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Nathan Greno
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| Posted: 28 April 2007 at 2:53am | IP Logged | 1
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Those little guys are pretty cool!
Also: I wish Marvel would stop ruining their characters... :(
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John Bodin
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| Posted: 28 April 2007 at 7:52am | IP Logged | 2
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Wow -- just browsed through the collection -- amazing that they got SO
many of the character so right to my eye (the Surfer, Dr. Doom,
Thanos, Dr. Strange, Angel, Iceman, Phoenix, Captain America, Thor,
Colossus, the Vision, etc.), while they got others SO
wrong (Cyclops, Beast, She-Hulk, Iron Man, to name a few).
Some are in-between -- Reed Richards seems a little "off" for some
reason (not quite what I picture as an "on-character" pose, perhaps),
and the Wolverine is nice enough, but the costume hardly qualifies as
"classic" to me; others don't seem exactly right, but they look very
good as depicted (Rogue doesn't look quite like what I picture
as the "classic" version, but their portrayal of the character and the
costume choice seems "right").
All in all, a very, VERY nice collection. If they had included a
classic red-and-gold Layton era of Iron Man, I would probably be forced
to put together an Avengers set.
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Leigh Hunt
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The magazines are very nicely put together and as has been said JB's art is often in there.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 28 April 2007 at 7:57am | IP Logged | 4
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…while they got others SO wrong (Cyclops, Beast, She-Hulk, Iron Man, to name a few)…*** This is an odd thing to say about a 3 inch tall lead figure, but while I will confess I am not thrilled with the grotesquely huge arms they gave Jennifer, it would seem from that single picture that they at least got her attitude right.
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Leigh Hunt
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| Posted: 28 April 2007 at 10:11am | IP Logged | 5
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Here some pics of the figurines:
Edited to put a space between pics to prevent side scrolling~Matt
Edited by Matt Reed on 30 April 2007 at 5:05pm
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John Peter Britton
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| Posted: 28 April 2007 at 10:26am | IP Logged | 6
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They did a larger size version of the hulk and a spider-man too.
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Leigh Hunt
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Yeah they are both there although you can't quite see the Spidey on the roof.
Is there a mod who can fix my post so that's not so widescreen?
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Marcel Chenier
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While there are a minority of dogs, some of these are spot on!
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Jacob Reyn
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| Posted: 28 April 2007 at 11:25am | IP Logged | 9
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Leigh, those are three photographs you have posted. Just edit and drop the second and third onto the next paragraphs and it will solve the widescreen dilemna.
Edited by Jacob Reyn on 28 April 2007 at 11:26am
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 28 April 2007 at 12:19pm | IP Logged | 10
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I checked my LCS today. They had four of these in stock -- unfortunately four I did not want. However, I did get a chance, on the basis of these, to see the kind of quality involved, so I will certainly be emailing in a list of the ones I do want.On a side note, I picked up the "Batman Thru the Ages" set of four action figures. I could quibble with the box copy -- the Alex Ross version is not the one I would call "Classic Batman" -- but the craftsmanship is good. The "Super Friends Batman" clearly came from a different set (as perhaps they all did -- just not so obvious with the other three). But a good buy, I'd say. Also picked up the JSA Hawkgirl -- who happens to be the one I drew in that single issue of HAWKMAN I did a while back, so that sort of makes her "real". Again, a nice job on the modeling.
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David Ferguson
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Which one of the figurines would be first on your list JB? The Hulk special is pretty good.
I was disappointed with some of the "classic" renditions particularly Mystique. White dress! White dress!
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 29 April 2007 at 9:08am | IP Logged | 12
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The Hulk I don't care for at all. Based on the images on the website, and knowing there are others not listed there, I came up with this list:
Silver Surfer
Green Goblin
Captain America
Doctor Doom
Phoenix
Thor
Electra
Black Cat
Union Jack
Kraven
Mephisto
Ultron
Mr. Fantastic
Invisible Girl
Human Torch
Thing
Spider-Man
Black Panther
Angel
Iceman
Sub-Mariner
She-Hulk
Dr. Strange
Iron Fist
Medusa
Vision
Hawkeye
Nick Fury
Scarlet Witch
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