Mondo has release some great collectibles recently including ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, bringing back ‘Madballs’ and a great ‘The Thing’ board game to go along with their fantastic poster prints. For their next collectible figure they announced today that they will be working with the AMC property ‘Preacher.’
From Brock Otterbacher, Mondo Creative Director Toys & Collectibles:
“As a fan of the comic it’s based on, AMC’s PREACHER series has been a joy to watch, both in how it sticks to the original story and how it diverts. Riding along with Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy on their strange journey week-to-week, and meeting all the ludicrous characters they come across inspired us to take a slightly unorthodox approach to our statue line.
Starting with Jesse and Cassidy, we asked one of our favorite poster artists – Rory Kurtz – to create illustrated pieces that capture the essence of the characters. With an emphasis on more quiet moments, Rory also showed the characters in heavy contrasting light. This was essential for the next phase, which was creating statues (sculpted by Mathew Black and painted by Mara Ancheta) that not only looked like Rory’s paintings in pose but were painted as if each of them were followed by their own personal light source – Jesse and the illuminating sun and Cassidy with a seedy neon glow.”
Jesse Custer Statue
Polystone Statue, Approx. 10″ in height
Artists: Matthew Black, Mara Ancheta, Jason Wires Productions, Rory Kurtz
From the hit AMC series PREACHER, the Jesse Custer statue is based on a painting by artist Rory Kurtz, capturing not only the physical details of the character, but painted to feature the dramatic lighting in the artwork as well. The statue depicts Jesse in repose, enjoying a smoke while brushing up on The Word, with a special coffee can hiding out behind him…
Regular Version, $240
Mondo Exclusive Version, $250
Includes a 18×24 print of Jesse by Rory Kurtz, which the statue is based on.
Cassidy Statue
Polystone Statue, Approx. 12″ in height
Artists: Matthew Black, Mara Ancheta, Jason Wires Productions, Rory Kurtz
From the hit AMC series Preacher, the Cassidy statue is based on a painting by artist Rory Kurtz, capturing not only the physical details of the character, but painted to feature the dramatic lighting in the original artwork as well. The statue depicts Cassidy taking a breather from one nighttime activity, and getting warmed up for another.
Regular Version, $240
Mondo Exclusive Version, $250
Includes a 18×24 print of Jesse by Rory Kurtz, which the statue is based on.
Source: MondoTees.com
