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The Lost action figures are officially-licensed merchandise created by McFarlane Toys. There are also several other types of Lost action figures (see sections below).
The figures are approximately 6 inches tall and have a recommended retail price of $15 to $20 USD. They each capture an episode-specific moment from the show, with a detailed base and photographic backdrop and also come with a life-sized detailed reproduction of a prop that is central to the character’s story, such as Kate's toy airplane. The realism of the action figures was achieved through both scanning the faces and videotaping the bodies of the actual Lost cast members. The backdrops are being dropped for the second series. (Lost: The Complete Third Season (DVD))
Despite being officially called "action figures", they are actually figurines that feature no articulation joints and are therefore frozen in a permanent pose, making them unable to be used for any kind of action "action" play.
The action figures and Todd McFarlane are featured in a bonus track, "Cast In Clay: The Toys of Todd McFarlane", on disc 7 of Lost: The Complete Third Season (DVD).
Other officially-licensed Lost action figures have been produced by Medicom and Sideshow Collectibles.
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The McFarlane Toys Series 1, currently in stores (as of December 2007), consists of Jack, Kate, Locke, Hurley, Charlie, Shannon and box set of the opening of the Hatch. These first action figures were announced on May 23, 2006, and were released in November 2006, to coincide with the beginning of the broadcast of Season 3. [2]
Series 2, released in July 2007 [3] and currently in stores (as of December 2007), consists of Sawyer, Eko, Sun and Jin. The series originally also included Sayid, Desmond, and a crash site boxset, but were postponed and intended for series 3, before being canceled entirely.
Series 3 [4], was due to be released to coincide with Season 4 in early 2008 [5], and was set to include Sayid, Desmond, Claire and Ben, and a boxed set of the plane crash. However, due to poor sales of the previous series these figures were never released [source needed].
Other characters planned for future series included Michael, Walt, Boone, Ana Lucia, Libby and Ethan.[6]
On May 24th, 2006, to celebrate the Season 2 finale, McFarlane Toys released a sneak preview of the Charlie Series 1 model. At the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con, McFarlane Toys unveiled the entire Lost Series 1 line.
On November 6, 2006, Jorge Garcia, Bryan Burk, and Todd McFarlane were on hand for an autograph event at the New York City Toys "R" Us store.[7]
The Hatch Deluxe boxed set replicates the opening of the outside of the Hatch as depicted in the Season 1 finale, and includes small scale figures of Locke, Kate, Jack and Hurley, a photographic background and a light feature.
The third series was set to be released to coincide with the season 4 premier in January 2008. However poor sales of the second series resulted in the cancellation of the entire line and was announced on the McFarlane message boards. A petition has been started by the Spawn Message Board, (http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?ab342ak3), to try and help persuade McFarlane Toys to release the third series.
The following four figures had been planned:
In "Cast In Clay: The Toys of Todd McFarlane", a special feature on the Season 3 DVDs a sketch was shown for the Sayid figure. It showed him with one of the three antennas used in The Moth. Sayid was originally scheduled for series 2.
The Desmond figure has him wearing a DHARMA suit and peeking out the Swan door. Desmond was originally scheduled for series 2.
The Claire figure would have also featured Aaron.
On the "Cast in Clay" featurette on the Season 3 DVD, you can spot a very quick glimpse of Claire at the end (or at least a concept drawing). She is standing with Aaron and to her right you can see the crib that Locke made for the baby.
The Ben figure was set to have him tied up in the Hatch.
A miniature boxed set of the plane crash was also scheduled to be released with this set, much like the previous Hatch boxed set.
In 2006, Highly Flammable Toys, a small company specializing in custom-made action figures made a figure of Leslie Arzt for the actor Daniel Roebuck. He approved of it, as did a Lost producer who also ordered one. It came with a plastic cover along with a backing card carrying a biography and the warning: "You may get some ARZT on you". The price for a custom-made action figure (as quoted on the company's website) is US$599.
Later as a joke, Highly Flammable Toys made a second Arzt action figure which consisted of red paint all over the box, representing Dr. Leslie Arzt blowing up in "Exodus, Part 1".
In 2008, Sideshow Collectibles, a California-based designer toy and collectible studio, released a "highly-articulated" 12-inch Jack figure. Each figure comes with detailed replica clothing (made with real fabric), display base, and retails for US$99.
Medicom released a series of "Kubricks" in August 2008. The first wave consists of Locke, Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Sayid, Charlie and Hurley, with two additive secrets chases in more limited edition Desmond and Ben. Furthermore there will be Kubrick/Be@rbrick two pack with an exclusive Jack Shephard in his Suit Kubrick and a Lost Be@rbrick. There will also be a 100% Lost Be@rbrick and a 400% all white DHARMA Swan Station Be@rbrick. [http://www.toycyte.com/lost-kubricks-ratios-and-mystery-figures http://theblotsays.blogspot.com/2008/02/kubrick-and-berbrick-lost-figures.html More pictures]
A release party for the figures was held at Meltdown comics in Los Angeles on November 19, 2008[8], and attending were the creators and writers of Lost: J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Paul Zbyszewski, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Kyle Pennington, and Brian K. Vaughan. [9] A video about the evening was released on Dharmaspecialaccess.com.[10]
After McFarlane Toys announced that the series would be canceled, a few fans got together and hired a sculptor to continue to produce figures in a limited run in the same size and style as the McFarlane ones. The first series will contain Juliet and Daniel, with the second series likely to consist of Desmond and Ben. The figures are unpainted and unpackaged to keep costs minimal and come with a simple base to pose them. They can be ordered from these forums.
In June 2009, it was announced that Bif Bang Pow!, a company already successful with making merchandise from films such as Flash Gordon and The Big Lebowski, had obtained rights to make action figures based on the series. [11] The first series, to be released in February 2010, includes two 2-packs: Jack & Kate, and Sawyer & Juliet. The first series has since been cancelled and replaced by two new series to be released in the summer. Pack 1 features Ben and Kate. Pack 2 contains Hurley and Locke. The reception of these 1970's/1980's style figures has been poor and will probably end up in the range being cancelled.
Bif Bang Pow! also releases a line of bobble heads. The first being Benjamin Linus, based on his appearance in Season 5's '316'.
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McFarlane's first published work was a 1984 backup story in Epic Comics' Coyote. He soon began working for both Marvel He illustrated several issues of Marvel's Incredible Hulk.
In 1987, McFarlane joined writer David Michelinie on Marvel's The Amazing Spider-Man. McFarlane changed the character's appearance, making him more spider-like with wiry limbs and large eyes. His interpretation would influence those of many subsequent Spider-Man artists. McFarlane also helped to create Venom, a wildly popular villain.
McFarlane's work on The Amazing Spider-Man turned him into an industry superstar. In 1990, Marvel launched a new monthly Spider-Man series, simply called Spider-Man, which McFarlane both wrote and illustrated. Spider-Man #1 sold 2.5 million copies, partially thanks to the variant covers that were used to encourage collectors into buying more than one edition. Spider-Man #1 is seen by many as the beginning of the comic speculation boom that lasted through the first years of the 1990s.
After a 29-issue run of Amazing Spider-Man, McFarlane told editor Jim Salicrup he would be leaving the book with issue 328 to write his own work. He'd grown tired of drawing other peoples stories. Jim offered Todd a new Spider-Man book to both write and draw. It was a massive success in sales until Jim was replaced by editor Danny Fingeroth with issue 16.[1] McFarlane quit over a creative dispute with that very issue. McFarlane did issues 1-14, and 16. Most issues were crossovers with characters such as Wolverine, Ghost Rider, and X-Force.
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