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Thread: Venom reissue came today
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Old 01-04-2015, 02:22 AM   #10
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I can't really see the blue from these pictures, but I'll take your word it's there. I guess since blue was frequently used to shade/highlight Venom it works out, though if I ever get this I would absolutely use the original McFarlane head. I'll go ahead and say that this figure technically can work in a legends display, Venom's size has varied from artist to artist and he's been drawn pretty big even when it was still Eddie.
The blue shading is easier to spot if you look at the figure's biceps and inner forearms, as well as his toes. Venom is usually shaded with either purple or bluish highlights, and while I'm not a fan of this look on the figure, it really doesn't take anything away from it.

Honestly though, this figure does not work really well on a legends display, because he is just too tall. I know Venom's been drawn at a varying degree of sizes over the years depending on the artist, but this figure is taller than the Green Goblin BAF, which was based off of the Avengers Incredible Hulk, which makes Venom nearly ten feet tall if you were to compare him the Spidey. Brock is about 6'3", and if you use the Eric Larsen "Brock transformation" head, it looks ridiculous when posed next to Spidey...Brock's head is like two feet tall!





The only select figure for Venom that I feel works in a legends line is Ultimate Venom, who was purposely drawn at Incredible Hulk sizes from his first panel, and during scenes where Eddie was revealed inside, you could clearly see that the suit was essentially to Brock what the Hulkbuster suit is to Iron Man...a giant EXO frame with Eddie Brock as the pilot.

What I really want is a Venom not unlike what we got with Toxin, who I understand wasn't many people's favorite, but one that I really love. He's big and menacing, almost identical to what Venom was in Eddie Brock's peak physical state. More importantly to me, he's closer in scale to Spidey, without being the giant, ten foot, red, black and green pile of poop he is in the comic.

Because nobody has been able to make a decently proportioned Venom (except for maybe the 3.75" scale from Amazing Spiderman, that Venom is PERFECT) my current go to Venom over the years is a custom that I purchased many years ago from a fellow who's name I can no longer remember. I recall it being a combination of a Hulk Face Off figure and a DC Universe Superman...and despite it's age, it's held up over the years. Hopefully Hasbro will get us out a decent classic Venom soon (although I would love to see an Infinite Series wave with nothing but Symbiotes, with a BAF that makes an updated Madness Venom!)

My Custom Venom







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