Our Awesome Monkey Island Statue based on the Lucas Arts Game is shipping no later than October 26th 2009. Below is a first look at the stamp on the bottom of the base. Each one is hand numbered and the Star Wars Shop and Symbiote Studios will only be offering 1,000 statues combined for sale. As with all our products, once they are gone they never come back.
Monkey Island Base Stamp
Prepare for an onslaught of new blogs erupting all over your web interface! After a short stint as a member of the Old Navy Supermodelquins squad, I have returned to my true love: blogging.
I spent some time studying with the guru Domo. He taught me about equality.
And then this happened.
All and all, it was one crazy summer.
Symbiote Studios LLC, a leading manufacturer and distributor of a broad range of statues and high-end collectibles has been awarded the rights to create vinyl toys and polyresin statues based on The Jim Henson Company’s fan-favorites “Fraggle Rock” and “Farscape”. The vinyl toys will be stylized and be presented in the popular Symbiote series. The statues will be limited edition collectibles with the individual number hand written on the base.
“We are excited to have the opportunity to work with The Jim Henson Company.” Said Joseph Reiter, President and CEO of Symbiote Studios. “Fraggle Rock and Farscape are both beloved franchises that we will give our utmost respect and attention.”
Early production of the products has already begun with an estimated release date of Q1 2010.
“Fraggle Rock” premiered 1983 and has garnered multiple awards and a loyal global fan following. The show was created by Jim Henson as an international co-production and was adapted for each territory to meet the needs of its audience. By showing cooperation and conflict resolution among the different inhabitants of the Rock (the Fraggles, the Doozers and the Gorgs), the show taught the concepts of mutual respect and peace. Currently, The Jim Henson Company is in active development on a “Fraggle Rock” feature film.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, “Farscape” follows the adventures of astronaut John Crichton, catapulted across a thousand galaxies and trapped among alien creatures that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. A groundbreaking sci-fi production, Farscape is an international favorite. Named by TV Guide as one of television’s “Best Cult Shows Ever” and by Empire Magazine as one of the “50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time,” the show has continued to find new audiences in syndication and on DVD around the world as well as on iTunes, where it debuted as the top selling sci-fi show.
About Symbiote Studios
Symbiote Studios LLC is a premier manufacturer of figures, statues and busts for the comic, movie and video game markets. Comprising of today’s leading artists, sculptors and licensors, Symbiote Studios LLC is committed to creating innovative and high-quality products, including such licenses as Autumn Beauty™, Dr. Tran™, Jessica Chobot, Monkey Island™, Sam & Max™, Star Wars™ and Symbiotes™.
Symbiote Studios products are currently sold in specialty, trend, collectible and comic shops, as well as on the World Wide Web at http://www.symbiotestudios.com
About The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over 50 years and is recognized worldwide as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics and digital animation. Best known as creators of the world famous Muppets, Henson has received over 50 Emmy Awards and nine Grammy Awards. Recent credits include “Sid the Science Kid”, and “Pajanimals”. Features include “The Dark Crystal,” “Labyrinth,” “MirrorMask,” and “Unstable Fables.” Television productions include “Fraggle Rock” and the sci-fi cult series “Farscape.” With additional locations in New York and London, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered in Los Angeles on the historic Charlie Chaplin lot, complete with soundstage and postproduction facilities. Independently owned and operated by the five adult children of founder Jim Henson, the Company is also home to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™, a pre-eminent character-building and visual effects group with international film, television and advertising clients, as well as Henson Recording Studios, one of the music industry’s top recording facilities known for its world-class blend of state of the art and vintage equipment.
The Company is currently in production on 40 episodes of “Dinosaur Train,” an animated preschool series teaching concepts of natural science and history, set to debut on PBS KIDS in fall 2009. The Company’s Henson Alternative brand continues to produce “Puppet Up! - Uncensored,” a live puppet improvisational show that runs monthly at the Avalon Hollywood. The Company has also announced the creation of Jim Henson Designs, a merchandise collection inspired by Jim Henson’s earliest sketches, and The Jim Henson Company: Discoveries, an acquisitions banner that celebrates outstanding third party produced independent film, television and video productions from around the globe embodying the Company’s enduring legacy. www.henson.com
Many people have requested that we put up templates to help them with their customization of our Vinyl Symbiotes. Below is a template for the Black Symbiote. We will have the white version up soon.
Symbiote Black Template
Symbiote Studios and Lucas Arts have created an amazing statue for the Star Wars Shop. The statue is based off the classic Monkey Island series and is brought to you with 3D flare thanks to the art of Monkey Island Special Edition. The piece depicts the epic battle between Guybrush Threepwood and the Pirate LeChuck. The statue art was created by Dela Longfish and the package was designed by Curt Rapala.
This statue is limited edition with under 1,000 made worldwide. If you want an awesome collectible that will be a prize of your collection for years to come visit Star Wars Shop by clicking the banner below.
San Diego Comic-Con Booth 4533
Symbiote Studios will be at this years San Diego Comic-Con at Booth #4533. We are easy to find as we are right off the main strip next to KidRobot. We will have tons of cool items for purchase including Sam and Max Statues, Jessica Chobot Statues, Symbiote Vinyl Toys and more. We also will have special guests and contests for everyone. Check out the details below for more information.
Guests:
Friday 24th/Sat 25th at 4:00 Steve Purcell: Creator of Sam and Max and artist on Monkey Island will be at our booth signing autographs and shaking hands.
Saturday 25th at 3:00 Breehn Burns: Creator of Dr. Tran will be at our booth signing Symbiote Dr. Trans and giving out autographs.
Give Aways:
First 200 visitors to stop by our booth and sign up for our newsletter or send out a twitter with #symbiotestudios get a free Stykman statue. Retail value $9.99.
Special Items:
We will have our new vinyl Symbiote toys available for purchase. We also will be showing our Star Wars bookends and Monkey Island statue.
Remember come visit us July 22nd through the 26th at booth 4533. See you then!
Our Dr. Tran Symbiote Vinyl Toy Trio is now available at our online store for order. You can get clinched, frown or yelling Dr. Tran. Add some Ninjas for Tran to battle and you have a epic set! Buy them now at Symbiote Studios.
Dr. Tran Trio!
Today we are happy to announce that we are working on a special project exclusively for the Star Wars Shop. The new project is our Darth Vader Bookends. These bookends will depict Vader’s lightsaber burning through the wall on a ship with metal melting down the front and back of the bookends. The blade of the lightsaber lights up and makes a really cool night light for any room.
The concept is loosely based on the scene in The Phantom Menace when Qui-Gon melts through the doors on a ship. We thought that Vader must have been in a similar situation and it would be cool to depict this as bookends.
Our Inspiration
When we first started, we drew up some basic concept art showing the basic idea behind the bookends.
Symbiote Studios Lightsaber Concept Art
We then looked at the original lightsaber used by Vader as reference for our sculpture. Lucas Films was very generous in allowing us multiple looks at the actual weapon used during the films.
Lucas Film Darth Vader's Lightsaber
Finally, we have begun sculpting and below is a small sneak peek at what you can expect when the statue is finished. We will have more photos as the sculpt progresses.
Symbiote Studios Darth Vader Saber
All our new designer vinyl and DIY figures will begin shipping July 13th. We have started pre-orders for the DIY ones at http://www.symbiotestudios.com this week and will start orders for the licensed characters next week. Wave 1 of the DIY figures are only 150 pieces each. After that all new ones will be marked with a tiny Wave 2 stamp. We did it this way so collectors can have rare figures, while those who just want a figure without caring for the edition size can get them whenever they want.
Below is our Blue DIY Symbiote. He comes with four changeable hands and two weapons.
We are big fans of all vinyl toys. One of our favorite is House Of Liu which are cool little figures that look like a cross between a Munny and a Symbiote. A lot of people have asked us if Symbiotes are the same size as the House Of Liu. The answer is no as our Symbiotes are twice as big. Luckily both products are the same price. You can buy the House Of Liu or a Symbiote with extra hands and accessories for only $15. It’s a tough choice and we hope you buy both. If you can only buy one, I believe we offer much more value for the same price.
House Of Liu vs House Of Symbiotes