You'll believe a figure can fly...

Wow, it's been awhile.
Life has been really busy that past few months.
I'm happy to be feeling something resembling normalcy lately, and that also means getting back to enjoying some of the finer things again, like figures!

This post isn't actually on a project but a very special acquisition.
Back in December, I asked my Sweetiwife for just one present for Christmas. As you may have guessed, it was a figure. Not the usual kind of figure I collect, but one on a little bit of a different tier of expensive than I usually care to venture. That's why I just asked for one present...

A little introduction.
The year was 1978. It was the year following the first Star Wars movie and because of it, little boys' imaginations were expanding exponentially with questions like "what if" with a no limit mentality.
Well, at least I know of one little boy who felt that way.
It was an amazing time...

It was the year one of my favorite characters from the great Saturday morning at 6 o'clock cartoon T.V. show "Superfriends" became REAL.

Superman the Movie... I just loved that movie!

I'll admit, at first I thought, the guy who played the role of Superman wasn't as chiseled or buff as I was hoping for. He didn't have quite the exact profile as his cartoon counterpart that I was used to, but in time Christopher Reeve became superman to me.

When I heard that Hot Toys was going to produce a figure of Christopher Reeve as Superman I knew he had to be in my collection.

On Christmas morning, Sweetiwife had worked up a big treasure hunt with Superman questions and the correct answers leading me to the next question and the next question and so on until...

It's not often that I consider the packaging of a figure to be that significant, but this was pretty amazing.

Just to show how much thought and respect went into this project.

  

And here he is...

He came with lots of cool extras too!

An amazing base/stand to make Supes feel right at home.

Two extra pairs of hands. 

Flat open, and gripping open.

And with the exclusive version

you get this little piece of jewelry...

...that's not exactly

meant to be green bling!

This is such an amazing figure. Everything from the skin looking so incredibly lifelike, to his many points of articulation for any number of possible poses, to his eyes being painted to look wet. A lot of pride and care went into this work of art. Not to mention the amazing likeness to Christopher Reeve that the sculptor was able to achieve.

If I could really name a jewel of my action figure collection this would definitely be it.

Hot Toys and Sideshow figures are big (at 12") and expensive, but once you have them in your hands you really feel a sense that they're worth it.

A friend of mine suggested I keep him protected behind glass because of the museum quality spectacle that he is, and I think that's a super idea.