Behold The Pride!

Here's a shot of the pre-production versions of the Pride, our lion men for SuperFigs. They should be arrving for molding this week. I'll try to get pics of some painted ones up soon after. The plan is do a standard 5-model henchmen pack. So we'll repeat the halberd and pistol poses, and make the sword-wielding model unique in the pack. Pack will retail for between $10 - $12. Leo-IX will be sold separately for $3.95. I'll do some SuperSystem write-ups for these guys and Leo-IX.

Scott

Nobody Asked Me, But...

I decided the above will be a title of a post whenever I just want to lump some random stuff together in one go. So here goes:

• The Lion Men (aka the Pride) are done! Bob Naismith sent me final images of the figures, I approved them, and they are winging their way to Old Glory for casting. When I have some masters cast up in two weeks or so, I will post some images. I am leaning toward a late summer 2009 release for the 10-15 codes of SuperFigs I have amassed over the last two years. More previews to come...
• The last two issues of my favorite comic book, Guardians of the Galaxy, have been awesome. Writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning have taken the cosmic supers deep into the War of Kings storyline, and break-neck action abounds. As a big Imperial Guard fan, it's great to see them in action against the Guardians! After a period of musical fill-in artists, Brad Walker is settling in nicely as the book's new regular penciler. His lines are a bit softer than fan favorite Paul Pelletier's, but the stuff looks great! If Paul and Rick Magyar do not return after the 6-issue War of Kings series, the book is in good hands with Mr. Walker.
• Since I'm mentioning my favorite Marvel space-based supers title, I should also pimp my favorite DC cosmic title, R.E.B.E.L.S. Great stories from Tony Bedard and gorgeous art highlight this "proto-Legion of Super Heroes" in the contemporary DC universe. Anyone who reads this blog on a regular basis might have detected my love for rock-based characters, so seeing Strata back in a regular monthly title is awesome!
• The parts fit on GW's Krootox kit is abysmal. I had forgotten just how bad it was. Great model, but really lousy assembly.
• Not a sports blog, but I have to bid a fond farewell from my beloved Pittsburgh Pirates to Nate McClouth. Traded to the Atlanta Braves for three prospects, Nate was my favorite Bucco. On bad Bucs teams Nate was always a tremendous asset, and when he got to play full-time last year he became a sensation. I know he'll perform well for Atlanta, especially with Chipper Jones protecting him in the lineup, but Nate's quote to the media on the trade sums up why this city loved him so dearly: "This was my 10th year in the organization. There were a lot of people I got to know well. And the toughest part, really, is that I wanted to win here. This organization is such a big part of me." Best of luck, Nate! I've never been a Braves fan, but part of me is now.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading!

Scott

Pride Teaser

I've just got some early images back from Mr. Naismith on the Pride. This group of three new lion-men for SuperFigs is nearly done. Hopefully we'll see them in the mail next week, and at the caster the following week.

Here's a taste:



Can't wait to fully show them off!

Scott

Musings on The Pride

Thanks to SuperFig fan Charles Hiber, I've taken to calling the upcoming pack of pulp sci-fi Lion Men The Pride.

This pack of additional lion men will likely include three new poses, each armed differently. One will likely have a pulp-style blaster pistol, one will have curved sword, and one will have a spear or halberd. There may be a fourth, but if not, we'll likely double up one of the poses, include the unarmed Leo-IX, and sell them as a henchmen pack in SuperFigs packaging. I also intend to sell Leo-IX separately.

If anybody has any feedback on this, let me know.

--Scott

Leo-IX Comp Shots

Thought folks might want to see some size comparison shots of Leo-IX and some other figures.

Here's one of him and a Blue Moon Rocket Man--love these miniatures, BTW!




And here's one of him versus Krong!



Scott

Leo-IX

I've been waiting to get this fellow back from Mr. Naismith, and here he is at last! An honest-to-goodness, 28mm lion man! He'll work well in supers games, and in any pulp sci-fi games.

My goal is to use this figure as the basis for a handful of new lion men. They'll have bladed weapons, ray guns, etc. I hope we can get Bob to work on them soon!







Scott