Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Kotobukiya Ares Fine Art Bust

The first character in Kotobukiya's collection of Mighty Avengers Fine Art Busts - ARES! The GOD OF WAR!

Manufacturer: Kotobukiya
Sculpted by Junnosake Abe
Statue Type: Cold-Cast Porcelain Bust
Dimensions: 11"
Edition Size: Unknown
Release Date: June 2009
Retail Price: $79.99

Points in favor:
  • The colors, two weapons, and small shield.
  • This one is just cool!
Sidebar: As this is one of my first ones to order from Kotobukiya, I am hoping for the following:
  • The cold-cast porcelain is as good in production as the photo appears.
  • They limit the number of releases to below 4000.
Points Against:
Nervous about his face. While the helm looks great, I am going to have to do some hunting to see if I really like it.

Recommendation: Hot Buy!
Unlike the Wolverine, this is only a Hot Buy, as I feel that this is a personal favorite. Robert - can you provide an update on what your thoughts are about this bust?

Sidebar:
I hope that Kotobukiya continues to develop such a wide range of statues and busts, as I am being drawn to more and more of their releases. I look forward to hopefully an impressive lineup of the Mighty Avengers busts, as there are so many of them.

1 comment:

Robert said...

I am Spartacus!

It's pretty sweet, except, like Zimm, I'm not too sure about his face.

These Kotobukiya busts are a really nice series. I know there have been a few I've bashed, but overall, they're sharp.