[TheBlueMarvel]

@Kirathis

lol You brought up Surfer, not me! Scale issues abound within Hasbro's run on the license and Wolverine is only one of many casualties. That said, the best Wolverines for 'scale' are the series 6 and series 12 molds (both Toy Biz), with 12 winning out for being the most accurate (IMO). The most egregious of Hasbro's faux pas in scale are Thor, Crossbones, and the entire Wrecking Crew. They all stand as tall as Warpath, who is a seven-footer in the comics. Last I checked, none of those characters were that tall.

Scale issues have always been a problem within comics as well. Artists and writers take liberties and have their own favorite characters. Fan ideals also affect presentation. The popularity of Iron Man has given him at least 4" over the years that I've known him. As far as Surfer and your reference to which comics you draw your experience from, I agree. It's all subjective. The artists I mentioned earlier are largely considered iconic at Marvel. The 'King' is a legend, the Buscemas created a standard for all Marvel artists in the 60's that carried well into 80's and 90's, and Lim is largely responsible for the 'modern' look of Thanos (the cherished Marvel Select Thanos is the spitting image of his art). Not to disparage Tang En Haut, but I wasn't a big fan of his art on Annihilators. The book in general was a miss and I was more of a fan of the potential for that team, but it fell short because the writers (DnA) tried to bake-in the humor found in GotG with heroes that were much more serious and powerful. I see where you are coming from with Surfer's stature within the Annihilators line-up. However, when I look at that line-up I see Gladiator who has always been portrayed as a very large man, Beta Ray Bill who is larger than Thor, and Ronan who is literally a giant in the comics (a fact that Haut didn't portray well with his odd proportions). As for Nova, he's not small either (and has been illustrated as being roughly the same size as Surfer). As a member of The New Warriors, Nova may have seemed small due to Rage being so huge. I think artists and fans consider Surfer based on 'human' water-sports activities, hence "he should look like a swimmer." When you really think about it, surfer physiques have no meaning to Galactus or Surfer lol The name and the way he travels is more of a cosmic coincidence...and marvel wanting to appeal to teens in the 6o's In the end, everyone has their own personal interpretation of their favorite heroes!

@Zoffy

Thank you for giving me a glimpse of how spectacular Surfer will look on a new buck!!!