That statue-in-progress looks to be pretty cool. I've enjoyed the radio shows and some of the comics (even the Chaykin and Helfer/Baker ones, which were great comics even if they weren't always faithful to the character).
And am I the only one who kinda liked the Alec Baldwin film?
I'm with'ya Rand. The Shadow is a guilty pleasure of mine, even though it is an awful movie!
Actually, it's quite good fun, but loses the plot towards the end. It's just so unintentionally amusing though that I always catch it on TV. Seen it about three times in the past year.
Had a friend who worked with Baldwin on an aborted remake of The Devil And Daniel Webster...seems Alec was a decent enough chap during it's making, if more than a little clueless (half the reason the movie sank apparently).
My goodness, those sculpts look the business! The Shadow is another property that I'd love to see done right on the big screen.
Ruben Procopio, ex-Disney animator and master maquette creator, is one of the best sculptors in the pop culture statue business.
He's done a lot of work with Disney and Electric Tiki.
When I look at my very tiny Electric Tiki collection, I've got a LOT of statues he sculpted! Ditto on a lot of the superhero busts I've got. I'd say between those two categories OVER HALF the statues I own were sculpted by him and I didn't realize it! I guess my eye is drawn to his work...
Seems like a nice guy, too, and he's a big fan of the Green Hornet and The Phantom which he sculpted as well, too. He's actually doing some work now on new Phantom comics.
I like The Shadow and The Green Hornet as concepts but I can't get into The Phantom...
Jealous, eh? That's just the effect I was going for!
Funny, just before I read your post, I plugged in my camera to charge it!
Hopefully I'll get some good photos.
Did I mention that Margot Kidder will be there too? Having met Noel Neill last summer, this is a great chance to meet a second Lois in less than a year.
In case you're interested, here's the whole guest lineup for this weekend: http://www.calgaryexpo.com/guests.php
Some choice names in there! This will be my first time going to this show, and I'm impressed by all the great names they've got coming.
But, by the way, I've been good with the goodies the studios send us. Now I'm up to Blu-ray we've been sharing out the wealth nicely, and there has been a <I>lot</I> to share out over the past month or two!
Yes...do get pics Rand! Maybe even write a small piece up for us?
