Friday, May 31, 2013

Amy Farrah Fowler The Big Bang Theory Pop! Vinyl Figures by Funko

Amy Farrah Fowler The Big Bang Theory Pop! Vinyl Figure by Funko

It’s crazy to think that Funko released its very first Sheldon The Big Bang Theory Pop! vinyl figure exactly one year ago, and in all that time we haven’t seen any other TBBT characters released as Pop! figures (although we’ve seen almost everyone as Wacky Wobbler bobble heads by now). That changed earlier this month when Funko released this drab Amy Farrah Fowler Big Bang Theory Pop! Is this Blossom's Mayim Bialik's first ever toy?  Now Sheldon can finally be reunited with his one true love forever as matching vinyl figures.

JMD Retail Exclusive Amy Farrah Fowler The Big Bang Theory Pop! Vinyl Figure by Funko

But that’s not all! JMD Retail has also released an exclusive Amy Farrah Fowler Pop! colorway. This is JMD Retail's first exclusive figure, retails for $12.00 and is limited to just 2,000 figures. Pick one up here! The standard edition Amy Farrah Fowler The Big Bang Theory Pop! vinyl figure should be in stores now, or you can order one now from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

New Superman Man of Steel Movie Posters

Superman Man of Steel Theatrical One Sheet Movie Poster

Superman Man of Steel Theatrical Movie Banner

It’s not quite summer yet, but the summer movie season is already in high gear with huge films like Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness in theaters. So far most of the summer’s big films are getting pretty mixed reviews, and The Blot’s super interested to hear what fans think about Zach Snyder’s upcoming Superman live action film Man of Steel. The trailers look cool, but they’re not really what I’m looking for from a Superman film. However, these one sheet movie posters look epic. I love how iconic the posters look, and that’s what I want in a classic DC Comics Superman story (that and Lex Luthor and/or Braniac as the villain). There’s no more iconic hero than Kal-El and his films need to exude that feeling.

Superman Man of Steel Theatrical One Sheet Movie Poster

Superman Man of Steel Theatrical One Sheet Teaser Movie Poster

Superman Man of Steel Theatrical One Sheet Movie Poster

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

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Super7 12th Anniversary Lucky Bags In Stores Now!

Super7 12th Anniversary Lucky Bag Exclusive Unpainted Brown Caveman Dinosaur Vinyl Figure by Joshua Herbolsheimer

Last Saturday night Super7 held their 12th Anniversary party where they released their annual Lucky Bags! From the few pictures The Blot’s seen so far this year’s LBs might be Super7’s best yet!! Each bag contains 9 figures in all, filled to the brim with brand new sculpts, never before seen characters, unexpected test-shots, one-of-a-kind hand painted customs and who knows what else!

As is Super7’s tradition, each Lucky Bag contains toys which have never been available before and will not be made available anywhere afterwards! While I don’t want to post any spoilers, check out Joshua Herbolsheimer’s new Caveman Dinosaur. What a cute little figure that seems to be popping up pretty regularly in S7’s 2013 Lucky Bags cast in unpainted brown soft Japanese vinyl.

Lucky Bags are currently on sale through the Super7 online store (and very select retailes) for $300 each. Are you feeling lucky today!?!

New Transformers Screen Prints by Kevin Tong, Laurent Durieux & Jesse Philips

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2013 Exclusive Transformers “Dinobots” Screen Print by Kevin Tong

If you thought the Acid Free Gallery’s Wizard World Philadelphia Exclusive Voltron screen print by Tom Whalen is awesome just wait til you see Acid Free Gallery’s WW Philadelphia Comic Con Exclusive Transformers screen prints produced in conjunction with Hasbro!!! Acid Free is seriously bringing their A game this weekend with three epic G1 Transformers prints by three super popular (and talented) artists. First up is “Dinobots” by Kevin Tong featuring the Grimlock and his team of fierce Autobot warriors!! This 36”x24” 7 color screen print with metallic inks has a limited edition run size of 175, comes hand numbered and will retail for $65.

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2013 Exclusive Transformers “Soundwave” Standard Edition Screen Print by Laurent Durieux

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2013 Exclusive Transformers “Soundwave” Variant Screen Print by Laurent Durieux

Acid Free Gallery’s second Transformers release is “Soundwave” by Laurent Durieux, which features Decepticons Soundwave and Laserbeak. It is a 24”x36” 8 color screen print. The Standard Edition print has a limited edition run size of 275 pieces, comes numbered and will retail for $65 each, while the Soundwave Variant has a limited edition run size of 84 pieces, comes numbered, and will retail for $80.

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2013 Exclusive Transformers “Starscream” Standard Edition Screen Print by Jesse Philips

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2013 Exclusive Transformers “Starscream” Variant Screen Print by Jesse Philips

Last, but certainly not least, is this killer “Starscream” 18”x24” 5 color screen print by Jesse Philips! The Standard Edition print has a limited edition run size of 100 pieces, comes numbered and will retail for $50 each, while the Starscream Variant has a limited edition run size of 55 pieces, comes numbered, and will retail for $60.

All three TF prints will go on sale as soon as the convention opens on Thursday, May 30th, at Acid Free Gallery’s Philadelphia Comic Con booth #555. Any remaining prints will go on sale via the Acid Free Gallery online store beginning Monday, June 3rd.

Conquest Comics Exclusive White Phoenix & GID Variant White Phoenix Pop! Marvel Vinyl Figure

Conquest Comics Exclusive White Phoenix Pop! Marvel Vinyl Figure by Funko

To commemorate the launch of New Jersey’s Conquest Comics new website, the comic book store has teamed up with Funko to release not one but two exclusive Phoenix Pop! Marvel vinyl figures!!! Old Deadpool better watch out because Jean Grey is giving the Merc with a Mouth a run for his money in the number of Pop! variants released in the past year.

Conquest Comics Exclusive Glow in the Dark Variant White Phoenix Pop! Marvel Vinyl Figure by Funko

Collectors can pick up the White Phoenix and the Glow in the Dark Variant White Phoenix exclusively from the Conquest Comics online store while supplies last. The standard exclusive White Phoenix retails for $19.99, while the GID Variant retails for $29.99. Purchase a two figure set and get $5 off (that’s $44.99 for the pair).

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

He-Man Masters of the Universe Filmation Mini Bust Paperweight

He-Man Masters of the Universe Filmation Mini Bust Paperweight

Keep your papers safe from Eternian winds with the Filmation Masters of the Universe He‐Man Mini Bust Paperweight by Icon Heroes! Based on the 1980's Filmation animated television series, He‐Man wields his power sword atop a Castle Grayskull tower base defying evil. Designed and sculpted by Joe Amaro and the Four Horsemen, this 12” mini bust comes with a sheath for He-Man’s power sword and features the Master of the Universe logo on its Castle Grayskull base.

He-Man Masters of the Universe Filmation Mini Bust Paperweight

Cast in high quality polystone, the He‐Man Filmation MOTU Mini Bust Paperweight by Icon Heroes makes a great addition to any desktop or Masters of the Universe collection. While this awesome statue won’t ship until October 2013, you can pre-order one today from Entertainment Earth for $59.99 here.

Voltron Screen Print by Tom Whalen

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2013 Exclusive Voltron Standard Edition Screen Print by Tom Whalen

Acid Free Gallery is heading to Wizard World Philadelphia 2013 this weekend and they’re bringing Tom Whalen with them! On Thursday, May 30th, Acid Free Gallery will be releasing four awesome exclusives at Philadelphia Comic Con including this epic Voltron screen print by Tom Whalen. All four prints will go on sale as soon as the convention floor opens, so be sure to find Acid Free Gallery at booth 555 ASAP!

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2013 Exclusive Voltron Variant Screen Print by Tom Whalen

Whalen will even be at Acid Free Gallery’s booth on Friday, May 31st, from 1-3pm to sign his new print featuring the five lions of Voltron Force! Voltron by Tom Whalen is an 18”x24” 7 color screen print. The Standard Edition print has a limited edition run size of 300 pieces, comes numbered and will retail for $50 each, while the Voltron Variant has a limited edition run size of 100 pieces, comes signed and numbered, and will retail for $65. Any remaining prints will go on sale via the Acid Free Gallery online store beginning Monday, June 3rd.

Grape Ape T-Shirt by Rufnek x Matt Turney

Grape Ape x Wheaties x Air Jordan V Retro Grapes Raglan Baseball T-Shirt by Rufnek x Matt Turney (of Brand New Intention)

Matt Turney (of Brand New Intention) has teamed up with Rufnek to produce a pretty cool pop culture inspired t-shirt entitled “Grape Ape”! This epic design combines Hanna-Barbera’s Grape Ape (a hugely under appreciated cartoon character in The Blot’s opinion) recreating the iconic Michael Jordan Wheaties cereal box that featured MJ wearing his Grape Air Jordan Vs. The Grape Vs are legendary, and what goes better with a grape sneaker colorway than the Grape Ape! Seems like a match made in heaven to me.

The Grape Ape x Wheaties x Air Jordan V Retro Grapes design is currently available for purchase through the Rufnek online store as a t-shirt ($27.99), tank ($29.99) and raglan ($34.99) in a variety of sizes.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Totem King T-Shirt by Reactor88

Totem King T-Shirt by Reactor88

Brand New Intention, a blog and apparel company focusing on design, fashion, contemporary art, the urban vinyl toy movement, and more, has teamed up with Reactor88 to produce a new t-shirt featuring the designer’s signature totem inspired artwork. For years now Reactor88 has been producing epic totem custom figures and now you can rep his unique art style on a t-shirt!

The “Totem King” black t-shirt by Reactor88 is avaiable in sizes S-2XL, and can now be pre-ordered via the Brand New Intention online store for $24.95.

Marvel x Medicom Iron Man 3 Be@rbricks

Iron Man Mark XLII 100%, 400% & 1,000% Marvel's Iron Man 3 Be@rbrick Vinyl Figures by Medicom

Medicon has teamed up with Marvel Comics to produce a new line of Be@rbricks based on the hit summer blockbuster Iron Man 3! Each sold individually, Medicom has produced 100%, 400% and 1,000% Be@rbrick versions of Tony Stark’s Iron Man Mark XLII armor (based on the actual armor from the film), 100% and 400% War Machine Be@rbricks, and 100% and 400% Iron Patriot Be@rbricks.

War Machine 100% & 400% Marvel's Iron Man 3 Be@rbrick Vinyl Figures by Medicom

Iron Patriot 100% & 400% Marvel's Iron Man 3 Be@rbrick Vinyl Figures by Medicom

Unfortunately, most of these will be pretty hard to get your hands on if you’re a collector in North America. The 400% and 1,000% Iron Man Mark XLII Be@rbricks are Medicom Toy Exhibit 2013 Exclusives, while it appears the War Machine Be@rbricks are Japan exclusives (but I’m not positive on that one). The one Iron Man 3 Be@rbrick I have found available in the US is the Iron Patriot 400% Be@rbrick which is currently available for pre-order at Entertainment Earth for $124.99 here. If you find any of these other awesome IM3 Be@rbricks available for sale in the US please let The Blot know!

The Super Suckset Vinyl Figures by Gary Ham & The Sucklord

The Super Suckset Vinyl Figures by Gary Ham & The Sucklord

The Super Sucklord is back with the help of artist Gary Ham with this awesome two figure Super Suckset! Based on Gary’s popular eBay Super Sucklord wooden figures, the Super Suckset (produced by 3DRetro) is actually two different vinyl figures sold individually at two different retailers. 3DRetro will be selling exclusively the “Morgan” Edition Super Sucklord featuring a head based on Morgan Phillips, while BAIT will be selling exclusively the “Sucklord” Edition Super Sucklord featuring a helmted Morgan rocking his signature Star Wars inspired Boba Fett helmet.

Both Super Sucklord 5” vinyl figures include all of the accessories seen above based on Gary’s original wooden set of figures and is limited to just 210 pieces (for a total of 420). Pick one up at the 3DRetro online store and/or BAIT online store for $65 each.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Bite Me Watercolor Prints by The Given

Bite Me Watercolor Prints by The Given

South African artist The Given has released a new print series entitled “Bite Me” that appropriately enough features three pretty gnarly looking mouths! These Prints, like most of The Given’s work, are a combination of hand created pieces and digital manipulation and look awesome. These prints have been painstakingly reproduced to recreate the most realistic watercolor effect possible in order to maintain the original artworks’ subtleties, colors and soft textures. Each print is created on a fine art Giclee Printer on the highest quality watercolor paper available on the market. To find out how to get your hands on one, two or all three Bite Me prints head over to The Given’s online store today!

NBA Pop! Sports Series 2 Vinyl Figures by Funko

NBA Pop! Sports Series 2 Vinyl Figures by Funko - Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Chris Paul & Dwight Howard

The NBA Playoffs have been incredible so far, and now’s your chance to immortalize the 2012-2013 season with these cute, chunky vinyl figures of your favorite basketball player! Whether you’re a Heat, Lakers, Knicks or Clippers fan, there’s definitely a figure for you in Funko’s NBA Pop! Sports Series 2. NBA Pop! Sports Series 2 includes Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Dwayne Wade, Chris Paul, Dirk Nowitzki, Amar'e Stoudemire, Jeremy Lin (now in a Rockets uniform) and Ricky Rubio.

NBA Pop! Sports Series 2 Vinyl Figures by Funko - Dirk Nowitzki, Amar'e Stoudemire, Jeremy Lin & Ricky Rubio

Each NBA Pop! Sports vinyl figure feature one point of articulation, stand 3.75” tall and come packaged in a full color displayable window box. These figures are available now in stores everywhere, but you can save yourself a trip to your local toy store by ordering them online from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

Star Wars x Mimoco R2-A6 Mimobot USB Flashdrive

Star Wars x Mimoco R2-A6 Mimobot USB Flashdrive

Released on May 4th, 2013 in honor of Star Wars Day (May the Fourth Be With You), comes this awesome limited edition R2-A6 Star Wars Mimobot by Mimoco! The little green astromech droid R2-A6 is known as a good-luck charm to the Royal Naboo Security Forces and now, in Mimobot form, can be a positive omen for your data storage.

The Star Wars x Mimoco R2-A6 Mimobot USB Flashdrive has a limited edition run size of 1,000 pieces and is available in up to 128GB. Pick one up from Mimoco's online store in a variety of different memory capacities starting at just $24.95.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Marvel x Kidrobot Wolverine & Venom 7” Labbit Vinyl Figures

Marvel x Kidrobot Wolverine 7 Inch Labbit Vinyl Figure

The collaboration between Marvel Comics and Kidrobot continues with these awesome 7” Labbits of the X-Men’s Wolverine and the villainous Venom! Kidrobot’s done a lot of things with Frank Kozik’s Labbit, but this might be The Blot’s all time favorite Labbit designs! Engineered to kill but destined to do good, this beer drinking, cigar smoking, 7" vinyl Wolverine Labbit is finished with a nasty attitude and rad adamantium colored claw ready to go Snikt!

Marvel x Kidrobot Venom 7 Inch Labbit Vinyl Figure

The Labbit is a great host for the Symbiote known as Venom! Black as death with wide spidery eyes, ferocious fangs, and psychotic tongue, the Venom Labbit is 7 inches of pure vinyl evil! The Marvel Comics x Kidrobot 7” Wolverine and Venom Labbit vinyl figures will retail for $49.99 each and go on sale August 2013. Thanks to Big Bad Toy Store for the pics!

Marvel x Kidrobot DIY Super Hero Micro Munny Blind Box Series

Marvel DIY Micro Munny Blind Box Series by Kidrobot

Thanks to our friends at Big Bad Toy Store we have our first look at Kidrobot’s upcoming Marvel DIY Micro Munny Blind Box Series. I have to give it to Kidrobot, this is a pretty ingenious collaboration! Kidrobot’s Munny and the Marvel Universe collide to create a collection of 8 blank 3" Munny vinyl figures, each paired with accessory and decals specific to a fan-favorite Marvel character such as Spider-Man, Thor, the Hulk, Wolverine, Venom, Captain America, Iron Man and Doctor Octopus.

Ready to SMASH and assemble, these blind boxed Marvel Micro Munnys will retail for $7.99 beginning in August 2013.

Marvel x Kidrobot DIY Super Hero Munny & Mini Munny Vinyl Figures

Marvel Comics x Kidrobot Do It Your Self Super Hero Munny & Mini Munny Vinyl Figures

One of the worst kept secrets in the designer art toy world is that Kidrobot had acquired the Marvel Comics license. What wasn’t known before today was they’ll be releasing these awesome do it yourself Marvel Munny and Mini Munny vinyl figures! Thanks to our good friends at Big Bad Toy Store, the world has its first look at these “make your own” Marvel super hero Munnys! These vinyl figures of Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Venom have pre-colored vinyl bodies to which you can affix stickers and customize their costumes to create the hero of your imagination.

Collectors can choose from 4” Marvel Mini Munnys or 7” Marvel Munnys in character specific black, red or yellow vinyl. The 4” Marvel Mini Munnys will retail for $9.99 while the 7” Marvel Munnys will retail for $19.99. Both will hit store shelves in August 2013!

The Hangover Part III Portrait Character Movie Posters

The Hangover Part III Portrait Character Movie Posters - This Is The Best Day Of My Life - Zach Galifianakis as Alan

While the original The Hangover film was genius, my favorite part of it was its excellent set of portrait character one sheet movie posters seen here (especially the Mike Tyson poster). So of course for the third and final The Hangover film they’ve decided to bring back the portrait character movie poster set!

The Hangover Part III Portrait Character Movie Posters - We're Gonna Die Finally - Ken Jeong as Mr. Chow

The Hangover Part III Portrait Character Movie Posters - I Got An Idea...But You're Not Gonna Like It - Bradley Cooper as Phil

The Hangover Part III Portrait Character Movie Posters - I Told Myself I Would Never Come Back - Ed Helms as Stu

From the look of these one sheets it appears the film reunites the franchise’s entire cast, including Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, and Ken Jeong. Plus John Goodman seems to be playing a pretty significant role in The Hangover Part III. While each poster is pretty simple, a clear shot of each character’s face on a black background and a quote from the movie, I love the effect! It helps that each actor is giving the most expressive looks. Now, where’s my Mike Tyson poster!?!

The Hangover Part III Portrait Character Movie Posters - Are You My Real Dad - Heather Graham as Jade & Baby Carlos

The Hangover Part III Portrait Character Movie Posters - I Promise, You'll Come Back A Changed Man - Justin Bartha as Doug

The Hangover Part III Portrait Character Movie Posters - Change Of Plans. We're Going To Vegas - John Goodman as Marshall

The Hangover Part III Portrait Character Movie Posters - It's Gonna Be A Bloodbath - Rooster

The Hangover Part III Portrait Character Movie Posters - He's Super Friendly - Giraffe

The Hangover III, directed by Todd Phillips, premieres in theaters on May 24, 2013.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Tri-Color Blue Gread Resin Figures by Dead Hand Toys

Tenacious Toys Super Series Sundays Exclusive Tri-Color Blue Gread Resin Figures by Dead Hand Toys

Tenacious Toys continues its popular Super Series Sundays, which features a new release of a resin or custom figure series each Sunday. This Sunday’s release is a beautiful set of Tri-Color Blue Gread resin figures by Dead Hand Toys! The Blot loves these 2” little bog monsters, and this colorway featuring three different shades of Tenacious Toys signature blue color scheme turned out fantastic! To create these figures, Dead Hand Toys poured in 3 different colors of blue resin so that each figure is truly one of a kind.

The Tenacious Toys Exclusive Tri-Color Blue Gread resin figure by Dead Hand Toys has a limited edition run size of just 20 pieces, and goes on sale at the Tenacious Toys online store this Sunday, May 26th, at 10am EST for $20 each.

Batman 1966 TV Series Action Figures

Batman 1966 TV Series Action Figure Toy Line by Mattel - Adam West’s Batman, Cesar Romero’s The Joker, Adam West’s “Surf’s Up” Batman, Burgess Meredith’s The Penguin, Julie Newmar’s Catwoman & Frank Gorshin’s The Riddler

DC Comics has teamed up with Mattel to bring back the classic 1966 Batman live action television series in a big way! Mattel already has two different waves of action figures based on the beloved TV series, which has all of the campy, retro coolness of the original CBS series. The Batman 1966 Television Series toy line includes Adam West’s Batman, Cesar Romero’s The Joker, Burgess Meredith’s The Penguin, Julie Newmar’s Catwoman, and Frank Gorshin’s The Riddler. It even includes a “Surf’s Up” Batman, which features Batman in a yellow swimsuit and matching Bat-surfboard. All this toy line needs is Burt Ward’s Robin and Yvonne Craig’s Batgirl and it’d be seriously perfect!

The Batman 1966 TV Series Toy Line features six 6” action figures based on the popular old school television show, each individually packaged in a blister card. These figures aren’t expected to ship until August 2013, but you can pre-order all six figures from Entertainment Earth for $17.99 each.

“Saved by Samus” Painting by ValleyDweller Charity Auction

“Saved by Samus” Painting by ValleyDweller

Inspired by the recent tragedy in Oklahoma, ValleyDweller had decided put his epic painting video game inspired painting "Saved by Samus" up for auction on eBay with all proceeds being donated to the Red Cross. The painting was originally created for Gallery 1988's "Old School Video Game Art Show" in September of 2011. It features Earthworm Jim being carried out of rubble by Samus Aran from Metroid. The original intent of the piece was to play up that Jim had a crush on Samus, but in light of the recent tornado disaster in Oklahoma ValleyDweller hopes that it becomes a bit more about the rescue itself.

Saved by Samus” is a 12”x16” acrylic on canvasboard painting and comes framed. It’s been listed on eBay starting at $25 to cover materials, and everything beyond that amount will be donated to the Red Cross.

Batman 1966 Pop! Vinyl Figures by Funko

Batman 1966 Television Series DC Comics Pop! Heroes Vinyl Figures by Funko - Adam West’s Batman, Burt Ward’s Robin, Cesar Romero’s The Joker & Julie Newmar’s Catwoman

Funko continues its line of toys based on the old school Batman television show from the 1960s with a new wave of Batman 1966 Pop! Heroes vinyl figures! Fans of DC Comics’ campy live action television show won’t be able to resist the retro goodness of these “Batman 1966” figures, which includes Adam West’s Batman, Burt Ward’s Robin, Cesar Romero’s The Joker and Julie Newmar’s Catwoman. What really makes this set perfect is that Romero’s The Joker even includes his signature, out of character mustache.

Each Batman 1966 Television Series Pop! Heroes vinyl figure by Funko stands 3.75” tall, features one point of articulation, and comes packaged in a full color window box. While these figures are not scheduled to hit store shelves until October 2013, you can pre-order all four from Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each here.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The Wolverine Sumi-e Character Movie Posters

The Wolverine Sumi-e Character Movie Posters - Hugh Jackman as Wolverine

Last November FOX released the killer The Wolverine character movie poster seen above designed using the ink wash painting technique known as sumi-e or suibokuga in Japanese. That poster proved so popular FOX decided to release an entire set of The Wolverine Sumi-e character one sheet movie posters! Pretty awesome, right!?!

The Wolverine Sumi-e Character Movie Posters - Will Yun Lee as Silver Samurai

This The Wolverine Sumi-e Character Movie Poster Set includes Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Will Yun Lee as Silver Samurai, Svetlana Khodchenkova as Viper and Rila Fukushima as Yukio. I don’t know about you, but The Blot can’t wait for this film based on Marvel’s Wolverine min-series from the 1980s by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller!

The Wolverine Sumi-e Character Movie Posters - Svetlana Khodchenkova as Viper

The Wolverine Sumi-e Character Movie Posters - Rila Fukushima as Yukio

The Wolverine slices into theaters on July 26, 2013.