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Originally Posted by 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.



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.




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....

Funny you should bring up Marvel UK. i have ALL of my original Marvel UK issues from the 90s. i would love to see some of these titles come back. i absolutely LOVED Death's Head II.

I would love to see a Death's head II figure. even the other guys as well. death wreck, and i think the other guy was Death metal. the art work years back with these titles were incredible.