Fish Collectibles has slashed the worth of their Strontium Canine statue after failing to come back to an settlement with Revolt over inclusion on the official 2000 AD webshop. The 1:6 scale statue’s worth has dropped over 40% – from £130 to £75 (roughly $170 to $100) – as Alan Fisher tries to liquidate his total inventory earlier than the tip of August.
The information first emerged late final week in a since-deleted social media publish by Fish Collectibles. From what is known, settlement to promote by way of official 2000 AD/Revolt on-line retail channels couldn’t be reached. Alan Fisher has expressed intent to discontinue the statue and clear all inventory by the tip of August, when the Revolt-requested storage lease runs out – at which level any remaining merchandise could go to landfill. A tragic finish for a labour of affection.
The formally licensed statue was initially produced by way of a profitable – and effectively publicised – Kickstarter marketing campaign to provide 500 figures which raised $25,756 on a $20,000 funding objective. Alan Fisher described it as a ardour undertaking on the marketing campaign web page, saying:
“As undoubtedly zarjaz as he’s I have no idea why Decide Dredd will get the entire love when 2000 AD has so many great characters…Johnny Alpha I need to confess has at all times been my favorite but when I can increase the cash for this primary one I would love very a lot to do many extra and will be capable of fund them with out crowdsourcing.”
Sadly with the present state of affairs that is seemingly the tip of the street for Fish Collectibles’ lovingly designed items from the 2000 AD secure. Transport on the statues inside the UK is £15 and in extra of £50 (~$65) to the US.
Johnny Alpha aka Strontium Canine is likely one of the beloved treasure trove of characters related to lengthy operating British weekly anthology 2000 AD. Created by the minds behind Decide Dredd – author John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra – the character first appeared within the pages of short-lived sister publication Starlord in 1978, earlier than the comedian’s cancellation and merger with 2000 AD later that very same 12 months. It’s set in a future time the place mutants created by Strontium-90 nuclear fallout are ostracized and ghettoised by human society, with bounty searching one of many few alternatives of escape obtainable (incomes them the pejorative nickname “Strontium Canines”). The lead character of the collection is Johnny Alpha.
The collection and its spinoffs have been a constant presence in 2000 AD. The principle collection, nonetheless, has been on indefinite hiatus following the sudden passing of Carlos Ezquerra in October 2018. Wagner and Ezquerra’s final story arc collectively had been The Son which ran from 2000 AD Progs 2073-2081 – concluding months earlier than Ezquerra’s dying. A set of that arc was launched in November 2022.
Now we have reached out to Revolt for remark.
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