Hot Fictional Guys

Guys of The New 52: Superman

2011-10-18T02:10:00.000-05:00

Today's post is the first in a series spotlighting the guys of DC Comics "New 52" reboot. It's fitting that the first post features the one and only Superman. Most of the pics show off Supes' new brief-less costume design, although a couple feature Superman donning a T-shirt and jeans.

The pics come from Action Comics #1 and #2, Superman #1, and Justice League #1. Jim Lee, Jesus Merino, Rags Morales, and Ethan Van Sciver provide the art.

More Tiger & Bunny

2011-10-14T03:58:00.000-05:00

It's time to revisit the awesomeness that is Tiger & Bunny, one of the better anime series I've seen in a while. I first posted about this show in July and back then, there wasn't much in the way of official art. Thankfully, this is not the case anymore. Check out more art below.

Superboy Goes Blonde

2011-09-30T03:11:00.003-05:00

In the recent Young Justice episode "Terrors," Superboy and Miss Martian go undercover at a prison for supervillains as twins. Thus, we get a chance to see Conner as a blonde. I think he pulls it off pretty well. Check out the pics below.

A Little More Daken

2011-09-17T00:31:00.000-05:00

It's been more than a year since Wolverine's son Daken was featured on HFG. Today's post features some scans from issues #9, 9.1, and 10 of his current series. The art is by Marco Checchetto, Ron Garney, and Mateo Buffagni with Riley Rossmo.

Herc

2011-09-06T02:13:00.001-05:00

The comic that was once known as The Incredible Hercules was relaunched a while back as simply Herc. This time around, our hero is completely mortal.

Today's post features art from issues #1, 2, 6, and 6.1 of the series. Pencils are by Neil Edwards and Mike Grell.

More Wolverine Anime-Style

2011-08-29T03:34:00.000-05:00

I wasn't really intending on revisiting the Marvel Anime guys until I got some artwork from X-Men and Blade for the second part of this series. As I started actually watching Wolverine, I realized that (like many anime) this show uses pans to help cut animation costs. Also, this show especially likes using these pans over Wolvie himself.

Some screencapping and some stitching and now we've got more pics of Wolverine. The pics below all come from the first half (eps 1-6) of the anime.

Metal Gear Solid

2011-08-25T13:56:00.000-05:00

There are times when I think I posted something before but it turned out I hadn't. Today's post is one of those times. Somehow, I went all this time without ever featuring Solid Snake or the other guys of the Metal Gear Solid series. I guess HFG's 601st post is as good a time as any to remedy this. More art from various games in the series is below.

Flashpoint Cyborg: A Micropost

2011-08-20T01:44:00.000-05:00

I really like this alternate cover of Flashpoint #1 penciled by Ivan Reis that features Cyborg.

Three Dimensions (Part Three): Video Game Guys

2011-08-16T22:41:00.003-05:00

Today's post is the third part of the Three Dimensions series, focusing on statues, toys, and dioramas. This time around, the focus is on the guys of video games in non-virtual form.

This statue of Vega from Pop Culture Shock shows the Street Fighter hottie unmasked:

Kratos, our favorite God of War, gets his due courtesy of Sideshow Collectibles:

Pop Culture Shock is behind this upcoming statue of Scorpion from Mortal Kombat:

Finally, some guys from Resident Evil courtesy of Hot Toys beginning with Krauser...

...and the ever-sexy "I wish he was real" Chris Redfield:

Emperor Aquaman

2011-08-08T01:29:00.001-05:00

Flashpoint is the current major event happening in the DC Universe, one that paves the way for the much talked about reboot of the entire DCU. All of your favorite superheroes are different in the world of Flashpoint, including Aquaman.

Emperor Aquaman is the name of the mini-series dealing with Flashpoint's version of Arthur Curry. While today's post features artwork from that series, I've also included some art of the character from the main Flashpoint series and the Hal Jordan mini-series.

Adrian Syaf did the pencils for the covers and interior artwork from Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman issues #1 and #2. The alternate cover of Flashpoint #3 was penciled by Ivan Reis. The interior art from Flashpoint #2 was penciled by Andy Kubert. Finally, the interior art from Flashpoint: Hal Jordan #1 was done by Ben Oliver.

Inversion

2011-08-01T18:29:00.001-05:00

Inversion is a third-person shooter from Bandai Namco that's set to come out for the PS3 and X360 in February. The story revolves around Davis Russel, a cop and father who works with his partner Leo Delgado to find his missing daughter after an alien invasion. The name of the game comes from the ability of the characters to manipulate gravity.

Kami-sama Dolls: A Micropost

2011-07-30T01:00:00.000-05:00

Kami-sama Dolls is the new anime from Kishi Seiji, the director of Angel Beats. That anime gave us this, which probably explains why episode four of his latest work gives us this:

Screencaps from Random Curiosity.

Soul Calibur V

2011-07-28T01:01:00.000-05:00

Soul Calibur V isn't set to be released until next year but Namco Bandai has already started releasing some art and character info.

Today's post is a chance to play a game of illustration vs. render. I'm pairing each character's artwork alongside its CG render. Take a look at the pics and give your opinion. Which one do you think is hotter?

Three Dimensions (Part Two): Captain America

2011-07-25T00:01:00.000-05:00

With Comic-Con just concluding and Captain America: The First Avenger in theaters, it made sense to dedicate the second part of the Three Dimensions series to the hero. The Three Dimensions series of posts feature statues, action figures, and dioramas.

First up is a really awesome Premium Format Figure of Bucky Barnes as Captain America from Sideshow Collectibles:

Next is a 12-inch figure from Hot Toys...this time it's of Cap from Captain America: The First Avenger:

Not to be outdone, Sideshow also takes on Captain America: The First Avenger with another Premium Format Figure:

Lastly, here is a Polystone Diorama featuring Captain America taking on Red Skull. This was done by Sideshow but it is no longer available:

The Guys of Marvel Anime (Part One)

2011-07-21T03:18:00.000-05:00

This is the first of a two-part series of posts featuring the guys of the Marvel Anime projects. With Iron Man and Wolverine set to make their U.S. debut on G4 in a little over a week, I figured it would be good to start with them.

HFG featured the introductory trailers to these two shows nearly two years ago. I like the design they settled on for Wolverine better than the early design seen below:

I'm looking forward to seeing if the dubs will be any good, especially with Adrian Pasdar as Iron Man and Milo Ventimiglia as Wolverine. More art (as well as a couple of screencaps) is below.

Tiger & Bunny

2011-07-18T01:08:00.000-05:00

Tiger & Bunny is a new anime series from the people at Sunrise (Gundam, Code Geass). It takes place in a fictional world where superheroes are sponsored and fight crimes for points on a reality competition called "Hero TV." The main characters are the world's first superhero team: the veteran hero Wild Tiger and the rookie Barnaby Brooks Jr., the only hero who doesn't keep his identity secret. Both of them have the same power: 100X enhanced strength for a five-minute period.

Since it's a show about superheroes, there's a nice variety of guys to be found. They include "King of Heroes" Sky High, the super-strong Rock Bison, the teenaged Origami Cyclone, and the flamboyant, openly gay Fire Emblem. The original character designs were done by Masakazu Katsura, the creator of Zetman.

Even though this show is quite awesome, there really isn't a lot of official art out for it yet. I've compiled most of the art I could find with some screencaps. Some of the caps come from the great fan site This is Sternbild.

You can watch Tiger & Bunny online at VizAnime or Hulu.

Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition

2011-07-14T01:34:00.000-05:00

For its release of Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition on XBLA and PSN, Capcom enlisted the awesome Stanley "Artgerm" Lau to provide new character artwork. The results are wonderful.

Capcom currently has a contest called Finish Me going where artists are invited to add backgrounds to the character artwork. You can find high-quality PNGs of all the characters for download on the contest site.

Note About Images

2011-07-12T03:25:00.000-05:00

You may have noticed that lots of images originally uploaded to Mediafire are not showing up on the site. Well, there is some good news and bad news about that.

The good news is that these files haven't been deleted and clicking the image will take you to download them. The bad news is that the only way I can probably get them to show up is to reupload them. There are way too many images not showing up for me to do that.

For the moment, I am avoiding uploading any images in future posts to Mediafire.

Three Dimensions (Part One)

2011-07-11T01:00:00.000-05:00

Hi, my name is Lagosta and welcome back to Hot Fictional Guys.

Today's post is the first in a new series featuring fictional guys you could actually touch. What I'm referring to are dioramas, action figures, and statues.

This first installment focuses on two awesome statues by Quarantine Studio.

The first is Conan The Barbarian, which comes in standard/deluxe and faux bronze:

The second is Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, which comes in standard/deluxe and real bronze:

If you want to purchase these statues, check out Sideshow Collectibles or Quarantine Studio's website.

Senko no Night Raid

2011-01-24T02:17:00.000-06:00

Senko no Night Raid is an anime series taking place in the 1930's dealing with Japanese spies. It's part of the Anime no Chikara project, which means that it's original and not based on previously published material.

What I like about this show is the way the male characters dress. If there's one thing that never goes out of style, it is a guy dressed in a suit and tie.

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Warlord of Mars

2011-01-23T02:00:00.000-06:00

Warlord of Mars is a comic series based upon a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The main character, John Carter, is a confederate general who is mysteriously transported to Mars. Fortunately for us, Carter has no clothes when he's transported.

The cover of issue #1 above is by Joe Jusko. The scans below from issues #2 and #3 feature art by Stephen Sadowski and Lui Antonio.

Star Driver

2011-01-22T02:53:00.000-06:00

Star Driver is an anime series created by BONES, the same studio behind Ouran High School Host Club, Full Metal Alchemist, and many other shows. It's a mecha show whose main character, Takuto, is also called the Gingka Bishounen (aka Galactic Pretty Boy).

Below, check out more of the pretty boy(s) themselves.

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Resident Evil 3DS: A Micropost

2011-01-21T02:40:00.000-06:00

Two different Resident Evil games are set to be released for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS: Resident Evil: Revelations and Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. Below, you'll find art of Chris Redfield from both games and Albert Wesker from The Mercenaries 3D.

Ian Churchill's Marineman

2011-01-20T02:03:00.000-06:00

Marineman is a cool new creator-owned comic written and drawn by Ian Churchill. Steve Ocean is a marine biologist with amazing undersea powers but don't dare call him Aquaman. One thing that sets him apart from that beloved hero is his physical size. He looks like what would happen if Steve Rogers took the super soldier serum again.

Check out some more art from the first two issues below and visit the official website for more info on the title.

More Psychic Detective Yakumo

2011-01-19T02:53:00.001-06:00

There have been some pretty long hiatuses lately on HFG and I feel bad about that. There are a few reasons for them but I figure actions speak louder than words. So, today's post begins a week of new content including full and microposts!

To kick it off, I figured it was time to revisit Psychic Detective Yakumo, the novel series that has spawned live-action, manga, and anime adaptations. Today's post puts a little more emphasis on the recently concluded anime version. I also included some art/screencaps that featured other male characters.

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