Hot Toys Just Gave Us Our Best Look Yet at Galactus Ahead of ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps'
Okay, we can't entirely blame Hot Toys here. AMC theaters merchandised the Marvel big bad by transforming his big noggin into a popcorn bucket. And before that, Lego joined in on the marketing fray with its set of Marvel's first family battling Galactus. But what makes Hot Toys stand out in the crowd of Marvel merchandising is its iteration on Galactus, which doesn't sand over his imposing visage in a more cartoony fashion. It looks like someone scanned actor Ralph Ineson in one of those Hideo Kojima video game scan machines, stumbled into a figurine factory, and started cooking. Take a gander at this big lummox.
'We are proud to present the Galactus Jumbo Sofvi Figure. Crafted from vinyl material, the figure stands an imposing 70cm tall with 6 points of articulation. His head, upper arms, forearms, and waist are rotatable for commanding display options,' Hot Toys wrote in a Facebook post. 'His head sculpt features LED-lit eyes that glow with cosmic energy, while finely painted metallic red and purple finishes bring his armor to vivid life. The Galactus Jumbo Figure is more than a collectible, it's a Sofvi art piece that bridges toy and high-end display craftsmanship.'
It continued: 'Contrasting the scale of the massive figure are five miniature figures, including Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, The Thing, and Silver Surfer, designed to be attachable to Galactus' body. A Special Edition only available in selected markets will include a specially designed The Fantastic Four: First Steps metal collectible card with display case.'
Ever the salesman, Hot Toys capped off its Facebook post by goading readers into buying the colossal figure with the enticing tagline plaguing every collector's waking hour: that their prospective Fantastic Four displays would be forever incomplete without a Galactus towering over them.
Before Hot Toys showcased its Jumbo Sofvi figurine of Galactus, fans had to rely on getting a glimpse of him through freeze-framing moments in Marvel's cascading rollout of Fantastic Four: First Steps trailers and featurettes. Not unlike the infamous picture of Big Foot trudging in the forest, all Galactus screen grabs are blurry at best and an indiscernible outline of the big bad at worst. So, kudos to Hot Toys for giving us an eyeful of Galactus so we can put a face to the Celestial adjacent being's goal of kidnapping Reed and Sue Richards' newborn baby for reasons known only to comic book readers.
Fantastic Four: First Steps releases on July 25.
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