Sideshow Collectibles

History

Sideshow Collectibles was established in 1994. It originally created toy prototypes for major toy companies such as Mattel, Galoob and Wild Planet. In 1999, Sideshow began marketing its own line of collectible and specialty products under the Sideshow brand, beginning with the Universal Classic Monsters 8" Action Figure license, which sold through Toys R Us and other mass market retailers. The company then began creating items in the sixth scale format that sold through specialty markets, at which time Sideshow switched their name from "toys" to "collectibles".

Sideshow Collectibles currently partners with Marvel, Disney, DreamWorks, WB, Lucasfilm, DC, Blizzard Entertainment, and others to create products drawn from the Marvel Universe, the DC Universe, Star Wars, Alien & Predator, Terminator, The Lord of the Rings, G.I. Joe, Halo, World of Warcraft, Star Craft II, Mass Effect 3, Diablo 3, and many more. Sideshow Collectibles' products are currently sold in specialty, trend, collectible and comic shops both in the US and internationally, as well as online directly through Sideshow Collectibles.

Production

A collectible at Sideshow starts out with conceptual art, which may be several layers deep. Then sculpting begins, primarily with traditional clay or wax sculpture tools. Digital rendering programs are also used, which are printed out in a rapid prototyping machine. The output is taken into the sculpture pool, and then cleaned up to bring in an additional layer of detail by human hand. 90% of the collectibles Sideshow makes are licensed properties.

Licensed properties

• James Bond
• Friday the 13th
• Ghost Rider
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Jaws
• Jurassic Park
• Spider-Man 3
• Star Wars
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day
• Terminator Salvation
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• Tremors
• Tron: Evolution
• How To Train Your Dragon
• How to Train Your Dragon 2
• Kung Fu Panda
• Star Trek
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• Monty Python's Life of Brian

DC Comics

• Batman
• Catwoman
• Wonder Woman
• Green Lantern
• Harley Quinn
• The Joker
• Deathstroke
• Poison Ivy
• Superman
• Aquaman
• Darkseid
• Huntress
• Green Arrow
• Swamp Thing
• Killer Croc

Marvel Comics

• Deadpool
• The Hulk
• Iron Man
• Mary Jane Watson
• Psylocke
• The Thing
• Thor
• Ultron
• Venom
• Wolverine

Television

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
• Goliath from Gargoyles
• The Muppets from The Muppet Show

Video games

• Diablo III
• Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
• Tomb Raider: Legend
• Tomb Raider: Underworld
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Additional statues

• Dinosauria series, including Triceratops, Apatosaurus and Gastonia.

References

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