No, there aren't any new action figures or toys that have been released yet. Trust me, as soon as they’re available you'll be the first to know. However, there has been one attempt to deliver official licensed figures, plus a few action figure modders have given up waiting for official figures and just made their own.
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There was a proposed series of Watchmen figures that never got past the prototype phase and rumored to be scheduled for release in July, 2001.
A few of the figure prototypes were displayed at summer toy and comic conventions including The Comedian, The Silk Spectre and Dr. Manhattan. The figures were going to be part of a 15th anniversary celebration of the miniseries.
Moore and co-creator Dave Gibbons decided not to take part in any such anniversary, in part because of a dispute over Watchmen merchandising. We can only hope at some point they come to an agreement so we can finally recreate the final climactic scene at 1:16 scale (Vivarium playset and Alien Squid sold separately).
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Some toy lovers couldn’t care less if there aren’t any licensed action figures of their favorite heroes and villians, they’ll just lock themselves in their work sheds for a few weeks and make their own.
Custom action figure creation, or “modding” as the cool kids like to call it, consists of pirating parts from existing store bought toys and combining them, sometimes with custom molded and painted pieces, to make new, and never before seen, “frankenstein” action figures.
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The Comedian figure shown above is a modified Punisher action figure while the Dr. Manhattan custom job is a transformed DC Direct JLA Superman with a custom sculpted head and chest.
The Rorschach and Nite-Owl figures above come from one “modder” who made all of the lead Watchmen characters (seen in a group photo to the right). He even modified an educational tiger figure to create Ozymandias’ genetically engineered lynx Bubastis. What, no Moloch?
To see more incredible custom action figures, visit the custom section of the Raving Toy Maniac Web site.
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Remember those 12" dolls that were all the rage in the late 60’s and 70’s? Anybody? No? I think I just dated myself. Anyway, before there were action figures, there were action dolls. And one of the biggest manufacturer of these dolls was a toy company by the name of Mego.
What does this have to do with Watchmen? Well a few dedicated fans of the old Mego dolls have refused to grow up, and have made a hobby of modifying old dolls, by taking spare parts to create previously unmade characters.
The photo to the left shows master Mego modder Dave McCormick’s custom Rorschach and Nite-Owl dolls. Dave sculpted the Nite-Owl head over an original Mego head and says that it “came out okay.” I think it came out great. He also states that one day he will “get back to this project and finish the line up.” Um, get going Dave. You don't even need to make clothes for Dr. Manhattan. Learn more about Dave and other Mego customizers at The Mego Museum.
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LEGO anyone? I don't know much about these custom LEGO figures except for the fact they were created by a LEGO modder named “Erik,” and they look pretty good.
Did you know the name LEGO comes from the Danish “leg godt” which translated means “play well?” Me neither.