The King Katch test sample and King Katch creator Fabien M were seen at the Japan Expo in France this past weekend. The King Katch sample was provided by our factory in the exact pieces they intend to divide and produce the production version of the figure. The video gives a decent sense of the size of King Katch in comparison to the production Tequila figures. Fabien M gave an enthusiastic thumbs up. Now we must part ways with dear ol' King Katch and have him assist the factory in producing his production twins!

Regular Muttpop poster, PoonDockTaint, pointed out that Touma's upcoming Mr. Patriot figure looks a bit like our upcoming King Katch figure. Are the similarities the result of mere coincidence or deliberate inspiration? It's all in the eyes of the beholder. I've posted comparison shots of both figures for you to decide!

Now's as good a time as any to mention that King Katch original will be released by the end of 2010. We're hoping to bring the resin test sample to SDCC... but it looks like the factory may need it before the convention to begin work on the official production molds. We'll keep you posted as we receive news from the factory.

Whether you know him as Avatar666, El Chakal or ELCHAKAL666... his talent and attention to detail are undeniable! Avatar666 (as we know him here at Muttpop) graced our figures with his wonderful custom skills prior with his Blanka Tequila and Czar Vodka Tequila (both shown below). He recently revealed his El Panda custom based on Batman villain The Penguin. I love the significant alterations Avatar666 does to the faces of figures. You can see his contributions to our Fan Art Section HERE. I also recommend you check out his Flickr gallery for some making-of pics and some nice photos of his toy collection and other custom figures. Check out his Fickr Gallery HERE.

I have just received confirmation from our distributor, DKE Toys Distribution, that the solicitation for the latest Frank Kozik X Muttpop collaboration, Tequila Ocran Ocinatas goes out tonight. That means that beginning tomorrow, your favorite Designer Toy retailers will be able to order Ocran Ocinatas from DKE. We figured that Ocran Ocinatas was an appropriate way to start 2010. I hope he was worth the wait!

Another Tequila Original figure spotting! This time he can be found on the straight to DVD film called COUGAR CLUB. Way back in 2006, I was approached by a Tequila fan and told that he was working on a film and they were going to include Tequila in a few scenes. I had completely forgotten about the conversation until yesterday when I received an email from the very same fellow (roughly 3 years later) stating that the film came out, was called COUGAR CLUB, and can be seen on Netflix via their instant watching capability. It's a fairly basic straight to DVD comedy filled with fart jokes and boobies... but it gets credit for some Lucha Libre love and a decent amount of screen time from our OG Tequila figure. The trailer (seen below) does not have any Tequila. The screen captures included below do!

Here it is: an official picture of the Muttpop Series 3 BUD Chase Figure (as photographed by our very own Jerry Frissen). Based on the stat card included with every BUD Series 3 figure, you have a 2.3% chance of pulling one of the figures out of a BUD 3 Blind Box. So, out of a 1000 Series 3 Blind Boxes, there are only 23 Muttpop Chase figures. Nice! I feel special and very rare. It helps that he looks so darn spiffy. Oh yeah, and if you haven't figured it out yet, it's a Red Demon BUD!