NorthRaider

Sooo... are we still doing this or are we gonna wait 'til 2008 is actually over?

(Perhaps we could always use all the same categories as last time, and going from this thread pick the most popularly-suggested new ones like Best/Worst Moviemates or Best Customs)

Ah, correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like some war flashback(?) scenes of Wolverine with Sabertooth. I was kinda hoping for closeup stills of Gambit and/or Deadpool, or some action shots at least.

BTW, can anybody explain the character choices in this movie for me? It being Wolverine's origin story and all I can understand his past connection to Sabertooth, Deadpool and (thanks to altered movie continuity) William Stryker, but exactly how do Gambit, Blob and Emma Frost fit in?

WOW! These things are selling pretty well. Who here has Tarantula?

Uh, I think that's the variant. TRU isn't carrying it (at least... not YET), looks like you'll have to wait for its regular release at comic books shops along with wave 23.

Woo hoo!

Considering international shipping though, looks like our festivities might last all the way through New Year's

Wow, you guys really are the greatest! Way to share the Minimate love!

..."making more", you say? Now I'm REALLY intrigued about the prize...

I remember being first interested in Minimates after stumbling onto Minimate Headquarters, but being extremely frustrated that they were SO hard to find locally. I managed to track down one of the few comic book stores that sold them and got the wave 17 Spiderman/New Goblin pack. Later I managed to find a loose Ultimate Storm and DCD Batwoman/Question pack... and you know the rest.

The newest Invaders set coming out with the four extra Skrull heads...

...but of course, those don't count. Can't you flip (let's use Beast as an example from that pack) Beast's head around and it'll reveal a Skrull head?

Oh I can't wait until that set comes out... hello Skrull army!

I just wish they sold seperate Skrull heads somewhere... or if that set came with more than four Skrull heads.

You mean the Secret Invasion set.

And yeah, those four Skrull heads don't count since they're not intended for the mates in the boxset (their faces are indeed reversible as you've explained with Beast) but are meant to be interchanged with older mates to recreate their "Skrull versions" in the comic.

I think there are some board members here who intend to sell/trade their extra Skrull heads (them being more interested in 1st comic appearance Beast/Wolverine/Phoenix than the whole Skrull aspect of it all). You could always ask one of them for theirs once the SI boxset comes out.

Come to think of it, has ANY minimate ever come packed with an actual alternate head (not just a full-faced mask) before? Zombie Wasp and the Gorilla Grodd skull can't count since they're not really alternate heads but accessories.

I know it'll never happen, but wouldn't a Santa Claus minimate be interesting? He'd come with his hat and toy sack and... oh I don't know... an alternate Skrull head! Cause come on, we all know the big red guy is a damned Skrull.

Wow... why DIDN'T we think of a Santa Claus minimate before?!

... maybe we should just get a basic "Ice Man in a Santa Hat" mate in keeping with the seasonal theme...

Joker: Insane In The Membrane- Cypress Hill. Trekker were you refering to Britney Spears or Aerosmith 'Crazy'?

Gnarls Barkley actually "I think you're CRAAAAZY, just like me!"

LOL

I'm mostly going from the music video here, but how about Outkast's "Hey Ya" for Multiple Man?

After reading TBT's post, I'm thinking it might indeed be some sort of SI-related exclusive or two-pack like TTF suggested earlier (since the original post said the prize itself would be a surprise). Either that or an advance pre-release of the box set paired with an exclusive or something.

Having said that, I'm guessing the hypothetical SI-related exclusive would be a SI-related character that's (obviously) not in the original box set... I'm guessing

Just wild guesses here.

*gasp* now I get it! The prize is a Santa/Elf Skrull!!!

Mr. Fantastic- The Scientist (Coldplay)

Cable/Bishop/Rachel Summers/any other time-traveller- Parallel Universe (Chili Peppers)

616 Nick Fury-Bullet The Blue Sky (U2)

Ultimate Nick Fury- Isaac Hayes' Shaft Theme (?!??!! )

Hey! Don't forget

PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!!!

Here's another one:

Jean Grey/Phoenix- I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

And I would've suggested "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" for The Punisher...

According to 2005, these are now out.

I think Lazerbeak looks quite comical.

I think Lazerbeak looks like Murkrow from Pokemon. (oops, wrong show!)

Look! No hat making required!

Ha ha, that's wicked awesome! (Makes me want that Spirit box set SO much more now...)

Plus points if you can get The Octopus looking like an elf or a sugarplum fairy...

The only one I can think of is either "Yakety Sax" or "Tiger Rag" for Deadpool, since those have got to be the most friggin' hilarious songs on the face of the planet. Or since he loves chimichangas so much, "La Bamba."

(notice I'm giving Deadpool all the comedy ones)

I really couldn't contain my laughter on this one; check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ItZyFg7HBk

That's one of the worst Family Guy episodes I've seen, honestly.

That and the cool whip one. For some reason, everyone I know besides myself like that episode.

I actually liked that episode primarily because of the song. I could care less about the Jesus part of the episode. But that whole Surfin' Bird, subplot if you will, was amazing. One of the funniest things I've ever seen.

I still have mixed feelings about this episode; my sister loves it, and while the premise was hilarious I now feel like twitching every time I hear Surfin' Bird.

lol at any Family Guy appearance by Adam West

For some reason I'm thinking it's gonna be a Santa Hulk. I mean, we got a Hulk movie wave AND the Avengers#1 Kirby Hulk. Plus DST just revealed a Red Hulk/Skaar for wave 25. Not to mention that Hulk has (relatively) fewer parts than Iron Man...

Then again, it could be a Santa Chef Duff

Aah... I though so. It would have been weird if the prize had been another Invaders set.

Soooo... have the winners been announced yet?

My MarkIII's alternate legs fit but just barely. They're pretty snug and I was actually getting worried I might break one of the hip pegs off if I did this too often. It looks like the "peg dimensions" of the IM modern armors' alternate legs are ALL a bit off, so I just keep my MarkIII in his full-suited mode.

I saw my Lego shark lying around, and couldn't resist:

"Dammit Robin, where is my Bat-Shark-Lego Repellent?!"

HAHAHAHA!!!!! I LOVE IT !!!!

Well Done Sir!

*giggle*

I love how the shark looks less like a shark and more like a giant anchovy

(and your shelf is reminding me again of all those Minimates I don't ave yet )

Still makes me uneasy that the Pope looks like Emperor Palpatine

Sounds like a Dan Brown crossover waiting to happen...

What head is that on Rogue? That's a very nice custom!

I'm guessing it's the Indiemate Magdalena hairpiece?

Topnotch customs Mattalica! Scarlet Witch is a real beauty! And nice idea for Blight! You should make more Batman Beyond villains!