Art Asylum Minimates Promotional Posters

Uriel at Art Asylum blogs about creating promotional posters for their Minimate properties.  Included in the Galleries is a great series of the “making of” pics of the Dark Reign poster – very cool if you are into digital art.

Minimates Posters!

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Without a doubt, working on the Minimate control art is a great deal of fun, it’s very much like a roller coaster ride, where you have your exciting high points, your pulse-pounding dips and the pleasant straight-a-ways. If there were a moment that I could describe as icing on the cake, it would be when I get to draw a Minimate poster.

Most recently I had the great fortune of working on several posters almost consecutively, and for a moment there I daydreamed that being a Minimate poster artist was all I needed to do in life. Would I attain the notoriety of Drew Struzan or Alphonse Mucha? Unlikely, but I was happy thinking that I was channeling them and receiving some creative inspiration, and needless to say, all the satisfaction.

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Secret Wars Minimates – Fan’s Choice Poll Results – Art Asylum

The results for Art Asylum’s Secret Wars Minimates are in – they’ve said that the top four picks would be made into a box set to be released exclusively by Toys R Us in the fall.  Not a bad selection, but I have to ask – did we really need another Spider-Man before the Beyonder?  This is Secret Wars!  (See the rest of the control art here.)

Which character you would like to see in the Secret Wars Minimates box set?

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  1. Storm (15.0%, 267 Votes)
  2. Symbiote Bond Spider-Man (14.0%, 265 Votes)
  3. Captain Marvel (14.0%, 257 Votes)
  4. Molecule Man (14.0%, 251 Votes)
  5. Beyonder (13.0%, 242 Votes)
  6. Dr Doom (10.0%, 182 Votes)
  7. Spider-Woman (9.0%, 162 Votes)
  8. Beyonder (Energy Form) (5.0%, 100 Votes)
  9. Ben Grimm (4.0%, 75 Votes)
  10. Captain Marvel (Energy Form) (1.0%, 27 Votes)

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San Diego Comic-Con Dark Avengers Minimates

The Dark Avengers Minimates set will be available both at San Diego Comic-Con and on ToysRUs.com in July.

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Toys R Us and Diamond Select Toys today announce a new opportunity for fans across the country to experience the excitement and wonder of San Diego Comic Con as well as to get their hands on the hottest new exclusive featuring the current stars of the Marvel Comics Universe!
 
Still reeling after the stunning events of the Secret Invasion, the Marvel Universe was turned upside down by the whirlwind success of Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers.  With their stolen legacies and costumes deceiving the general public, these new “heroes” have swept the nation along with their message – He Lost.  They Won.  Accept Change.  Now they’re invading your collection with the first Dark Avengers Minimates box set – featuring Norman Osborn as the Iron Patriot, Marvel Boy, Venom as Spider-Man and Daken as Wolverine!
 
Launching this July, the first-ever Toys R Us San Diego Comic Con exclusive will be available nationwide in the form of the Dark Avengers Minimates!  No longer requiring the travel to San Diego, we’re bringing this exclusive set directly to ToysRUs.com for a special event combining the biggest pop culture gathering of the year with the latest exclusive toys and collectibles.  Fans lucky enough to attend San Diego Comic Con in person can also pick up this exclusive set by visiting Entertainment Earth’s booth (#2343) on the show floor.

Action Figures on Sale at ToysRUs.com

Toys R Us is currently having a sale on action figures at its online store.

Save up to 50% on Select Action Figures at ToysRUs.com for a limited time only!

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In addition, they are offering free shipping on selected action figures.

One item I am very tempted to get:

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List Price: $15.99
Our Price: $11.18

A Diamond Select Release! An Art Asylum Design and Sculpt!

Bring your favorite Wild West gunslingers to life with this Minimates box set based on the 1966 spaghetti-western classic! Featuring the Good Blondie, the Bad Angel Eyes and the Ugly Tuco as they search for buried gold, this set also includes Showdown Blondie from the epic final standoff!

Sculpted and designed by Art Asylum, each 2″ Minimate features 14 points of articulation and sculpted accessories!

This item is available online only.

Secret Wars Minimates – Fan’s Choice Poll – Art Asylum

Art Asylum is running a Secret Wars Minimates fan’s choice poll between now and the end of May.  The top four picks will be released in a Toys R Us exclusive box set this fall.

Get ready for the best toy news of the year! In celebration of Marvel Comics’ 70th Anniversary, Toys R Us and Diamond Select Toys are teaming up to conduct a poll where, for the first time ever, YOU the fans will decide which new Marvel Minimates will be featured in an exclusive box set! And because this first-ever Minimates Poll needed that little something extra, all ten potential Minimates have been taken from one of the most popular Marvel events of all time – Secret Wars!

Cast your vote now!

That’s right True Believers! Beginning today and continuing until May 31st, fans will be able to visit ArtAsylum.com and cast their ballots in deciding which of their favorite characters will be included in the exclusive Secret Wars Minimates box set. Spanning the twelve-issue Secret Wars, the characters listed below represent some of the most well-developed, visually-distinct and fan-favorite characters of all time – as well as some of the strangest!

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Ben Grimm – Usually covered in orange rock as the Thing, the former test pilot discovers he can revert to his former self on Battleworld – but also that his fellow heroes might need the Thing more than Ben Grimm!

Beyonder – One of the most powerful beings in all of reality, the creation of Molecule Man led the Beyonder into create Battleworld and populate it with the greatest heroes and villains of the modern age!

Beyonder (Energy Form) – Even the mighty Galactus understood the true power of the Beyonder – a being so powerful it could re-write the laws of physics with a mere thought and warp reality on a whim!

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Captain Marvel – Drafted into the Beyonder’s games along with several other Earth heroes, Monica Rambeau would later change her super hero moniker to Photon and Pulsar.

Captain Marvel (Energy Form) – Capable of manipulating almost limitless amounts of energy, Monica Rambeau is able to convert her entire body into an invulnerable energy form and even surviving the emptiness of space.

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Dr Doom – The brilliantly evil Victor Von Doom manages to steal a portion of the Beyonder’s power and nearly conquers all of existence before being tricked into defeat once again.

Molecule Man – One of the most powerful villains most of the heroes had ever faced, Molecule Man was empowered by the Beyonder’s own energy – leaving him capable of controlling all matter and energy down to the last Molecule!

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Spider-Woman – A new hero with little experience fighting evil, Julia Carpenter meets many fellow heroes for the first time during Secret Wars – including her namesake Spider-Man!

Storm – One of the most powerful X-Men, Storm sported her new punk style complete with mohawk and leather but still managed to hold her own against almost unbeatable odds.

Symbiote Bond Spider-Man – Thinking it was a costume-making machine, Spider-Man activates unknown alien technology aboard Battleworld – resulting in the birth of the symbiotic creature later known as Venom!

So make your choice and cast your ballot for the all-star Secret Wars Minimates box set, exclusively available this fall from Toys R Us and Diamond Select Toys! The top four fan selections will be included in the set, so rally your own army of heroes or villains and become a part of Marvel Comics history!

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