Zarjaz! 2000 AD Tharg Prototype Revealed by ThreeA Toys
After ThreeA Toys's first announcement of producing the 2000 AD line of toys, online fans have been anticipating and speculating on what the figures might be, and now, the prototype of the first figure to be released is been revealed ~ all bow down to The Mighty THARG!
Featuring a sculpted-design with Ashley-Wood-stylings with the infamous 3A-weathering, currently the only other info is that Tharg will come without a weapon/gun. [info via 3A-forum]. Stay tuned for further info, and CLICK THRU to find out a little bit more about Tharg!
[Above-right Tharg draw by Chris Weston]
WHO-IS: The Mighty Tharg is a recurrent character in science fiction comic 2000 AD, one of only two characters to appear in nearly every issue of the comic (the other being Judge Dredd). The main Tharg-free period in 2000 AD was when the men from Vector 13 staged a takeover (in prog 1014), while Tharg was away dealing with a crisis.
Tharg is an alien from the fictional planet "Quaxxann", supposedly in orbit around the real-life star Betelgeuse (but he works in a British publisher's office), with green skin and a "rosette of Sirius" on his forehead. His favourite food is said to be polystyrene cups.
Tharg writes the comic's introduction, answers letters, and doles out prizes to readers (for artwork or story suggestions) - winners could choose payment either in pounds sterling or in "galactic groats". Tharg speaks mostly in English, but with various pithy Betelgusian aphorisms thrown in for colour.[Wiki]
