Lovebirds Vinyl Figures by Kronk

I know a lot of diehard Kronk fans who have been eagerly awaiting today’s release from Kidrobot. It is my understanding that the South African artist gave away the ultra limited edition white colorway of these Lovebirds as party favors at his wedding, and now Kidrobot is making the cute little figures available to the rest of us!

The Lovebirds by Kronk go on sale today in four alluring color editions: Teal, Black, Orange and Purple. Each 4 inch figure stands on its tail with its feet in the air, ready to connect with (or push away) any potential partners. Stellar on their own but perfectly complete when mated, the Lovebirds are both half and whole. Like yin and yang, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly…you will enjoy just one, and fall in love with two.

These affectionate vinyl animals come packaged individually in an artist designed box and retail for $19.95 each. Pick one up starting today, Thursday, April 26th, at Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com and select retailers worldwide.

Support the Tenacious Toys x Scott Tolleson Noir Uncle Argh Qee Kickstarter Project – Only 5 Days Left!

You probably remember The Blot’s post last month on the exciting new Kickstarter project from Tenacious Toys and Scott Tolleson. The two had teamed up to produce a limited edition second colorway of Scott’s Uncle Argh Mini Qee. Well there’s less than 5 days left and the Kickstarter project is 96% funded. But it still needs your help to reach the finish line! Tenacious Toys is less than $250 away from starting production on its exclusive monochromatic Noir Edition colorway but it still needs a few more backers to bring this cute little figure to the toy craving masses. So let’s help them get there!

Head over to the Tenacious Toys Exclusive Noir Edition Uncle Argh Mini Qee by Scott Tolleson Kickstarter page to find out more about this great project. There are some really fantastic rewards for backing this project, including stickers, sketches, papertoys, t-shirts, paintings, and of course the Uncle Argh Noir figure itself. There will only be 500 of these figures produced, and for just $30 (shipping included) you can reserve one for your collection through Kickstarter today! But remember, the Noir Uncle Argh project ends May 1st at 9pm EST, so be sure to head over to Kickstarter this week to get your last minute pledges in.  And don't say The Blot didn't warn you!

The Incredible Hulk The Avengers Screen Print by Ken Taylor

The fourth print in Mondo’s The Avengers Screen Print Series features goes on sale today and features the green behemoth, the Incredible Hulk! This is a beautiful poster by Ken Taylor, and I love his version of the Hulk. I just wish Mark Ruffalo wasn’t the focal point of the screen print. Ruffalo is the only member of the Avengers not to appear in any of Marvel’s official tie-in films, and because of that no one really knows what to expect from his version of the character. It’s hard for me to get into a print of Bruce Banner when I don’t even know if I’ll like this third take on the character in the past ten years. Hopefully Whedon knows what he’s doing! Then again, I doubt Banner gets all that much screen time with so many great heroes in this film.

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. Hulk by Ken Taylor is a 24”x36” hand numbered screen print with a limited edition run size of 320 pieces. The print will retail for $45 and go on sale at a random time on today, Thursday, April 26th, at the Mondo online store.

Captain America The Avengers Screen Print by Phantom City Creative

The third print in Mondo’s The Avengers Screen Print Series features goes on sale today and features the first avenger, Captain America. While I love Cap, The Blot’s really not feeling this screen print by Phantom City Creative. I think it’s the composition. While the shield looks awesome, the way the poster cuts off the top of Captain America’s head is really distracting. I almost wish they had just focused primarily on the shield itself and ditched Steve Rogers all together.

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. Captain America by Phantom City Creative is a 24”x36” hand numbered screen print with a limited edition run size of 340 pieces. The print will retail for $45 and go on sale at a random time on today, Thursday, April 26th, at the Mondo online store.