With the licence for Christopher Reeve’s likeness finally available to toy companies and in great anticipation of Hot Toys reveal of the long-awaited tribute to the classic Superman Movies, shown above is the best action figure representation to date. 100% handmade using cast parts from various 1/6 figure bodies topped with an all-original headsculpt, US artist Kristopher Meadows first submitted his prototype (pictured top) for a custom figure competition in the pages of Tomart’s Action Figure Digest in the mid-nineties. Based on euphoric fan reaction Kris then produced a VERY limited run for a few lucky collectors. From the screen-accurate costume fabric to the real leather boots, this custom has a quality unsurpassed by many of today’s offerings having been produced by a passionate fan with considerable care and attention. Christopher Reeve himself would endorse the artist in the years before his passing by having one of Meadows portraits hanging from the wall of his office…
One in a series of cultural icons of the 20th century rendered in considerable style is this illustration of Christopher Reeve’s Superman by UK artist Stanley Chow. From an impressive portfolio with work appearing from everything to The Washington Post to Vanity Fair his instantly recognisable iconography is both amusing and modernist. Now available as everything from print to Gelaskin, go here to visit Stanley’s site where he states simply about his subject; “My love for Christopher Reeve as Superman will never die…”
Check out his other caricatures and order the Reeve is Superman print here…
A SUPERMANIA exclusive – The first pieces of a multi-part oversized collage/poster originally serialised in BRAVO magazine in 1979 –
The pages have been scanned at printable resolution and untouched, making them ready to print yourself and assemble to create the illustration seen on the cover. The remaining parts will be posted in the coming weeks so be sure to check back..!
Some fine examples from the Japanese advertising campaign for Superman: The Movie in 1978.
Of all the artwork used to spread the word of the Man Of Steel’s cinematic debut, the designs from the Far East were easily the sharpest and most colourful. From the top, magazine ad, Chirashi-style leaflets and article splash page…
Another SUPERMANIA exclusive – Starting above is a serialisation of storyboards from Superman IV: The Quest For Peace by acclaimed UK artist Martin Asbury.
These never-before-published sequences are from the longest cut of the movie and feature the script in its entirety and much more detail of the various Nuclearman battles. Collected in a handsome red binder, this significant find was rescued from a skip at Elstree Studios some years ago. Sadly, only the second binder of two survived (picking up from the gym scenes) but nonetheless feature the majority of the action.
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