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With great kicks comes great responsibility! The Spider-Man Designer Collectible Statue by artist Tracy Tubera is ready to lace up the baddies with a quick THWIP before swinging through the city. Add to your Spider-Man statues display today! About the Artist: Tracy Tubera AKA the ÜBER ILLUSTRATOR SUPREME has a style that is a mix of graffiti, anime, and comic book art. His artwork has an acute attention to sharp, crisp line work with splashes of bright pop colors. He mixes pop culture imagery with his love for sneakers, Super Heroes, and humor to create imagery all his own. Artist Statement: PETER AKA SPIDER-MAN I have always loved the design and colors of SNEAKERS. The bright colors and intricate designs are the same reasons why I love COMIC BOOKS/SUPER HEROES. Also, there is always the story behind a certain Super Hero. Their SECRET ORIGIN. The amazing story of how a character got his/her powers. Or the incredible circumstances that caused a character to become a Super Hero. Most sneakers also have their own “Secret Origin”. The process that it took a designer to get to the final look of a sneaker. What inspired the look of a shoe. What influenced the use of certain materials or colors. So many things in common that I always felt needed to be explored. These vinyl figures are what I call S.H.S. aka Super Heroes in Sneakers- two things that meant a lot to me growing up and still do to this day. Two completely different cultures mashed together to create a new visual of things most people wouldn’t normally see together. I always wondered what kicks my favorite Super Hero would wear. That’s why I would create these illustrations and now DESIGNER TOYS! When a quiet, mild mannered, science student from Queens got bit by a radioactive spider, his life changed forever. PETER PARKER went from the High School Nerd to the Friendly Neighborhood SPIDER-MAN. Much like most people, SPIDER-MAN resonated with me at a young age. Whether it was h