NEW "Lost" Figures

[Lior Knight]

According to Toy News International:

Bif Bang Pow! Gets License To Make "Lost" Figures

Bif Bang Pow! unveils the first in a line of collectibles based on the immensely popular ABC series Lost at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2009. And there's more to come with a special array of bobble heads and articulated action figures with story-specific accessories already in the works.

The creepy and enigmatic Benjamin "Ben" Linus is the first to be released in bobble head form, available exclusively at the Entertainment Earth booth (#2343) at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2009, July 23-26. Based on recent storylines from the show, he comes bruised and bloodied with his arm in a sling… but you wouldn't want him any other way! He stands on a Dharma Initiative logo base and comes in Dharma Initiative packaging. Only 1,008 pieces of this Comic-Con Exclusive will be produced. (Retail price: $17 including tax - while supplies last - limit two per person.)

"The twists, turns, and multiple threads that characterize Lost give rise to a host of distinctive and unforgettable characters. These characters lend themselves to the creation of unique figures and accessories that have terrific fan appeal and serve to memorialize this exceptional TV series," said Jason Lenzi, CEO of Bif Bang Pow! "We're thrilled to be bringing new bobble heads and poseable action figures to market in the vein of what Bif Bang Pow! has done with licenses in the past. As always with Lost and Bif Bang Pow!, expect the unexpected!"

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Also, according to The Entertainment Earth Blog:

The first series of action figures will include Sawyer, Juliet, Jack, and Kate. (Plus 8. [Not really.])

The action figures will be packaged in two-packs, which makes me happy as it means it's easier to get a set put together. I talked with the Bif Bang Pow people and was given these useful talking points to share:

• Figures will be action figures, not figure-sized statues
  
• Figures will have actual, useful articulation
  
• This is only the first series, more are on the way and will be announced in the future
  

Maybe now we'd get the rest of the cast in plastic form.

[CraigO]

No mention of a scale?

Looks like they can manage a decent likeness. On a Bobblehead, at least. I look forward to seeing the actual figrues.

[Artistix]

Bif Bang Pow don't do much for me.

They do the Big Lebowski line. Big cartoony looking figures.

[willbueche]

Yeah they tend to do caricatures, but, I'm interested. (Not in the bobble-heads of course, no one likes bobble-heads).


Ooh -- I dig their slam at MacFarlane! "Figures will be action figures, not figure-sized statues; Figures will have actual, useful articulation"

I wonder, based on the list of initial figure -- The first series of action figures will include Sawyer, Juliet, Jack, and Kate -- if they're doing the Dharma jumpsuits. Both Jack and Sawyer wore the same brand and model of Dharma jumpsuit (with different color undershirts), and both Juliet and Kate also wore the same brand and model (the blue ones, different style).

[willbueche]

Here's the direct link:
bifbangpow.blogspot.com/2009/06/lost-figures-found-at-bif-bang-pow.html

They also twitter, so if you really want to follow the development every minute, go to:

twitter.com/bifbangpow

Holy Crap! November 2009?! The amazing bit is that unlike DST, BifBangPow may actually be serious about how soon they can get these out. No need to add 9 to 12 months to the date -- November 2009 may be real! Wow!

[spikex81]

Considering that thier Dexter figure came out looking like something out of an Archie cartoon, im not looking forward to this that much.

[willbueche]

True. I had another thought about costumes. Since BifBangPow also sometimes uses fabric costomes, they could make sculpted clothes for the characters, and then throw an optional FABRIC Dharma jumpsuit onto them!

[willbueche]

I got this reply from Jason at Biff Bang Pow --

QUOTE

Hi Will, I’m Jason from BifBangPow! Thanks for your comments on our blog. All we’re allowed to say is - wait until Comic-Con 2009 for more info about the Lost action figures. I’m sure you’ll be pleased. :-)

Also - I started the first Pepsi Throwback fan group on Facebook… Small world. Long live Sugar! www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=69087397655

UNQUOTE

(That last bit was in reference to something else on my blog that he noticed).

[Shannon]

Well this should be inetersting.
Hopefully well get more of the cast, and in my dreams a Sayid and Shannon two pack.
This is acutally a really good idea. I can see a ton of two packs:
Jack and Kate, Sawyer and Juliet, Charlie and Claire, Sayid and Shannon, Locke and Ben, Hurley and Libby, Michael and Walt, Nikki and Paulo, Charlotte and Daniel, Eko and Ana Lucia, Sun and Jin, Boone and Vincent!
Ill have to see what the look like but Ill probably get them, unless theyre really ugly.

[willbueche]

Tweet from Bif Bang Pow:

"Our Lost action figures may be shown for the first time at SDCC. Still finishing the sculpts...stay tuned.12:37 AM Jul 14th from web "

Well I'd hope so!

But this also beggars the imagination of how they can get them onto store shelves by November if they're still inventing them. I wish them well. In other words, I hope the sculpts are so good that the actors will approve them immediately.

[Lior Knight]

Jul 17, 2009 2:11:50 GMT -5 willbueche said:

Tweet from Bif Bang Pow:

"Our Lost action figures may be shown for the first time at SDCC. Still finishing the sculpts...stay tuned.12:37 AM Jul 14th from web "

Well I'd hope so!

But this also beggars the imagination of how they can get them onto store shelves by November if they're still inventing them. I wish them well. In other words, I hope the sculpts are so good that the actors will approve them immediately.

Cool! Looking forward seeing what they have in mind for the line.

[hurricane]

After eagerly waiting for images since Wednesday, I'm disappointed to say the least.

No sign of Juliette or Kate, but here's what they did show:

[Lior Knight]

Well, it not that bad I guess. The likeness is OK-ish, but not too sure about those budies...the articulation does seem to ruin the overall look.

Wonder what Juliette and Kate would look like.

[hurricane]

I think the likeness on Jack is pretty amazing, but not so much for Sawyer but that could change. It's just the damn crotch articulation. I might just keep the dharma overalls on and hide them.

[buffyfannumerouno]

Jul 25, 2009 6:37:05 GMT -5 hurricane said:

I think the likeness on Jack is pretty amazing, but not so much for Sawyer but that could change. It's just the damn crotch articulation. I might just keep the dharma overalls on and hide them.

I agree that articulation ruins the figure overall, it makes it look like a childs toy and Lost is targeted to everyone but children.

[hurricane]

I agree. I wish a company would come along and give us 100% decent figures from LOST. So far, neither company have really scored.

[willbueche]

[impressed with self] Well I called it! Plastic figures with fabric jumpsuits optionally on top [/impressed].

The details of the Dharma suits are great! Look at the patches, they're well done. And even the "LaFleur Head of Security" is readable.

Those giant crotches are unfortunate. Bad body design choice. I don't like ball-socket shoulders either.

They look "ok" In their Dharma suits -- maybe enough for me to get them and keep them in their Dharma suits for display.

Some minor nits: When wearing the Dharma suits, their shoes should be a reddish/brown with a white sole, they're Red Wing Shoes, Classic Lifestyle Leather Boots. The lighting in the display makes it difficult to tell what color the shoes are. Ideally they'll be reddish brown.

Another minor nit is that no one wears a button-down shirt underneath their Dharma suits, they wear t-shirts only, so Sawyer's torso isn't exactly made to wear the jumpsuit.

Jack's lower-arm tattoo is missing. His shoulder/bicep tattoo is hidden by his sleeve but his lower arm one should be visible. Took me a couple seasons of the show to notice it.

But, considering they whipped these up for the con without really having enough time to do them up properly, they did pretty good.

[willbueche]

But you know what? Sling some backpacks on them to hide the ball-socket shoulders, add some other accessories, and maybe the flaws in BBP's choice of body construction will be hidden.

The Ghostbuster figures' ball-joint shoulders were successfully hidden by the straps of their nuclear accelerator backpacks, so maybe the same trick can be used to hide them here.

The giant crotch situation needs a different solution though.

[willbueche]

Close up pics of the Jack prototype. Looks like the forearms and hands are too big. But keep in mind this is only a prototype.

www.flickr.com/photos/26599914@N04/3750230803/in/set-72157621784145950/

[MasterPizza]

Good likeness but the joints are too expose, especially the legs, if they are in these way, I don't want to picture in my mind the Dexter figure.