Showing posts with label He Man. Show all posts
Showing posts with label He Man. Show all posts

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Castle Greyskull Lego Build by Owen Burnett


I have great memories of my childhood, especially all the toys that were available to kids for them to play with. The late 70s/early 80s were a golden age of toys & action figures. All you have to do is search Joe Esq's 'Takin' You Back' columns on CCD to hear all about them. But those memories are all present in people my age... so any callback to those days always puts a smile on my face. While I had many loves when it comes to toy lines of my youth, one stands out among all the rest: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe !!! It was a great cartoon, and even better toy line. The figures were very much like their cartoon counterparts, they had killer vehicles and weapons, and the line was super expansive... yup, they pretty much made a toy of every character. But the highlight of the line were the Castle Greyskull and Snake Mountain play sets. Those two castles were to cool for their own good. They were big play sets that can be used with multiple figures (which was impressive because He-Man figures were much bigger than any others on the market. While Snake Mountain, with its sinister looks and spooky voice mic, was a better play set (in my humble opinion)... Castle Greyskull was majestic, and it was such a well executed replica of the original from the cartoon. So when my buddy, Reddit master Joe Fletch, sent me over this epic He-Man Lego build of Castle Greyskull.... well, lets huts say it warmed the cockles of my heart. The best parts have to be the Lego mini figs that were created for this build. They are beautiful (Jeff Bond, what say you on these given you're area of expertise). You can see all the pics by clicking on this Owen Burnett's Imgur page, and you can see my faves after the jump...













    

Friday, October 25, 2013

New York Comic Con 2013 - Cool Ass Statues


One of the coolest things that any con has to offer are the ridiculous and highly detailed collectibles that are offered for sale. Nothing in this category is more impressive than the huge statues that more and more companies are producing. Whether they are busts, 1/2 bodies, or full figures... these statues are often enough to stop you in you tracks and make you do a double take at just how awesome they really are. Here are a few pics of the ones we saw at the 2013 NY Comic Con, hope you enjoy...

This Goro was like 3 feet!!!1

Sub Zero

Akuma....

Skeletor 1/2 bust... so realistic

The He-Man is cool, but the Beast Man was ridiculous! 

Mortalllllllll KOMBAT!!!!!!

Akuma 1/2 full bust... with GLOWING EYES!!!

Conan.... insane!!!

Sick Judge Death!!!!

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

80s Toys by Hartter


My geeky man love for the art of Sean Hartter is well known, but the more I go through his back log of pieces over at his site the more I realize I need to share this amazing stuff with the world. I can't wait for October to roll around and we have our first CCD table at the New York City Comic Con in collaboration with my main man Sean. Today we will take a look at some of the retro 80s toys that Sean has created over the years via digital manipulation and his own unique stylings. Some of these are so well suited (Maximum Overdrive Optimus Prime? Yeah... that is perfect!), and some are a bit more ambitious (Leon the professional MOTU figure? WTF!!!!). either way, all of them are awesome. Enjoy them after the jump, and get on over to Sean's site and buy some of his prints. Like now....










Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Updated Portraits by Fab Ciraolo


Fab Ciraolo has a very unique style to his art. It is batshit crazy... and that is what makes it so fantastic. Fab takes very familiar characters (some real life people, some fictional) and portrays them in a different light. A light that may not be what you expect. When I think Beetlejuice I think a black and white striped suit. He Man, bearskin draws and his chest straps jump into my head. Marilyn Monroe is always in a puffy dress in my head. Mother Teresa is always in a habit... But not in the world of Fab Ciraolo. here, Frankenstien is a part animal club kid. Marilyn & Mother Teresa are hipster chicks with tats. Beetlejuice channels his inner James Dean. He-Man is an avid golfer. These are so great. There are tons of his works available for you to see on his website (click here and see it all!), and see some of my faves after the jump...



Thundercat... Hoes!!!!
ThunderPimps... HO!!!!!

Beetljuice Dean

Virgin Mary School Girl

Rocker Charlie Chap

Hipster Dali

Cool Ass Mama Teresa

Golfer Eternians

Dance Dance Marilyn

Lady Liz

Frankie Says Relax

Skinny Suit Skeletor

Rainbow Bright & Lala Orange... Scissor Sisters!!!

 

Friday, January 18, 2013

He-Man & The Masters of the Universe by Gerald Parel


Is it so crazy that I would love to see a CG adventure involving these characters that doesn't play the concept for a joke but just plays it straight?  On this weird planet of Eternia, good and evil are locked in a struggle for the greatest power source there is - power enough to make them Masters Of The Universe. Click here to see more wonderful work from Gerald Parel, and click aftter the jump for some killer MOTU art...