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FOUR HORSEMEN PRODUCT NEWS & COMIC CON SCHEDULE The Four Horsemen 10 th Anniversary T-Shirt is available now for $20.00 each on the Store Horsemen website (http://www.Storehorsemen.com) and directly from the Four Horsemen themselves at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con (booth #4045). Also on sale both through Store Horsemen and at the Four Horsemens Comic Con booth are action figures from the Horsemens popular '7 th Kingdom' property - 'Queen Alluxandra of the Bluddmane Clan' and 'Isadorra of the Ironspynne Clan'. Available for $20.00 each or you can purchase the pair together for $35.00! Store Horsemen also still has full sets of 'Queen Alluxandra and her Royal Court', and the Store Horsemen exclusive - 'Siliskk the Mutant Princess' still available in limited quantities. Siliskk sells for $20.00 each, and the full sets of the Queen and her variants can be purchased for $220.00 per set. Last, if youre going to be attending the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, the Four Horsemen are going to be all over the place, so youll have plenty of chances to meet them, chat with them, stare at them menacingly, or just walk by and brush up against them. Just follow the handy, dandy Four Horsemen Comic Con Schedule listed below and you can stalk them all day long! WEDNESDAY (Preview Night): Open to close: Hangin' out at booth #4045 (Action figure Xpress), talkin' to fans, sellin' stuff
THURSDAY: - 11:00am - 12:00pm: Action Figure Times: Toymaker Q&A panel (rm 32AB) - 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Signing @ Mattel booth (bring anything by that you want to have signed ANYTHING)
FRIDAY: - 11:00am - 12:00pm: Mattel & DC: A Heroic Partnership panel (rm 2) - 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Mattypalooza: Masters of the Universe Classics, Ghostbusters and More! panel (rm 2) - 3:00pm - 4:00pm: Signing @ Mattel booth - 5:30pm - 6:30pm: Action Figure Insider: Like WOW! Action Figures Return to the 80's! panel (rm 30AB) SATURDAY: - 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Signing @ Mattel booth SUNDAY: - 1:00pm - 2:30pm: Signing @ Mattel booth (may have to be cancelled or rescheduled) |
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PRE-SALES FOR QUEEN ALLUXANDRA BEGIN WEDNESDAY
The Four Horsemen have announced that they will begin taking pre-orders for Queen Alluxandra of the Bluddmane Clan, Isadorra of the Ironspynne Clan, Siliskk the Mutant and full sets of Queen Alluxandra & Her Royal Council, all characters from their fan favorite property 7 th Kingdom, beginning at 8pm est on Wednesday July 1 st. Although Queen Alluxandra and Isadorra will be available at both Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com) and on hand at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, the ONLY place youll be able to get Siliskk and the Royal Council Set will be at Store Horsemen! Queen Alluxandra and Isadorra will be $20.00 each (plus shipping - if youre not purchasing them at SDCC) or youll be able to pre-order the pair together for only $35.00! Siliskk will be available in very limited numbers only through Store Horesmen for $20.00 each, plus shipping. Queen Alluxandra & Her Royal Council will retail through Store Horsemen only for $220.00 for the full set of 11 figures. The Royal Council set will include Queen Alluxandra, Isadorra, Siliskk, Kromius, Ccora, Akkuli, Biggara, Badathiir, Dzwirra, Oktobria and Raavia. Royal Council sets are going to be limited to only 125 sets, so be sure to place your order early, because just like past 7 th Kingdom sets, these are expected to sell out quickly! |
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THE QUEEN AND HER COURT PART 4
Over the past few days youve been introduced to an ever expanding group of warrior women from the Four Horsemens fan-favorite property 7 th Kingdom. In todays part four of The Queen and Her Court, youll meet the final three femme fatales which will make up the complete set of 11 figures to be offered through Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com) at a later date. Each of the following figures will each be carried and sold through a different online retailer, toy news website, or action figure magazine. The first of the final three is one of the darkest denizens of the 7 th Kingdom Baddathiir. Baddathiir will be the second of two exclusive variants carried by online toy retailer Big Bad Toy Store (http://www.BigBadToyStore.com) . Number two on our list today is the slithering soldier mutant Siliskk. The Four Horsemens very own online retail outlet, Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com) will be the only place to pick up this very limited figure. Siliskk will be sold for $20.00 each and will not be available at Comic Con! The last but certainly not least of the exclusive variants to be revealed will be offered through online toy news website, Raving Toy Maniac (http://www.ToyMania.com). Shes the crimson cat of the 7 th Kingdom Raavia. All three of these warrior women will each wield a deadly spear, and a razor sharp small sword. The price of each figure will be determined by each individual retailer at in the near future. At a later date, all three of these figures as well as the eight previously introduced figures will also be available in a complete set only through Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com) . |
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FOUR HORSEMEN’S WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA SCHEDULE & EVENTSThe Four Horsemen are going to be very busy at Wizard World Philly this year, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have time to hang out with action figure fans. If you’re going to be attending, be sure to stop and see them at booth #400. Below is a list of just some of the items that they’ll have on display. - The “Toyfare Hall of Fame Award” that they received at the 2008 Wizard World Philly. - Previously shown and never before seen 2-up prototypes from their property, Gothitropolis. - Previously shown, completely sold out figures from their fan-favorite property, 7 th Kingdom. - The first, preliminary paint samples of the Queen and Her Court from their fan-favorite property, 7 th Kingdom. - DC Universe Classics painted 2-up prototypes seen in person by the public for the first time. - Masters of the Universe Classics painted 2-up prototypes seen in person by the public for the first time. - More goodies and surprises that you won’t see anywhere else. The Four Horsemen will also be hosting and attending various panels and events at Wizard World Philly. Below is a comprehensive list of the times and locations of those events. - Friday 1pm-2pm (rm. #201C) “What The Heck’s Up With The Four Horsemen?” : Join the Four Horsemen for a walk down memory lane a they go over some of the past milestones, current events and future happenings since setting out to start their own company 10 years ago this September. You’ll get a comprehensive overview of the work they’ve done with Mattel on various DC owned properties, as well as a look at their collaboration with Mattel on the fan-fueled mega hit Masters of the Universe Classics. Also to be discussed are the past and current Fantastic Exclusive, 7h Kingdom and Gothitropolis happenings as well as what the future might hold for these Four Horsemen fan-favorite properties. As a bonus, the Horsemen will include a quick “Toy Design Methods and Materials” section, and they’ll wrap everything up with a “Question and Answers” session. - Friday 5pm-6pm (rm. #201C) “Big Toy Industry Panel!” : Got a question about anything going on right now in the toy industry? These guys have all the answers! Join nearly every toy industry guest who's going to be at Wizard World Philly, from Jesse Falcon to the Four Horsemen, as they appear onstage together to talk shop and answer your questions. Moderated by Justin Aclin. - Saturday 5pm-6pm (rm. #201C) “2009 Toyfare Hall of Fame Awards” : It's like the Kennedy Center Honors, but with more build-a-figures! Join the ToyFare staff and toy industry luminaries as we salute this year's inductees: Jesse Falcon (Marvel Legends), Tim Bruckner (DC Direct), Randy Bowen (Bowen Designs) and Hasbro's Transformers (represented by product manager Aaron Archer). Randy Bowen will have a special video acceptance, and the rest of the honorees will be on hand to be presented with this year's amazing statuettes, designed by the dream team and two of the 2008 Toyfare Hall of Fame inductees - the Four Horsemen and Clayburn Moore! |
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THE QUEEN AND HER COURT PART 3
The past couple of days of The Queen and Her Court, have introduced you to a few of the warrior women from the Four Horsemens fan-favorite property, 7 th Kingdom. Today will be no different as we bring to you three more fatal female furies. Each of todays offerings will be made available through a different online retailer, toy news website, or action figure magazine. First up we have the Bengal beauty to be offered through various Wizard Magazine: Wizard World conventions (http://www.WizardWorld.com) later this year Dzwirra. Next we have the steel siren - Ccora. Ccora will be carried by online toy retailer, Corner Store Comics (http://www.CornerStoreComics.com), and like all of the other exclusive variants, will be extremely limited. Our final lady for today wields the coldest claws of any of the feline warrior women - Oktobria. Not only will Oktobria be offered through October Toys (http://www.OctoberToys.com) own website, but October Toys will also have her for sale at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. All three of these warrior women will each wield a deadly spear, and a razor sharp small sword. The price of each figure will be determined by each individual retailer in the near future. At a later date, all three of these figures as well as the five previously introduced figures will also be available in a complete set along with all of the other yet-to-be-revealed exclusive variants only through Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com). Be sure to check back tomorrow when well introduce the final three femme fatales of the 7 th Kingdom! |
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THE QUEEN AND HER COURT PART 2
Yesterday, in part 1 of The Queen and Her Court, you were introduced to Queen Alluxandra of the Bluddmane Clan and Isadorra of the Ironspynne Clan, the first pair new of figures from the Four Horsemens fan-favorite property, 7 th Kingdom. Today youre going to be introduced to three more feminine denizens of the 7 th Kingdom, each to be offered through a different online retailer, toy news website, or action figure magazines. First up is the blue hued feline warrior - Akkuli. Akkuli will be available through Action Figure Xpress (http://www.ShopAFX.com), and if she lasts long enough, will also be available at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. Second is the gleaming elemental - Kromius. Available through The Fwoosh (http://www.TheFwoosh.com), the extremely limited Kromius will go fast. Last up for today is the first of two exclusives to be carried by Big Bad Toy Store (http://www.BigBadToyStore.com), the fair-furred feline fighter - Biggara. All three of these warrior women will each wield a deadly spear, and a razor sharp small sword. The price of each figure will be determined by each individual retailer at in the near future. At a later date, all three of these figures as well as Queen Alluxandra and Isadorra will also be available in a complete set along with all of the other yet-to-be-revealed exclusive variants only through Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com). Be sure to check back tomorrow when well introduce the next three warrior women of the 7 th Kingdom! |
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THE QUEEN AND HER COURT
Production of the Four Horsemens latest action figure offering from their property 7 th Kingdom is in full swing and are expected to ship from the factory early next week. Queen Alluxandra of the Bluddmane Clan is the main character in this latest wave of figures from the Horsemen and in keeping with Four Horsemen tradition, she wont be arriving by herself. As with previous Seventh Kingdom Releases (Xetheus and Ramathorr), a group of exclusive variants of the main character have been created and will be offered through various online retailers, toy news websites, and action figure magazines. Over the next four days (including today) the Four Horsemen will release images of Queen Alluxandra and her variants, and will also reveal the name of each character and where that figure can be purchased. On Friday some of these figures will go up for pre-order on some of the retailers websites, and next week youll have the opportunity to pre-order the complete set of exclusives through the Four Horsemens own online retail outlet: Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com). These first two figures are going to be available only through the Four Horsemen themselves: Queen Alluxandra of the Bluddmane Clan and Isadorra of the Ironspynne Clan. Both figures will come with their respective scepters, and each will also wield a battle sword for when diplomacy just doesnt do the trick. Queen Aluxandra will also carry a removable dagger. Each figures will retail for $20.00 and both will be available from the Four Horsemen at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con and through Store Horsemen. |
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Round 3 voting for FANtastic Exclusive 4 begins! Now that the Raven has been crowned the FANtastic Exclusive champion for this year, it’s time for action figure fans to clock in tell the Four Horsemen what kind of articulation he should have. The Four Horsemen have listened to fan concerns about hyper-articulation vs. a solid, stable figure so now they’re asking you to tell them exactly how things should be done. This articulation voting round will be slightly different than past FANtastic Exclusive voting rounds. Not only do action figure fans have multiple choices for different types and styles of articulation, but a special “comments” box has also been included to truly allow FANatics to voice their opinions on the subject. Depending on the number of votes that come in, this voting round will probably only last about a week so the Four Horsemen can move quickly into other rounds of voting. So be sure to get in there and make your voice heard as soon as possible. Contrary to popular belief that the The Four Horsemen aren't clairvoyant, they can’t know what you want unless you tell them. FANtastic Exclusive. Spring Break’s over. Time to dust off your time card and get back to work on helping to create the action figure YOU want to see! |
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FANTASTIC EXCLUSIVE 4 CHAMPION CROWNED! It was the Ministry of Hunters vs. the Raven in the final character choice voting bracket of FANtastic Exclusive, and the Raven has clawed his way to the top to take the win by the mere fraction of a feather! Now that the Raven ahs been named this years Fantastic Exclusive figure, where does he go from here? Well the next part of the Ravens journey is once again up to you. Beginning next week, all new rounds of voting will begin, and the first round will focus on one of the more technical aspects of action figure design - articulation. Plus, when we get to the exclusive variants that FANtastic Exclusive has come to be well-known for, there will be even more FANatic participation than ever! Well be asking action figure fans for their opinions and suggestions on secondary weapons, color schemes, names, the characters affiliation, and even types of birds for the variants. The March Mauling is over, so nows your chance to take a breather. Just sit back, relax, have a cup of tea and a biscuit. Because when voting begins again next week, youll be expected to be at your best and ready to make your voice heard. FANtastic Exclusive. Rest up. The battle has ended, but the war has just begun! |
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FANTASTIC EXCLUSIVE FINAL FACE-OFF GOING ON NOW! |
In September 2009 it will have been a full decade ago that the Four Horsemen started their own toy design company and now you can help them celebrate this milestone by owning one of their new, commemorative t-shirts emblazoned with the Four Horsemen's 10th anniversary logo on the front, and the full collection of all of their past logos on the back of the shirt! The back of the shirt even contains the never before revealed Four Horsemen/Gothitropolis logo!
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The Four Horsemen had this to say, In all of the years of the FANtastic Exclusive project, there has never been a vote in any category that ended so closely. We considered letting this voting bracket continue for a few more days to see if either contestant was going to be able to pull farther ahead, but wed made a statement that the Semi-Finals bracket was only going to last one week, and we wanted to keep things on schedule as announced.
So, for fans of both the Wolfbat and the Vampire Lady, dont despair. The popularity of both of those characters has ensured that theyll be back.
This week the Raven will take on the Ministry of Hunters in the Championship Bracket. Will the Raven win the battle and peck at the entrails of the Ministry of Hunters? Will the Ministry of Hunters make short work of the Raven and use his feathers to make a celebratory head-dress?
It's up to you to decide whos going to take the top spot in the Championship Bracket!
The current plan is to have the Championship Bracket last a week ending next Monday, just as the previous two Brackets have, but after seeing how close the Semi-Finals bracket was, depending on how close the Championship Bracket voting is by next Monday, it may run longer so we can determine a clear cut Champion.
FANtastic Exclusive. War is hell. In this case, its literal.
FANTASTIC EXCLUSIVE FACEOFF #TWO:
The Semi-Final brackets for the Four Horsemens’ “March Mauling” are now up and awaiting your vote at FANtastic Exclusive (http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com), and we’re down to the “Fatal Four” as chosen by action figure fans worldwide.
The voting was fast and vicious this time around, lasting only a week, and the four victors mercilessly pummeled their competitors by a considerable amount. After more than 1,500 votes, the four characters chosen to compete in the next set of brackets are the Wolfbat, the Vampire Lady, the Raven and the Ministry of Hunters.
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The Four Horsemen had this to say, “With some of the characters, the public already knew to which properties they belonged, but when it came to the new characters added this year, we purposely kept which properties they were from a secret just to see how action figure fans would vote simply based on the characters themselves.”
“You can’t imagine how astounded we are that all of the characters that made it into the “Fatal Four” are from our property, Gothitropolis. That kind of popularity seems to give legitimacy to the strength of Gothitropolis as a property.”
If you haven’t voted in FANtastic Exclusive yet, you’ve still got a chance to help to decide which two characters are going to survive and make it into the championship round beginning next Monday, and which two characters are going to be left broken and bloody on the Horsemens’ studio floor.
FANtastic Exclusive. Pray that you make it out alive…
FOUR HORSEMEN LAUNCH NEXT VOTING ROUND OF FANTASTIC EXCLUSIVE
The “March Mauling” has begun! The latest round of voting of the Four Horsemens’ FANtastic Exclusive (http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com) has just launched, and it’s an all-out brawl for action figure supremacy!
The newest FANtastic Exclusive round is set up in a three-round “bracket style” vote which pits the top eight contenders from the previous round against each other, and only one will claim the coveted FANtastic Exclusive title.
Your “Elite Eight” are…
- The Raven vs. The Celestial Zodians
- The Ministry of Hunters vs. Oxx & Levia 33
- Botannean & Arboreon vs. The Vampire Lady
- The Phantom Troopers vs. The Wolfbat
In one week, the four winners of this first bout will move forward to the semi-finals, and then onto the championships.
It’s going to be a quick and vicious round of voting, so be sure to get in there quick, place your vote and get out while you’re still in one piece.
FANtastic Exclusive. Float like a butterfly, sting like a gargantuan, battle-hardened, blood-spattered cyborg assassin!
GET READY FOR A BRAND NEW YEAR OF FANTASTIC EXCLUSIVE!
2008 was a year that had its’ fair share of ups and downs for everyone, but the New Year is here and it’s time to get ready for a FANtastic 2009!
Having put their previous production woes behind them, the guys at Four Horsemen Toy Design Studios hope to soon go into production on new figures, and they’ve once again launched into their online fan-based project – FANtastic Exclusive (http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com) which is up and running right now!
For those not familiar with FANtastic Exclusive, it’s a project the Four Horsemen created where action figure fans get to be actively involved in choosing their favorite characters and various aspects of those characters from many of the Four Horsemen’s creator owned properties. Through rounds of online voting, fans will help in the actual creation of an action figure!
Once the character is chosen and all of the aspects of that character have been decided by action figure fans, very limited numbers of those figures and variants of those figures will be produced and sold through various online toy retailers and toy news websites, action figure magazines, comic conventions and the Four Horsemen’s very own online store – Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com).
Previous Four Horsemen characters chosen to represent FANtastic Exclusive are Xetheus and Ramathorr – both from the Horsemen property “7 th Kingdom”, and from depths of “Gothitropolis”, Scarabus (an upcoming FAN-Ex release).
The first round of FANtastic Exclusive 2009 voting going on right now is a knock-down, drag-out brawl between 28 characters from various Four Horsemen properties. The voting is simple – You just click on whichever character is your favorite. The six broken and bleeding characters left standing with the most fan-based votes will move on to the next round of voting where they’ll have to go toe to toe against their remaining opponents once more.
That’s it! No big deal, right? Sure it might get a little rough in there, but you’re up for it!
The Horsemen aren’t going to get caught up in which properties the characters belong to this time. They just want you to choose the character you think would make the coolest action figure.
Got it? Then get to it! The Horsemen need your help. This is going to be a very short round of voting and you haven’t even clocked in yet! Don’t forget your boxing gloves and mouthpiece. Have a FANtastic New Year!
FANtastic Exclusive 2009. Where hitting below the belt is not only legal, it’s encouraged!
Four Horsemens’ FANtastic Exclusive 2009 coming soon!
In the coming weeks Four Horsemen Toy Design Studios will launch into the 4 th installment of their online fan-based action figure experiment, FANtastic Exclusive (http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com) and they want you to be involved in the voting and discussion. If you want your voice heard, and you want to have a hand in the choosing and creation of an exclusive action figure, then this is your chance.
The first couple of rounds of voting will be slightly different than in previous years. Rather than choosing a favorite Four Horsemen owned property in the first round, voters will be treated to multiple all-out “battle royale” style voting rounds which will involve all of the characters included in FANtastic Exclusive this year going head to head against each other. Voting rounds will be fast and furious this time around, each lasting only a week or two, so you know that carnage will ensue. We’ll have ambulances standing by for the losers.
All of the fan favorites from previous years will be back for the big beat-down, and you’ll also get a first look at quite a few more new contenders for the title of FANtastic Exclusive 2009.
Be sure to drop into the FANtastic Exclusive message boards from time to time for discussion and updates about this years’ event. Don’t be left out. Let your voice be heard.
The Four Horsemen are almost ready to begin production on last years’ FANtastic Exclusive winner, the lord of Gothitropolis - Scarabus, and are currently negotiating production pricing with their factory. More news on that soon.
In the mean-time, Scarabus’ evil little trouble makers – the Time Keepers are still exclusively available at Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com)! The Time Keepers are available for $10.00 each, plus shipping - OR – you can get the full set of all three Time Keepers for only $25.00, plus shipping. You’d have to sell your soul to Scarabus to get a better deal than that!
Speaking of Store Horsemen, there are still a few Ramathorr figures left (less than a dozen) from the Four Horsemens’ property – 7 th Kingdom, and the Four Horsemens’ exclusive pink pachyderm, the Chalice of Guudenuph, is still in stock in VERY limited quantities. Be sure to get yours soon, before they’re gone! Only $25.00 each, plus shipping!
STORE HORSEMEN HOLIDAY BLOWOUT SALE!
The official online store for Four Horsemen created merchandise is Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com), and beginning today the Horsemen are having a store-wide Store Horsemen Holiday Blowout Sale!
From now through the end of 2008, youll find FANtastic savings on figures with damaged packaging, customizer friendly figures (figures that may not display so well because of some loose joints, but otherwise are in near-perfect condition), overstocked figures, specially priced figure sets, and even solid unopened cases of figures.
Also, not only will you be able to save money on nearly every figure in the Four Horsemens warehouse, but for an extremely limited time shipping within the Continental United States on most items is FREE!!
So before Scarabus realizes whats going on and decides to show up and burn down the whole warehouse, get to Store Horsemen and get yours now!
UMA TONOGATA O NIHON TEREBIJON
THE FOUR HORSEMENS TIME KEEPERS ARE HERE!
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The evil little Time Keepers from the Four Horsemens Gothitropolis property arrived in the Horsemens stable late last week, and are now ready for purchase!
The first three of Scarabus malicious minions, Baraeth, Nybbaz and Aestorath are now available through the Four Horsemens online retail outlet, Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com) for $10.00 each (plus shipping), or the set of all three for only $25.00 (plus shipping)!
Each Time Keeper is about 3 inches tall and sports a ball-joint head, articulated jaw, ball-joint shoulders, swiveling wrists, an articulated "ab-crunch", and a swivel waist. Each Time Keeper also wields his own "Chrono-Hammer", and comes in a beautifully decorated window-box for display!
Please help get these little things out of our studio as soon as possible. Their bony, little feet are wreaking havoc on the clay, and trying to paint a 2-up while getting repeatedly cracked in the knuckles with a Chrono-Hammer is getting to be a real pain.
FOUR HORSEMEN ANNOUNCE PLANS
FOR SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2008
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Its only about 48 hours until Preview Night begins for San Diego Comic Con 2008, and the guys at Four Horsemen Toy Design want you to pay them a visit at the big show.
The Four Horsemen will again be sharing a booth at Comic Con with their old pals at AFX ( http://www.ActionFigureXpress.com ). Booth number 4045 will be the place to go to buy exclusive Four Horsemen action figures, get a look at some never before seen Seventh Kingdom 2-up paint-masters, and to see the remaining variant figures for the main bad guy from their popular Gothitropolis property, Scarabus!
Speaking of Scarabus and his dominion of Gothitropolis, three of his minute minions, the Time Keepers will be on hand and up for sale at booth #4045.
Time Keepers: Baraeth, Nybbaz and Aestorath stand at just over three inches tall, and are packaged in a stunningly decorated window box. Each wields their own menacing Chrono-Hammer, and sports 7 points of articulation (ball-jointed head, ball-jointed shoulders, swivel wrists, a mid-torso ab-crunch, and a swivel waist).
You can pick up each of the Time Keepers at the Four Horsemens booth for $10.00 each or a mere $25.00 for the set of all three!
The Four Horsemen will also be appearing on various panels and signings for both Mattel and Action Figure Times throughout the weekend. The schedule of various panels is listed below, so be sure to mark your calendars and make sure you dont miss out!
Last, dont forget to stop by Mattels booth early to make sure you pick up both the DC Universe Classics Lobo figure ($25.00), and the Masters of the Universe Classics: King Grayskull figure ($30.00)! Both figures are designed and created by the Four Horsemen for Mattel, so youll certainly want to come by during one of the Mattel/Four Horsemen signings (listed below) to get all four signatures!
THURSDAY
1:00pm to 2:00pm: FOUR HORSEMEN SIGNING (Mattel booth)
Meet the Four Horsemen, and get your DC Universe, and Masters of the Universe figures signed by the premier toy designers of action figure culture!
5:30pm to 6:30pm: ACTION FIGURE TIMES TOYMAKER Q&A (Room 3)
Ever wanted to know why your favorite character figure was limited, or just what toy companies are thinking? Or the effect of the rising costs of fuel on the manufacturing of figures on the market? Here's your chance to ask the manufacturers (both big and small) about their favorite figures and statues. What questions have been burning in your mind? Come to Action Figure Times annual collectors panel to find out!
FRIDAY
11:30am to 12:30pm: MATTEL & DC COMICS A HEROIC PARTNERSHIP (Room 8)
You've been a fan of Mattel's popular DC toy lines, now find out the latest news, sneak peaks and behind the scenes scoop on your favorite Mattel/DC action figures including DC Universe Classics, Justice League Unlimited, The Dark Knight, Infinite Heroes, plus exciting new lines like Batman Brave and the Bold as well as the world premier of brand new action figures. Join the Four Horsemen, Mattel toy designers, DC Comics and Warner Brothers Entertainment for an insightful Q&A. Not to be missed! As a bonus, Matty, the Original Mattel Toy Guru will appear live in person to unveil for the first time his exciting new plans for DC action figure collectable web site from Mattel.
1:00pm to 2:00pm: FOUR HORSEMEN SIGNING (Mattel booth)
Meet the Four Horsemen, and get your DC Universe, and Masters of the Universe figures signed by the premier toy designers of action figure culture!
5:00pm to 6:00pm: MASTERS of the UNIVERSE CLASSICS TOY LINE UPDATE (Room 8)
Mattel is ecstatic to announce a brand new action figure line featuring highly detailed fully articulated characters from the entire MotU world aimed at the discriminating collector. Come help celebrate the return of He-Man to toy shelves everywhere with a special screening of Episode 35 - The Power of Grayskull featuring the San Diego Comic Con exclusive King Grayskull in his first starring role. Then stay for an insightful Q & A with Mattel designers, marketing managers and special guests the Four Horsemen for the latest news on this exciting new toy line! As a special bonus, Matty, the original Mattel Toy Guru will appear live in person to reveal his plans for new MOTU collectable web site from Mattel!
SATURDAY
1:00pm to 2:00pm: FOUR HORSEMEN SIGNING (Mattel booth)
Meet the Four Horsemen, and get your DC Universe, and Masters of the Universe figures signed by the premier toy designers of action figure culture
FOUR HORSEMEN ANNOUNCE 2008 SAN DIEGO COMICON EXCLUSIVES!
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Try as they might, the Four Horsemen werent able to get the dark overlord, Scarabus, from their Gothitropolis property produced in time for the 2008 San Diego Comic Con. But Scarabus evil minions, the Time Keepers, wouldnt miss the chance to wreak havoc on the event!
That doesnt mean that fan-chosen Scarabus is completely out of the picture. Production on Scarabus will begin soon, and the Horsemen expect to be able to release him in the 4 th quarter of 2008. Scarabus is just stepping back to let his little underlings, the Time Keepers, share the spotlight for a while.
Three different versions of Gothitropolis Time Keepers will be on sale at the Four Horsemens booth at Comic Con for a mere $10.00 each. Even better, you can purchase the whole set of three for only $25.00!
The three versions of Time Keepers on sale at the San Diego Comic Con will be: the red messenger of malice: Baraeth, the blue harbinger of hallucinations: Nybbaz, and the golden emissary of avarice: Aestorath!
Less than 350 of each version will be available for immediate purchase at Comic Con, and itll be a few weeks later before the remainder of the production run is available through the Four Horsemens online outlet, Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com).
Be the first in your neighborhood to have your own little trio of demonic playmates! Stop by booth #4045 at the San Diego Comic Con (July 23 rd-27 th) to get yours!
Four Horsemens Chalice of Guudenuph and Anitherian Nine figures nearly sold out!
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The pink pachyderm from the Four Horsemens Seventh Kingdom property, The Chalice of Guudenuph went on sale through Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com) less than two weeks ago, and theyve been selling steadily ever since. So steadily in fact that theyre almost gone! This Chalice of Guudenuph is a Wizard World Philadelphia/Store Horsemen exclusive, available for $25.00 each (plus shipping) and is not available in the exclusive Anitherian Nine sets!
Speaking of the infamous Anitherian Nine figure sets, the few sets we have remaining in stock are also going quickly. Nine massive monstrosities, including the elephant swordsman Ramathorr, six members of his elite guard, and two menacing mutants are all available as an exclusive set right now through Store Horsemen in extremely limited numbers for $225.00 (plus shipping) per set!
Ramathorr himself is also still available at Store Horsemen for $25.00 each (plus shipping). This FANtastic Exclusive (http:www/FANtasticExclusive.com) fan favorite has been selling well since his release, so be sure to get yours before theyre all gone.
The Four Horsemen dont expect the Chalice of Guudenuph or the Anitherian Nine sets to last through the Independence Day weekend, so dont miss out!
FANtastic Exclusive Release Schedules Altered
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As excited as the Four Horsemen are with the release of their latest Seventh Kingdom inspired FANtastic Exclusive (http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com) action figure, "The Chalice of Guudenuph", they regretfully have to announce that the most recently planned release date of "the Chalice" will have to be postponed by a little more than a week.
The powerhouse of a pink pachyderm "The Chalice of Guudenuph" was most recently scheduled to go up for sale on the Horsemens¹ online store, Store Horsemen (http://www.StoreHorsemen.com) this Tuesday night. The new release date will be next Friday night/Saturday morning (June 21st) at 12:00am EST.
As announced previously, The Chalice will sell for $25.00 each (plus shipping) and will be limited to less than 300 pieces! Ramathorr and a very limited amount of the Anitherian Nine sets will also be put back up for order at the same time as The Chalice of Guudenuph for $25.00 each (plus shipping), and $225.00 each set (plus shipping) respectively.
The Four Horsemens¹ Cornboy had this to say, "First of all, we want to apologize to everyone who¹s been looking forward to the release of these figures. With all of the delays we¹ve had so far with these things, this latest postponement is somewhat embarrassing for us to say the least As collectors ourselves, we know what a pain it is to wait for something that you¹re really into."
As for the reason for the latest schedule change? Cornboy said this, "The reason for the latest shift in scheduling is pretty simple. We¹re moving into a new, larger studio, which is going to require a lot of new construction. We¹ve packed all of the FANtastic Exclusive product away into our new storage area for protection until the bulk of the construction is finished, but the construction¹s taking a bit longer than we¹d hoped."
He added, "The need for the move came about quite quickly and unexpectedly. We would have loved to have had more time to plan it out, but things didn¹t go that way. Once this big move¹s out of the way, things should run a lot more smoothly around here, including all of our outstanding shipments. We¹ll send out a reminder press release just before the figures go on sale."
So please be patient. Pachyderms will soon be parading through your living room. They¹re just not very good at telling time.
-FOUR HORSEMEN-
FOUR HORSEMEN ANNOUNCE THE CHALICE OF GUUDENUPH PINK ELEPHANT RELEASE DATE
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Even though the Four Horsemen are back in their studio attempting to recover from an exciting weekend at Wizard World Philadelphia, they cant sit around and admire their first annual Toyfare Hall of Fame award for too long.
There are still some straggling elephants to be shipped out, theres work to be wrapped up on the latest wave of Mattels DC Universe Classics line, and to top everything off the Horsemen are smack-dab in the middle of moving into a new studio! Needless to say, these fellas are busy right now.
This being the case, even though theyd planned to release the powerfully pink pachyderm The Chalice of Guudenuph through their online store Store Horsemen ( http://www.StoreHorsemen.com) on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week, theyve decided to back the release date up to next Tuesday night / Wednesday morning at 12:00am EST.
Not only will this give the Horsemen a chance to send out the last of the outstanding signed and international orders for Ramathorrs and settle into their new digs, but it will also give action figure fans who are interested in purchasing The Chalice a little more time to plan ahead.
The Chalice of Guudenuph will sell for $25.00 each, plus shipping (to be determined), and will be extremely limited to less than 300 peices! If you remember what happened to last years black and white spotted bovine warrior the Mynothecean Royal Guardsman, then you know youll want to get on board for The Chalice of Guudenuph as early as possible!
But the Chalice isnt invading Store Horsemen alone. Between the time the original pre-orders for the Anitherian Nine sets* and Ramathorr himself were placed to the time they were finally released there were quite a few order cancellations. A lot of action figure fans were disappointed when they couldnt get their own Anitherian Nine sets, so now heres their second chance!
Ramathorr and a very limited amount of the Anitherian Nine sets will be put back up for order at the same time as the Chalice of Guudenuph (give or take a few minutes Cornboys not that good with the computer)!!
As before, Ramathorr will be $25.00 each, plus shipping (to be determined), and the Anitherian Nine sets will be $225.00 each set, plus shipping (to be determined).
Last, but absolutely not least - in the very near future keep checking back at FANtastic Exclusive.com ( http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com) and Store Horsemen.com ( http://www.StoreHorsemen.com) for some very special, extremely limited, previously unannounced items up for grabs!
*The Chalice of Guudenuph is NOT included in the Anitherian Nine sets. The Anitherian Nine sets include the following exclusive figures:
- Ramathorr, the Elephant Swordsman http://www.StoreHorsemen.com
- The Hammer of Gholl A Diamond/Previews exclusive
- The Shield of Draumm http://www.ToyMania.com
- The Mace of Broggah http://www.OctoberToys.com
- Mutant Soldier Ggruxx http://www.ToyRocket.com
- The Helm of Xaanm http://www.BigBadToyStore.com
- The Club of Thraugnn http://www.TheFwoosh.com
- The Guantlet of Vaskkh http://www.ActionFigureXpress.com
- Mutant Soldier Ssejjhhor http://www.Figures.com
The Four Horsemen will be attending the Wizard World Philly convention this weekend, and not only will they have their own booth (#1006), but they'll also be hosting a few panels and receiving a Toyfare Hall of Fame award!
The 1st annual Toyfare Hall of Fame awards will be in room #201C on Friday from 5-6pm.
On Saturday, they'll be doing a "What's up with the Four Horsemen?"
panel from 2-3pm in theater #201C. The Horsemen will discuss a little bit about some of the properties they've worked on, as well as what they've got in store for the near future. Be sure to be there or you'll miss some very confidential information as well as the debut of some DCU Classics 2-ups!!
Later that day, the Horsemen will be joining in on a "Big Toy Industry Panel"from 5-6pm in room #201C.
Last, they'll be hosting a "How to Create an Action Figure" panel on Sunday from 3-4pm in room #202A. Be sure to bring pencils and paper to take lots of notes! (And Oreo Cookies)
At the Four Horsemens' booth (#1006), they'll be selling not only the "Ramathorr the Elephant Swordsman" figure, but also the pink pachyderm, "The Chalice of Guudenuph"!! The Chalice is limited to only 120 pieces at Wizard World Philly, and he and Ramathorr will sell for $25.00 each.
Both Ramathorr and The Chalice will be available in very limited numbers on the Four Horsemens' online store, StoreHorsemen.com beginning Tuesday or Wednesday, but you can get them now to avoid the crunch!
FOUR HORSEMEN ANNOUNCE NEW YORK COMIC CON PLANS
The Four Horsemen are kicking off their first New York Comic Con appearance (April 18 th – 20 th) by revealing their fully painted 2-up prototype of their fan-chosen “Gothitropolis” character, SCARABUS!
Scarabus has been chosen by action figure collectors to be the next limited production action figure associated with the Four Horsemen’s “FANtastic Exclusive 3” (http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com) project.
Be sure to stop by booth #1544 to hang with the Horsemen and get a glimpse at evil personified!
Another revelation at the Four Horsemens’ booth is an exclusive, never before seen, limited edition FANtastic Exclusive 2/Seventh Kingdom action figure!
It’s still being kept a secret as to when and where this special, top secret item will be available, but if you remember the Mynothecean Royal Guardsman figure from the first FANtastic Exclusive, and how fast those disappeared, then you know that you’ll want to get in on the ground floor for this one!
As mentioned in a previous press release, Ramathorr and his eight Anitherian buddies are making every effort to make an appearance at the big show. The Four Horsemens’ fan-favorite figures from FANtastic Exclusive 2 are currently docked and hanging out with U.S. customs officials, but there’s a slim chance that they could still make it in time to be sold at booth #1544. If not, the Four Horsemen plan to sell damaged Ramathorr figures (i.e. damaged packaging & loose joints) at a discounted price.
The Four Horsemen will have production samples of the figures on display at their NYCC booth, and they will be taking orders for the finished production figures, which should be arriving at their warehouse sometime next week.
The Four Horsemen will also be attending a few events for Mattel that might be of interest. On Saturday, April 19 th, Mattel and the Four Horsemen will be hosting a DC Universe panel from 11:00am to 12:00pm where they’ll reveal… well, that would be telling wouldn’t it? Just take our word for it… You won’t want to miss it!
Immediately following Mattels’ DC Universe panel, the Four Horsemen will make an appearance at Mattels’ New York Comic Con booth (#949) from 12:15pm to 1:45pm for an action figure fans meet & greet / signing. Be sure to come by to chat to, complain at, take pictures with, and get your action figures signed by the Four Horsemen!
Finally, before returning to their own area of the New York Comic Con, the Four Horsemen will be attending another panel with Mattel from 2:00pm to 3:00pm which will reveal future plans for all things Masters of the Universe related! If you thought He-Man and the gang were dead and gone, think again! It’s a new direction for Masters of the Universe, and you’ve got to be there to get the first insiders’ look!
It’s going to be an exciting weekend at the New York Comic Con and the Four Horsemen are looking forward to seeing you there!
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ANITHERIAN NINE/RAMATHORR STATUS UPDATE
A representative from our factory just sent these photos over to us, and we couldn't be happier to see those 7th Kingdom boxes on that truck! She also included some photos of Ramathorr being assembled in the factory and shots of the packaged figures.
Very cool stuff that we don't often get to see. We're going to as her if she can take more images of other areas and procedures in the factory so we can share them with you guys! Keep your fingers crossed.
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ANITHERIAN NINE/RAMATHORR STATUS UPDATE
It's been a long road for Ramathorr and the rest of his Anitherian Nine buddies, and if the timing's right, their road may finally lead them to the 2008 New York Comic Con!
'since beginning production on their latest wave of action figures, the Four Horsemen have encountered snag after snag with the first factory they were dealing with, ultimately resulting in the need for to hire a new factory altogether. Details on the long journey can be found here: http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com
The remaining portion of the Ramathorr and Anitherian Nine action figures from the Four Horsemen's popular, fan chosen property - Seventh Kingdom are finally scheduled to be shipped out from the new Hong Kong factory on March 20th, 2008. The Horsemen are hopeful that this new ship date will get the figures into their warehouse just in time to display and sell many of them at the upcoming New York Comic Con (April 18th-20th, 2008).
The Four Horsemen will be attending the 2008 New York Comic Con, and will once again be sharing a booth with the popular online toy and statue retailer Action Figure Xpress (http://www.ShopAFX.com).
The Four Horsemen's Eric Treadaway spoke up on the subject. We're going to be cutting it extremely close getting the shipment of pachyderms through U.S. customs and into our warehouse in time. It usually takes about three weeks to get a shipment from Hong Kong to one of the New York ports.
The Horsemen's Jim Preziosi added, Our shipping company assures us that we should just make it by the skin of our teeth. We're all definitely keeping our fingers crossed.
Of course we'll begin taking care of all of our loyal customers and who've pre-ordered Ramathorr figures and Anitherian Nine sets, and vendors who've ordered exclusive variations of members of the Anitherian Nine first and foremost, said the Horsemen's Cornboy Mayse, but with some of the order cancellations we've had, there should be quite a few more singles and A9 sets up for grabs! We'll have more details on that and a few other special announcements soon.
So grab your four leaf clovers, polish up your lucky horseshoes, and keep your fingers triple crossed. After everything this shipment's been through so far, the Four Horsemen will need all the support they can get.
NEW FANTASTIC EXCLUSIVE 2008 ROUND!
A new year brings a new round of voting in the Four Horsemen’s ongoing action figure fan based project: FANtastic Exclusive 2008 (http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com). This time it’s going to be a somewhat simplified two-parter.
Scarabus, the fan-voted winning character from the Four Horsemen’s Gothitropolis property is going to be a six inch scaled figure (meaning that he’ll actually be roughly 7 inches or so at the top of his head – he’s a big fella’), again, as voted for by action figure fandom.
The new round of voting has just begun and now the Four Horsemen need fans to decide just how much articulation Scarabus should have, and whether his cape should be plastic or cloth.
This is a simplified, two-part voting round which will only last about a week or so, so be sure to get in there and place your votes while you can. Also, be sure to visit the FANtastic Forums message boards and let your voice be heard.
Cast Your Vote!
FANtastic Exclusive 2008. 7 inches of pure evil.
FOUR HORSEMEN RELEASE RAMATHORR PRODUCTION UPDATE
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In our last update on the production progress of the Ramathorr (and all of the exclusive variants) action figure, we mentioned that we were going the have our steel molds shipped to a new factory to begin production anew.
The new factory was finally able to take possession of the molds recently and inspect them in preparation for production. During their inspection they’ve noticed that some of the molds have a small amount of surface rust (pictured in the “Ramathorr Molds 1” image) because the previous factory had left them sitting, un-oiled and uncovered for an extended period of time.
This surface rust is not enough that it will weaken the quality of the detail in the figures, but it is enough that all of the molds will need to be thoroughly cleaned and greased before they can begin running the new batch of figures.
This means that workers will need to attend to the molds with mild solvents, bead blasters, steel wool, and a little elbow grease to get the molds cleaned up enough to be usable.
This also means another unexpected a delay in production. Not much of a delay – probably only about a week or so more, but enough that we’re not going to be able to get our product shipped out to us before the factory takes its’ annual Chinese New Year break (which – if we’re not mistaken – is the first two weeks in February), as we’d originally hoped.
It now looks as if we may be able to have the product in our warehouse and be able to begin shipping everything out in mid to late March. That is if nothing else rears its’ ugly head. Please keep your fingers crossed, bear with us, and we’ll update you as often as possible with any further developments.
Now for some good news, we know for sure now that the previous factory made the necessary adjustments to the figural articulation in order to add overall stability to the figures.
If you look closely at the second mold image (“Ramathorr Mold 2”) you’ll notice that they’ve welded small detents in all of the leg joints in order to give the figures a sturdy, clicking movement. These detents have also been added to joints in the arms.
We received samples of these joints a few months ago from the original factory, but at the time we weren’t sure if it was only done in the samples we received for our approvals, or if they had actually added these to the steel molds themselves. Since we now know they’ve been added to the steel molds, production of the new, sturdier figures should go smoothly once the new production starts.
For any further updates, please check back here periodically, and keep watching the FANtastic Forums message boards at http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com
ANITHERIAN NINE/RAMATHORR STATUS UPDATE
Understandably, we’ve been getting a lot of questions about the status of Ramathorr: the Elephant Swordsman” and all of his variant exclusive figures, which we are in the process of producing for FANtastic Exclusive 2007 (http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com) and “The Seventh Kingdom”.
First, we want to apologize about the delayed delivery of the remaining figures, and the delay in information about the status of the figures. We've been running into problem after problem with the factory producing these figures for us, and we were awaiting official word from them before we sent out more information that might end up not being true.
As previously stated, we ran into production problems with Ramathorr and the variants early on, and the Hong Kong factory that we were using for production promised that they would make good on their mistake by going back and remaking a portion of the initial production run free of charge.
We were happy that they were willing to work with us on this and even though we expected a small delay because of this, we had no idea what was truly in store for us…
Roughly a month after promising to make good on their errors, the factory finally responded to one of our e-mails regarding the production status of our figures by telling us that our production schedule was going to have to be pushed back once again because larger companies were pressuring them to get their work done before they finished ours. Obviously we were pretty upset by this, but being a small group of toy designers and not a large corporation with all of the needed money and muscle, there was really not much we could do about it.
We later found out this excuse for a delay was nothing more than a lie just to buy the factory more time, and the worst news was yet to come…
Another month had gone by and after multiple e-mails to the factory with no responses, we found out from some of our friends over at NECA that because of ‘misuse of funds’ caused by the one person at the factory that we were directly dealing with, the factory that was doing the work for us – SmartLife Productions - decided to shut all production down...permanently.
Although they’d sent us a few pre-production samples of the newly revised figures (which were fantastic), no real production run had ever been started up on our figures again.
We thought the news couldn’t get any worse. We were wrong…
That’s when we found out that there was a pretty good chance that we would lose all of the steel molds that we’d already paid for in advance. Tens of thousands of dollars worth of our steel molds could possibly disappear from the factory floor and get shoved into the back of some warehouse somewhere in Hong Kong with no record whatsoever. Good times.
We were waiting to release any new information about the production status of the figures until we found out if we were going to be able to get our molds back from the factory - which was looking unlikely for a short period. Luckily, a friend of ours that we use to work with at McFarlane Toys, and the guys over at NECA stepped in for us.
Apparently, some of their molds were also still being held by this factory and, in a move we’ll never be able to fully thank them for, NECA stepped in and forced the factory to include any of our steel molds with their own and have them delivered to a new factory. We have no idea how they were able to accomplish this feat, but we are extremely grateful to them for it and we encourage everyone reading this to not only give NECA all of the business you possibly can, but to also give them a tip of the hat for being such great guys in an industry filled with greed and competition.
We're not sure what we would have done if the guys over at NECA hadn't stepped in on our behalf. We definitely would have been completely screwed. Thanks Joel, Randy and Tony!
We just got final confirmation on Tuesday morning that all of our molds are now safe and sound at the new factory, and they're going schedule us to begin new production ASAP.
Unfortunately, we've lost a lot of the money that we put into the production so far, and we'll have to cough up more money out of our own pockets to finish out the new production, but we guess we should be thankful that we were able to get our molds back at all.
In any case, obviously we're not going to meet the deadline that we'd originally hoped for now, and we sincerely apologize to all of you for that, and any other inconveniences this delay may have caused. But if everything goes as well as we're being told now, it looks like we're going to be able to get all of our production finished through this new factory before the beginning of the new year, and we hope to have all of the stuff in our warehouses so we can ship all of it out to our vendors well before the factories overseas shut down for Chinese New Year.
Rest assured that the figures are still in production, and they will be delivered. It’s just taking MUCH longer than we’d originally anticipated, and we want to make sure that we deliver the best possible product to everyone who’s paid out their hard-earned money for these figures.
We will continue to update you as soon as we have new information on the progress from the factory. Also, be sure to continually check the message boards at FANtasticExclusive.com ( http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com) for any other developments.
Once again, we apologize for the extreme lateness of these figures. We’re doing everything we can to expedite the production and delivery of these figures, and we’d like to thank you in advance for your continued patience and support.
Thanks for sticking with us through all of the crap we're going through. We’ve learned from the experience, and we’ll do everything we can to make sure that things go much more smoothly with future installments of 7 th Kingdom and FANtastic Exclusive.
Take care.
-FOUR HORSEMEN-
EXCLUSIVE CHARACTER FOR FANTASTIC EXCLUSIVE 2008 CHOSEN / ROUND 3 VOTING BEGINS
Once again, action figure fans have made their voices heard in the Four Horsemen’s on going FANtastic Exclusive (http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com) project, and the winning character of round 2 voting came barreling through with a landslide win over his competitors. You FANtastic FANatics certainly have a dark side…
The evil overlord, Scarabus, from the Four Horsemen’s property “Gothitropolis” won out in voting at nearly a two to one margin over his next competitor. Scarabus started out strong and just kept pulling farther and farther ahead in the voting until there was no doubt who the winner would be.
Now that action figure fans have decided which character will be the FANtastic Exclusive figure for 2008, it’s time for you to tell the Four Horsemen the size of this dark demon from the depths.
The newest round of voting will be for the scale of Scarabus. In the past, the 6” scale has been greatly favored for characters such as Xetheus and Ramathorr (both from the Four Horsemen’s property, “ Seventh Kingdom”), but this time, voters will have six different scales from which to choose.
The different scales action figure fans will have to choose from will be 3-3/4”, 5”, 6”, 8”, 12”, and added this year as a choice, the massive 18” scale.
Scarabus is a big fella’, so even if a certain scale is chosen, he will likely be larger in stature than that actual scale. For instance, even though a character like Darth Vader is considered at roughly a 6 foot scale in comparison to other humans, he's approximately a 7 foot tall guy. Images are provided for the voting round for reference, but keep in mind that even those images are approximate.
Also, a lot of people have been awaiting news about the status of Ramathorr and all of his variant warriors. Although we’ve recently been through the proverbial mill with our factories, it appears as if things have finally been ironed out.
We’d planned to release information today on the subject, but with these new developments, it’s going to take us at least a couple of days to get a good handle on what the actual schedule’s going to be.
We’re going to attempt to have an update on the progress by this weekend, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for further updates.
FANtastic Exclusive 2008: Leonardo Da Vinci said, “ He who does not punish evil, commands it to be done.” The FANatics’ will is our command.
>> VOTE IN ROUND THREE <<
FANtastic Exclusive - Do You Measure Up?
FANtastic Exclusive ROUND TWO!!!!!!!!!
Round two of the Four Horsemens’ FANtastic Exclusive 2008 is up and running, and it’s like nothing they’ve done before. The FANtastic FANatics have been asking for a shake up in the voting system and now they are going to get it.
As an experiment the Four Horsemen are holding back the results of round one, and going straight to round 2! This time it’s going to be an all out character vs. character brawl!
Fans will be given the chance to choose their favorites out of 28 different characters from all four of the current FANtastic Exclusive properties on display – Gothitropolis, MagmaC.O.R.P.S., Zodiac Pack and Symbiotech.
At the conclusion of round two the Four Horsemen will reveal the results of both rounds one and two. At that point, if the results of the rounds contradict each other, they will set up a final, deciding round of voting.
This new approach to voting is going to give fans an unprecedented amount of influence on next years’ exclusive. At this point anything can happen!
If you haven’t before, now is definitely the time to stop by the FANtastic Forums and give your opinion, hype your favorite character, or even just take a look at what the other FANatics have to say.
>> VOTE IN ROUND TWO <<
FANtastic Exclusive - Now it’s anybody’s game!
FANtastic Exclusive 3
The time has come once again to let your voice be heard and help to choose and create an all new exclusive action figure for the Four Horsemen’s FANtastic Exclusive 3 project! If you’ve ever wanted your chance to work in the action figure industry, here’s your chance to get a taste of it, and be our bosses.
In this third installment of FANtastic Exclusive, the Four Horsemen have promised many changes in store for action figure fans. The first, most noticeable change will be that some properties have been removed from the running, while others have stepped in to take their place.
As some may have already heard, the winning property of both FAN-Ex ‘06, and FAN-Ex ‘07 – Seventh Kingdom has been removed from voting. The reason for this is that the overwhelming popularity of this property has enabled it to become it’s own separate action figure line, and will allow Seventh Kingdom to continue apart from, yet still side-by-side with the other FANtastic Exclusive properties.
And don’t fret if you’re a fan of the other two properties that have been removed from voting in FANtastic Exclusive 3. You’ve neither seen nor heard the last of either Chrysalis or the Aliens line. There’s a good chance they could reappear, possibly slightly revamped, in later versions of FANtastic Exclusive.
The newest addition to FANtastic Exclusive is actually an old friend! Way back in 2005, when the Four Horsemen first started doing summer convention exclusives of their own, their very first release was Commander Argus of the Four Horsemen property, Magma C.O.R.P.S. Well, Magma C.O.R.P.S. is back, and this time Commander Argus brought some buddies along with him!
Be sure to check out FANtastic Exclusive 3 (http://www.FANtasticExclusive.com) online right now to get a look at all of the properties and characters you’re going to have to choose from as soon as voting goes live later this week!
Also, many new characters have been added to the properties you’re already familiar with, so be sure to stop into the FANtastic FANatics message boards to voice your opinions about your favorites and not-so favorites.
The first round of voting is only going to be around for about two weeks, so be sure to get in there and place your vote early!
CAST YOUR VOTE!
FANtastic Exclusive 3.
Summer vacation’s over. Time to get back to work.