VulcansFury Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Uhhhh I recognize Nancy & Yellow Bastard, but who's mustache-guy? And is trenchcoat guy supposed to be Bruce Willis' character? Neat sculpted ears on Yellow Bastard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) Yellow Bastard's senator father who threatens Hartigan in his hospital room: And I apparently spelled "Roark" wrong. Hrm. That's interesting.Just black-and-white. Should they not be? Edited February 10, 2014 by TENIME_art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 No, we decided to go just black-and-white with the line, because all of the reasons. I was just surprised to see that picture released. (Not by me.) Good find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 These look pretty cool, when are the due out? I need thT double holster for my Lone Ranger custom! And I for Jonah Hex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ufemizm Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I'm OK with getting a Powers Boothe minimate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Katz Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 No ones said anything about these. Marv looks sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo487 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm really psyched about these, I hope they keep going through the Sin City characters. I love that Marv comes with Kevin's head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieFodder Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Black and White minimates look like incomplete prototypes. Hey if you guys like B+W so much, maybe you should make Nebraska minimates. It's 2014, bring on the COLOR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ufemizm Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I would buy Nebraska minimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Katz Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I like these, they don't need color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 It's 2014, bring on the COLOR! Sin City 2 hits August 2014. It will be black-and white. The Walking Dead #115 was the number-one comic book of 2013. It was black-and-white. "The Artist" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2012. It was black-and white. Black-and-white is not an anachronism, it is a stylistic choice. The world of SIn City is in black-and-white, with spots of color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Or, as Calvin's dad would put it, "The figures are in color, they're just color figures of a black-and-white world." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I love you, Zach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkerbean Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Yellow Bastard's senator father who threatens Hartigan in his hospital room: And I apparently spelled "Roark" wrong. Hrm. That's interesting. Just black-and-white. Should they not be? Powers Boothe one of Nick Furys bosses on the world security council thing in the Avengers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 It's 2014, bring on the COLOR! Sin City 2 hits August 2014. It will be black-and white. The Walking Dead #115 was the number-one comic book of 2013. It was black-and-white. "The Artist" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2012. It was black-and white. Black-and-white is not an anachronism, it is a stylistic choice. The world of SIn City is in black-and-white, with spots of color. I'm pleased that we're getting Sin City minimates .....I am happy we are getting them despite the fact they will be in B & W . Whilst the majority of the Walking Dead comics are in B & W ,the majority of their covers are in colour , the variant cover for #115 was in B & W. 'The Artist' was filmed in colour .....not too relevant but hey ho The packaging for 'Sin City' will all be in B & W but the words 'Sin City' will be in Pantone 032 or thereabouts. Trust me I will be right . Stylish choices for B & W are always anachronisms because they always rely on the eventual use of colour ,the best example would have been any old tabloid newspaper which was always B & W except for the logo .....always in red ....leastways in my country. Clicheic .......look at me I'm B & W ,I'm arty farty but...... eventually...... I will need colour ............ Can you remember 'Schindlers List' ? You can't ? I bet you can remember that poor little kid ........in red . Beware the 'greys' ...they walk amongst us . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Obviously, color is more eye-catching. A newspaper that only colors their logo, or a comic that only colors its cover, is doing the minimum needed to sell their product to people, presumably due to cost. I would never compare Sin City to Schindler's List, but both chose black-and-white NOT due to cost. Miller did it to reference classic noir films, and Spielberg did it to reference actual footage of concentration camps. But both highlight things in color to have them stand out in an intentionally black-and-white world. Sin City uses tons of spot color, and we will reflect that in our sets. Sin City was filmed in color, just like The Artist, but it was color treated to create a specific effect. I understand people not wanting to buy B&W toy, but do you enjoy Sin City despite it being in B&W? Or because of it? Edited February 24, 2014 by DSTZach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcansFury Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Despite it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Because of it. It's a better film for it. The best movies in the history of the world are all B&W Edited February 24, 2014 by TM2 Dinobot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdubya Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Agreed. I can certainly understand some folks obssessing over uniformity in their collections, however if the source material is b/w then anything other would be glaringly incorrect. And as far as modern b/w cinema is concerned, I'm constantly amazed by how many miss the artistic intentions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr baghead Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Here’s the thing... Universal Monsters: Black and White because of Film Limitations Lost In Space: Black and White because of TV limitations The Munsters: Black and White Because of TV limitations Clerks: Black and White because it’s all Kevin Smith could afford Walking Dead: Black and White because it’s cheaper to print Sin City: Black and White by choice, has splashes of color in it. So when it comes to color minimates: Universal Monsters: Has made color films with the characters, has color versions of them walking around their theme parks, has whole slew of products showing them in color: Characters were intended to be in color Lost In Space: Was releasing colored promotional stills and products when show was on TV: Characters intended to be in color. The Munsters: Was releasing colored promotional stills and products when show was on TV: Characters intended to be in color. Clerks: Characters have since appeared in color films, Clerks cartoon was in color, Clerks 2 does a dramatic switch from B&W to color: characters intended to be in color Walking Dead: Covers in Color, Mega Hit TV show in color: Characters intended to be in color Sin City: Movie in B&W, Comic’s covers in B&W, Comic designed to be high contrast were B&W negative space create the scene. NECA’s color figures didn’t really sell despite being intended to appeal to those who didn’t like B&W, Splash color used for effect: Character meant to be in B&W with exceptions like Goldie and Yellow Bastard. Asking for color Sin City minimates so they blend in with other characters is like asking for every future Iron Man to be weird color combos like Purple/Green and Blue/Pink because it’ll look better mixed into your armory than ANOTHER red/yellow. It’s personal taste above accuracy. I’ve had Mattel’s Dark Knight Returns Batman (formerly DC Direct’s until the new hotness replaced him) figure next to Toy-Biz’s Marv on my shelf for a while now and it’s never bothered me. edit: coding got weird... Edited February 24, 2014 by dr baghead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Agreed. I can certainly understand some folks obssessing over uniformity in their collections, however if the source material is b/w then anything other would be glaringly incorrect. And as far as modern b/w cinema is concerned, I'm constantly amazed by how many miss the artistic intentions. I'm not aiming my post at you cdubya but the points you make are valid & a great source of reference . If I were being harsh (.....I'm not in the mood ) I would say more than "we only get uniformity when it suits DST" ....... I could go on but do we really need another 'Sentinel' 'Duck-feet' 'Galactus' 'Stay Puft' discussion ? I think the crunch (leastways for me) came the other day when I received a case each of the 'Lost in Space' mates (1 colour, 1 B&W) & a case each of the 'Jay & whoever' mates ( 1colour, 1 B & W ) ............let's just say I sealed the 2 B & W cases back up & I find it very unlikely that I'll ever open them up again. I am not saying that B & W does not have a place in the Minimate world all I'm saying is it should be a small place . Ask yourselves why these B & W versions always come out first ? Is this an artistic intention ? I love Drac & Frank in B & W.....those I 'get'. Sin City I actually 'get' despite what anybody might be thinking . My point is ......& I'm rapidly tiring of trying to make it.....is that B & W is IMHO perceived by consumers kids & it is kids we are talking about here, see B & W as somehow inferior . The Spirit 'mates which we got years ago are what I perceive as being the 'best of both worlds' ......they're in colour but oh so close to being B & W...I didn't miss that artistic intention . Me? I love them ....never seen the film never read the comics!! Just saying ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) ......didn't warrant it ? Lost in Space & Jay/Bob .........if I weren't a Minimate completist they wouldn't have a gotten a look in ,why would I want them in black & white when I could have them in colour ? There are some nice B&W minimates.... Dracula (for example) but colour Dracula is just superb ,I love him, he is a Minimate to be proud of . I'm not trying to divide & conquer here ,I have no agenda ,just very very interested in this . Edited February 24, 2014 by buttheadsmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcansFury Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 My only complaint is that there's no electric chair. I was never a fan of Sin City because it was black & white, but because of the story. I do remember Yellow Bastard looked jarring on screen compared to the comic. I get that everyone has their personal tastes, but why is the argument for and against b&w different between Sin City and TWD? Why does DST argue on behalf of b&w Sin City but not TWD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr baghead Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 My only complaint is that there's no electric chair. I was never a fan of Sin City because it was black & white, but because of the story. Isn’t Marv popular enough he could anchor TWO sets? Like set two is Prison Marv, Goldie (or Color Wendy if you like!), Electric Chair... and I don’t know, Carla Gugino’s characters who’s name I don’t remember Lucille (thanks two second internet search!)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Zach, I know you have no say in the design process, but if you could send an inter-office memo to whoever is that Dwight's Converse need to be red, I'd love you more than I already do: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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