Our Comic-Con 09 Photo Gallery Is LIVE!
Weta was kind enough to drop this exclusive bit of post-Comic-Con news on our laps: Faux bronze versions of the John Howe Middle Earth sculptures will be coming!
Read their pre-announcement here.
The details are still as yet unclear– whether it will be a comprehensive option for every piece (currently only Smaug the Golden and Eowyn and the Nazgul have been announced), undergo any changes in scale, retain the wooden bases etc. But one can make a pretty educated assumption that this decision will put the sculptures within reach for a lot more collectors.
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Raygun afficionados, you simply cannot afford to miss our Booth Tour with nearly 30 photos covering every facet of Grordbortdom, life-size, miniature or otherwise! Weta actually displayed much more than I expected; you actually could not expect them to bring much more– because they seemingly brought everything. Including most every life-size Raygun past, present… and some future!
It was actually somewhat overwhelming because new Grordbort pieces have usually come at a trickle, but there were at least 10 different new products on display– in various stages of development, planned release, and other states of mysterious gestation. Some of the noteworthy pieces include the Righteous Bison, the $99 Raygun ($90 at the show!); a Pearce 75 in both 1:1 and miniature flavor; and even a miniature Victorious Mongoose!
It was a literal museum for the ever expanding line, and there’s a good chance they might bring the entire get-up to future conventions so don’t be too sad if you missed out! (well, except the handpainted Rayguns, which unless my definition of “sold” needs updating- will probably never be seen again at con) Until then, relive the splendor through our photos!
For even more show floor images of Weta’s latest, don’t neglect to peruse our Comic-Con 2009 Gallery!
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Curious as to how the Weta’s new Lord of the Rings Master Swordsmith Collection looks? We take you up close and personal with the blades in our gallery. Click through to behold Strider’s Sword, Anduril, Sting, and Glamdring, as handcrafted by Peter Lyon himself.
Do also check out the utterly fascinating video of the swordsmith in action on Weta’s site.
For even more show floor images of Weta’s latest, don’t neglect to peruse our Comic-Con 2009 Gallery!
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Sideshow has a literal ton of Marvel stuff, past and in the pipeline, but the Venom Comiquette is something special. The Gore Group is behind this one, which gives any collectible a good head start. It bests their previous Venom statue, a film based version, which itself was very accomplished.
This “Comiquette” is based on the work of artist Ariel Olivetti, and is strikingly detailed, and as far as this display piece is concerned, wonderfully painted. It’s vile and vicious and raw, and a perfect depiction of the character. And the base is not neglected (with the Gore Group, it rarely is), which always earns points with me. Oftentimes, film based treatments can tend to overtake their comic counterparts (see: Iron Man)– not so in the case of Venom and his cinematic debut in the limp Spider-Man 3. This statue is an excellent example why.
For even more images of the Sideshow Venom Comiquette, don’t neglect to peruse our Comic-Con 2009 Gallery!
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It lives! It LIVES!
It’s true folks; come one, come all! Our Comic-Con 2009 Collectibles Gallery is waiting for your visit. Click on through!
Complete Gallery Listing (232 pics)
Sideshow Collectibles:
Weta Collectibles:
Hot Toys:
Gentle Giant:
- Pan’s Labyrinth: Pale Man statue
- Hellboy II: Angel of Death statue
- Hellboy II: Prince Nuada, Hellboy, and Tooth Fairy busts
- Harry Potter: Severus Snape statue
- Harry Potter: Albus Dumbledore statue
- Star Wars: Leia and Wicket statue
- Star Wars: Tusken Raider on Bantha statue
- Star Wars: Slave Leia and Twi’lek busts
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan bronze bust
- Star Wars: Yoda bronze statue
- The Wizard of Oz busts
Cinemaquette:
- Superman: Christopher Reeve
- Bruce Lee
- Godfather: Vito Corleone
Kotobukiya:
- Infinity Gauntlet
- Cable
- Venom
- Thor
- Blade film bust
- The Thing film bust
- Irom Man MKII
eFX:
- Tie Fighter
- Tie Intercepter
- X-Wing
- Millenium Falcon
- Obi-Wan, Ahsoka Tano Lightsabers
- Clone Trooper Captain Helmet
- Clone Trooper Helmet
- Imperial Stormtrooper Helmet
- Battlestar Galactica Helmet
MINDstyle:
- Dark Crystal Skeksis mixed media statue
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And there we have it, the first salvo in the Avatar collectibles war…. and it’s from Sideshow! The Avatar A.M.P. Suit maquette has just been previewed and it’s looking good.
Still, we hope to hear something from Weta (you know, those guys who worked on this upcoming James Cameron opus of geekish fanboy dreams?) soon– you guys aren’t just going to let Sideshow play ball in your court are you? Say it isn’t so.
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SSW fans, take partial credit: We longed for those shields only briefly glimpsed so long ago and now Weta is making them happen. In what I’d peg for the most unlikely collectibles announcement to come out of this year’s Comic-Con, Miniature LOTR Shields are coming, and boy is it welcome. Presumably in 1/6 scale, and cast in metal, the shields can be removed from the display stand (!)
This looks like a homerun from any angle, well done Weta.
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