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And "voted" for more of the same.

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After I started stippling Doom's cloak, to distinguish the different shades of green in the black and white commission pieces, some customers, not unexpectedly, began requesting their drawings without this effect. No problem -- but for a while when passing on these requests Jim Warden began referring to the non-stippled version as "slick", which in my mind immediately conjured images of cheap plastic! "Say 'smooth'," I requested, and Jim complied.

"Slick" is, alas, the word that comes to mind looking at the paint job on this version. The fabric of Doom's cloak and tunic should NOT be shiny!!

well, yes, but I "voted" for a half-off price tag, which is never good news for a toy company...

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Probably doesn't have much effect on the toy company's bottom line. That "half off" would be on the store's mark-up, and probably still turned a profit for all concerned.

Amen to that, Dave.  I get no end of amusement hearing my six year-old son say in his deepest voice "Behold, The World Eating Machine!" or "Tremble at the Might of the Power Cosmic!"

The Marvel Legends build-a-figure Galactus is definitely a better sculpt, but mine doesn't seem to stand up all that well.  I have the same issue with the build-a-figure Sentinel who looks like he's striking a pose from Saturday Night Fever.

Since I mentioned the Marvel Legends build-a-figure collection, I thought I'd share my most recent pickup from eBay: Fin Fang Foom!  The package arrived Friday and FFF has been wreaking havoc on all the other action figures and toys all weekend....