New York Comic Con Coverage

Lots of thanks to Doomkick for doing a write up and posting photos of my booth at NYCC here.

Also, I had a chance to talk with The Gay Comic Geek at NYCC, you can see a portion of that conversation in his video here (around the 1:35 mark):

"Keep The Cape On"

Just revealed at New York Comic Con is the 5th F.A.G. Sculpt - "Keep the Cape On"!

A limited number of these will be available for purchase online soon.

NYCC 2013

F.A.G.S. will be at New York Comic Con October 10-13 at the After Midnight Studios booth #225! Stop by, meet the artist behind these things, check out the sculpts in person, get a sketch, etc etc. And, check out a brand new sculpt that will be debuting at the Con (teased below)!

"Feeling Cocky" - Original Sketches

A little "behind the scenes" peak of the original sketches I did for what would become the "Feeling Cocky" figure (in his early days I was calling him "Hold Tight").
If I have a solid idea for a sculpt in my head, I generally don't spend a lot of time sketching it out, I'd rather spend that time working on the actual sculpt/final piece. So these sketches are pretty loose, really just visual notes jotted down to highlight pose, expression, proportions, and style. All of which would get fine tuned as I worked on the sculpt and saw how things looked in the wax.

The belt was added during sculpting, I loved the irony of it, and it let me do the almost phallic little strap sticking out (although that and the undercut of the hat gave the most problems when casting).
The sideburns were an important element I worked out in the sketches. I didn't want him looking too young, but wanted to do the sculpt very smooth and in cartoony proportions with a larger head. The sideburns, somewhat developed chest, and face angles helped combat the pre-pubescent look.

Balls. No Balls.

CHEERS that they had the balls to do this version of this character.

JEERS that they didn't have the balls to actually give the figure balls.  From Entertainment Earth's pre-order page:

"Removable black tape covers his nudity (don't worry - there is no "junk" behind the tape)."

Why? It's already an adults-only item (there's an "18+" right there on the package.) They had to tool up a new pelvis piece anyway (the previous figures of Brock have pants details clearly sculpted in). I think the tape is great for in-package, but once opened I fear it will feel flimsy and cheap. And I for one would have displayed my naked bloody Brock proudly without tape for all to see, but will have to think twice about that now if all there is is some sort of smooth neutered-ness.

Total cop out. Wonder if he has an ass?

1/6... 1/8 In The Cold...

You really can't keep striving for hyper detail and realism yet keep "glossing" over that one area. Good for World Box for finally sculpting in the ol' frank & beans on a figure like this. Could use some refinements - the whole front of the pelvis piece still feels under-sculpted compared to every other part of the figure - but a step in the right direction! Available for pre-order (expected to ship July 2013) from 7-Hobby.

Bullying is Bad, Mmkay?

Marker sketch on 9" x 12" Bristol.