"KRBtronic" by Manly Art for DKE Toys for #SDCC2019 San Diego Comic Con 2019 (July 17-21)
Continuing what @dketoys has planned for Booth #2643 at the coming San Diego Comic Con 2019 at the San Diego Convention Center July 17-21/2019, we feature the art of Jason Chalker and his "KRBtronic"!
Detroit based illustrator and toy maker Jason (www / Instagram / Facebook) has taken 24 of the 90s "Power of the Force" Kenner Star Wars figures and created an original illustration for each one in a very distinct day glow Jack Kirby style. These figures were known for being very "bulky" so the Jack Kirby style fits. A signed edition, each priced at US$135.
"In 1994, Jack Kirby passed away. In the dead of night, Hasbro took possession of his brain, as specified by a lucrative deal made in his twilight years, and it was placed in the biomechanical interface of a supercomputing art automaton. Kirbytron (as he was now referred to) was tasked with designing a new series of Star Wars action figures to try and resurrect the once lucrative toy line. In his new incarnation, Kirbytron set about this task with youthful abandon. In 1995, the Power of the Force line was released in all of its Kirby-esque, muscle-bound glory.
Early in 1996, Kirbytron’s support team came into the lab to discover he was gone. It appears that after fashioning a compact, mobile power source, he severed the cables tethering him to the lab. Kirbytron left no trail and his whereabouts are unknown to this day."
"This toy features original Kirbytron artwork and a production action figure from the Power of the Force action figure line mounted on a custom card-back. This is a one of a kind piece of art and features Kirbytron’s signature day-glow colors. Don’t be fooled by the ‘Jason Chalker’ signature on the art. It’s a clever ruse to hide the true origins of the art.
Disclaimer: This is all fiction… but it sure would explain a lot!"
DKE TOYS SAYS: If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
