CHEW x Skelton Crew Studio Pink Chog Vinyl Figure

How fricken adorable is the new Pink Chog vinyl figure by Skelton Crew Studio!?! Based on the popular frog/chicken hybrid animal from the hit Image comic book CHEW by John Layman and Rob Guillory, the pink and yellow Chog colorway stands 4” tall, has a limited edition run size of just 1,000 pieces and comes hand numbered! CHEW is one of The Blot’s favorite comic books these days, and I’ve been dying to get my hands one the long rumored Chog vinyl figure. At least two more limited edition Chog colorways are in the works, but good luck getting your hands on all of them!

The first Chog vinyl figure colorway can be purchased from the Skelton Crew Studio online store for just $30. The first 400 Pink Chogs purchased will also include a replica ticket to the “In The Kitchen with Chow Chu” television show signed by John Layman and Rob Guillory! How cool is that!?! This is definitely a must get for any CHEW and/or comic book fan.

Barneyism of the Week - The Grey Cup

So are you the one that Robin stalked?

“Oh, that story goes back to the 1996 Grey Cup” - Simon

What in God’s name is that!?!

“Only Canada’s Super Bowl.” - Simon

“Didn’t you ever seen
Robin Sparkles Underneath the Tunes on Much Music?” - Simon

Again I have to go with, what in God’s name is that!?!

“It’s only Canada’s VH1’s Behind the Music.” - Simon

“There’s one all about Robin Sparkles.
Tells you the whole story from A to Zeh.” - Simon

- Barney Stinson

“P.S. I Love You”

How I Met Your Mother

Blackout Edition A Clockwork Carrot by Frank Kozik

Last weekend BlackBook Toy released the first colorway of Frank Kozik’s new vinyl figure A Clockwork Carrot! Sold exclusively at Super Festival in Japan, the Blackout Edition is an all matte black version of Kozik’s tribute to Alex from A Clockwork Orange. The figure stands approximately 11.25” tall and is made from soft Japanese vinyl. Rumor has it any remaining figures from Super Festival will go on sale sometime today at BlackBook Toy’s online store. The Blackout Edition A Clockwork Carrot has a limited edition run size of just 25 pieces so you know these will go quickly!

The Designer Toy World Invades Texas at Comicpalooza 2013 with The Sucklord, Nathan Hamill & Scott Tolleson

It has taken all of The Blot’s willpower not to spoil this news when I first found out about it over 6 months ago. Pack your bags and book your tickets because Comicpalooza, Texas’ international comic-con, will be hosting three of the biggest names in the designer art toy world in Houston this May! The Sucklord, Scott Tolleson and Nathan Hamill will be traveling to Houston Memorial Day weekend to bring a little artistic culture to the Lone Star State.

It’s so exciting to have my home town convention take an interest in our little niche corner of the art world and I hope by bringing these three talented artists to Houston we’ll be able to take the Texas toys scene to the next level. This is a big toy event for Texas, and I hope to see all of you there (I’ll do my best to tear myself away from changing diapers for at least an hour). I can’t wait to see what Sucklord, Nathan and Scott have in store for us!

Comicpalooza 2013 takes place in Houston, Texas on Memorial Day weekend (May 24-26). Weekend passes are currently available and can be purchased by heading over to the Comicpalooza website. This show has such a killer line-up of celebrities, artists, writers and so much more, and The Blot hopes to see you there!

Ecto-1 Custom Ghostbusters Fatcap by Sket One

Yesterday Sket One made the entire designer art toy world drool simultaneous with his unexpected release of this amazing Ecto-1 Custom Fatcap based on the Ghostbusters’s signature vehicle. How freaking awesome is this one of a kind 8” custom vinyl figure? Not only does is its head a real working light, but features the Ghostbusters logo and includes a Ghostbusters PKE Meter and a Ghost Trap! It’s freaking ingenious if you ask me.

The Ecto-1 Custom Ghostbusters Fatcap vinyl figure by Sket One retailed for $550 through the Sket One online store, but sold out immediately upon release. There’s still some awesome stuff in his online store though so definitely go check it out!

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

Gentle Giant has announced its next vintage Star Wars action figure reproduction and it’s the deadly assassin Dengar! The Blot love that Gentle Giant decided to produce all of The Empire Strikes Back’s bounty hunters in a row, and each looks crazier than the next. Digitally scanned from mint Kenner originals and reproduced to a substantial 12" tall, this Jumbo Vintage Kenner Star Wars Dengar 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 (featuring the original front and “45 back” artwork) with a plastic outer clam shell to help protect and display this awesome action figure.

The Star Wars 12 inch Jumbo Vintage Kenner Dengar action figure by Gentle Giant is not expected to be released until December 2013, but it can be pre-ordered through Entertainment Earth for $79.99 here.

Heavy Trooper Vasquez Custom 8” Dunny by Huck Gee

Huck Gee continues his line of 8" custom Dunny vinyl figures based on his epic Post-Apocalypse 3” Dunny Series produced by Kidrobot. Long before there was the Dread Squad, there was Enclave 13, the utopian hypercity that became Vasquez's early adopted home. Plucked from the wasteland at a very young age, Vasquez was hosed down, suited up and conscripted into the military academy. It was within the walls of this academy that a young Vasquez would come to meet two of his future Dread Squad mates, Lensman and Thundersticks. Once out of the academy Vasquez quickly worked his way up the military ladder and into the ranks of Enclave 13's Heavy Troopers.

Each figure comes signed and numbered by the artist, and includes all of accessories shown above. Huck created 10 Heavy Trooper Vasquez custom Dunnys, each retailing for $800. Anyone interested should please contact Huck ASAP at sales@huckgee.com to find out about availability.

First Look: Darkseid Pop! DC Universe Vinyl Figure by Funko

Thanks to the Funko Facebook page we have our very first look at a prototype for their upcoming Darkseid Pop! Heroes vinyl figure! The villainous New God was practically made for Funko’s chunky Pop! platform don’t you think? This figure will be released as part of Funko’s upcoming DC Comics Pop! Heroes Wave 4, which The Blot can’t wait for!

While the Darkseid Pop! DC Universe vinyl figure is not expected to hit stores until July 2013, you can pre-order it from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

Marvel x Threadless Iron Man T-Shirt Collection

To commemorate the world premiere of Iron Man 3, Marvel has teamed up with Threadless to release a new line of community designed Iron Man t-shirts! The Threadless x Marvel Iron Man T-Shirt Collection includes 22 designs available exclusively at Threadless.com in mens, womens, toddlers, and kids sizes. Since making his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 in 1963, Tony Stark has helmed the multinational defense corporation Stark Industries while attempting to keep his alter ego – super hero Iron Man—a secret. Iron Man has remained one of the world’s top super heroes for nearly fifty years, using his man-made suit of armor to banish crime wherever he goes.

The Blot’s always excited to see new Marvel Comics inspired designs on Threadless, so to see officially licensed designs is even cool! The previously released Marvel x Threadless Spider-Man T-Shirt Collection was sick, and this Iron Man clothing line continues to bring the heat. All I want to know is which hero will get their own t-shirt collection next!?! The Threadless x Marvel Iron Man T-Shirt Collection is currently for sale at Threadless.com for $23.50.

Mondo Exclusive Oblivion Soundtrack 2LP by M83

Later today Mondo will be releasing its newest soundtrack on two crazy clear vinyl records, and it just so happens to be for the #1 movie in America, Oblivion! Tom Cruise’s newest film looks amazing, and for a sci-fi film it did crazy good business at the theaters last weekend. M83’s Anthony Gonzalez with Joseph Trapanese did the score for Oblivion and Mondo used the beautiful screen print by Kilian Eng they previously released for the film as the soundtrack’s cover artwork.

The Mondo Exclusive Oblivion Soundtrack 2LP by M83 is limited edition and goes on sale at a random time today, Friday, April 26th, at the Mondo online store for $25. Don’t worry if you miss out on this release, as a standard edition on black vinyl will go on store in record stores everywhere starting May 28th.

The Walking Dead Plush Figures by Funko

Ok seriously, what’s cuter than a disemboweled plush zombie? Absolutely nothing! And that’s why this summer Funko will be releasing a new line of 7” plush figures based on the hit AMC television show The Walking Dead! The first wave of TWD plush figures include Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Bicycle Girl Zombie and the Well Zombie. The Blot’s got a feeling people are going to be fighting over these adorable Daryl Dixon dolls. It seems like everything The Walking Dead that’s Daryl related sells out almost instantly upon release.

Each The Walking Dead plush figure by Funko is modeled after the character’s appearance in TWD television show and stands 7” tall. While these adorably gruesome dolls are not scheduled to hit store shelves until July 1st, you can pre-order all four plushes from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 here.

Star Trek Into Darkness Character Portrait Movie Poster Set

Paramount has released its second set of Star Trek Into Darkness character movie poster set, but sadly these one sheet movie posters pale in comparison to the film’s first batch of posters (seen here). Although these character portrait movie posters are kind of dull with their yellowish brown color schemes, at least they still feature director J.J. Abrams’ signature lens flair!

What’s great about this set of Star Trek Into Darkness character movie posters is it actually includes different characters from the first poster set. That’s pretty rare these days, but thankfully Star Trek has such a large cast we can get posters for more than just the film’s 4 main leads (Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk, Zachary Quinto’s Spock, Zoe Saldana’s Uhura and Benedict Cumberbatch’s unnamed villain). This time we also got posters for Karl Urban’s Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy, John Cho’s Hikaru Sulu and newcomer Alice Eve’s Dr. Carol Marcus.

Star Trek Into Darkness is set to boldly go into theaters on May 17, 2013.

“It's Growing On Me” Resin Planters by Motorbot

Good bye Deadbear Studios and hello Meathead Toys! Motorbot has rebranded his homegrown resin factory by naming it after his most popular creation. To commemorate the new name he’s released two awesome brand new figures. “It’s Growing On Me” is the first in a new line of resin planters. This 3” tall and 3.5” wide resin figure is a poor little stone fellow with a plant growing out of his head!

Each “It’s Growing On Me” Resin Planter by Motorbot has a hollow head to accommodate a small plant (something like a cactus or small succulent), and has two openings in its feet to allow for drainage. Pick one up in a variety of one of a kind colorways from the new Meathead Toys online store for $25.

Friend of the Forest Frederick the Beetle by Bwanna Spoons

Deep in the forest lives Super7’s good friend Frederick the Beetle! Bwanna Spoons’ popular insect has evolved so that his body lets him blend into his surroundings and stay out of sight, but he's got nothing to hide! Take a stroll through the woods and call his name and he will gladly pop out and say hello. The “Friend of the Forest” Frederick the Beetle is cast in brown vinyl and features metallic green, gold, black and yellow sprays.

The Friend of the Forest Frederick the Beetle by Bwanna Spoons stands 4” tall and will go on sale Thursday, April 25th, at the Super7 online store for $35 each.

Thor: The Dark World Screen Print by Olly Moss

Has it really been over two years since Olly Moss was commissioned to design a Thor screen print as the wrap gift for the cast and crew of Marvel’s first live action Thor movie!?! Well, Thor: The Dark World (aka Thor 2) will be released later this year and once again Olly was invited to design the wrap gift for the film’s cast and crew. How awesome is that!?! Even cooler is Olly was “paid” for his work with a real Mjolnir! The Blot is all kinds of jealous.

What’s particularly bad ass about this Thor: The Dark World screen print is that Olly made a unique poster for each principal cast member with their character as the focal point of the poster. As you can see above there’s Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Tom Hiddleston’s Loki, Anthony Hopkins’ Odin and Idris Elba’s Heimdall.

Thor: The Dark World premieres in the US on November 8, 2013. Thanks to my buddy @Mycle2313 for the heads up on this incredibly hard to get Marvel screen print!

Nooka x Sanrio Watches by Tokidoki

Last weekend Love Through Design launched an exclusive new Nooka x Sanrio watch collection designed by Tokidoki! The first release in this exciting new series is the limited edition Nooka Zub Zirc 38 watch designed by Simone Legno, the creator of Tokidoki, features some of Sanrio’s most iconic characters, including Hello Kitty. This Nooka x Sanrio x Tokidoki watch collection has been created to raise money for the Sanrio Foundation, whose mission is to bring smiles to children around the world. Through product donations, Hello Kitty’s hospital visits and partnerships with International organizations, Sanrio Foundation is a true embodiment of Sanrio’s “small gift, big smile” philosophy.

The Nooka x Sanrio Zub Zirc 38 watch by Tokidoki has a limited edition run size of just 300 pieces and retails for 100£ exclusively at the Love Through Design website. Look for future releases from Love Through Design, Nooka, Sanrio and Tokidoki soon!

“The Empire Strikes Back” Star Wars Screen Print by Dave Perillo

Yesterday Dark Ink and Acme Archives Direct released the second print in Dave Perillo’s original Star Wars Trilogy Set! “The Empire Strikes Back” is based on the Star Wars film of the same name, and includes pretty much all of the key characters from Episode V, including Lobot! Ok forget Lobot, but how can you not love Perillo’s interpretation of Luke, Leia, Han and Lando in his unique art style!?!

“The Empire Strikes Back” by Dave Perillo is a 12”x36” screen print sold exclusively at Dark Ink’s online store for $50 on Tuesday, April 23rd. This fun Star Wars print has a limited edition run size of 250 pieces, comes signed by the artist and retailed for $50 each. Sadly this awesome print sold out immediately upon release.

“ThunderCats Ho!” ThunderCats Minimates Classic Box Set

Diamond Select Toys and Art Asylum continue their popular line of Classic Thundercats Minimates box sets with a new set featuring characters from the legendary made for television movie ThunderCats Ho! This Previews exclusive set features newly discovered Thunderians Lynx-O, Pumyra and Bengali, the evil Ratar-O and Robear Bert. The Blot was totally shocked to learn about this set, because even though I’ve always loved these “new” ThunderCats they’re pretty obscure characters to the general public. I guess that’s why this set is a Previews exclusive.

This Previews Exclusive Thundercats Ho! Minimates 5 piece box set is not expected to hit comic book and specialty store shelves until September 2013, where it will retail for $19.99 each.

Iron Man 3 IMAX Midnight Screening Movie Poster by Jock

If you attended a midnight IMAX screening of The Dark Knight Rises last summer then you walked away from the theater with a pretty cool Bane TDKR one sheet movie poster. Not to be outdone, Marvel will be doing a similar promotion next month at all 12:01 IMAX screenings of Iron Man 3! Everyone in attendance will score this sweet Iron Man 3 movie poster designed by comic book artist Jock. Pretty sick right?

Iron Man 3 is set to debut on Friday, May 3rd.

Thor: The Dark World Teaser Poster & Movie Trailer #1!

It’s hard to believe Thor 2 will be in theaters later this year. Marvel is really not messing around in getting these live action Avengers movies into theaters. While The Blot’s got no idea what Thor: The Dark World is about, this poster of Chris Hemsworth as Thor looks awesome and the trailer definitely looks exciting! I surprisingly loved the original Thor film, even Natalie Portman’s annoying Jane Foster, so here’s hoping this film is equally as great. Although do we really need more Jane!?! I’m also glad to see Tom Hiddleston return as Loki, and expect big things from a team-up of the God of Mischief and the God of Thunder!

Thor: The Dark World storms into theaters on November 8, 2013.

“Pillaging Pop Culture” Custom The Muppets Blind Box Series Wave 4 by Task One

Yesterday, Sunday, April 21st, Tenacious Toys released the fourth wave of Task One’s Pillaging Pop Culture Series featuring The Muppets! This new blind box series is a tribute to today's lowbrow artists who are pillaging icons from our childhood to sell art. Task One does it again by transforming our favorite characters into incredibly detailed custom vinyl figures.

Each wave of Task One’s Pillaging Pop Culture Series will consist of 3 Muppets characters, and Wave 4 includes The Swedish Chef, Statler and Waldorf (see the first 3 waves here)! These blind boxed custom hand painted figures will retail for $40 each or $100 for all 3 designs in a wave exclusively at the Tenacious Toys online store. Tenacious Toys will also make available a limited number of full sets. This way a collector can ensure they’ll receive the entire Pillaging Pop Culture Series of 18 figures plus chase for $600.

But wait, that’s not all! Task One and Tenacious Toys will also be giving out a free custom Crazy Harry chase figure (not an official part of the 18 piece set) that will be rewarded to 2 lucky orders each wave. Plus, anyone who purchases the full set will automatically receive this free chase as well.

The Return of Jermaine Rogers’ Dero!?!

On Thursday, April 18th, Houston's own Jermaine Rogers posted a very interesting new picture on his Facebook account! It was a simple red image which read “Creeping May 2013” with the head of Jermaine’s most popular creation, the Dero! What does this mean for the mischievous and evil Dero??? While it could be teasing an upcoming print, The Blot is really hoping it’s a sign that Jermaine’s crazy universe of characters will once again be produce in 3D vinyl form. While Rogers’ inclusion in Kidrobot’s Dunny Apocalypse 3” Series was awesome, I need more JR vinyl!

Jon Paul Kaiser x outsmART originals Return to the Sea T-Shirt Collection

outsmART originals has teamed up once again with artist Jon Paul Kaiser to produce an exciting new t-shirt series entitled the Return to the Sea Collection! This series is based on his nautical creation, Tales of the Whispering Corsair, and features classic imagery of the high seas.

The Return to the Sea T-Shirt Collection by JPK includes two designs, “The Skull of the Corsair” and “The Mermaid.” Both designs will be discharge printed creating a vintage feeling on black ultra cotton t-shirts for a classic tee fit, and are available for purchase through the outsmART originals online store for $20 in sizes S-5XL.

Buried Treasure Mummy Boy by Super7

From an ancient chest buried deep out of sight come the Buried Treasure Mummy Boy by Super7! He lost his arm and his mind long ago, but luckily not the map to Toy Pirate's Booty! The new Buried Treasure Mummy Boy stands 6” tall and was cast in translucent orange soft Japanese vinyl with suspended aluminum flake, with metallic gold and charcoal sprays. Each Buried Treasure Mummy Boy vinyl figure designed by Brian Flynn comes polybagged with an illustrated header card package and can be purchased from the Super7 online store now for just $50.

Little Axe Red Resin Figure Set by Erick Scarecrow

ESC Toy’s newest Little Axe colorway hit their webstore last weekend and it looks awesome! The Little Axe Red by Erick Scarecrow is a two figure set that includes one 6" Little Axe Red hand painted resin figure, one 3" Wolf head hand painted resin figure, and two ax accessories: the Sweet Steel Axe and The Blue Truth Teller Axe. Each figure comes signed and numbered by Erick and is limited to just 15 pieces. Collectors can pick up this exciting new release (while supplies last) at the ESC Toy online store for $150 per set.

RSD 13 Exclusive GID Poltergeist Soundtrack LP by Mondo x Jerry Goldsmith

Mondo has a second Record Store Day 2013 Exclusive dropping today and it’s this awesome glow in the dark rerelease of the original Poltergeist soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith! It features a killer cover designed by Australian designers We Buy Your Kids.  How awesome would it be to turn off the lights, pop in this GID vinyl and just listen to the spooky tunes!?!

Mondo’s Record Store Day 2013 Exclusive Glow in the Dark Poltergeist OST 2LP by Jerry Goldsmith has a limited edition run size of just 500 pieces and retails for $29.99.

RSD 13 Exclusive Drive Soundtrack Tyler Stout Picture Disc LP by Mondo

It’s Record Store Day 2013! This year the one release The Blot is dying to get my hands on is Mondo’s Drive OST LP Picture Disc featuring artwork by Tyler Stout! They took Stout’s two killer Drive screen prints and turned them into two LP vinyl records. Pretty awesome right!?!

The Record Store Day 2013 Exclusive Drive Original Soundtrack LP Picture Disc featuring artwork by Tyler Stout and produced by Mondo has a limited edition run size of just 1,000 pieces and retails for $29.99. Evidently the record had some shipping delays so probably won’t be showing up at your local record store day this weekend, but be sure to call in to if and when they’ll be receiving this awesome release.

A Clockwork Carrot Vinyl Figure by Frank Kozik & Blackbook Toy

Frank Kozik’s newest vinyl figure combines the craziness of A Clockwork Orange and a cute, crazy bunny! A Clockwork Carrot produced by Blackbook Toy is an 11.25” figure made from soft Japanese vinyl. This smoking rabbit is ready to rumble for sure! Look for this deadly bunny to hit store shelves soon where it will retail for $125.

The Bad Robot Art Experience presented by Gallery 1988

Gallery 1988, in conjunction with J.J. Abrams and his production company Bad Robot, is hosting an epic new group art show entitled the Bad Robot Art Experience! Each piece by a super talented roster of artists is inspired by the many works of the Bad Robot production company (and Abrams himself).  There will be paintings, prints, sculptures and plush figures which pay tribute to such TV shows and movies as Alias, Fringe, LOST, Person of Interest, Cloverfield, Super 8, Star Trek and so much more!

Personally The Blot is in love with this LOST screen print by Joshua Budich. He absolutely killed it with this amazing image! I’m lucky enough to own Budich’s first LOST print, but this one is definitely a must get as well. So far Gallery 1988 has only unveiled four pieces from their upcoming show, Budich’s LOST print, a Fringe inspired piece by Nan Lawson, a Cloverfield inspired piece by Eelus, and a Star Trek inspired piece by Bruce White.

Gallery 1988 presents The Bad Robot Art Experience opens next Friday, April 26th, with a reception from 7-10 PM. Beyond great art, it will also be benefitting a great charity called The Mission Continues, helping veterans become community leaders.

“Decepticon Air Show” Transformers Screen Prints by Tom Whalen

Tom Whalen has created the absolute perfect companion piece to his previously released “Autobot Invitational” Transformers print!!! The “Decepticon Air Show” screen print is being produced by Acidfree Gallery as part of its Hasbro Screen Print Series. Once again Whalen is focusing on the vehicle modes of classic Generation 1 Transformers, but this time it’s all evil Decepticon Seekers. The Blot assumes this print features jets Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp, but I guess two of them could be Thrust, Ramjet, or Dirge? Whalen did it again with an epic retro Transformers design.

“Decepticon Air Show” by Tom Whalen is an 18”x24” 5 color Transformers screen print. The Standard Edition has a limited edition run size of 150 pieces, comes hand numbered and will retail for $50, while the Variant has a limited edition run size of 65 pieces, comes signed and numbered by the artist, and will retail for $65. Both versions will also be offered in a very limited Canvas Edition limited to just 5 pieces, which will retail for $150 each. All four versions go on sale at 12:30pm EST today, Friday, April 19th, at the Acidfree Gallery online store.