First Ever Ben 10 Funko Products Revealed (Ben, Heatblast and Swampfire Funko Pop)

After a long time of waiting, Ben 10 finally joins in the Funko toy lines. The first of these reveals are the Ben and Heatblast Vinyl Funko Soda. These figures comes in a collectible can, with the lid having a picture of the character underneath it, so you are basically collecting 3 separate things with this toy line. The figure's style is very different from the traditional Funko Pop art style.

Ben Tennyson and Heatblast Funko Soda

Usually when buying these, there's a Ben figure inside, with the Heatblast variant being a rare figure, called a "Chaser".

Curiously, Heatblast's Omnitrix symbol is green instead of white like in the original series. Also, due to the art style, the green buttons on Ben's Omnitrix are missing. Finally, the picture on the soda depicts the 2016 incarnation of Ben from the reboot, not the original series.

Now onto the next product. Finally, Ben 10 is joining the Funko Pop line-up with their first release being Swampfire from Ben 10: Alien Force.

Swampfire Funko Pop

Swampfire Funko Pop Packaging

Swampfire translates well into the Funko Pop art style due to his pupils already being black and his mouth not being that visible when he closes it. The packaging of the box reminds me of Bandai's packaging for the Alien Force figures.

How fitting is it that the first two aliens in Funko's toy lines are the first aliens Ben transformed into in their respective series?

I avoided Funko Pops for a long time but I might have to cop one if I see it. Gonna pass on the Soda ones though, not a fan of how they look.

Hopefully Funko will make more Funko Pops of the Ben 10 aliens and characters. Ben 10 has reached the age where it's considered nostalgic for people, and with no news of a new Ben 10 series coming out anytime soon, any acknowledgement or merch of the Ben 10 franchise is appreciated.

Derrick J. Wyatt has passed away

Derrick J. Wyatt, the art director of Ben 10: Omniverse, has sadly passed away earlier this month. He was 49-years old.

Dyemooch, a close friend of Derrick's who often collaborated with him on recolor livestreams, was informed by Derrick's sister that he has passed away earlier this month. The cause of death has not been announced at this moment.

Derrick has worked as a freelance artist on Ben 10: Alien Force and Ultimate Alien. He went on to become the art director of Ben 10: Omniverse, and is known for answering fan questions on social media, as well as making more art of the show years after it finished airing.

Derrick is also known for his work on Teen Titans, Transformers: Animated and Scooby Doo Mystery Incoporated.

May he rest in peace.

Another new alien: Skele-TON

Tom Perkins has yet again drawn another alien. This time it's a skeleton-like alien from the planet Anur Grrnay; Skele-TON. He has four green eyes, a short horn and wears the Omnitrix on his chest. Skele-TON is able to control molecular density.

Skele-TON

 Just yesterday Tom Perkins shared an alien named L'Goon, who orignates from Anur Millgan.

New Tom Perkins Alien - L'Goon

Tom Perkins has dropped a new alien design. This alien is named L'Goon, he's a Millgan from the planet Anur Millgan. The planet is a canon, but unseen and is only mentioned in pop-up trivia in the original series. 

L'Goon

L'Goon is a humanoid sea monster with the ability to breathe underwater and presumably good at swimming. Tom Perkins made an alternate design for L'Goon, where he is depicted as a muscular shark-like alien.

Another take on L'Goon