Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have put together an awesome prize package for Superman’s 75th anniversary. It includes items from DC Collectibles, Funko, Mattel, Mezco, NECA, and a whole mess more. They’ve even got some of the exclusives from this year’s San Diego Comic-Con in there.
It’s pretty cool that within a couple of weeks of the Batman: Arkham Origins video game release that the first wave of DC Collectibles figures are hitting. The DCC section of the DC Entertainment site has the ship date as 11/6 if you pre-order from them. They’re listed individually for $24.99 each.
With Batman Arkham in stores now it’s the perfect time to shine the spotlight on all four of the Batman Arkham Origins Series 1 Action Figures. You need all four, right?
Gentle Giant gets the nod for more of DC Collectibles Arkham Origins figures. Croc is massive, and if he’s priced like the previous deluxe figures, he’s gonna take a huge bite out of your wallet.
IGN has your first sneak peek at DC Collectibles’ newest piece.
Heads up, Bat-fans! IGN has an exclusive first look at DC Collectibles’ latest piece to come out of its Batman: Arkham Origins action figure collection — Batman: Arkham Origins: Killer Croc Series 2 Deluxe Action Figure.
As the last figure to be announced for Series 2, Croc was sculpted by Gentle Giant Studios and stands a whopping 10 inches tall.
In honor of the Batman: Arkham Origins video game, available starting today, Bill has put together another classic comic. Batman: Under Siege pits the Dark Knight against Deadshot, Bane, and the Black Mask, and has a couple of funny easter eggs for fans of the movies, old and new. Also, be sure to check out more of his comics at Bill’s Comics.
If you’re a toy fan, even if you don’t know his name, you’re probably a fan of his work. Dave Cortes started his professional career at McFarlane, but soon went independent. I first became a fan when he worked with Toy Biz on Marvel Legends, but his work on the Mezco Hellboy lines is still the tops.
One of his recent projects is on the Dream statue commemorating Neil Gaiman’s return to the character. Dave talks about sculpting, including the transition to digital from traditional clay sculpting. Be sure to check out the full interview with Dave Cortes.
For those of us who are unfamiliar with the process of sculpting a collectible like this, can you give us a quick rundown? How does it generally work?
When starting a new project, I’m first given artwork, either concept or control art depending on whether it is a statue or articulated figure. I usually take reference photos for the projects, which means I’ll be dressing up one of my friends to shoot 360 images of them in a pose to get clothing detail and wrinkles which will make the whole modeling process go quicker. Then at some point I deviate from all reference and just do my own thing. About three weeks later we have something that everyone is happy with, then the model is prepped for 3D printing and the rest is out of my hands.
Do you miss sculpting traditionally or have you completely adapted to the digital medium?
I do miss traditional, but still get to do some here and there. I teach a traditional clay class as well as digital sculpting at SVA (School of Visual Arts), so I at least get to sculpt every fall with the students. Digital modeling is a great tool for the professional industry. There are many benefits to working digitally, so I will always suggest doing projects digitally for the companies I work for. At this point, I also favor the medium for my own work. I can work much quicker. But I do feel that my sixteen years sculpting in clay made the transition to digital easier, so I suggest some clay sculpting for every digital sculptor.
For those of us who are unfamiliar with the process of sculpting a collectible like this, can you give us a quick rundown? How does it generally work?
