Over the years The Blot’s been extremely hard on Kidrobot’s Black Series. To be fair, it’s been very inconsistent considering its hefty price tags. Personally, I find many of the pieces utterly underwhelming and uninspired. That isn’t to say they’ve all been bad. Tara McPherson’s KR Black piece was stunning, and I know a lot of people loved Doze Green, Junko Mizuno and Alex Pardee’s figures. But to me this latest release, Murder by Craww, really personifies what a Kidrobot Black figure should be! It’s true 3D art in a vinyl body.
Melancholic beauty and death cloaked in feathers. A headdress with shiny black eyes and sharp beak is mounted over petite downcast features. Massive hands hold the delicate chest. Bright, shining red escapes through the pointed digits – a sign of life in a sea of black. In the aftermath of an unknown event stands a 12” vinyl statuette. A lost life in a small metal cage lies at her feet with no explanation given. Limited to just 200 pieces, each Kidrobot Black Murder vinyl figure by Craww comes hand numbered with the artist’s engraved signature on the bottom. Murder makes its deathly appearance on October 24th and retails for $399.99.
