Hello beautiful world! We are nearing into the joyus and warmful summer of 2026! I think that this would be an excellent opportunity to share some of my ups, downs, and many lessons I’ve had on my journey so far.

As I mentioned in my last post, I have created and completed the design for my character, “Firestone”. I am very grateful and proud of myself for all of the hard work, dedication, and focus that I have poured into that part of my journey. I have learned a lot about the production of creating an action figure. However, I have run into some temporary setbacks that halt my production from going forward in that particular space.

At this time, I can not exactly move forward with the production of my articulated version of my action figure. I have looked and spend time effort and money on ways to overcome my setback, but I cannot move forward with it at this time with the current toolset that I have. The good news is, when I have more available tools and options, I can carry on and pick up exactly where I left off, and begin to produce a specific batch number and ship them out!

I actually say this as an opportunity for me to reflect on what I have learned up to this point, and apply it to other areas of my future of production.

Some of which I will be sharing here in this post!

For starters, I decided since I cannot move forward with my articulated action figure, I can apply what I learned to a separate project that I can continue. I decided to make a small production run of Firestone, as well as a few other characters that I have created. I decided to create a small batch of interchangeable figures, the start of a toyline starring Firestone, and other characters that I have made. Here is what I have completed.

Viola! Firestone comes to life!

I have to reiterate that I am extremely proud of myself for the hard work I have applied to make this happen… I believe that with continued effort, sacrifice, and focus, I will be able to create comics, and action figures full time. I believe that we were put on this Earth to be all that we can be. I feel like becoming my best self is my way of giving back. To make something that will impact others in a positive way, and to leave something behind that will far outlive me.

I believe that there is a lesson in all things, and setbacks, we jut need to understand the lesson that is being shown before us, and apply it to get the outcome we want.

In my last post, I showed a character that I created and will be turning into an action figure. That I am still working on. Behind the scenes, I am tweaking the character design, and his backstory a bit. Look, trust me, I have my hands full with a lot on my plate! I am really excited for all that I have been working on.

Lastly, I think it may be a good idea to revive my old YT channel, or social media. Many people I know have encouraged me to get back on my social media grind, and promote my characters, comic story, and toys there. I can’t disagree. I feel as though I would waste a lot of time on social media, so I decided to erase it several months ago. I think it may be a good idea to document on social media moving forward. More on that later…

Until next time!

-Hakiem