SDCC 16 Exclusive “Rookie” Kobe Bryant Pop! Vinyl Figure by Bait x Funko

Bait is teaming up with Funko to release this epic San Diego Comic-Con 2016 Exclusive Kobe Bryant Pop! vinyl figure featuring a purple Lakers jersey from Kobe’s rookie season!!! What better way to commemorate Kobe Bryant’s iconic 20 year career with the Los Angeles Lakers than with a SDCC exclusive Pop! based on his very first season in the purple and gold!?! The Blot loves these old school jerseys, and in my mind the Black Mamba always wears 8.

The San Diego Comic-Con 2016 Exclusive “Rookie” Kobe Bryant Pop! Vinyl Figure can be purchased at the Bait SDCC booth #4845 for just $20.

NBA Pop! Sports Series 2 Vinyl Figures by Funko

The NBA Playoffs have been incredible so far, and now’s your chance to immortalize the 2012-2013 season with these cute, chunky vinyl figures of your favorite basketball player! Whether you’re a Heat, Lakers, Knicks or Clippers fan, there’s definitely a figure for you in Funko’s NBA Pop! Sports Series 2. NBA Pop! Sports Series 2 includes Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Dwayne Wade, Chris Paul, Dirk Nowitzki, Amar'e Stoudemire, Jeremy Lin (now in a Rockets uniform) and Ricky Rubio.

Each NBA Pop! Sports vinyl figure feature one point of articulation, stand 3.75” tall and come packaged in a full color displayable window box. These figures are available now in stores everywhere, but you can save yourself a trip to your local toy store by ordering them online from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

The World of POP! Vinyl Figures Volume 1 by Funko

Funko’s Pop! series is without a doubt the most diverse toy line in history, combining more licensed properties than I can even list here. Seriously, the line features super heroes, movie actors, musicians, Disney characters and everything in between! To commemorate this successful line of cute vinyl figures, Funko is releasing a hardcover book documenting all of their releases to date entitled “World of Pop! Volume 1”.

This artistic high-end coffee table book is a full color guide of each and every Funko Pop! released so far, including The Avengers, Elvis, Mickey Mouse, and LeBron James, with amazing photographs of Pop! vinyl figures in various settings and backgrounds. This amazing collection makes a great gift for fans of Funko and its popular line of Pop! vinyl figures. Funko’s World of Pop! Volume 1 hardcover hits books stores everywhere this September, but you can preorder this pretty lengthy book at Entertainment Earth for just $29.99 here.

NBA Pop! Sports Series 1 Vinyl Figures by Funko

The NBA Playoffs are really heating up and now’s your chance to immortalize the 2012 season with these cute, chunky vinyl figures of your favorite basketball player! Whether you’re a Heat, Knicks or Lakers fan, there’s definitely a figure for you in Funko’s NBA Pop! Sports Series 1. What’s really amazing is there are ten figures in this first wave of NBA Pop!, making it Funko’s largest single release to date. NBA Pop! Sports Series 1 includes Lebron James, Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Pau Gasol, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Love, Lamarcus Aldridge, Derrick Rose and Mr. Linsanity himself, Jeremy Lin.

The NBA Pop! Sports vinyl figures feature one point of articulation, stand 3.75” tall and come packaged in a full color displayable window box. These figures are available now in stores everywhere, but you can save yourself a trip to your local toy store by ordering them online from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

NBA Pop! Series 1 Concept Artwork by Funko

Funko has teamed with MINDstyle (yes, that MINDstyle) to produce a line of officially licensed NBA Pop! vinyl figures. Series 1 includes Lebron James, Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Pau Gasol, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Love, Lamarcus Aldridge and the reigning MVP, Derrick Rose. While these figures look awesome, The Blot has just one question…where’s the beef? As in where’s Kobe Bryant!?! Pau’s great, but the Lakers fan in me needs a Kobe Pop! vinyl figure immediately. I guess I'll just have to wait until Series 2.

As a University of Texas alum, I also think it’s pretty cool to see two fellow longhorns included in this release, Kevin Durant and Lamarcus Aldridge. I guess they can’t say we’re just a football school anymore! Funko also leaked the preliminary artwork for a future Jeremy Lin NBA Pop! vinyl figure. This would make a pretty sweet New York Comic-Con 2012 exclusive wouldn’t it?

NBA Pop! Series 1 will begin shipping in late April to ensure they reach you in time to cheer on your favorite team during the playoffs!