Who is that up there? Why, it’s Skeletor as imagined by Matt Manchester, AKA “Frog Skull“. This is just one of many action figures from the He-Man universe he has taken a paint brush and sculpy too. These pieces are fantastic and really add a layer of depth and creativity to an established toy line. They remind me of a lot of the custom My Little Ponies making there way across the internet nowadays only these are so much cooler. Matt is an artist at Retro Studios who are responsible for the great Metroid Prime Trilogy on the Nintendo Gamecube and Wii. They are currently working on a Donkey Kong Country reboot. Speaking of Metroid, Matt has an art piece hanging in the Retro Studios lobby:

If you look closely the pixel pieces of the metroid are in fact NES carts painted. That’s pretty frackin’ cool. Well after seeing this I’ve finally been inspired to start my own art cart project which was actually the impetus for me starting a blog. Stay tuned….