Find of the Day: Gen 13 Action Figure
Earlier today I went down to the Sanhao street / computer market area to pick up some DVDs and Nintendo Wii games (I'm babysitting a Wii over the summer). As I walked around one of the computer shops, I noticed an action figure/toy store with this gem on top of it's pile of 5rmb sale toys. It was Caitlin Fairchild, the leader of Gen13.
J. Scott Campbell's boobalicious Gen13 was one of my favorite comics when I was a kid. It was never as interesting as X-Men or as dark as Spawn, but it was risque and more adult than most other comics. And by "adult" I don't mean it had complex themes or even much violence, I mean every female character had massive cleavage and was practically nude on every page. It was awesome.
The weird thing about finding this toy is that I had no idea they even made Gen13 action figures. It's from 1998, which would've been around the same time I read it, though maybe a little later. If they weren't mass produced, I can see why. I don't remember any of my other action figures having painted on thongs. It's also an odd thing to find in China because they don't even have American comic books here and even if they did, Gen13 would probably be considered pornography. The package wasn't in very good condition, but Fairchild and her accessories are all there (and little dusty), she comes with a laptop computer, dumbbells, and a big ass gun. No pants though.
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