Gonna ask a new question. One that I've had for years now:
What is the source material for Sideshow's "The Dead" line?
Is it just made up, like some random "zombies are neat" kind of thing?
So no source material, no story, just random figures pulled out of thin air?
Can you imagine if that was who he was under the costume?
I may get this because of it's relevance to Poe's Masque of the Red Death.
Can you imagine a film based on this design? Insane! I'm hoping they continue with the literary/historical figure based Dead pieces. I like these more than the random zombies even though those were cool too.
Although I wont be getting it, it definitely appeals to me because of the Poe connection. I love that story, and the character is badass. Putting that visual into the reading is diabolically awesome.
Yeah, I don't get the appeal of the line without some kind of connection to existing media.
Actually they had more than that at one point, including fake letters done in a "From Hell"esque fashion. Guess they took it down. Too bad.
EDIT: here it is, on the Sideshow Experience website https://www.sideshowtoy.com/experie...mation-of-jack-the-ripper-inside-look-part-1/
For the Jack the Ripper project I wanted to create a trifecta delivery; figural art in the form of a Premium Format figure, a painted piece, and further story development with a graphic account. Both would portray the idea of his transformation, symbolizing the Madness of Undeath pushing its way out from within.
Some details were decided right away. I wanted the face to open up into a vulgar mouth — an exaggeration that would play to the atrocity Jack the Ripper represents. His midsection would open up into a cavity of Cthulhu-esque tentacles, portraying a twisted physical manifestation of the madness.
Gonna repost this here [Regarding the Jack the Ripper PF]:
Thanks for the link.
So at least I'm not crazy about the Cthulhu connection.
I guess the way to look at this is like one mans conceptual artwork.
There's really nothing else out there like that. All other mass produced collectables are based on some kind of pre-existing media that others can relate to. This is more like a copy of someones original art. Similar to buying a print of Van Gogh's Starry Night.
Am I getting it yet?
[Copied from the Court of the Dead thread]
I would love a big behind-the-scenes story like this for both the Red Death and the Queen of the Dead. They are just awesome pieces.
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