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These are all super creative. Hellwitch looks great -- whose face did you use? I like the expression.

The beer belt is masterful.

!! I love the details like the hat and the coattails. How did you do the hat trim color?

It's funny... earlier today I drove by an Ikea store and had the thought that Korain could be a mascot. Blue and yellow is a pretty arresting color scheme. Who else has it? Blue Diamond, Goliath... ? The Black Demon Sect make me think someone tried to clone Ronald McDonald but some Hamburglar DNA got mixed in (and maybe some Victor Zsasz). I will say that having reviewed so much of this series to plan these waves, I think it's pretty under-appreciated. When I was younger I remember being put off a bit by Paul Gulacy's aesthetic, but I now acknowledge his talent and innovation. Lots of stunning and ambitious two-page spreads, a great gritty style that was well aligned with this material, moody and expressive light and shadow. @Kotter Comics definitely worth picking up again! Thanks as always Cylon, and thanks to you Luke as well, especially since I'm sure many of these parts were purchased from your store.

Ha! Tigers rule.

Failed Assassins! Death-Dealer and Shadow Slasher. Death-Dealer didn't deal death, and Shadow Slasher didn't even use a slashing weapon IIRC. Nodding to my QC past, I still like to use existing portraits when they make sense. So yes, that's Mirror Spock. Korain and Tiger Claw. Korain was a pain in the ass to paint, but worth the effort. Tiger Claw I had shared in an incomplete state before, but here he is with sharper paint and a better shade of yellow. Sandra Chen and Black Demon Sect. Sandra was an interesting character -- she was a skilled martial artist who ran a dojo. Her dad was under some threat by Fu Manchu, so Shang-Chi was enlisted to help. He ended up getting dosed on some heavy hallucinogenic and accidentally killing her with a single punch. Not very heroic. It would/should have been an interesting plot point to follow up on, but I'm not sure that it ever was. The Black Demon Sect were nemeses to Black Jack Tarr. Black Demon Leader (Anna) and Black Jack Tarr. Black Jack is the big anchor of this wave, and a good buddy of Shang-Chi. Per ComicVine.com, he appeared in 86 of the 111 issues of MOKF. He was MI-6. Anna was his ex-girlfriend, and hell hath no fury... [etc.], as is evidenced by her running the Black Demon Sect to ambush and attempt to kill BJT. These obviously use Killmonger helmets, and I'm so glad they exist so I could make these.

Hey @cylonchaney, thank you. It means a lot to read that. And very insightful. While I will no doubt continue to barrel ahead regardless, it is always encouraging to see kind words and appreciation for the effort I put into my customs. So my humble thanks to you and the others here who participate for your support. Sure, it would be great to have more eyes or engagement, but as you rightly point out that's not my primary motivating factor. I do this for the love: love of the characters and their stories, love of MiniMates as a format, and love of the challenge of combining and transforming existing parts to make these characters.

BOOM. And... I am not ready with a photo yet. Poor planning means a final part isn't coming until Saturday. But they're all done save for this part (well, pair of parts). Failed Assassins because, as previously noted, Shang-Chi's dad Fu Manchu was a dick. A typical plot of a typical issue would involve some new hot-headed assassin showing up to kill Shang-Chi, only to be promptly dispatched in an often permanent fashion. This book definitely did not shy away from killing in self-defense, and Shang-Chi was no Batman. With that though, there are a couple of sympathetic characters, including the "anchor" for this wave. This anchor was actually the target of the assassination attempt by the "army builders" of this wave. So you know Death-Dealer is done. Then there is the anchor, a sympathetic character, an army builder, the army builder's boss, and then three more would-be assassins who did not get the job done.

__ A I __ E D ASSASSI __ S Guessed: A, C, D, E, I, M, R, S

__ A __ __ E D ASSASS __ __ S Guessed: A, C, D, E, M, R, S

__ A __ __ E __ A __ __ A __ __ __ __ __ Guessed: A, C, E, M, R

Masterful guess! __ A __ __ __ __. ASSASS __ __ S [insert hangman with some parts here -- I'm at a bar]

__ A __ __ __ __ A __ __ A __ __ __ __ __ Guessed: A, C, M, R

I'd buy that set too. Speaking of Cap, I've often wondered what an "Invaders 2" box set could contain. With today's 5-figure format: Miss America Whizzer Toro Spitfire Last spot would be the leader of another team: Spirit of '76 or Patriot (Jeffrey Mace), or a solo character like Destroyer, GA Vision (Aarkus), Blazing Skull or Angel Of course, you'd also need a villain set: U-Man Baron Blood Warrior Woman Iron Cross Master Man

Ooh... BHM came to play! __ A __ __ __ __ A __ __ A __ __ __ __ __ Guessed: A, C, M