This was one of the rate photo projects where I went from idea to finished photo in one evening. To make that challenging; this was also one of the rare photo projects that heavily relied on my Photoshop skills. My Avengers boxset from HasbroToyShop was delivered and I was immediately enamored with it! I just loved the retro stylings of the figures and I was suddenly inspired to re-create the cover to Avengers #1. I downloaded the cover; and took to removing the Avengers from it; leaving the header area and Loki in the foreground. Below that were 3 layers of action figure photos taken in the light tent; with the figures isolated from the background – one for Wasp, one for Ant Man and one for Iron Man, Hulk and Thor. The final layer was a solid grey layer where I had drawn lines for a floor and some sort of wall panel.
Wasp and Ant Man were the most problematic to photograph; I had placed a pin into each figure leaving them hanging from Croc Master’s hand. Once photographed, I erased any sign of the pin in the photo. All in all, it was a few hours work – the most time consuming was removing elements of the original cover; but I’m very pleased with the outcome.
At Comic-con, Funko introduced a new line of vinyl figures – Blox! Stading 7 inches tall, these figures are a bit bigger than their Pop! figures and feature a different aesthic. Check out the gallery below for a few images of Blox from their “monster cereals”, Kiss and DC Universe line. Other properties which will be represented in the Blox line include Ugly Dolls, Marvel, The Simpsons, Mars Attacks, Disney, Pixar and Star Wars. These are set to be available in November, just in time for the holidays!
Now that I’ve been sufficiently self-indulgent, it’s time to get back to business. The folks over at Hasbro have made some of their San Diego Comic-con presentations available to the public, below (click on the Hasbro logo) you’ll be able to download the Marvel Universe presentation. Highlights of the presentation are the first two waves of Marvel Universe and Legends for next year! Enjoy!
Iwasn’t fully convinced there was more than 1 wave of Thor figures planned, but over the weekend, I found wave 2 at a local Target – and grabbed the Warriors 3. Then on Sunday, I found a 2nd Target that had wave 2. One Monday, I found a 3rd. If you’re hoping to find anything past the first wave, be sure to keep any eye on your Target…happy hunting!