Now this is how you do mash-up art.
Mattel’s Masters of the Universe toy line is unquestionably one of the most iconic of all time, launching a media franchise that’s still going strong to this day. The toys, originally released in 1982, introduced characters such as He-Man and Skeletor (special shout-out to my man Gwildor), and the designs are instantly recognizable even to those who never played with them.
Using those retro designs and Mattel’s packaging art as inspiration, artist Phil Postma recently created his own line of faux Masters of the Universe toys. Actually, since they mash together Masters characters with legendary movie monsters, he’s fittingly calling them the Monsters of the Universe!
Postma explains the fun project…
If you love classic monsters and barbarians, this is for you! Merged two of my favorite things (Classic Monsters and Masters of the Universe) together and came up with this, “Monsters of the universe” action figures. Ya, I know they are not really action figures but they are the best I can do with the resources at hand.
You can see more of Postma’s art on his Minion Factory blog and in his Red Bubble shop.
