photos for these one sheets. I have to give them credit, other than a few boring duds (Duke and Joe Colton), these are actually pretty cool looking. I’m especially loving Roadblock, Jinx, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow’s poses in these posters with Roadblock and Jinx’s being the most intriguing. Plus, we get our very first full look at the new Cobra Commander. Boy is this a huge improvement over the character’s look in the first film!

I’m also glad to see Channing Tatum’s Duke got a poster because based on the film’s trailers there has been heavy speculation that his character is killed off in the film’s opening scene. I’m hoping that’s not the case, but clearly he has not been featured in much of G.I. Joe 2’s marketing to date and after a huge 2011/2012 it’s arguable that Tatum is the film’s 2nd biggest star after Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (sorry Bruce Willis). My only question now is, where is Zartan’s poster!?!

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Character Movie Poster Set 1 features Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Roadblock, Channing Tatum as Duke, Bruce Willis as General Joe Colton, Byung-Hun Lee as Storm Shadow, Adrianne Palicki as Lady Jaye, Ray Park as Snake Eyes, Faran Tahir as Cobra Commander, Elodie Yung as Jinx and D.J. Cotrona as Flint.

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

Sweet Demon Custom 8” Dunny by OsiRisORion

This weekend OsiRisORion is unleashing his newest creation at Tenacious Toys’ Candy Coated Custom Show on Saturday, April 21st, at The London Candy Company in New York City. The Blot’s always been a big fan of OsiRisORion’s custom figures, especially his Demon and Space Junk characters, so of course I’m really digging this brand new 8 inch custom Dunny entitled “Sweet Demon.”

This bad boy includes all of the classic elements that make an OsiRisORion custom great! Just check out those eyes, teeth and amazing paint job! I also love the peppermint the Sweet Demon is sporting in its chest to go along with the candy theme of the show. I’m just bummed I won’t be able to see this crazy looking custom in person, but hopefully those of you living in the NYC area will be able to hit up the show on Saturday!

“Assemble” The Avengers Movie T-Shirt by Lain Lee 3 Design

Although Lain Lee 3’s “Clothe Yourself in Awesome” Kickstarter project didn’t get funded, the San Francisco designer didn’t let that stop him from following his dream of launching his own line of pop culture inspired t-shirts. Lain3 kept grinding and earlier this week he released his “Assemble” design in honor of this summer’s The Avengers. I love his unique take on the movie version of Marvel’s Avengers and how he incorporated his "III" logo on both the front and back of this tee. There’s definitely no better shirt to wear to opening night of The Avengers than “Assemble” by Lain3!

You can pick up Lain Lee 3’s The Avengers tribute t-shirt “Assemble” from at Lain Lee 3 Design’s online store for a limited time for just $25.

Support The Variants Season 3 Kickstarter Project!

The Variants, a web series about life in a comic book shop, is a must watch for comic book fans everywhere. The Blot’s been a huge fan of the series from the beginning, and when I heard the show’s executive producers were starting a Kickstarter project to help a third season I knew I needed to get involved! After two seasons of being an all-volunteer production, the cast and crew of The Variants need your help to move forward with filming of a third season.

The goal for this Kickstarter project is to raise $8,000 to make season three a reality. As Richard Neal, the owner of Zeus Comics, explained on Twitter, by raising these funds they can film all of Season 3 at one time, which will allow them to release the series weekly and add Chris Haley and Curt Franklin of the webcomic Let's Be Friends Again to the cast. Haley and Franklin guest starred in the season finale of Season 2 as potential investors in taking Zeus (the comic book store where The Variants takes place) national.

The Variants Season 3 Kickstarter project is already halfway funded with almost 40 days still to go! By raising the $8,000 through Kickstarter, The Variants can produce six all new episodes. If they are able to raise $10,000, they will produce 8 episodes, and if they make it all the way to $12,000, they’ll produce 10 episodes and additional content for the series. The Blot is a huge proponent of supporting web series and webcomics whose creators give out free content on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, which is why I have already pledged to this exciting project. Hopefully after watching The Variants and finding out more about the great incentives involved with this Kickstarter project, you’ll want to support this fantastic show as well.

Icy Yarn Shroom Clear Resin Figure by Erick Scarecrow

ESC Toy has just released a new colorway of Erick Scarecrow’s popular Yarn Shroom resin figure. Personally The Blot doesn’t partake of mushrooms, but even I can’t deny how sweet this clear resin Icy Yarn Shroom looks. These 3.25" hand painted figures has a limited edition run size of 20 pieces, and comes signed, numbered and packaged by the artist. Each Icy Yarn Shroom retails for $45 and can be purchased directly from Erick at the ESC online store.

Hawkeye The Avengers Screen Print by Tom Whalen

This second print in Mondo’s The Avengers Screen Print Series features Hawkeye, one of The Blot’s all time favorite super heroes! This predominately purple screen print by Tom Whalen features Jeremy Renner as the film version of archer Clint Barton. Whalen has been on a crazy tear of late and this is just another phenomenal design by the artist. Like The Blot, Whalen is a huge comic book fan and it definitely shows in this Marvel print!

There will be seven posters produced in all for Mondo’s The Avengers screen print series, one for each member of the team and one for the movie itself. Hawkeye by Tom Whalen is a 24”x36” hand numbered screen print with a limited edition run size of 220 pieces. The print will retail for $45 and go on sale at a random time on today, Friday, April 20th, at the Mondo online store.