Monday, June 11, 2018

A comparison

I have the Bowen sculpt but believe the other is a unique one and done.  I put these up to show the differences in two very well done sculpts. 


The most obvious to me is the slouch hat.  The Bowen piece is very much the classic version of The Shadow, specifically the M W Kaluta version.  The other piece shows a stylized fedora, not what I think of when I image my hero.  Again, the scarf is something I can't emphasize enough as to being hated.  Yes, the Bowen sculpt has the scarf but it ain't in color so it plays better.  I like both of the faces but the nose has been shaved down for the one off piece and just comes off more as a regular man than the striking profile that has cast hundreds of shadows across classic covers for nearly ninety years.

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