BigBadWorkshop Reveals Edgar Allan Poe and Harry Houdini Figures; Tease Hitchcock and Ed Wood?
One of San Diego Comic-Con’s more intriguing reveals came from BigBadWorkshop, which used the show to spotlight its growing The […]
One of San Diego Comic-Con’s more intriguing reveals came from BigBadWorkshop, which used the show to spotlight its growing The Raven Society line of 1/12-scale action figures.
While the company maintained a relatively small booth footprint, it packed in plenty for collectors to see, including painted prototypes of Edgar Allan Poe and Harry Houdini, along with a mysterious teaser hinting at who’s joining the society next. The display simply asks, “Who’s next?”—but offers just enough clues to get fans speculating.
The fully painted Harry Houdini figure captures the legendary escape artist mid-performance, complete with a removable straitjacket, display cabinet, books, and a skull accessory. Meanwhile, Edgar Allan Poe embraces gothic horror with a raven perched on one hand, a three-armed candelabra, a seated black cat, and an alternate skull portrait inspired by one of the author’s most iconic macabre images.
BigBadWorkshop has revealed little about the larger plans for The Raven Society, but the line appears to celebrate influential figures whose work shaped horror, mystery, suspense, and the supernatural.
The biggest mystery, however, is who comes next.
Displayed beneath the “Who’s next?” sign are what appear to be several deliberate clues: a film clapperboard, a large kitchen knife, and a retro-looking ray gun. The slate immediately suggests a filmmaker, while the knife naturally brings to mind Alfred Hitchcock and the infamous shower scene from Psycho. But that ray gun looks remarkably similar to the prop weapon from Ed Wood’s cult classic Plan 9 from Outer Space, making the legendary B-movie director another compelling possibility.
Of course, it could all be a clever misdirect, but the clues seem to hint that BigBadWorkshop may be expanding The Raven Society beyond literary icons like Edgar Allan Poe and historical figures like Harry Houdini to include influential filmmakers who helped shape horror and genre cinema.
Check out the SDCC display below and let us know your theories. Who do you think is next?
