I'm not exactly the most religious person. I've even had some falling out with my faith. As a Puerto Rican, I was raised Catholic but have dabbled with other denominations. I'll only mention a few, since there's a TON of denominations: among them were: Presbyterian, Lutheran, even one of those "Mega Churches with prosperity pastors a la Joel Osteen" aka Fuente de Agua Viva... apparently they have been screwed over by God, (bankruptcy in 2012, They had to sell a Worship Tower Project that was going to be like a Christian Disneyland next to their MegaChurch building, and Hurrican Maria ruined their main building beyond repair.) What I'm trying to say is that I've seen the similarities and differences between denominations. They Vaguely talk about this Jesus dude and many of them behave differently than this Jesus dude they claim to worship. This disconnect between words and acts that I've felt in various churches has led me to an awkward territory. Like, I'm not an Atheist, but Life has knocked most of the faith out of me. Am I an Agnostic?
What does my Crisis of Faith have to do with this rant? Well, it's the introduction to it and giving a slight perspective on my angle.
There's a Biblical Action Figure line being Kickstarted and it's FourHorsemen Adjacent. Chris Gawrych, Production Manager of FourHorsemen Studios, is making a Biblical Adventures toyline under his D13 brand and it's on Kickstarter now.
The line is in 1:12 scale... hopefully compatible with Marvel Legends, Jada's Street Fighter II, Lightning Collection, etc. There's Moses, St. Michael, the Archangel, Demon army Builders, Angel Army Builders and most importantly: Jesus Christ himself.
Divine Mercy Jesus Christ, which is the one I pre-ordered. Mostly. Because it has a more divine aura than Sacred Heart Jesus
I ALMOST want to get both to use the white tunic and the blue wrap for my "definitive Jesus".
The only disappointing thing is the lack of accessories these Jesus figures have. I mean Black Jesus gets a lot more stuff...
He's got the bread, the fish, a ton of extra hands, a shepherd staff and his base is walkable water.
I'm putting the focus on Jesus, because he's the main character of the New Testament. Also, because he has most of the variants...
We get a Transfiguration Jesus in Translucent "Force Ghost" blue... only available during this Kickstarter campaign...
So we're getting ALL the Jesus... except the one variant that hasn't been shown so far: Crucifixion Jesus. I know it sounds "wrong" but it's kind of an important variant to be left out. I'm thinking something like:
Jesus with the cross, removable white robe revealing the wounded body after the Passion, alternate head, second cross with means to hold Jesus to it (probably hands and feet would have to be presculpted unto it and plug the body into said pieces.) Display base that can support the cross and Jesus.
But going back to the line iteslf. Female bodies and Goliath Sized bodies were implied... now I'm curious.
Whether you're a Christian or not, these action figures seem like an unique collectible and it's a bit peculiar that we're getting ACTUAL ACTION FIGURES with emphasis on being serious action figures of Biblical characters that actually look good instead of crap like this:
With 27 days to go and they're almost halfway there...
Good luck to Chris Gawrych on his endeavor...
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