SDCC 2022 Exclusive Star Wars: The Phantom Menace “At Last We Will Have Revenge” Print by Devin Schoeffler x Dark Ink Art x Acme Archives

Check out this epic San Diego Comic-Con 2022 Exclusive Star Wars: The Phantom Menace “At Last We Will Have Revenge” Print by Devin Schoeffler and Dark Ink Art! Featuring the beloved Sith Lord, Darth Maul, “At Last We Will Have Revenge” is a 16”x24” hand numbered pearlescent lithograph. Limited to 295 pieces, it will be available exclusively at Acme Archives’ SDCC booth #5629 for $55.

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Darth Maul Legends in 3D ½ Scale Resin Bust by Diamond Select Toys

Another Star Wars icon gets the Legends in 3D treatment with this ½ scale bust of the fan favorite Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Maul! Based on his appearance in Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the Darth Maul Legends in 3D ½ Scale Resin Bust by Diamond Select Toys stands approximately 10” tall atop its lightsaber-hilt pedestal, and comes packaged in a full-color box with a certificate of authenticity. Limited to just 1,000 pieces, collectors can pre-order this Star Wars Legends in 3D ½ Scale Bust now at Entertainment Earth for $154.99 (plus free shipping) here.

Star Wars Day 2019 T-Shirt Collection by Johnny Cupcakes – May the Fourth Be With You!

To celebrate Star Wars Day 2019 – aka May the Fourth – Johnny Cupcakes is release a killer new wave of Star Wars Original Trilogy t-shirts! The Blot’s all about Star Wars and Johnny Cupcakes, so what’s not to love when you mash-up these two fantastic brands? This new Star Wars Day 2019 T-Shirt Collection features a bundle of limited edition t-shirts and a Bake More hoody! The Blot is really drooling over the Darth Maul Big Kid t-shirt, featuring JC’s adorable mascot cosplaying as the double-bladed lightsaber wielding Sith apprentice, the Death Star / X-Wing Crossbones tee, and the R2-D2 Crossbones tee.

The Star Wars Day 2019 T-Shirt Collection goes on sale at noon EDT today, Saturday, May the 4th, at the Johnny Cupcakes online store.

Star Wars Celebration 2019 Exclusive Pop! Vinyl Figures by Funko

Star Wars Celebration 2019 is taking place this weekend in Chicago, IL, and Funko will be there with a boatload of awesome Star Wars Pop! exclusives. Check out these super shiny blue and gold chrome Star Wars Celebration 2019 Exclusive Pop! figures of classic Star Wars characters like Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Chewbacca, Yoda, Stormtrooper and Princess Leia. The Blue Chrome Edition are exclusive to Star Wars Celebration, while the Gold Chrome Edition will be available at both Star Wars Celebration and select retailers.

But that’s not all! To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Funko is also release these Star Wars Celebration Exclusive Darth Maul and Watto Pop! figures. All 14 figures can be purchased this weekend (while supplies last) at the Funko SWC booth.

D23 Expo 2017 Exclusive Star Wars Stormtrooper Tsum Tsum Box Set by Disney

Thanks to DisneyTsumTsum.com, we have our first look at Disney’s Tsum Tsum exclusives for the D23 Expo 2017 this weekend in Anaheim, CA! The Blot’s favorite of the four exclusives is this six piece Star Wars Stormtrooper Tsum Tsum Box Set, which features Clone Troopers, Stormtroopers, a Shadowtrooper and a First Order Stormtrooper. Limited to 1,000 sets, this Tsum Tsum collectible set can be purchased at the D23 Expo Disney Store.

Star Wars: Episode I, II & III Prequel Screen Print Set by Eric Tan x Bottleneck Gallery

Every story has a starting point, and later today Bottleneck Gallery will take us back to the start of a story that takes place a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away! The Blot can’t even tell you how excited I was to learn that Bottleneck Gallery has teamed up with one of my all time favorite artists, Eric Tan, to release a killer new movie poster screen print series based on the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy!!! Episode I, II and III have never looked so good.

Eric Tan’s take on The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith takes us back to everyone’s favorite parts of the Star Wars prequels: cool pod races, massively impressive clone armies clashing with Jedi knights, and the origin of Darth Vader. Each Star Wars Prequel Print measures 12”x36”, features a hand numbered edition of 250 pieces and will retail for $50. Collectors can also purchase a 3 print set with matching numbers for $140. All three Prequel Trilogy prints go on sale at 12pm EST today, January 19th, at the Bottleneck Gallery online store.

Funko’s NYCC 2016 Exclusives Wave 5 – Star Wars, Rogue One, Indiana Jones & More!

Funko has announced its fifth and final wave of New York Comic Con exclusives, and this announcement is primarily Disney themed with some huge properties like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Pirates of the Caribbean. What do you think!?! Funko’s fifth wave of exclusives includes NY Taxi Freddy Pop! Rides, Pirates of the Caribbean Barbossa Pop! Disney with Monkey, Nightmare Before Christmas Seated Sally Pop! Disney with Cat, Nightmare Before Christmas Behemoth Pop! Disney, Rogue One Bistan Pop! Star Wars, The Phantom Menace Qui Gon Jinn Pop! Star Wars, Indiana Jones Adventure Pop! Rides.

Star Wars The Phantom Menace Tsum Tsum Plush Series by Disney

On Tuesday, April 5th, Disney will release its second wave of Star Wars Tsum Tsum plushes! The Force is definitely going to be strong in these stackably soft collectible plush figures. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Tsum Tsum Series includes Darth Maul, Anakin Skywalker, Queen Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jar Jar Binks and Sebulba.

All of these awesome Star Wars Tsum Tsum Series 2 Plushes will be available in the popular 3.5” mini size at DisneyStore.com and Disney Store retail locations for $4.95. No word yet on which characters will be released as 11" medium and 17" large Tsum Tsums.

Star Wars Sith 100% Be@rbrick 2 Pack by Medicom

Medicom has released a really cool new Star Wars Sith Be@rbrick 2 pack featuring a translucent blue Holographic Darth Vader and Darth Maul 100% Be@rbricks! This box set features two 3" vinyl figures and comes packaged in a full color window box. It is currently on sale in Japan for around $25.

Star Wars Pop! Series 4 Vinyl Figures by Funko

Funko actually released its fourth wave of Star Wars Pop! figures a few weeks ago, but sadly The Blot just can’t keep up with Funko’s prolific Pop! release schedule anymore. But that doesn’t make this series any less epic! Star Wars Pop! Vinyl Figure Bobble Head Wave 4 includes R2-D2, Wicket the Ewok, Lando Calrissian, Admiral Ackbar, Queen Amidala and the dreadful Jar Jar Binks. I don’t know about you, but I always love adding more Billie Dee Williams to the collection!

Star Wars Pop! Vinyl Figure Bobble Heads Series 4 can be ordered from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

Star Wars Black Series Wave 1 6” Action Figures

After months of hype, Hasbro’s new upscale and highly detailed Star Wars Black Series is about to hit store shelves! What’s awesome about this new Black Series is it merges the world of mass-market toys with the type of well made, highly collectible figures adult collectors want. Hasbro’s done an amazing job with this new series taking the detail and articulation often seen only in expensive 1/6 scale figures and producing them as affordable 6” Star Wars action figures. The Star Wars Black Series will see 8 figures released throughout 2013, with Wave 1 including X-Wing Pilot Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, an Imperial Sandtrooper and the deadly Darth Maul!

Star Wars Black Series Wave 1 is not scheduled to hit store shelves until August (although reports are these figures begun showing up in select stores this week), you can pre-order the entire 4 figure wave from Entertainment Earth for $79.99 here.

SDCC 12 Exclusive Star Wars Pop! Vinyl Figures by Funko

San Diego Comic-Con 2012 is in full swing, and The Blot is excited to share with you Funko’s Star Wars Pop! exclusive vinyl figures for this year. Funko has released three figures in all, including two all new characters! There’s a GID Holographic Darth Maul (the figure’s second colorway), X-Wing Pilot Biggs Darklighter and a 501st Clone Trooper.

All three figures seen here have limited edition run sizes of 480 pieces, and can be purchased exclusively at Funko’s SDCC booth #4829.

Star Wars Day Exclusive Hooded Darth Maul Mimobot

May the 4th be with you! To celebrate Star Wars Day 2012, Mimoco is releasing a very special (and limited edition) version of its Darth Maul Mimobot. Star Wars Day was created by the Star Wars fan community to celebrate all things Star Wars, and in honor of such a special day Mimoco has created the Hooded Darth Maul Mimobot (limited to just 504 figures, for May 4th obviously). Pick one up today from Mimoco’s online store for $20-70 each.

The Hooded Darth Maul Mimobot features his characteristic cape, deadly double-bladed light saber, and fierce yellow grimace. There is no better time to revisit one of George Lucas' most mysterious and compelling villains than on May the fourth, especially following the theatrical release of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace 3D.

Available in 8GB to 64GB, the Hooded Darth Maul Mimobot lets you channel your emotions (even the dark ones) as you store and transport all of your digital music, pics, documents and more. And with the exclusive preloaded digital extras that include Star Wars-themed icons, avatars, screensavers, wallpapers, and the mimoByte sound software that plays authentic Star Wars audio clips when the Hooded Darth Maul Mimobot is inserted or ejected from your computer, your limited edition designer USB thumbnail drive will make this May the 4th the best Star Wars Day ever!

Barneyism of the Week - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

I can’t believe Robin’s been so upset.

"I can’t believe you threw up
in your Stormtrooper helmet." - Marshall

Eh, I did something worse in it
after the Phantom Menace premiere.

- Barney Stinson

“Of Course”

How I Met Your Mother

While this week’s episode of HIMYM was kind of lacking in the Barney-ism department, the same can’t be said of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards! Neil Patrick Harris’ surprise appearance was the highlight of the 2010 Oscars, and definitely one of (if not the) most entertaining bits of the show. If you decided not to watch last night’s telecast, here’s a video clip of NPH’s song and dance number to kick off the film industry’s biggest night of the year:



After seeing NPH sing and dance on his third big awards show of the year, it kind of makes you wonder why the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences didn’t just pick Harris to host the awards ceremony over Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. I’ve got a feeling we’ll be seeing the Barnacle hosting the show sometime soon, and you can be sure a ton of Barney/Harold and Kumar jokes will be sure to follow.

Fanboys - New One Sheet Movie Poster

The once promising indie film Fanboys, a movie set in 1998 that tells the story of a group of friends who decide to break into Skywalker Ranch and steal an early print of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace so that a friend suffering from cancer can view the film before his death, has released an all new theatrical one-sheet movie poster that parodies the promo poster for the Judd Apatow comedy, The 40-Year-Old Virgin.


At this point, who knows if the movie will ever actually be released in theaters because its distributer, The Weinstein Company (TWC), has been consistently pushing back its release date for almost two years while trying to change everything about the film. I know Fanboys was close to being released in 2007 before TWC decided they wanted to cut the friend dying from cancer storyline and bring the entire cast back together for some serious re-shoots. When and if we ever get to see the final product is anybody’s guess, but I have read that the film in its original incarnation is every fanboys’ dream.


The film stars Kristen Bell, Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington and Chris Marquette and has a sick list of cameos, including Kevin Smith, William Shatner, Seth Rogen, Ethan Suplee and many more familiar faces, including more former Star Wars actors than you shake a stick at. The movie was even blessed by Mr. Star Wars himself, George Lucas, and yet still The Weinstein Company refuses to release the movie. The only promising sign is the release of this new theatrical one-sheet movie poster with a very Yoda-like tag line at the bottom. One would think that if TWC is finally putting some money into marketing the film that they’re going to have to release it eventually, right?


As of now Fanboys, directed by Kyle Newman, is scheduled for a February 6, 2009 release.