X-Men Origins: Wolverine Cast Photo

This awesome promo photo of the cast of X-Men Origins: Wolverine comes directly from the main man himself, Wolverine (a.k.a. Hugh Jackman), and is a real who’s who of the mutant Marvel Universe. Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool News had it emailed to him by Jackman to help hype the movie and put fans minds at ease about the rumors of onset issues and the need for potential reshoots. I don’t know about you guys, but seeing the photo below of what could be the movie's Weapon X team really has me stoked for the upcoming mutant movie.

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The photo above would definitely be a bad ass X-Men team if you ask me. It features Ryan Reynolds as the merc with a mouth Deadpool, Taylor Kitsch as the Cajun Gambit, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine the best there is at what he does, Live Schreiber as the murderous Sabretooth and Lynn Collins as the not too long for this world Silver Fox.

Hopefully we’ll get a better look at some of the other mutants making a planned appearance in this film such Dominic Monaghan’s Beak, Daniel Henney’s Agent Zero, Kevin Durand’s The Blob and Will.I.Am’s Wraith.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine, directed by Gavin Hood, opens on May 1, 2009.

Burn Notice Returns to the USA Network Tonight!

I know this is a little last minute, but there has been so much good stuff going on this week! Burn Notice Season 2, Part II premieres tonight, January 22nd on the USA Network and The Blot is pumped. Burn Notice has something special that a lot of the new network television shows lack, fun. The action/spy thriller never takes itself too seriously and no matter what’s happening on screen, the actors seem to be enjoying themselves almost as much as their fans enjoy watching Burn Notice's storylines play out. Plus, Burn Notice stars the timeless Bruce Campbell, so what’s not to love?


I’ve heard that over the course of Burn Notice Season 2.5 we can expect some exciting new developments in Michael’s (Jeffrey Donovan) quest to discover the reason he was burned as he gets ever so close to finding out the true identity of the mastermind behind it all. We can also expect several more guest appearances by Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer as Michael’s new handler Carla. Burn Notice’s overarching storyline seems to be really picking up steam, and I know you won’t want to miss even a single minute of this great hour-long espionage dramedy.

Burn Notice airs every Thursday at 10/9c on the USA Network.

Ye Olde English UK Dunny Series Chase and Variant Figures

Well the UK Dunny Series officially launches today and I wanted to share some pictures of the two mystery chase Dunnys and the variant colorway Dunny. The two chase Dunnys below are by Keanan Duffty and Shok-1. The Duffty Dunny is the rarer of the figures (with a ratio of 1/50), so it should be one of the two hardest figures to collect. The Shok-1 figure on the other hand is pretty common with a ratio of 2/25.


The second picture is of the red glow in the dark Mimic variant Dunny. There is no word yet as to how rare this red GID version of the Mimic Dunny is though. It will either be extremely common, like with the two Tizieu’s Afro Dunnys from the French Series, or slightly rarer than the standard black Mimic Dunny like with Series 4’s open eyed/closed eyed Lucky Cat Dunnys.


The worst news surrounding Kidrobot's latest release is that it looks like there are no Golden Tickets being randomly inserted in this Series' blind boxes. I have no clue why Kidrobot decided to do away with the GTs this time around, but I’m pretty bummed by their decision. I’m really interested in seeing what effect this has on collectors buying extra cases/blind boxes.

To be honest, I’m not really feeling any of the UK Series’ mystery Dunnys. The only saving grace to this Series would be if the mystery ratio figures by Doktor A and HiCalorie x Julie West end up being fairly common so I have a chance of pulling them. Those two figures and the extremely common Rainhead Dunny by Triclops are really the only figures I want to get.

Thanks to Rotofugi for the top picture! You can purchase Ye Olde English Dunny Series blind boxes from Rotofugi for $7.95 here and a case of 25 blind boxes from them for $188.75 here.

Lost Wednesdays - Rose and Bernard

Since we’re just a few hours away from the season premiere of Lost’s fifth season I’ll limit this week’s installment of Lost Wednesdays to one topic.

Last week USAToday had a great article about the return of Lost (you can find the article here). While the article itself is just a cursory overview of the history of the show and doesn’t really give any in-depth information or spoilers for the upcoming season, the photo attached to the article answered one of The Blot’s lingering questions from last year’s season finale, what happened to Rose (L. Scott Caldwell) and Bernard (Sam Anderson)? *A very minor spoiler follows*


As you may or may not remember, the last time we had seen this entertaining couple Rose had changed her mind and given in to Bernard’s wish to leave the island. The question I needed answered was did they ever get on Daniel Faraday’s boat to go to the freighter, and if so were they on the freighter when it exploded? If not then they should still be on the island and have been transported to god knows where. Well, The Blot’s questions have now been answered by the photo below from an upcoming scene in Lost’s fifth season. As you can see Rose and Bernard apparently never made it to the freighter and are still alive, stranded on the island.


While being stranded on a mysterious island is not normally good news, it’s great news for The Blot’s favorite secondary Lost characters because it mean's they're still alive! While Rose and Bernard often go episodes without being seen, when they do show up you know it's for a big, memorable scene. Here’s hoping the still lost Rose and Bernard get the happy ending they so richly deserve as the show wraps up over the next two seasons.

Ye Olde English UK Dunny Series Official Collector’s Checklist and Photos

This Thursday, January 22nd, Kidrobot will be releasing their newest series of 3” Dunnys, the Ye Olde English Series. This new series of 3 inch vinyl figures features designs from some of the top UK artists and you can purchase them here directly from Kidrobot. If you plan on collecting the entire set then you’ll need the official Collector’s Checklist below which show’s you the design of each figure and their ratios.

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Some of the best looking designs seem to be pretty easy to get, and even the rarest figures are only 1/50. Here’s hoping the mystery ratio figures aren’t any harder to get, because I really love the Doktor A and HiCalorie x Julie West Dunnys. I'm not really sure how many of these UK Dunnys I’ll actually be trying to get, but I will definitely be attending the local Dunny Trading Party here in Houston, TX at Domy Books on Thursday night. Below are the latest pictures of most of the Ye Olde English Dunny Series (still cant find pictures of the Shok-1 or Keanan Duffty chase figures).



Each blind box of the UK Dunny Series will retail for $7.95. The Ye Olde English Dunny Series includes fantastic designs by UK artists Clutter, Doktor A, Frames, HiCalorie x Julie West, ilovedust, Jon Burgerman, Keanan Duffty, McFaul, Mimic, Peskimo, Shok 1, Tado, Triclops and UAMOU.

Barneyism Of The Week - Closing Time

Alright, come on.

You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.

I’ve always wanted to say that.

I mean in a bar, I say it all the time at home.

- Barney Stinson

"Three Days of Snow"

How I Met Your Mother

Lost Season 5 Premieres Tomorrow

Ok, we’re just one day away from the fifth season premiere of Lost and by now your DVRs should have been set weeks ago. The Blot is starting to get really antsy and it’s getting harder and harder to ignore all of the spoilers hitting the web about Wednesday’s two-hour season premiere. It’s gotten to the point where I’m going to have to stop surfing the web completely until I get a chance to watch Lost tomorrow night.


This is your last Lost Season 5 premiere reminder from The Blot. Tomorrow we’ll have our first Lost Wednesdays post of the new season and then on Thursday (or more likely Friday) I'll have my first Season 5 episode recap post. I hope everyone’s getting excited for a very Lost 2009!

Lost airs every Wednesday night on ABC at 9/8c.

Barack Obama '09 Presidential Inauguration Pins and Buttons by Shepard Fairey

Any minute now the Inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America will be taking place. Did you know there was an official ’09 Presidential Inauguration website? Well there is, and it even has its own Official 2009 Presidential Inauguration store where you can purchase a wide variety of Obama and ’09 Inauguration clothing and collectibles. Best of all there is an entire section of collectibles dedicated to the work of OBEY Giant’s Shepard Fairey.


If you go there they have the official Inaugural Poster I mentioned last week, as well as two newly designed Barack Obama ’09 Presidential Inauguration pins and buttons created by Shepard. The Shepard Fairey Barack Obama - Be The Change Pin and Button features the 44th President of the United States’ face while the Shepard Fairey Logo Pin features the ’09 Presidential Inauguration logo designed for President Obama by Mr. Fairey.



Both Presidential Inauguration Pins retail for $10.00 each while the 2.25” celluloid Shepard Fairey Button retails for only $2.00.

G.I. Joe Mighty Muggs are now at Target and ON SALE!

Well now I feel like I need to take back everything I said about Target last week. I went to my local Target this past weekend and not only did they have the entire set of G.I. Joe Mighty Muggs Wave 1 figures, but all Mighty Muggs in stock are on sale for $8.99! Not sure how long the sale is going on for, but if you’re missing any Mighty Muggs head to your local Target now. Needless to say, I grabed a complete set which you can see in the photo below: While they had plenty of Duke, Cobra Commander and Storm Shadow figures in stock, there was only one Snake Eyes left. Not sure if there was less of him because he’s the most popular G.I. Joe character or if it’s because his figure will be harder to find, but if you see one on store shelves I recommend grabbing him! Since most Joe fans gush over Snake Eyes, I’ve always gone against the grain and been a bigger Duke fan. But when you compare their Mighty Mugg figures it’s no contest. Snake Eyes might be my favorite Mighty Mugg of all time. First off, his weapons, an Uzi and a long Sword, are probably the best Mighty Muggs accessories released to date. But what makes him so cool is that even though his uniform is all black, Hasbro still did a great job with his details. He has black belts, grenades and knives all over his body, and even with the black on black you can still identify everything. Plus he's rocking the Arashikage ninja clan hexagram on his right shoulder, so really he's got it all. Needless to say this little vinyl figure rocks and I highly recommend picking up one.

Lost Season 5 Is Coming…

This is just a little friendly reminder that we are just two days away from the season premiere of The Blot's all time favorite television show, Lost! If you’re not already watching this groundbreaking television show what’s the matter with you!?! Go out and purchase/rent Seasons 1-4 right now and start watching. You still have enough time to get through the first four seasons before the two-hour season premiere begins on Wednesday night.


The Blot Says… will be discussing and dissecting every episode of the upcoming season after it airs on ABC, so be here every Thursday as The Blot deciphers the goings on of our favorite Losties, Freighter Folk, Others and members of the Dharma Initiative.

Lost Season 5 starts this Wednesday, January 21st on ABC at 9/8c.