Collectors, pay attention! The Pop! vinyl figures have been
featuring slightly adorable, caricatured versions of the world’s most
recognizable figures from cartoons to comic to sports and, of course, to music!
Last year the company issued a set of BabyMetal dolls and now they’ve added the
iconic Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead to their ranks!
Over the year, the late frontman has been memorialized in
countless ways across the world from having various festival stages named in
his honor and a stunning statue erected at his favorite haunt, the Rainbow Bar
and Grill in West Hollywood. Funko, the makers of the Pop! vinyl dolls, have
crafted a three-and-three-quarter-inch tall version of our beloved hero, which
is set to hit stores in November of this year.
Lemmy is decorated in his signature crossed swords tophat,
black boots, black jacket and an “Ace of Spades” shirt with the Motorhead logo
across the top of the spade symbol. Pre-orders for the Lemmy figure can be
placed at the Aggronautix website.
Speaking about the Pop! series, Funko director of marketing
Mark Robben spoke to Fuse (via Blabbermouth) about the line’s overwhelming
success, “This is now no longer just a collecting thing that is really kind of
niche. Now it’s hitting everybody, there’s literally a license for everybody.
If you like Batman, of course we got that. But if you like Supernatural or
Orphan Black, or something that’s a little deeper and a little more narrow,
we’ve still got it.”
Following Lemmy’s passing, Motorhead predictably ceased
being a band, but the name has carried on strong. The latest branding to come
under the band moniker is another alcohol venture, this time by way of the
“Road Crew” American-style session pale ale.
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