MiniMage
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CAN'T YOU SEE YOU'RE TEARING THIS FAMILY APART?!?
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Please, no more....
I sympathize with people who are missing parts of their collection, but if we keep remaking ones that aren't new anymore, we'll never get anything new.
What he said .
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Sorry people aren't happy with the wave. Obviously, we picked characters we thought people would want, but all of the books these characters appear in are part of Secret Wars, and were featured in the early promotional artwork for the event and its tie-ins. We started as early as possible, so some plot details were unknown to us.
One exception might be Ultron, who appeared in the general Age of Ultron universe promotions, but I'm not familiar with the exact incarnation of Ultron ours is meant to represent. The only REAL cheat I can think of is Iron Man 2020, who appeared slightly differently in the actual Armor Wars book, but was drawn in his classic style by Ross for issue #1. Otherwise, Thor and Capt. Marvel are all over the place.
Not unhappy, I just find the character questionable is all. All the 'mates look wonderful and definitely look worth purchasing, I (and few others) just had different expectations. The line doesn't revolve a single collector and as previously stated you can't expect to please everybody. I am definitely getting this set, whenever the Philippines gets it.
A second wave or a box set would be nice though. Hehe.
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Well, not really. Let me put it like this:I am unclear as to your definition of "Secret Wars characters."
they are all in books branded "Secret Wars"......
You have the main Secret Wars book, where the major characters are The Cabal, Doom and The Illuminati. So, since this is "the" SW book, these are the major characters of the story. For example, everyone had a tie-in during Dark Reign, but Osborn's Avdngers were the main characters.
Then you have the Secret Wars "tie-in" books, like A-Force, Future Imperfect, Old Man Logan, etc. Dazzler, Carol and NuThor being from A-Force, OML from well, OML and Maestro from FI.
Lastly, you have a couple of ongoing books like Howard who do not take place during SW, but in the 616. Meaning that they're just "regular" books and not SW related.
All I'm saying is, that if these figs are all we'll get from an event such as Secret Wars, I'll be kinda dissapoi red in the character selection. I mean, you have so many major players and you go for the "supporting characters" (Carol and NuThor were on the raft but they're not "big" players). Either way I'm still excited, I'd just like to see some strictly SW characters in a SW wave. Different stroke for different folks...
^ This. Hellpop gets it again.>
Are they a big part of the main book? I assume that's what he meant.
This. As a person who's only reading the core book (flat-out broke) only, I expected a Secret Wars wave to have people from the Secret Wars book. Let's see, Maestro was a member of Doom's Court and he had about two lines of dialogue. NuThor and Capt. Marvel were both survivors on the 616-raft. Besides them? Nothing. This is an excellent wave no doubt about that, all welcome additions to anyone's collection (I'm picking up the entire wave since I still don't have an Ultron) but it feels more like a detached Secret Wars wave, more Secret Wars-esqe than actually being a Secret Wars wave. Obviously some of the tie-ins to SW are more important than others but the character selection for this wave, albeit stellar, isn't what you'd expect.
Still though, what company other than DST, would be ballsy enough to think that Howard the Duck could carry a two-pack? And while other companies are announcing Spider-Gwen figures, DST is beating them to the punch since they already have one in the works!
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Does anyone else find it odd that Marvel is phasing out so much of the Fantastic Four, but Dr. Doom is still a major player?
...What
Doom is a major player because he is a major player, as is Sue and Reed and Valeria in SW, Thing and Torch have already been confirmed to have places in ANAD
I'm referring to the fact that they are downplaying the Fantastic Four to the point where they cancelled the book, but Doom was one of the focal points of this event. I'm aware they're still in the books, but Doom was still given a lot of attention for a character they can't feature in the MCU.
Undeadpool, you gotta admit there's something going on. The ANAD Marvel reboot doesn't have a title for the Fantastic Four as the Fantasic Four. No a hint of the Richards family or their most prominent villain: no Reed, no Sue, no Valeria, no Franklin and no Doctor Doom (unless of course, he doesn't survive SW). The only F4 members present in the reboot are Johny and Ben, and they are on different teams entirely! Marvel has even stopped companies from making F4 toys entirely. Something smells fishy is all.
Does anyone else find it odd that Marvel is phasing out so much of the Fantastic Four, but Dr. Doom is still a major player?
Reed is at the center of Secret Wars but I won't be surprised if both he and Doom are gonna get shelved for awhile when All New Marvel kicks off. If anything Secret Wars seems like Hickman giving them both a big sendoff.
That actually makes a lot of sense.
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I would have loved a bearded Reed Richards vs. The Maker 2 pack.
This. Too bad that's a double negative, two versions of a Fanatastic Four member? Yeah, Marvel wants none of that.
Shame we couldn't have gotten a God Doom, his costume resembles his Future Foundation look. Him packed with...I dunno Sheriff Strange, Valeria or a Black Swan? Seriously, Secret Wars deserves a second wave, there are just so many possibilities! The Cabal, Doom's Court, and the more unique members of the Thor Corps would be awesome in Minimate form!
Also, when are the LCS and TRU versions of the waves coming out?
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ITs really hard to describe whats really going in Secret Wars, because it never feels like we get any real explanations. Just off hand comments and handwaving.
Welcome to Jonathan Hickman's writing style. Population: vague.
pretty sure you guys are reading a different comic then
honestly I feel really discouraged by the Marvel threads on this forum , seems everyone is so afraid of new ideas that they cant even give them a chance
I hope that works well for you, the best of luck to ya
Marvel will still be here and thriving when you choose to get on board
A friend of mine's first comic purchase was Secret Wars #1-3. Other than some confusion about the first issue, he actually understands a lot of it. He plans to pick up a title regularly post-Secret Wars. For anyone who's still confused, ComicIsland did a great
on the lead up to it.If you think Secret Wars is confusing, try reading DC's Convergence.
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suicidewatch, put that Secret Wars explanation in spoiler caps!
As a new reader, this all seems intriguing. As a new reader on a teenager's budget, the most I'll be able to get is one title. For years, I have loved the character of Doctor Strange, despite me never reading a single comic of his. This reboot is giving me a chance to read about a character I like and I'll take that chance. Nothing really speaks to me, a lot of the cover art ranges from okay to Liefeldian (except Squadron Supreme). I'll be picking up Doctor Strange, the new concept with weapons seems interesting (concept art also shows the good doctor is wearing sneakers now).
I'd really like to read anything Spider Gwen, too.
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How much do most comic book singles retail in America? I feel like missing out on some great introductions to comics, but I really can't justify some of the prices I'm seeing here in the Philippines. This all looks rather exciting to a new reader, but I just feel like I may be getting cheated with just how expensive these things are.
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Wave 28 Deadpool
He's my #2.
Any of the Doctor Strange Minimates. While the first was iconic, the second gave us some great accessories.
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This premiered in the Philippines a few days ago...
The movie was...alright. A good chunk of people are indifferent to the Marvel movies, but if it means supporting the brand, I'm all to watching any cinematic universe film. It's sort of a tradition now between me my Dad and my sister. I doubt I'll be able top watch this in theaters a second time so I'll just post my thoughts right here right now:
The GOOD:
1. The Plot - while "The Avengers (2012)" set out to prove to audiences that they could put these characters together in one movie and do it well, "The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)" set out to tell a good story. The movie focused a lot on character development and that is no more evident when it came to Bruce Banner/the Hulk. If your kids are the type who watch Marvel movies for the action and outright ignore the story this might not be for them. The action IS abundant but the plot won out.
2. Hawkeye - I've always liked Hawkeye, he's the glue that keeps the group together and he's always prepared to take one for the team. He's the most down-to-earth of these guys and he genuinely helps out. Going into this movie I half expected him to lose his hearing in an attempt to save the team. When they introduced Clint's family, I felt a sense of dread for one of my favorite characters. There seemed to be a chance that it was going to be HIM that died. Luckily he pulled through. Whether he's retired from superheroing or just taking a break is beyond me though.
3. Quicksilver's death - I enjoyed Marvel's version of Quicksilver a little more than Fox's representation of the character. While nothing will top that Quicksilver's scene from DOFP, this Quicksilver legitimately did something. Unlike the DOFP Quicksilver, who was there for fan service and was only in the movie for about fifteen minutes, A2:AoU's Quicksilver underwent character growth, died a heroic death, and redeemed himself. Really, Marvel did itself a favor with this one, they have one less character to keep track of for future movies, they have one less characters to argue with Fox over, and they gave Scarlet Witch the motivation she needed to truly become a superhero
4. Ultron's mouth - 'nuff said.
The BAD:
1. Ultron - when you start to think about it, Ultron was a really lame villain in this movie and sadly, the amazing mouth animation and the outstanding voice acting cannot redeem the character. He was so easy to beat even after he got a coating of Vibranium and it was so easy to thwart his plans. Ultron had two goals: to get a new body and obtain nuclear missile launch codes. He gave up way to easily and settled on getting his robot body getting a Vibranium coating and using Sakovia as a giant meteor. Also, one of his final acts to destroy the Avengers was to fly the Quinjet and shoot them. Does he not have energy blasts? Why must he settle on the Quinjet's guns?
2. The Vision and Mjolnir - the Vision was fine as a character but the fact that he could lift Mjolnir ruined him for me. I found that it was some cheap way to reassure the audience that the Vision was a good guy when I found that him having his moral dilemmas would be better for the character. Really he used it once in the battle with Ultron and it did nothing to change the plot.
3. End Credits Scene - nothing we haven't seen before, other than a promise.
4. The CGI - like UK Collector pointed out, the movie, especially it's opening sequence was a too CGI heavy.
That's all I can remember for the time being, but I might edit this when I think of some more.
TL;DR - Ultron's mouth.
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*sigh* Just another line of Minimates the Philippines is going to miss out on...
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RIP Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Wolverine and The X-Men. waves based on those shows would have been something I was into. the current crop of Marvel cartoons are both bad in terms of quality and offer almost nothing new in terms of designs or new characters.
I also miss Sony's the Spectacular Spiderman series...anyone remember that one?
If it's Spidey Web-Warriors I'd be perfectly cool with that.. heard the show was cancelled though which would minimize the chances I'd think..
I wonder if Marvel's collaborating with Sony for a new Spiderman cartoon (y'know despite Marvel already having the animation rights to Spidey), it'd show some unity between the two companies even before the 2017 Spidey movie.
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I did this as a project for Math class, we were on Geometry that quarter. Fun, but I needed better materials.
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I don't know if this is news, but tru.com has all of them back in-stock.
I thought so, too -- as I had already placed an order on Fri morn. But it's not. Apparently someone made a mistake by checking the "in stock" box (they're looking into the issue) -- just got off the phone with a CS rep since my whole order was cancelled. And they are not getting anymore. Was totally irate, too.
Interestingly enough (not), my cancellation email stated that I had ordered too many (just one) of each & that was the reason for said cancellation. Go figure.
Figures. TRU allows a single individual to buy all their Wolvie and Sentinel packs, claims there's a restock and it turns out the restock was a friggin mistake because of human error.
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Not sure if anyone has asked this yet but is DST only allowed to make 'Mates of Kirkman's comic books or can they also do Minimates based on the Telltale games series? Because the games open up a lot of possibilities for future Minimates series.
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I can check "Strange Tales" off my Wants list now...
P.S. I'd like to thank youbastards, Lurch77 and nate_studio for responding to my messages about putting images in thumbnails. They gave me excellent instructions but for some reason the attachment method and the photobucket method just don't work for me. I gave up so I'm just going to post these in their display size.
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Marvel has had the difficult task of both catering to the old fans and attracting new fans for years. After their success with the movies, I think they realized they couldn't do both well enough so they decided to focus on just one audience: the new fans. Marvel is innovating and constantly writing up new #1's and it's working for them.
I'm a little concerned about this Secret Wars business...the merging of the 616 and the Ultimates universes sounds like a more confusing Marvel equivalent of the New 52. I don't see why they'd find that concept appealing and why they'd try to mimic it. I don't think this event is going to wipe out the entirety of Marvel Comics' history so how this will be considered "a fresh start" is beyond me.
We'll see what this all comes down to on May 2.
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Ta ta for now! See you around!
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Yeah...Minimates are only sold in US TRU's. There's a big demand for them to be sold in UK TRU's as well but it can't seem to justify the added cost.
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Maybe they need more hands on deck for reviews? Perhaps i'll get in touch with them. I always thought reviewing minimates would be fun.They've stopped their coverage of Minimate waves at Wave 49 and TRU 16 (?). Since then it's been mostly just the boxed sets. Less reviews. Less complaining. Seems a bit of a shame that their reviews didn't at least reach Wave 50, I would've felt like that would've been a great stopping point if they wanted to stop reviewing Marvel Minimates.
According to their FAQ, the selection process requires you interview toys somewhere else. Do it well enough, email 'em and you might just get lucky. Or you could just post some reviews on their forum. I don't think they're desperate for reviewers but they need to catch up anyway and the Marvel line's a train that won't stop chugging anytime soon.
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I was a bit of an anime buff a while back but I have heard about AoT's popularity. It's no wonder the Japanese decided to make this their own movie after the stupid Dragon Ball: Evolution flick, Shaymalan's even more idiotic Avatar adaption and the financial flop that was Edge of Tomorrow. Hopefully Japan has had enough of Hollywood for a while...
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Sausage party so far....
Hope it doesn't stay that way...although it most probably will...
That's an interesting age bell curve. I wonder if that's truly representative of Minimate collectors or creepy middle aged guys who hang out on internet chat boards?
What's the difference?
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They cover 'mates at OAFE fairly often, but depending on the reviewer you might hear nothing but lamenting that ANY body element is sculpted instead of printed.
My main complaint with that site as a whole is that they have a tendency to present their opinion as though it is fact.
They've stopped their coverage of Minimate waves at Wave 49 and TRU 16 (?). Since then it's been mostly just the boxed sets. Less reviews. Less complaining. Seems a bit of a shame that their reviews didn't at least reach Wave 50, I would've felt like that would've been a great stopping point if they wanted to stop reviewing Marvel Minimates.
Tendency is an understatement.
Haha!
Wave 65 The Unknown Wave
in Marvel Minimates
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Fingers crossed for a "Hope-Summers-in-a-baby-carrier" accessory like the MU version, I suppose.
Honestly with the core "Secret Wars" series extending to a ninth issue in January, DST might still have plenty of time to schedule another Secret Wars wave for 67, assuming wave 66 is an "All New All Different Marvel NOW!" wave. This time though it should probably feature the core series' main characters like the ones you enumerated.
I'm not a particularly big fan of the X-men having never read their comics but to this day my collection still lacks a Cable and a Domino so this wave fills some holes in my collection. Zenpool would've been a much better figure in the AXIS wave, replacing either Kluh or Sabretooth, but better never late than never. I have plenty of normal Deadpools though, and made my own Hydra Bob with the Cap Wave army builder. Don't know who this "Siryn" is but hey people seem to be glad we're getting her so cheers to that.