Wolverine claws
The Bat iPod was a joke I came up with, but there are people out there who really can and do make very cool replicas of comic book items. Take this guy, for instance, who put together a kick-butt set of Wolverine claws:
Maybe if I send him my Bat iPod brass knuckles he could whip me up a real-life set? I can dream.
Or maybe I should send them to the guy who made the actual set of claws used in the X-Men movie. This article shows how Canadian special effects artist James Gawley crafted the iconic weapons, and the difficulties of translating comic book physics into everyday life. Well worth a weekend read.
April 26th, 2008 at 9:50 am
what was more difficult…the claws, or the hair?
April 26th, 2008 at 11:51 am
What a coincidence! Last night I created a character, The Manx Cat, equipped with a set of those claws. (What cat doesn’t have claws?) Great Minds Think Alike!
April 26th, 2008 at 11:54 am
I dunno what’s more disturbing–the claws or the grin on his face. He looks like he’s enjoying this just a little too much.
April 26th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Well worth a weekend read indeed! I have completed the geek cycle for one week in the best way I’ve found yet.
September 20th, 2008 at 4:22 am
Hey, if I had claws like that, I’d be grinning too!