What is A.C.B.A? - Toy Photography

Articulated Comic Book Art (abbreviated A.C.B.A) is a visual art form first recognized June 15th 2009 by a passionate group of action figure collectors and is best exemplified by the efforts of this community who display their work on YouTube, as well as in their homes and at their local hobby shops.

The term ‘Articulated Comic Book Art’ was coined by Kendel Gray aka Boog Nice aka Boog ACBA and is his registered Trademark with the USPTO. He is the pioneer of the art form. The term A.C.B.A. has come to represent a growing venture of display art in local venues such as comic book stores, hobby shops, toy/comic book conventions and other related outlets.

At its most basic level, Articulated Comic Book Art is akin to the miniature dioramas found in many museums, and as the name implies, the subject matter is influenced by comic book/superhero themes that pay homage to the Marvel, DC, and independent Comic Book universes as well as Manga and Anime. A.C.B.A makes use of highly articulated action figures in primarily in the 1/12th (6″) or 1/18th (3 3/4″) scale, incorporating elaborate background sets, dynamic/dramatic lighting, scaled props, inserted paper dialogue balloons and comic book style sound effects with the end result emulating scenes lifted right from the source material. Due to the nature of this medium, the individual artist is not chained to any of these concepts and liberties are often taken.

Their level of skill is the plateau and shining example for toy photography.  Most of their work is done with Marvel Legends figures.