Any way you cut it, it still feels wrong. Like they either don't care enough about the characters or they don't care enough about the customers.
On 10/2/2021 at 2:56 AM, Atlantis said:Only if you believe they weren't lying. 'Cause between over 20 years of making these figures, never mind seeing what toybiz did when they had the license, and just flat out ignoring the team's own personal years of reading Marvel comics, there's no way to blame this sloppiness on the notion that Hasbro uses a Google search as "regular practice" to produce this line.
What, did some google image show them how to eff up the Silver Centurion armor too? Was it google that told them Salma Hayek now has the body of some gangly pre-teen?
Even if there weresome image that showed the SC armor like that, they know that's not how its been shown in the comics. Any comic fan that has even the slightest knowledge of Dr. Strange, knows full well the costume they've shown is wrong. That Quicksilver they puked up, are you kidding me? Take the head off the costumed body, you have no idea who that is. Google search, my
You know, I don't believe they were lying, but I also don't believe it was the entire truth, either. Google has no pictures of Karima with caucasian skin and light brown hair, and it doesn't explain those other things you mentioned. I, however, would not be at all surprised if using Google has become a more regular practice than going to actual artwork straight from the comics (or at least Marvel Unlimited). Why do ten minutes of research when you can do five? One could call this lazy incompetence and get no argument from me, and there's surely other $#!@, too that goes into these boneheaded design choices: one of those "deliberate tweaks" would surely include Bobby Vala (or possibly Dwight?) deciding Kingpin just didn't look right unless he scaled out to about 7 1/2" feet tall.
On 10/1/2021 at 8:49 PM, Satam said:"...They told Boog Nice that's how the pigtails head for Omega Sentinel got whitewashed when he asked about it. It's clearly a regular practice..."
Only if you believe they weren't lying. 'Cause between over 20 years of making these figures, never mind seeing what toybiz did when they had the license, and just flat out ignoring the team's own personal years of reading Marvel comics, there's no way to blame this sloppiness on the notion that Hasbro uses a Google search as "regular practice" to produce this line.
What, did some google image show them how to eff up the Silver Centurion armor too? Was it google that told them Salma Hayek now has the body of some gangly pre-teen?
Even if there weresome image that showed the SC armor like that, they know that's not how its been shown in the comics. Any comic fan that has even the slightest knowledge of Dr. Strange, knows full well the costume they've shown is wrong. That Quicksilver they puked up, are you kidding me? Take the head off the costumed body, you have no idea who that is. Google search, my
On 10/2/2021 at 12:49 AM, Satam said:It's not a theory. They told Boog Nice that's how the pigtails head for Omega Sentinel got whitewashed when he asked about it. It's clearly a regular practice.
Oh I get that.. Im just saying even if its a google policy, the box art team got Dr. Stranges costume right.. the demon is much much lighter in the artwork than the figure. So maybe one team googles th3 other team Bings?
On 10/2/2021 at 12:27 AM, McHogan said:But... to accept that theory about googling.. youd have to discount the box art team got it right
It's not a theory. They told Boog Nice that's how the pigtails head for Omega Sentinel got whitewashed when he asked about it. It's clearly a regular practice.
On 10/2/2021 at 12:21 AM, NotNamed said:I know Marvel at one time at least had binders of character designs they could refer to. I feel like now Hasbro just has an intern google "old comic Dr. Strange" or "Classic comic Tigra." They look at the google image results that come back, and pick one that they think looks best or easiest.
But... to accept that theory about googling.. youd have to discount the box art team got it right
On 9/29/2021 at 10:37 PM, LordVenger said:So it all makes perfect sense. Right? Put that with the knowledge that someone found an image of dr strange where his symbol was darker for about one issue which they have captured perfectly and that tigra might have been more orange for two issues and it all comes together lol. Hasbro be like oh you really want dr strange ok well give you dr strange from issue F#*$ you and tigra too.
I know Marvel at one time at least had binders of character designs they could refer to. I feel like now Hasbro just has an intern google "old comic Dr. Strange" or "Classic comic Tigra." They look at the google image results that come back, and pick one that they think looks best or easiest.
On 9/30/2021 at 8:32 AM, RyanDaly said:That eventually became thein-universe explanation for why she changed costumes so much. Because the Ant-Man/Giant-Man and Wasp features of Tales to Astonish never sold as well or were as popular as the stories aboutIron Man, Cap, Hulk, Namor, etc. the writers and artists kept making changes to their costumes and such hoping that they'd crack the formula to make them as popular as Spider-Man (we see how well that turned out).
I thinkit was when George Perez took over as artist that he really leanedinto the joke that her costume was always being altered and gave her a new look almost every issue. Perez loved to design costumes, although--andI say this as a fan--I don't think he was a great costume designer. Anyway, after that they made up the explanation that she was a rich clothes horse and designed her new costumes because she was so flighty and always trying to set a new trend.
However, she did have a few notable costumes that lasted longer than others. Perhapsironically, though, they're quite plain and nondescript compared to some of her other one-off looks.
Great info. Didn't know that. Also a big fan of Perez. Not the best artist. Not the most fundamental or the best idea man, but he was consistent and timely and willing to take on any project. Consummate professional. A lot of todays artists can learn a thing or two from him. Plus he loved doing those giant scenes with dozens or heroes in them. You don't see many artists willing to take on so many faces, shapes and costumes at one time.
I love this figure. It's a simple repaint for Hasbro but will look so good on the Spidey villains shelf. I'd love for them to bring this character back as a supporting villain, perhaps for a little longer run than 1 issue this time.
On 9/30/2021 at 9:24 AM, monron999 said:I thought the thing about Wasp is she was so into fashion and she was actually wealthy enough that she never wore the same costume twice. I'll admit I've never been the biggest Wasp fan so I've never kept all that much track of her outfits so I'm not the expert.
That eventually became thein-universe explanation for why she changed costumes so much. Because the Ant-Man/Giant-Man and Wasp features of Tales to Astonish never sold as well or were as popular as the stories aboutIron Man, Cap, Hulk, Namor, etc. the writers and artists kept making changes to their costumes and such hoping that they'd crack the formula to make them as popular as Spider-Man (we see how well that turned out).
I thinkit was when George Perez took over as artist that he really leanedinto the joke that her costume was always being altered and gave her a new look almost every issue. Perez loved to design costumes, although--andI say this as a fan--I don't think he was a great costume designer. Anyway, after that they made up the explanation that she was a rich clothes horse and designed her new costumes because she was so flighty and always trying to set a new trend.
However, she did have a few notable costumes that lasted longer than others. Perhapsironically, though, they're quite plain and nondescript compared to some of her other one-off looks.
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