Leaked: Dunny Series 2012 Checklist & Ratios

Yesterday, the world of designer art toys got its very first look at Kidrobot’s upcoming Dunny Series 2012!!! Thanks to Spanky Stokes and Trampt for the image above! Whenever a leak of this magnitude happens it seems to really get collectors talking, and all in all it seems like fans are really happy with the artist line-up and their designs. The Blot is especially thrilled to see KR continue its trend of including popular artists who have never designed a Dunny before in their trademark 3” blind box series. Names like Scribe, Jon-Paul Kaiser, Jeremiah Ketner, Sergio Mancini and Nakanari have me super excited for this release!

I’m also pretty pumped to see MAD's Vandal design was chosen for this series (originally seen here back in 2009). This is a great reminder to all the artists out there that even if your design isn’t picked when it’s first submitted, there’s always a chance it gets chosen a few series down the line.

Dunny Series 2012 includes designs by MAD, Junko Mizuno, Kronk, Tara McPherson, Scribe, Andrew Bell, Jon-Paul Kaiser, Triclops Studio, Jeremiah Ketner, Attaboy, Pac23, Sergio Mancini, Nakanari, and Mauro Gatti.

The Avengers May 2012 Entertainment Weekly Cover

It’s all Avengers all the time here at TheBlotSays.com this week, what with the Marvel film finally opening in US theaters this weekend. The Avengers three main stars, Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America) and Chris Hemsworth (Thor), graced the cover of Entertainment Weekly again this week and The Blot is feeling very underwhelmed. Doesn’t this look like a terrible photoshopping job? Why does Downey Jr.’s head look so small compared to his body? I guess Evans and Hemsworth don’t look so bad, just kinda out of place. Then again, I’ll take a cover story about The Avengers over Twilight any day!

Entertainment Weekly issue #1205 (dated May 4, 2012) is on newsstands now and The Avengers premieres in US theaters on May 4, 2012.

The Summer of Valiant Comics Starts Today!

The Blot honestly cannot believe this is happening. After years of speculation and legal fights over ownership of the Valiant name and its large cast of characters, the Valiant universe is officially re-launching this summer after a twelve year hiatus. The Blot was a HUGE Valiant fan back in the 90s, with some of my all time favorite comic books being Magnus Robot Fighter, Rai and Archer & Armstrong. I can even still remember purchasing the last Valiant comic every produced (until today), Unity 2000 #3, at Austin Books while in college. So you can probably imagine how excited I am for today’s release of X-O Manowar #1.

If you haven’t heard, this summer Valiant Entertainment is restarting the Valiant universe with the debut of four new titles (1 a month over the next 4 months): X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot and Archer & Armstrong. Each book brings back fond memories of the comic book industry’s heyday, and I can only hope Valiant is able to find an audience. It sounds like X-O’s already selling like gangbusters, but who knows how fans will react. To be honest it is probably the 1 book I am looking forward to the least as it’s the only series I did not really read during its original run. 

So far we really do not know much about the re-launch, but here are a few tidbits I’ve learned that I know will excite long term Valiant fans. First, Zephyr will be appearing in Harbinger! Second, once again the Valiant universe will be populated by three eternal brothers: Armstrong (of Archer & Armstrong), the Eternal Warrior (of the hit popular comic of the same name) and Ivar (aka the Timewalker). And last but not least, as you can see in the promo image above, a Rai series should be just around the corner! It’ll be interesting to see how they that series into Bloodshot. Sadly, Valiant Entertainment did not acquire the rights to the old Gold Key characters (Magnus, Solar and Turok), meaning they will not be a part of this new universe. 

X-O Manowar issue #1, the first new book from Valiant Entertainment, drops today, May 2nd, at comic book specialty shops everywhere! Be sure to pick up your copy today

Adventure Time Screen Prints by Tom Whalen, Little Friends of Printmaking & Methane Studios

After hosting an Adventure Time gallery event in Austin last week, Mondo will be releasing three new prints in its Adventure Time Screen Print Series based on the hit animated show today! The Blot seriously knows nothing about Adventure Time (I’ve never seen a single episode), but I do know the three super talented artists behind these prints: Tom Whalen, The Little Friends of Printmaking and Methane Studios. These prints probably mean something to Adventure Time fans, which is why I’m writing this post. I hope you like them and good luck trying to score one at a random time today.

Adventure Time by Tom Whalen ($40) is an 18”x24” hand numbered screen print with a limited edition run size of 200 pieces; Adventure Time by The Little Friends of Printmaking ($40) is a 24”x36” hand numbered screen print with a limited edition run size of 175 pieces; and Adventure Time by Methane Studios ($40) is an 18”x30.5” hand numbered screen print with a limited edition run size of 195 pieces. All three Adventure Time prints seen here go on sale at a random time on today, Wednesday, May 2nd, at the Mondo online store.