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Wes Wescovich
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| Posted: 16 July 2008 at 11:57pm | IP Logged | 1
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Anthony, this is part of the Batman Black and White statue series. It is supposed to represent the character as he was portrayed by different artists in the anthology comic series of the same name. There's a dozen or so of them so far all in B & W. Representing such artists as Jim Lee, Adam Kubert, Matt Wagner, Brian Bolland, etc.
This says it's a proof, but the final statue is pretty close to the final as I saw it today. ( I only saw the box, not the actual statue)
I don't care for it much. To my eye, the musculature is over detailed. But I can't imagine how one would accurately interpret Neal's photorealistic style in 3D without sacrificing the "comic book" feel.
I look forward to hearing JB's opinion of the piece when he receives it.
edited to add that Michael beat me to the explanation while I was retrieving the graphic!
Edited by Wes Wescovich on 16 July 2008 at 11:59pm
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Thanos Kollias
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| Posted: 17 July 2008 at 2:39am | IP Logged | 2
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I don't know, I think Neal Adams drew Batman exactly like that, muscles and all. And Neal's style was "comic-book photorealistic", not Alex Ross photorealistic...
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John Bodin
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| Posted: 17 July 2008 at 7:07am | IP Logged | 3
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"Spyda" (the sculptor of the Neal Adams piece) is Neal Adams' son, I believe (I've seen his stuff posted on The Clubhouse sculptor forums). Not sure if Neal had any input on the piece, but the work-in-progress pics that Spyda posted looked very, VERY good (and the pics you posted look like the WIP pics I've seen).
Lars: Thanks for your kind words -- that is an EXCELLENT Scarecrow figure! VERY nice!
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 17 July 2008 at 9:21am | IP Logged | 4
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The Neal Adams inspired Batman arrived and looks just fine.
Also, this little lady arrived a few days ago.
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Anthony Frail
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| Posted: 17 July 2008 at 9:24am | IP Logged | 5
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Mr. Byrne, I'm surprised to see so many anime based statues making their way into your collection.
Are you a fan of anime or do you just like the figures?
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 17 July 2008 at 9:25am | IP Logged | 6
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Mostly the latter.
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Dwayne Gassmann
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| Posted: 17 July 2008 at 9:36am | IP Logged | 7
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Nice items, J.B.
It looks like Batman's gloves and boots have a glossy finish.
Also, is the Ghost in the Shell piece a statue or figure? I remember hearing
both were coming out. If you haven't already, you should check out the
Ghost in the Shell series that it is based on. Not only is it superior
animation, but a great story.
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Joe Hollon
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| Posted: 17 July 2008 at 10:56am | IP Logged | 8
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My wife surprised me last night with this addition to my South Park figure collection:
and of course it includes this option:
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Wayde Murray
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| Posted: 17 July 2008 at 12:28pm | IP Logged | 9
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"YOU BASTARD!"
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 17 July 2008 at 12:43pm | IP Logged | 10
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Not strictly a statue or an "action figure", but I saw an ad in the back of the
latest issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN and, you know, hadda havvit. About 2
feet tall.
LINK
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Brian Miller
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| Posted: 17 July 2008 at 12:48pm | IP Logged | 11
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Now that's cool.
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Gil Dowling
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| Posted: 17 July 2008 at 1:22pm | IP Logged | 12
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That I can even see coming in handy for you JB! I'd certainly be interested in one myself. I'm assuming it doesn't move around like an action figure?
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