Artist and Ringer fan Grant Gould will have a card featured in the upcoming TOPPS ‘Lord of the Rings: Masterpieces II’ trading cards, arriving in stores early February. Grant’s artwork will be included in the base set and is titled it ‘Return of the Kings.’ (Click on the Thumbnail to be taken to his blog for a full view) Grant says, “I wanted to capture an unseen moment from the movies, and decided to draw Aragorn standing beside the King of the Dead, sailing toward Minas Tirith. It was a lot of fun to create, and a huge honor to officially be part of the LOTR art world, even if in a small way.” Look for this new set from TOPPS in local comic, collectible or gaming shops. [Grant Gould’s Blog] [TOPPS LOTR Cards]
Category: Collectibles
Sideshow Collectibles announced their latest addition to the Legendary Scale Bust line-up: A Ringwraith. This new bust becomes the sixth in the Legendary Scale Bust line-up and the third featuring one of the Ringwraiths. While the item is only being ‘teased’ this week, we expect it to begin pre-ordering next Thursday. Sideshow has also posted a QTVR (Interactive 360° view) of the ‘Treachery of Saruman’ Diorama. [Ringwraith Legendary Scale Bust] [Treachery of Saruman]
Kevin Graham writes: I am one of the artist doing the LOTR Masterpieces Sketch Cards. I am on the set again for Topps LOTR 2, I’ve attached a few of my cards if you care to post them. Click here to see more [kevingrahamart.com]
Sideshow Collectibles is getting into the spirit of Tolkien’s birthday! First off, they are offering $10 OFF their entire LOTR instock inventory – that includes items like Galadriel, King of the Dead and more. Then, post your ‘Toast to the Professor’ for a chance to win the 12-inch Faramir Exclusive figure. And last, but not least, we get a peek at the upcoming ‘Gwaihir vs Nazgul’ polystone diorama. [Check it Out]
The talented Colleen Doran wrote to let us know that she posted to her blog about her newest sketch cards. In this series, Colleen did sketches of Sandro Kopp, Sean Bean, Karl Urban, and Elijah Wood. And I must say, I am a bit jealous of Sandro.
We mentioned last week that Sideshow Collectibles had previewed their latest Lord of the Rings Premium Format Figure – Aragorn. Well, as expected, this week they have started taking pre-orders for the exclusive edition of this figure. The exclusive, only available online via the SideshowCollectibles.com website, features an alternate interchangeable left hand clutching Aragorn’s hunting knife. We don’t expect the exclusive to last long, so if you are interested, jump on over to Sideshow’s website and place your pre-order. (Just a tip from us collectors – you don’t actually pay for the piece until it ships!) [Aragorn Premium Format Figure]