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Steve Reaper
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Posted: 24 October 2007 at 5:44am | IP Logged | 1 post reply

Hi Franco, not sure if the list is on here but FATSAL over on our forum (www.superherofigurineforum.com) has compiled a PDF checklist with AFAIK release dates.  Well worth a look.

http://mysite.verizon.net/fatsal/CMFC_VisualChecklist_US.pdf

 

I hope this helps

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Posted: 24 October 2007 at 6:19am | IP Logged | 2 post reply

Fun to see that visual checklist. Reminds me of which figures I skipped --- and why!
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Posted: 24 October 2007 at 8:58am | IP Logged | 3 post reply

A very handy thing, there.  Also nice to see release dates are about 90 days after the solicit dates, and I can plan my LCS trips accordingly.
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Posted: 24 October 2007 at 9:04am | IP Logged | 4 post reply

Notification via email just now that the Black Cat has shipped.

Not Bullseye or Hawkeye, tho -- but they were in a different order. Perhaps
they will ship later today.
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Posted: 24 October 2007 at 10:25am | IP Logged | 5 post reply

The Black Cat looks just great. Weird how these figurines can be so dramatically hit or miss....
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Posted: 24 October 2007 at 11:14am | IP Logged | 6 post reply

Thanks Steve!

Black Panther is the only one I've missed. 

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Posted: 24 October 2007 at 11:37am | IP Logged | 7 post reply

 Michael Penn wrote:
Weird how these figurines can be so dramatically hit or miss....

I think there are far more hits than misses in this collection.  In fact, for me, the biggest reason I don't get a specific figurine is because I'm not a fan of the character and not because I think the sculpt or costume is off model. There are a few rare examples that run counter to this, of course, but for me 99.9% of the line is a hit.

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The only real misses for me, out of figures I would have bought because I love the characters, are Iron Man (hate the armor), She-Hulk (just doesn't look right to me, too buff I guess), & Doc Ock (hate this version).  I made the decision, due to cost and space, to not buy any X-Men, so figures like Beast and Cyclops don't bother me much now. 
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Part of my definition of a "miss" is, I admit, completely biased. I suppose this new-fangled Beast is spot-on, but... yuck!
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Yeah, Beast is a total miss for me.  I passed on Iron Man for the same reasons you did, Ryan (hoping for a variant classic version), but I like the She-Hulk sculpt.  Different strokes.  I passed on Doc Ock for a long time, as I'm not a big fan of the trench coat version, but it's close enough for me that I eventually added it to my collection.  That may be why I ultimately get the Cyclops version as well.  Not a fan of the Morrison era sculpt, but it's close enough in the way Doc Ock was that he may find his way into my collection as well.
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Posted: 24 October 2007 at 1:17pm | IP Logged | 11 post reply

She-Hulk is too buff, but balances with perfect "attitude". I'd call that a hit. Iron Man i'm not crazy about, but Stark changes his armor. This is just a momentary moment! Doc Ock I like -- probably because it reminds me more than a little of my version of the character. Cyclops I have order because he's only a tweak or two away from being right.
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I just drove to the next town over and the LCS I know orders these every month.  They are more of a specialty toy store than anything, and everything popular gets marked up (nothing lasts at the suggested retail price for long).  So I guess I shouldn't have been surprised to find Punisher for $12, Black Cat for $15, Hawkeye for $20 and the new black Spider-Man for $35.  I picked them up, put them down, and walked out.  Midtown, here I come.

Unfortunately, the place I bought most of my figures, and the ones I just picked up for Matt, won't order me any as he's stuck with two cases already that he special ordered and the folks never showed up again.

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