Buffy the Vampire Slayer ReAction Retro Action Figures by Funko & Super7

If you loved the original Aliens ReAction Figure toy line from Funko and Super7 as much as The Blot then you’ll be excited to see even more waves have been announced! Thanks to Entertainment Earth we now have pictures of the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer ReAction Figures, which includes Buffy Summers, Angel, Willow Rosenberg, Daniel “Oz” Osbourne, Spike and Gentleman. Buffy is the franchise that introduced the world to Joss Whedon, and that alone makes BTVS “Must See TV” in The Blot’s eyes. One day I’ll finally watch this series, but its 144 1 hour episodes is pretty daunting.

Two of The Blot’s favorite toy companies have teamed up to produce a retro line of 3 ¾” pop culture officially licensed action figures based on the classic Kenner action figures of the ’70 sand ‘80s. Each figure includes 5 points of articulation and comes packaged on a full color “retro” blister card. All 6 Buffy the Vampire Slayer ReAction Figures are currently available for pre-order now exclusively through Entertainment Earth for $9.99 here.

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope DVD & Heroclix Combo Pack

HeroClix has teamed up with Morgan Spurlock to release one of the coolest San Diego Comic-Con tie-ins of all time! To commemorate the release of Spurlock’s documentary Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope on DVD, HeroClix is producing a matching four figure Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope DVD and HeroClix combo pack. The four HeroClix figures included in this exclusive set represent key figures who helped make this movie possible: Stan “The Man” Lee, Morgan Spurlock, Joss Whedon, and Ain't It Cool News founder Harry Knowles! It’s basically a geek’s wet dream.

For those of you unfamiliar with Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, it is a documentary by Morgan Spurlock that explores the amazing cultural phenomenon that is San Diego Comic-Con by following the lives of five attendees as they descend upon the ultimate geek mecca of SDCC 2010. The film also features one-on-one interviews with Comic-Con veterans who have turned their passions into professions, which include Stan Lee, Joss Whedon, Frank Miller, Kevin Smith, Matt Groening, Seth Rogen, Eli Roth and many more. There is also coverage of the preeminent pop culture extravaganza’s panels, parades, photos, costumes, crowds and camaraderie that make it one of the largest fan gatherings in the U.S.

The Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope DVD and HeroClix Combo Pack will be available this July for a limited North American release, and will include a DVD of the film as well as the four HeroClix figures seen here, which you will not be able to buy anywhere else. A limited quantity of these sets will also be available at San Diego Comic-Con 2012 at the NECA booth.

The Avengers Black Background Character Movie Posters

We’re just a few days away from the US premier of Marvel’s The Avengers and The Blot is getting antsy! It feels like the entire world has already seen this film already. I guess it’s payback for all the films that open in the United States first. To help get all you North American readers excited for the premier of The Avengers, check out this set of black background character movie posters. It includes a team one sheet, two banners and eight character movie posters. They’re all pretty great…simple and yet bold.

The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Mark Ruffalo as the Incredible Hulk, Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson and Tom Hiddleston as Loki.

The Avengers assemble in theaters on May 4, 2012.

The Avengers Teaser Character One Sheet Movie Posters

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Last week Marvel finally updated the website for its upcoming live action movie The Avengers, which included releasing these awesome teaser character movie posters! The Avengers has one of the largest, star studded casts of any comic book film ever produced, which means its marketing department is going to need to create at least eight different one sheets for every character movie poster sets it releases. Thankfully they went for a pretty simple, yet effective design for these teaser movie posters, combining each hero and villain with the film’s trademark “A” logo.

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The Avengers is sure to be one of the biggest hits of the summer of 2012, and it’s bringing some serious fire power with it (as you can tell from the movie posters in this set). The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Mark Ruffalo as the Incredible Hulk, Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson and Tom Hiddleston as Loki.

The Avengers assemble in theaters on May 4, 2012.

The Avengers Teaser Movie Poster - SDCC 2011

San Diego Comic-Con 2011 has officially begun and the leaks are already hitting the internet. Take, for example, the first one sheet movie poster for 2012’s The Avengers seen above. What is sure to be Marvel’s next summer blockbuster, The Avengers is going to be huge! The Blot can just feel it. How can you go wrong with a movie directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) and Mark Ruffalo (Hulk).

The Avengers is scheduled to premiere in theaters on Friday, May 4, 2012.

SDCC 2010 Exclusive Dr. Horrible ELE Edition Custom Vinyl Figure by Jenny Wolf

One of the SDCC exclusives The Blot is looking forward to the most is also one of its most unknown: the Evil League of Evil Edition Dr. Horrible custom vinyl figure by Jenny Wolf! As you all know, The Blot’s a huge fan of Joss Whedon’s web musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and a vinyl figure of Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible is one of the greatest things ever! Not only that, but it also doubles as a How I Met Your Mother Barney Stinson vinyl figure…that’s two toys for the price of one.


This special San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Dr. Horrible colorway features Dr. Horrible in his Evil League of Evil red coat and black accessories (which he wears at the end of the web series), and comes holding a top secret ELE file folder. Each SDCC exclusive 5" Dr. Horrible figure comes signed and numbered by the artist and has a limited edition run of size of 50 figures. These awesome toys will go on sale the Thursday morning of Comic-Con at Dragatomi’s SDCC booth #3848 for $60 each. And for those of us not attending SDCC there is hope, any remaining figures will go on sale at Jenny’s online store sometime after the convention.


And for those of you hoping to get your hands on a Dr. Horrible vinyl figure in his traditional white coat, one is already in production! The OG Dr. Horrible colorway will be sold this fall as part of a three figure set, which will also include Captain Hammer and Penny action figures. Jenny’s Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog vinyl figure set will have an initial run size of 50 sets and will retail for $150 at her online store. Keep your eyes peeled to her online store SpaceMonkeyToys.bigcartel.com for more information!

Dollhouse Season 2 Television Promo Poster

The Blot has had a real love/hate relationship with Dollhouse. At first, I was really excited for Dollhouse based solely on the fact that it was created by the great Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly). But, when the show debuted last season it left me feeling very underwhelmed. Something about Dollhouse just wasn’t clicking. Thankfully that feeling didn’t last long and Whedon’s fourth TV show become appointment television for The Blot.


Dollhouse definitely went through some growing pains, but like Eliza Dushku’s Echo, it was able to reinvent itself on almost a weekly basis. I've been anxiously awaiting the start of Dollhouse Season 2, and am even more excited after seeing this very cool, yet simple Season 2 promo poster. It's so basic, but I really loved how they juxtaposed the show's title with its star. I’ve got no idea what’s in store for the inhabitants of the Dollhouse, but I’ve got a feeling it’s going to turn their lives upside down.

Dollhouse Season 2 premiers on Friday, September 25th at 9/8c on FOX.

Dollhouse stars Eliza Dushku as Echo, Harry J. Lennix as Boyd Langton, Tahmoh Penikett as Paul Ballard, Fran Kranz as Topher Brink, Enver Gjokaj as Victor, Dichen Lachman as Sierra and Olivia Williams as Adelle DeWitt.

Joss Whedon's Dollhouse Premieres Tonight On FOX

After months of anticipation, Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse will finally premiere tonight on FOX at 9/8c. Whedon has become one of the unofficial kings of pop culture and amassed a serious cult following after creating some truly great stories on television, the internet and in comic books (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dr. Horrible, Astonishing X-Men). Don’t get me wrong, the guy is a genius and I love his work, but for some reason his shows aren’t always as successful as they should be.


Take Dollhouse for instance. Besides being given the timeslot of death (Friday nights at 8!?!), there were rumors of rewrites, reshoots and recasting from the very start. Plus, no matter how FOX and the show’s producers want to spin it, a network never airs a show on Friday nights if it sees a potential hit. Friday nights is where shows go to die. On the positive side, FOX has invested a ton of time and money into this new series and I don’t think anyone wants to see Dollhouse fail.


Even after all those negatives I am still excited to watch tonight’s series premiere! Besides being written by the great Joss Whedon, it also stars some of The Blot’s favorite actors: Eliza Dushku (Buffy, Tru Calling) and Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica). The show’s plot sounds a little convoluted, so make sure you read Dollhouse’s official show overview here or at the very least read this short excerpt about the show's storyline:

Dushku’s character Echo is an "Active," a member of a highly illegal and underground group of individuals who have had their personalities wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas. Hired by the wealthy, powerful and connected, the Actives don't just perform their hired roles, they wholly become -- with mind, personality and physiology -- whomever the client wants or needs them to be. Whether imprinted to be a lover, an assassin, a corporate negotiator or a best friend, the Actives know no other life than the specific engagements they are in at that time.

For more background information on Dollhouse click here.

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog DVD Available For Pre-Order On Amazon.Com

The Blot was pretty excited to find out that Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog starring Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion is now available for pre-order as an Amazon.com exclusive. Best of all, it comes with bonus material including a musical commentary track! One interesting tidbit is that Amazon is manufacturing the DVD based on demand using DVD-R recordable media. I guess this is a way to cut down on costs and make Dr. Horrible profitable enough to actually manufacture. One upside to this is that there is no regional encoding, meaning it will play on all DVD players worldwide.


If you pre-order Joss Whedon’s internet sensation right now you can get the DVD for just $9.99 (instead of its listed retail price of $14.99). Plus, if your total order is over $25.00 you will qualify for free shipping making Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog DVD super cheap.

If you’re looking for more stories from the world of Dr. Horrible then check out these great free online comic books courtesy of Dark Horse Comics and MySpace. The first story features Dr. Horrible’s archenemy Captain Hammer. It is entitled Captain Hammer: Be Like Me! and was written by Zack Whedon and drawn by Eric Canete. The second story is a secret origins tale and features Dr. Horrible’s slightly wet sidekick Moist! It’s entitled Moist: Humidity Rising and was written by Zack Whedon and drawn by Farel Dalrymple.

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

The Blot had a killer birthday weekend. Not only did I get to finally see The Dark Knight in IMAX, but I got a sweet Joker Variant Dr. Destruction figure and got to watch the ridiculously awesome Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. I should have written about Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog before it came out, but for some reason I never knew when it was going to debut until it was much too late.


You see it’s not actually a blog at all, but a three part musical miniseries created by Joss Whedon during the writers strike. Whedon described it as “the story of a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he’s too shy to talk to,” and best of all it stars How I Met Your Mother’s Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion (Desperate Housewives, Firefly) and Felicia Day. Let me just say it’s awesomeness is indescribable.

While the musical was originally aired for free all of last week, all three Acts were taken down as of midnight last night. I actually didn’t get to watch it until this weekend, because when I tried to watch Act One on Tuesday I learned that the site had gotten so many hits it crashed and fried the servers almost instantly upon release. Talk about the power of the fans of the Whedon-verse! I really don’t want to go into much detail about the show since in total it is under 45 minutes long, but trust me it’s really good and definitely worth a viewing.

If you missed out and would like to see Whedon at his musical best, you can download all three parts here on iTunes for $3.99 or wait for it on DVD, which will have some of “the finest and bravest extras in all the land.” (link) More details about the DVD will be released later in the week at San Diego Comic-Con 2008. Until then enjoy the official trailer of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: