Johnny Cupcakes February 2011 Releases

Does Johnny Cupcakes ever sleep? Even after releasing a slew of Valentine’s Day 2011 t-shirts just a couple of weeks ago and prepping his new retail location in London, he still finds time to randomly release an all new batch of clothing! Check out the new “Original Recipe,” “Cupcake Crook” and "Super Delivery Truck" t-shirts, and the new red Crest Pullover, all available now at the Johnny Cupcakes online store.

All of the Johnny Cupcakes t-shirts above come in guys and girls sizes and retail for $35.99 each, while the hoody retails for $64.99.You can also purchase the Super Deliver Truck tee in kids sizes for $25.99.

Valentine's Day Clear Pink Rose Vampire and Pink Fenton by Super7

February is here and love is in the air! This Valentine's Day, show that special someone you care with candy and flowers from Super7. Josh Herbolsheimer’s Rose Vampire grows again in translucent pink vinyl with red, silver and metallic blue. Fenton, the deliciously adorable candy gumdrop ghost, is cast in pink vinyl with white and red sprays.

Available this Friday, February 11th, at 11 am PST at the Super7 online store, the clear pink Rose Vampire will retail for $30 each, while the pink Fenton will retail for $15 each. Thanks to the Monster Taipei Facebook page for the full RV picture above!

Love Pump Custom Dunnys by Motorbot

Valentine’s Day is almost here and time is running out to find that perfect gift for the special toy collector in your life. If you’re anything like The Blot you wait til the last minute...but have no fear! I've found just the right gift for Valentine's Day 2011, the new Love Pump Dunnys by Motorbot! What says love more than a Dunny with a heart head (we're talking an actual heart here, not just one of those red heart symbols).

Each Love Pump custom figure features a rotocast resin head on a 3” Dunny body. There are two colorways of this limited edition Valentine’s Day themed figure, Red and Black, and each one comes bagged with a header card. You can purchase these awesome customs now from the Deadbear Studios online store for $35 each.

Ty_po Custom Dunny Series 1 by Ryan the Wheelbarrow

Reading between the lines has never been harder, especially with Ryan the Wheelbarrow’s new illegibly text-ured Ty_po Dunny Series 1! These 14 new original 3” Dunnys are customized with dry transfer instant lettering and come in unique hand screen printed boxes. What a killer idea, executed to perfection! The Blot’s all about this unique take at customizing Kidrobot’s classic platform, and I’m looking forward to seeing what Ryan does next.

Blind assorted and sealed for your surprise, Ty_po Dunny Series 1 will be available for $55 each in the new Ryan the Wheelbarrow online store at 2:11 pm EST on Friday, February 11, 2011.

Barneyism of the Week - Disposable Cell Phones

“Eriksen residence, Marshall speaking.” - Marshall

Hey Marshall.

“Barney, what number is this?” - Marshall

I’m up on burners playa!

Too many crazies have my old number,
so now I’m all about disposable cell phones.

I’ll use one for a while, have my fun.
Then dump it and get a new one.

Then I’ll do the same with my phone.

- Barney Stinson

"Oh Honey"

How I Met Your Mother

The Flame Vinyl Figure by Leecifer

Leecifer, the self-proclaimed toy ruiner, is about to see the release of his very first production toy (congrats Lee!). The Flame is the newest addition to Super7’s Monster Family and is sure to set the toy world ablaze. With his fiery body and wood legs, The Flame is a nice addition to Super7’s 4” line of vinyl figures.

The Flame by Leecifer will make its debut on Saturday, February 26th. Collectors can purchase the original colorway of The Flame online at Super7Store.com at 11am PST or later that night at 6pm at the upcoming of an all new custom toy are show featuring the works of Leecifer and Paul Kaiju!

Captain America: The First Avenger Teaser Movie Poster & Trailer

Before Marvel unveiled its first trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger last night during the Super Bowl, they released the film’s first one sheet movie poster. The teaser poster’s not The Blot’s favorite, but the image is quite striking. I think between the new poster and the teaser trailer (seen below), I’m starting to feel good about this movie. Am I the only person who thinks Chris Evans might actually be able to pull off a live action Captain America?

Captain America: The First Avenger will hit theaters this summer on Friday, July 22nd.

First Look: Flashpoint Wave 1 Action Figures by DC Direct

Talk about DC Direct being on the ball! DC Comics hasn’t even released the first issue of its upcoming company summer crossover Flashpoint, and here they are already promoting its new line of Flashpoint specific action figures. Evidently DC Direct has been working closely with Flashpoint writer Geoff Johns’ concepts and artist Andy Kubert’s designs to bring you four awesome figures based on the characters central to Flashpoint’s storyline.

Flashpoint Wave 1 consists of The Flash, Batman, Wonder Woman and Cyborg. While The Flash looks kind of lame, how sick are the Cyborg and Wonder Woman figures? I don’t know about you, but these figures have The Blot even more excited about this "what if" type storyline. I might even pick up the books after seeing these character designs. Look for Flashpoint Wave 1 action figures in stores everywhere this summer.

WOODSPRITES 4" Wood Figures by Pepe

Thanks to Twitter, The Blot’s been able to learn about some really great artists I might not have been able to before. One of those very talented people is swiss designer Pepe and his Smallstuff Studio. Pepe does some incredible things with wood, including these 4” wood figures. WOODSPRITES are handcrafted by Pepe out of Sapele and Maple wood, and each sprite is unique in its shape and wood texture. So every WoodSprite is a true one of a kind figure!

This limited edition release includes 12 WOODSPRITES figures. Each has a natural beewax finish, an iron-branding on its backside with the artist’s signature, and is individually numbered on the bottom. These awesome wood figures will go on sale at the Smallstuff online store today, Monday, February 7th, at 19:00 CET. Each figure retails for $50 each.

Family Guy Mini Figure Series by Kidrobot

Kidrobot is teaming up with prolific animator Seth MacFarlane to bring you TV’s all-American but totally twisted and dysfunctional family known as the Griffins and their favorite New England neighbors. Here to make us laugh and cry, each of the 15 blind boxed Family Guy mini figures comes with an insert card and accessory – and begs the question, “Which FGKR will you get?”

The Blot’s not exactly sure why Kidrobot is advertising these as “collectible art,” if anything they’re “collectible art toys” but even that’s a stretch. Then again, Family Guy is a great show and I think they actually did a good job transforming the Griffins and Co. into 3D figures. So I’ll let it slide…this time!

The Family Guy Mini Figure Series by Kidrobot will hit Kidrobot stores, Kidrobot.com and select retailers on February 17. Each blind box containing one 3 inch FGKR vinyl figure will retail for $9.95.