Sculpt toys and collectibles with modern-day tools, techniques and applications used by today’s top industry professionals Ever since a 12-inch G.I. Joe took toy soldiers to a whole new level by giving them the ability to pose via moveable parts, as well as interchangeable clothing and accessories, the business of creating pop sculpture icons for the mass market was off and running. Superheroes came next, followed by TV show and movie characters, most notably those from Star Wars. Today, action figures exist for sports stars, rock stars, even presidents. With today’s blockbuster success of animated films, action figures and collectibles have become a behemoth industry—with a growing need for skilled artists who can bring these characters to life. So how do you get started? The trio of veteran industry insiders who authored this book take you on an incredibly thorough journey that begins with drawing conceptual drafts and continues through rough sculpting and honing the final product. Along the way, you’ll learn how to research your character, shape casts from a variety of materials including wax and resin, make accessories, articulate characters so that they are poseable, paint them, and ultimately convince an art director to buy and manufacture them. Whether you want to make small PVC toys, collectible statues, or larger high-end collectibles, Pop Sculpture offers step-by-step demos and words of wisdom from the pros.

Pop Sculpture: How to Create Action Figures and Collectible Statues

Arts & Photography

Tim Bruckner

Ruben Procopio

Zach Oat

Photography & Video

Watson/Guptill

Wizard Entertainment proudly presents the fourth TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE trade paperback collection! This new 104-page book collects more of the best and funniest episodes from ToyFare magazine’s monthly Twisted ToyFare Theatre comic strips. 
® Join Mego Spidey and the gang in hilarious episodes like, "Crisis On Infinite MegoVilles," "Beach Blanket Mego," "Twenty Twenty 24 Hours To Go," "My Big Fat, FAT Wedding" and many more! Where else can you see the Human Torch enter HERBIE into a Battle Bots competition or Aunt May try on the Infinity Gauntlet? 
® READ THE ORIGIN OF MEGO HULK in an exclusive World Premiere episode created just for this volume! 
® In addition to the life-changing strips presented here, this book will feature more of The Official Handbook of the TTT Universe! See shocking secrets of Megoville’s greatest characters revealed in the classic style of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. 
® Introduction by living legend Stan Lee, the father of Marvel Comics!

Twisted ToyFare Theatre, Volume 4

Pat McCallum

Tom Root

Douglas Goldstein

Wizard Entertainment

Behold, Wizard Entertainment proudly presents the fifth and greatest TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE trade paperback collection ever! This new 104-page book collects more of the best and funniest episodes from ToyFare magazine’s monthly Twisted ToyFare Theatre comic strips. Join Mego Spidey and the gang in hilarious episodes like, “Supervillain Jeopardy,” “I Am Legend,” “Twenty Ticketmasters Of Evil,” “CHiPs Ahoy” and many more! Where else can you see the Dukes Of Hazard pulled over by ChiPs or a Defenders Telethon? In addition to the important strips presented here, this hysterical graphic novel will feature more of The Official Handbook of the TTT Universe! See shocking secrets of Megoville’s greatest characters revealed in the classic style of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. Introduction by living legend Paul Dini, the writer of the hit TV series, "LOST" and producer of Batman: The Animated Series!

Twisted ToyFare Theatre, Vol. 5

Can you believe we re up to the seventh TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE trade paperback? This new 104-page book collects even more of the funniest episodes from ToyFare magazines monthly Twisted ToyFare Theatre comic strips. Join Mego Spidey and a random assortment of hobbits, stormtroopers and masters of the universe in hilarious episodes that have never before been collected!!! THE LATEST COLLECTION GIVES YOU A MOTHER'S LOVE, PLUS: TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE STRIPS! That's why they call it a Twisted ToyFare Theatre collection, right? You'll see the Hulk go trick-or-treating, only to end up having tragic run-ins with a talking ape and Doctor Doom. You'll see the Megos find out that their entire life is a lie and that they're just toys being photographed in goofy poses by a bunch of nerds. You'll see which movie Sauron, the ultimate evil in Lord of the Rings, watches with Gary Oldman. And you'll see the biggest Twisted ToyFare ever, when Mego Spidey must save Megoville from the clutches of the Dr. Doom s cadre of villains armed with nothing more than a bratty kid and a certifiably insane robot! TOYFARE TAKES ON COMIC STRIPS! From our hit Monthly Rag section, check out the first Twisted ToyFare Sunday Funnies page! Six pages of cartoon parodies featuring Kraven and Hobbes, Good Ol Charlie Xavier, Thunderkatzenjammer Kids, Spy vs. Spy vs. Alien vs. Predator and more! THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE TTT UNIVERSE Find out all you ever wanted to know about your favorite TTT characters, teams and Aunt May's deadliest oven mitt.

Twisted ToyFare Theatre Vol 7

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

You know that old saying, The eighth time s the charm? Well, we just made it up. But in the case of TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE it s totally true! This new 104-page book (our eighth man...are we really that old?) collects even more of the funniest episodes from ToyFare magazine's monthly Twisted ToyFare Theatre comic strips. Join Mego Spidey and a random assortment of stormtroopers, wrestlers, werewolves and Cobra troopers in hilarious episodes that have never before been collected!!! THE LATEST COLLECTION INCLUDES TWO FREE LEPRECHAUNS, PLUS: TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE STRIPS! That's why they call it a Twisted ToyFare Theatre collection, right? In the eighth volume you ll see Mego Spidey make a deal with the devil to escape the crazed Duke boys. You ll find out what happens when Smokey the Bear tries to tell Ric Flair how to go camping. You ll find out what Serpentots are, and why you should never order them at Cobra's restaurant. And you ll see why no one ever thought to build a gun that shoots lightsabers in the Star Wars films. It's page after page of pulse-pounding parody in the mighty ToyFare manner, starring the beloved toys of your childhood and their unfortunate charred remains! GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF TWISTED TOYFARE Take a visual pop-up tour of what goes into shooting a Twisted ToyFare strip! How do we build the sets? Where do those tiny little beer bottles come from? What kind of voodoo magic do we use to make the toys talk? It s all in here! Plus, find out the top 10 things we hate about Mego figures, from Captain America s inexplicably black forehead to the fact that it takes voodoo magic to make them talk! THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE TTT UNIVERSE Find out all you ever wanted to know about your favorite TTT characters, from Bo and Luke Duke to the leather-jacketed Biker Scout. Plus, learn the startling secret life of Spider-Man s house!

Twisted ToyFare Vol 8

Mike Searle

Twisted ToyFare Vol 9

Doug Goldstein

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