We Have a Winnah!

A month or so back, we came up with a contest -- okay, a method of psychological torture -- that required entrants to identify ten different sculptures by ten different sculptors. After a couple of weeks, and a whole bunch of hints, we have three winners! Aaron Coulter of Ontario and Marty Henley of Tennessee are our runners-up, and they both win posters of Pop Sculpture co-author Tim Bruckner's favorite sculpted faces. But the grand-prize winner is Elton Chu of Illinois! He wins the Tim-sculpted statue of The Flash and Gorilla Grodd, designed by the late Michael Turner! Hooray! We'll get those right out to you, guys. And in case the rest of you are curious, here are the answers:

1. Jack Mathews - Black Canary, DC Direct

2. Tony Cipriano - Kull, Dark Horse Deluxe

3. The Four Horsemen - Beast-Man, Mattel

4. Karen Palinko - Aquaman (Kingdom Come), DC Direct

5. William Paquet - Marv, Sin City, Dynamic Forces

6. Alterton Bizarre - Drakkar, Alterton Bizarre Sculpting Studio

7. Ruben Procopio - Prince Valiant, Electric Tiki/Sideshow Collectibles

8. Jonathan Matthews - Illidan Stormrage, DC Unlimited

9. Kyle Windrix - Jason Voorhees, NECA

10. Tim Bruckner - Moon Maid, ReelArt/Dark Horse Deluxe

Still Time to Enter the Name That Sculptor Contest!

No entries so far for the "Name That Sculptor" Contest, so we thought we'd give you guys another chance... and another hint! Because this Flash vs. Grodd statue is taking up a lot of room in Tim's studio, and he's been using it as a paperweight, but he'd rather send it to someone who knows their stuff.

Now, we'll admit that this may have been a hard contest. Ten tiny details to identify ten sculptures and the ten sculptors who sculpted them? Unfair! Well, we aren't going to give you any artist names, but we'll give you another full picture:

We'll also tell you that one of the pieces was not a mainstream release, but was only offered through the sculptor's Website. It's certainly a weird one. Really strange, you know? We can say no more. Or can we?

NAME THAT SCULPTOR CONTEST!

We had so much fun doing that last contest that we want to do it again! But this time there's an added twist. After all, we want you people to prove that you love action figures, statues and the talented people who sculpt them. So what we've done is gather ten details of ten images of ten pieces sculpted by ten different professional sculptors. You need to tell us the character, the company and the sculptor's name for each, and the first to get all 30 answers correct wins. Some may be easy, some may be hard, but we have faith in you. 

The winner gets the Michael Turner-style Flash vs. Gorilla Grodd statue signed by co-sculptors Tim Bruckner and Tony Cipriano -- the only collaboration ever done between the Pop Sculpture author and contributor -- plus a poster of Tim's body of work (at left). Two runners-up will get posters, as well. Mail your guesses to popsculptcontest@gmail.com, and check back next week to maybe get a hint or two. 

Below are the ten detail shots -- happy hunting!

Name the Statues, Win a Prize!

Hey, kids! We're having a contest. That's right, the first-ever Pop Sculpture Contest Give-Away. And boy howdy, it's fun! Here's how you play: Simply identify which of Tim's sculptures these details belong to. The person who gets the most right with the earliest submission wins! What do they win? Heck-a-doodle, they win a free autographed copy of our book, Pop Sculpture, when it comes out on October 19. What could be simpler? Mail your guesses to: popsculptcontest@gmail.com Only one guess per household. The winner will be announced next Friday.

And here's another clue for you all (aside from the Walrus being Paul): All of these details come from pics at Tim's site (http://www.timbruckner.com). But I hear you asking, "Hey, isn't that just a shamefully blatant way to promote his site and increase traffic?" You bet it is! Ain't America great? Good luck, everyone!