Mirymate Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I like the McFarlane/Liefield-esque over-flair of the mask and boots on Broodverine. Okay to be fair I think it was Art Adams was the first artist I remember extending the mask and boots to ridiculous proportions. That's not a knock, just a happy observation. (of course the whole Brood tranforming Wolverine thing always, always bothered me. The guy's bones are coated with indestructible metal. They won't contort no matter what you do to the soft tissue, so how exactly does he form Brood jaws...? I am over thinking again, I know.) As one of the biggest Avenger fans on this board, I still love this wave and can't wait to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highassroller Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 FINALLY THE BROOD! One of the most requested Army Builders yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) I like the McFarlane/Liefield-esque over-flair of the mask and boots on Broodverine. Okay to be fair I think it was Art Adams was the first artist I remember extending the mask and boots to ridiculous proportions. That's not a knock, just a happy observation. I vividly remember this shot of Wolvie from John Byrne (must have been from one of the Official Handbooks), where he had pretty big boots: Paul Smith also drew him that way: JRJR's interpretation and even the Miller Wolverine had reasonably big boots. Maybe not on the order of McFarlane, but surely more dramatic than the wimpy looking boots we've seen here (on the regular brown prototype we've seen): http://www.minimatedatabase.com/figure.php?i=898&n=Wolverine Edited March 18, 2012 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazwinski Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I'll be wanting the entire wave (even Wolvie as I've never gotten a brown masked version). It's the first wave I've wanted in over a year. I suppose I'll have to track down the Havok/Storm pack to go with it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChunk Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I have absolutely zero complaints about this wave and will gladly be pre-ordering the whole set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortherX Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 these are pretty amazing. the outback era was one of my faves (and not just because it's when we first met Jubilee!) so i'm really excited for these. when are these due out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMiracle Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I've been a huge X-men fan since the late 90's but this is the first I'm hearing of the Outback X-Men. I like all these Mates though so I'll be picking up the entire wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirymate Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I vividly remember this shot of Wolvie from John Byrne (must have been from one of the Official Handbooks), where he had pretty big boots: Paul Smith also drew him that way: JRJR's interpretation and even the Miller Wolverine had reasonably big boots. Maybe not on the order of McFarlane, but surely more dramatic than the wimpy looking boots we've seen here (on the regular brown prototype we've seen): What? Those seem about the right size to me. That's the Wolverine I picture in my head to this day: Paul Smith/JRJR with a little Miller mixed in. The post-AXM suits have all had noticably smaller masks, and boots are different too. I'll agree that most boot flares have been too small, but the Broodverine boots look too big. The "Goldilockes" zone has yet to be achieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) The ones in my database link just come up to his knee, while the ones in those pictures I linked come up to about half-way up his thigh. So from the POV, I think the Brood boots are a better representation of how the figure looked, though they might be a bit large. --edit: they actually look bigger in the prototype shown at NYTF than they do in those solicitation pics IMO, and they look very large there (coming up all the way to his belt), so I see what you are saying: http://toyfair12.asmzine.com/gallery/diamond-select-toys/slides/DSC04339.html But I still prefer the Brood boots. Edited March 19, 2012 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 i think this is the most i've been looking forward to a wave since 28. Despite having 2 Wolverines in it - i'm still giddy with excitement for the whole lot of them :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 i think this is the most i've been looking forward to a wave since 28. Despite having 2 Wolverines in it - i'm still giddy with excitement for the whole lot of them :biggrin: You must be especially excited, since this era of the X-Men is probably Australia's greatest moment in comics. The only other thing I can think of that would compare is being destroyed in Invasion!, which doesn't really seem like a great moment to me. I'm probably X-hater #1 around here, but I'm looking forward to these as well. This was a pretty good period for the X-Men, and I appreciate that Claremont shook up his status quo by bringing in new members and writing out some of his favorites, like Kitty and Nightcrawler. Longshot and Dazzler are personal favorites, so I'm glad to be getting them at last. And I'll have to agree on Karamazov on the Great Brown Wolverine debate: there really hasn't been a great one yet. Personally, I like this look MUCH better then the silly yellow costume (and I never understood why they went back to that one). I qc'd a decent one using Gajin Wolvie and Daken parts, but it will be nice to get an "official" one that I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Add one more "this wave is amazing" vote. Taken with its complementary TRU wave (Havok/Storm, Box/Vindicator, Extremis IM/Rhino, Miles/Ultimate Cap), this could be one of DST's most solid Marvel offerings to date. Man, September is going to be a great month for Minimates. Edited March 19, 2012 by Lobsterman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazwinski Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Just ordered all 8 from Luke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khonshu knight Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Why are Brood Sniktbub's claws better looking than regular Snikdbub's claws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Why are Brood Sniktbub's claws better looking than regular Snikdbub's claws? Zach has already said that both Wolverines will have the Brood-style claws, no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Just ordered all 8 from Luke! Guh! Didn't realise these were up for sale yet. I don't get paid till next week. I'm just praying those Brood sets hold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge_Havok Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 To celebrate my favorite era of X-Men being transformed into minimates, I made some artwork. It's a minimate version of Uncanny X-men 238! Personally, I think every wave should have some cool little poster, kind of like the Secret Wars one or the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 poster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 That is so friggin cool. You should do that with every wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Wow - that is just so awesome! I think i've found my new iphone wallpaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsMarvel fan Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I love that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSTZach Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Sweet! I would like us to do more illustrations, as well. You've inspired me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Two thumbs up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye's Junk Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Excellent Work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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