By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
I must confess, I haven’t even seen Ant-Man and The Wasp. So I’ve got some catching up to do before I see Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, which comes out today.
I do, however, love me a good Ant-Man toy shot. Abdiel Bv brings us a pretty damn cool shot of our two tiny heroes next to Mjolnir. This isn’t the first time Ant-Man has appeared in this space, and it almost certainly won’t be the last.
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
I adore this shot from Boris Lechaftois. It’s a perfect mid-action shot of Miles Morales leaping out the window and into action as Spider-Man. It’s very cinematic in nature, in that we can practically see Miles sailing through the air and then dropping out of view. Beautiful work!
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Spider-Man returns to “Toy Chest Theater” this week courtesy of Alan Parma, who does something with this image that I’ve never seen. He uses hot glue for the symbiote goo that gives Spidey his classic black costume, and ultimately turns Eddie Brock into Venom. The texture of the glue actually looks believable as an alien substance.
What’s more, he went through the hassle of removing the glue from the figure. Nobody ever said thinking outside the box was easy…
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
The obvious imagery this pic from Dan Williams evokes is of Robert Downey Jr. forging his Iron Man armor in the original Iron Man movie. I can practically hear the Ramin Djawadi soundtrack in my head as I look at it.
Interestingly enough, however, Williams didn’t use the MCU version of the costume for the background image. Rather, he went with something more akin to the classic look from the comics, right down to the yellow mask we see above the anvil.
The classic never dies, as they say…
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
“That can’t be real fire…can it?”
That was my first thought when I saw this image from Off the Shelf Pictures. I’ve seen toy photographers do a lot. But setting a figure on fire?!?
And yet, the original post is accompanied by a little behind-the-scenes clip, and…yup. That’s real fire. Kudos for making Ghost Rider look as good as he’s ever looked in toy form. And kudos for speed! For obvious reasons, the window for getting this shot has got to be short. Like, really short.
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
It’s not surprising that I’ve got Wolverine on the brain these days, what with the recent announcement about Hugh Jackman returning to play the character in Deadpool 3. The movie should be a lot of fun, and hopefully it winds up being something special.
Something else that’s a lot of fun? This shot from Michael David. Hulk and Logan go way back, as the latter made his first appearance in 1974’s The Incredible Hulk #185. Having Hulk be out of focus as he throws Wolvie toward the camera is a simple trick. But in this case, it’s effective. Also, the blood on the claws is a really nice touch. Perhaps more than anything else, it creates the vibe that these two are in the midst of a battle.
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Here we have an image that asks a question: Who would have the more terrifying roar: Wolverine or a T-Rex?
This image from Ian Saunders has a lot going for it. The simple figure choice and positioning both work well. The idea of a confrontation between these two is a great idea on its own. The bright yellow to dark orange background creates a nice and intense vibe, will also obviously invoking a sunrise. The glow it casts on Wolvie in particular is great. I also love the spittle around the T-Rex’s tongue, which adds that little extra touch of realism.
The really fun thing about this pic? You can hear it. Wolverine’s primal bellow mixed with the gargantuan T-Rex roar from Jurassic Park. It’s enough to give you chills.
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
This image has a lot going for it. You’ve got Wolverine’s bright costume constrasted against the background. You’ve got the rich detail in the Sentinel figure at his feet. And are those light touches of blood I see?
But what really puts this pic by @SaiyanWolf4 over the top, for my money at least, is the positioning of the figure’s arms and head. Wolverine is looking at his hands, seemingly in awe of his own power. If he’d wanted to be more on-the-nose about it, he our photographer could have had the figure’s hands straight out and its head up. It would have been more dramatic, but necessarily not in a good way. Instead, he went for a more understated and subtle approach.
Subtlety isn’t really Wolverine’s strong suit. But it works for him here.
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
There’s a black and white cut of Logan, right? It’s on the Blu-Ray, isn’t it?
Either way, this shot from Cap Wolf Photos delightfully captures the spirit of James Mangold’s film, and Hugh Jackman’s final performance as the character. Is Logan talked about as one of the better comic book movies of the last decade? If not, it should be…
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By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Does Hulk stand a chance against Godzilla? I say he does. He’s probably the only (relatively) normal-sized being that could be a physical threat to the King of the Monsters.
Either way, @toystorys_ puts up a pretty convincing argument with this image. A nice tight shot of our two characters, milliseconds before Godzilla tries to blast Hulk into oblivion. The lighting effect is great, and the scale difference between Godzilla and Hulk is spot on. A beautifully done image.
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