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TheBlueMarvel · 04-20-2022, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Spyne98

I'm surprised too. That BAF doesn't do it for me and was acting as a stand in. I'm looking forward to the Wal-Mart one! Time to sell the BAF haha.

Yes!

It really isn't that confounding or much of an enigma. The old design, while nostalgic for some, simply isn't aesthetically pleasing for others. Another anthropomorphized example is Wolfsbane. I actually do have some fondness for Bob McLeod's original work on New Mutants. However, I'm happy Wolfsbane progressed from simply being illustrated as a dog (it wasn't even a wolf smdh) when in her lupine form. In this scenario, my experience and contentment with the source material doesn't prevent me from accepting (even liking) departures from any first appearance. I get it, there is a certain rigidity within the comic collecting crowd and a deep seated need for things to reflect our first exposure to content, but many fans are a bit more flexible in their take on the matter. There are plenty of scenarios involving storied characters where this applies. I'm happy the Hulk looks different than the character's FA. Same for Iron Man. Moon Knight. Etc.

04-20-2022, 10:00 AM	#76000
TheBlueMarvel MarvelLegends/DCUniverse Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: On the metaphysical plane of celestial BOOM BAP! Posts: 6,046	Quote: Originally Posted by Spyne98 I'm surprised too. That BAF doesn't do it for me and was acting as a stand in. I'm looking forward to the Wal-Mart one! Time to sell the BAF haha. Yes! It really isn't that confounding or much of an enigma. The old design, while nostalgic for some, simply isn't aesthetically pleasing for others. Another anthropomorphized example is Wolfsbane. I actually do have some fondness for Bob McLeod's original work on New Mutants. However, I'm happy Wolfsbane progressed from simply being illustrated as a dog (it wasn't even a wolf smdh) when in her lupine form. In this scenario, my experience and contentment with the source material doesn't prevent me from accepting (even liking) departures from any first appearance. I get it, there is a certain rigidity within the comic collecting crowd and a deep seated need for things to reflect our first exposure to content, but many fans are a bit more flexible in their take on the matter. There are plenty of scenarios involving storied characters where this applies. I'm happy the Hulk looks different than the character's FA. Same for Iron Man. Moon Knight. Etc. Last edited by TheBlueMarvel; 04-20-2022 at 10:16 AM..