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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I'm honestly surprised at how many people like that BAF version. He looks nothing from the comics I have read.

Oh well, that means he will still be worth some money even when the new one comes out and that works for me.

I'm not surprised at all. Ditko's, Romita's and Andru's representation of the Lizard was dated by the 80's. The early design is corny looking and no amount of nostalgia is going to escape the discernment of certain fans.

Speaking of nostalgia, while I've enjoyed many artists over the years, I've come to a place in my collecting where I no longer need Hasbro to make a figure that looks like the style of a particular illustrator. For example, I respect Kirby as a great talent, but his art has never been my thing and I don't want a fig that mimics his work. The practice is subjective and, in some cases (ugly Hulk-head debacle; a panned attempt to capture Buscema faces) it proves to be problematic. What I'd prefer now is that they simply make something that captures the essence of an iconic look for a character. That normally proves to be enough of a challenge without heaping on expectations that they deliver a faithful translation of my (personal) favorite artist.

I honestly think these calls for particular illustrator 'looks', or homages to animated features are resulting in polarized reactions to the final product. The 90's animated X-men figs have just scratched the surface and are already being derided by many/most. I don't really blame Hasbro for this as they were just running with ideas suggested by/or requested by fans.