GID Green Lantern DC Universe Pop! Heroes Vinyl Figure Toy Review

When Funko’s DC Universe Pop! Heroes Vinyl Figures made its unexpected debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, the toy line was originally called Funko Force 2.0 and included four unannounced SDCC exclusives: a blue and grey Batman, a metallic blue and grey Batman, a black Batgirl and a glow-in-the-dark Green Lantern. And let’s just be honest, the GID Green Lantern Pop! Heroes vinyl figure seen below is hands down the coolest figure in the entire toy line!

 

The GID Green Lantern figure is also the rarest figure in the Pop! Heroes toy line with a limited edition run size of just 240 pieces. The Blot’s been searching for one of these awesome glow in the dark figures since I first saw pics of it the weekend of SDCC, but everyone said they sold out at the con. Worst of all, these have been selling on eBay for over $40, which was way more than I wanted to spend.

Thankfully, Funko had a secret stash of GID Green Lantern figures back at the warehouse and have re-released them in the updated Pop! Heroes packaging (which is far superior to the toy line’s original packaging seen here). Now you too can own a GID Green Lantern for just $13. Collectors can head to Gemini Collectibles to purchase one of these cute super heroes today!

And if you couldn’t tell before, I love this figure! There’s not much to the Green Lantern mold, but this power glow version of Hal Jordan looks awesome. What’s even better is this figure doesn’t have the same issue with its 1 point of articulation as my Batman Pop! Heroes figure. Unlike Batman’s white plastic, Green Lantern’s neck joint is made from glow in the dark green plastic so it doesn’t stand out at all.

In my opinion, this is the best Pop! Heroes DC Universe vinyl figure released to date, but it’s also the hardest to find. My suggestion is to grab one as soon as possible, because these are going to be impossible to find once 2011 turns into the year of Green Lantern with the release of the Emerald Warrior’s live action movie, new animated series and tons of new toy lines.

Blue and Gray Batman DC Universe Pop! Heroes Vinyl Figure Toy Review

When Funko’s Pop! Heroes DC Universe vinyl figures made their unexpected debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, the toy line was originally called Funko Force 2.0 and included four unannounced SDCC exclusives: a blue and grey Batman, a metallic blue and grey Batman, a black Batgirl and a glow-in-the-dark Green Lantern. The Blot’s always preferred his Batman blue and grey, so I knew right away I had to have one of these SDCC exclusive colorways.

Sadly, reports from San Diego said all of Funko’s SDCC Exclusive Pop! Heroes figures sold out over the weekend.  Finally after months of searching, I stumbled upon Gemini Collectibles and my Funko dreams came true! Gemini Collectibles had all four SDCC exclusives in stock and at reasonable prices to boot. Now you too can own a blue and grey Batman (limited edition of 480) and for just $15!

As for the figure itself, I really like it. For a mini-figure the mold is surprisingly detailed (check out the spikes on the back of Batman’s gloves) and I was glad to see Batman have a legitimate cape attached to his body. The fact that these Pop! Heroes only have 1 point of articulation at the neck doesn’t bother me, but I do have one issue: the head’s joint!

It’s not as noticeable from the front, but from the right angle (or from the back) you can see the bright white pole Batman’s head sits on. Why they didn’t paint this joint blue or skin colored is beyond me, because it's bright white color really makes it stand out in a bad way. The Blot’s also not a huge fan of this figure’s packaging, but thankfully neither was Funko. The packaging has since been changed to a box similar to the Mighty Muggs packaging. Even with its faults, these Pop! Heroes are a steal for $7-15, and proabably the best DC Comics mini-figures I've ever seen.

SDCC Sneak Peek - Kidrobot Dunny Series 2010

Kidrobot had seven different figures from their upcoming Dunny Series 2010 on display at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, and they look even better in 3D than they did as drawings on the previously leaked checklist. Included in the display were designs by MAD, Frank Kozik, Jesse Hernandez, MCA, Triclops, Damarak the Destroyer and Amanda Visell.


Kidrobot’s Dunny Series 2010 drops on August 19, but be on the lookout for news from the designer toy company about Dunny Series 2010 contests, parties and more starting August 1st.

Green Lantern Teaser Character Movie Posters

San Diego Comic-Con 2010 is over, but that doesn’t mean Comic-Con related news will stop. This past weekend DC Comics and Warner Bros. debuted the first set of teaser one sheet character movie posters for their upcoming live action Green Lantern film. In The Blot’s honest opinion...these posters rock!



I love how these theatrical one sheets fit together to form the outline of the Green Lantern logo and each poster includes a different stanza of the Green Lantern Corps’ oath: “In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight, let those who worship evil's might, beware my power... Green Lantern's light!” They also do a bit of foreshadowing with the Hector Hammond theatrical one sheet featuring a slightly yellow outline.



Green Lantern is scheduled to premiere in theaters on June 17th, 2011 and stars Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, Blake Lively as Carol Ferris, Mark Strong as Sinestro, Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond, Temuera Morrison as Abin Sur, Tim Robbins as Senator Hammond and Angela Bassett as Dr. Amanda Waller.

SDCC 2010 Exclusive GID Skullhead 8 Inch Dunny by Huck Gee

If you haven’t heard by now, this year's San Diego Comic-Con exclusive 8” Dunny from Kidrobot was a Glow in the Dark Skullhead by Huck Gee! From the photos The Blot’s seen the figure looks pretty awesome (although I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the figure’s paintjob). Regardless, I love the figure’s head and wings and wish I could have been at SDCC to snag one.


If you’re like The Blot and weren’t able to attend Comic-Con this year (and refuse to pay flipper prices), fear not...there will be a 2nd colorway released soon with a much larger run size. No news yet on what this non-SDCC exclusive Skullhead Dunny will look like, but if the packaging is any indication it’ll be a red Skullhead.


Thanks to Vinyl Pulse for the photos above!

SDCC 10 - Mattel AttiTUBES Vinyl Figures

For the second straight year, Mattel has had samples of a potential new line of designer vinyl figures entitled AttiTUBES on display at San Diego Comic-Con. Again this year, Mattel prototypes of this new platform toy on display, including a blank AttiTubes figure, two generic spacemen, a Mattel kid and three characters from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Orko, Mer-Man and Leech.


While these figures look great, what really got The Blot excited was the mock-up drawings of other potential characters seen in the background! Along with a generic professor/scientist and an unknown superhero, Mattel had designs posted for Batman, Red Tornado, He-Man and Skeletor AttiTUBES vinyl figures. How cool is that?

While He-Man and Skeletor would obviously be included in any line of MOTU AttiTUBES, I assumed any plans for a DC Comics line were scrapped once Warner Bros. announced its licensing deal with Mezco Toyz. To me, these AttiTUBES figures are way too similar to Mezco’s line of Mez-Itz vinyl figures to release DC Universe figures in both platforms. Then again, maybe AttiTUBES will be marketed towards young children, while the Mez-Itz line is going after adult collectors.

Click here to see photos of the AttiTUBES vinyl figures Mattel had on display at San Diego Comic-Con 2009.

SDCC 2010 Exclusive Thor & Captain America: The First Avenger Mini One Sheet Movie Posters

This weekend at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, Marvel Comics will be giving away two exclusive mini one sheet movie posters featuring concept artwork from their upcoming movies Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger! Both mini one sheet theatrical posters look beautiful, don’t they? The Blot just hopes the movies can look even half as good as these SDCC posters.


Thor is scheduled to premiere in theaters on May 6th, 2011, while Captain America: The First Avenger will debut two months later on July 22nd, 2011.

Scott Pilgrim Screen Print Series - A SDCC 2010 Exclusive

Oni Press, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Daniel Danger’s Tiny Media Empire have teamed up for a limited edition run of Scott Pilgrim faux concert posters. Each of the four silkscreened gig posters feature a band from the Scott Pilgrim comics by Bryan Lee O’Malley including: Sex Bob-omb, Clash at Demonhead, Crash & the Boys, and Kid Chameleon.


Tiny Media Empire and three powerhouse artists have each lent their style to one of the bands in the Scott Pilgrim series. Kevin Tong, best know for his gig poster work with Sonic Youth, Weezer, and Wilco, took on the Scott Pilgrim series’ quintessential band Sex Bob-omb. Daniel Danger, founder of Tiny Media Empire, put together a legendary video game reference masterpiece for his Clash At Demonhead gig poster. Underground comics favorite, Hellen Jo, used her trademark vibrant style for the quirky Crash & The Boys, and gig poster pros Aesthetic Apparatus have created an iconic gem for Scott Pilgrim’s high school band Kid Chameleon.


These four silkscreened four-color 18″x24″ posters are hand numbered and will be sold as a complete set at San Diego Comic-Con 2010. 200 sets will be sold at the Oni Press SDCC booth #1833 for $120. In addition to the full sets, 300 copies of a Mettalic Ink Varient of Kevin Tong’s Sex Bob-omb gig poster will available individually for $35.



Can’t make it to Comic-Con? No worries, each artist will have a limited quantity of their own poster available for sale on their website after the convention.

First Look: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Action Figures by Mezco Toyz

The Blot knows nothing about these new Scott Pilgrim action figures by Mezco Toyz other than they’re 6 inches tall…but don’t they look amazing!?!


Evidently these Scott Pilgrim 6” action figures tie-in with the upcoming Scott Pilgrim vs. The World motion picture, but appear to be based on Pilgrim’s look in the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley. I’ll be sure to post more about these awesome toys as details emerge!

The Scott Pilgrim live action movie adaptation, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, premieres on August 13, 2010

First Look: Sketchbot Variants by Steve Talkowski

New York artist Steve Talkowski debuted his two Sketchbot variants last night at the DKE Toys SDCC booth #4732, and these two new Sketchbot colorways look great! The first new colorway is a Blue Sketchbot with a paintbrush, and the second colorway is a Purple Sketchbot who comes holding a Fountain Pen.


If you’re attending San Diego Comic-Con 2010, be sure to stop by the Dragatomi SDCC booth #3848 and say high to Steve during his official Sketchbot signings on Thursday, July 22nd, at 11am and Saturday, July 24th, at 11am.

SDCC 2010 Exclusive Sket One Condiment Combo Pack: 3” Mustard Dunny & Sketchup T-Shirt

On Wednesday at San Diego Comic-Con Preview Night, Kidrobot released a special SDCC Exclusive Sket One Condiment Combo Pack, which includes a 3 inch Mustard Dunny and a KR Sketchup t-shirt! The Blot’s been unable to confirm whether or not this 3” Mustard Dunny is a SDCC exclusive, but according to the KRonikle this is a pre-release. So I assume this means the Mustard Dunny is an unannounced Series 2010 variant figure?


The San Diego Comic-Con 2010 Exclusive Sket One Condiment Combo Pack from Kidrobot retails for $45. And if anyone was wondering if Sket would be releasing a Mustard follow up to his hand made custom 8” Sketchup Dunnys, you’re in luck! Sket announced yesterday that a set of 10 8” custom Mustard Dunnys are in the works and would be released soon.

First Look: DC Comics The Dark Knight Batman & Joker Mez-Itz 2 Pack

The third all new DC Universe Mez-Itz Vinyl Figure 2-pack from Mezco Toyz to be unveiled last night at San Diego Comic-Con’s Preview Night is The Dark Knight Batman and The Joker Mez-Itz 2-pack, which features designs based on the hit summer blockbuster The Dark Knight. These are not to be confused with the Summer 2010 Exclusive Batman and Joker Mez-Itz 2-pack, which features designs based on the characters’ appearance in the DC comic books.


The DC Universe The Dark Knight Batman and The Joker Mez-Itz vinyl figures will be released sometime in 2010. Fans of the latest Batman movie will not want to miss out on these figures. Thanks to Action Figure Pics for the photo above!

First Look: DC Comics Green Lantern & Sinestro Mez-Itz 2 Pack

Leaking out from the coverage of last night’s San Diego Comic-Con’s Preview Night is the first ever photo of Mezco Toyz’ upcoming DC Universe Green Lantern and Sinestro Mez-Itz 2-pack. These look great don’t they!?!


The DC Universe Green Lantern and Sinestro Mez-Itz vinyl figures will be released sometime in 2010. No word yet on where these will be released and how much they will retail for. Thanks to Action Figure Insider for the photo above!

First Look: DC Universe Superman & Darkseid Mez-Itz 2 Pack

Bloggers were working overtime during San Diego Comic-Con’s Preview Night yesterday. The photo below comes from Mezco Toyz’ SDCC 2010 booth and is the first look at the toy company’s upcoming DC Universe Mez-Itz 2-pack, which includes Superman and Darkseid.


The DC Universe Superman and Darkseid Mez-Itz vinyl figures will be released sometime in 2010. No word yet on where these will be released and how much they will retail for. Thanks to Action Figure Insider for the photo above!

First Look: Star Wars Mini Mighty Muggs

The first photos from San Diego Comic-Con 2010 are already starting to come in and this news even surprised The Blot. Hasbro has on display a brand new line of Mini Star Wars Mighty Muggs! These never before seen Star Wars Mini Muggs are marked as exclusives will go on sale October 1, 2010.

UPDATE: Thanks to reader Chris, we now know it was announced at Hasbro's SDCC panel that these Star Wars Mini Mighty Muggs are a Target Exclusive and will be sold as 3-packs for $12.99. Very interesting news!


I’m not exactly sure how tall these Mini Muggs are, but it’s kind of disappointing to learn we’re getting less Muggs for the same price! It looks like there are three assortments of Star Wars Mini Mighty Muggs Wave 1. The first includes a Stormtrooper, Darth Vader and Yoda.


The Blot has entitled Star Wars Mini Mighty Muggs Wave 2 the Bounty Hunter Wave! This is because it includes bounty hunters Bossk, Boba Fett and Cad Bane. Assortment three includes IG-88, Captain Rex and General Grievous. Thanks to Stay tuned for more details as they become available!

Thanks to ToyNewsi.com for the two photos above.

Manny Pacquiao x Bloc28 Mad Mickey Vinyl Figures by MINDstyle

In celebration of Team Pacquiao opening its new store in Robinson Mall, Manila Philippines on August 8, 2010, MINDstyle will be pre-releasing at San Diego Comic Con a limited number of their new Manny Pacquiao x Mad Mickey vinyl figures each day of the convention. Each Pacquiao and Mickey Mouse figure comes packaged in a beautiful gift box and a Team Paquiao shopping bag, and also includes a San Diego Comic-Con 2010 numbered collectors card.


Each Manny Pacquiao and Bloc28 Mad Mickey Mouse art toy collectible has a limited edition run size of just 300 figures and will retail for $250 each. And if you purchase one of each figure at Comic-Con, MINDstyle will make sure the set comes with matching numbered collectors cards. The only time these highly collectible vinyl figures will be available in the US is at the MINDstyle SDCC booth #4437, so if you think you might want one act quickly! After this weekend, the only place these figures will be available is at a Team Pacquiao Store in the Philippines.


MINDstyle will also be hosting an exclusive “Pound For Pound” private party celebrating the release of its Manny Pacquiao and Bloc28 Mad Mickey vinyl figures on Thursday, July 22nd, at Bar Ninety from 7:30-9:30pm. If you’re attending SDCC and would like to attend the party stop by the MINDstyle booth for an invitation needed to get in to the event. There will be an open Ciroc Bar, appetizers and prize drawings for all those in attendance.

SDCC 2010 Exclusive Spice Trade Edition The Resound Field Guide Mini Figure Series by Scribe

Cardboard Spaceship will be debuting its new Scribe mini figure series The Resound Field Guide at San Diego Comic-Con 2010 with an convention exclusive Spice Trade Edition. This SDCC exclusive colorway makes the figures look like they are ivory treasures recently discovered in a far off land!


Only 100 pieces of each figure in The Resound Field Guild Spice Trade Edition mini-figure series by Scribe were created, and as of right now you can only purchase these exclusives as complete 7 figure set from Cardboard Spaceship at their SDCC booth #4534.

SDCC 2010 Exclusive Nightmare Edition Panda King by Angry Woebots

The Panda King’s reign continues with the new Nightmare Edition Panda King hand painted resin figure by Angry Woebots. Each 8 inch figure comes hand painted by Woe and includes the King’s silver crown. The San Diego Comic-Con 2010 Exclusive Nightmare Edition Panda King has a limited edition run size of 80 pieces, and yet Silent Stage Gallery will only be releasing 40 figures at the convention on Friday, July 23rd, at 11:00am.


The Nightmare Edition Panda King will retail for $250 each and can be purchased at the Silent Stage Gallery SDCC booth #4929. Woe will also be signing at the booth on Thursday, July 22nd, from 11am-1pm for the Nightmare Edition Panda King release, and Friday, July 23rd, from 1-3pm for the Vinyl Pulse Exclusive Angry Red Stitch release. Angry Woebots will also be painting live on Saturday, July 24th, at the Silent Stage booth.

SDCC 2010 Exclusive Original Edition Ozomahtli by Jesse Hernandez

The long awaited OG colorway of Jesse Hernandez’ Ozomahtli vinyl figure will finally be released this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con 2010. This is the colorway The Blot’s been waiting for! The Original Edition Ozomahtli feature’s Jesse’s trademark yellow, red and black color scheme, which really accentuates the figure’s intricate detailing.


Jesse Hernandez will be releasing the Comic-Con Exclusive 2010 Original Edition Ozomahtli vinyl figure during his signing at Dragatomi’s SDCC booth #3848 on Friday, July 23rd, at 3pm.

SDCC 2010 Exclusive Blazing Mama Sama by Erick Scarecrow

Erick Scarecrow’s Papa Sama saga continues with the newest character in the series...Mama Sama. This "Blazing Mama Sama" colorway is a San Diego Comic-Con 2010 exclusive and has a limited edition run size of just 30 pieces. Not only that, but less than 30 of the Blazing Mama Sama resin figures will be available for sale at DKE’s SDCC booth #4732 for $150 each.


Each 6.5" hand painted SDCC 2010 exclusive Blazing Mama Sama resin figure includes a removable "Mama's Friend" spear accessory, comes signed and numbered by the artist, and is packaged in ESC Toys’ trademark “Scarecrow box.”

Blazing Mama Sama’s Story: The Blazing Mama Sama is a high priced merc that accepts jobs based on price and not by risk. Recently she was asked to help defeat the Pearly Guardian Papa Sama, and she couldn't help but to laugh. The Pearly Guardian is her brother who she hasn't seen in a very long time, and they have unfinished business to settle. She arms herself with a spear called "Mama's Friend,” a weapon made from a collection of fossilized bones from every person she's defeated. Her skin is known to blaze at high temperatures under the sun. Because of this, she resides in the hot regions and works during the summer seasons.