Toy Review: SDCC 13 Exclusive Star Trek: TNG Wesley Crusher Build-a-Bridge Bobble Head by Bif Bang Pow! & Entertainment Earth

San Diego Comic-Con 2014 is just around the corner, so it’s the perfect time to revisit one of our favorite SDCC exclusives from the past! Thanks to our good friends at Entertainment Earth, The Blot’s gotten his hands on a San Diego Comic-Con 2013 exclusive Star Trek: The Next Generation Wesley Crusher Build-a-Bridge bobble head!!! As you know, I’ve been covering the release of Bif Bang Pow!’s Star Trek: The Next Generation Build-a-Bridge Bobble Head Series for the past year, and the final three figures have just been released.

This 7” Wesley Crusher bobble head connects to the other 7 Build-a-Bridge figures to recreate the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-D from Star Trek: The Next Generation. It’s a pretty ingenious theme that looks fantastic when they’re all displayed together. I really how Bif Bang Pow! was able to accurately recreate the Enterprise’s helm. Now I just need to find some sticker decals for the ship’s control panel. The craftsmanship on this figure is top notch, and the paint application is pretty darn near perfect. You really can’t ask for much more from an officially licensed $19.99 figure, especially when you compare it to similarly priced licensed 7” bobble heads on the market these days.

If there was one complaint I have with this toy it’s the likeness to Wil Wheaton is a little off. It’s not that it doesn’t look like him, it’s just not as spot on as the other bobble heads in this series. Just check out the Riker, LaForge, Worf and Data bobble heads look identical to the actors they are based on. It’s really a minor complaint though when you look at how awesome the whole series is as a whole. And you can’t buy just one without getting them all! It’s the Enterprise’s bridge diorama that makes these figures so much fun.

The San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Star Trek: TNG Wesley Crusher Build-a-Bridge Bobble Head by Bif Bang Pow! has a limited edition run size of 2,500 pieces and retails for just $19.99 exclusively at the Entertainment Earth online store. Luckily there are still a few still available so go pick one up today before they’re gone forever. Engage!

NYCC 13 Exclusive GID Statue of Liberty Weeping Angel 8” Vinyl Figure

Fans of Titan Entertainment’s new line of Doctor Who blind box mini figures (designed by Matt Jones) are going to go gaga over this new 8” glow in the dark vinyl figure of the Statue of Liberty Weeping Angel, as seen in the classic 2012 episode “The Angels Take Manhattan”. What’s great about this is how the Statue of Liberty is able to tower over your other Doctor Who 3” Titan vinyl figures. This New York Comic Con 2013 Exclusive GID Variant Statue of Liberty Weeping Angel 8” Vinyl Figure is limited to just 700 pieces and can be purchased from the Titan Entertainment NYCC booth #2142 for just $30. That’s a crazy good price for an 8 inch figure!

My Little Pony x Mimoco Pinkie Pie Mimobot USB Flashdrive

Mimoco has announced the next My Little Pony Mimobot from Hasbro's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic television series and it’s Pinkie Pie, the happiest pony around! Not only is Pinkie Pie one of MLP’s most popular ponies, she also has “Pinkie Sense” which gives her the strange ability to predict the future. Kind of makes her the perfect addition to the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Mimobot line don’t you think!?!

The My Little Pony x Mimoco Pinkie Pie Mimobot USB Flashdrive comes in a range of 8GB to 128GB memory capacities, and is preloaded with bonus My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic themed digital extras like wallpapers, icons, and avatars. The Pinkie Pie Mimobot USB Flashdrive is currently available now for purchase at Mimoco's online store starting at $24.95.

Jermaine Rogers’ Creeping Dero Resin Figure On Sale Friday!

If like The Blot you’ve been scrambling trying to figure out how to get your hands on one of Jermaine Rogers’ awesome new Creeping Dero resin figures here’s the blog post for you! Jermaine held back a super small number of all three Creeping Dero colorways to be sold exclusively at his online store, which is taking place tomorrow, Friday, August 2nd!!! If you’re familiar with JR drops then you know his pieces always sell out immediately upon release, so you’d better be warming up your F5 keys now!

To produce his first toy in over 2 years Jermaine teamed up with master sculptor J*RYU! The Creeping Dero is a meticulously hand painted original resin sculpt. This figure does an amazing job capturing every detail of the lurking Dero, in all of its devious glory. The figure measures approximately 10”x5” and comes packaged in a screen printed box with label art by Jermaine Rogers. The Regular Edition has a limited run size of 100 pieces and retails for $125 each, the San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Black “Shadow” Edition is limited to 50 pieces and retails for $150 each, and the Crystal Clear “Phantom” Edition is limited to just 30 pieces and retails for $200 each.

SDCC 13 Exclusive GID Chog CHEW Vinyl Figure by Skelton Crew Studio

The Blot’s got no idea when this awesome CHEW collectible got announced, but I want one! Based on the popular frog/chicken hybrid animal from the hit Image comic book CHEW by John Layman and Rob Guillory, the San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Glow in the Dark Chog vinyl figure produced by Skelton Crew Studio is limited to just 500 pieces! I love how radioactive this version looks, especially with those line green spots on its back. Originally debuting at SDCC 2013, a very small amount of these 4” GID Chogs remain and are now available in the Skelton Crew Studio online store for just $30. A must buy for any CHEW and/or comic book fan, each Comic-Con exclusive Chog comes packaged in a full color hand numbered box.

SDCC 13 Exclusive The Manhattan Projects Custom LEGO Mini Figures Series 1 by Nick Pitarra

So here it is, the one San Diego Comic-Con 2013 exclusive The Blot is still ticked I missed out on! Check out these awesome custom The Manhattan Projects LEGO mini figures by the comic book’s co-creator and artist, Nick Pitarra! Nick painstakingly created LEGO versions of Albert Einstein with a chainsaw, Joseph Oppenheimer with some radioactive material, and Harry Daghlian with a wrench. This amazing Image comic book series is one of The Blot’s favorite books, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Now if only I could get my hands on one of these sets! Nick, holler at your boy!

The Manhattan Projects Custom LEGO Mini Figures Series 1 come packaged in a pretty cool display case with a reproduction of the Manhattan Projects Volume 1 trade as its background. Rumor has it Series 1 is limited to between 15 and 20 sets, and while I assume Nick sold out I’m still hoping he’s got one or two left. Cross your fingers for me!

SDCC 2013 X-Men: Days of Future Past Propaganda Posters

At San Diego Comic-Con 2013 FOX debuted these amazing X-Men: Days of Future Past propaganda posters. Released in conjunction with the unveiling of the film’s Sentinels, these propaganda posters would make some seriously awesome X-Men screen prints! I love how they evoke the feeling of old military themed posters while still clearly being X-Men related. Marvel needs to make sure these posters get produced!

The Blot loves that not only is FOX’s live action film franchise tackling the iconic "Days of Future Past" storyline, but that they’re also finally bringing Marvel’s Sentinels to life. Even more amazing is this film is bringing both the cast of the original X-Men trilogy together with the cast of X-Men: First Class. Here’s hoping First Class’ cast doesn’t get the short end of the stick with so many “big names” being brought back to the X-Men fold.

SDCC 13 Exclusive Mecha Zangief 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 complete your collection with this San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Mecha Zangief (Thanks to Spanky Stokes for the photo!). Is this colorway actually based on a version of the character from the video game?

With this SDCC 2013 Exclusive the Red Cyclone goes heavy metal! Zangief has transformed into a 3” cyber colored vinyl figure. Even super powers can’t knock down this Russian wrestler.

SDCC 13 First Look: Choices Resin Figure by Jermaine Rogers

At San Diego Comic-Con 2013, Jermaine Rogers gave the world its first look at his brand new Choices resin figure! Jermaine has made a huge return to the world of designer toys with his second new release of 2013 and The Blot couldn’t be happier. I’ve always loved Jermaine’s killer bunny and this hand painted, 3D rendering (sculpted by Klim Kozinevich and Bigshot ToyWorks) is awesome. Look for at least 3 variant editions of Choices to hit Jermaine’s online store beginning in Fall of 2013!

SDCC 13 Exclusive Blue Painted Mecha Greasebat by Jeff Lamm

Last weekend at San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Jeff Lamm and Monster Worship released the first painted release of Lamm’s new Mecha Greasebat vinyl figure! This beautiful painted Mecha Greasebat was cast in blue soft Japanese vinyl and includes switchable right fists (non-firing rocket and spikeball). This massive 9” figure features 8 points of articulation retailed exclusively at SDCC 2013 for $95 each.

SDCC 13 Exclusive Anticristo 666 Vinyl Figure by Frank Mysterio

Frank Mysterio debuted his very first original vinyl figure last weekend at San Diego Comic-Con 2013! Sculpted by Chauskoskis and cast in black soft Japanese vinyl, Anticristo 666 is a massive three headed demon ready to take over the world. For this crazy looking figure’s first release Frank released 10 unpainted Anticristo 666s at Dragatomi’s SDCC booth #5350. This San Diego Comic-Con 2013 exclusive sold out instantly upon release, but look for an upcoming painted release soon! The Blot can’t wait to see what Frank does with this figure!

Keep Watch Grip Labbit 7” Vinyl Figure by Mishka (Standard Edition & SDCC 13 Exclusive)

At San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Kidrobot debuted the Keep Watch Grip Labbit vinyl figure by Mishka! Thanks to Spanky Stokes we have a picture of the San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Green Keep Watch Grip Labbit, which is probably the most insane Labbit every produced! Frank Kozik’s Labbit has never looked so good (or so creepy!).

The Standard Edition Keep Watch Grip Labbit by Mishka is the blue colorway seen above. There’s a hell for all things, men and Labbits alike! In their underworld Keep Watch Labbits run perpetually from disembodied Hell Hands offering the most unholy petting. Thy horror Labbit! This skinned Labbit features sculpted brain and muscle tissue, gradient tendons, and never blinking eye. The Standard Edition is to just 1250 pieces and can be purchased now at Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com, and select retailers worldwide for $99.99.

SDCC 13 Exclusive Dead Optimus Prime Transformers Vinyl Figure by The Loyal Subjects

The Loyal Subjects released four different awesome San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusives of its popular Transformers and G.I. Joe vinyl figures, including this crazy “Dead” Optimus Prime 8” vinyl figure! I can’t wait to see one of these huge Optimus Prime vinyl figures in person, although I’m not sure I’d want a zombie Prime on my shelf. Coming straight out of Transformers: The Movie (the original animated film from the 1980s), comes this dead as a doornail monotone Optimus Prime with the Matrix of Leadership.

As you’re probably away (if you’re not SPOILERS!), Optimus Prime dies in the middle of the film and as passes away he turns gray. The color of the powerful warrior is drained from his body, just like the spark which gives him life dims from his chest. Now where’s Hot Rod when you really need him!?!

The San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Dead Optimus Prime Transformers Vinyl Figure by The Loyal Subjects stands 8” tall, features multiple points of articulation and comes packaged in a special San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive box. This morbid Transformers figure has a limited edition run size of just 300 pieces and was sold exclusively at The Loyal Subject SDCC booth #5645 for $115.

SDCC 13 Exclusive Midnight Edition Cybertron Megatron Transformers Mini Figure by The Loyal Subjects

The Loyal Subjects released four different awesome San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusives of its popular Transformers and G.I. Joe vinyl figures. While The Blot’s not sold on their G.I. Joe line of vinyl figures, their Transformers figures are siiick! Just check out this awesome Midnight Edition Cybertron Megatron mini figure packaged on a resealable blister card! You can never go wrong with a well designed blister card, and making it resealable such a nice touch.

The San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Midnight Edition Cybertron Megatron Transformers Mini Figure by The Loyal Subjects stands 3” tall and was sold exclusively at The Loyal Subject SDCC booth #5645 for just $15.

SDCC 13 First Look: Star Trek: TNG Build-a-Bridge Bobble Heads Complete Set by Bif Bang Pow!

As you all know, at San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Bif Bang Pow! released the very first figure in their new Star Trek: The Next Generation Build-a-Bridge Bobble Head Series, the SDCC 2013 Exclusive Wesley Crusher Bobble Head. Wil Wheaton’s character was not always a TNG fan favorite, but I think Star Trek fandom has found a new appreciation for him now that Wil’s a bona fide internet celebrity. What The Blot wasn’t expecting was for Bif Bang Pow! to have the entire collection on display!

This was the world’s first look at the completed Star Trek: The Next Generation Build-a-Bridge Bobble Head Collection and it looks awesome!!! Bif Bang Pow’s Star Trek: The Next Generation Set includes Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard, Jonathan Frakes as Commander Riker, LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge, Michael Dorn as Worf, Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi, Brent Spiner as Data, Gates McFadden as Doctor Crusher and Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher. Not only does each figure’s head look spot on to the actor, but this Build-a-Bridge concept is seriously ingenious. It really makes this set perfect for display.

The San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Star Trek: TNG Wesley Crusher Build-a-Bridge Bobble Head is limited to just 2,500 pieces and is currently available for purchase at Entertainment Earth for $19.99 here. Entertainment Earth also has the Commander Riker, Geordi and Worf Bobble Heads available for pre-order here also for $19.99 each.

[Photo via ActionFigureInsider.com]

SDCC 13 First Look: Avengers 2 Has a Title - Avengers: Age of Ultron

The second big announcement from Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con 2013 panel Saturday night was the subtitle to Avengers 2, and it’s a doozy…Avenger: Age of Ultron! While it shares a name with Marvel’s latest big Avengers event, director Joss Whedon explained it will not follow the same storyline. So now the only question is what role will Vin Diesel be playing in Avengers 2!?! Vision or Ultron? More details as they become available!

SDCC 13 Exclusive GID Radioactive Snake Eyes & Camouflage Storm Shadow G.I. Joe Mini Figure Box Set by The Loyal Subjects

The Loyal Subjects is releasing a second awesome San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive G.I. Joe Mini Figure Box Set and this time it features the ultimate good vs. evil, Glow in the Dark Radioactive Snake Eyes vs. Camouflage Storm Shadow! Now you can recreate your own little showdown at the Arashakage Clan’s secret base. Each figure in this set stands 3” tall and only 500 were made so good luck snagging this ninja-tastic set!

The San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Iron Grenadiers Destro and Gold Cobra Commander G.I. Joe Mini Figure Box Set by The Loyal Subjects can be purchased exclusive at The Loyal Subject SDCC booth #5645 for just $35.

SDCC 13 Exclusive Iron Grenadiers Destro & Gold Cobra Commander G.I. Joe Mini Figure Box Set by The Loyal Subjects

If you're going to maliciously take over the world you should do it in style! The Loyal Subjects is releasing this awesome San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive G.I. Joe Mini Figure Box Set featuring two COBRA variants, Iron Grenadiers Destro and Gold Cobra Commander. The Blot’s always been a huge fan of the gold Iron Grenadiers look for Destro and the golden dome Cobra Commander is pretty fantastic! Personally I’m glad to see these versions get a special SDCC 2013 release instead of being included as chase variants in TLS’ possibly upcoming G.I. Joe Mini Figure Blind Box Series 2. Each figure in this set stands 3” tall and only 500 were made so good luck snagging this golden set!

The San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Iron Grenadiers Destro and Gold Cobra Commander G.I. Joe Mini Figure Box Set by The Loyal Subjects can be purchased exclusive at The Loyal Subject SDCC booth #5645 for just $25.

SDCC 13 Exclusive Transformers Titan Guardians Action Figure Set

In preparation for Transformers’ 30th Anniversary, Hasbro has created this awesome tribute to the legendary toy line. The original Transformers Generation 1 toy line launched in 1984, and this San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Transformers Guardians action figure box set pays homage to that time period by including five classic action figures of the franchise’s most popular character. This set includes Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and Grimlock just as they appeared in the original Transformers cartoons, comic books and toy line.

Each non-converting figure stands 6” tall in classic G1 styles fans of all ages will love! The limited edition San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Exclusive Transformers Titan Guardians Action Figure Box Set by Hasbro can be purchased at the Hasbro Toy Shop SDCC booth for $39.99. Any remaining inventory will go on sale at HasbroToyShop.com after the convention.

[Photo via Seibertron.com]

SDCC 13 First Look: Stan Lee Masters of the Universe Action Figure

At San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Mattel announced a new partnership with Stan Lee and POW Entertainment! For their first joint release Mattel is creating a limited edition Masters of the Universe action figure based on Stan “The Man” Lee! Watch out He-Man, Stan Lee is coming to Eternia as the all new Standar! Standar will first be offered at Stan Lee’s Comicazi convention in Los Angeles (November 1-3, 2013) and then available on MattyCollector.com for just $25. Each Standor MOTU action figure comes with Stan Lee’s signature aviator sunglasses and a really bad ass Masters of the Universe style spikey helmet. The Blot’s doesn’t collect MOTU, but I will definitely be picking up this one!