ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Just when you thought that Sideshow Toys couldn’t get any darker than their Mall Santa Zombie figure from their ‘The Dead’ line, they use Black Friday to hit us with a full-on Zombie Priest, showing that there are no limits to their delightful depravity. Now, if they give us a Zombie Rabbi, we have the beginnings of a hilarious joke.

Sideshow’s ‘Harbinger’ was an immediate buy for me, as I’m swept up into the waxing and waning zombie craze. For $75, the 12″ figure comes with a bible and rosary beads, and the exclusive version comes with a raven perched atop an eviscerated hand. He’ll make an excellent addition to the zombie Babysitter, Street Prophet, Soldier and the other creeps that Sideshow has already made. I admit – after I saw this, I immediately went out and bought Ash Wood’s ‘Les Mort 13‘ figure, because I imagine they’ll be really interesting companion pieces. Subject 2221 : The Harbinger should ship in the winter of 2009.