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Originally Posted by Jesse Custer
I honestly think that Tokyo comic con was one of the most underwhelming showings by Prime 1 and not up to their standards. I mean, it was great and had some killer pieces, but a lot of characters had awkward poses and lifeless expressions.
Griffith was one of the most antecipated pieces for me, but after seeing the prototype, I´m not feeling it at all. I´m now considering getting Femto instead, which was my favourite piece of the whole show and he will look great next to Slan and Void (who I believe will be made eventually).
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Femto was incredible, so I would say that's a great choice. Kelvin posted a pic of the Griffith portrait next a manga panel it was supposedly directly inspired from and it looked as close as I can expect to a realistically textured, 3D translation of that image. I can see the image itself being divisive among anime fans, but I only know what little I've read of the manga.
I don't see TCC as disappointing, if only because the clearing of the DC reveal backlog seemed to be the mission statement as well as, not as explicitly, disproving the negative feedback they've received on their ability to capture actor likenesses, which they've done spectacularly on the JL line (whose timing with the movie also must've factored in to the focus as it's obvious from the actual release dates that those pieces are firmly in the prototype phase.)
That said, even as a DC fan, they barely scratched the surface of what their numerous announced licenses just for that brand would've lead me to believe were in the works. The Transformers and now-slowing Arkham lines perhaps spoiled me into thinking they had more than a few pieces planned for each announced license, especially ones as potentially enormous as Hush or Kingdom Come (those series were all about how many characters the creators could cram into an event) but I think pre-order numbers will determine series lifespan going forward.
As for the anime stuff, while I'd be more than satisfied (overwhelmed, in fact) just completing the Berserk line, it's clear that they've announced a lot of ---- while the ink was drying on license deals, perhaps before. Not so much as teasers from GitS, Studio Ghibli, the (I think) rumored Akira . . . Hell, I'm pretty sure Jerry Macaluso is the only person with any inkling as to what P1 is even allowed to do with their competing Street Fighter license and yet it's the banner on their FB group. I feel really bad for the mods over there constantly fielding questions regarding the statuses of any these licenses, not that I want fifteen POs with 2021 projected dates.
