First, I’m very happy to say that we have indeed been given the green light for another extension – the collection will now ‘end’ at 180 issues.
Speaking to the head-honchos, it would appear that at the last extension we were nearly given the go-ahead to go to 180. Apparently a few logistical issues needed to be sorted before we could 100% confirm the series would go to 180 – hence the move to 160 first.
Of course this means the usual lists of wants are going to appear again as well as the debate here and on the forums. For this extension I (Eaglemoss) will once again be choosing the majority, however, I am happy to try and run a competition or two as well as give a couple of slots to a vote on the superherofigurineforum.
At the moment I have not finalized all our picks or decided how many figures to let you guys choose but I think a good balance would be Eaglemoss to choose 15 and the fans (one way or another) to choose 5.
More info will be coming shortly but to get the ball rolling I’m going to confirm one figure this week. That character is… the Beetle.
The character first appeared in Strange Tales #123 fighting the Human Torch. Although he’s not the most famous of Marvel Super Villains, the Beetle is a classic villain who has turned up fighting pretty much all Marvel’s stars. He’s tangled with the FF, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Iron Man and the Avengers. He’s also been a member of the Thunderbolts.
Personally, I think his costume looks great and he’ll make an awesome figurine. I like the original costume as well as the second one (both are below). The character nearly made it into the first 160 issues but was just pipped to the post by Balder.
On to specials news.
As most of you know we’ve been looking at either Omega Red or Ronan the Accuser as the next regular sized special. I’ve been working hard with our sculptors to produce both these figurines, but a few issues with Omega Red have put him behind schedule, making Ronan more likely. Nothing is confirmed yet but I thought you’d appreciate the update. Below is the rough sculpt for Ronan, it’s a classic pose I’m sure most are familiar with but let me know what you think.
Hopefully we’ll have some Omega Red shots in soon and you guys can compare the two.
Right, that’s your lot, enjoy!
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Here's another idea for a poll/game/bit of fun etc. ...
Who would you choose if you could have your oddest,most personal and probably least popular figure(s) made?
- in other words, what you'd LOVE to see, but you know deep down hasn't got a snowballs chance in hell of getting done....
my personal pick would be...
'The Sons of The Tiger'
-TRIPLE PACK!!!
I would Love to see these guys in the collection!... and even better would be the inclusion of The ORIGINAL White Tiger!! drool, drool etc...(Yeah, I know I'm showing my age, but still..)
Anyway...just an idea..
Thor * we don't disagree about much but no to the Destroyer a la Odin...... Destroyer a la THOR now your talking!!!
Strong Guy got to say yes - not much of a fan but the collection needs a freeeek.
What ever happened to Stingray - do I need to start begging again?
Got to say nice to see the one and only Baroni 8 making an appearance again.
Not many of the old crowd left - PAdam is leaving poor old Grim alone these days - guys only joking!!
Strong Guy would make a great special.
His shape would be interesting.
Jacadoo you silly billy, it wasn't Grim that i had the dissagreement with, it was CBR Beast and another i wont bother to mention, however i dont hold grudges and i recently even agrreed with CBR on a couple of matters, and yes Destroyer a la Thor (sorry Thor8)
and BobDiamond i would like to see Ulik made....yeah i said it ANOTHER ASGARDIAN
PA
Okay, maybe I expressed myself incorrectly and got misunderstood. (Gee that never happens here,does it?!)What I meant by Destroyer a la Odin was that I was refering to Odin's "creation" and not the golden age hero. "D" a la Thor sounds great, or maybe just plain ol' "D"!
BobDiamond; I don't believe The Original White Tiger is that impossible of happenning. He's been mentioned on this blog and in the forum quite a few times (myself inclueded) and He just might have a chance!
The original White Tiger must be in the running. We are getting through the MK's thick and fast and the old WT is one of the few remaining ones now. Darkhawk must be another contender especially considering his recent involvement in the War of the Kings story and his ongoing series.
Sister Grim from the Runaways would be a nice MK to have aswell. Since the Runaways have had quite a run in the comics since their creation and they are even getting a film SG would be a great rep for the team. It's unlikely we will get the rest because of their general civvie looks but SG has the goth chick look about her, plus posed with the Staff of One she would look great.
deadpool , you can't choose hela for a special as she is on the list for your previous game as a regular spot.
she is listed as number 6.
.Darkchylde
2.JJJ with cigar, spidey mask an rolled up Bugle.
3 Dark Beast
4 Constrictor posed similar to the Bowen design, just with legs
5 Ulysses Bloodstone
6 Hela in her cloak and standing pose
7 Spitfire in her MI:13 costume
8. Deathbird
9. Shanna the she devil bikini costume , holding a spear ready to attack
10. Avalanche
11. Meggan
12. Mirage (aka Moonstar)
13. Wolfsbane
14. The Original Swordsman cover of Avengers #19
15. Baron Stucker in classic Steranko Hydra Leader costume, shaking his Satan Clawed fist at the world!! (cool)
16. Forge, with the Fall of the Mutants appearance¡
17. LONGSHOT.
18. Nova (frankie raye)
19. Mockingbird
20. YONDU
specials ? my choice is :
wendigo , would look great standing next to sasquatch.
specials - the list so far :
( in no particular order )
1: super adaptoid
2: mojo
3: surtur
4: madame web
5: onslaught
6: strong guy
7: lockjaw
8: man ape
9: odin
10: modok
11: destroyer ( thor armour )
12: sasquatch
13: wendigo
some people voted for the same characters so could they please vote again using their second choice maybe or a character that they like that's not top of their list but is still wanted by them and because their first choice has already been picked.
i'd like to see us get a list of 20 together just like we did for the regular slots.
next up will be multi pack specials
again i'd like to try and get a list of 20 for this category too.
i have some in mind so i'll wait for now to add my choice.
so there are 7 slots left to fill for specials
and 20 slots for multi pack specials
let the voting commence .......
How about KORG (planet hulk) for a special or GROOT (Guardians of the galaxy-new) or CHARLIE-27 (g.o.t.g.- old).
Warlock
1: super adaptoid
2: mojo
3: surtur
4: madame web
5: onslaught
6: strong guy
7: lockjaw
8: man ape
9: odin
10: modok
11: destroyer ( thor armour )
12: sasquatch
13: wendigo
14: Warlock
sorry Thor8 i knew what you meant i just meant that i prefer it in Thors get-up rather than the plain armour
PA
got to echo gremlin's call for sister grimm. would love to have nico in the collection
I REAALY hope that in this "final" extension, they make a Count Nefaria, one of the strongest Avengers villians ever.
We have two out of three brothers in the collection. i think we would have to add the third so not to be left out. VULCAN
And also i'd like to see HYPERSTORM in the collection
who is warlock ?
i couldn't find any pictures or info on warlock.
we already have adam warlock in this collection , i couldn't find any other warlock so i think that one is out of the specials list.
specials - the list so far :
( in no particular order )
1: super adaptoid
2: mojo
3: surtur
4: madame web
5: onslaught
6: strong guy
7: lockjaw
8: man ape
9: odin
10: modok
11: destroyer ( thor armour )
12: sasquatch
13: wendigo
Well I hope to see a new post by Richard today with some great news.
I hope to see a sneek peak of one of the heroes from 130-140 that have not been shown yet, such as Klaw,Drax or Scarlet Spider or a painted pic of Beta Ray Bill!
Follow up news on The Wasp's wings,and maybe The identity of the 2nd figurine approved for the latest extension. Remember Rich to just reveal this extension's contents one per post if possible. It adds to the excitment and builds the suspense as we keep on trying to guess who will be inclueded!
Mad Thinker; You can find Warlock in the New Mutants books starting with issue #18
...And also maybe a sneak peak at the sculpt for Omega Red so we can compare him with Ronan and see which we would like first.
"who is warlock ?
i couldn't find any pictures or info on warlock.
we already have adam warlock in this collection , i couldn't find any other warlock so i think that one is out of the specials list."
NOOOOOOOO
Warlock has beeen around since the eighties mainly in the new mutants but also in other areas of the x universe.
Definitely not to be confused with Adam Warlock
For More info see this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warlock_(New_Mutants)
The newest costume of Beetle is far better than the green original, imho.
Hi,
I'm condsidering selling my collection as I cant go the distance to 180. I have to do the same with the DC I have to date. no room. would anyone be interested? please contact me. mark on mark.oddi@talk21.com
Hi,
I'm condsidering selling my collection as I cant go the distance to 180. I have to do the same with the DC I have to date. no room. would anyone be interested? please contact me. mark on mark.oddi@talk21.com
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