THE ART OF DISPLAY ART

Articulated Comic Book Art (abbreviated A.C.B.A) is a visual art form first recognized [June 15th 2009] by a passionate group of the action figure collecting community and is best exemplified by the efforts of this community who display their work on the website, YouTube, as well as in their homes and at their local hobby shops.

The term 'Articulated Comic Book Art' was coined by myself and is my registered Trademark. The term has come to represent a growing venture of display art in local venues such as comic book stores, hobby shops, toy/comic book conventions and other related outlets.

At its most basic level, Articulated Comic Book Art is akin to the miniature dioramas found in many museums, and as the name implies, the subject matter is influenced by comic book/superhero themes that pay homage to the Marvel, DC, and independent Comic Book universes. A.C.B.A makes use of highly articulated action figures in primarily the 1/12th (6") or 1/18th (3 3/4") scale, incorporating elaborate background sets, dynamic/dramatic lighting, scaled props, inserted paper dialogue balloons and comic book style sound effects with the end result emulating scenes lifted right from the source material. Due to the nature of this medium, the individual artist is not chained to any of these concepts and liberties are often taken.

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