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Originally Posted by GaryTonge
In what possible way?
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A few. I absolutely love the portraits. I think they are spot-on. Not saying I dislike the XM portraits but I do feel it is slightly overdone. Too much tongue. I do however really like the Eddie Brock portrait but I would never display it.
The pose is exceptional. I feel it conveys highly dynamic movement. This whole line has done a great job of that. You look at the SS statue and wonder how it's possible.
I really like the texture on the costume. It looks alive and I don't feel it's overdone. The paintwork required to do this will be high standard yet SS has shown they can handle this type of black vs blue-tone shading.
The base gives context without being too much. It's sleek and does its job. I'm not a fan of the clock.
His size is perfect for the venom I like. The musculature and broadness of the piece gives the piece a powerful presence. I think the XM piece does a good job of showing his size yet the muscle tones are over the top. Especially the legs.
I very much dislike the small symbiotes on the XM base.
I feel the SS Venom chest logo is thicker. XM made the logo too thin.
So far my experience with XM has been outstanding. It was actually the best piece I have ever received and I was taken back by the quality. In that sense, I expect the XM piece to look top-shelf and come with weight. SS will not deliver the same level of product quality so in that sense the XM will likely be the Stronger choice.
that's what I've been saying months ago. But many don't want to believe it. I see people listing kraven, mysterio, etc for 1500.00 lol.. same with darkness, prime 1 etc.. all of these will go retail in time. GR and venom was xm's earlier po's and prices was less so maybe those two won't go below retail but a tad more is possible. For the people buying in the overseas and add in the 300-500.00 shipping most will all lose money. These things are just not made of gold once competition and saturate markets start making the same characters with many new unlimited choices. For venom and GR if these came out now they would be significantly more to begin with. I've seen most of my xm stuff go for 50% off what I've paid except mags. All the rest has been 30-50% cheaper in time. I'm glad people are catching on now finally. Buy later or use coupons is the way to go!
