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.
Amidst the vast roster of characters in the Green Lantern Corps, Kilowog stands out as one of the most memorable non-human ring bearers. Known for his more rough-and-tumble approach, Kilowog made a name for himself as the foremost trainer of new GL recruits, often referring to them with the somewhat endearing term “poozers” (meaning useless rookies).
Kilowog is a bigger character in the comics, so when Art Asylum released his Minimate (from the second DC series), they utilized a 2.5″ body and a (retro-comparatively modest) big chest piece to compliment his stature.
Behind the Image:
This was a simple photoshop project. I had set Kilowog in front of a green backdrop and lit him with a green light for tones/highlights and couple traditional white lights to overpower the general green tint and draw out the natural color scheme of the ‘mate itself. Then I worked in the Lantern symbol in the background in post-production.
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