elmeaux Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Just confirmed by Zach. Hey, I get to start a legit topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Edited May 20, 2014 by youbastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigvis497 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 That Cable design could look really good updated. This announcement made my day and is the reason why I love collecting this line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Alright, I'll be that guy. I do not understand the reasoning for this set at all. We already have a great mostly completed 90's X-Force team, so this opens up a whole new can of worms that most likely won't get finished. It's not current events, and has no tentpole characters or media tie-ins. And I don't think I've ever seen fan clamoring for Capullo-era X-Force stuff at least on this board. Sorry, I'm not trying to be a jerk about this, I'm just wondering what the rationale for such an oddball lineup is, especially when there seems to be so many opportunities for other x-related box sets – the rest of the Uncanny Avengers; any number of current costume X-Men lineups; current X-Force (either one of the two teams); even 90's X-Factor if you're going for nostalgia. Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffBohn Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Loved that era of X-Force (for a short amount of time). It seems really cliche and trite now, but 17 year old me was blown away by the closed fist/open hand discussion from issue #19. Whooooa man, that was deep. Lost interest within the next year, never quite lived up to the idea from that issue. (Yeah, I'd rather have X-Factor, but this is fun!) Edited October 14, 2013 by JeffBohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zexion_Armando Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Alright, I'll be that guy. I do not understand the reasoning for this set at all. We already have a great mostly completed 90's X-Force team, so this opens up a whole new can of worms that most likely won't get finished. It's not current events, and has no tentpole characters or media tie-ins. And I don't think I've ever seen fan clamoring for Capullo-era X-Force stuff at least on this board. Sorry, I'm not trying to be a jerk about this, I'm just wondering what the rationale for such an oddball lineup is, especially when there seems to be so many opportunities for other x-related box sets – the rest of the Uncanny Avengers; any number of current costume X-Men lineups; current X-Force (either one of the two teams); even 90's X-Factor if you're going for nostalgia. Hmm... While I'm not gonna knock this boxset (I would like a new Domino), I agree. It seems odd that while we have 3 major X-men teams that have new fancy costumes and are going through 2 major events soon (BotA, and the Trial of Jean Grey) along with the flagship Mutant Avengers relations team, I was hoping at least one of those boxsets would be filled out before we went back to the 90's or even Cable's new X-Force (Cable, Dr. Nemesis, Forge, and Domino, with Boom Boom and Colossus as a sub pack.) Edited October 14, 2013 by Zexion_Armando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 My issue is that our 90's X-Force isn't complete. We're missing Sunspot & Siryn (and Warpath, too, really). We could've gotten them instead of any of the four that we are getting. Cable, Sunspot, Siryn, and Warpath (with Thunderbird head) Boxed Set. Shatterstar & Cannonball 2-pack (to mimic their previous release together) for Toys'R'Us. Capullo Domino & Kyle/Yost X-Force Vanisher 2-pack for Toys'R'Us. And, yeah, let's have 90's X-Factor before we start doing other 90's X-Force costumes for characters we already have. Havok & Polaris 2-pack. Strong Guy & Quicksilver 2-pack. 90's Wolfsbane & Multiple Man 2-pack. K/Y X-Force Wolfsbane & Multiple Man 2-pack. Forge & Val Cooper 2-pack for Toys'R'Us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigvis497 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Alright, I'll be that guy. I do not understand the reasoning for this set at all. We already have a great mostly completed 90's X-Force team, so this opens up a whole new can of worms that most likely won't get finished. It's not current events, and has no tentpole characters or media tie-ins. And I don't think I've ever seen fan clamoring for Capullo-era X-Force stuff at least on this board. Sorry, I'm not trying to be a jerk about this, I'm just wondering what the rationale for such an oddball lineup is, especially when there seems to be so many opportunities for other x-related box sets the rest of the Uncanny Avengers; any number of current costume X-Men lineups; current X-Force (either one of the two teams); even 90's X-Factor if you're going for nostalgia. Hmm... All the reasons you listed are why I love this set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk13 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 My issue is that our 90's X-Force isn't This is pretty much how I feel. Not just about 90's X-Force, but about all of the unfinished teams. While the Capullo set is ok there are so many other teams that DST has started and got us to buy into but are still unfinished. And with the recent move to a heavy release schedule of movie products and whatever the new flavor of minute is, it seems that DST has gone Hasbro's route of cutting way down on the classic looks that a lot of people want. And with that being the case, when we do get a few precious slots allocated to the classic looks, it would be nice to see something that was started to be finished instead of starting something new and adding to the growing list of teams that have been left unfinished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappymojo Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 If you pull the rings do those shoulder pads inflate into life rafts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmeaux Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the Rictor and Boom Boom we got are part of the line up this box set represents, not the Liefeld versions we already have, right? So the Capullo version of the team will actually be more complete than the Liefeld version after this set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwoosheyman Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Who at DST is the X-Force uber fan? Boom/Rictor at TRU. Another boxset and it's all redos. I agree 100% w others on why this boxset makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmeaux Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) It seems odd that while we have 3 major X-men teams that have new fancy costumes and are going through 2 major events soon (BotA, and the Trial of Jean Grey) along with the flagship Mutant Avengers relations team, I was hoping at least one of those boxsets would be filled out before we went back to the 90's If you have to go there, the flip side of that is we have tons of X-men teams in costumes that have been in print much much longer than the current versions. I was hoping to finish those teams off before we got to this new flash in the pan stuff. Edited October 14, 2013 by elmeaux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) My issue is that our 90's X-Force isn't complete. We're missing Sunspot & Siryn (and Warpath, too, really). We could've gotten them instead of any of the four that we are getting. Cable, Sunspot, Siryn, and Warpath (with Thunderbird head) Boxed Set. Shatterstar & Cannonball 2-pack (to mimic their previous release together) for Toys'R'Us. Capullo Domino & Kyle/Yost X-Force Vanisher 2-pack for Toys'R'Us. And, yeah, let's have 90's X-Factor before we start doing other 90's X-Force costumes for characters we already have. Havok & Polaris 2-pack. Strong Guy & Quicksilver 2-pack. 90's Wolfsbane & Multiple Man 2-pack. K/Y X-Force Wolfsbane & Multiple Man 2-pack. Forge & Val Cooper 2-pack for Toys'R'Us. This is pretty much exactly what I was about to post. Except Gideon has to get in there somehow too. Edited October 14, 2013 by Turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smackman Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I actually followed the 90's X-force comics more closely than X-men. This is a must buy for me. I must say I'm pretty stoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigvis497 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 For those who need clarification: LIEFELD X-FORCE Boom-Boom – hasn’t been made yet Cable – 2-pack with X-23 Cannonball – TRU 2-pack Copycat as Domino – First X-Force box set Feral – First X-Force box set Shatterstar – TRU 2-Pack Siryn – hasn’t been made yet Warpath – hasn’t been made yet CAPULLO X-FORCE Boomer – TRU 2-Pack Cable – this box set Cannonball – this box set Domino – this box set Feral – hasn’t been made yet Rictor – TRU 2-Pack Shatterstar – this box set Siryn – hasn’t been made yet Sunspot – hasn’t been made yet Warpath – hasn’t been made yet And I don’t get the complaints. There’s been such a strong focus on Marvel Now stuff and current stuff as of late. It’s nice for us 90’s kids to get something we want. It adds variety to the line. I don’t see how it’s “taking the spot” of another team you want to see released. I would rather teams that are half-completed get finished off before starting smething else. There’s no doubt in my mind we’ll get X-Factor eventually, but you can’t have everything at once. The argument "this could have been something else" is never one I will understand. Until literally every single character in the Marvel Universe is made, it can ALWAYS be something else.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 The packaging for this boxset better be foil enhanced with a 3D hologram, polybagged with a trading card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwoosheyman Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 The packaging for this boxset better be foil enhanced with a 3D hologram, polybagged with a trading card. nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Jerk Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 This is my favorite incarnation of X-Force and probably my most wanted throwback X-team after 90's X-Factor (inc. Forge and Random). However it's all or nothing for me when buying throwback teams for me. This boxset + Rictor/Boom-Boom leaves four. Hopefully they're come quick or I worry they won't come at all. I was surprised we got Alpha Flight so quickly and even more surprised it didn't perform very well, so I don't know what to expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 The packaging for this boxset better be foil enhanced with a 3D hologram, polybagged with a trading card. And there will be five variants to collect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I suppose the reasoning is that this set harkens back to a time when comics were selling a ton. But it totally, totally misses the larger picture-- sales back then were driven by speculators, and a large majority of those of those fans aren't buying comics and/or toys today. Moreover, there's not a lot of nostalgia for that period; sure, there's some, but I would not say that these characters or this team is widely viewed with a lot of fondness. It's like making toys based on what Nathan Rabin terms a Forgotbuster: those movies that made a ton of money at one point, but quickly faded from public consciousness. I've said this before, and I'll say it again: I think DST is often guilty of thinking that the almighty "X" on a package still drives sales blindly, when in fact that hasn't been the case since, well, roughly this period in the X-Men's history. You'd think sets like Age of X would have proven that, but I guess not. I'm not suggesting DST should avoid the X, but they need to do a much better job picking and choosing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilbofett Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 The packaging for this boxset better be foil enhanced with a 3D hologram, polybagged with a trading card. nice one. What... no gum to ruin it all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaipo Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 For those who need clarification: LIEFELD X-FORCE Boom-Boom hasnt been made yet Cable 2-pack with X-23 Cannonball TRU 2-pack Copycat as Domino First X-Force box set Feral First X-Force box set Shatterstar TRU 2-Pack Siryn hasnt been made yet Warpath hasnt been made yet CAPULLO X-FORCE Boomer TRU 2-Pack Cable this box set Cannonball this box set Domino this box set Feral hasnt been made yet Rictor TRU 2-Pack Shatterstar this box set Siryn hasnt been made yet Sunspot hasnt been made yet Warpath hasnt been made yet And I dont get the complaints. Theres been such a strong focus on Marvel Now stuff and current stuff as of late. Its nice for us 90s kids to get something we want. It adds variety to the line. I dont see how its taking the spot of another team you want to see released. I would rather teams that are half-completed get finished off before starting smething else. Theres no doubt in my mind well get X-Factor eventually, but you cant have everything at once. The argument "this could have been something else" is never one I will understand. Until literally every single character in the Marvel Universe is made, it can ALWAYS be something else.... Thanks this was helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stack32 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I've said this before, and I'll say it again: I think DST is often guilty of thinking that the almighty "X" on a package still drives sales blindly, when in fact that hasn't been the case since, well, roughly this period in the X-Men's history. You'd think sets like Age of X would have proven that, but I guess not. I'm not suggesting DST should avoid the X, but they need to do a much better job picking and choosing. I think there's some truth to this, though I'm not sure whether I think it's about assuming the X-Men will sell or if it's more about Chuck's (or whoever is making final decisions regarding characters) personal preferences. I'm fine with more 'mates based on the 90's, but less than excited that they are characters we've already had in 90's costumes, if not these particular costumes. If DST is going to take a risk on an out-of-left-field boxset with no major characters it would be nice to at least have one new character in there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlyfrost Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 darn, i was hoping for a Marvel Now Uncanny X-Men. oh well, better than not having any x-mates i suppose. im intrigued. i wonder what made DST decide to go with this when there are tons of newer x-teams waiting to be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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