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I think this would be pretty cool too, but I wonder if it's just not feasible, since I'd think you'd have to arrange for a licensing deal with the artist in question. I mean, the Thor Stormbreaker box set is pretty darn close to a Walt Simonson set without officially being one, so maybe that's as close as we'll get. And I also wonder if the stock Minimate body allows for an artist's style to really shine through; Torment Spidey doesn't look like he stepped off a Todd McFarlane page, for example. Agree that it may be hard to pull off due to licensing, where Jim Lee now works at DC and there are a separate line of toys called "Kirbys" etc., but the reason that I like the idea so much is that it could allow four packs of really varied characters. It would also allow for variations of the character designs while still remaining true to the character. For example, you bring up Walt Simonson. He is rightly associated with Thor but he also was a big part of the original X-Factor which introduced Apocolypse and Death/Archangel. I realize that those characters have already been introduced as minimates as well, but the idea of a retrospective of an artist's career that had characters that might not otherwise be associeated with each other is very appealing to me. Salvador Larocca, for example, worked on Ghost Rider, Fantastic Four, Heroes Reborn, Iron Man, Ultimate Electra, etc. Plus it would be cool to compare John Byrne Thing versus Salvador Larocca thing or what have you.

of course, now I worry that I'm passing on my neurotic collecting habits on to my kids.

Just wanted to introduce myself. I live in Boston, happily married father to twin boys, and just started collecting minimates in 2012. My boys were born last year and I love them. They were born in November and I really struggled with what to buy them as Christmas presents when they were one month old. Ended up buying them 2011 Proof Silver Eagles, figuring they were collectable and should retain some of their value. Since then started reading comic books again (haven't read them in forever, but kept abreast of developing storylines, mostly through reviews on aintitcoolnews). Bought some comics this year and notices Minimates in the store. Didn't buy any for a while though. Finally broke down when the Avengers sets came out at the Disney store. Since then have picked up the Thor four pack (on sale for $7.99), some best of sets (Iron Man/Thing) and (Wolverine, Sabertooth), some Marvel vs Capcom sets (Spiderman, Hulk, TaskMaster, Deadpool) and some of the most recent wave (Spidersense Spiderman/Punisher) and (Daredevil/Kingpin) and a couple of randoms that were on sale (black and white Frankenstein/Dracula) and (Gaby Jones/Hydra Flame Thrower). I don't think I'll ever order anything online. I like to buy it in person. Plan on separating the toys into two boxes to present to them on their 8th birthday.

I would like a Marrow 'mate, but not sure she fits with the others as she was a baby in the Mutant Massacre and then there was that stupid time-slip storyline where she came back as a teenager with that mutant terrorist group. I think she fits more with the X-men than the morlocks. I love Leech. I think he's really underused. Kind of can't stand Artie. Also love Skids (despite the awful name). I think it would be cool to have artist-inspired Minimates sets, where they showcase four characters with whom the artist is most associated, with design styles based on the artist's drawings. For example, I would love an Art Adams four pack but it could be older, silver age artists as well.

Congratulations! I'm a new father and a new Minimate collector (spurned on by having two boys). Something about being a Dad made me rekindle many geeky obsessions from when I was a young kid. I figure I'll just collect and leave all the minimates in one separate box that they can open on their 8th birthday. Maybe I'll separate them into two boxes, one for each kid.

Not trying to hijack this thread, but how do you know where different sets will be available for purchase? For example, the new Marvel v Capcon sets, the X-Men Outback sets, the Alpha Flight sets. How do you know what will be available for purchase where? Is it strictly TRU or Comic Shops and for the Comic Shops, it depends on what store pre-ordered what, and just luck of the draw, where you walk into a store and they are carrying Alpha Flight?

Mutant Massacre with Artie, Leach, Caliban (skinny), Callisto, Arclight, Harpoon, Scalphunter, battle damaged Nightcrawler, battle damaged Angel, battle damaged Collosus. [/wishful thinking]

Is that the Mad Thinker in the backgound with an apron and heavy leather mitts, from the photo thread, back left?

They were called Adventure People.... and they were awesom!, I loved those motorcycles, and the dune buggy they had... great and fun line of toys. Yes, adventure people minimates would be great (or something similar), but only if existing toys (i.e. captain america) could fit on the motorcycles. The motorcycle riders for adventure people had articulated knees, but all of the other figures had straight legs. So, only the one or two motorcycle riders could ride motorcycles. Everyone else was stuck being a passenger in the sidecar.

As a new to the minimate scene father of two boys, I would like to see more standard issue versions of characters. For example, I want Power Man and Iron Fist, but I don't want to buy the original set through EBAY, I don't want to pay over $8, and I don't want a version of their costumes that were only worn once, like "Time Traveler, Full Armor" Iron Fist or whatever. I just want an Iron Fist figure where he has the green suit, the yellow mask, the yellow slippers and a fist of iron. Also, accessory packs. Additional thoughts, when I was a kid, there were action figures (I forget what they were called) where they were about the same size as Star Wars figures, but they were regular people. There was the tv news crew with a van. There was the guy on a motorcycle. There was the camper with a roll-up sleeping bag. Something along those lines would be cool for minimates, especially if we could put Captain America on a motorcycle. Also, micronaughts. Those toys came out when I was a kid and they weren't based on anything else. They were kind of space warriors that you could play with and invent your own stories and adventures. I wouldn't mind seeing something similar in Minimates. Also, I would love to see the original micronaughts in minimate form, especially if they could do it to coincide with a re-release of those old comic books (which are hung up in limbo because they were originally published by Marvel but Marvel doesn't own the rights to those characters).

Just want to point out that the stores seem to be offering the Spiderman movie toys on sale. My local TRU had these mates for $7.19 (normally $7.99).