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August 14, 2010

Minimate Spotlight #15 Moon Knight

Filed under: Minimate Spotlight — Donny B @ 6:41 pm

Action figures have long been a perfect compliment to comic books, since every kid (or kid at heart) has that natural desire to act out adventures with their favorite heroes off the drawn page. Every so often, a unique style of figure comes along that breaks the mold, so to speak. Each Saturday, Donny B will be showcasing various offerings from Art Asylum’s take on the ‘block figure’, with a weekly spotlight on Minimates.

Moon Knight, a cult favorite B-list hero in the Marvel Universe, made his Minimate debut in Marvel’s 29th wave. Characters like Moon Knight, who fly under the general public’s radar, would be considered by toy makers to be one of those choices that might keep sales at a minimum. However, thanks to the bigger name characters that he was paired with in this particular wave (namely Daredevil and Wolverine), this cool looking and often requested ‘mate was able to see the light of day:

Behind the Image:

No magic photoshop work here. I was walking around a parking lot looking for spots to utilize for a unique looking shot… and I found this one underneath the wheel base of my car. Very simple, very straight forward.

On Ebay: Moon Knight

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