Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel (Post 681005)

Thanks, Von! Without your suggestions, I wouldn't have been able to do the 'extra' things to make this set-up pop. Your shared lighting/smoke (I still need to get better) techniques and thoughtful comments (and those of a few others) have helped me to improve. You alluded to it with Instagram, but the fact that we all can positively influence one aother is true anywhere.

Edit: Yeah, my fist astral projection Strange had a slight crack in the hip joint. There was a point when astral Strange dipped below $20 on eBay and I grabbed a second.

Originally Posted by daetrin (Post 681018)

Oh right, my own list!

I'm always hoping for the New Mutants, and with all of the new bodies released I'm comfortable expressing it because there is no reason to mess it up for Hasbro!

Redoes:
Hercules, She-Hulk, Tigra and Black Knight.

Modern:
America Chavez, Blue Marvel, Spectrum, Songbird and Stature.

Classic:
Sersi, Starfox, Jocasta, Quasar, Mantis, Nebula and Nighthawk.

Spidey:
Cloak & Dagger, Firestar and Tombstone.

X:
Dazzler & Rogue in many more costumes!, Monet, Frenzy, Sage, Madrox and Nimrod.

Originally Posted by darktremere (Post 681027)

I want this, but add Thunderbird.

Then I want the New Mutants with S'ym or maybe Belasco as the BAF.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 681038)

They could just do a Warpath in the next wave that includes an alternate Thunderbird head.

I want a good Magneto and Apocaylpse before they do Belasco and S'ym. I wouldn't mind a Goblin Queen Madelynn though.

There are a ton of mutants I want at this point, but if I had to drop my list down to a top 10, it would be:

GS Storm
GS Nightcrawler
GS Cyclops
GS Colossus
GS Banshee
Classic Magneto
Fall of the Mutants Apocalypse
Classic Mystique
Inferno Mr Sinister
Fall of the Mutants Sabertooth

Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd (Post 681062)

I want them to make Apocalypse but not as a BAF. They made AoU Hulk an individual figure so it's not impossible for them to just do the same for Apocalypse. Of course knowing Hasbro if they ever do make Apocalypse it'll be as a BAF in a wave that I would only want one or two of the figures. Maybe Diamond Select will get around to Apocalypse one day.

Originally Posted by Nitelife (Post 681064)

Im with ya there en. Id like the baf apocalypse look but in a larger scaled figure with maybe a piece of a sentinel.....or nimrod.

Originally Posted by darktremere (Post 681061)

I'm good with all of these, pretty much any and all of the X-characters would make me happy. I grew up reading the X-Men during the Chris Claremont years, I would love to be able to build all of those teams good and bad. The Marauders would be cool to see.

Originally Posted by Spyne98 (Post 681074)

I could see some parts on the upcoming Colossus figure being reused for a new Apocalypse. If Colossus is a little bigger than the average figure, it could work for Apocalypse too.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 681083)

No Doctor Strange at any of my stores yet.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 681085)

So I started reading the Claremonet/Lee Volume 2 Omnibus and all I can say is that the comics feel weird to me now. I mean, I grew up with them being done like this, but after spending the last few months reading the earlier Claremont stuff, the artwork just feels out of place in the way the panels are done. Hell, half of the time they don't even feel like there are any panels, just large images that have dialog placed in an order that wants you to guess what order to read the bubbles in. Not only that, but it seems like every third page has some female character in some strange pose that shows off her assets in one way or another. Also, I just noticed something, Psylocke is now Asian. Or rather, I never knew she was British before now, and in the Fall of the Mutants and Inferno she didn't look very Asian. Now she is suddenly full blown Asian. WHAT?! How is that even possible? Did someone travel back in time and change the race of her parents?

Okay, issues wise, so far they have been pretty good. The stuff with Iceman and his girlfriend in Japan was all right. The Savange Land adventures of Magneto and Rogue was awkward because one minute Rogue's powers worked, then they didn't the next, and then they started working again when it was convenient to the plot. And of course we have Magneto who seems to have some sort of love relationship with her and just out right kills again. Something just seemed off about the way this entire scene was executed. Now the Skrull Shi'ar ordeal was interesting to read, but I'm surprised it took Claremont like 8 years to conclude that. Deathbird took over the empire in the third Omnibus, which covered the stories from 82 and 83, so I expected that plotline to have been concluded well beforehand. I guess it was nice that it hadn't though, since I got to read about the end of it. It was interesting, but those generic yellow and blue costumes need to go. What were they thinking? I forgot about those ugly things. I remember getting a Wolverine toy as a kid in that costume and I hated it even then. Anyway, Jubilee is even more despicable in the comics than she was in the cartoon. In fact, now thinking about it, the cartoon gave Jubilee Kitty's personality and I can see why given how much of a little shit she is here. She feels like the precursor to the comments section on Youtube.

Currently, I'm reading the X-Factor issues that deal with Apocalypse stealing Nathan away. That baby can never catch a break. It's been enjoyable so far but I do not know any of those mutants working for Apocalypse outside of Tusk, at least as far as I can remember. Not a fan of Jean being stripped down of her powers just like Rogue has. Did something happen between these issues and Inferno that I don't know about with them losing their powers?

Originally Posted by Captain Nash (Post 681112)

The Psylocke being British and Asian is complicated. She was British-born and yes, full blown Caucasian, up through going through half a year or so after Inferno. After that, the way the initial story reads, Spiral's Body Shoppe transformed her into the iconic Asian Psylocke (but with British mind) we know today. That was the initial story and likely initial intent. However, about 2-3 years into X-Men v. 2 there was a much more (needless) convoluted story that retconned what actually happened, into more of a body switch with a woman who was Asian. It gave us Revanche (the original Asian woman whose mind was now in Psylocke's British body). There's a good bit more but that's the majority of it. Like I said, pretty needless, I think the original story worked well and while I loved much of the early years of X-Men v2 that was one storyline that, while interesting the first time around, was just unnecessarily confusing. For further reading I would suggest either Marvel's own wiki or wiki in general. It's really too much to type out the whole story.

Originally Posted by Nitelife (Post 681114)

Its like watching The Wall, you have to be drunk, stoned or both to understand it....only diff between the two is the wall makes more sense ;)

Originally Posted by Captain Nash (Post 681112)

The Psylocke being British and Asian is complicated. She was British-born and yes, full blown Caucasian, up through going through half a year or so after Inferno. After that, the way the initial story reads, Spiral's Body Shoppe transformed her into the iconic Asian Psylocke (but with British mind) we know today. That was the initial story and likely initial intent. However, about 2-3 years into X-Men v. 2 there was a much more (needless) convoluted story that retconned what actually happened, into more of a body switch with a woman who was Asian. It gave us Revanche (the original Asian woman whose mind was now in Psylocke's British body). There's a good bit more but that's the majority of it. Like I said, pretty needless, I think the original story worked well and while I loved much of the early years of X-Men v2 that was one storyline that, while interesting the first time around, was just unnecessarily confusing. For further reading I would suggest either Marvel's own wiki or wiki in general. It's really too much to type out the whole story.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 681122)

You know what, I remember that story now and that is where I stopped consistenly reading X-Men when I was a kid. I had no idea what they were talking about and I was just like, "So Psylocke is now a clone? This is dumb, I'm done!"

Originally Posted by Phantomcrow (Post 681128)

My Wal-Mart got in 1 case of the Doctor Strange Legends a couple days ago. I put most of the case on Layaway. I already picked up a couple of them a week ago at TRU. I think stores might be a little hesitant to stock a lot after all the Ant Man figures that had to be marked down from last year. BUT this line has a much better character selection.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 681122)

You know what, I remember that story now and that is where I stopped consistenly reading X-Men when I was a kid. I had no idea what they were talking about and I was just like, "So Psylocke is now a clone? This is dumb, I'm done!"

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 681085)

So I started reading the Claremonet/Lee Volume 2 Omnibus and all I can say is that the comics feel weird to me now. I mean, I grew up with them being done like this, but after spending the last few months reading the earlier Claremont stuff, the artwork just feels out of place in the way the panels are done. Hell, half of the time they don't even feel like there are any panels, just large images that have dialog placed in an order that wants you to guess what order to read the bubbles in. Not only that, but it seems like every third page has some female character in some strange pose that shows off her assets in one way or another. Also, I just noticed something, Psylocke is now Asian. Or rather, I never knew she was British before now, and in the Fall of the Mutants and Inferno she didn't look very Asian. Now she is suddenly full blown Asian. WHAT?! How is that even possible? Did someone travel back in time and change the race of her parents?

Okay, issues wise, so far they have been pretty good. The stuff with Iceman and his girlfriend in Japan was all right. The Savange Land adventures of Magneto and Rogue was awkward because one minute Rogue's powers worked, then they didn't the next, and then they started working again when it was convenient to the plot. And of course we have Magneto who seems to have some sort of love relationship with her and just out right kills again. Something just seemed off about the way this entire scene was executed. Now the Skrull Shi'ar ordeal was interesting to read, but I'm surprised it took Claremont like 8 years to conclude that. Deathbird took over the empire in the third Omnibus, which covered the stories from 82 and 83, so I expected that plotline to have been concluded well beforehand. I guess it was nice that it hadn't though, since I got to read about the end of it. It was interesting, but those generic yellow and blue costumes need to go. What were they thinking? I forgot about those ugly things. I remember getting a Wolverine toy as a kid in that costume and I hated it even then. Anyway, Jubilee is even more despicable in the comics than she was in the cartoon. In fact, now thinking about it, the cartoon gave Jubilee Kitty's personality and I can see why given how much of a little shit she is here. She feels like the precursor to the comments section on Youtube.

Currently, I'm reading the X-Factor issues that deal with Apocalypse stealing Nathan away. That baby can never catch a break. It's been enjoyable so far but I do not know any of those mutants working for Apocalypse outside of Tusk, at least as far as I can remember. Not a fan of Jean being stripped down of her powers just like Rogue has. Did something happen between these issues and Inferno that I don't know about with them losing their powers?

Originally Posted by lordbest (Post 680904)

Everyone seems to love those bootlegs, am I the only one that doesn't? It's a good likeness for Jeremy Renner and they deserve some credit for giving Black Widow double elbows but Hulk looks like a washed up ex-Hulk starting to go to seed, Vision looks like a cosplay by a middle aged banker and something just seems off about Iron Man and War Machine. Something in the proportions.

Originally Posted by Boy Blunder (Post 680842)

Rogue seems to be a little easier to find now than when the wave first hit, so hopefully you won't have to search much longer, at least for her.

Wolvie and DP, still the hot items of the wave, though.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 681085)

So I started reading the Claremonet/Lee Volume 2 Omnibus and all I can say is that the comics feel weird to me now. I mean, I grew up with them being done like this, but after spending the last few months reading the earlier Claremont stuff, the artwork just feels out of place in the way the panels are done. Hell, half of the time they don't even feel like there are any panels, just large images that have dialog placed in an order that wants you to guess what order to read the bubbles in. Not only that, but it seems like every third page has some female character in some strange pose that shows off her assets in one way or another. Also, I just noticed something, Psylocke is now Asian. Or rather, I never knew she was British before now, and in the Fall of the Mutants and Inferno she didn't look very Asian. Now she is suddenly full blown Asian. WHAT?! How is that even possible? Did someone travel back in time and change the race of her parents?

Okay, issues wise, so far they have been pretty good. The stuff with Iceman and his girlfriend in Japan was all right. The Savange Land adventures of Magneto and Rogue was awkward because one minute Rogue's powers worked, then they didn't the next, and then they started working again when it was convenient to the plot. And of course we have Magneto who seems to have some sort of love relationship with her and just out right kills again. Something just seemed off about the way this entire scene was executed. Now the Skrull Shi'ar ordeal was interesting to read, but I'm surprised it took Claremont like 8 years to conclude that. Deathbird took over the empire in the third Omnibus, which covered the stories from 82 and 83, so I expected that plotline to have been concluded well beforehand. I guess it was nice that it hadn't though, since I got to read about the end of it. It was interesting, but those generic yellow and blue costumes need to go. What were they thinking? I forgot about those ugly things. I remember getting a Wolverine toy as a kid in that costume and I hated it even then. Anyway, Jubilee is even more despicable in the comics than she was in the cartoon. In fact, now thinking about it, the cartoon gave Jubilee Kitty's personality and I can see why given how much of a little shit she is here. She feels like the precursor to the comments section on Youtube.

Currently, I'm reading the X-Factor issues that deal with Apocalypse stealing Nathan away. That baby can never catch a break. It's been enjoyable so far but I do not know any of those mutants working for Apocalypse outside of Tusk, at least as far as I can remember. Not a fan of Jean being stripped down of her powers just like Rogue has. Did something happen between these issues and Inferno that I don't know about with them losing their powers?

Originally Posted by SymbiSpidey (Post 681140)

Well, I guess since everyone is talking about their ML wants, I'll list some of my most wanted:

- JL/GS Storm (would greatly prefer Jim Lee but I'm fine with either one, I just need a Storm in my collection and I'm not paying twice the price of a full wave for the TRU one. I prefer the classic looks of most characters anyway)
- 90s Jubilee
- Classic Iron-Man (preferably on the Grim Reaper body, although Bucky Cap wouldn't be horrible.)
- Classic Thor (It's absolutely criminal that both options for Thor's classic look simply aren't up to par. As much as the shelfchest on Hyperion annoys me, I can look past it if they made Thor on that body. Really though, Thor doesn't have any particularly great figures in general).
- Kingpin
- Luke Cage (don't really care what look. Even Netflix would be fine since he more or less looks like how he would in the comics anyway, though I'd prefer a yellow shirt)
- Colleen Wing
- Classic Black Widow (an omission so baffling that I'm surprised it hasn't been done already. Paint the Moonstone body black, put on like 4 extra pieces, give her a new head, and now you have Natasha. Is that so hard?)
- 90s Gambit (the TB Gambit is still a good figure, I believe it was my first TB ML figure actually. Next to the rest of my collection, however, he's showing his age.)
- Moon Knight (classic look, all white)
- Quicksilver (that old one was just average even when it came out and now that we've been getting better figures, it looks even worse)
- MCU Vision (MCU figures aren't normally that exciting, but we're so close to having a full lineup of MCU heroes that they might as well. I can live without getting movie QS, but Vision is a must and I'd say he's inevitable at this point)
- Dr. Doom (He's one of the biggest villains not only in Marvel history, but comic book history in general and both of his Legends figures suck. What the hell?)
- Magneto (Same as Doom)
- The rest of the F4 (probably more a case of 'when' than 'if' at this point, and I'm willing to bet they'll be unveiled at NYCC)
- Any of Spider-Man's rogues. Seriously, you could throw all the C-listers, D-listers and F-listers you want out there, and I'll still be on board. Priority must go towards Sinister Six members though.
- More MCU villains in general. I have a bunch of MCU heroes but nobody for them to actually fight besides Ultron and themselves. What gives, Hasbro?