One of the first superhero comic books that I ever read was an issue of
The Fantastic Four, and it's still one of my favorite Marvel creations. They hooked up with Bowen for all their statue and mini-bust needs, and DC's still playing quality catch-up. DC Direct may be improving, but Marvel's added Sideshow to their cool manufacturer list!
Anyway, I waffled for the longest time before I finally bought this statue. It wasn't too bad in terms of price (though I'm sure I could've paid less if I'd bought it earlier), and action figures just can't do the whole half-visible thing nearly as well. The sculpt is nice, and the paint work is strong, too. It has the added feature of the later statues - the figure itself can detach from the base, making cleaning and transport easier and less risky.
As you might imagine, there's two other variants of this statue - fully painted, and fully 'invisible'. To be honest, I don't know why the others even exist - the half-and-half version is definitely the way to go! Why not do the entire run that way?
At any rate, I think I paid around $200 for mine, but there's
one for sale on eBay that's currently at $47.00 + shipping. Good luck!
Labels: bowen, bowen designs, comics, fantastic four, ff, invisible woman, maquette, marvel, merchandise, statue, toy, toy of the day, toy OTD
I happened to see this picture of Michelle (Brokeback Mountain) Williams at thesuperficial.com yesterday morning, and it struck me how much she looked like a Kirby drawing! I think she'd be a good choice for the Invisible Woman.
