ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Should you consult a Chinese calendar, you’d quickly discover that 2009 is the Year of the Brando. Or the ox. But really, is there that much of a difference? As long as you don’t have to blush every time someone tells you that you were born in the year of the cock.

Hot Toys, shortly after announcing their amazing Marlon Brando Godfather figure, have announced their 1/6th scale ‘Brando as Jor-El‘ figure, as seen in a Superman film or two. This, of course, means that you can make ‘em both rassle and it’ll be an even fight. This likeness has been approved by the Marlon Brando Living Trust, so there’s a certain amount of confidence granted, since this isn’t some questionable-copyright thing from the mysterious world of overseas.

Jor-El (which I assure you is hyphenated, despite the press releases), has the requisite 22 points of articulation, fabric clothes in multiple layers, and awesome disco boots, as well as a ‘Superman Returns’ display base. Mr. El goes excellently with the previously released Hot Toys Superman figure in the same scale. Or into any collection of foreboding old men that you might have – Gandalf, Mr. Linderman, Statler & Waldorf all acceptable companions.

Could this be the auspicious beginnings of a whole collection of 12″ Brandos? Can we can an ‘Apocalypse Now’ Brando? Brando as Napoleon? All of which can easily be converted into an all-nude ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Brando?

One can only dream.