Dark Horse's The Last of Us: Joel Bust Showcases His Dangerous Side

Last year, IGN got an exclusive archetypal look astatine Dark Horse's The Last of Us: Ellie bust, based connected the iconic character's quality successful the archetypal game. But wherever Ellie goes, her protector Joel usually isn't acold behind. Now we tin exclusively uncover Dark Horse's companion piece, The Last of Us: Joel with Brick Bust.

Check retired the slideshow assemblage beneath for a person look astatine this elaborate The Last of Us collectible:

This bust is based connected Joel's quality successful the archetypal game, arsenic helium wields his trusty ceramic arsenic a makeshift limb successful the postapocalyptic wasteland. Sculpting, prototyping, and overgarment were handled by Substance Model Works. Here's Dark Horse's authoritative statement of the bust:

Clutching the ever-reliable brick, Joel stands battle-worn yet determined, clad successful his signature greenish flannel and weathered backpack. Whether utilized arsenic a limb oregon a well-timed distraction, the ceramic is an indispensable instrumentality successful Joel’s combat for survival. Joel stands 8.5” gangly atop a factual basal riddled with slug holes, cracks, and moss.

The Joel with Brick Bust is designed to brace with the now-sold-out Ellie with Switchblade Bust. Joel is constricted to 1000 units worldwide and volition beryllium sold exclusively connected the Dark Horse Direct website. He's priced astatine $149.99 and is slated for merchandise betwixt October and December 2025.

In different The Last of Us news, we've got a spoiler-free reappraisal of Season 2 of the HBO series. Reviewer Simon Cardy writes, "It was ever going to beryllium a situation to accommodate The Last of Us Part 2’s sprawling, twisting communicative into a tv amusement crossed aggregate seasons, and astatine the halfway point, the assemblage is inactive retired connected whether it volition yet work. Season 2 of HBO’s Naughty Dog adaptation is not atrocious television, acold from it. It’s incredibly well-made, often looks gorgeous, and is packed afloat of stellar performances. But the storytelling devices and choices made successful presumption of gait and placement for cardinal events bump up against what works, yet not delivering the striking effect this story’s undeniable shocking events should. It’s good, conscionable not a spot connected its stellar root worldly (or its archetypal season) truthful far."

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