X-Men Strike Force vs. Freedom Force Marvel Minimates

Diamond Select Toys and Art Asylum have unveiled Marvel Minimates Series 60, and it’s an X-Men wave based on one of The Blot’s favorite ‘90s Marvel comic book issues, Uncanny X-men #275! Series 60 features the X-Men’s Strike Force team in their classic blue and gold uniforms in battle against Freedom Force (aka the Brother of Evil Mutants from the late ‘80s and early ‘90s). What’s really cool about this release is each 2 pack includes bonus parts to create an alternate X-Men character!

X-Men Strike Force vs. Freedom Force Marvel Minimates Series 60 includes four 2 packs: Wolverine (with Forge parts) vs. Blob, Banshee (with Gambit parts) vs. Pyro, Storm (with Psylocke parts) vs. Avalanche, and the short-packed, one per case Jubilee vs. Destiny! Each X-Men Marvel Minimates Set includes two 2” mini figures featuring 14 points of articulation and a variety of interchangeable parts and accessories.

These X-Men Strike Force vs. Freedom Force Minimates 2 Packs will be available at comic shops and specialty stores in Spring 2015, but you can pre-order the entire series at Entertainment Earth for just $29.99 here.

The Blot Says… Reaches Its 500th Post

I can’t lie, this is actually post number 502. The 500th post was on Friday and I didn’t even realize it! For some reason I thought I wasn’t going to hit my 500th post until this week. I guess I blogged more last week than I realized. Regardless I missed the big 5-0-0 and I wanted I’d bring attention to The Blot’s big milestone.

In all honesty, I thought it would take me a long longer to reach this point than it has. I’ve been blogging for less than a year and, well, here we are. In honor of my 500th post check out this awesome painted cover that came out last month by Alex Ross for issue #500 of one of my favorite comics of all time, Uncanny X-Men: