{"id":1078,"date":"2005-06-09T11:17:24","date_gmt":"2005-06-09T16:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2011-01-23T21:26:17","modified_gmt":"2011-01-24T02:26:17","slug":"even-better-hellboy-figure-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2005\/06\/even-better-hellboy-figure-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Even better Hellboy figure photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mezco has posted new photos<\/a> of Hellboy in their \"Boiler Room\" forum (to see them, you have to register for the forums and login).<\/p>\n

I've been waiting for better photos of this figure. The head-on shot they've had up for weeks makes it hard to tell how good the head sculpt is - I wanted to see it from an angle, since Mignola never draws Hellboy head-on.<\/p>\n

In a word, the figure's sculpt is fantastic - as is the entire figure. Personally, I'm very pleased. I was annoyed that Mezco decided to forego the more iconic \"Hellboy with trenchcoat\" for a bare-chested Hellboy in their first series, but after seeing Dave Cortes's beautiful sculpt, I can no longer complain.<\/p>\n

I haven't anticipated a line this much since the revamped Masters of the Universe line three years ago. Cheers to Mezco for such masterful sculpting (with a tiny jeer for taking so damned long in letting us see the things and getting them to stores - I doubt we'll see these before October).<\/p>\n

Mezco is also releasing a special translucent \"Ghost of Lobster Johnson\" figure as a convention exclusive:<\/p>\n

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The figure (and Mezco's other convention exclusives<\/a>) will be available at the San Diego Comic Con and, presumably, subsequent conventions. Mezco will also sell a limited number of the exclusives through their collectors' club<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:<\/i><\/H5>