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07-18-2020, 12:55 PM
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Justice League
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 263
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I really like this and I need a Hawkman statue.
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07-18-2020, 03:27 PM
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#12
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Teen Titans
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Indenial
Posts: 3,726
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Like mmk123, I'm happy this character is finally getting some love from these companies.
I had a couple hundred words typed out on why I'm not keen on this design, but most collectors are just going to look at it and either like it or not. Pointing out philosophical aspects to the composition is just going make most people's vein's pop out or eye's glaze over.
Instead I'll just point out a minor, more practical annoyance. There's no need whatsoever for the ruffled feathers over the top curve of the wings. Having a bunch of tiny, pointed protrusions in not only ungainly, it's courting breakage unnecessarily.
After the debacle I experienced with the (conceptually magnificent) IS Hawkman, I'm still in the market for a good representation of this character.
While I'm sure I would enjoy it in-person, I just can't get too excited over a re-purposing of the basic design Tweeterhead kicked out for it's Supergirl.
An aspirational pose like this works great for a character like a Superman or Supergirl. It's a positive, hopeful body attitude for positive, hopeful characters.
Using it with Hawkman, simply because he's another character who flies, is kind of lazy and not what I'd have expected from the company who kicked out a Flash on a cosmic treadmill.
Also, his mace isn't Excalibur. It's more than a little inane for him to be brandishing it like it was a symbolic beacon, when it actually represents something a little darker.
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07-18-2020, 06:04 PM
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#13
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Green Goblin
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: High Hrothgar
Posts: 9,435
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pdenham
Like mmk123, I'm happy this character is finally getting some love from these companies.
I had a couple hundred words typed out on why I'm not keen on this design, but most collectors are just going to look at it and either like it or not. Pointing out philosophical aspects to the composition is just going make most people's vein's pop out or eye's glaze over.
Instead I'll just point out a minor, more practical annoyance. There's no need whatsoever for the ruffled feathers over the top curve of the wings. Having a bunch of tiny, pointed protrusions in not only ungainly, it's courting breakage unnecessarily.
After the debacle I experienced with the (conceptually magnificent) IS Hawkman, I'm still in the market for a good representation of this character.
While I'm sure I would enjoy it in-person, I just can't get too excited over a re-purposing of the basic design Tweeterhead kicked out for it's Supergirl.
An aspirational pose like this works great for a character like a Superman or Supergirl. It's a positive, hopeful body attitude for positive, hopeful characters.
Using it with Hawkman, simply because he's another character who flies, is kind of lazy and not what I'd have expected from the company who kicked out a Flash on a cosmic treadmill.
Also, his mace isn't Excalibur. It's more than a little inane for him to be brandishing it like it was a symbolic beacon, when it actually represents something a little darker.
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Yeah, he needs to be in more of a menacing pose. He’s sort of like DC’s Wolverine. A 1/4 PF from SS would be cool.
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07-18-2020, 06:35 PM
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#14
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Phoenix
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 12,746
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pdenham
Like mmk123, I'm happy this character is finally getting some love from these companies.
I had a couple hundred words typed out on why I'm not keen on this design, but most collectors are just going to look at it and either like it or not. Pointing out philosophical aspects to the composition is just going make most people's vein's pop out or eye's glaze over.
Instead I'll just point out a minor, more practical annoyance. There's no need whatsoever for the ruffled feathers over the top curve of the wings. Having a bunch of tiny, pointed protrusions in not only ungainly, it's courting breakage unnecessarily.
After the debacle I experienced with the (conceptually magnificent) IS Hawkman, I'm still in the market for a good representation of this character.
While I'm sure I would enjoy it in-person, I just can't get too excited over a re-purposing of the basic design Tweeterhead kicked out for it's Supergirl.
An aspirational pose like this works great for a character like a Superman or Supergirl. It's a positive, hopeful body attitude for positive, hopeful characters.
Using it with Hawkman, simply because he's another character who flies, is kind of lazy and not what I'd have expected from the company who kicked out a Flash on a cosmic treadmill.
Also, his mace isn't Excalibur. It's more than a little inane for him to be brandishing it like it was a symbolic beacon, when it actually represents something a little darker.
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If were going to nit-pick
I agree with the pose, he uses his wings to fly, the only time his wings would be tucked in is if he was trying to pick up speed while going downward. It would probably look better if his wings were spread out more.... Having his Mace out doesn't bother me, just looks like he's going into battle. I'm not too worried about the detail of the feathers as it's just a rendering, I'm sure XM will take the fragile nature of single feathers when they make the mold.
But Yeah definitely need to have his wings spread out, so he doesn't look like Superman taking off... It might also look less like Superman/Supergirl if they lower that left leg so it's not bent so much
With all that said, I wouldn't be disappointed adding him to my collection as is... I still think it looks good...
A pose similar to this could work also, have his right foot attach to the column in XM's rendering...
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07-18-2020, 07:05 PM
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#15
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The Spirit
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Fourth Planet
Posts: 310
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Totally agree with the above the foot position doesn't look a hundred percent and the Wings would look amazing if they were spread out. Maybe XM is offering a change of wings for this?
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07-19-2020, 12:03 AM
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#16
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The Avengers
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: “Man-sion
Posts: 657
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This looks like a must buy.
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07-19-2020, 05:27 AM
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#17
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The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Canada
Posts: 1,370
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I’m interested.
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07-19-2020, 10:22 PM
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#18
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Shadowhawk
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 906
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I love XM and Hawkman but I'm just not feeling this one. Maybe I'll change when I see it printed...
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07-29-2020, 11:58 AM
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#19
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Scarlet Witch
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Europe/Germany
Posts: 7,836
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07-29-2020, 12:08 PM
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#20
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Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 1,166
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Really looking forward to this one. Hope they do a Hawkgirl/woman to go with it.
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