Thursday, October 31, 2013

Halloween K Dunnys by Rsin

Halloween K 3 Inch Dunnys by Rsin

Earlier today Rsin released these delicious candy orange Halloween K Dunnys! How did The Blot miss this release!?! These 3” figures feature resin head K’s on Rsin’s hand painted vinyl Dunny bodies. Each Halloween K Dunny features a translucent orange head perfect for today’s spooky holiday. Limited to just 10 pieces, these Halloween K Dunnys retailed for $75 through Rsin’s online store. Sadly they sold out almost immediately upon release.

The Blot's Johnny Cupcakes Halloween Prize Pack Giveaway!

The Blot's Johnny Cupcakes Halloween Prize Pack Giveaway!

It’s Halloween and The Blot what better way to celebrate than with an awesome giveaway!!! Every year Johnny Cupcakes has exciting events and releases centered around this spookiest of holidays, so The Blot thought I’d get in on the action by giving away a special Johnny Cupcakes prize pack full of sold out and rare Johnny Cupcakes buttons and a Johnny Cupcakes look book signed by Johnny himself! Along with the brand book, the prize pack includes the Trick or Treat Pin Pack from the 2012 Cupcakes from the Crypt Tour and the recently released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Johnny Cupcakes Pin Pack!

So whether you're a longtime diehard Johnny Cupcakes collector or a new fan, here's an opportunity to win an instant Johnny Cupcakes pin collection of rare and hard to find JC crossbones pins! The Johnny Cupcakes Halloween Prize Pack Giveaway will run for 1 week starting today and there are three ways to enter:
  1. Follow The Blot on Twitter at Twitter.com/TheBlotSays and tweet the following phrase (without the quotation marks): “I just entered to win a #JohnnyCupcakes Prize Pack from @TheBlotSays! Find out how to enter at www.TheBlotSays.com #JCTBS” 
  2. Follow The Blot on Facebook at our brand new Facebook page (Facebook.com/TheBlotSays), and leave us a message! 
  3. Follow The Blot on Instagram at Instagram.com/TheBlotSays and repost the image below and tag it with #JCTBS.
So there you have it, three ways to enter this epic contest! Pretty easy right!?! Starting today, Thursday, October 31st, you have until next Thursday, November 6th, to enter. I will then use Random.org to choose a winner! Thanks as always for reading TheBlotSays.com and for entering!

DCon Exclusive Custom Bones with Wings Vinyl Figure by Mike Egan

Designer Con 2013 Exclusive Custom Bones with Wings Vinyl Figure by Mike Egan

Designer Con 2013 is almost here and DKE Toys is bringing in some awesome exclusives! Check out this epic hand painted DCon 2013 Exclusive Bones vinyl figure by Mike Egan. This bad ass figure features custom wings and comes packaged in a hand painted wood coffin. Pretty sick right!?! Limited to just 25 pieces, collectors can pick one up at DCon booth #126 for $150 each.

Deathlight Chimeron Resin Figure by Acolorfulmonster

Deathlight Chimeron Resin Figure by Acolorfulmonster

Get ready to offer up your soul as the Deathlight Chimeron comes to harvest your spirit light! The Blot was recently introduced to the work of artist Acolorfulmonster and his newest creation the Chimeron, a 6” tall resin figure with 4 points of articulation. The Deathlight Chimeron was painted with a black light reactive neon purple rub with orange highlights, making for a seriously spooky effect perfect for the Halloween season. Limited to just 10 pieces, you can snag a Deathlight Chimeron at the Acolorfulmonster online store for $45 each. And if you order by November 6th, each figure will include an alternate 2 sided head that you can swap out!

All Hallows Black or Orange Unpainted Shub Zeroth Vinyl Figures by METACRYPT (Brian Ewing x Hateball)

All Hallows Black or Orange Unpainted Shub Zeroth Vinyl Figures by METACRYPT (Brian Ewing x Hateball)

It’s Halloween, which means all kinds of scary monsters will be coming out of the shadows tonight including Metacrypt’s (Brian Ewing x Hateball) Shub Zeroth! For Metacrypt's first Shub Zeroth internet release they will be releasing two different colorways of their mythical creation. Inspired by today’s holiday, Release.4 [HOLIDAY TYPE] {ALL HALLOWS} Shub Zeroth stands 9” tall and will be released in unpainted black or orange soft Japanese vinyl for $100 each. The All Hallows Shub Zeroth go on sale at 12pm PST today, October 31st, at meta-crypt.com.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Orange & Black Marbled Halloween Ugly Unicorn by Rampage Toys

Orange & Black Marbled Halloween Ugly Unicorn Vinyl Figure by Rampage Toys

In honor of Halloween tomorrow Rampage Toys will be releasing this beautiful Orange and Black Marbled Ugly Unicorn. Not only is it the perfect companion to the Orange and Black Marbled Greasebat Rampage Toys released earlier this month, but it looks awesome! I can only imagine how great these two figures will look displayed together on a collector’s shelf. The marbling effect is fantastic, and just screams Halloween to The Blot. While these figures come unpainted, Jon of Rampage Toys has offered to paint each figure’s eyes and mouth in the color of the customer’s choosing if the customer wants. So for just $30 you can get a truly one of a kind custom figure!

These Halloween Marbled Ugly Unicorns (and a number of other Halloween inspired releases) go on sale at the stroke of Midnight on Halloween at the Rampage Toys online store.

Pumpkin Micro JellyBots Resin Figures by The Jelly Empire

Pumpkin Micro JellyBots Resin Figures by The Jelly Empire

The Jelly Empire is having a special Halloween release tomorrow, which includes a variety of Halloween themed prints along with a small run of 5 Pumpkin Micro JellyBots! Are these guys cute or what!?! These guys are seriously perfect for the Halloween season. Collectors can snag one of these Pumpkin JellyBots and the prints from The Jelly Empire online store Thursday, October 31st, at 10am EST.

Supahcute Designer Con 2013 Exclusive Prints by Jared Andrew Schorr & Jerrod Maruyama

Supahcute Designer Con 2013 Exclusive Prints by Jared Andrew Schorr & Jerrod Maruyama

For the first time ever our friends at Supahcute will have a booth at Designer Con and they’ll be sharing it with artist Vanessa Ramirez! Supahcute is bringing to DCon original artwork and limited edition prints by the supah talented artists Jared Andrew Schorr and Jerrod Maruyama. Fans of the wonderful worlds of Studio Ghibli will no doubt recognize the theme running through Jared and Jerrod’s pieces for DCon. Pretty awesome work all the way around! To find out more about these exciting pieces head over to Supahcute and be sure to hit up the Supahcute/Vanessa Ramirez DCon booth #213!

Legends of Vinyl Custom LEGO Mini Figure Set #1 feat Sucklord, Buff Monster & Scott Tolleson by Artbot138

Legends of Vinyl Custom LEGO Mini Figure Set #1 featuring Sucklord, Buff Monster & Scott Tolleson by Artbot138

At Designer Con 2013 Artbot138 will be debuting his new Legends of Vinyl Series, which features custom LEGO mini figures of your favorite designer toy artists! The DCon 2013 Exclusive Legends of Vinyl Series Set #1 is limited to just 10 sets and includes minifigs of the Super Sucklord, Buff Monster and Scott Tolleson. Artbot138 seriously did a fantastic job with this set as each figure looks spot on to the creator it’s based on. Each Legends of Vinyl Set #1 includes all 3 custom LEGO mini figures and all of the accessories seen here packaged in a numbered acrylic case. Pick one up from the Vinyl Thoughts DCon booth #830.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

“The Great Pumpkin” Borracho De Los Muertos Resin Figure by Spanky Stokes

“The Great Pumpkin” Borracho De Los Muertos Resin Figure by Spanky Stokes

This Halloween will mark the rebirth of Spanky Stokes’ popular Borracho De Los Muertos resin figure! And what better way to mark the occasion than with a Halloween themed colorway. “The Great Pumpkin” Borracho De Los Muertos stands 6” tall, was cast in orange resin and features an matte black color rub. Pretty perfect for the Halloween season don’t you think!?! These five rotund dead drunks go on sale at noon PST this Thursday, October 31st, at the Spanky Stokes online store for $40 each.

Wo-Man & the Masters of the Universe Bootleg Resin Figures by BigMan Toys

Wo-Man & the Masters of the Universe Bootleg Resin Figures by BigMan Toys - Faye-Kerr, Wo-Man & Wo-Man Brilliant Replica

I can’t lie, even for a toy aficionado as The Blot it is near impossible to keep up with all of the amazing bootleg kitbashed resin action figures and M.U.S.C.L.E. inspired rubber mini figures being produced these days. Take BigMan Toys for instance, who’s been cranking out some really interesting resin figures based on popular ‘80s toy lines and keshi. BigMan Toys newest release is Wo-Man and the Masters of the Universe, which pays homage to the Mattel’s classic MOTU toys.

Wo-Man is a 5.5” resin figure and is as much influenced by He-Man as she is by the Twins of Power characters, Robert Crumb comics, and a worn to nothing VHS tape of Red Sonja! Wo-Man was saved by a mysterious hero in her youth, and from that point forth committed to never again relying on the strength of others. Brandishing her father's modified wood-axe, she roams the planets in search of the warrior who once came to her aid to pledge allegiance to him. Hindering her journey is her evil clone Faye-Kerr, an obvious homage to MOTU’s Faker. Embedded in Wo-Man’s axe is a gem, which when at its apex of power allows her to self-clone bringing forth a brilliant replica of herself to fight alongside her so long as the gem holds power.

Each Wo-Man resin figure features 3 points of articulation, sports a rubber suit of armor and a deadly ax. All three Wo-Man colorways seen here will go up for sale on October 31st at the BigMan Toys online store for $69 each.

Star Trek: TOS Pop! Vinyl Figures by Funko

Star Trek The Original Series Pop! Television Vinyl Figures by Funko - Captain Kirk, Spock & Scotty

Is there any license Funko doesn’t have these days!?! Last week Funko announced they would be releasing a new line of Pop! vinyl figures based on the legendary television show Star Trek: The Original Series! Star Trek Series 1 includes three members of the Enterprise, Captain James T. Kirk, Spock and Scotty, and three classic Star Trek aliens, a Klingon, an Andorian and an Orion Slave Girl. What a an epic line-up! The Blot’s just hoping we don’t have to wait too long for a second wave of Star Trek: TOS Pop! vinyl figures.

Star Trek The Original Series Pop! Television Vinyl Figures by Funko - Klingon, Orion Slave Girl & Andorian

Each Star Trek: The Original Series Pop! TV vinyl figure stands 3.75” tall, features one point of articulation and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box. These figures aren’t expected to hit store shelves until November 28th, but you can pre-order them now from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

The Walking Dead “Daryl” Screen Print by Brian Ewing

The Walking Dead “Daryl” Screen Print by Brian Ewing

A couple of weeks ago the Hero Complex Gallery hosted a pretty cool The Walking Dead group art show based on the hit AMC television show (which in turn is based on the hit Image comic book). The show was pretty cool, but the one piece that really stood out was this killer “Daryl” screen print by Brian Ewing! What’s awesome about this print is how perfectly it melds TWD’s most popular biker, Daryl Dixon, with Ewing’s unique art style. I love Brian’s use of his signature skeleton effect and the background collage just screams Daryl!

“Daryl” by Brian Ewing is an 18”x24” The Walking Dead screen print and has a limited edition run size of 75 pieces. Pick one up today from the Hero Complex Gallery’s online store for just $50 each.

Monday, October 28, 2013

DCon 13 Exclusive Mutant B Bad Ass Vinyl Figure by Kronk

Designer Con 2013 Exclusive Mutant B Bad Ass Vinyl Figure by Kronk

Kronk’s massive Bad Ass vinyl figure is making a return trip to the great state of California, this time as a super limited Designer Con 2013 exclusive! Produced by Pobber Toys, the DCon 2013 Exclusive Mutant B Edition Bad Ass features a striking black, green and purple color scheme reminiscent of a certain gamma irradiated jolly green giant. The Blot seriously loves this color combo! Mutant B features 7 points of articulation and comes complete with spikes, rivets, sharp teeth and even a few battle scars. Collectors can pick up this bad ass figure exclusively at the Art Attack Toys DCon booth next month. But act fast as this colorway is limited to just 50 pieces.

ThunderCats Pop! Vinyl Figures by Funko

ThunderCats Pop! Television Vinyl Figures by Funko - Lion-O, Mumm-Ra, Snarf, Panthro & Cheetara

Funko continues to expand its hugely popular line of Pop! vinyl figures with more fan favorite licenses. And The Blot’s jaw hit the ground when I heard Funko would be producing ThunderCats Pop! figures based on the original 1980s cartoon. How awesome is that!?! These Pop! versions of Lion-O, Panthro, Cheetara, Snarf, and the evil Mumm-Ra look absolutely fantastic! This might be my new favorite line of Pop! Television figures.

Each ThunderCats Pop! TV vinyl figure stands 3.75” tall, features one point of articulation and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box. These figures aren’t expected to hit store shelves until January 2014, but you can pre-order them now from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

Star Trek: The Art of Juan Ortiz Book Review

Star Trek: The Art of Juan Ortiz Cover Artwork

The Blot recently got to review the awesome new hardcover art book Star Trek: The Art of Juan Ortiz and it is seriously fantastic! Whether you’re a fan of Star Trek: The Original Series or just love a good movie/TV poster, you will definitely want to check out this beautiful oversized book published by Titan Books. Artist Juan Ortiz, an avid Star Trek fan, took on the challenge of creating a unique retro poster design for each one of the series original 80 episodes. The artwork embodies his passion for the series, the transformational Sixties, and the visceral reaction generated from each episode.

Star Trek The Art of Juan Ortiz Television Episode Poster

Each Star Trek: The Original Series poster is a little different, with each design embodying a variety of different styles like that of a ‘60s movie poster, comic book, pulp novel cover or advertisement. The common theme is their retro look and love of all things Star Trek: TOS. What’s wonderful about this art book is how Titan utilized every inch of this 14.4”x10.3” oversized book, with each poster taking up an entire page! It really allows the reader to appreciate each and every design.

Star Trek The Art of Juan Ortiz Television Episode Posters

For a while there it was all the rage on the internet to create fake retro and minimalistic movie posters for TV shows, super heroes and music albums. But Juan Ortiz definitely out did them all with this Star Trek series. It’s especially cool to see these posters become officially licensed. Ortiz didn’t just stop with this TOS poster series though, as he has continue to create all sorts of awesome Star Trek art since these designs have become so popular.

Star Trek: The Art of Juan Ortiz is available now in bookstores everywhere with a suggested retail price of $39.95! If you’re not able to find it at your local book store, you can order one from Amazon for just $26.76 here. It’s definitely worth it!

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Kidrobot x Threadless T-Shirt “KR 00” by Matheus Lopes

Kidrobot x Threadless T-Shirt “KR 00” by Matheus Lopes


The winner of last summer’s Threadless x Kidrobot T-Shirt Design Challenge has been announced, and it’s Matheus Lopes for his “KR 00” design! It’s a cool design of the Kidrobot mascot ‘Bot deconstructed, but The Blot feels like I’ve seen this before. I didn’t really follow the KR x Threadless Design Challenge, so I can’t say if there were other designs I think should have been produced instead. But I definitely would have loved to see a full Kidrobot x Threadless T-Shirt Collection.

The Kidrobot x Threadless T-Shirt “KR 00” is currently available for purchase at Threadless.com in mens, womens, toddlers, and kids sizes for $24.50.

Marvel x Threadless Thor T-Shirt Collection

Marvel x Threadless Thor T-Shirt Collection - “Thor A God Among Worlds”


For Threadless’ fifth release of community designed Marvel t-shirts, the Chicago, IL based company has turned its sights on everyone’s favorite Asgardian, Thor! Unfortunately, the Thor T-Shirt Collection might be its weakest release to date. And with only 6 designs it is also Threadless’ smallest Marvel Super Heroes collection. The Mighty Thor deserved so much better! The Blot was hoping to pick one up to wear to a screening of Thor: The Dark World next month, but I’m not even sure there’s a design I’d wear. Here’s hoping Threadless’ upcoming Captain America T-Shirt Collection is a lot better!

Marvel x Threadless Thor T-Shirt Collection - “Asgardian Weapons 101 Mjolnir”, “God of Thunder”, “The Strongman Game Champion” & “In Loki's Mind”

The Threadless x Marvel Thor T-Shirt Collection includes 6 designs available exclusively at Threadless.com in mens, womens, toddlers, and kids sizes for $24.50.

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Glowpup Edition Octopup Vinyl Figure by Nathan Hamill

Glowpup Edition Octopup Glow in the Dark Vinyl Figure by Nathan Hamill

Nathan Hamill and 3DRetro have produced an all new edition of Nathan’s adorable 2” Octopup sofubi! For this vinyl figure’s fifth release, Octopup is getting the radioactive treatment with a GID edition. The Blot always loves a killer glow in the dark sofubi release and this one’s fantastic! Cast in glow in the dark soft Japanese vinyl, the Glowpup Edition Octopup is currently on sale at both the 3DRetro online store and Nathan Hamill’s online store for just $10.

But wait, there’s more! Every person who buys a GID Octopup can enter into a very special Halloween Instagram contest where one lucky purchaser of a Glowpup will win the next release of Strife and Sire. Here’s what you have to do to enter: 1. Buy a Glow Octopup; 2. Take a creepy, kooky, mysterious or spooky Halloween-related photo with your Octopup; and 3. Post it on Instagram with the Hashtag #Octopup and #GlowOctopup. The contest ends on November 5th.

kaNO Artist Edition Bodega A/P Custom Vinyl Figures

kaNO Artist Edition Bodega Artist Proof Custom Vinyl Figure

On Friday kaNO released the Artist Proofs of his purple Artist Edition Bodegas and they look awesome! Standing 6” tall, these A/P customs feature a gold cap and a backpack for all your hood boosting needs, not to mention some perfectly placed purple splatters! The blade on the shank and the stripe on the sneaker are also painted gold to match. kaNO really did a killer job making these A/Ps extra special. The Blot especially loves the backpack accessories. This is how you do an Artist Proof release.

kaNO Artist Edition Bodega Artist Proof Custom Vinyl Figures

Limited to just 10 pieces, these kaNO Artist Edition Bodega A/Ps sold for $120 in the kaNO Kid online store. Sadly these awesome figures sold out almost immediately upon release.

Friday, October 25, 2013

Supernatural Pop! TV Vinyl Figures by Funko

Supernatural Pop! Television Vinyl Figures by Funko - Sam and Dean Winchester

The Blot’s never actually seen an episode of The CW’s Supernatural, but I know it’s got a diehard, vocal fan base. Even still, I’m super surprised Funko is actually releasing a line of Supernatural Pop! Television vinyl figures. That’s what so great about this toy line though, they’ll make vinyl figures of pretty much any property! Supernatural fans everywhere will definitely want to get their hands on these 3.75” cute chunky versions of the Winchester brothers, Sam and Dean, just in time for the season premiere of the show’s 9th season..

Each Supernatural Pop! TV vinyl figure features one point of articulation and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box. These figures aren’t expected to hit store shelves until November 21st, but you can pre-order them now from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

And The Winner Of The Superman Man of Steel New Era Hats Are…

New Era x TheBlotSays.com Superman Man of Steel Hat Giveaway

Before I announce the winners of these awesome Superman hats, I want to give a HUGE thank you to New Era for these awesome prizes!!! These DC Comics x New Era Man of Steel hats are in stores everywhere now, so if you weren’t one of the lucky winners make sure snag one from New Era’s online store or your local retailer of New Era caps!

And now for the moment you've all been waiting for...the winners are:
Kit S.
Joseph S.
Enna P.

Congrats to the winners! Please shoot me an email with your name and address and I’ll send you a pic of the hats available to choose from. Winners will rank their top 3 choices and I’ll do my best to get you a hat you want. Thanks again to everyone for entering and especially New Era for donating these hats for the giveaway.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Teaser Movie Poster

Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier Teaser One Sheet Movie Poster - Chris Evans as Captain America

Marvel's first official teaser trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier was released today along with this awesome teaser one sheet movie poster! As of writing this The Blot hasn’t seen the trailer, but I do love this poster of Chris Evans as Captain America standing inside a SHIELD hellicarrier. This film, which also stars Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie as The Falcon and Emily VanCamp as Agent 13, is going to be so freaking good!

Captain America: The Winter Soldier storms into theaters March 2014.

“Witches Brew” Lunartik Halloween Vinyl Figure by Matt JOnes

“Witches Brew” Lunartik Mini-Tea Halloween Vinyl Figure by Matt JOnes

Halloween 2013 is almost here and Matt JOnes has an extra special Lunartik release in store for us all! The Witches Brew Lunartik Mini-Teas stands 2.5" tall, is limited to just 213 cups and comes dripping in blood (don’t worry it’s fake!). Pick one up today at the Lunartik online store for just £20 each. But act fast because these will only be available until October 31st!

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Pop! Vinyl Figures by Funko

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Pop! Vinyl Figures by Funko - Gandalf the Grey, Legolas Greenleaf, Thorin Oakenshield, Azog & Invisible Bilbo Baggins

The second The Hobbit film is almost here and with it comes an awesome new wave of The Hobbit Pop! Movies vinyl figures from Funko. For The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Funko has created 3.75” chunky versions of Gandalf the Grey, Invisible Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Azog and making an unexpected return, the Lord of the RingsLegolas Greenleaf! Here’s hoping the film is as good as these figures! The Blot still can’t figure out why they’re making three films out of one book.

Each The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Pop! Movie vinyl figure features one point of articulation and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box. These figures should be hitting stores this week, but in case you can’t find them locally they’re available now from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

DCon 13 Exclusive Sally Shortfries Resin Figure by UME Toys

Designer Con 2013 Exclusive Sally Shortfries Resin Figure by UME Toys

You want fries with that? Well UME Toys has you covered! At Designer Con 2013 Urban Vinyl Daily will be offering up these 3" resin figures for just $40 each. They are an edition of 8 figures and will come bagged with a specially designed header card for the release. Also, one lucky person will snag a special chase variant of these lovable resin French Fries! Make sure to stop by the UVD DCon booth #315 and treat yourself to an order of salty, starchy goodness!

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

The Great Pumpkin Vampire Vinyl Figure by Super7

The Great Pumpkin Vampire Vinyl Figure by Super7 & Josh Herbolsheimer

On Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin Vampire rises from his pumpkin patch and flies through the air with his bag of toys to all the children. The Great Pumpkin Vampire, Super7’s newest release, pays tribute to the greatest made for TV animated films of all time, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! The Great Pumpkin Vampire combines the pumpkin head of S7’s Pumpkin Boy with the body of Josh Herbolsheimer's Rose Vampire DX, and is the perfect release for the Halloween season. Collectors can pick up this 6” figure at noon PST on October 24th at the Super7 online store for $65 each.

Micro Greasebat Vinyl Figure by Jeff Lamm

Micro Greasebat Vinyl Figure by Jeff Lamm

Did you know Jeff Lamm and Monster Worship had produced a Micro Greasebat!?! Neither did The Blot! Evidently this tiny release debuted at New York Comic Con and will be going on sale to the general public at 7pm EST tonight, Tuesday, October 22nd, at the Monster Worship online store for just $10. How cute does this little guy look!?! Yes, The Blot will definitely be snagging one of these little guys. Thanks for the photo Jeff!

Wampa 22” Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Action Figure by Gentle Giant

Wampa 22” Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Action Figure by Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant continues its Hoth themed releases of its popular line of Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars action figure reproductions with the seriously massive Wampa! The Blot is seriously shocked Gentle Giant decided to release this in scale version of the Empire Strikes Back monster considering that makes it 22” tall. The only downside of that is they increased the price 500%. How does that math make sense?

Wampa 22” Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Action Figure by Gentle Giant

Digitally scanned from mint 6” Kenner original action figure, this Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Wampa is an exact replica of the classic ‘80s toy! Injection molded and made of durable plastics, this jumbo figure features swinging arm action (just like the figure that inspired it) and comes packaged in Empire Strikes Back inspired vintage style packaging featuring original photos and artwork.

The Star Wars 22 inch Jumbo Vintage Kenner Wampa action figure by Gentle Giant is not expected to be released until summer 2014, but it can be pre-ordered through Entertainment Earth for $399.00 here.

Les Viandardes Vinyl Figure by McBess

Kidrobot: Les Viandardes Vinyl Figure by McBess
Following the release of the Kidrobot x McBess Apparel Collection comes McBess’ epic Les Viandardes vinyl figure! McBess’ detailed illustrations are cleverly blended with the cartoon styling of the early 20th century and often feature food and musical references, such as slick guitars, drums, amps, and other instruments. While The Blot doesn’t know much about the Les Viandardes designer art toy, these axe welding, tattoo sporting femme fatales look bad ass! This is definitely a new kind of vinyl figure from Kidrobot and a welcomed change to be sure! I just hope for the price ($199.99) this is at least an 8" figure. Look for McBess’ Les Viandardes to go on sale next Thursday, October 31st, at Kidrobot.com and all Kidrobot retail locations.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Marvel Vinylmation Series 1 Mystery Variants - Bearded Thor & Phasing Vision

Marvel Vinylmation Series 1 Mystery Chase Variants by Disney - Bearded Thor & Translucent Phasing Vision

Disney unveiled on the official Vinylmation Facebook page the two mystery chase variants in its new Marvel Vinylmation Series 1! These two rare figures are the Bearded Thor and a translucent Phasing Vision. The Blot’s really digging that Phasing Vision. Here’s hoping the good android shows up in Avengers 2: Age of Ultron!

Marvel Vinylmation Series 1 by Disney is on sale now at Disney World, Disneyland and Disney Stores everywhere. Sold blind box style, collectors can purchase all of the figures seen here for $12.95 each. Look for the series on DisneyStore.com at a future date.

Alex Pardee x Retroband Bunnywith Bootleg Resin Action Figure

Alex Pardee x Retroband Bunnywith Bootleg Resin Action Figure

Last weekend Alex Pardee’s Bunnywith solo art show opened at Gallery 1988. While there were tons of awesome Bunnywith prints, The Blot’s personal favorite piece in the show was this Bunnywith collaboration with Retroband. The two artists teamed up to produce a bootleg resin Bunnywith action figure packaged in a retro Kenner Star Wars style blister card! The packaging is pretty sick if I do say so myself. Limited to just 20 pieces, the Alex Pardee x Retroband Bunnywith bootleg action figure comes signed and numbered by Alex and can be purchased from the Gallery 1988 online store for $150 each.

Breaking Bad “Final GID Blue” Heisenberg M.U.S.C.L.E. Resin Mini Figure by Healeymade

Breaking Bad “Final Glow in the Dark Blue” Heisenberg M.U.S.C.L.E. Resin Mini Figure by Healeymade

After originally debuting at New York Comic Con 2013, the third and final colorway of Healeymade’s extremely popular Heisenberg Breaking Bad M.U.S.C.L.E. resin mini figure dropped last weekend at the Healeymade online store! Sadly it sold out almost immediately upon release. Cast in beautiful glow in the dark blue resin, the “Final GID Blue” Heisenberg is a 1.5” kitbashed resin M.U.S.C.L.E. man based on Breaking Bad’s Walter White’s alter ego, the meth kingpin Heisenberg. He is the one who knocks!

Sunday, October 20, 2013

McBess x Kidrobot T-Shirt Collection

McBess Apparel Capsule by Kidrobot - “Kidrobot Mascot”, “Les Viandardes” & “Rock and Roll” T-Shirts


Kidrobot has teamed up with artist French artist McBess (Mathieu Bessudo) to release a pretty awesome McBess Apparel Capsule, which includes t-shirts, jackets, a button down long sleeve shirt and snapback hats. From the Pirate Bomber to the statement rock and roll tees, each piece is pure McBess! Of course The Blot is especially jazzed over the three McBess tees, including the killer ‘Bot tee in McBess’ signature style and the Les Viandardes tee featuring his murderous femme fatales.

The McBess x Kidrobot Apparel Capsule merges the sick vintage cartoon styling of internationally renowned illustrator McBess into a limited batch of deluxe ring spun super soft tees, premium quality cut and sew shirts and jackets, and New Era hats that bring McBess’ dark and dreamy surrealist world to life. The three McBess t-shirts seen here ($30) and so much more are available through the Kidrobot online store now!

Johnny Cupcakes x Ghostbusters “Peter Venkman Big Kid” T-Shirt

Johnny Cupcakes x Ghostbusters “Peter Venkman Big Kid” T-Shirt


Every Halloween Johnny Cupcakes’ mascot Big Kid dresses up as his favorite movies characters. While he typically goes the horror route, this year he’s decided to pay tribute to one of the greatest ‘80s movies of all time…Ghostbusters! Who knew with the addition of a Ghostbusters jumpsuit and a little slime Big Kid would look like the spitting image of Bill Murray’s Peter Venkman!?! It’s all about the hair! This is one Johnny Cupcakes design you won’t want to miss out on. Sadly it’s an in store exclusive, meaning you can only snag this t-shirt at one of Johnny Cupcakes 5 retail locations. Rumor has it there’s also a grey variant Ghostbuster Big Kid tee. Act fast because you know this release will sell out quickly!

Coming Soon: Pobber Artist Series T-Shirt Collection!

Coming Soon: Pobber Artist Series T-Shirt Collection - Pause, Kronk, Doktor A & Gary Ham


Pobber is teaming up with some of the biggest names in the designer art toy scene to release a new Artist Series T-Shirt Collection, and The Blot can’t wait! All I know for sure is what you see in the teaser image above, but with Pause, Kronk, Doktor A and Gary Ham involved you know these tees are going to be sick! I can’t wait to find out more details…

Friday, October 18, 2013

Bernie Wrightson & Steve Niles Present "Something Spooky" Group Art Show at Guzu Gallery

Bernie Wrightson & Steve Niles Present

This Halloween season Guzu Gallery treats you to an exhibition of a different breed. This time around they called upon two masters of modern horror to help conjure up the most frightening art show imaginable. Prepare to be astounded and amazed by morbid monsters, ghastly ghouls and cadaverous creeps tonight at Bernie Wrightson and Steve Niles Present “Something Spooky" Group Art Show at Guzu Gallery!!!

The show’s opening reception will be tonight, Friday, October 18th, from 7 to 10pm and the artwork will remain up through November 25th. As you've come to expect, Guzu will have live music on opening night to lift your spirits and raise your soul…or is that summon spirits and raise the dead? Guzu hopes to see you at the gallery but if you can't make it out, the bone-chilling artwork is available for purchase in their online store.

Bernie Wrightson and Steve Niles Present "Something Spooky" Group Art Show includes works by Bernie Wrightson, Dan Brereton, Stephanie Buscema, Nicole Cantu, Miguel Coronado III, Kristian Donaldson, Tim Doyle, M Fersner, Godmachine, Paul Hanley, Brandon Holt, Joe Jusko, Scott Kinnebrew, Shawn K. Knight, Cameron McPeters, Yehudi Mercado, Danny Miller, David Moscati, Troy Nixey, New Flesh, Phil Noto, Billy Perkins, Jesse Philips, Gary Pullin, Greg Ruth, Cody Schibi, Jon Smith, Arthur Suydam, Zach Taylor, Ben Templesmith, Francisco Ruiz, Eric Torres, Vincent X. Torres, Robert Wilson IV and Liz Wrightson.

The Nightmare Before Christmas 20th Anniversary Screen Print by Jeff Soto

The Nightmare Before Christmas 20th Anniversary Blue Standard Edition Screen Print by Jeff Soto

When Huckleberry announced they were working with Disney’s El Capitan Theater to release a 20th Anniversary screen print for Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas they had me at two words…Jeff Soto! Yes, freaking Jeff Soto designed a NBX print and it is so freaking glorious! Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas actually made its world debut at the famed theater on October 15, 1993, so it’s only fitting the film would celebrate its 20th anniversary there.

The Nightmare Before Christmas 20th Anniversary Purple Variant Screen Print by Jeff Soto

This awesome print is currently available for pre-sale at the El Capitan Theater’s box office and by phone. With each purchase of the screen print, the purchaser will also receive one general admission ticket to the film’s screening in 4D at a time of their choice on October 31, 2013 at the El Capitan Theater. Unfortunately, it sounds like the print is only available for pick up in person and shipping is not available.

The Nightmare Before Christmas 20th Anniversary screen print by Jeff Soto measures 18”x24” and is available in two limited editions. The blue Standard Edition has a limited edition run size of 300 pieces and retails for $60, while the purple Variant is limited to 125 pieces and retails for $75.