Sideshow Collectibles

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Sideshow Inc.
Type	Private
Founded	1993
Headquarters	Westlake Village, California, USA
Key people	Greg Anzalone
Website	www.sideshowtoy.com

Sideshow collectibles is a California-based designer toy and collectible studio founded in 1993 as Sideshow Productions ^[1], a motion picture prop and special effect firm ^[2]. In 1994 the company shifted focus to the collectibles market exclusively. Sideshow typically produces licensed products from the worlds of movies, television, animation and comic books.

Additionally, Sideshow is partnered with top prop and effects houses like Weta Workshop to distribute collectibles under several distinct brands.

Sideshow is a leader in the field of prop replacation and statue/bust design.

1 Licenses
2 Artists
3 Brands
4 Awards
5 Footnotes
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Licenses

Below is a partial list of Sideshow licenses:

Star Wars
Marvel Comics
Star Trek
The Simpsons
Universal Studios Classic Monsters
Alien
Predator
The Terminator
X-Files
Lord of the Rings
Trick 'r Treat
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Hellboy
Jurassic Park

[edit] Artists

Sideshow typically works to develop products with established artistic talent, this is a partial list of artists who have designed collectibles with Sideshow.

Adam Hughes^[3]

[edit] Brands

Sideshow releases products under the following brands.

Sideshow Collectibles
Sideshow / Weta Collectibles
Sideshow / Morpheus Collectibles

[edit] Awards

Aftimes.com Best of 2004: Best Male Statue, Morgul Lord Statue; Best Female Figure, 12" Buffy the Vampire Slayer^[4]
IGN Best of 2006: Best Collectible, Dr. Doom Throne Statue^[5]