I recently ordered and received the Sparks! Dan Smith collection - a collection of paper stand-up miniatures in Windows (and Mac) True-Type font format. For almost no money, I now have an endless supply of top quality paper miniatures.

The first set is a sampler, containing the following figures:

1. Bugg, an insect-like space alien
2. Daisy, a gun-toting young woman
3. EuroTrash, a modern-day assassin with two submachineguns
4. Ragnarok Joe, your standard fantasy Dwarf with an axe
5. Skeletomancer, a liche in the process of casting a spell
6. Star Lawman, a futuristic warrior in combat armor
7. Urban Legend, a nasty tentacle-beast lurking below the ground
8. Object, a humanoid form composed of rocks
9. Big*ss Ogre, a fantasy ogre with ball & chain and shield
10. Sorcerer, a human-like fantasy mage.

Each figure is incredibly well drawn, fully scaleable font character, and this set has something for everyone. I just think that this is a neat idea that was beautifully executed, and deserves to be in every gamer's inventory.

And, this is just the beginning. The authors are working on more sets, including a set of science fiction figures, and a set of the Undead. Hopefully, many more sets will follow.

You can see the quality of the images, and download a free sample font containing three of the minis at http://www.io.com/~sjohn/sparks.htm

Style: 5 (Excellent!)
Substance: 4 (Meaty)