BE@RBRICK The Smurfs “The Purple Smurfs” (100%+400%)

Description

This Bearbrick brings one of the most legendary and unusual episodes in Smurfs history into the collector’s room. The design is based on the 1981 Hanna-Barbera episode “The Purple Smurfs,” which in turn is based on Peyo’s 1959 comic story “Les Schtroumpfs noirs.” This story is considered one of the first zombie apocalypse narratives in popular culture and appeared nine years before George A. Romero’s groundbreaking film “Night of the Living Dead.”

The all-over print depicts a chaotic scene with blue and purple Smurfs against a bright yellow background with green forest accents. The story behind it is as fascinating as it is eerie: A Smurf is bitten by a purple fly, turns purple, and loses the ability to communicate normally. Instead, he hops through the forest, shouting only “Gnap!” The epidemic spreads rapidly through the Smurf village via bites. Papa Smurf eventually finds the cure in the form of magnolia pollen, which transforms the infected Smurfs back to normal through violent sneezing.

The Bearbrick features both the iconic blue Smurfs in their white trousers and red pointed hats, as well as their transformed purple counterparts with their menacing violet bodies. The “THE SMURFS” logo is prominently displayed on the chest. This Bearbrick blends childhood memories with a touch of dark comic book history while paying tribute to the legacy of Belgian artist Peyo, who created the Smurfs in the magazine Spirou in 1958.

For collectors of designer toys, this set is particularly valuable, as it reveals a deeper, almost forgotten facet of the Smurf mythology that goes far beyond the cheerful surface and is culturally and historically significant.