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Packaging - ***
It's a pretty standard box, and as you'd
expect, it's relatively collector friendly. The inner trays are
Styrofoam, and not the dense sort, but rather the kind that tends to
fall apart and end up all over the carpet.
One of the nice touches is
the inclusion of the Certificate of Authenticity, signed by the head of
special effects on the show, Greg Nicotero.
Sculpting - ***
The sculpt fulfills zombie rule number 1 - it's really disgusting. The
lifelike wounds and decay are quite extensive, but the eyes are bright
and malevolent.
The
gaping wounds in the forehead almost look like their oozing all over
you, while the rotted mouth shows off the different textures of the
skin, gums, tongue and even bone around the chin.
These busts run
about 7 1/2" tall, but are larger scale than something like the Gentle
Giant busts, since they are almost entirely head with only a little bit
of body.
I'm not quite convinced that
this is exactly what the
deer eating zombie looked like - unlike the other two that were on
display at SDCC, this one isn't as recognizable. But I'll give them the
benefit of the doubt, since both the girl from the park and the guy
from the tank looked pretty much dead on.
My big issue here is
that the detail on the bust doesn't wrap around. While I understand
that this is a bit more of what a true 'bust' in the classic sense of
the art would be, I still wish they'd taken the work on the shirt all
the way around.
Paint - ***
The paint work isn't quite as good as the sculpt, at least not on this
particular zombie. I thought that both of the other releases had a
slightly more realistic appearance to the rotted skin and blood.
For
example, the ears are almost a skin tone, while the rest of the face is
very gray from decay. It's a very weird contrast that just doesn't work
for me. In other areas, there's simply not enough contrast between the
various rotted areas, hiding some of the inherent detail in the sculpt.
Still,
the eyes are extremely good, and I love the yellow, hungry look.
They pupils aren't quite even, but with a zombie that actually works.
They've used some nice matte versus gloss finishes to make it appear as
though the blood and slime are wet, always a nice touch.
Value - ***1/2
A $50 bust in this scale is pretty rare - one that's an SDCC exclusive,
limited to just 1200 busts, is even rarer. This bust was one of the
better deals I saw at the Con this year.
Things to Watch Out For -
Not a thing!
Overall - ***
I hadn't planned on picking these up, but when I saw the set of three
together, I knew that when the other two came out I'd be kicking myself
for not having the full set. On his own, I wouldn't have picked up this
zombie, but combined with the next two (and hopefully quite a few
more), he's going to make for a great Walking Dead display. The
completist in me just couldn't say no.
Score Recap:
Packaging - ***
Sculpting - ***
Paint - ***
Value - ***1/2
Overall - ***
Where to Buy -
This guy was an SDCC exclusive so ebay is
your best bet now. I'm having a little trouble finding any place to
pre-order the other two...
Related
Links -
Other zombie goodies include:
- the Symbiote Studios cookie jar.
- Amok Time did the Night of the Living Dead zombie
in sixth scale.
- Peril Unlimited has done a
few, including Betty the
cheerleader, and their army
builder Ash.
- and don't forget Sideshow's
line of The Dead, including the security
guard and the priest.
- odd ball sixth scale zombies
include the figures from the Dust
series.
- for smaller figures, there's
the GITD Flesh Eating Zombies, Shaun of the Dead 2 pack,
the Cult Classics 3 Flyboy
Zombie from Night of the Living Dead, Earl, from Mezco's line
Attack of the Living Dead, the Marvel Legends monster boxed
set that included the zombie from Tales
of the Zombie, and the Land of the Dead figures.
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