Benn
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…and it’s Ch’od as a BAF, comprised 90% of Abomination reuse, as expected. Still looks great, though.
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There was never any question for me that Spiral would come out on top. She may be the best Marvel Legends figure of all time.
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This was not a tough top 5, because it was a slow year for me.
1) Spiral
2) Mojo
3) Bonebreaker
4) Havok
5) Longshot
These five had virtually no competition.
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On 12/30/2022 at 8:53 PM, Hogun said:
Good because aside from the Fantastic Four figures, Walgreens exclusives have been duds.
Meh. To each their own. Magik, Dani Moonstar, Mystique, Emma, Binary, and the Cuckoos were all big hits for me, especially the former three. Moon Knight and Nova were cool too, and—while the characters don’t do much for me—that Zemo, Quasar, and Medusa all looked pretty great too.
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On 12/20/2022 at 5:56 PM, monron999 said:
Of course people will want it, because it's new and it's comic and it's ML, now that it's been revealed, but if you asked a thousand people to make a list of 100 characters they want to see done in ML I honestly don't think Franky would break the top 99, and if he did it certainly wouldn't be this version of him.
This is actually really funny because I updated my top 100 on these forums a few weeks ago, and nearly gave Franklin spot #100 but switched him out for X-Cutioner at the last minute. Not this version obviously, I would’ve wanted adult Franklin in his X-Men costume from Days of Future Present, an arguably even less popular choice, but just liked the parallels here with what you said.
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On 12/21/2022 at 2:47 PM, ADour said:
Stark Sentinels 2: Electric Boogaloo. At least this is a much better premise than "the Red Skull somehow brainwashed Tony Stark into making them."
That’s not really how it went down in AXIS, though. It was more like Tony had, almost subconsciously, thought a lot about how he would defeat the world’s heroes if they were to start playing for the other team—just the idle contingency planning of a somewhat paranoid genius. And Red Skull used Xavier’s telepathy to pull those plans from his brain and (somehow) make them reality. I forget how exactly he made them real. Mind-controlling Wanda, maybe? Either way, I thought that was a pretty realistic plot-beat in a crossover that otherwise largely felt pretty meaningless.
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1. Psylocke (armoured Outback look)
2. Destiny (classic, which is basically the current look, but with tights on; would be nice to have both young and old unmasked heads too)
3. Senyaka (Acolytes uniform)
4. Tempo (all gold costume with both modern and classic helmets)
5. Exodus (classic pink, black, and gold look)
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I just chose Spiral for every category.
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On 12/15/2022 at 3:17 AM, enzosaurusrex said:
For Generation X I vote for Skin. They can reuse Mr. Fantastic's weird stretched out fingers from the retro-carded F4 wave.
Speaking of Gen X, anyone else think that newly announced M head is kinda ugly? Might be because it's undersized compared to her body. I've seen many complaints for that Emma Frost head on social media (I think that Emma head matched with Cassaday's art) but not a peep about that M head. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
We’ve definitely talked about the M head at length on here. It’s awful. The Emma head is a little off-putting, mostly because—at first blush—it looks so much like the early Hasbro take on this costume. It’s superficial resemblance, though, and it’s a decent likeness overall. The M head is bad from every conceivable standpoint. Just a weird, weird take.
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As for the Phalanx, I’m still holding out hope for a Haslab that’s a modular build-a-legion, full of interchangeable parts to build a variety of weird Phalanx monsters. I feel like if I just say it on the internet enough, it’ll eventually happen. Think about it. X-Men-related? Check. Army building potential? Check. Obvious tie-ins for use as tier goals? Check. Able to be done relatively cheaply (compared to other Haslab)? Check, check. The only thing it doesn’t have going for it is name recognition, but if it were priced right and looked great, I think it would be cool enough to overcome that. The trouble with Phalanx as a BAF, is that they’re creatures that you would want as army builders, but that all need to look a bit different from one another.
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Husk is who I really want next, but I really want her as a deluxe figure with a ton of alternate parts to show off her powers, and I don’t think she has the star-power to get that treatment.
I care very little about the Imperial Guard, but Manta would definitely be my preference.
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Last year, I think I said more lady villains. They legitimately have been doing better with that (Spiral, I’m especially looking at you). This year, I’d like to see them keep that up and start working toward more villain teams.
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Comic: Spiral
BAF: Bonebreaker
MCU: She-Hulk
Multipack: Mojoworld
Wildcard: Havok
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Yeah, Sage's current look isn't my favourite. I just really love Cypher in this look. We definitely need a New Mutants version or two too, though.
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New list:
- Psylocke (armoured Outback)
- Destiny
- Magik (brand new post-Limbo gold costume)
- Senyaka (Acolytes)
- Tempo (preferably in all gold, with both modern and classic helmets)
- Exodus
- Dust
- Storm (Outback)
- Deathbird
- Colossus (Outback)
- Bishop (Uncanny X-Force)
- Revanche
- Magik (New Mutants from the same era as the Dani Moonstar figure)
- Frenzy (Age of X and following era)
- Armor
- Hellion (with detached hands somehow)
- Magneto (Bendis Uncanny X-Men)
- Amelia Voght
- Gateway
- Trinary
- Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men)
- Colossus (Jim Lee era)
- Karma (New Mutants from the same era as the Dani Moonstar figure, but with the cybernetic leg)
- Pixie
- Cypher (Dawn of X, with Warlock sword)
- Magik (original New Mutants)
- Phoenix (Excalibur)
- Phantazia
- Wolfsbane (X-Factor)
- Havok (Age of Apocalypse)
- Sunfire (Dawn of X)
- Xavier (return from Shi'ar space)
- Feral (Liefeld era)
- Sage
- Arclight
- Tempus (the Five)
- Holocaust
- Danger
- N'astirh
- Ahab
- Quark
- Askani (Knights of X)
- Sunspot (Liefeld era)
- Magma (powered up, but with de-powered head)
- Rictor (Knights of X druid)
- Iceman (Jim Lee era, powered down)
- Proteus
- Rachel Grey (red and yellow trenchcoat)
- Banshee (green and yellow)
- Bloodstorm
- Colossus (red/white)
- Selene
- Mr. Sinister (long-haired Victorian tuxedo)
- Spoor
- Scalphunter
- Nightcrawler (Uncanny X-Force)
- Beast (steampunky end of pre-Bendis era)
- Mellencamp
- Siryn (Liefeld era)
- Harry Leland
- Lady Mastermind
- Honey Badger
- Beast (Astonishing X-Men)
- Husk (Generation X)
- Colossus (Acolytes)
- Marrow
- Gauntlet
- Shadowcat (Astonishing X-Men)
- Warpath (Wolverine's X-Force)
- Sunfire (90s)
- Masque
- Vanisher (X-Force)
- Elixir (X-Force)
- Jean Grey (X-Men Red)
- Brood drone
- Sebastian Shaw (shirtless)
- Cannonball/Cypher/Sunspot (New Mutants three-in-one to match the Dani/Karma/Wolfsbane figure)
- Daken
- Xorn
- Cecilia Reyes
- Goblin Queen
- Archangel (X-Force)
- Sunspot (all black fully powered-up)
- Wolfsbane (X-Force)
- Penance
- Jean Grey (post-Hellfire Gala)
- Dragoness
- Tusk
- Hairbag
- Storm (post-Hellfire Gala/X-Men Red)
- Forearm
- Synch
- Blockbuster
- Hope Summers
- Prism
- Shiva
- Riptide
- Erik the Red
- Harpoon
- X-Cutioner
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Here's the concept art for Sunfire. No rising sun. I think they were trying to find an interesting way to combine his classic costume with the popular Age of Apocalypse look, in a way that didn't require him to basically be on fire all the time. I really like it.
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Quentin Quire in his recent X-Force look may not be most people's number #1 choice, but the figure's reveal made me wonder which X-characters people would like to see in one of their recent looks. Here are some costumes I'd love to see as toys.
Askani / Cypher / Jean Grey / Magik / Rictor / Storm / Sunfire / Tempo
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Yeah, on closer look, it appears you're right. They look really, really similar until you start tracing particular muscle contours, etc.
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Just occurred to me, but maybe Fang will benefit from the "previewed on a different body than release" thing Hasbro loves to do. I don't know why they would ever have considered anything other than the Wolverine body, but hopefully that's what we're looking at. Spider UK was just more available for the prototype?
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On 12/6/2022 at 3:12 PM, monron999 said:
By in large the majority of reveals were good, but looking over and over again and scrutinizing the official pics, as I tend to do, I have two issues. Firstly, the new Forge figure, and his leg in particular, are much better than the first attempt, but man, that face sculpt is a complete downgrade. What happened there? Secondly, none too happy about them doing Rogue on the Shriek buck, or some derivative of it. I just don't understand how they make sure to make a point that the new Cyclops was done on a sculpt that would track accurately with the previous Cyclops figures, yet with Rogue the completely isht the bed, just like they do with most of the female figures. Sometimes these guys are so excited to show off their Johnsons, they can't keep from stepping on them, over and over again.
Fang is baffling, if not on the Wolverine body (and it certainly looks not to be). I think Rogue is on the Scarlet Witch body, from the three-pack, etc. I think Forge's leg and head are both the same as the last version, but the new version is missing the strap over the leg, which dramatically changes its look (and obviously has different boots), and I honestly think the face might look so different just due to face-print. The hair and bandana look identical, but maybe it's just the same hair with a different face? Either way, I agree that the original looks better.
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I hope so too. Had the same experience with Age of Apocalypse Kitty.
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On 12/6/2022 at 12:50 PM, Chunkylover said:
I also wonder how much articulation Chamber's head will allow. The rest of the team will be pretty easy to deliver, at least Husk and Jubilee.
It looks like Chamber's head is attached to the psionic flames, but there's enough wiggle-room that the whole head/flames combo should have pretty good range of motion (considering, anyway). Hard to tell, because they didn't provide much in the way of range of poses, but that's how it looks.
Husk and Jubilee will be easy, sure (can't wait to see Jubilee's 90s heads re-used for the fourth time), but Skin? Penance? Mondo? It's actually a team full of very strange physiology. Synch would be easy enough, but would need his own set of male-equivalent costume parts. It would be cool if they attempted some sort of sync field for him, but seems doubtful.
The real get for them starting Gen X will be Emplate, though. Can't wait for that.
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Nah, still pretty accurate. Emma is a bit better now that I'm looking more closely at the stills. The bar for improvement was pretty low on that one, compared to their last take on that look, though.
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On 12/6/2022 at 11:51 AM, monron999 said:
My money was on Ch'od as the BAF from the jump.
Wow, that Monet is just awful. The pin head aside, that face sculpt is hideous. Why did she get the shortest end of the stick here. Didn't enough people want this thing? Officially the worst of the bunch.
I gotta agree. Stoked as I am to see Gen X get started, and with two of the best picks, she's pretty awful. Maybe they'll do a modern take with a better head, and we can go back and revise the figure. Chamber, who's one of my top favourite characters, looks incredible at first blush, though. The trouble with that team is so many members have unique physiology, so it could take them a loooooong time to get going with them.
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Xosha Roquemore Lands Key Role In Marvel's Captain America: New World Order
in Marvelous News's General Area
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I mean, several actors from Luke Cage have already played different characters in the MCU. It’s pretty uncanny how much Blade and Cottonmouth look like one another, huh? To think of it another way, lots of other characters have been re-cast just within the MCU already too, from Hulk to War Machine to Red Skull, etc. Is it ideal? No, but it doesn’t seem like a big deal either.