Toy-Things
Man-Thing Comiquette, Polystone
Statue
Perhaps the most expensive Man-Thing item around, if you don't
count the money Marvel wasted spent on the film,
is this US $499.99 bust from
Sideshow Collectibles that appears to have been announced in
April 2009 but none of us Muck-Heads noticed at the time: The
latest to join Sideshow's line of Marvel collectibles is the
monstrous Man-Thing Comiquette. Each piece is individually
painted and hand-finished, each with its own unique quality and
detail that is the trademark of a handcrafted Sideshow C
ollectibles Comiquette. Complete with LED light-up eyes and
towering over 18 inches high, the Man-Thing Comiquette captures
the intimidating presence of the mutant guardian in incredible
detail, the perfect addition to any Marvel display.
Spotted by Guillaume
The folks behind the
Classic Marvel Figurine Collection magazine/figurine series released a Man-Thing special figure 13 November 2008 which was
sculpted by South Africa sculptor, Aren
Damiani.
Spotted by Guillaume
Recent visitor George brought to my attantion a 4 Inch rubber figure made by TSR that looks very much like Man-Thing. His research unearth that it is the Dungeons & Dragons figure called Shambling Mound, #36 of the 80 figures produced in the Harbringer series. © TSR Hobbies Inc 1982.
Details for players..
Ecology: Shambling mounds dwell in thickly over grown swamps or in exceedingly wet and fetid subterranean locals. Mounds will feed on anything organic, including other plants and animals, as well as the living and the dead. Other questions, such as how they breed and how long they live, is unknown. Some believe that shambling mounds are enraged manifestations of the swamps in which they dwell. Others say that are elemental spirits gone wrong.
Appearance: A shambling mound is a tall heap of rotting vegetation. It smells rank and water runs freely from the shambling mound's body. The creature also drips slime and liquid mud as it walks.
The Shambling Mound first appeared in the official newsletter of TSR Games, The Strategic Review #3, August 1975, then turnned up in the first edition Monster Manual (1977)
My thanks to George for the photograph, and Chris Norton for pointing out the Monstor Manual appearance.
Robb Waters had
some custom made Man-Thing figures on
Ebay that would have appealled to muck-heads everywhere.
finally an answer to the age old question, "what if mego had made man-thing?!?"- this guy is the last word in custom man-things'. He features, a professionally sculpted head, gross body veins, monsterish hands and moss-like body suit. a real pro-job and just in time for halloween. Everyone's favorite muck-man is poseable and ready for action!!!
The
folks at Bowen
Designs have a 13" tall statue of you know who sculpted by Mark
VanTine due for release in November 2005. At US $175.00 it sure ain't
cheap, but does look more pretty than a muck monster deserves to look.
New Man-Thing bustA Diamond Select Release! A Gentle Giant Sculpt and Design! Re-creating a familiar scene from one of his early appearances, Man-Thing tangles with an alligator in this impressive sculpt. This dynamic bust measures approximately 6" tall, features a clear-cast base replicating the swampy waters in which Man-Thing dwells, comes painted and ready for display, is limited to 2,500 pieces worldwide, is accompanied by a hand-numbered, full-color Certificate of Authenticity
ITEM CODE: APR052467
PREVIEWS PAGE 190
Bust..........$50.00
Another item spotted by Guillaume.
As the release of the Man-Thing
movie one piec of tie-in merchandise appeared: a mask based on the
design of Man-Thing for the film. It is listed but not currently available
from Haunt Hunters.
A Man-Thing figure
was released during November 2004 as part of the Marvel Heroclix game as part of the
Mutant Mayem selection . It appears there were
several variants;
#61 (Rookie),
#62 (experienced), #063
(veteran), as well as a limited edition Ted Sallis #209
(Unique). They all look the same to me...
Toy Biz gave us a
Man-Thing figure. Check
out the review with
lots of pictures. The Marvel Legends figure series came with comic book
and 6-inch, highly detailed action figure for a $7.99 US. Washington
Times , action-figure.com
Announcements at the time stated that Upper Deck and Toy Biz would cross-promote their Marvel products by packaging promo cards from Upper Deck's Marvel Vs. System CCG with action figures from Toy Biz' Marvel Legends line. Playable game cards depicting Black Widow, Man-Thing, Captain America, Iceman, Iron Man, Storm, and Doctor Octopus were be packed with the corresponding action figures from Marvel Legends Series 8, The Marvel TCG cards featured artwork by Michael Lopez.
Check out a detailed review at the Toy Room
Game-Things
Eagle-eyed
Muck-Head Guillaume spotted this creature in a
screen-shot from the game Fable II. It could be mistaken for
Man-Thing if you met it in a dark swamp.
According to Wikipedia,
Fable II is an upcoming role playing video game for Xbox 360, developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a sequel to Fable and Fable: The Lost Chapters.
Announced in 2006, the game will take place in Albion, 500 years after Fable's setting, in a colonial era resembling the time of highwaymen or the Enlightenment; guns are still primitive, and large castles and cities have developed in the place of towns.