Just Married!

In honor of my tying the knot on Saturday night, The Blot’s taking the day off from blogging. Aly and I had an amazing weekend with family and friends, and I can’t believe it’s all over. It’s amazing how a year of planning can be over in the blink of an eye…but I’m sure we’ll cherish the memories for the rest of our lives. Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes and I’ll see you all back here at TheBlotSays.com on Tuesday!

GID Green Lantern DC Universe Pop! Heroes Vinyl Figure Toy Review

When Funko’s DC Universe Pop! Heroes Vinyl Figures made its unexpected debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, the toy line was originally called Funko Force 2.0 and included four unannounced SDCC exclusives: a blue and grey Batman, a metallic blue and grey Batman, a black Batgirl and a glow-in-the-dark Green Lantern. And let’s just be honest, the GID Green Lantern Pop! Heroes vinyl figure seen below is hands down the coolest figure in the entire toy line!

 

The GID Green Lantern figure is also the rarest figure in the Pop! Heroes toy line with a limited edition run size of just 240 pieces. The Blot’s been searching for one of these awesome glow in the dark figures since I first saw pics of it the weekend of SDCC, but everyone said they sold out at the con. Worst of all, these have been selling on eBay for over $40, which was way more than I wanted to spend.

Thankfully, Funko had a secret stash of GID Green Lantern figures back at the warehouse and have re-released them in the updated Pop! Heroes packaging (which is far superior to the toy line’s original packaging seen here). Now you too can own a GID Green Lantern for just $13. Collectors can head to Gemini Collectibles to purchase one of these cute super heroes today!

And if you couldn’t tell before, I love this figure! There’s not much to the Green Lantern mold, but this power glow version of Hal Jordan looks awesome. What’s even better is this figure doesn’t have the same issue with its 1 point of articulation as my Batman Pop! Heroes figure. Unlike Batman’s white plastic, Green Lantern’s neck joint is made from glow in the dark green plastic so it doesn’t stand out at all.

In my opinion, this is the best Pop! Heroes DC Universe vinyl figure released to date, but it’s also the hardest to find. My suggestion is to grab one as soon as possible, because these are going to be impossible to find once 2011 turns into the year of Green Lantern with the release of the Emerald Warrior’s live action movie, new animated series and tons of new toy lines.

Blue and Gray Batman DC Universe Pop! Heroes Vinyl Figure Toy Review

When Funko’s Pop! Heroes DC Universe vinyl figures made their unexpected debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, the toy line was originally called Funko Force 2.0 and included four unannounced SDCC exclusives: a blue and grey Batman, a metallic blue and grey Batman, a black Batgirl and a glow-in-the-dark Green Lantern. The Blot’s always preferred his Batman blue and grey, so I knew right away I had to have one of these SDCC exclusive colorways.

Sadly, reports from San Diego said all of Funko’s SDCC Exclusive Pop! Heroes figures sold out over the weekend.  Finally after months of searching, I stumbled upon Gemini Collectibles and my Funko dreams came true! Gemini Collectibles had all four SDCC exclusives in stock and at reasonable prices to boot. Now you too can own a blue and grey Batman (limited edition of 480) and for just $15!

As for the figure itself, I really like it. For a mini-figure the mold is surprisingly detailed (check out the spikes on the back of Batman’s gloves) and I was glad to see Batman have a legitimate cape attached to his body. The fact that these Pop! Heroes only have 1 point of articulation at the neck doesn’t bother me, but I do have one issue: the head’s joint!

It’s not as noticeable from the front, but from the right angle (or from the back) you can see the bright white pole Batman’s head sits on. Why they didn’t paint this joint blue or skin colored is beyond me, because it's bright white color really makes it stand out in a bad way. The Blot’s also not a huge fan of this figure’s packaging, but thankfully neither was Funko. The packaging has since been changed to a box similar to the Mighty Muggs packaging. Even with its faults, these Pop! Heroes are a steal for $7-15, and proabably the best DC Comics mini-figures I've ever seen.

Hawaii Exclusive Wet-Suit Maria Maguma Vinyl Figure by Erick Scarecrow

Later tonight, Esc Toy, 808 Orbit and Prototype we will release the brand new Wet-Suit Maria Maguma vinyl figure at Prototype in Hawaii. This is the 2nd colorway of the Wet-Suit Maria figure designed by Erick Scarecrow and is limited to just 50 pieces.

This Hawaii exclusive stands 6 inches tall, is signed by the artist, and comes packaged in a window box with blister tray. Each package has a unique serial number that will be automatically entered in a drawing to win an ultra rare S.Maria Shiro by Erick Scarecrow (limited to just 10 figures!).

The Wet-Suit Maria Maguma vinyl figure will retail for $70 each and can be purchased at Prototype’s release party from 6:30pm-8pm on Friday, November 5th. As a special bonus, the first 8 customers that purchase this final figure will receive a free limited edition 8”x10” giclee print featuring Wet-Suit Maria Maguma.

Dark Blue Mummy Gator by Super7

Don't feel blue, Super7’s Mummy Gator is back! He may be looking a bit blue himself, but he remains as happy as ever. The 6” Dark Blue Mummy Gator with Light Blue Spray will go on sale sometime soon at the Super7 online store for $50 each.

The Shortpacked! Robin Desanto Statue

Shotpacked! by David Willis, The Blot’s favorite web comic about a toy store and the crazy people who work there, is releasing its third resin figurine with the good folks at Patch Together. After Willis’ popular Amber and Mike statues comes the Robin Desanto statue! Robin DeSanto isn't your ordinary toy store employee. When she was a toddler she was abducted by aliens and given special powers which augmented her strength, durability, and especially her speed.

Because of these powers, she worked for the government several years ago to fight the very aliens who abducted her! Oh, and she was also elected to a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. But seriously, she's mostly just a simple retail worker…who can run really fast and smells like Skittles.

The Robin Desanto Shortpacked! Statue is a 7” resin figure, and is currently available for pre-order through Patch Together’s online store here for $34.95. The preorder period for this figure ends on November 10, 2010, after that only a very small number of extra figures beyond the number preordered will be produced and sold for $39.95. So if you think you might want one be sure to preorder now!

Alpha Globulon Unpainted Blue Resin Figure by Abe Lincoln Jr.

Abe Lincoln Jr.’s first ever resin figure, Alpha Globulon, is now available online for purchase. Globulon was originally created for a series of Priority Mail stickers that Abe was disseminating in the streets of New York over the summer of 2009. Abe’s been working on releasing select characters in toy form over the last year, and this is the first of the series.

The Alpha Globulon unpainted blue resin figure by Abe Lincoln Jr. stands 5 inches tall, has a limited edition run size of 25 pieces, and retails for $50 each. You can purchase this figure, which was inspired by Hedorah the Smog Monster, at myplasticheart and Abe Jr.’s online store.

Obey Giant POW(ER) Screen Print by Shepard Fairey

The Obey Giant “POWE(ER)” screen print by Shepard Fairey is a homage to influential pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, who appropriated and re-painted comic frames often transforming them in meaning and context. The Blot’s a huge fan of both Fairey and Lichtenstein, so you know this fusion of their two unique styles makes “POWER(ER)” a must get print for The Blot!

Fairey has often described his art as a fusion of pop art, street art, and political art. While he often utilizes the platform created by pop art, Shepard tries to take his work even more directly to the people. Like pop artists before him, Shepard Fairey utilizes a vocabulary of familiar cultural visual references. For Fairey, street art has always been about populism and emPOWERment. The recent embrace of street art in the art world as a legitimate genre demonstrates the power of accessible, relatable imagery, and in many ways builds upon the triumphs of the pop art genre.

“POW(ER)” by Shepard Fairey is an 18”x24” signed and numbered screen print, with a limited edition run size of 450 pieces. Each print will retail for $45 each and can be purchased at the Obey Giant online store at a random time today, November 4th.

Johnny Cupcakes Big Kid Vinyl Figure Prototype

When The Blot first read on Twitter that Johnny Cupcakes was looking into creating a line of designer vinyl figures based on his designs I got pretty excited. So imagine my delight when earlier this week Johnny posted a small preview of the first Johnny Cupcakes toy, Big Kid!

You probably recognize Big Kid from his many t-shirt designs, but just in case you’re unfamiliar with this character, he’s one of Johnny Cupcakes’ primarily mascots. The sculptors did an incredible job transforming this 2D character into a 3D mold, and I can’t wait to get my hands on one!

Big Kid stands nearly 6 inches tall and will be available in all sorts of fancy colors and editions. Johnny Cupcakes fans can expect the first Big Kid colorway to hit stores sometime in early 2011. Other Johnny Cupcakes toys, as well as cartoons featuring these characters, will also be debuting sometime in the near future!

The Walking Dead Shooting Target Prints

The Secret Headquarters, the cult favorite source for graphic novels, has released a set of limited edition prints to celebrate the October 31st premiere of The Walking Dead on AMC. Inspired by shooting range targets, the prints pay homage to the acclaimed comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman that the television show is based on. The four prints were designed by Jordan Crane and illustrated by Lisa Hanawalt, Jon Vermilyea, Johnny Ryan and Jordan Crane.

Available individually ($40) or as a four print set ($150), these archival quality The Walking Dead Shooting Range Target prints measure 23”x35” and were hand printed on acid free 70lb paper. Each The Walking Dead print has a limited edition run size of 100 pieces and comes signed by both the artist and Robert Kirkman. All four prints are currently available for purchase at WalkingDeadPrints.com.