Simpson Creator Immortalised in Vinyl, by KidRobot

So this is a bit of pleasant surprise of a release by KidRobot! As you may know by now, KidRobot has already produced 2 successful series of 3” vinyl figures based on the iconic and popular American cartoon family, The Simpsons.

Turns out, The Simpsons is seeing their 500th episode in February 2012, and KidRobot is joining the celebrations by immortalising the series creator, Matt Groening, in 6” of lovely collectable vinyl! This is apparently a first that the successful cartoon creator has EVER been captured in a physical toy form, so it’s pretty exciting news to fans of the series! The figure comes with a pretty sweet directors jacket that has ‘The Simpsons’ printed on the back, along with a doodled sketch and pencil.

I am quite a fan of the television series, as well as the 3” series produced by KidRobot, as the cartoon characters transform pretty well on the 3” size. So its pretty much a given that this is a MUST OWN for me, as I’m sure MANY others out there.

KidRobot has stated that the figure is set to drop into collectors hands on February 9th (at participating KidRobot and speciality outlets) and will sell for $50/£40.

So is a vinyl version of Matt Groening going to be gracing your collection this February?