Barneyism of the Week - Big Dilemma

Guys, big dilemma.

My mom's insisting that I get Robin to give James his ring back,
but Robin's refusing.
But James seems like he's really upset.
But Robin's gonna be my wife.
But James is my brother.
But Robin lets me do sex to her.
But I have to spend eternity in my mom's mausoleum.

I just wish there was a way I didn't have to take sides!
What should I do!?!

“Choose your wife.
You always choose your wife. Easy.
Got any other stumpers,
like how to answer ‘Does this make me look fat?’” - Lily

Well, maybe a little around the hips,
but no more than usual.

“You're getting married,
so I will deal with that one after your honeymoon.” - Lily

- Barney Stinson

“The Poker Game”

How I Met Your Mother

The Simpsons x BAPE T-Shirt Collection

A Bathing Ape kicked off 2014 with a very unexpected collaboration with…The Simpsons! To celebrate the show’s 25th season, television’s first family has been showing up in all kinds of clothing lines these past few months. Although this release might just be The Simpsons’ swankiest yet! For The Simpsons x BAPE Capsule Collection, A Bathing Ape has re-imagined Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie in the style of BAPE’s mascot Baby Milo.

The Blot’s never been a huge BAPE fan, but I do like these simplistic designs featuring The Simpsons clan and Baby Milo. The donut design is especially nice. I’m just not sure any of these t-shirts, crewnecks, zip-up hoodies, varsity jackets and snapback hats seen here are worth their hefty price tags. While most of the t-shirts sold out upon their release on January 1, 2014, many of the crewnecks and hoodies are still available at the BAPE online store for $121 and up.

Bait Exclusive Chocolate Dipped Creamy Vinyl Figure by Gary Baseman

If an exclusive drops and no one knows it was it ever really released!?! Evidently this delicious Chocolate Dipped Creamy vinyl figure by Gary Baseman was released by Bait exclusively at New York Comic Con 2013. The Blot’s been looking for more information on this figure’s original release, but I haven’t been able to find any. Luckily, I stumbled upon Creamy’s fifth colorway at Bait’s online store while looking for something else. This chocolate dipped vanilla Creamy reminds me of a trip to Dairy Queen!

Produced by 3D Retro, the Chocolate Dipped Creamy vinyl figure is limited to just 200 pieces and can be purchased exclusively from Bait’s online store now for $65.

Marvel Mystery Minis Blind Box Series by Funko

We’re just three weeks into 2014 and Funko’s already announced three different series of Mystery Minis. Without a doubt this Marvel Comics Mystery Mini Blind Box Series is my favorite! What’s really awesome about this Marvel series is how many different characters it includes. The Marvel Mystery Minis includes 2.5” vinyl figures of heroes Spider-Man, Deadpool, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Phoenix (Jean Grey), The Punisher, the Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer, and villains Loki, Doctor Doom, Galactus, Thanos, Ultron and the Green Goblin. What an epic line-up! It’s especially great to see a toy line not focused solely on The Avengers and heroes like Wolverine, Captain America and Iron Man.

Marvel Mystery Minis Blind Box Series is not scheduled to hit store shelves until April 2014, but you can pre-order it now from Entertainment Earth! A full case of the Marvel Mystery Minis can be purchased for $149.99 here or a 4 pack of blind boxes for $27.99 here.

“Scoundrels” Star Wars Screen Print by Joshua Budich

Joshua Budich continues his excellent Star Wars Portrait Tryptych Series with “Scoundrels”, featuring some of The Blot’s all time favorite Star Wars characters. The screen print, commissioned by The Flood Gallery, features Chewbacca, Han Solo and Lando Calrissian. “Scoundrels” is an 18”x24” 6 color signed and numbered Star Wars screen print. The entire 150 piece edition will be available at The Flood Gallery’s online store beginning today, Friday, January 17th, at 3pm EST.

If you’re looking to save on the international shipping, Budich will also be making his AP prints available in his online store at the same time for just $35. His APs are limited to just 25 pieces, so act fast because these “Scoundrels” screen prints will be gone faster than the Millennium Falcon can do the Kessel Run (and that’s in less than twelve parsecs).

Blue Edition Metlex One Resin Figure by Tesselate

Tesselate’s first release of 2014 has been announced and it’s his adorable 3” Metlex one resin figure! This Blue Edition Metlex One completes Tesselate’s RGB (Red, Green and Blue) Trilogy which begun back in 2007 when Tesselate released the original red version. It’s hard to imagine it’s been 7 years since Metlex One was originally released. Each figure comes in handmade numbered packaging, and includes a 25mm badge and two vinyl stickers.

The Blue Edition Metlex One Resin Figure by Tesselate is limited to just 10 pieces and goes on sale at 9pm UK GMT today, Friday, January 17th at the Tesselate online store for $26 each.

World War Gee: The Purple Zombie Custom Dunny by Huck Gee

Huck Gee has unveiled the first custom figure in his exciting new World War Gee series and it is killer! Fans of Kidrobot’s Dunny 2011 Series will instantly recognize Huck’s Purple Zombie Dunny design. The production 3” version was a huge hit with collectors, so you know everyone is going to go crazy over this handmade custom Purple Zombie 8” Dunny featuring glow in the dark bones! The World War Gee Series will feature classic Huck Gee designs, like this week’s Purple Zombie, alongside never before seen characters. The Blot can’t wait to see what’s next!

The first World War Gee outbreak begins this Friday, January 17th, at 1pm PST via the Huck Gee online store for $450. The Purple Zombie Custom Dunny will be available for 24 hours only, with the figure’s limited edition run size set by the number of orders placed in that timeframe. Each figure comes signed and includes all of the accessories show here.

“Winter Blues” Baby Deadbeet Mini Figure by Scott Tolleson

October Toys’ first Baby Deadbeet release of 2014 dropped yesterday (on January 15th naturally), and it features a very frosty new colorway! The “Winter Blues” Baby Deadbeet by Scott Tolleson stands 1.5” tall, is wintery blue and is made of PVC vinyl. This mini figure went on sale at noon PST Wednesday, January 15th, at the October Toys online store for just $2. Surprisingly, it’s a day later and they’re still available. So act fast before this little guy is gone forever. Can’t wait to see what color next month’s release will bring us!

Shipwreck Edition Octopup Vinyl Figure by Nathan Hamill

The third painted colorway of Nathan Hamill’s Octopup vinyl figure drops today and it looks fantastic! Cast in translucent green soft Japanese vinyl and sprayed with copper chrome, these semi-translucent Shipwreck Edition Octopups stand 2” tall and look like they were just discovered on the bottom of the ocean in a sunken pirate ship!

The Shipwreck Edition Octopup by Nathan Hamill (produced by 3D Retro) is limited to just 7 pieces and goes on sale at 12pm PST today, Thursday, January 16th, at Nathan’s online store for $25 each.

Where The Wild Things Are Screen Print by Ken Taylor

We’re just 2 weeks into 2014 and already we’ve had 2 different Where The Wild Things Are announcements! You’d think there was a live action movie coming out soon or something. I don’t think the 2009 film is getting a sequel any time soon, but I’m glad to see the book is still as popular ever. Mondo has teamed up with Ken Taylor to produce a beautiful Where The Wild Things Are screen print based on Maurice Sendak classic children’s book. As always, Ken absolutely killed it with his design!

Where The Wild Things Are by Ken Taylor is a 21”x36” hand numbered screen print. The Standard Edition has a limited edition run size of 350 pieces and will retail for $50, while the Variant has a limited edition run size of 150 pieces and will retail for $75. Both prints go on sale at a random time today, Thursday, January 16th, at the Mondo online store.