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Gerry Turnbull
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hey Al, ask Brian T about his underwear . . .
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John Byrne
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Nice! Wish I gave a crap about Nova!
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Al Cook
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Not even on a bet, Gerry!
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Patrick Graffin
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Nova is nice -- except, Bowen is getting lazy with his re-sculpts / conversions. That Nova is the torso of the Captain Marvel (modern) bust with the legs from the Captain Marvel (modern) full-size. The only thing "new" is the head -- it looks slightly different from the Nova bust - but only the eyes, really.
For $200 -- I'd expect more from that design studio.
Not impressed.
The forth coming "MIMIC" bust is a conversion from the previous release "ANGEL" bust -- no changes except they added glasses.
Almost cancelled my order for MIMIC when I found out 'cept I really like MIMIC.
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John Byrne
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That Nova is the torso of the Captain Marvel (modern) bust …
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Sculpt on the solar plexus is different, hands and arms are in different
positions.
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Thad Studebaker
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Some recent acquisitions. The Bowens were picked up on eBay, the Muggs at Toys R Us, and the small Indy via a mail-in offer. The Nick Fury Bowen is on his way.
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Brian Talley
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hey Al, ask Brian T about his underwear
Maybe I should post that pic in the members photos thread. :)
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Thanos Kollias
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Nova is awsome! (Must resist urge to complain about blue over black, though...)
Gerry what does the bust look like? I have to see it to believe it's better than the statue above!
JB, as a fan of Nova (I was a kid and liked it a lot back then), I wish you had been involved with the character...
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Gerry Turnbull
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Thanos
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Gerry Turnbull
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Andy Mokler
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Not only did JB not do very much with Nova, he doesn't even give a crap about him. A double-whammy for my nostalgic self.
I've read from other sources that the Nova statue is cobbled together from earlier efforts so I guess the possibility is there. It still looks good but it sort of mirrors the character's career in comics. He gets a statue, but we're not going to put the same effort into it that we would other characters.
As bad as some of the stuff with Nova has been in comics, I still fall back on the premise as why I like the character. One of Spider-Man's real strengths as a character is the reader being able to identify with him. Well for me, it was a lot easier to identify with Nova because he was pretty average. As likable as Peter was, he was also orphaned and a scientific genius. Those two things always kept me from really identifying with the character.
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I don't give a crap about him either but the bust is just plain better!
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