NFL TeenyMates Blind Bag Mini Figures

Without a doubt this is The Blot’s favorite time of year…the start of football season! Since we’re just a week away from kickoff of the NFL’s 2012-2013 regular season, I wanted to get everyone into the mood for football by featuring a cute new line of NFL figures entitled TeenyMates. Created by Party Animal Toys, TeenyMates are 1” tall officially licensed NFL figures sold blind bag style in the same manner as LEGO’s immensely pop mini figure series. The Blot’s a big fan of Party Animal Toys’ popular line of 3” Lil’ Teammates (I’ve got a Texas Longhorns Lil’ Teammates running back on my desk at work), and I'm excited to check out this new NFL mini figure toy line.

NFL TeenyMates are great for kids (ages 4 and up) and collectors alike, and actually feature some amazing details for such tiny figures. Each foil bag pack comes with 2 random quarterbacks and 2 puzzle pieces. Once you’ve collected all 35 double-sided puzzle pieces they combine to form a puzzle that allows you to build a collector mini-poster featuring all 32 QBs on one side and a football field display set on the other. There are 32 quarterbacks in the NFL TeenyMates, 1 for each team in the league, plus 3 hard-to-find rare chases: a Throwback QB, a Metallic Gold QB, and a Glow-in-the Dark QB!

Now available at Target, team shops, and sporting goods, gift and toy stores across the nation, NFL TeenyMates can be purchased for just $3.99 per blind bag. These fun little toys are also available through Amazon as a four bag bundle (that’s 8 figures in all) for $19.95 here. Look for additional TeenyMates leagues to be released soon!

Coming Soon: VISEone's Tube Monster Vinyl Figure!

The more I see of VISEone’s Tube Monster, the German artist’s first original vinyl figure, the more The Blot wants one! With its release scheduled for late September, VISEone gave us our first look at the figure’s first three through Instagram and his newsletter. First up is the green Zombie Juice Edition Tube Monster, followed by the red Tomato Edition and the all black Black Edition.

These 3.5” vinyl figures are produced by Flying LuLu and will make their debut at New York Comic-Con 2012, where VISEone will be on hand for a signing at Tenacious Toys’ NYCC booth. After that, look for the Tube Monster to invade designer toy stores worldwide later this year!

Ni Ni Bot Moss Ambush Resin Figure by Erick Scarecrow

Today ESC Toy released Erick Scarecrow’s newest creation, Ni Ni Bot Moss Ambush! Erick always creates exciting new characters, but The Blot especially loves the look of Ni Ni Bot Moss Ambush. I think it’s Ni Ni’s wooden face and all of the cool details on her head that really make this resin figure something special. Each 6.5" hand painted resin figure comes signed and numbered, and come with a unique serial number/hologram label. Limited to just 15 pieces, Ni Ni Bot Moss Ambush can be purchased through the ESC Toy online store for $125 each.

Ni Ni Bot Moss Ambush Story: The Papa Sama's price for forging a Ni Ni Bot's blade isn't cheap. In fact, fortunes have been offered for these specialty metals. Due to a blood contract between the Papa Samas and Ni Ni Bot Clan, they know very well not to offer the metals to outside customers. The Ni Ni Bot are discreet as to where they get payment from, and only their victims know where the payment comes from right before they're disposed of. She always lets them know the price that was paid in full for their lives right before the end. Ni Ni Bot has a special arsenal that includes: her sword, ninja star hair clip, camouflage suit, and a bat that enables her to glide from tree to tree. Besides being paid assassins, they are often hired to protect valuable collections and estates.

Halloween ComicFest Exclusive The Walking Dead B&W Minimates 2 Pack - Dale & Female Zombie

This October comic shops across the country will be participating in the first annual Halloween ComicFest, which is kind of like Free Comic Book Day but scarier! Participating comic book shops will have special giveaways and limited-edition comics, as well as some really cool Halloween-themed merchandise. Diamond Select Toys is participating in the event as well, and will be releasing an exclusive The Walking Dead Comic Minimates 2 pack!

DST has taken their rare chase variant Winter Coat Dale and Female Zombie 2 pack from The Walking Dead Minimates Series 1 and repainted it in an even rarer black and white color scheme, just as they originally appeared in the popular B&W comic book by Robert Kirkman! Each set will retail for around $15, but since these will be pretty rare be sure to tell your local comic shop to order a set for you in time for Halloween 2012.

Nick Fury, Hawkeye & Black Widow The Avengers Movie 100% Be@rbricks

A few weeks ago when Medicom announced its Marvel’s The Avengers Movie 100% Be@rbrick 4 pack The Blot was pretty bummed because we weren’t getting Be@rbricks of Nick Fury, Hawkeye or the Black Widow. Thankfully Medicom heard my complaints and is now putting out Nick Fury, Hawkeye and Black Widow 100% Be@rbrick!

All three will be sold individually, but to get Black Widow you also have to buy an Avengers t-shirt. To me this seems a little backwards, since I’d image it would be a lot easier to sell Captain America, Thor, Iron Man and Hulk individually than Fury, Hawkeye or Black Widow. Wouldn’t it have been smarter to release a 4 pack with say Cap and these three? Regardless, I’m just glad collectors will be able to complete their Avengers movie roster.

All three limited edition Avengers Movie 100% Be@rbricks seen here go on sale August 31, 2012. No word yet if these will be available in the US.