Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Diamond Select)

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Diamond Select
2014/2015

The characters of Jay and Silent Bob have come a long way since they were first conceived by Kevin Smith and appeared in his first film, Clerks. Since then they've had numerous adventures, both logical and illogical, and of course the actors have made a considerable amount of money on the way.

Though toys based on the duo aren't unheard of, they are few and far between, so fans were excited when Diamond Select announced these all new Jay and Silent Bob figures. Unlike the prior figures, which now seem primitive by today's standards, these all new figures featured an amazing likeness to both characters, and fantastic articulation - Not to mention interchangeable appendages and accessories.

Jay

 

Silent Bob

 

Another fun feature of this particular set is that each figure comes packed with half of a diorama scene. This is the backdrop of the famous video store from Clerks where Randal Graves worked, and of course right next door to the Quick Stop convenient store where his best friend Dante Hicks worked. With little to no effort, your plastic pair can resume what they do best - Loitering.

 



As of the writing of this post, these figures are relatively new to the market, so it shouldn't be too difficult to track down a set. Though the $24.99 retail price probably won't be all that appealing to some.

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Bluntman and Chronic (Graphitti Designs)

Bluntman and Chronic

Graphitti Designs

1998

 

Though technically their own series, fans often times equate the Bluntman and Chronic figures to be associated with the Jay and Silent Bob line which we talked about in our prior post.

 

Unlike the prior figures, this series did not incorporate a push button feature or talking mechanics at all. Instead, each figure had sixteen points of articulation, genuine synthetic hair, and in the case of Chronic, a packed in bonus "figure" in the form of Suzanne the orangutan.

 

Bluntman*Chronic

 

Much like the first Jay and Silent Bob figures, second hand dealers seem to think they're sitting on a gold mine when it comes to these figures. As such, they're priced incredibly high, and typically not selling. Be patient, and you can usually nab these figures up relatively cheap.

Join us next time when we take a look at a more recent rendition of Jay and Silent Bob!

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Jay and Silent Bob (Graphitti Designs)

Jay and Silent Bob
Graphitti Designs
1998

Before the incredibly hard to find Kevin Smith figures based on Clerks, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and so forth were released in 2003, Graphitti Designs produced much larger figures of the film's star's Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as their characters Jay and Silent Bob. These figures featured voice chips which were activated by pushing a button located on each figure...Of course, the Silent Bob figure said nothing.

Jay*Silent Bob

 

Prior to their release, 1,000 "Semi-Politically Correct" editions of the figures were produced for Comic-Con International. However, out of those thousand, five hundred were given away to specific retailers, while the rest were sold at Graphitti Design's booth. The proceeds from the sales went to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

 

Today these versions of the figures are incredibly hard to come by. Because they were usually sold in sets to buyers (Who's going to just buy one?), each one typically has the same number stamped on the sticker.

 

Jay*Silent Bob

 

These days a lot of second hand dealers (specifically on ebay) ask for around $80.00 for the sets, however they rarely sell for that much. Patient buys who don't dive in to the "Buy it Now" option can sometimes get a set of two for as little as $15.00, but typically no more than $35.00.

As for the exclusive Semi-Politically Correct versions, those are much harder to come by, and as such are going to set you back more. Unfortunately because sets come up so few and far between, it's difficult to gauge a value for them as prices aren't consistent.

Join us next time when we take a look at another Kevin Smith series; Bluntman and Chronic!

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