X-Men '97

KAILRYU said:
AND the waist?! This is the make or break issue on whether I really want this figure so it would be great if they'd released some official shots which demonstrated this.
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That's what he's saying. I'm guessing this was on Instagram so it might not be too hard to verify. It sounds like some thought he didn't have a waist cut at all based on how the images looked and Dwight chimed in.

I'm not the most up-to-date Legends guy, but I think this would be the first figure since Gamerverse Wolverine to have such a setup? I'm really hoping it turns out just as well.
 
I got Archangel in today and let's just say I am whelmed. I think we all know the limitations of this base body, but proportionately it's fine for Archangel. I really wish his hands matched his skin, but I can see this is how he is going to look in the new season so I can't hold it against the figure. I hate the hand load-out. If they just gave us one more fist it would be acceptable. I don't care about the gun, but I do like this deco so I may just give it to the 97 Cable. Or I could give Bishop a bigger gun. The wings are okay. I feel like the curve is a bit too deep and I would have preferred something flatter. The "tuning fork" wings are a good addition though and I can actually see myself swapping them from time to time with my display. I will say I appear to have gotten lucky with the paint app as the pink looks heavier than the figure in Robo's video. It's pretty matte in appearance too so I do like that. The upper hinge on the left elbow is a bit loose on mine which is something I've never really encountered with a pinless Legend so I assume it's not a frequent issue. It's not so weak that the arm can't support the gun I don't plan to use so it's probably fine. I still wish we got a cowl-less portrait as that's my preferred look for Archangel, but if he doesn't take it off during the show then that will explain why.
 
I was looking at Archangel for a good ten minutes at EB the other day and just kinda.. didn't.
I thought I would, since I have that damn Apocalypse coming eventually. But... again, didn't.
 
Damien said:
I was looking at Archangel for a good ten minutes at EB the other day and just kinda.. didn't.
I thought I would, since I have that damn Apocalypse coming eventually. But... again, didn't.
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Sometimes we have strength, show restraint, and walk away.

Unless it's He-Man. When it's He-Man I fold like a bitch, every time.

That Archangel does look tempting though. Since I have the comic version both regular and X-Force, I haven't bought it yet either.
 
Thing is, I don't even have an Archangel anymore. I sold the ones I had. Then, I pre-ordered a giant Apocalypse, like an idiot. So now I'm like 'I should get an Archangel to go with him.' But I'm just so... whelmed.. by the one they gave us and I really don't want to spend money on it. Especially not the CAD asking price.
 
Yeah, Arky has been sitting in my POL because I forgot I ordered him and missed the in-stock alert so by the time I realized, it was too late to cancel. I'm surprised at my lack of real interest in shipping him; I'm sure once season 2 starts, I'll get swept up in the hype and ship it, and I'm sure I'll even be glad to have it, especially once Apocalypse ships, but until then I feel content.
 
Archangel is such a good looking update to the previous one, even I have to keep talking myself out of him. He’s from an era of X-Men I’m not collecting so I’ll hold out for the classic blue-and-white and X-Factor red-and-white Angel releases instead.
 
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I'm lucky that my toy room is overwhelmingly focused on Transformers and X-Men, so I can almost always justify multiples of the same look for some characters for multiple shelves.

The flip side of that is my toy room is overwhelmingly focused on Transformers and X-Men, so I can almost always justify multiples of the same look for some characters for multiple shelves.
 
Thor-El said:
Archangel is such a good looking update to the previous one, even I have to keep talking myself out of him. He’s from an era of X-Men I’m not collecting so I’ll hold out for the classic blue-and-white and X-Factor red-and-white Angel releases instead.
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Im buying them all. Warren is a top 5 fave
Xmen character for me. Maybe even top 3. But I'm not sure if I like him or Jean more lol.

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Archangel's been driving me batty for months, thanks to this Damien post:
Damien said:
And why do I even need the team? There is value in having a bunch of figures that basically do nothing but serve as a backdrop for figures you like more. I mean, that's the whole theory behind army building.
But figures aren't 7.99 anymore, either. And I'm not collecting one line, I'm generally actively collecting like 7 or 8 lines at a time. Learning to say 'just get the stuff you REALLY like and that you would buy even if nothing else was ever made for that property' has helped.
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I posted about my general disdain for Warren just a few days ago. Like most of my Avengers, I simply wouldn't buy him if he were divorced from the context of the rest of the shelf. His only saving grace is that the X-Men occupy that shelf space anyway.
 
TheSameIdiot said:
I posted about my general disdain for Warren just a few days ago. Like most of my Avengers, I simply wouldn't buy him if he were divorced from the context of the rest of the shelf. His only saving grace is that the X-Men occupy that shelf space anyway.
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Sounds like you don't actually want an Archangel figure and owning it wouldn't really make you happy.
 
What will likely make me eventually regret skipping him is if they start making the second X-Factor costumes for everyone, and that's where Warren-as-Archangel would fit.
 
I bought Archangel because the animated X-Men is my focus and, like Damien and I'm sure others, I preordered the big Apocalypse (which I am looking forward to). It really is a dumb reason to buy a figure - because it "goes with" another one. Especially since I know if they come back with an Archangel in the blue and white and no cowl I'd prefer that look. He is very much a mid-tier Legends figures. It's not awful, but it also doesn't impress or instill much excitement and I'm definitely trying to focus on getting stuff that does excite me these days. So yeah, probably shouldn't have bought him based on that criteria.
 
Misfit said:
It really is a dumb reason to buy a figure - because it "goes with" another one.
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I think it's a case-by-case basis, honestly, and, like hmmberto said, depends on your collecting style.

Like, can you have just an R2 on the shelf without C-3P0? Or just a Chewie without a Han? Sure- they spend enough time apart that it's warranted, even if it feels a bit strange. Same with Batman and Robin- they're strong enough characters on their own. Someone like, say, Pintel and Ragetti from the Pirates movies? I'd argue you can't have one without the other, just like you wouldn't just get Laurel and leave out Hardy, or get 2 of the 3 Stooges, as they're all duos/teams meant to go together, and having both/all only strengthens the display, I think. Again, you could, but you'd be a crazy person, and judgement shall be placed upon you.

With a large, ever-changing team like the X-Men, yeah, there's a bit more wiggle room since there's not really 1 specific way the team has to be or should be. You can have a Cyclops without a Jean, or vice versa. You can have just Wolverine, since he's more or less the face of the team these days. But by that same logic, I don't necessarily think there's anything wrong with deciding in your head what "your" version of the X-Men is, and collecting based on that, whether it's a single existing version, or you mix and match different styles from throughout the years.
 
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