Sideshow Collectibles

Sideshow Inc.
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Headquarters
U.S.
ProductsFigurines, action figures
BrandsHot Toys
Websitesideshow.com

Sideshow Collectibles is an American specialty manufacturer of movie, film, television and collectible action figures, statues, and high end pieces. Sideshow's licenses include Star Wars, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, The Lord of the Rings, Disney, Harry Potter, Masters of the Universe, Pokémon, Dragon Ball Z, Street Fighter, Game of Thrones, and Star Trek.

Sideshow Collectibles is also the exclusive distributor of Hot Toys collectible figures in the United States, North and South America, Europe, Australia and throughout most Asian countries. It is also an official distributor of Iron Studios statues in United States territory.

History

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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.[1] 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".[2]

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.[2] 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.[1]

Production

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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.[3]

Licensed properties

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DC Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Television

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Video games

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Additional statues

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b CollectionDX (2011). "Sideshow Collectibles". Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  2. ^ a b Michael Crawford (2006-06-15). "Collecting Action Figures – A Brief History". Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  3. ^ Rachel Swaby (2012-04-18). "Dream Job: Q&A With Sideshow Collectibles". Wired. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  4. ^ "Mrs. Pamela Voorhees from Sideshow Toys". fridaythe13thfilms.com.
  5. ^ Sideshow Collectibles (2006-04-27). "Exclusive Look at Sideshow's Ghost Rider Maquette!". SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  6. ^ "Indiana Jones Merchandising". TheRaider.net. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  7. ^ "Jaws Maquette". Archived from the original on April 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "'When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth' T-Rex vs. Velociraptors Diorama, Jurassic Park – Toy Invasion- Onlineshop". Archived from the original on August 13, 2016.
  9. ^ Sideshow Collectibles (2007-01-05). "Sideshow Making Spider-Man 3 Collectibles". SuperHeroHype.com. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  10. ^ "Star Wars Collectibles". Sideshow Collectibles.
  11. ^ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Sideshow Experience".
  12. ^ Crawford, Michael (May 1, 2009). "Terminator 2 T-800 Premium Format Statue". mwctoys.com.
  13. ^ "Toys and collectibles licenses are in". Terminator Files. 2008-07-23. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  14. ^ Sideshow Time (2010-07-18). "Sideshow Collectibles – Optimus Prime Maquette". Sideshowtoy.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  15. ^ News Editor, "TREMORS Graboid Maquette Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine", Mania.com (January 24, 2006).
  16. ^ Tron: Evolution release date and Collector's Edition revealed | Joystiq
  17. ^ "'Run' – Fine Art Print by DreamWorks Animation Fine Art". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  18. ^ "How to Train Your Dragon Toothless Statue by Sideshow Collectibles". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  19. ^ "The Furious Five Fine Art Print by DreamWorks Animation Fine Art". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  20. ^ "SIdeshow Archive search for Star Trek". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  21. ^ "Search results for Star Trek". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  22. ^ "DC Comics Batman Premium Format Figure by Sideshow Collectib". Sideshow Collectibles.
  23. ^ "DC Comics Green Lantern Premium Format™ Figure by Sideshow Collectibles". Sideshow Collectibles.
  24. ^ "Behold The Glorious Epicentre Of Costly Comic-Con Collectibles". Kotaku Australia. July 18, 2012. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012.
  25. ^ Sideshow Collectibles Hulk Comiquette review | What's Your Obsession Archived 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ Graves, Neil (May 16, 2007). "Mary jane is spidey 'sensuous'". New York Post. News Corporation. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009.
  27. ^ Arpe, Malene (May 17, 2007). "No plumber's butt for Spidey?". Toronto Star.
  28. ^ New From Sideshow Collectibles: Psylocke Premium Figure |Marvel.com
  29. ^ "Exclusive Fantastic Four Contest – Sideshow's The Thing Maquette!". FirstShowing.net. 13 June 2007.
  30. ^ "Sideshow Collectibles Thor Legendary Scale Bust Contest". toymania.com.
  31. ^ "Pituvision – YouTube".
  32. ^ "Exclusive Spider-Man 3 Contest – Sideshow's Venom Bust!". FirstShowing.net. 25 April 2007.
  33. ^ "Win a Wolverine Legendary Scale Bust from Sideshow Collectibles!". February 2, 2009.
  34. ^ "Throne of the Slayer – Buffy Summers Maquette Available for Pre-Order Next Week". 10 July 2012.
  35. ^ Nikole Zivalich (2012-07-25). "G.I. Joe Collectibles From Sideshow At Comic-Con 2012". Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  36. ^ "The Goliath Statue – Gargoyles – Electric Tiki | Sideshow Collectibles".
  37. ^ "Sideshow Collectibles presents Diablo III Overthrown statue". Destructoid. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  38. ^ "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - Sideshow Collectibles". Sideshowtoy.com. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  39. ^ "Lara Croft Sixth Scale Figure - Sideshow Collectibles". Sideshowtoy.com. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  40. ^ "Preview: Lara Croft: Snow Day Polystone Statue - Sideshow Collectibles". Sideshowtoy.com. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  41. ^ "Uncharted 3: Drake Deception Collector's Edition and pre-order bonuses detailed". VG247. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
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