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DC Collectibles, the award-winning line of \"\"<\/a>collectibles from DC Entertainment, will celebrate 20 years of toy-making at this year\u2019s American International Toy Fair in New York. To commemorate this milestone anniversary, DC Collectibles revealed huge plans for its 2018 lineup, including several high-profile collaborations such as a life-size bust of The Joker designed by one of Hollywood\u2019s most celebrated special makeup effects artists, Rick Baker.<\/p>\n

DC Collectibles also recruited My Chemical Romance frontman and DC\u2019s Young Animal curator Gerard Way to put his own spin on DC\u2019s iconic Batman and The Joker characters for the company\u2019s longest-running statue line, Batman: Black & White. Other collectibles on tap for 2018 include new action figure sets based on Geoff Johns and Gary Frank\u2019s hit DOOMSDAY CLOCK comic book series and new variants for DC Artists Alley designer vinyls, plus several new additions to popular statue and action figure lines.<\/p>\n

Best known for his work on Hollywood blockbusters such as An American Werewolf in London, Men in Black, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Planet of the Apes, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Star Wars, and the Thriller music video, among others, luminary special makeup effects artist Rick Baker has brought his monster-making talent to one of DC\u2019s most iconic Super-Villains, The Joker. The Joker Bust by Rick Baker is designed, sculpted and painted by Baker and features the same spine-chilling attention to detail that can be expected from the Academy Award winner. Measured at 22.5″ tall, only 200 of these limited-edition busts will be produced, and each will be numbered. Fans can bring home this high-end collectible from DC Collectibles in October 2018 at a suggested retail price of $1000.00.<\/p>\n

\u201cDC Collectibles is always seeking out interesting artists from different industries to bring their unique art styles to DC\u2019s popular characters, and we are thrilled to partner with Rick Baker on this sculpture,\u201d explained Jim Fletcher, executive creative director of DC Collectibles. \u201cFrom the disturbing eyes to the sinister smile, Rick did a masterful job capturing The Joker\u2019s psychotic demeanor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen DC Collectibles approached me about this project, I jumped at the chance to do something with The Joker,\u201d said Baker. \u201cThe Joker is one of the most notorious Super-Villains of all time, and I had a blast depicting his twisted and demented personality through this bust. The DC Collectibles team was great to work with and gave me complete creative freedom to bring my version of the character to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

DC Collectibles has also tapped acclaimed musician and writer Gerard Way to design original iterations of The Joker and Batman for the company\u2019s best-selling Batman: Black & White statue line. The eccentric character designs are based on sketches Way created for a past story idea and will now be brought to life as 7″ statues in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am extremely excited to have teamed up with the wonderful people of DC Collectibles to bring fans these visions of Batman and The Joker in physical and wonderfully monochromatic form,\u201d said Way. \u201cMy ink and wash drawings of these two characters come from a pitch I had created, called \u2018Kingdom of The Mad,\u2019 which, in my opinion, is a very dark take on the characters– so seeing them in gorgeous black, white, and grey seems very fitting. I hope fans enjoy these different takes on the characters, and I am honored to now be a part of the Batman: Black & White family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Batman: Black & White statue line has always been a great avenue to try new ideas and welcome new artists into the DC Collectibles fold,\u201d said Fletcher. \u201cGerard\u2019s indie art style is a perfect fit for this series and offers a fresh take on Batman and The Joker that we\u2019ve never seen before.\u201d<\/p>\n

DC Collectibles will also debut new DOOMSDAY CLOCK action figures in 2018, based on Geoff Johns and Gary Frank\u2019s critically acclaimed comic book series. The 7″ figures will release in sets of two and will include fan-favorite WATCHMEN characters Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias, Rorschach and the Comedian, plus two new DC universe characters – Mime and Marionette-created in DOOMSDAY CLOCK.<\/p>\n

Capitalizing on excitement for the upcoming DC Artists Alley designer vinyl line, DC Collectibles also revealed new variants for the Hainanu \u201cNooligan\u201d Salque and Sho Murase waves of figures. Black-and-white editions will be offered for Nooligan\u2019s standard designs of Batman, The Joker and Harley Quinn, and special holiday designs will be offered for Murase\u2019s Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn and Catwoman characters. These new variants join the already-announced standard and black-and-white versions of the Chris Uminga wave that debuts in June. Uminga\u2019s wave will be followed by Nooligan\u2019s vinyls in September and Murase\u2019s in November.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe feedback for our upcoming DC Artists Alley line has been fantastic,\u201d noted Fletcher. \u201cThe first few Chris Uminga figures have already sold out at the retailer level, and we can\u2019t wait for them to hit stores this summer. We hope fans embrace the different variant editions for each artist and collect them all!\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional collectibles debuting in 2018 include new DC Bombshells offerings, such as a Batman and Catwoman Deluxe statue, a statue featuring The Joker\u2019s Daughter and a Nurse Harley and The Joker action figure 2-pack. There will also be new character additions to the highly anticipated DC Essentials action figure line and best-selling DC Designer Series statue series.<\/p>\n

Check out the DC Collectibles NY Toy Fair sizzle video and the complete list of new items from DC Collectibles debuting in 2018 below:<\/p>\n