Ghost’s Papa Emeritus II and Cardinal Copia join Knucklebonz lineup

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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Three limited edition collectable figures of Papa Emeritus II and Cardinal Copia are confirmed for the Rock Iconz lineup

Knucklebonz have revealed a new range of collectable Ghost figures which will join their lineup later this year.

The company’s Rock Iconz range already features AC/DC’s Angus Young (opens in new tab), Marilyn Manson, Lemmy, Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, the band’s mascot Vic Rattlehead and Alice Cooper.

But even though the range also includes Papa Emeritus III, they’ve decided to bring out three more Ghost figures: Papa Emeritus II, Cardinal Copia in a red cassock and Cardinal Copia in a black tuxedo.

Only 3000 of each statue has been created and, like the other figures in the range, each is hand-painted and comes with a certificate of authenticity. 

For further information, visit the official Knucklebone website (opens in new tab).

Back in February, frontman Tobias Forge told Billboard that he’d begun working on the band’s new studio album, which will be the follow-up to Prequelle.

The Ghost leader said: "I have tons of bits and pieces and stuff written, and I know that once I really start working that there's going to be a record which feels very inspired.”

Ghost are currently on tour with Metallica across Europe (opens in new tab).

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.