Archive for the ‘statues’ Category
Of all the incarnations of the Hulk, I think I like this one the best. And in the hands of the sculptors at Sideshow Collectibles, the Green Goliath moves into the realm of three dimensions.
Kotobukiya sent us pictures of the upcoming Venom fine art statue, the first in a new lineup of Marvel Villains.
I’ve got to be the collectible market’s dream come true. I seem to have an obsessive compulsive disorder that makes me a completest, as once I start collecting something, I’m driven to continue purchasing those items until the collection is complete. As someone who went through the 1990s rise and fall of the speculation market, it’s also been ingrained into my head that limited edition items should be kept mint on the card or mint in the box if one wants to have any hope of selling the items for a profit in the future. Having been on a major collecting kick for the last 10 years, a couple of things have become completely clear 1) I’m a pack-rat, and 2) the biggest foe to any collector has to be the packaging.
Our Art Appreciation Moments generally focus on the 2D art form, but it can and does encompass everything from 3D works to physical statues that one can pick up and touch, or in the case of the statue that is kicking off this week, a life-sized version of the Tooned Up Princess Leia from Gentle Giant studios.
If you’ve been following all things Atomic Robo, you’ve known that there have been hints and fuzzy photos that indicated an Atomic Robo statue was on the way. Now it’s official, as Brian Wegener sent word that the units are shipping right now!
These are pretty small statues, standing just under 5-inches high. Only 250 are being made, and since I just bought two of them, there are now at most 248 remaining.
Tech specs, and a picture gallery, after the jump!
Among the Neon Genesis Evangelion, Shining Wind Clalaclan Maid, and other models and statues, Kotobukiya has announced a new Scarlet Witch and Thor statues arriving at the end of the year.
The Sideshow Collectibles site was updated over the last week to offer pre-orders for the next statue in the Adam Hughes collection – Mystique. Take the jump for all the pictures, that probably won’t cause as big a controversy as his Mary Jane statue, but will cause a few people to click the buy button.
Press Release
Majestic, battle-ready and ruthless, Arthur Suydam’s beloved antiheroes Cholly & Flytrap are finally physically realized with a gorgeous and detailed bronze figurine to be displayed at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International 2009. Hand sculpted by Suydam himself, this figurine is the first of a very limited signed and numbered quantity to be produced by Radical Toyz, a wholly owned subsidiary of Radical Publishing. The figurine displays Cholly sitting on top of his sumo-sized companion Flytrap heading off into incredible action, adventure or trouble that comes their way.
I have several of the Ame-Comi line of figures, but none of them come close to all the skin that the Wonder Girl Ame-Comi statue features.
I’ll let you take the jump for the full on Wonder Girl action, plus a look at Wonder Woman, that shows even more skin.
When the creators of Atomic Robo appeared on the Major Spoilers Podcast, they did mention there would be an Atomic Robo statue headed our way.
Still no word on price or availability, but the ad is a good sign that this statue is getting closer to sitting on my self shelf.
Just got word from Kotobukiya that the company will be bringing master sculptor Mr. Junnosuke Abe to the San Diego Comic-Con to do live sculpting demonstrations.
Beginning on Thursday July 23, Abe-sensei will start with raw materials, and by the end of the show on Sunday, he will have the first draft of a brand new sculpture completed. Fans will be able to see firsthand as Abe-sensei creates a work of art, and visit the Kotobukiya each day to see his progress.
Abe is the artist behind the ARTFX statues and sculptures of the AVP Warrior Alien, the Star Wars Zuckuss Bounty Hunter, and the Pirates of the Caribbean Captain Barbossa statues, and is the contributor to the Kotobukiya Marvel Comics Line of fine art busts. You can check out the master at the Kotobukiya booth (#2601).
Kotobukiya announced another San Diego Comic-Con exclusive in the form of X-Force: Wolverine Fine Art Bust.
Posed as though daring an enemy to make the first move, Wolverine turns to the side with his right arm raised up and the left pointed down. His claws, 2 1/3 inches long and made of real metal, are extended on both hands. As part of The Kotobukiya Collection of Fine Art Busts, Wolverine stands 9 inches tall, and is constructed of cold cast porcelain. Logan is sculpted by master artist Junnosuke Abe and rests atop a specialized base decorated by a relief sculpture of Logan’s civilian face.
The bust is limited to 500 pieces and is only available at the convention at the Kotobukiya’s booth (#2601). Take the jump for a huge gallery of images.
Battlestar Galactica may be over, but the fun of being one of the last survivors of the human race being hunted down by cyborgs continues with Quantum Mechanix Little Frakkin’ series. A large number of companies are taking properties and tooning characters up to create a unique line of statues that are sure to start a conversation when displayed on the bookshelf.
Little Frakkin’ Colonials Starbuck Animated Maquette is a cool take on Kara Thrace that stands six-inches tall, and is limited to 1,000 unites. Likewise, the Cylon Centurion Animated Maquette makes the robot feel a little more friendly. Still, if it were hunting me down, I doubt I’d want to hug and snuggle the thing.
Both are available for pre-order now, and sell for $69.95 each.
Take the jump for the complete gallery.
Dark Horse Comics announced the early orders for its Uncle Scrooge statue caused the limited edition collectible to sell out before its August 2009 release date.
Modeled after products that were popular in the 1930s and 1940s, these statuettes have been designed and manufactured to be consistent with earlier Syroco-style figures. These latest pieces, sculpted by Yoe! Studio, join the ever-growing collection of the world’s most famous characters from comic strips, books and, cartoons presented by Dark Horse in this unique style.
I like that this statue and the five others (Donald Duck, Gyro Gearloose, Magica De Spell, Gladstone Gander, and the Beagle Boys, were created to look like they originally appeared in the comic books, and that each has a distressed look to make them look like they were built in the ’30’s and’40’s.
If you long to relive your childhood, where you would spend the afternoon on the swingset pretending to be Ernest Borgnine breathing in the vacuum of space, while your ship sat a few miles from a black hole, your wish is getting closer to reality. MINDstyle is teaming with Disney to produce an art toy collectible of the movies hero robot V.I.N.CENT.
With this being the 30th anniversary of The Black Hole and only rare limited merchandise available, we were all too excited to be working on a limited edition art toy collectibles (ATC) figure of V.I.N.CENT for collectors.
MINDstyle doesn’t have any information on when the figure will be available for sale, but if it wants to capitalize on the 30th anniversary, we’ll probably see it before the end of the year.
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