In the eyes of an Asian, we Americans look like creatures from a sci-fi movie. Huge eyes and equally growing bellies. It’s actually quite scary. So, the only way to see how other cultures view us, is to see how culture portrays us through art. Kotobukiya will be releasing a set of Anime-styled Indiana Jones Action Figures in June for 525 Yen (about $5).

There will be eight action figures released, two of which are a “secret” (most likely figures pertaining to the upcoming Indiana flick). The spiral design in the eyes leads us to believe that the Asian’s are slowly hypnotizing us with subliminal messages. Frankly, we think that’s all bullsh……MUST…BUY…FIGURINE!  — Andrew Dobrow

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A movie such as Indiana Jones, where action and story twists come plentiful and often is hard to sum up in a few details. A concept called ArtFX combines the key points of movies with vivid detail, all into a three-dimensional culture-packed collage. The Indiana Jones Raiders Of The Lost Ark ArtFX statue shows how successful the concept can be.

Standing about a foot high, the statue combines the keynote stone sculptures of the Peruvian shrine, and the top displays the infamous podium from the first scene of the film. The podium is held up by the big stone ball booby-trap which chases a bull-whipping, snarling Indiana. The statue is a pvc plastic snap-fit kit, so you construct it yourself in seconds. The detail put into the statue is really magnificent. You can get your own for around $138 when it’s released in August 2008. (more…)