{"id":2642,"date":"2011-06-11T20:49:35","date_gmt":"2011-06-12T03:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=2642"},"modified":"2011-06-12T15:22:29","modified_gmt":"2011-06-12T22:22:29","slug":"minimate-spotlight-56-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/minimate-spotlight-56-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimate Spotlight #56 Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #b18d58\">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. <\/span><span style=\"color: #b18d58\">Every so often, a unique style of figure comes along that breaks the mold, so to speak. Each Saturday, <a href=\"http:\/\/donny-b.deviantart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donny B<\/a> will be showcasing various offerings from Art Asylum&#8217;s take on the &#8216;block figure&#8217;, with a weekly spotlight on <em><strong>Minimates<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #404040\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Benjamin J. Grimm, A.K.A. &#8220;<em>The Ever Lovin Blue-Eyed <strong>Thing<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; has had many Minimate incarnations over the years. From the very basic Minimate body, to power-house chest pieces, to all-out sculpted parts completely covering the Minimate body, <strong><em>Thing<\/em><\/strong> has been given all the different style treatments that Art Asylum have implemented over the years. This week, we&#8217;re taking a look at one of the very first releases Minimate collectors were given &#8211; &#8216;<em>Clobberin Time Thing&#8217;<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #404040\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #404040\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2011_06-10-Clobberin-Time-Thing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2644\" src=\"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2011_06-10-Clobberin-Time-Thing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2011_06-10-Clobberin-Time-Thing.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2011_06-10-Clobberin-Time-Thing-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #404040\"><strong>Behind the Image:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This was a simple photograph, just like the <strong>Picard<\/strong> and <strong>Steel<\/strong> photos from previous posts &#8211; just a Minimate in front of a computer screen. No photoshop work required.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">On Ebay<\/span>: <a href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22the+thing%22&amp;submit=Search&amp;LH_TitleDesc=1\" target=\"_blank\">Thing<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22fantastic+four%22&amp;submit=Search&amp;LH_TitleDesc=1\" target=\"_blank\">Fantastic Four<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">On AtomicAvenue<\/span>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicavenue.com\/atomic\/SellerIssues.aspx?XT=1&amp;T=thing&amp;S=cyberspacecomics\" target=\"_blank\">Thing<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicavenue.com\/atomic\/SellerIssues.aspx?XT=1&amp;T=fantastic+four&amp;S=cyberspacecomics\" target=\"_blank\">Fantastic Four<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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