Valentine’s Day Edition “Lovecat” Dita by Rich Page

UME Toys is celebrating Valentine’s Day 2013 in style with the release of an all red “Lovecat” Edition Dita the Sphynx resin figure by Rich Page. Based on an original sketch by Rich of his family’s naked cat, Dita is a hand cast resin figuring sitting just under a proud 8” and a head that’s a whopping 4.3” wide from ear to ear! What’s really cool about this resin figure is it has one point of articulation at the neck so you can actually pose Dita to suit your display preferences.

The Valentine’s Day Edition “Lovecat” Dita comes signed and dated on the base by Rich and includes a unique Lovecat collector’s card. Collectors can purchase one of these kitties beginning at 9am London time tomorrow, Friday, February 1st, at the UME Toys online store for £75.

Outsmart Originals x AW177 “Year of the Snake” T-Shirt

The Chinese New Year begins February 10th and 2013 is the year of the Snake! To celebrate, outsmART originals has teamed up with artist AW177 to produce an incredibly detailed snake design for its next artist t-shirt series release. Based on the Chinese horoscope, the Snake is intuitive, introspective, refined and the most collected of the animal signs.

These dramatic looking “Year of the Snake” t-shirts are now available for pre-order through the outsmART originals website for just $20, and are guaranteed to ship by mid-February 2013 so you can celebrate the Chinese New Year in style.

Carnage & The Maxx Custom Munnys by Shadoe Delgado

The Blot loves superhero themed custom vinyl figures and Shadoe Delgado really knocked it out of the park with these two Munnys! I love how he was able to stay true to these iconic ‘90s comic book characters while reinterpreting them in his unique art style. First up is the killer Spider-Man villain Carnage, which is made from an 8” custom Munny and you can even remove the symbiote! The second custom figure is a spot-on 5.5” The Maxx Munny. I don’t know about you, but The Blot never tires of seeing sick The Maxx custom figures.

Sadly both of these figures were commissioned by a private collector, so neither is available for purchase. But if anyone is interested in a similar comic book character piece, shoot Shadoe an email or hit him up through his online store. Tell him The Blot sent you and make sure you send me pics of the finished custom pieces once they’ve been added to your collection!!

The Art Hustle Series 3 Trading Cards

The Cardhacks and SideKick Media have teamed up once again to release everyone’s favorite designer art toy trading card series The Art Hustle! The Blot’s always excited to see who’s been selected for inclusion in The Art Hustle from the world of art, toys, blogs and so much more! Series 3 features over 110 artists and personalities, and includes original art/sketch cards, signature cards, and new for Series 3 jumbo cards, artist brush cards and Luke Chueh Stand-Ups! Sounds awesome don’t you think!?! All The Blot wants to know is who do I have to pay off to get in Series 4!?!

The Art Hustle is a boutique trading card series featuring contemporary artists and art. Uniquely presented on trading cards, this curated series is very much a collaborative effort with the participating artists. Included in the classic wax packs are artist profile cards and art cards, all with interesting facts on the backs that you don’t want to miss. Artist-customized cards have also been randomly inserted into packs, so collectors have the chance to pull an actual original piece of artwork. Signature cards and special inserts have also been included, all contributing to a fun and unique art-discovery experience.

The Art Hustle Series 3 includes AIKO, TATSUHIKO AKASHI, ANGRYWOEBOTS, APAK!, AREK, GLENN BARR, GARY BASEMAN, BIG KEV'S GEEK STUFF, DAN BINA, BRANDON BIRD, BLObPUS, JEREMY BRAUTMAN, CHRISTIAN BREITKREUTZ, JON BURGERMAN, BONNIE BURTON, MORI CHACK, DREW CHRISTIE, TIM CONLON, COOKIES -N- CREAM, DAVE COOPER, cope2, MOLLY CRABAPPLE, CYCLE, DEFER, MICHAEL DELAHAUT, JESSE DeSTASIO, ERIC NOCELLA DIAZ, DIRTY DONNY , CHRIS DYER, TRISTAN EATON, eBoy, EINE, MICHAEL FLEMING, JASON FREENY, EMILIO GARCIA, ROGER GASTMAN, NICHOLAS GAZIN, TODD GOLDMAN, DAVE GONZALES, ROCKY GRIMES, GRIS GRIMLY, JOE HAHN, HARIKEN HAZE XXL, DAVID HEALEY, OLIVER HIBERT, J✭RYU + babyvtec, MATT JONES, ERIC JOYNER, jonpaulkaiser, KEITHING, KET, JEREMIAH KETNER, CHIP KIDD, KiLL!, KING157, KMNDZ, KONATSU, LINDSEY KUHN, PETER KUPER, PATRICK LAM * MUNKY KING, JEFF LAMM, SIMONE LEGNO, LEV * TOY TOKYO, JONATHAN LeVINE, ANTHONY LISTER, lola, JIM MAHFOOD, RANDY MARTINEZ, MCA (EVIL DESIGN), ELIZABETH McGRATH, METAL MAN ED, BRANDI MILNE, Мишка, JUNKO MIZUNO, BRENDAN MONROE, motorbot, MR. DEN, MARK NAGATA, KYMIA NAWABI, CALEB NEELON, NIAGARA, JARED NICKERSON, MACKIE OSBORNE, OsiRisORion, MATT PANUSKA, RITZY PERIWINKLE, LOU PIMENTEL, ROB REGER, RISK, JOHNNY RYAN, SERGEY SAFONOV, DAVE SAVAGE, SCREAMING SKY GALLERY, JASON SIU, SKWAK, WINSTON SMITH, SMK, STEVE TALKOWSKI, KEN TANAKA, GARY TAXALI, TENACIOUS TOYS, THINKSPACE GALLERY, VAN ARNO, DENISE VASQUEZ, VISEone, VOLTAIRE, SCOTT WILKOWSKI, THE WITNES AWR, CHET ZAR.

Valentine’s Day Pillow Fight T-Shirt by Sleepy Dan

Sleepy Dan’s Pillow Monster is back for some Valentine's Day revenge on those V-Day red bears that never die! This tonal design is being released just in time to order one for the love of your life…sleep. Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and Sleepy Dan wanted to make sure his fans had plenty of time to pick up his first shirt of 2013 before the holiday of love is upon us. I always love the crazy expressions all of Dan’s characters have, and this design is just plain fun! Like all Sleepy Dan releases, the Valentine’s Day Pillow Fight t-shirt is limited edition and once these sell out it will never be reprinted.

You can pick up a Valentine’s Day Pillow Fight t-shirt at the Sleepy Dan online store in sizes S-XXXL for just $22 while supplies last! Be sure not to sleep on this awesome charcoal t-shirt, cuz when you snooze you lose!

Meltdown GID 8” Dunny by Chris Ryniak

Remember the days when collectors would beg Kidrobot to transform their favorite 3” Dunny designs into giant 8” Dunnys? They’d start “petitions” on the Kidrobot message boards that had thousands of “signatures” but it never worked. Now all of a sudden KR is reusing designs left and right (not that that’s a bad thing)! Chris Ryniak’s Meltdown Dunny from 2012’s Apocalypse Series is one of the most popular 3” designs released in the past few years, and I’m sure fans are going to go crazy over these florescent, glow in the dark 8 inch colorways.

Kidrobot’s Dunny went on holiday to Chernobyl, which turned out to be a very bad idea. GID and semi-translucent, Chris Ryniak’s Meltdown Dunny is an 8 inch vinyl glowing ghost featuring dead eyes and what’s left of his pet fish. Only 500 of each color edition survived, and each is exclusively available through a specific type of retailer. The Green Edition is sold through Kidrobot retail stores, the Yellow Edition is available through Kidrobot.com, the Pink Edition is sold through specialty toy stores here in the US, and the Orange Edition will be available internationally through specialty toy shops overseas. What’s your favorite color? The Blot’s going with the Pink Edition Meltdown.

The Meltdown 8” Dunny by Chris Ryniak goes on sale February 14th and will retail for $75 each. Good luck collecting all 4!

Fugitive Toys Exclusive Inverse Deadpool Pop! Marvel Vinyl Figure by Funko

Last week Funko announced its second limited edition Marvel Pop! Series 2 chase exclusive! Sold exclusively at Fugitive Toys, the variant Inverse Deadpoop Pop! vinyl figure bobble head is exactly what it sounds like…the parts of Deadpool’s costume that are normally red are black and the parts that are normally black are red.

Each Fugitive Toys Exclusive Inverse Deadpool Pop! Marvel vinyl figure bobble head stands 3.75” tall, features one point of articulation, and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box. This variant Merc with a Mouth won’t ship until March 1, 2013, but you can pre-order it from Fugitive Toys for $14.99 here.

Oven Fresh Dreams x Jason Carne Collaborate & Dream Typography T-Shirt

The Blot’s buddy Carlos J. EasyBake and his collaborative brand Oven Fresh Dreams is back for its first release of 2013 with a sick new typography design! The ninth installment in OFD’s "Collaborate and Dream" t-shirt series features a beautiful Oven Fresh Dreams script by Jason Carne. Many of you may know Jason from his indie clothing brand Among Villains. The designer eats, sleeps and breathes typography, and has created some epic designs through his own brand. This might just be my favorite OFD released to date!

The Oven Fresh Dreams x Jason Carne Collaborate and Dream t-shirt “Oven Fresh Dreams Typography” is currently available for pre-order via the OFD online store for $24.99.

Wet-Suit Maria Warhol Vinyl Figure by Erick Scarecrow

ESC Toy’s Wet-Suit Maria is back in a very “pop” new colorway! Inspired by the great Andy Warhol, the 6” Wet-Suit Maria Warhol vinyl figure by Erick Scarecrow features a striking pink and white color scheme and comes packaged in a full color window box. This has always been The Blot’s favorite ESC colorway, and it really suits Wet-Suit Maria so well!

Limited to just 200 pieces, the Wet-Suit Maria Warhol vinyl figure goes on sale at 11am EST this Thursday, January 31st, at the ESC Toy online store for just $45.

Major Lazer Kidrobot Mascot Vinyl Figure

Guns don’t kill people… lazers do. Picture it, America 1984…the Olympic Games are held in LA, President Reagan runs for re-election, the AIDS epidemic runs rampant, and underneath it all, the secret Zombie War rages. One secret soldier is rescued from the fray, his arm gone, but his spirit strong. He is given an experimental lazer prosthetic and hired by the CIA to continue his fight against the forces of evil as Major Lazer! He fronts as a dancehall nightclub owner from Trinidad, though in truth, he is a badass Jamaican keeping the world safe from vampires and monsters, while partying hard and tweeting.

The Major Lazer Kidrobot Mascot is a 7” vinyl homage to the renegade soldier turned CIA operative, which also happens to be a music collaborative project by the Grammy nominated producer Diplo and DJ Switch. The musical act Major Lazer debuted in 2009 with their album Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do, and followed that up with Lazers Never Die in 2010. A new album, titled Free the Universe, featuring Diplo as the solo executive producer, is out February 2013. The Blot is actually a huge Major Lazer fan and I got to see these two talented DJs perform last summer. It was a sick show, and I highly recommend seeing them live if you ever get the chance.

Honestly, my jaw hit the ground when Kidrobot announced this figure a few days ago. I thought they had given up on collaborations with musical acts after their last few hip-hop inspired releases kinda bombed. What’s also surprising about this figure is it’s actually the second Major Lazer inspired release, the first being a cool all green Sofubi figure. At least the two figures are very different! The Major Lazer Kidrobot Mascot has a uniquely sculpted head and lazer arm to properly capture his eighties commando style and signature prosthetic. Collectors can pick one up starting Tuesday, February 19th, at Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com, and select retailers worldwide for $50 each.

The Walking Dead Minimates Series 3

Diamond Select Toys is about to release a new wave of The Walking Dead Minimates, which will include characters’ appearances from Robert Kirkman’s critically acclaimed prison storyline. This riveting tale was originally told during the hit Image comic book’s second year back in 2004. The Blot seriously can’t believe it’s been over 8 years since that crazy story was first published! The Walking Dead Minimates Series 3 features Riot Gear Rick Grimes, and Tyreese, Hershel and Dexter all in orange prison jumpsuits. Each The Walking Dead character comes packaged as a 2 figure set with a zombie, either a Farmer, Guard or Dreadlock zombie.

All four The Walking Dead Series 3 sets will be available at your local comic book store, your favorite online retailer and the Rick and Dexter sets will also be available at Toys "R" Us. While these are not expected in stores until Spring 2013, you can preorder a complete set of all 8 figures from Entertainment Earth for $29.99 here.

Marvel’s Iron Man 3 Wacky Wobbler Bobble Heads by Funko

It’s really amazing how The Avengers have taken over the pop culture landscape, and that movement began with Robert Downey Jr.’s original Iron Man film. So of course everyone is dying to see what the third installment of Marvel’s signature franchise is going to be like with a new director. Personally, The Blot thinks as long as the film retails its core cast these Iron Man films are going to continue to be huge! In conjunction with the movie’s release comes this pretty cool line of Iron Man 3 Wacky Wobbler Bobble Heads by Funko, which includes Iron Man, James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the War Machine armor, and the mysterious (and possibly villainous) Iron Patriot. All three look pretty sick right!?!?

Each Iron Man 3 Movie Wacky Wobbler Bobble Head by Funko stands 7” tall and comes packaged in a full color window box. While these awesome figures are not scheduled to invade store shelves until February 18, 2013, you can pre-order all three from Entertainment Earth for $13.99 each here.

Iron Man 3 Pop! Marvel Vinyl Figures by Funko

There’s nothing that gets The Blot super excited about a big summer blockbuster movie than the release of some really cool tie-in toys (ok, a killer trailer helps too)! I’d heard for a while that Funko had some big things lined up for this summer’s superhero films, and they definitely delivered with this wave of Iron Man 3 Pop! Marvel vinyl figures. For the longest time I’ve read reports that the Iron Patriot suit was going to be the new War Machine armor in Iron Man 3, but seeing both “characters” included in this release makes me feel like Rhodey won’t be wearing the Iron Patriot armor after all.

The Iron Man 3 Pop! Marvel Wave includes Iron Man, War Machine, Iron Patriot and Deep Space Suit. Each figure stands 3.75” tall, features one point of articulation, and comes packaged in a full color displayable window box. While these awesome figures are not scheduled to invade store shelves until February 18, 2013, you can pre-order them all from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

Ivory Calliope Jackalope Vinyl Figure by Kathie Olivas

The second Calliope Jackalope colorway was released earlier this week, which The Blot knows has a lot of Kathie Olivas fans extremely excited! The Ivory Calliope Jackalope, a collaboration between Tomenosuke and Circus Posterus, stands 9” tall, is cast in beautiful soft Japanese vinyl with blue, black, white, gold and tan spray. This figure has a limited edition run size of 120 pieces, comes bagged with a signed and numbered header card, and can be yours for $95 at the Circus Posterus online store.

Mini Scowl Resin Figures by Motorbot

Motorbot’s Scowl is back, this time as a cute 3” resin figure. What’s interesting about the Mini Scowl is that it’s actually truer to Motorbot’s original sketch than his larger counterpart. The Mini Scowl is a made-to-order release and is available in a variety of colors through the Deadbear Studios online store for just $20 each. Act quickly though, as today is the last day to order these colorways of the Mini Scowl. After today a new crop of color schemes will be made available.

Classicko Upchuck Resin Figure by Erick Scarecrow

ESC Toy will be releasing its newest Upchuck colorway later today and it’s this awesome old school “Classicko” monotone color scheme based on black and white movies from a bygone era. Each 6" hand painted Upchuck resin figure also includes a 4" clear resin statue of vomit (which is where this fun clown character gets his name). The Classicko Upchuck by Erick Scarecrow has a limited edition run size of 15 pieces, comes signed and numbered by the artist, and goes on sale at 11am EST today, Friday, January 25th, at the ESC Toy online store for $150 each.

Megatron Transformers Screen Print by Jesse Philips

The next print in Acidfree Gallery’s killer Hasbro Screen Print Series goes on sale later today, and it’s this super detailed Megatron Transformers design by Jesse Philips! This print features the OG Transformers bad guy…Generation One Megatron in both robot form and as a Walther P38 gun (his original alternate mode). The Blot is all about this release, which will make a great companion piece to Kevin Tong’s Optimus Prime print.

Megatron Transformers Screen Print by Jesse Philips is an 18”x24” 5 color numbered screen print with metallic inks. The Standard Edition Megatron print has a limited edition run size of 200 pieces and will retail for $50, while the Variant has a limited edition run size of 84 pieces and will retail for $60. Collectors can purchase one starting at 12:30pm EST today, Friday, January 25th, at the Acidfree Gallery online store.

Geof Darrow Signature Series T-Shirts by Epic Proportions

As you all know The Blot’s a huge fan of Geof Darrow’s art. So I was really excited to find out the comic book legend had designed two t-shirts exclusively for Epic Proportions Art & Design’s t-shirt signature series, a clothing line that highlights elite artists in a variety of different industries. Darrow even designed these two pieces specifically for the Epic Proportions t-shirt brand! The yellow t-shirt features Geof Darrow’s legendary creation the Shaolin Cowboy, while the blue t-shirt features a Robo Bug that really shows off Darrow’s amazing line work.

Both Geoff Darrow Signature Series t-shirts are currently available for $30 each in sizes S-XXL exclusively through Epic Proportions online store.

First Look: Chog Vinyl Figure from the hit Image comic book CHEW!

As you all know there’s nothing that excites The Blot more than when the world of comic books and designer vinyl figures merge. So when writer John Layman started teasing the production of a Chew vinyl figure of a Chog based on the artwork of Rob Guillory I got really excited. A Chog (an amalgam of Chicken and Frog) is actually a new species of frog that had its DNA modified to taste and look more like chicken. You see, in the world of Chew chicken and other bird meats are illegal after a deadly outbreak of the bird flu killed millions of Americans. In order to try to reproduce everyone’s favorite white meat, people were willing to do pretty much anything…even mess with frog DNA to create the Chogs. While Chogs aren’t necessarily a major part of the Chew storyline, they do make for a killer vinyl figure!

Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory (produced by Image Comics) has quickly become one of my favorite books. It’s the story of Tony Chu, a cop who is also a Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. That makes him a pretty awesome detective so long as he doesn’t mind eating some really disgusting stuff.

The Chog vinyl figure was crafted exclusively by Skelton Crew Studio LLC and is scheduled to go on sale in Spring 2013, and is expected to be released in two limited edition colorways: raspberry and yellow, and a do-it-yourself blank white. While I will definitely be grabbing one of these awesome figures, what The Blot is really excited about is a Poyo vinyl figure! Wait, you’re not familiar with the cyber-rooster cockfight champion? Well go read some Chew already!

Chinese New Year 2013 Dancing Lion Android by Andrew Bell

For the third year in a row Dyzplastic honors the Chinese New Year by releasing a very special limited edition Android, the Dancing Lion by Andrew Bell! Like with all Chinese New Year Android releases, this figure is primarily an edition for Dyzplastic’s retail partners in Asia. But Andrew made sure to kept a small number of this year’s Chinese New Year Android to sell in the US at his Dead Zebra online store. They go on sale today, Thursday, January 24th, at 11am EST and will retail for just $10.

Thundercracker Flight Blue Chase 3″ Transformers Dunny by kaNO

After visiting every online store The Blot could find and coming up short, I finally got my hands on a blind box of kaNO’s new Flight 3” Dunny thanks to my local designer toy store Domy Books! Can’t lie, I was pretty excited to get my hands on one of these Transformers inspired designs. Then I opened it and realized I’d pulled one of two mystery chases, the blue Thundercracker inspired colorway. It was pure genius that kaNO and Kidrobot decided to release multiple Flight Dunny colorways each based on a different Decepticon Seeker.

The Flight Dunny by kaNO has a limited edition run size of 3,000 figures, which includes two mystery chase colorways, and retails for $14.95 each. Most stores are currently sold out of this Transformers inspired figure, but keep looking because you never know where one might pop up!

Grimace Deadbeet by Scott Tolleson & Nebulon5

The killer Deadbeet colorways just keep on coming! This time it’s another collaboration between Scott Tolleson and Nebulon5. Based on the popular McDonalds character, the Grimace Deadbeet is a metallic purple monster with bright gold eyes and tongue. While the figure alone is pretty cool, it’s the packaging that really makes this figure something special! I love Tolleson’s version of Ronald McDonald and friends that adorn the header card, and how awesome is it that Scott is wrapping each figure in an actual McDonalds cheeseburger wrapper. That’s really thinking outside the Big Mac box!

The Grimace Deadbeet by Scott Tolleson and Nebulon5 has a limited edition run size of 10 pieces and will retail for $120 each. Pick one up from Scott’s online store this Friday, January 25th, at 10am PST.

“Thirty-Nine Eyes Blind” Custom Android Series by Valleydweller

For Dragatomi’s first custom Android series of 2013 the Sacramento designer toy store has teamed up with popular San Francisco artist Valleydweller! Entitled “Thirty-Nine Eyes Blind”, Valleydweller’s new custom series features 16 awesome figures that all feature multiple glow in the dark eyes (hence the name).

The “Thirty-Nine Eyes Blind” Custom Android Series by Valleydweller goes on sale at the Dragatomi online store today, Wednesday, January 23rd, at noon PST for $80 per blind box. This series includes Chamberlain (1/16), Zuurn (1/16), Pith (1/16), Slink (5/16), Aurty (2/16), Scruff (3/16), and Turbo (3/16).

Deli Fresh Threads' First T-Shirt Collection!

Meet Biggie Bread and Deli Fresh Threads, an all new indie clothing line based in Orlando, Florida! The Blot first met Biggie on Twitter almost two years ago and have been flowing the creation of his new t-shirt brand ever since. It’s so cool to see someone as passionate about t-shirts as Biggie be able to bottle that excitement and turn it into fully fleshed out brand. For his inaugural Deli Fresh Threads t-shirt collection Biggie has teamed up with Lain Lee III to create some awesome sandwich inspired designs!

Why sandwiches you might ask? As Biggie explains, they “can be had for every single meal! The best part about t-shirts and sandwiches – everyone wears or eats them.” With Deli Fresh Threads Biggie is able to merge two of his passions, t-shirts and sandwiches! For its first wave of t-shirts Deli Fresh Threads has released four really fun designs, including a Deli Fresh Threads logo tee, a Biggie Bread mascot tee, an “In Grilled Cheese I Trust” design, and The Blot’s personal favorite…an argyle design made of sandwiches!

All of the t-shirts you see here and so much more can be purchased at the Deli Fresh Threads sandwich shop! Most designs come in two different colors, sizes S¬-3XL, and are printed on American Apparel t-shirts for just $25. You can also pick up full color diecut vinyl stickers for $2 and full color chips (aka 1” buttons) for just $1.

Bossk 12” Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Action Figure by Gentle Giant

Just like they were when you were a kid, only BIGGER! Gentle Giant has already released their newest jumbo vintage Star Wars action figure reproduction and it’s the deadly bounty hunter Bossk. Digitally scanned from mint Kenner originals and reproduced to a substantial 12" tall, this Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Bossk action figure by Gentle Giant is an exact replica of the classic ‘80s toy!

Injection molded and made of durable plastics, this jumbo figure includes a faithfully reproduced blaster, is fully articulated and comes packaged on a 1980s Empire Strikes Back style 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 Bossk action figure by Gentle Giant retails for $80 each and is scheduled to go on sale summer of 2013.

Meat Buddha Resin Figures by Motorbot

Meathead, Motorbot’s most popular character, is back and this time he’s been reincarnated as the mystical Buddha! It always amazes The Blot how much detail Motorbot puts into these Meathead characters, and this one is almost a completely new sculpt. And I’m really digging the three Meat Buddha colorways Motorbot’s produced: Jade, Red and Gold. Each Meat Buddha resin figure stands 3” tall and comes cast in solid resin tinted with monster kolor mixed with pearl powder. Pick one up at the Deadbear Studios online store for $30 each.

Tracy Tubera 2013 Super Hero Sketch-A-Day

For 2013 artist Tracy Tubera is challenging himself to sit down every day and put pencil to paper. While many artists have tackled this kind of 365 sketch-a-day challenge, Tracy has been killing it by drawing some of his favorite DC and Marvel super heroes in his unique style. If you’re a comic book fan and not already following Tracy on Instgram, do it now! Every day he’s posting another sketch of the industry’s most iconic characters. Batman, Superman, Spider-Man and Wolverine have already been included…who’s next!?! Seeing these amazing stylized sketches has The Blot trying to figure out how I can get Tracy in my Booster Gold sketchbook.

Kidrobot Black Domestic Hunger Vinyl Sculpture by Blaine Fontana

Last week Kidrobot released its newest Kidrobot Black figure entitled “Domestic Hunger” by Blaine Fontana. KR Black has really been an uneven series with some killer pieces and a few super over priced questionable choices. Thankfully Fontana’s piece is pretty cool (although I’m not sure its $500 price tag is justified). The truth is Domestic Hunger is really more of a wall sculpture than a vinyl figure since it can’t stand on its own. It actually has to be installed by either wall mounting or hanging it. The Blot’s tempted to say this might be one of my favorite KR Black pieces released so far.

Like a siren, Domestic Hunger lures. Grounded by gleaming roots spreading from its base, its glossy upturned roof and weathered texture speak of home. A home with pointed teeth and hungry tongue. Like an insatiable pet, it must be fed.

Kidrobot Black Domestic Hunger by Blain Fontana has a limited edition run size of 200 pieces, with each figure hand numbered with the artist’s signature engraved on the back. Packaged in a display box, this 17” vinyl sculpture can be purchased now at black.kidrobot.com, Kidrobot retail stores and select retailers worldwide.

Winter Wonder Land Resin Series by Argonaut Resins

For his first release of 2013, END of Argonaut Resins will be releasing an all new Winter Wonder Land resin series featuring his popular Tuttz Minis, Pharaoh Hounds and Sucio Mice platforms. All three figures will feature matching white and blue colorways, which look seriously fantastic! These beautiful figures will go on sale tomorrow, Tuesday, January 22nd, at 10pm EST via the Argonaut Resins online store.

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Peanuts Screen Print by Jayson Weidel

Dark Hal Mansion newest officially licensed Peanuts screen print and this time they pay tribute to “Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown,” Charles Schulz’ 1975 ode to pure, true love. Designed by artist Jayson Weidel, the Standard Edition print captures the classic moment when Charlie Brown finally gets up the nerve to open his mailbox to see if he’s received a Valentine’s Day card from the Little Red Haired Girl, and well, you can see what he finds in the image above! The Variant Print is my favorite of the two due to its simplicity. With just a few small images and a perfectly selected font Weidel is able to evoke so much emotion.

“Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown” by Jason Weidel are 18”x24” numbered prints. The Standard Edition has a limited edition run size of 280 pieces and will retail for $65, while the Variant has a limited edition run size of 50 pieces and will retail for $100. Each version also has a very limited Maple Wood Variant limited to just 5 pieces each that will retail for $250. All four versions go on sale at 9:30am PST on Tuesday, January 22nd, at the Dark Hall Mansion online store.

Fringe Series Finale Television Poster

I don’t know about you, but The Blot loves me some Fringe! After all the near cancellations and time slot changes I honestly don’t know what’s more surprising, that the show is ending after 5 wonderful seasons or that the show lasted 5 seasons at all. Thank goodness FOX decided to give the Fringe Division one final (albeit shortened) season to wrap up its intricate and sometimes startling story. I’m just a little disappointed we haven’t seen much of Lance Reddick’s Phillip Broyles this season. Thank goodness we’re getting reunited with Lincoln Lee and Fauxlivia tonight…I’m still crossing my fingers for a Charlie Francis sighting.

The series finale of Fringe airs tonight, Friday, January 18th, on Fox at 8/7c. Tune in to see if Olivia, Peter and Walter can stop the Observers once and for all. Who will live…who will survive? All will be known tonight!