Argonaut Resins x Ume Toys NYCC 11 Exclusive Custom Tuttz & Pharaoh Hound

Last week Rich Page of Ume Toys traveled across the pond to attend New York Comic-Con 2011, and thankfully he didn’t attend the con empty handed! Rich teamed up with Argonaut Resins to create two very special NYCC 2011 exclusive custom resin figures: a white with pink custom full size Tuttz and a white with blue custom Pharaoh Hound.

I love how the vibrant colors of Rich’s work stand out on the white resin bodies of END’s Tuttz and Pharaoh Hound. And while I’m not 100% certain, I’m pretty sure this is the very first custom ever created of END’s all new Pharaoh Hound. Excellent work all around! The Blot hopes the new owners of these two customs appreciate the craftsmanship!

The Jellatic Empire: Star Wars Inspired Stormtrooper Jelly Bots

One of The Blot’s favorite surprises coming out of New York Comic-Con 2011 is this release from The Jelly Empire! A collaborative effort between The Jelly Empire, Argonaut Resins and Soundwave810, The Jellatic Empire is Star Wars inspired wave of Stormtrooper looking Jelly Bots. How awesome is that??? They even made sure to include the Stormtrooper’s clunky looking built in belt!

The 12”x18” print seen above and these awesome The Jellatic Empire resin figures were originally sold at Big Kev’s Geekstuff NYCC Booth #E7 last weekend. No word yet if any of these are still available, but if so they will eventually show up at The Jelly Empire’s online store. May the force be with you!

Super7’s Trio of Terror - Pumpkin Boy, ZombieFighter & Rose Vampire DX

Something wicked this way comes! Super7's Halloween 2011 Trio of Terror is near, lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike in the darkness! After debuting the first member of its Trio of Terror at New York Comic-Con 2011 (the Rose Vamprie DX seen here), Super7 is set to release the final two members this Friday, October 21st! The ZombieFighter is a collaborative creature from Super7's Brian Flynn and Secret Base, while Super7's mascot Mummy Boy joins the Trio of Terror in a Halloween costume of his own: the Pumpkin Boy! Pumpkin Boy features a brand new head on a familiar friend.

ZombieFighter ($65) and Pumpkin Boy ($50) debut this Friday, October 21st, at 12noon Pacific at the Super7 online store.

NYCC '11 - The Avengers Mini Mighty Muggs 2 Packs

When Hasbro announced they would be continuing their Marvel Comics Mini Mighty Muggs toy line The Blot thought it was kind of a joke. 1-2 releases at SDCC and NYCC isn’t really continuing a line when a majority of Mighty Muggs fans can’t get their hands on the figures. So you can imagine my surprise when Hasbro announced at New York Comic-Con 2011 that a new line of Avengers Mini Muggs 2 packs would be seeing a wide release next in conjunction with next summer’s The Avengers live action movie. This is pretty awesome news even if the four heroes are just repaints from last summer’s San Diego Comic-Con 2011 exclusive Avengers box set.

Hasbro will be producing four The Avengers Mini Mighty Muggs Sets, with each 2 pack featuring one super hero and one villain. They are Captain America vs Red Skull, Iron Man vs Iron Monger, Thor vs Loki, and Hulk vs the Abomination. I love the idea of each set including an Avenger and their archenemy, I just wish there was a bigger difference between this release and the SDCC box set. The Captain America and Hulk Mini Muggs are almost identical to the previous release. I’ve seen no word yet on when these figures will be hit store shelves, but as soon as I hear something I’ll be sure to post that information here!

NYCC '11 - Johnny Cupcakes Big Kid Viny Figure Colorways

Thanks to Midgar, the TheBlotSays.com’s newest on-site convention reporter, we now have a photo from New York Comic-Con 2011 of all six colorways of the Big Kid toy, Johnny Cupcakes’ mascot and first vinyl figure! There’s one OG painted colorway and five blanks (the NYCC Exclusive Glow-in-the-Dark, Black, Blank, Silver and Gold) being produced and each has its own limited edition run size.

From what I’m hearing out of New York, the NYCC Exclusive GID Big Kid is retailing for $100, while the OG painted Big Kid is $35 and the unpainted white is $30. If you look to the right side of the picture you’ll also get your very first glimpse of Johnny Cupcakes’ all new vinyl Cupcake & Crossbones scented toys, which is a 3D rendering of the company’s iconic logo. Each mini figure retails for $10. More news as it leaks from the con!

NYCC 2011 Exclusive Ugly Unicorn Online Release by Rampage Toys

For those of us not fortunate enough to make it to New York Comic-Con 2011 this week, Jon Malmstedt of Rampage Toys is doing a very special online Ugly Unicorn NYCC inspired release tonight! There will be a small run of 5 “Jetlagged” Ugly Unicorns on red vinyl featuring sleepy eyes, color change metallic purple and yellow spray, as well as a few 1-off custom Ugly Unicorn and two original Ugly Unicorn Gouache paintings. As Jon explained it, “I thought it seemed like fun to have a little NYCC cheer coming out of Japan, and since I only made 5 sleepy eyed guys for Lulubell's booth, 5 more seemed appropriate.”

Rampage Toys’ New York Comic-Con 2011 exclusive online releases go on sale tonight, Thursday, October 13th, at 8/7c (which just so happens to be 9am on October 14th where Jon is in Japan) at the Rampage Toys online store.

NYCC 2011 Exclusive Royal Swirl Mongolion by L’amour Supreme

Let’s be honest, it’s not New York Comic-Con without a release from NYC’s own L’amour Supreme! That’s why late last night Super7 announced a very special surprise release at NYCC 2011, the Royal Swirl Mongolion! Spotted in the wild city lights of New York City, little is known about the shadowy Mongolion's existence. It is more rumor and legend than actual fact. Lamour Supreme's Royal Swirl is cast in marbled baby blue and yellow vinyl with red and white spray details.

Normally The Blot’s a huge fan of marbled vinyl, but there’s something about this color combination that doesn’t work for me. I think it’s because the yellow looks dirty, which may be a result of its having been mixed with the baby blue. If the yellow had been a bright yellow resulting in a sweet UCLA style colorway this would have been a must buy for The Blot. As it is, I do really love how its bright red eyes and tongue stand out against the baby blue and yellow swirled vinyl.

The New York Comic-Con 2011 Exclusive Royal Swirl Mongolion by L’amour Supreme goes on sale today at the Super7 NYCC booth #688 for $65 each.

NYCC 2011 Exclusive Text_r Custom Series by Ryan the Wheelbarrow

Ryan the Wheelbarrow, the same artist who created the inventive Ty_po custom Dunnys, has created a new series of custom creations entitled text_r! For New York Comic-Con 2011, Wheelbarrow has customized a 10″ Labbit ($350), a 4″ Bub ($150) and an eight piece blind box series of 1.5″ Labbits ($40 each). These visually striking figures, created with di-cut vinyl letters and glossy spray paint, will be sold exclusively at the myplasticheart NYCC booth #879.

As an added bonus, Ryan the Wheelbarrow will be conducting a 1 hour screenprinting demo on Sunday, October 16th, at the myplasticheart booth #879 from 1-2pm, where he will be creating and giving out free custom screenprints! How cool is that!?!

NYCC 2011 Exclusive The Joker Sickened Variant Batman: Arkham City Action Figure

DC Direct and Graphitti Designs are teaming up once again to produce a very exciting New York Comic-Con variant DC Comics action figure! Based on his appearance in the soon to be released Batman: Arkham City (the sequel to the hit video game Batman: Arkham Asylum), this Sickened Variant Joker action figure stands approximately 6.5" high, features multiple points of articulation, includes a removable display base and is packaged on a blister card.

To purchase this limited edition New York Comic-Con 2011 Exclusive The Joker Sickened Variant Batman: Arkham City action figure a wristband must be acquired first. After that you can purchase up to two figures for $20 each from the Graphitti Designs NYCC booth #1154.

NYCC 2011 Exclusive Blood Splattered Rick Grimes The Walking Dead Action Figure

Toys R Us and Entertainment Earth are teaming up with McFarlane Toys for an especially bloody New York Comic-Con 2011 Exclusive! Just in time for this Sunday’s premier of The Walking Dead Season 2 on AMC comes the NYCC 2011 Exclusive Blood Splattered Rick Grimes Action Figure. This variant figure is part of part of The Walking Dead Comic Book Series 1, and features Rick in his police officer uniform, complete with cowboy hat and jacket. This 5” figure also includes a pistol and a police duffel bag with several removable shotguns.

The New York Comic-Con Exclusive Blood Splatter Officer Rick Grimes The Walking Dead Action Figure retails for $20 and can be purchased starting tomorrow, October 13th, from the Entertainment Earth NYCC booth #644.

NYCC 2011 Exclusive Biological Warfare Edition Yankee Pig Dog Labbit by Kronk

To be completely honest, The Blot was considering now blogging about this release. While I really enjoy Kronk’s work and I think this New York Comic-Con 2011 Exclusive looks pretty cool, I hate that Kidrobot continually produces (and knowingly releases) sub-par production pieces. In fact, this is the second comic-con exclusive Labbit in the past few years that has production issues. At what point is Kidrobot going to get its act together? I just don’t see any other companies have these issues on such a consistent basis. Not only are collectors missing out what could have been, but I also feel really bad for Kronk. All the work and time he put into this project and it turns into this joke of a release. Enough of my ranting…read on for the figure’s official announcement:

Every so often things don’t go exactly as planned.…and so it is with the Yankee Pig Dog Labbit. Don’t get us wrong, we’re stoked with the end result (but it just wasn’t up to snuff). It’s a reflection on us, not the artists involved, so we’ll take the hit. We’re knocking a few bucks off the price. Awesome, right? There may be some inconsistencies in production…but it is still amazing. And now you can buy a whole squadron!

Flying straight out of South Africa comes Kronk’s Biological Warfare Edition Yankee Pig Dog Labbit, here just in time to keep the skies safe and his butt hole in all the action. Stinking of freedom, this badass bulldog is 7 inches of vinyl and dons molded rivets, a flying cap and goggles, and a jet pack. The Yankee Pig Dog also sports a ‘stache worthy of the Red Baron in honor of Labbit inventor Frank Kozik. The New York Comic-Con 2011 Exclusive Biological Warfare Edition is military green and wears a toxic pink, beige, and lime uniform with more paint defects and miscues than you can shake a stick at!

The NYCC 2011 Exclusive Biological Warfare Edition Yankee Pig Dog Labbit by Kronk has a limited edition run size of 300 pieces and retails for $69 (it was originally going to be priced at $100, so that’s $41 off!). Pick one up at the Kidrobot NYCC booth starting Thursday, October 14.

NYCC 2011 Exclusive Spider-Man Maximum Carnage Marvel Mini Mighty Muggs Box Set

The Blot is shocked! Hasbro really is keeping its Mini Mighty Muggs line alive. Tomorrow Hasbro will be releasing the Spider-Man themed Maximum Carnage Marvel Mini Mighty Muggs Collectors Pack presented in a special edition skyscraper packaging at New York Comic-Con 2011. This limited edition boxed set includes Spider-Man, Carnage, Demogoblin, J. Jonah Jameson and Venom (with an alternate Eddie Brock face on the back of his head!).

"Maximum Carnage" was a popular Spider-Man crossover from the early ‘90s, and I can still remember reading those comics as a little kid! To me, this was what comic books is all about and I highly recommend picking up the trade paperback if/when you have the opportunity. You definitely won’t be disappointed!

The Spider-Man Maximum Carnage Marvel Mini Mighty Muggs Collectors Pack retails for $33 and can be purchased from Hasbro’s NYCC booth #302, with any remaining stock made available at HasbroToyShop.com after the convention.

NYCC 2011 Exclusive GID Dead Kenny South Park Mini Figure by Kidrobot

Dead Kenny is back and Kidrobot is bringing him to New York Comic-Con 2011! The NYCC 2011 Exclusive Glow in the Dark Dead Kenny 3” vinyl figure is the newest addition to the Kidrobot x South Park Mini Series. Sculpted to look every bit the worse for wear, featuring exposed brains, bloody ribs, authentic cuts, scratches and scrapes, and an arm that falls off the bone, this distressed and decaying Kenny is glowing from decomposing gases and ready for the afterlife.

The New York Comic-Con 2011 Exclusive GID Edition Kenny mini figure has a limited edition run size of 1,000 pieces and will retail for $11.95.

Milton Vinyl Figure by Oliver Hibert

Oliver Hibert’s Milton, a character originally seen in 2008 at the “Designs of the Year Show” at the London Design Museum, has been brought back to life especially for New York Comic-Con 2011 by adFunture! Standing 9″ tall and 6″ in girth, Milton is an impressive and bold figure that represents Hibert’s eye-catching and colorful style of art.

Milton by Oliver Hibert has a limited edition run size of 200 pieces and will retail for $65 each. Collectors can purchase one starting this Thursday from the myplasticheart NYCC booth #879.

NYCC Exclusive BatTuttz & Robin Bot by Argonaut Resins & The Jelly Empire

New York Comic-Con is just days away and Argonaut Resins and The Jelly Empire, resin’s Dynamic Duo, have created twelve NYCC 2011 exclusive sets that are sure to send fans reeling! While twelve sets featuring mostly clear tints would be exciting on their own, what has The Blot really excited are the three chase featuring colorways inspired by DC Comics’ Batman and Robin sets (painted by Selina Briggs). As you all know I’m a HUGE fan of super hero themed colorways on designer toys, and Eric and Selina absolutely killed it with this one! Isn’t that little Robin Bot just so freaking cute?

The regular Tuttz and Jelly Bot sets will retail for $40 per set, while the ultra rare BatTuttz and Robin Bot custom chase sets will retail for $50 per set. Argonaut Resins and The Jelly Empire will be at Big Kev GeekStuff’s NYCC booth #E7 Saturday and Sunday from 2-5pm. Be sure to get there early though because I know a few collectors who are already lining up for these Dark Knight Kitty Cats and Robot Wonders.

NYCC 2011 Exclusive GID Blanka Street Fighter Mini Figure by Kidrobot

Kidrobot and Capcom took you back to the arcade with the Street Fighter Mini Series, which featured all 12 of Street Fighter II’s original cast of characters stylized in 3 inch vinyl figures. Now, exclusive to New York Comic-Con 2011, a limited edition glow in the dark chase figure is revealed – the feral and electric-powered Blanka! Resembling more monster than human, Blanka has an in-the-dark glow to navigate his way through the Brazilian jungle. Only 1,000 of these chloro-filled chases made it out of the wild (and to NYCC) for $11.95 each.

NYCC 2011 Exclusive Pajama Pants Ugly Unicorn Custom Figure by Rampage Toys

Jon Malmstedt of Rampage Toys has been working non-stop painting one offs of his new Ugly Unicorn made of Japanese soft vinyl. Besides the two New York Comic-Con 2011 Exclusive mini-runs he created for Tenacious Toys and Lulubell Toy Bodega, he also created this 1 of a kind “Pajama Pants” Ugly Unicorn custom figure. The Pajama Pants custom features a flesh colored vinyl top with blue and pink spray, paired with a yellow vinyl bottom with red spray. The Blot doesn’t know what Jon did to this figure’s hair (it looks dry painted), but I’m really digging the effect.

This 1 off "Pajama Pants" Ugly Unicorn custom vinyl figure by Rampage Toys will be sold exclusively at New York Comic-Con at the Tenacious Toys NYCC booth #876. And keep your eyes peeled to the Rampage Toys online store this weekend for more one of a kind custom Ugly Unicorns released for those of us unable to attend NYCC this year!

ESC Toy's NYCC 2011 Exclusives

When The Blot got ESC Toy’s latest newsletter I was blown away, to say the least. Erick Scarecrow has been crazy busy these past few months compiling an impressive list of New York Comic-Con 2011 Exclusives. ESC Toy will have over 9 different throughout NYCC, so you might as well just plan on camping out at their booth (#781) throughout the long weekend.

Crow Crow Bear Copper by Erick Scarecrow

The third colorway in the Crow Crow Bear collection will be the Copper colorway. This figure has a combination of metallic paints (copper, gold, silver and metal) with a striking mint on the eyes. The 6.5" hand-painted resin figure comes signed and numbered by artist, packed in an ESC box and will retail for $69.99 The Copper Edition Crow Crow Bear has a limited edition run size of 30 pieces and will go on sale October 13th at 4pm EST.

"I Think You're Soopa!" by Steff Bomb

This year ESC Toy join forces again with plush stuffing champion Steff Bomb on the “I Think You’re Soopa” plush figure! This 9" plush figure will be available on October 15th at 3PM EST during artist Steff Bomb's signing at ESC’s NYCC booth #781. This handmade plush will come poly-bagged, has a limited edition run size of only 15 pieces and will retail for $44.99.

Little Axe Ginger Green by Erick Scarecrow

Little Axe returns in the new head lopping "Ginger Green" colorway. This is the 5th colorway in the Little Axe collection and is limited to only 15 pieces. This 6” hand-painted resin figure comes dipped in metallic green paint, comes signed and numbered by artist, and packaged in an ESC box. Little Axe Ginger Green will retail for $174.99 and will go on sale October 14th exclusively at the ESC online store.

Wet-Suit Maria Moon Jumper by Erick Scarecrow

The next colorway for the Wet-Suit Maria collection is the Moon Jumper. Limited to only 50 pieces, this 6" vinyl figures come packed in a window box with blister tray packaging. West-Suit Maria Moon Jumper retails for $39.99 and will go on sale at the ESC Toy NYCC booth #781 on October 13th at 4pm EST.

Turtum Micci Gang by Erick Scarecrow

New for this year is the Turtum Micci mini resin figure assortment. The first Turtum Micci wave includes 7 different Turtum colorways: OG-original, Crystal Chi, Wild Desert, Kagoo, Moonshell, Purplish Lurker and the Mystery colorway. Don't worry, this is NOT a blind box item. Just swing by the booth to discover what the Mystery Turtum is. Each 3.25" resin figure retails for $19.99, comes packaged in a reveal box and will go on sale starting October 13th at 4pm EST at the ESC Toy NYCC booth.

Yarn Shroom Poison Fang

This is the 2nd Yarn Schroom colorway after the Purple Yarn Shroom, which was available through the Skratch Scavenger Hunt. Limited to just 15 pieces, each hand-painted Yarn Schroom Poison Fang resin figure comes signed and numbered by artist, packaged in a reveal box and retails for $39.99. This 3.25" figure will go on sale exclusively at the ESC online store on October 14th.

Pinnola Warhol Resin Figure

Now for the main release! New for 2011 is Pinnola, Erick Scarecrow's twist on the classic Pinocchio fairy tale. The Blot loves Erick’s pink and white Warhol colorway, and it definitely looks killer on this new sculpt. Each 6.5" hand-painted Pinnola Warhol resin figure comes signed and numbered by artist, is packaged in an ESC box and retails for $124.99. This all new figure has a limited edition run size of 25 pieces, and does require some minor assembly. This release will be available starting October 13th at 4pm EST at the ESC Toy booth.

Super7 NYCC 2011 Releases: Rose Vampire DX, Foster, Taoking, Le Turd & Patty Power

Super7 is invading New York Comic-Con 2011 next week for the very first time and bringing with them some super exciting releases including a new Rose Vampire DX, Foster, Taoking, Le Turd (with a brand new body) and Patty Power! No word yet if these are true New York Comic-Con Exclusives or if the figures are just debuting at NYCC.

Halloween 2011 Trio Of Terror Rose Vampire DX

Don't let his dapper charm fool you, the Rose Vampire will steal your heart and never give it back. Josh Herbolsheimer's Trio Of Terror Rose Vampire DX is cast in orange vinyl with brown, blue and red sprays. The Halloween 2011 Trio Of Terror Rose Vampire DX also includes a Black vinyl cape and retails for $65 each. Stop by Super7's NYCC booth #688 for the reveal of the two other characters in the Trio Of Terror. They will be haunting your collection later this October!

Vanilla Filled Oatmeal Foster

An ice cream sandwich with a taste for the unexpected, Foster is just waiting for his next bite all the while trying to avoid becoming a victim to his own desires. Super7's Oatmeal Foster is cast in tan vinyl highlighted with light yellow, brown and white sprays, and will retail for $25 each.

Comic Version Yellow Taoking

Taoking, the signature Kaiju from Geof Darrow and Frank Miller's legendary comic Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, has been reborn! The Comic Version of Geof Darrow's Taoking is cast in yellow vinyl with light yellow, brown and white sprays, and will retail for $95 each.

100% Rockin' Out Le Turd

Not so much high-school friends, but friends by the keg, Le Turd taught Hollis how to rip it up on a skateboard. Let's get Turdical! Le Merde's Rockin' Out Le Turd is cast in beige vinyl with green, black, blue and red sprays. Le Turd features an all new body sculpt and will retail for $35 each.

Midnight Craving Patty Power

An interstellar traveler with places to go, Patty Power is the cheeseburger of your wildest dreams. Arbito's Midnight Craving Patty Power is cast in pearl dark blue vinyl with black, pink, light blue and silver sprays, and will retail for $35 each.

NYCC 2011 Exclusive Dragon King G.O.D. Edition by kaNO

Next week kaNO will be releasing his newest figure at New York Comic-Con, the 8″ Dragon King vinyl figure produced by Kusovinyl. The Blot’s a huge kaNo fan and I’ve really been looking forward to seeing the final product ever since the prototype first debuted at San Diego Comic-Con last summer. The first Dragon King colorway is entitled the G.O.D. Edition, and will be available exclusively at NYCC. This colorway is based on Bruce Lee’s character in the 1978 film The Game of Death, and features a yellow jumpsuit and green baton (just like Bruce’s in the movie) and a Bolex handheld camera.

The New York Comic-Con 2011 Exclusive Dragon King G.O.D. Edition by kaNO has a limited edition run size of 75 figures and can be purchased exclusively at the myplasticheart booth #879 for $70.