Diablo Action Figures Pre-Order (9 comments)

Diablo Action Figures Pre-Order

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 08:38 AM

For the past couple of years, I've been working closely with Andrew Bell to produce a Diablo action figure. After a number of false starts and delays (none of them due to Andy, the first factory we were dealing with was run by a bunch of numbskulls), we finally have finished prototypes of Diablo and his accessories. We're ready to begin production on these puppies*, so I'm making them available for pre-order now that I know we're actually going to be able to offer them to you.

Pre-ordered Diablo is available in two flavors, a regular chicken-flavored variety and the special "personalized" variant. The personalized figure comes with some bonus stickers and is signed by Yours Truly, and the first 250 people to order one of these will get an extra Super-Bonus Glow-In-The-Dark Ecto-Skull in addition to all the other groovy accessories Diablo normally comes with. This skull can replace Diablo's normal head; I cannot stress enough how radical this is.

If you're not big on glowing skulls and signatures, we're also offering a non-personalized edition. All pre-orders regardless of personalization will come with a copy of A Tale of Two Comics, starring Diablo, Fish, Jon and the Megagamerz.

Here are just a few of Diablo's many features:

  • Diablo has four points of articulation, at the waist, wings and neck.
  • Diablo's head is removable, just like in real life.
  • Diablo comes with accessories:
    • one (1) Human Skull
    • one (1) Satanic Whoopee Cushion
    • one (1) Necronomicon, 2nd. Ed.
    • three (3) pc. Oversized Novelty Bacon
  • Diablo's head can be replaced with his Human Skull for awesome skull-chicken action.
  • Diablo is approx. 3" tall, and will be to scale with future Goats action figures.
  • Diablo comes in a neato collector's box (remember to buy two so you can play with one).
  • Diablo will bring you everlasting joy and peace of mind.

It will be a couple of months before these ship (production takes a few weeks, and overseas shipping and customs can take about a month alone), but by pre-ordering now you'll be sure to receive yours first, and supplies are limited (we're only making 2,000 Diablos for this first run).

I'm very excited about these; I've wanted to create Goats action figures for almost a decade and I'm glad we're finally able to offer them to you. If this one does well we'll certainly be making others, so if you'd like to someday own a full set of Goats action figures, go pre-order a Diablo action figure!

*Chickens.

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Re: Diablo Action Figures Pre-Order (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 09:44 AM (#35039)

Yay!

So, how do we know if we won the first-250 bit or not? Will it be a mystery not to be revealed until the day of receiving?

Also, will the Fish action figure I'm being all too hasty in assuming the inevitable creation of come in a size appropriate to place within a standard Hefe glass, with some sort of lip-clip?


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Re: Diablo Action Figures Pre-Order (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 09:59 AM (#35041)

OMG, if i weren't listening to some serious emo right now, i think i would have had a happiness blow-out in my cube.

will the neil/bob ones have orifices and come with orifices (pun intended)? that would be supremely disturbing and awesome in a go-straight-to-hell sort of way.


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Re: Diablo Action Figures Pre-Order (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 10:03 AM (#35042)
In Response to mcgrue (#35039):

I'll post here if we sell out of the Glow-Skull edition, if sales continue at the rate they have for the last hour that may happen by tomorrow.

The action figures will be to scale with each other (Humans, 6-7 inches) so I would guess that if we release a Fish/Fineas figure it would be too small for clipping to a glass. I may look into doing a clip-on in the future if the other toys do well and if there is enough demand to warrant it, but today I am just concentrating on getting the first one sold.


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Re: Diablo Action Figures Pre-Order (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 10:05 AM (#35043)
In Response to AsphaltBuffet (#35041):

I haven't worked out all the details for N&B, aside from some of the accessories and variants.

That said, if someone were to create a poll in the forums, and that poll said that people wanted orifices, then I would certainly consider it.


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Re: Diablo Action Figures Pre-Order (Score: 3, Awesome)
posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 10:42 AM (#35047)
In Response to jon (#35043):

I can do that [goats.com].


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Re: Diablo Action Figures Pre-Order (Score: 1)
posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 11:44 AM (#35050)

Only $5 more for the Personalized edition? Damn, skulls are cheap nowadays.


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Re: Diablo Action Figures Pre-Order (Score: 2, Intriguing)
posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:09 PM (#35051)

I'm just wondering where you sign a chicken.


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Re: Diablo Action Figures Pre-Order (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 12:47 PM (#35053)
In Response to Weffs11 (#35051):

I'll be signing the box, not the chicken.


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Re: Diablo Action Figures Pre-Order (Score: 2)
posted Saturday, July 08, 2006 - 11:47 PM (#35138)

3' tall?

How many apples?


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