Moon Knight This is actually my fourth attempt at Moon Knight, Marvel Comics answer to Batman. I had initially crafted 3 other versions of this figure, but two of them got destroyed in the priming stage by a faulty spray-paint canister and the third has since been given as a gift to a dear friend. Anyway, this figure uses a Mattel Zipline Batman for the base body, arms and legs. The gauntlets come from a Jakks Pacific Mummy Returns Imhotep figure and the ornamental belt buckle is from a DC Direct Promethea figure. The hands are from the Mattel Batman and a Battle of the Planets figure. A Toy Biz Lord of the Rings figure donates the cape; the head is a modified DC Direct Spectre and the shin-holster is from the Toy Biz Spider-Man Classics Daredevil 2.

Morpheus, The Dream King The Sandman has always been one of my favorite comic books, but DC Direct has never given me a sufficient Morpheus.  This custom owes its look to the recent New York Times bestseller “Sandman: Endless Nights” book.  I created the lord of dreams from a McFarlane Ichabod Crane torso, arms and boots.  The leggings come from a McFarlane Ultima Online Lord Adranath, the over-coat was from a Toy Biz X-Men 2 Movie Nightcrawler and the head and hands were from the original DC Direct Sandman figure.

Spring-Heeled Jack After reading this: http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/s/shjack.htm in my quest for more data on my League of Extraordinary Gentleman customs, I fell in love with this character. This was really my first "imaginary" custom seeing as how I based it on a small black and white illustration. I used a Toy Biz Marvel Legends Namor face, a Toy Biz X-Men 2 Movie Nightcrawler for the rest of the head and Magic Sculpt to bond them together. Adding some Kneadatite and Magic Sculpt hair and facial hair for good measure. He uses a Toy Biz X-Men 2 Movie Nightcrawler torso and arms, an Toy Biz X-Men 2 Movie Magneto for his boots and legs and a Toy Biz Lord of The Rings character for his gauntlets. A Diamond Select Battle of the Planets Zoltar lends his cape for dramatic effect. The 'skirt' was cut vinyl as is the belt. His belt buckle is from a Toy Biz Spider-Man Classics Hobgoblin. All in all, a fun little custom.

The Lone Ranger A staple in kid’s television programming in the 1950’s, the Lone Ranger was created using a DC Direct Saint of Killers for the base body.  His head is a Toy Biz Marvel Legends Magneto with a NECA Crazy 88 mask.  The hat is from a Toy Biz X-Men Evolution Logan figure and the rest of the costume accessories are cut vinyl and Kneadatite.

The Marquis This character was a challenge from the very beginning. Guy Davis, the creator of the Marquis – a demon-slaying force from a fictional 1800’s Paris – is drawn to be a mass of cloak and shadow. It was as if he envelops all light from around him. In order to create the voluminous cloaks and rippling capes of the Marquis I used some parts from a Mattel Lord Voldemort, a DC Direct Spectre, a Toy Biz Lord of the Rings Gandalf – which also donated the legs, and a healthy amount of clear vinyl. The torso is from a Toy Vault (?) Astro City Confessor and the gauntlets are from a Mattel Zip Line Batman. The head is an original Kneadatite sculpture over an existing Battle of the Planets Zoltar figure. The hat is donated from a Hasbro Treasure Planet toy, the sword is from a Toy Biz Marvel Legends Blade and the gun is a modified DC Direct Sandman gun.

The Phantom “The Ghost Who Walks” is actually an updated and more closely on-model version of my previous Phantom. He uses a DC Direct Blue Beetle as his base with very few modifications. Some strategic dremelling, cut vinyl, a Subcultures Rex Ganon holster and some pushpin rings completes this Pulp Legend. The 6” resin Palisades Snake Eyes mini-statue donated Timber the wolf, who is standing in for The Phantom’s wolf Devil.

The Wretch The Wretch is a character that I put into the same league as Hellboy. Solid storytelling by his creator, Phil Hester, amazing black and white artwork and an insouciance and quirkiness that just leaves the reader scratching their heads. I love the look of this character, and I have been reading the exploits of The Wretch (used to be The Creep) from way back in Caliber’s Negative Burn anthology, and I figured it was time for a Wretch figure. He uses a Toy Biz Spider-Man Classics Black Spider-Man for the base body, DC Direct Spectre hands, Toy Biz X-Men Evolution Magneto shoulder pads, papier-mâché newspaper strips for his rags and a Kneadatite head.

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