It's no joke: even the Underworld needs comic relief. Beginning on April 1st (fittingly on April Fool's Day), Sideshow Collectibles will open pre-orders for their Malavestros: Death’s Chronicler-Fool to their Court of the Dead line with a new, magnificently detailed Premium Format Figure.
From Sideshow Collectibles: "Sideshow is proud to introduce the Malavestros: Death’s Chronicler-Fool Premium Format™ Figure from our original Court of the Dead collection.
Nothing is ever what it appears to be in the Underworld, and thus it would be wise not to dismiss Malavestros as comic relief in the Court of the Dead. Despite his grotesquely playful visage and unpredictable antics, Malavestros is an invaluable cache of truth. He may choose to dispense his wisdom wrapped in morbid humor and seasoned with acerbic pranks, but that does not lessen their veracity.
As “mourners” (citizens of the Underworld) delve further into the mysteries and intricacies of the Court, they will soon learn that no Court of the Dead collection is complete without Malavestros, the Alltaker’s impish chronicler-fool.
Standing over 20” high, Malavestros is bedecked in bone-chillingly baroque garb, from his cummerbund of glossy guts, to the plethora of decorative skulls that festoon his wardrobe. He is a striking – if somewhat outlandish – figure within the Court of the Dead.
The figure’s highly-detailed base features an eerily levitating cracked tombstone, stately crumbling architecture, melting candles and all manner of delightfully macabre flotsam from the Mortal Realm.
Artist Credits:
Tom Gilliland, Ricky Lovas, Rachel Roubicek, Amilcar Fong, Fabian Schlaga (Design)
Mark Newman, Mat Brouillard < Nathan Mansfeild (Sculpt)
Casey Love (Paint)
Greg Malorey (Cut & Sew)
Adam Smith, Chadwick Andersen (Mold & Cast)
The Sideshow Design and Development Team
Pre-Order InfoSideshow’s Malavestros: Death’s Chronicler-Fool Premium Format ™ Figure will be priced at $599.99 and will be available for pre-order on April 1st, 2017."
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Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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