More Pop! Vinyl Figures from Funko

    It seems like every other day that I'm posting news about Funko's Pop! Vinyl line.  How on Earth do they churn out so many figures?  Do they ever take days off?  Do their families even remember what they look like?  Have they perfected human cloning?  I don't know how they do it, but I'm glad they do, because I'm on a new budget that my toy collecting brain has not come to terms with.  And beign that these figures are ridiculously affordable, I can the ones I want and not have to skip any meals.  All of these guys release May 16th except for Ace Ventura who comes out on the 21st. 

DC Bombshells Statues

    Before the age of the internet, where every girl with a camera and a Facebook page now thinks they are models, pin up girls were much harder to come by.  They were reserved for the nose cones of airplanes in war or the garages of your local auto mechanic.  They were a morale boaster, a reminder of what waited for you at home whether you were in a foreign land or merely in the midst of a long work shift.  There are still many artists who do amazing work with mankind's most beautiful inspiration, ensuring that the art of the pin up girl will live on forever.  DC Collectibles has done a great job of turning a couple of their most iconic female characters into something straight out of the 1940's and '50's.  

    Supergirl, Wonder Woman, and Poison Ivy have been given the retro treatment in these statues that will be available this September.  Preorders are going on right now from wherever you buy your collectibles.  (Please and thank you: scroll down to the Entertainment Earth banner at the bottom of this page and buy from them to help support this site).  

New Tees from Jon-Paul Kaiser x Outsmart Originals

    You know what's nice about Outsmart Originals shirts?  They're subtle.  They're not covered in gold foil or all-over prints that make you look like a cast member of Jersey Shore.  And they don't say Tapout on them.  For the love of God if I have to see another skinny little kid who is most likely scared of squirrels wearing an MMA shirt I may just have to assault someone.

    Jon-Paul Kaiser returns to the ocean for inspiration with these latest designs.  And we know pirates are the second best savages on the open waters (vikings are of course first) and have lots of cool imagery to draw from.  Both of these shirts are available now for $20 each and come in men's and women's sizes.  Upgrade your closet by visiting http://www.outsmartoriginals.com/.

Mini Mao Resin Bust from Frank Kozik

    I miss the days when you would get the Sears catalogue in the mail, tear it open, and proceed to draw on all of the models.  You'd give em buck teeth or devil horns and they all deserved it.  Especially the underwear models because they looked a little too smug for a bunch of people not wearing pants.

    You know who else deserves it?  Chairman Mao.  The guy was a world class b-hole.  Years ago Frank Kozik added some Mickey Mouse ears to him and an icon was born.  I have a print of this dude hanging on my wall that says "The Bird is the Word" right under his grinning mug that may or may not mean something deeply political, but I like it because it makes me laugh.  People like him deserved to have their legacies mocked, so each time I smile at it maybe it knocks him down another peg.

    Now you can have your very own resin bust of the Chairman to create your own gallery of megalomaniacs.  He'll be available today at noon Pacific time for $40 only at www.frankkozik.net.  Only 50 were made and his stuff never lasts long so be quick on your computer if you want one.

Big Toe Flash Drive from Uglydoll x Mimobot

   This dudes name is Big Toe.  Sounds like some kind of nickname you would earn if you were in the Mafia.  Like, maybe if you were an enforcer and you cut off people's big toes when they didn't pay up. I know nothing about organized crime, but it sounds reasonable to me.

    Big Toe is the latest flash drive in the Ugly Dolls series from Mimobot.  You could store files on him, you could let your cats play with him, or you could just put him on your shelf and hope that when the cleanup team from Hoarders shows up that he makes it to the "keep" pile.  The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.  He's on sale right now http://www.mimoco.com/.

A Clockwork Carrot from Frank Kozik x Blackbook Toy Preorders Available Now

    Being that yesterday was tax day here in America, I know some of you have some extra cash lying about that you don't quite know what to do with.  Should you put it in a savings account? Should you open up your own meth lab?  In these troubling financial times it's hard to know just where your money will to the most work for you.  May I suggest forgoing the traditional investment options and instead bank your future on the beauty of plastic.

    Frank Kozik and Blackbook Toy are offering up preorders of his A Clockwork Carrot figure as we speak.  For about $120 US dollars you can become the proud owner of 11 inches of Japanese sofubi that one day down the road could help put your kids through college.  Ok, it probably won't, but at least you'll have something cool to leave them when they put you in a home.  

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pop! Vinyl from Funko

     I've known about the guys for awhile as I was able to see the concept art for them back in February, but this is the first time I've glimpsed the final production pieces.  Funko continues to mine the depths of our nostalgia for their Pop! Vinyl figure series.  And who didn't love the TMNT?  You give any animal ninja weapons and you better build a vault for the cash that's gonna roll in.  Squirrels, dung beetles, tapeworms, you give em swords and I'm interested.  Pick up these guys when they're released June 6th.