I’ve been sculpting on them for what seems like months. Though they were started way back this spring, I ran into all kinds of casting troubles and foibles, which then was made worse when my original got knocked onto the floor by my son, shattering it.

A couple of months later my frustration abated, and I went back to salvaging the project, resulting in these 10 poison bearer idols, fresh and ready for the San Diego Comic-Con.

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This first release in copper will be our SDCC exclusive and the first new resin cast from Steam Crow since 2005.

Each Friend idol stands 5 and a half inches tall, and is quite a hefty piece of cast resin. They’re hand painted in steampunk copper, and each one is unique with their own distressing, fault lines, and cracks.

Individual idols hold a tiny little poison flask (empty) which it butlers on a teeny tiny platter. They’re modeled on the Feratu bloodsuckers, from Steam Crow’s Monster Commute webcomic.

10 will be on sale at the Steam Crow Booth at the San Diego Comic-Con, #4207 for $50 each.

- Daniel

Here are the Steam Crow SDCC quick facts:

• Steam Crow/Monster Commute booth #4207
• Same spot as last year (for the first time)
• It’s our 5th appearance
• We started Steam Crow after attending SDCC 2004
• We’re across from Sony and Fox mega-booths
• We’re next to our friends Ben Walker!

Here’s a map of how to find us!

San Diego Comic-Con floor map

We’re bringing all manner of oddities to share with you:

New 8×10 Kawaii food prints:

• 16 different food designs
• $10 each or all 16 for $100 (Save $60)
• Super cute, ideal for kitchen or ?
• Easy to find cheap frames in 8×10

(There is no “Steam Crow” watermark on the front of the prints.

Feratu Friend resin cast toy/idol

• SDCC Exclusive
• Hand-cast by Daniel and Dawna in the Steam Crow kitchen
• Only 10 available (total) in antique copper finish
• Comes with 1 inch button
• Chunky cool
• Comes with a little poison bottle
• $50 each

10 SDCC exclusive Feratu Friends available

Monster Poster Prints

• 12×18 on 50 year archival satin film
• Cheap 12×18 frames are available at Aaron Brothers
• We’ll ship them to you, if you don’t want to carry them at the Con
• Frankenstein, Singing for the Brains, Doomtooth Toothpaste, Metropolis, Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde, Nosferatu

Steampunk Goggles

• We took some cool welding goggles and punked them up!
• Several different designs, with hand-cast resin details (that we made by hand) and hand painted details
• 19 pairs available
• Prices $25-$45 a pair
• Not intended for real eye protection anymore
• Don’t stare at the sun