“The calendar has been flipped from June to July, signifying that what passes for Summer here in the UK is upon us but, more importantly, that this year’s Forgotten Heroes event is over.
When I came up with this crackpot idea last year, I was
expecting maybe three or four participants, drawn from my immediate blogging circle, creating a single character each. 2016 saw 8 participants from three continents producing 22
figures during the month of June. But that was last year…
The dynamic Roger Webb, who has been ably scouring the blogs of those taking part this year and reposting their ‘works in progress’ to the main Forgotten Heroes site, has also
kindly provided me with the overall stats for 2017 – this year we had 14 participants, from 7 different countries, with a total of 32 figures
created. And what creations they were! We’ve had robots, both ‘in disguise” and otherwise, Masters of the Universe, a whole slew of obscure comic book characters,
including Judges, vigilantes, patriots and cat-themed heroes, and not forgetting a certain floronic alien invader with a penchant for the odd song or two.
The enthusiasm and sheer
inventiveness of everyone who took part should be applauded, as whilst I may have come up with the initial idea, its the people taking part that make
Forgotten Heroes such a fun and memorable event. Thank you all for your participation and the support you extended to your fellow creators.
And, of course, special thanks must go to Roger for the ‘admin’ side, as without him there wouldn’t be a
central location where you can see everyone’s creations in one
place.
Forgotten Heroes will return in 2018 and it would appear that the majority of those who took part this year are already planning NEXT year’s entries…certainly I’ve got a few ideas buzzing around in my head already.
Best wishes to you all,
Jez’