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NECA Gifts Us With Visual Guides for ‘Aliens’, ‘Predator’, Ultimates and Clothed Action Figures!
Before the Internet (yes, we’re going there), the only way I could imagine all of the toys I wanted was to get my spoiled little hands on was to nab department store’s annual gift guides (shout out to Sears!) or to pick up each month’s new issue of “Wizard” (I still have issue #1). I remembering pining over Kenner’s “Super Powers” line, while “Wizard” had the first ever shots of the new “X-Men” toys, including the first “Logan” action figure (the “Super Powers” line was already collectible at the time), that I stared at for months in agony. Point is, there’s something special about gazing upon shots of well-crafted toys that, even if you can’t afford or don’t have room for, you dream of one day having.
NECA is getting into the spirit of the holidays with their annual “12 Days of Downloads” – and while they’re mostly just shots of their products…wait, yeah, that’s exactly what’s cool about them!
Below are some of the gifts we’ve opened thus far, which include full visual guides for their “Ultimate” line, as well as Aliens, Predator and all of their clothed figures!
Ultimate 7″ Scale Action Figure Visual Guide
We’ve created a brand new visual guide for our Ultimate 7″ scale action figures! (Film licenses only, excludes Video Game Appearance and Expanded Universe Ultimates).
Predators 7″ Scale Action Figure Visual Guides – 2 Versions
We’ve updated two different versions of our Predators action figure visual guide to be completely current! Both include all our Predator action figures to date, and one version additionally features a gallery of card backer art.
Aliens Action Figure Visual Guide – 2 Versions
We’ve updated two different versions of our Aliens action figure visual guide to be completely current! Both include all our Aliens action figures to date, and one version additionally features a gallery of card backer art.
Retro 8″ Clothed Action Figure Visual Guides – 2 Versions (Clamshell and Boxed)
We’ve updated two different versions of our retro 8″ clothed action figure visual guides to be completely current! One covers the clamshell-packaged figures, and the other covers the boxed figures.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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