We’ll just have to agree to *strongly* disagree there.
For me, it's the story pacing and how events ruin runs. For me. The late 70s to 80s was the sweet spot. Modern comics are all 6 or 7 issue stories where barely anything happens and it's mostly talking aimlessly. Then we only get like 2 or 3 complete stories before a massive event that changes the status quo that they only just established. Single issues back in the day had a complete experience or at least a lot better plot progression. Yeah, 60s and early 70s comics can be very goofy and kiddy, but even by the 80s the storytelling matured a lot. I wish there was less giant crossovers and stories just had better pacing. Why I tend to prefer the movie versions of a lot of more contemporary stories anymore
Heavy and dark is my facorite. Grant Morrison’s Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth is what kept me reading comics past my tweens.
This is something I want! Red Guardian's limo was $49.99 at AMC which is waaayy too much for being out of scale but I was tempted. I wonder how much Galactus will be. And I can't quite figure out how big the HERBIE version is and the Fantasticar at Regal looks nice!To get somewhat back to the topic of figures- AMC showed off some of their concession items for F4, including a Galactus popcorn bucket. I'm not expecting it to be huge, but I wonder how it would look with Legends around it.
Edited to add: apparently it's 20 inches wide and 17.5 inches tall, so not entirely to scale, but could still make for a pretty epic display piece.
They're really going all out for this one. I got the R2D2 concession vessel thing way back when- holds your popcorn in its body and your drink in its head. A super cool piece that I still have, though I will say, it takes up a fair bit of room, so the buyer's remorse sets in from time to time.
I'm hoping Galactus isn't any more than 50- that seems to be what most of the more intricate ones are, whereas the barebones ones like Batman's cowl or Vader's helmet seem to be more 25-35, depending.
It's a testament to this figure that for me I got mine over a week ago and he is still sitting on my coffee table and hasn't made his way onto the shelf yet. I only keep the really fun figures out that long.
That's so awesome! Good for you, NORM! That's the one benefit to living in/near NY- you see a lot of big names. My boyfriend is big into concerts and stage-dooring for events, so I've started to kinda like it too. Not the full-on Autograph Chasers, mind you (I can't stand those people and their lack of boundaries). I've graduated from "being too scared to say anything" to "try and act as cool and nonchalant as possible", but I worry most of the time I come across as a bit uncaring (I promise I'm dying inside!
) I was lucky enough to meet Hugh a couple years ago when he was on one of those morning shows- super quick, but super nice guy. He signed my Logan steelbook. Didn't meet, but sat in the same row as Emma Stone at a Broadway show ages ago. I've had pretty good luck meeting a whole slew of people at stage doors after shows or Q&As. I think my biggest one is getting Steven Spielberg to sign my Jurassic Park steelbook set. That was a madhouse, but worth it.
