A stop-motion short uses a handcrafted Conan the Barbarian Battle of the Black Stone action figure as the protagonist for a cinematic, pulpy vignette. The animation shows Conan slicing a pink tentacle that gushes green goo, emphasizing tactile, bloody effects and the expressive potential of stop-motion. The figure's premium articulation enables realistic posing and includes multiple heads, hands, armor, and weapons. The model design is based on Rob De La Torre's Battle of the Black Stone artwork. The release includes Standard and Deluxe editions priced at $65 and $75 respectively, with preorders open from September 1st to October 10th.
A Conan the Barbarian action figure ad doesn't sound like the setup for great cinema, but stop-motion legend Justin Rasch (Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Paranorman, Kubo and the Two Strings) has turned it into something special. His short film, created to launch a new Conan the Barbarian figure from Heroic Signatures, feels less like a commercial and more like a lost scene from one of the best stop-motion animated films.
The animation uses the action figure itself as Conan hacks and slices through a pink tentacle that gushes green goo when cut. It's bloody, pulpy, and brilliantly tactile, a reminder of how stop-motion can breathe life into even the most unlikely objects, especially when paired with the best animation software. The model itself is a new, limited-edition, handcrafted Conan the Barbarian Battle of the Black Stone action figure.
What the animated short really shows is the figure's "premium articulation" - meaning it can be manipulated and posed realistically, along with multiple heads, hands, armor, and weapons. If you want to pick up the new figure, the Standard Edition will sell for $65, while the Deluxe Edition will be $75.
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