I have a lot of people who work for me who have tattoos and piercings. There is no real toy or figure for kids to look up to because maybe their dad has piercings. There are more and more people electing to get tattoos and piercings. After the meeting he said why don't you do Goths instead? There haven't been any Goth toys which is odd because there are so many Goths out there. Stefan went with me to a meeting last year where we talking to some people about buying some licenses. I've done some licensed stuff for Lara Croft and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But I've wanted to do my own toys for a while. I have one company already called Varner Studios that's been around for 23 years.
We did the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a lot of the Star Trek stuff and the giveaways for McDonald's. I'm in the toy business already and we sculpt toys for other toy companies. And that's enough for me.'Well I had been talking to my son, Stefan and everyone at the company about starting our own toy company for a long time. It would have been cool to see Goths of different ethnic backgrounds, or some male Goths, or even different body types, though I know the latter is something that we're still trying to get even with the Queen B, so.īut for what it's worth, I like what I have. Do I think they could have done more? Yeah, of course I do. For what they did, I think they did well. When it comes down to it, I don't really have any big, Earth-shattering opinon on them. They may fit some old Barbie clothes, but since I'm not really big on re-dressing, I don't think it's something I'll ever really find out. (I am not sure on my feelings of Living Dead Dolls but I do think some go a little too far with the horror aspect.)īody wise, they're a lot like the classic Barbies, with the large chest to small waist style of shape. BeGoths could be said to be a safer step into the world of the dark, alternative dolls, especially when compared to the still going Living Dead Dolls which can range from tame to downright gory in some cases. It's a pity it stopped when it did, especially considering that the next year, Mattel's Monster High line first made it's appearance, making the idea of the 'freaky' cool. Now what? Well, overall despite their very limited colour palatte, I think the BeGoth line was actually quite a cool line. The wedding dress and veil could be a reference to Great Expectations, but that could be me reading too much into it. There's something about Divinity that reminds me strongly of stories about fairies, though I'm not quite sure why. Divinity was one of my two grail dolls for this line, the other being Annabelle Lee who I know I've got next to no chance of getting. No, I don't particularly care, but I would like to know how it is meant to sit. Yes, I know I've probably got her veil on incorrectly. And there were more out there? Yeah, I was interested.Īnd that interest led to me picking up another one, only a couple of weeks later.Īnd that brings us to the last one in my collection, and my latest find. Malice was apparently a gothic spin on Alice in Wonderland which is one of my favourite stories, btw. I did kind of recognise the doll as being similar to ones I'd once seen in Osiris, so when I came home from the convention, I took to Google, and found myself becoming very interested. (Which I did, well, a beautifully made custom one for Christmas a year or two ago from a very good friend). I only really spotted her in the passing, thinking off-hand that she had a vague likeness to Wednesday Addams - one of my all time favourite characters - and that she would make a good 'stand in' until such times as I could get an actual Wednesday. Though MCM Scotland can probably boast bigger numbers after this year, but I digress. All the way from series 1, Malice was a sheer accidental find at Collectormania Glasgow - one of the biggest conventions in the Glasgow area. This is more going to be a review on my experience with the dolls, and finding them in a market that doesn't really have them for proper sale anymore. If you are looking for something that describes the articulation and other such things in detail, I suggest going and looking at the very brilliant guest review on the awesome blog that is Toy Box Philosopher. Okay, so first all I should preface this by saving it is not going to be the most typical of reviews. Well, okay, so I'd seen pictures and quite liked them, but not enough to go out and buy. I was never really 'old' enough for these dolls during their heyday, and really only got into them a couple of years ago, by sheer accident more than anything. The line was discontinued - as far as I can tell - in 2009 and the remaining dolls can be bought on the Varner Concepts website. Bleeding Edge Goths, often shortened to BeGoths, were an alternative fashion doll made for the adult collector market by company Varner Concepts.
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