bank robber joker repaint by jc hong

"Not widely known among collectors and Hot Toys fans, JC Hong – a talented Korean painting artist in collectible market, who had passed his unique painting technique on to various sculptors and painters in Korea. We can say JC Hong is a mentor of most of the Korea collectables’ artists in the market. He is also the Chief Paint Art Director of Hot Toys Ltd., besides (of) painting prototype head-sculpture, his main mission is to ensure the painting on the final product is accurate with the prototype." [Read the rest of the introduction to JC Hong on OSW / pics via]

Shown above-left is the original production headsculpt for the 1/6-scale Bank Robber Joker, and on-right is a repainted-version by Hong (NOT production piece) and by the ToyGawds-of-1/6, it is hauntingly cool, IMHO! ... now imagine holding the Joker in your hands - quite creepy tho, and that's a good thing! (belies the skill of the artist - just don't put it next to your bed while you sleep). heh.