Sideshow Thor Frog of Thunder Diorama Statue Up for Order!

As tomorrow is April Fool’s Day, I figured I better get this product preview out of the way today, lest everyone believe that it’s a joke (it’s not–I hate April Fool’s Day with a fiery passion). Announced last week and now fully revealed, Sideshow Collectibles is bringing one of Walt Simonson’s greatest creations to life in diorama form! No, it’s not a new Thor, Loki or even Beta Ray Bill–as unlikely as it may be, the Sideshow Thor Frog Diorama Statue is now available for order!

If you read this site regularly, you’re probably aware that the zanier a Marvel character or collectible is, the more I like it. So it won’t stun anybody that I’m a big fan of Throg, the Thor “Frog of Thunder”. But I’m not the only Thor Frog fan! As offbeat as this particular classic character is, he’s developed a very loyal fan-following and earned appearances recently in the “Ultimate Spider-Man” cartoon series and even a starring role in the short-lived “Pet Avengers” comic book.

This will probably really mess with a lot of people’s heads, but this Thor Frog Sideshow Diorama is actually the third high-end Frog of Thunder sculpture to ever be released. The Bowen Frog of Thunder mini-bust (sculpted by John Cleary) began the Throg craze in 2009, and Gentle Giant followed suit with their own Thor Frog mini-bust in 2012.

Both those mini-busts have been immensely popular and are very difficult to come by on the aftermarket, but in the end, they’re just mini-busts. However, in 2014, for the first time ever, Throg’s whole body will finally be seen as a high-end collectible in the form of the Sideshow Collectibles Thor Frog Diorama!

I absolutely adore my Bowen Designs Frog of Thunder bust and its classic appeal, but even I have to admit that the new Sideshow Frog of Thunder 6″ statue is the most amazing-looking Thor Frog collectible ever. While the Sideshow version is a totally different artistic interpretation of Throg, capturing his modern “Pet Avengers” look, it’s also superior in sculpting and paint deco to its predecessors.

Throg’s Frogjolnir hammer and the swamp-like base are exquisitely detailed, and I love the cool, confident pose that the Thor Frog has been sculpted in.

$99 is just the right price for a high-quality statue/diorama of this size, and I think that the Thor Frog is going to look super-cute posed next to the upcoming Sideshow Premium Format Thor statue.

The Sideshow Thor Frog Diorama statue is now available for order on the Sideshow Collectibles website. For the super-low price of $99.99 (seriously, how many Sideshow products these days cost that little?), the Sideshow Frog of Thunder statue is a no-brainer instant purchase for me.