Disney 9" Pop! Series 1 by Funko - Mickey Mouse, Buzz Lightyear & Maleficent!

The one question The Blot gets asked all the time is when is Funko going to release some of those awesome Disney 9” Pop! vinyl figures to the masses!?! Well, after two straight years of releasing them exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con, Funko’s 9” Disney Pops will finally be hitting stores everywhere this September! And at over twice the size of the regular Disney Pop! vinyl figures (sold separately), these are figures that fans of both Disney and the Pop! series will not want to miss!

Disney 9” Pop! Series 1 by Funko includes Mickey Mouse, Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear and Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent. Each figure features one point of articulation, comes packaged in a full color window box, and will retail for $39.99. You can pre-order all three of these giant sized Pop! figures at Entertainment Earth here.

Faster, Higher, Stronger Edition Mini ‘Bot by Kidrobot

Last weekend the Games of the XXX Olympiad (aka the 2012 Summer Olympic Games) kicked off in London and to commemorate the world’s largest sporting event Kidrobot has released an extra special Mini ‘Bot. The Faster, Higher, Stronger Edition Mini ‘Bot is an ideal specimen of 3 inch vinyl. Ready to run any race, overcome any obstacle, and of course win it all, this Mini ‘Bot even brought his own gold medal! Dressed to perform, with the year of glory printed on his back, this Summer Olympics inspired Mini ‘Bot has a dumbbell to keep his muscles pumped and juice to keep them hydrated.

The Faster, Higher, Stronger Edition Mini ‘Bot by Kidrobot has a limited edition run size of 2012 pieces, and went on sale Friday, July 27th, at Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com, and select retailers for $14.95 each.

First Look: Breaking Bad Vannen Watch by Tristan Eaton

As you all probably know, The Blot is obsessed with AMC’s Breaking Bad! So when Breaking Gifs, the Breaking Bad Alternate Reality Game, gave away 7 Breaking Bad themed Vannen watches yesterday at this week’s print reveal, The Blot got excited. I knew there was no way Vannen only made 7 of these awesome watches. Thankfully a few hours later my hunch was confirmed when we learned Vannen would be releasing this Breaking Bad themed watch designed by legendary artist and toy designer Tristan Eaton sometime soon! 

If you were wondering how this watch ties into Breaking Bad, it’s actually based on one of the show’s most suspenseful episodes “Fly” from Season 3. In that episode Walter becomes obsessed that his superlab had been contaminated when a fly starts buzzing around. Walter is fearful that somehow air is getting in from Gus’ laundry mat cover business, Lavanderia Brillante, which the superlab is hidden beneath.  This explains why the Lavanderia Brillante logo and fly is on the watch's face. The Breaking Gifs x Vannen Breaking Bad watch deisgned by Tristan Eaten will be released soon, so keep your eyes peeled to TheBlotSays.com for more information!

Breaking Bad Screen Print #14 - The White Residence by Mark Englert

“The White Residence” by Mark Englert is the fourteenth screen print in the Breaking Bad Alternate Reality Game Series released in honor of the hit AMC television show Breaking Bad’s fifth and final season. Mark Englert has been producing some killer prints as of late, and this one is equally as stunning! Sadly, I just don’t see the appeal of having Walter White’s home on your wall. 

Nevertheless, this is a pretty awesome print that sold out instantly upon release.

Mark Englert’s limited edition Breaking Bad screen print “The White Residence” measures 36”x12”, has a run size of 300 pieces (only 200 available for purchase) and comes hand signed and numbered by the artist. The print retailed for $60 each and could have been purchased here before it sold out.

To celebrate and honor the fifth and final season of Breaking Bad, 16 of the top artists and graphic designers have been commissioned to create screenprints depicting some of the series' most memorable scenes, characters and shocking moments for Gallery1988 and its Breaking Bad ARG, Breaking Gifs. These screenprints are hand-pulled, each its own individual work of art, in an edition of just 300, with only 200 available to the public through this project. Once the edition is sold out, they will never be printed again.

Celebration VI Exclusive Lando Calrissian 12” Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Action Figure by Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant is finally releasing the 12” Jumbo Kenner Star Wars action figure The Blot’s been waiting for…Lando Calrissain! But as always there’s a catch. Gentle Giant will be releasing this dashing figure exclusively at Star Wars Celebration VI next month. After Boba Fett, Billy Dee Williams’ Lando Calrissian has always been my favorite Star Wars character and I’m excited to see him included in Gentle Giant’s line of jumbo action figures. Every figure in this series has been digitally scanned from mint 3.75” Kenner originals and reproduced to a substantial 12" tall, meaning this Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Lando Calrissian action figure is an exact replica of the classic ‘80s toy.

Injection molded and made of durable plastics, this jumbo figure includes a faithfully reproduced vinyl cape and blaster, is fully articulated, and comes packaged on a 1981 style Empire Strikes Back inspired blister card with a plastic outer clam shell to help protect and display this awesome action figure.

The Star Wars 12 inch Jumbo Vintage Kenner Lando Calrissian action figure by Gentle Giant retails for $75 each and can be purchased exclusively at Star Wars Celebration VI in Orlando, Florida August 23-26, 2012.

Marvel x Medicom The Avengers Movie 100% Be@rbrick 4 Pack

To commemorate Marvel’s hit movie The Avengers, Medicom has released a killer The Avengers Movie 100% Be@rbrick Box Set, which includes the film’s four big stars: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and Hulk. Interestingly enough, this set includes the Iron Man Mark VI armor, which The Blot believes is the only place you can get this particular version of the IM armor as a 100% Be@rbrick.

The Avengers Movie 100% Be@rbrick 4 Pack goes on sale August 17th in Japan, and is expected to make its way to the United States shortly thereafter.

Target T-Shirt by Luke Chueh

To celebrate the release of Luke Chueh's San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Exclusive Red Target vinyl figure, Munky King also released at SDCC this limited edition t-shirt emblazoned with Luke’s signature Target graphic. There are only a handful still available after Comic-Con, so act quickly if you want to rep Luke in your hood! Printed on American Apparel and retailing for just $20, the Red Target t-shirt by Luke Chueh will make an epic addition to anyone’s closet. Pick one up today at Munky King’s online store.

Marvel Universe Be@rbrick Series by Medicom

The Blot’s gotta be honest here, I don’t exactly understand the nuance of Medicom's release of its new Marvel Universe Be@rbrick Series, which includes the comic book versions of your favorite Marvel heroes and villains. From what I can tell, this series is exclusive to Happy Kuji, a new chain of stores in Japan where everything sold by the luck of the draw. Evidently every customer is able to buy a kuji (or lucky draw ticket), and they are guaranteed to win something.

For the Medicom x Happy Kuji Marvel Universe Be@rbrick Series each draw is 500 yen and the prizes are a combination box sets, which include themed sets featuring Spider-Man, The Avengers, The X-Men, the Fantastic Four and a Marvel Logo Set. You could also win a 400% Spider-Man Be@rbrick and a super rare Metallic Black Suit Spider-Man 100% Be@rbrick.

My only question is, with a system like this how impossible is it to complete the series? Maybe a Japanese collector can explain this system to us in greater detail! The Marvel Universe Be@rbrick Series includes the following 100% Be@rbricks: Spider-Man, Translucent Spider-Man, Scarlet Spider, Venom, Green Goblin, Spider-Man Logo, Iron Man, War Machine, Black Widow, Captain America, Red Skull, Thor, Loki, Hulk, Nick Fury, Hawkeye, Avengers Logo, SHIELD Logo, Wolverine (Yellow), Iceman, Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine (Brown), Magneto, Cyclops, X-Men Logo, The Thing, Invisible Woman, Marvel Logo (Red) and Marvel Logo (Black).

And The Winner Of The Hawkeye Avengers Marvel Select Action Figure Is…

Before I announce the winner of the Hawkeye The Avengers Movie Marvel Select action figure, I want to give a HUGE thank you to FigureoftheDay.com for this awesome prize! And as always a big thank you also goes out to all of my readers and followers for taking the time out of your day to read The Blot Says..., retweet the contest and enter the giveaway. This is the last of our three Summer 2012 Movie Blockbuster Giveaways, but I’m already efforting to set up some more contests for the near future!

And now for the moment you've all been waiting for...the winner:

@lily22calla

Congrats to the winner! Please shoot me an e-mail with your name and address, and I'll get we’ll get your new action figure out to you ASAP. And remember, you can purchase awesome figures like this Hawkeye Marvel Select action figure at big discounts at FigureoftheDay.com! At least one new figure is released each day, so be sure to bookmark the site and check it daily!

8 Deadly Sins Labbit Mini Series by Kronk

Yesterday, Kidrobot released the 8 Deadly Sins Labbit Mini Series by Kronk. The Blot’s not typically into mini Labbits, but Kronk did a killer job with Frank Kozik’s iconic platform figure. This blind box series definitely includes Greed, Lust, Pride, Wrath, Gluttony, Sloth, Envy and Dejection Labbits, but The Blot is hoping for at least one surprise chase figure. It wouldn’t be a Kidrobot blind box series without one!

Committing the oldest sins in the newest kinds of ways, these 2.5” vinyl Labbits embody the vices that have plagued us all since Eve got the munchies. Find your vice starting Thursday, July 26th at Kidrobot stores, Kidrobot.com, and select retailers worldwide for $9.95 per blind box.

Breaking Bad Screen Print #13 - The Superlab by Kevin Tong

“The Superlab” by Kevin Tong is the thirteenth screen print in the Breaking Bad Alternate Reality Game Series released in honor of the hit AMC television show Breaking Bad’s fifth and final season. Kevin Tong is a HUGE fan favorite and you know people are going to go gaga over this intricately detailed print. I always love Kevin’s line work, and he is definitely showing off his strengths as a designer with “The Superlab”.

Kevin Tong’s limited edition Breaking Bad screen print “The Superlab” measures 12”x36”, has a run size of 300 pieces (only 200 available for purchase) and comes hand signed and numbered by the artist. The print will retail for $60 each and can be purchased here.

To celebrate and honor the fifth and final season of Breaking Bad, 16 of the top artists and graphic designers have been commissioned to create screenprints depicting some of the series' most memorable scenes, characters and shocking moments for Gallery1988 and its Breaking Bad ARG, Breaking Gifs. These screenprints are hand-pulled, each its own individual work of art, in an edition of just 300, with only 200 available to the public through this project. Once the edition is sold out, they will never be printed again.

Dee-Dee Silverspoon Resin Figures by UME Toys

Meet the newest member of the UME Toys family…Dee-Dee Silverspoon! And at just under 3 inches tall, Dee-Dee’s the perfect addition to everyone’s toy collection. Doesn’t she look delicious!?! Just looking at Miss Silverspoon makes me want to go hit up my local TCYB.

Dee-Dee comes bagged with a header card snuggled next to a laminated hand-cut sticker. Sporting various colorways from pink to metallic gold, Dee-Dee Silverspoon will be sold blind boxed lucky dip style starting next Wednesday, August 1st, at the UME Toys online store at 9am London time.

Dunny Town Custom 3” Dunny Series by Task One

Task One constantly blows me away with his inventive custom work. No matter what platform he’s working with, he’s bringing something new and exciting to the game. For this continuing custom Dunny Town Series, Task One was inspired by buildings and architecture. This sounds like a pretty cool and ambitious concept for a 3” platform custom series.

The first 3 of 17 custom designs in the Dunny Town Series will be released today, Friday, July 27th, for $60 at Task One’s online store. A few more designs will be released each month until D-Con, when the final designs and chases will be released in conjunction with Urban Vinyl Daily's blind box Dunny series. Exact numbers and ratios for this blind box series are not known yet, but any orders of 2 or 3 Dunnys are guaranteed not to receive duplicate designs.

Roger Rabbit 9” Disney Vinylmation Figure

Late last night Disney released the Vinylmation vinyl figure fans everywhere have been waiting for…Roger Rabbit! Who Framed Roger Rabbit? fans will be frantic for the big time Toon Town star in his latest role as a crazy cartoon collectible…just keep him clear of the “dip”! This massive 9” Vinylmation figure looks awesome, and artist Maria Clapsis did a great job transforming Roger onto the shape of Mickey Mouse.

The Roger Rabbit 9” Vinylmation Animation 2 Series vinyl figure from Disney features 3 points of articulation (head and arms), has a limited edition run size of 1,200 pieces, and is currently on sale through the Disney Store’s online store for just $44.95.

SDCC 12 Recap: Guardians of the Galaxy Movie News!

Of all the really big announcements out of San Diego Comic-Con 2012, the only one that really got The Blot excited was Marvel’s confirmation of a Guardians of the Galaxy live action film in 2014! Not only that, but it would feature the modern version of the team that formed in 2008. In the past 5-10 years there have only two Marvel comic books I have read on a consistent basis, Peter David’s X-Factor and Guardians of the Galaxy. Both teams feature a huge cast of B, C and D-list characters that normally wouldn’t get their own books, but for some reason as a team they just click.

So obviously when rumors started swirling earlier this summer that Marvel would be releasing a GotG film, The Blot’s ears perked up! Created by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, this version of the Guardians of the Galaxy came together as a space-age dirty dozen who took on impossible tasks during two intergalactic wars and took on heavy casualties. What emerged were the Guardians of the Galaxy! They’ve had up to 13 members at once, but the film will be focusing on the team’s primary five members: Star-Lord (Peter Quill), Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon and Groot!

That gives us two green aliens, a humanoid raccoon and a tree like creature that speaks only its name “Groot!” Not exactly a made of the movies roster, but trust me it’s going to be awesome with lots and lots of fighting! Just check out the concept artwork for the team above. While we still don’t know anything about the film, I’d be willing to be the movie’s big bad is the mad Titan himself, Thanos! I’m just hoping we get cameos by Nova and Adam Warlock at some point.

Guardians of the Galaxy is set to invade theaters everywhere on August 1, 2014.

ClutterMunk Print Series by Huck Gee

Huck Gee’s newest creation, the TurtleBacked ClutterMunk, is back in an all new series of prints featuring ClutterMunk as a river boater, a camper and a sun worshiper! The Blot’s really glad to see Huck doing print releases again, because let’s be honest…who couldn’t use some Huck artwork on their walls!?!

Each 10”x10” gold embossed print in Huck Gee’s CluttlerMunk Series is printed on fine art watercolor paper (225gs), comes hand signed and numbered by the artist, and has a limited edition run size of 100 pieces. Pick up one of these awesome prints for just $30 at Huck Gee’s online store while supplies last!

Troy Stith x Max Toy Co's New Figure Yuudoku! On Sale Tomorrow!

The Blot’s excited to announce that Yuudoku, Troy Stith’s first original production figure, will be released this Friday, July 27th at the Max Toy Company online store! After a year of hard work by Troy and Max Toy Co, Yuudoku is finally ready for his world debut. The first colorway of this toxic monster will be a striking unpainted blue, and will retail for just $20 each. Yuudoku stands 3.5” tall, features 3 points of articulation (at the waist and tentacles), and each figure sports a randomly inserted eye. The Blot’s especially looking forward to seeing this bad boy painted! And keep an eye on Troy’s blog because there will definitely be some one-offs and a couple of small Yuudoku runs released by him soon.

Yuudoku’s Story: Born off the Coast of Kikorman Island, Yuudoku lived a happy life among the reefs in the crystal blue waters. He enjoyed being surrounded by his friends and providing housing for them and their kin. All of that changed when greedy tankers began dumping toxic waste into the pristine waters. While no one knew these dastardly deeds were being committed, the results began to change and warp the once pure waters of Kikorman Bay. Left with the choice of fleeing to cleaner waters or death, Yuudoku’s friends began to disappear. The tankers eventually moved on to spread their filth elsewhere, but Yuudoku’s friends still fled. It wasn’t the boats that they were afraid of anymore, it was him. Yuudoku had mutated into a hulking tentacled beast. His body that was once a home had become a poisonous wasteland. Plumes of toxins spewed from his back, making it impossible for his friends to be close to him without endangering their lives. He found himself alone; radiating with angry despair. Yuudoku vowed revenge against those who brought this dismal fate upon him.

Street Fighter x Sanrio T-Shirt Collection

Capcom must be doing something right, because Street Fighter is all the rage again! It seems like everyone wants to team up with these world warriors. I know the franchise has always been one of the video game world’s favorites, but it feels like the property has finally regained its prominence within American pop culture and beyond. Just take this new line of Street Fighter x Sanrio t-shirts released in conjunction with their new line of plush figures.

The Street Fighter x Sanrio T-Shirt Collection features Sanrio’s popular characters, including Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru and My Melody, dressed as the international fighters from Street Fighter II. It’s a simple concept that juxtaposes the cuteness of Sanrio’s characters with rough and deadly looks of some of Street Fighter’s most popular warriors. While The Blot’s not really a fan of Sanrio, it works really well!

All of the Street Fighter x Sanrio t-shirts seen here and many are more available for pre-order through the Sanrio online store for $26 each.

Disney Blox Series 1 by Funko

Next month Funko is releasing its first wave of Disney Blox vinyl figures! Series 1 of these blocky figures includes Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty's Maleficent, and Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear and Zurg. Considering this wave only consists of four figures, it’s a really solid line-up! You’ve got something for both the old school Disney animation fans and the new school Pixar feature film fans.

Each Disney Blox vinyl figure stands 7” tall, is 2” thick and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box. These chunky figure is not scheduled to hit store shelves until August 2012, but you can pre-order them from Entertainment Earth for just $19.99 each here.

The Amazing Spider-Man Cosbaby 2-Pack by Hot Toys

In conjunction with this summer’s hit movie The Amazing Spider-Man, Hot Toys has released this Cosbaby two figure set that includes Spider-Man and Peter Parker, which is really more of an “Unmasked Spider-Man” than it is a Peter Parker figure. To be honest, The Blot’s pretty disappointed in this release. Hot Toys usually does an amazing job with its character selection, and when I first heard about this Amazing Spider-Man 2-pack I assumed it would include Spider-Man and the Lizard. If you’re only going to release two figures from a super hero movie it really needs to be the hero and villain, right? Who wants two of basically same toy? To me it looks like Hot Toys took the easy way out by choosing two characters where they could just use the same exact body twice.

There were actually two The Amazing Spider-Man Cosbaby 2-Packs created, the Regular Version and a Battle Damage Version, which includes a scarred Peter Parker face and a slightly darker blue Spider-Man costume. Each The Amazing Spider-Man Cosbaby vinyl figure stands 3” tall, includes multiple points of articulation and features your favorite movie characters in baby form. Expect this Hot Toys x Marvel Comics collaboration in stores everywhere.

Loyal K.N.G. Chain Breakers T-Shirt Collection

For its Spring 2012 Collection, Texas indie brand Loyal K.N.G. introduced its thought provoking new line of Chain Breakers and Idea Makers designs (along with a number of its trademark pop culture inspired t-shirts). This new line is all about breaking the chains of the everyday rat race by establishing unique and groundbreaking ideas. And The Blot knows we can all relate to Loyal K.N.G.’s new motto: "Day-Time Dreamers, Late-night Hustlers." Most of us toil away at our 9-5 jobs while daydreaming about our true passions (whatever they may be).

Loyal K.N.G.’s Spring 2012 Collection also includes some fun pop culture t-shirts like the Speed Racer inspired “Big Speed” and the New Era tribute “Authentic Loyal K.N.G.” That last one is a t-shirt I will definitely need to get my hands on! And if you’re ever in an area where Loyal K.N.G. will be setting a booth, I highly recommend you stopping by to say hello. They’re always releasing booth exclusive t-shirts you can’t get anywhere else, and rumor has it they’ve released a new line of Atama Avengers tees (inspired by the hit Marvel movie) since the last time I’ve seen the Loyal K.N.G. crew.

All of the Loyal K.N.G. t-shirts seen here and so much more are available for sale through the Loyal K.N.G. online store. Each t-shirt design retail for $30 and come in a variety of colors and sizes (XS-XXL).

ONI Custom GID Purple 5” Mad’l by MAD

MAD’s ONI custom series continues with this beautiful hand painted ONI Dragon Ninja on a blank purple glow in the dark 5” Mad’l. As you probably know The Blot’s a Mad’l fiend, and I especially love how this ONI design looks on purple GID vinyl. MAD’s custom work on this intricately designed figure is top notch, and my only regret is not finding out about it until after it was already sold.

This ONI Custom Purple GID 5 inch Mad’l was sold at MAD’s online store for just $75! Hopefully this won’t be the last ONI custom we see released.

Blondie Edition Skullslinger Vinyl Figure by Huck Gee

If you’re like The Blot then you never stood a chance at getting a San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Exclusive Tuco Edition GID Skullslinger by Huck Gee. Thankfully, Kidrobot’s got your back! In two weeks they’ll be releasing the Blondie Edition Skullslinger, the second colorway of Huck’s popular gunslinger, at Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com, and select retailers worldwide. 

Ruthless and rugged, Skullslinger may wear a sheriff’s star, but he’s more outlaw than judge. Shading his hollow eyes under a broad rimmed hat, this winged vinyl rogue stands 11 inches tall, ready to draw with vultures circling overhead, the wind billowing his coat and the setting sun bouncing off his spikes and spurs. Limited to just 700 pieces, the Blondie Edition Skullslinger goes on sale Thursday, August 9th, and will retail for $100 each.

Protection Edition Mahākāla 8” Dunny by Andrew Bell

For all of us that missed out on Andrew Bell’s sick SDCC 2012 Exclusive Mahākāla 8” Dunny, don’t worry! In just two short weeks Kidrobot will be releasing its second Mahākāla colorway! Matching the figure’s original colorway from Dunny Series 2012, the Protection Edition Mahākāla 8” Dunny by Andrew Bell features a stunning blue, black, red and gold color scheme (along with his four arms, three eyes, and one fiery crown).

Seemingly demonic, the Mahākāla deity is a stern protector. With his trident, he fights the poisons that blind – pride, lust, greed, and ignorance – and destroys those that hinder the knowledge of enlightenment. Some compare him to death; others hail him as a glorious guard. All know him to be fierce.

The Mahākāla character ever present in ceremonies throughout the Himalayan region inspires this 8 inch Mahākāla Dunny by Andrew Bell. The Protection Edition has a limited edition run size of 900 pieces and rules with a trident accessory, extra set of articulated arms, and removable Dunny skull belt. This epic Dunny goes on sale Thursday, August 2nd for $100 at kidrobot.com, Kidrobot stores, and specialty retailers worldwide.

The 2012 Designer Toy Awards - The Polls Are Open, Vote Today!

Clutter Magazine’s Designer Toy Awards are back and better than ever! After an open call for nominees, the DTAs have narrowed down each category to 5-10 finalists, and the Community Choice Awards are now open to be voted on by the public. I’m also thrilled to announce TheBlotSays.com was picked as one of the 10 finalists in the “Best Blog” category for the 2012 Designer Toy Awards! It is seriously such an honor to be nominated along with so many other amazing websites for the second straight year. Please take a few minutes to support my little blog by visiting www.DesignerToyAwards.com and voting today! Every registered user is allowed to vote in each “public category” once per day, so vote early and vote often! And thanks for your support!!! Without you there would be no TheBlotSays.com.

The Designer Toy Awards celebrates the creativity, innovation and artistic excellence in the Art Toy market, which after more than a decade has not only become a prominent and legitimate form of artistic and commercial expression, it is one of the leaders in global trendsetting. This award ceremony will celebrate the best of the industry’s artists, designers, customizers and manufacturers, as well as honoring those involved in championing Art Toys throughout the world. To find out more click here!

The Designer Toy Awards will take place at the New York Comic-Con in New York City on Saturday, October 13th!

Johnny Cupcakes x Junk Food Taste-Makers Ice Cream Truck Tour

The Blot loves a good t-shirt collaboration, and we’re about to get a whole series of killer collab tees from Johnny Cupcakes and Junk Food when these two iconic brands hit the road for the Taste-Makers Ice Cream Truck Tour! JC and JF are turning the old fashioned ice cream social on its head by inviting all of their friends to meet them on a random street corner for ice cream and t-shirts! Rumor has it there will be 10 flavors of limited edition t-shirts released on this tour, and hopefully so much more. We’ll find out in just a few short days.

The Johnny Cupcakes x Junko Food Taste-Makers Ice Cream Truck Tour kicks off in New York City on Saturday, July 28th and 29th, in Soho and then travels the following weekends to San Francisco (August 4th and 5th) and Los Angeles (August 11th and 12th).

New Era Live Twitter Chat: Learn The 22 Steps to Create a 59FIFTY

The Blot just heard about a really cool event on Twitter and I just had to share it with my readers. On Thursday, July 26th, New Era will be hosting a live chat with its Twitter account explaining all 22 Steps it takes to create a 59FIFTY fitted hat. This is a really unique experience, as New Era has never offered access like this to the public. Not only that, but New Era will be posting pictures, answering questions and offering an inside look at how the fitted hat is perfected all from their facility in Derby, NY. This is a great opportunity for diehard New Era fans, sneakerheads and t-shirt aficionados to go behind the scenes with New Era like never before!

Taa’lon Glyos Custom Figures by Cassette Man Studios

Soundwave810 of Cassette Man Studios is launching his new Animus line of custom Glyos figures with Taa’lon! Each figure is made using original parts designed by Soundwave810 and production Onell Design parts. All of the colorways seen here will go on sale at the Cassette Man Studios online store today, Tuesday, July 24th, at 12pm EST for $40 each.

Taa’lon’s Origin Story: Taa’lon hails from the planet Animus, and is search for his family's killer. As he searches for the killer he meets others from his planet and ends up going on adventures with them that will bring order and peace to their world.

Giveaway: The Avengers Hawkeye Marvel Select Action Figure from Figure of the Day!

It’s the last full week of July, which means it’s time for the last contest in TheBlotSays.com’s Month of Summer Blockbuster Giveaways! After Amazing Spider-Man and Dark Knight Rises prizes, what better way to end the month than with a toy from 2012’s biggest film: Marvel’s The Avengers! And thanks to the awesome people behind FigureoftheDay.com, we’re giving away this The Avengers Movie Hawkeye Marvel Select 7” action figure!!!

Produced by Diamond Select and designed Gentle Giant, this Hawkeye Marvel Select Avengers action figure is based on the likeness of action Jeremy Renner and features his look from the hit film. The highly detailed figure includes his trademark bow and arrows, and features a whopping 16 points of articulation! Movie Hawkeye also includes a detailed display base and comes packaged in a full color, oversized blister pack. For a chance to win this killer character all you have to do is take the following 4 steps:

1. Follow The Blot on Twitter at Twitter.com/TheBlotsays 
2. Follow FigureoftheDay.com on Twitter at Twitter.com/FigureoftheDay 
3. Tweet the following phrase (without the quotation marks): “I entered to win an Avengers Hawkeye Marvel Select Action Figure from @TheBlotSays! Enter here: www.TheBlotSays.com #FOTDTBS”
4. Leave a comment on this blog post with A) your Twitter username and B) your favorite Avenger.

So there you have it…just four simple steps to enter to win this sick The Avengers Movie Hawkeye Marvel Select action figure from TheBlotSays.com and FigureoftheDay.com! This giveaway starts today, Monday, July 23rd, and you have until midnight PST on Friday, July 27th, to enter. I will then use Random.org to choose a winner! Sorry, but only US residents are eligible to win this giveaway.

A HUGE thanks goes out to FigureoftheDay.com for this great prize, and be sure to check out their website daily for amazing deals on action figures, statues and more!

The Dark Knight Rises x Under Armour Gotham Rogues Collection

In what has to be one of the most interesting/random movie tie-ins, Under Armour has released an entire line of Gotham Rogues clothing based on the fictitious professional football team in The Dark Knight Rises. The one scene featuring the Gotham Rogues in TDKR is pretty freaking cool, and Under Armour’s logo is featured prominently on their uniforms, but is anyone really clamoring for these t-shirts, hoodies and hats? I think I’d be more inclined to like this clothing line if it the designs were a little cooler and had some reference to Batman and/or The Dark Knight Rises on them.

The Dark Knight Rises x Under Armour Gotham Rogues Collection includes, vintage-style mens and womens t-shirts, adjustable snapback hats, hoodies, a varsity jacket and even a movie authentic Gotham Rogues jersey. To The Blot, the jersey is definitely the coolest piece in this release…too bad it’s $199.99! All of the clothing and hats seen here are currently available for sale at the Under Armour online store and retails for between $29.99-$199.99.

Man of Steel Teaser Movie Poster & Trailers

Everyone seems to be going gaga over this Man of Steel teaser poster from San Diego Comic-Con 2012, and the film’s teaser trailers which debuted before The Dark Knight Rises. But honestly, neither really blow me away. The Blot likes that they tried to do something different with the teaser trailer and the poster does a good job showcasing Superman’s new suit, but I’d still be willing to bed money this film stinks. Nothing Warner Bros or DC Comics has done has shown me they know how to produce a kick ass super hero film not directed by Christopher Nolan.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Zack Snyder and they did the smart thing by keeping Nolan involved. But it’s not like Snyder’s last two live action films, Watchmen and Sucker Punch, were critical or commercial successes. Maybe I’m just bitter at how horribly mistreated the Superman franchise has been for the past 20 years, but this film better be freaking amazing! And I better not hear one peep about a Justice League movie if Man of Steel is not HUGE next summer.

Man of Steel swoops into theaters on June 14, 2013.

Mutant Jawa Bootleg Resin Figures by Killer Bootlegs

Killer Bootlegs is always working hard on perfecting new kitbashed resin figures, and their newest Star Wars inspired release will be released gorilla style at Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con in just a few short weeks. It is made from a vintage Jawa and a vintage Yoda mashed together to create the feared Mutant Jawa! What’s even cooler is Killer Bootlegs decided to give this little monster a bootleg vinyl cape, which definitely adds to the awesomeness of the figure by giving it a sense of nostalgia.

Ok, so here’s the really awesome part of this release: Killer Bootlegs will be crashing Chicago Comic-Con and handing out 100 FREE Mutant Jawas, most of which will be random one off colorways and clear variants! Yeah, it doesn’t get better than free does it!?! Each figure will come bagged with a Wizard World Chicago Exclusive header. There’s no booth associated with this release, so if you’re at WW Chicago August 9-12 keep an eye out toy fiends repping Killer Bootleg gear!

And The Winner of TDKR Bane Mimobot is...

Before I announce the winner of the San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Exclusive The Dark Knight Rises Bane Mimobot, I want to give a HUGE thank you to Mimoco for this awesome prize! And as always a big thank you also goes out to all of my readers and followers for taking the time out of your day to read The Blot Says..., retweet the contest and enter the giveaway. We'll continue to celebrate my July birthday with another exciting giveaway next week, so be sure to come back on Monday to find out what the next prize is. Here's a hint...he always hits his target!

And now for the moment you've all been waiting for...the winner:

@smack6102

Congrats to the winner! Please shoot me an e-mail with your name and address, and I'll get your new limited edition Mimobot out to you next week. And remember, you can purchase the rest of Mimoco’s DC Comics designer flash drive collection at Mimoco's online store!