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The Justice League Of America Goes Steampunk

The big screen version of the Justice League of America has been put on hold and sent back to the drawing board. Plus, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie was fairly craptastic. But pretend, for a moment, that the two projects collided in your imagination and the resulting movie kicked ass. Got it? Now imagine that it had some even more kick-ass action figures to go with it. Stop pretending and feast your eyes on the gallery below.

First showcased on our sister site Gizmodo, Sillof's custom action figures are a highly detailed labor of love that he creates in his spare time. Just check out his Dune and Star Wars Re-Vision projects. He also have a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen set, but these Justice League figures done up in steampunk-style really take the Victorian-era cake. He used the Gotham by Gaslight graphic novel as the model for Batman, and extrapolated what the other members of the Justice League might have looked like. Check out the detail on Hawkgirl's mechanical wings, and Aquaman's helmet and suit, keeping him hydrated. These figures are so well-made that we want to buy the whole set right now. Instead, we'll have to just focus our telepathy circuits on making Hollywood turn the aborted movie into something like this.

Gaslight Justice League Models by Sillof [Brass Goggles]

11:00 AM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Kevin Kelly
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braak at 11:09 AM on 01/21/08
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Is Superman Chinese in this set?
Klappstuhl at 11:23 AM on 01/21/08
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I saw that post already somewhere...

Was it on Gizmodo?
NefariousNewt at 11:37 AM on 01/21/08
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I think Batman, Flash, and Green Lantern translate pretty well. Supes... eh. Wonder Woman... I think the hair is wrong but other than that. Martian Manhunter is just not going to look good no matter what. Hawkgirl doesn't look like she's going to get off the ground -- should have gone with more Leonardo-esque wings. And does Aquaman look a lot like Kirk Douglas?
NefariousNewt at 11:37 AM on 01/21/08
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@Klappstuhl: I saw this first on BoingBoing...
aspiringexpatriate at 11:55 AM on 01/21/08
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I want to see the 18th century LXG as showcased in a sketch in Volume 1. Complete with the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Erzengel at 12:00 PM on 01/21/08
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this was on Gizmodo first, yes. About the whole thing, he DIDNT MAKE the Batman, i know because i hae the same figure, he probably mad esome painting job, but just that. Grat work on the oter figures, i love the Hawk Girl and the Martian Manhunter. I wish i could oprder the whole set (sans Batman wich i already have)
braak at 12:04 PM on 01/21/08
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@NefariousNewt: Alternately, if Hawkgirl had some kind of steam jets or something.

That would actually be pretty cool.
zenpoet at 12:04 PM on 01/21/08
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@Klappstuhl: I saw it on Gizmodo.

I think its fine to repost relevant things on sister sites, just be careful to not over do it.
Annalee Newitz at 12:10 PM on 01/21/08
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@zenpoet: It happens sometimes -- we're all nerds, so sometimes we'll both publish about cool toys, or the Star Trek ship. It's pretty rare, but does happen.
zenpoet at 01:13 PM on 01/21/08
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@Annalee: Gizmodo and Kotaku do it fairly often, but I have not witnesses much cross over here yet.

Like I said, I don't mind much, just so it doesn't turn into the same 3 sites with different titles at the top.

Keep up the good work by the way! I find myself more drawn to io9 more than any of the others, at this point.
mitchel_stevens at 01:42 PM on 01/21/08
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i saw this on sploid.like, years ago. wait...
(that said, GL looks the best. a bit like doktor sleepless for some reason though)
JennaW at 01:49 PM on 01/21/08
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Yep, these have been around for awhile, but WHO CARES?

Well, the all do, but Hawkgirl and Aquaman look especially fantastic -- very different from their "real" selves but completely identifiable and beautifully steampunk'd.