McFarlane Rocks Out with Guitar Hero Figures, Cocks Unavailable for Comment
Well, here’s a smart idea. McFarlane Toys grabbed the license to make the rockers of Guitar Hero, and the first wave consists of Lars Umlaut (the hefty guy with the face paint), Axel Steel (with the denim vest on), Johnny Napalm (mohawk, natch) and the God of Rock, all due in November. You can pre-order ’em here. I can’t decide what’s more mind-blowing?the fact that McFarlane isn’t doing one of GH‘s female characters in the wave, or that these figures appear to have actual joints and articulation. I didn’t know McFarlane even knew how to make joints anymore. Rock!
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