[VonPooten]

Blue Marvel: Yes, our region (the UK) has unleashed some whacky and brilliant characters and storylines! It's unfortunate that Marvel doesn't seem to have the same depth of trust in Marvel UK character-wise, despite employing a number of English creators.

As for Astonishing vs New Age, I couldn't agree more. The two couldn't be near the same ball park to one-another, so comparisons aren't fair to say the least. It's the same with comparing Morrison's New X-Men to other eras, Morrison/Whedon wrote a singular story, whereas Bendis/Claremont/others are more attuned to the serial format of comics. Ongoing, shifting, flawed but nonetheless still gems in their own way.
Calling Storm's crew the "B-side" album is a perfect analogy! Then, a couple of years later, Peter David's X-Factor became the erratic EP to the X-titles. When are we getting an X-Factor themed ML wave again? We all need a Strong Guy BAF in our ranks.

As for Magik and her recent venture into blue hellfire, I'll put that down to Kieron Gillen's FANTASTIC short stint on Uncanny, which evolved into her Final Fantasy BAS knockoff in Bendis and Bachalo's run:



(side note: a Belasco figure! Truer words could not be said)

P.S. Cheers for the photo compliment! I'll need to start crafting scenes on your caliber fairly soon, as fight scenes are what these figures were made for.

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Originally Posted by redfox

I have NO idea, hopefully we'll see her wield one in Cap 3! PS: That Valkyrie mod looks wicked!!

Ugh, seriously!? You have an AMAZING Kitty Pryde custom, too!?

Haha cheers on both accounts! I'm getting very impatient for Marvel/Hasbro to lift the embargo on X-characters, so customs it will have to be, for now.

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Originally Posted by redfox

I'd love a translucent Emma Frost in diamond form on one of the newer bucks. I'd also love a plain Emma Frost on one of the newer bucks...

Agh, wouldn't we all? If only they'd refrained from giving us the 2013 skinny Emma! Now we'll never see her on a Moonstone/Ms. Marvel buck. Unless....