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John Byrne
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…theres another Ross Batman in the works…
•••
He just won't stop until he sucks every ounce of magic out of these
characters.
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Joe Hollon Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 09 October 2007 at 7:15pm | IP Logged | 2
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That Ross Batman looks like an out of shape older guy in too-tight swim trunks that you might see at a public pool or family reunion.
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Ray Brady Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3410
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| Posted: 09 October 2007 at 8:00pm | IP Logged | 3
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DC Direct has unveiled their Kubert-inspired Hawkman:
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Don Bohm Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 323
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I'm liking that new Ross Batman, thats the one which will be in color... nice!
B&W Frank Miller Batman... eh... I'm liking most of the others tho.
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Steve Lyons Byrne Robotics Member

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…theres another Ross Batman in the works…
••• What's up with all those wrinkles? Bruce Wayne can afford some starch, can't he?
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Caleb M. Edmond Byrne Robotics Member

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Here is a piece that a sculptor just finished for me.
While most fans weren't happy with his "armored" look, I always though it
was kinda' cool.
What do you guys think?
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Brian Hunt Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 10 October 2007 at 7:27am | IP Logged | 7
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The Miller Batman looks pretty faithful, but the hands make me think that it's Hank McCoy in a Batman suit.
edited to correct typo
Edited by Brian Hunt on 10 October 2007 at 7:27am
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Roger A Ott II Byrne Robotics Member

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That latest Ross Batman looks like crap. Too many wrinkles in the costume.
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Al Cook Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:07am | IP Logged | 9
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And too obviously an ugly face under the mask!
I used to like Ross's stuff (ie: Marvels). Now? Not so much. And it doesn't
translate well to sculpts to boot!
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Robert Kowalewski II Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3835
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| Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:38am | IP Logged | 10
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Just found these pics of my figure shelves:


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Ryan Maxwell Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:40am | IP Logged | 11
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Robert, where is that tall Guardian figure next to Galactus from??
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Robert Kowalewski II Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:42am | IP Logged | 12
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It was a custom, it came with some ebay auction I won a long time ago.
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Ryan Maxwell Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 10 October 2007 at 9:47am | IP Logged | 13
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Very cool.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 10 October 2007 at 10:18am | IP Logged | 14
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I used to like Ross's stuff (ie: Marvels). Now? Not so much. And it doesn't
translate well to sculpts to boot!
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There's something bordering on irony, there. As I have noted on more
than one occasion, MARVELS blew me away. I'd seen painted superhero
stuff before, but none of it had captured the essential magic of the form.
Ross did so -- in spades! Only here and there -- most notably Galactus
-- did it come thru that what we were looking at were models in
homemade costumes. Unfortunately, as his fame grew, his sense of
wonder seemed to diminish. It became more and more about the
work looking like models in homemade costumes. Wrinkles, seams,
stitching. Sure, in the "real world" that's probably what these costumes
would look like, at least some of them. (We won't resurrect the Spandex
debate again.) But this isn't the real world. This is a magical realm where
a teenage boy can cobble together a costume out of stuff he finds in his
aunt's sewing drawer, and it looks like something Hollywood spends
$100,000 a crack to duplicate.
Now we get art imitating art imitating art --- the sculpts of the guys-in-
homemade-costumes Ross paints these days look even more like
guys in homemade costumes. And, seriously, is that what we want our
superheroes to look like? Do we really want them to be ordinary?
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David Henriot Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 10 October 2007 at 10:32am | IP Logged | 15
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Sorry if i'm in the wrong place, i couldn't found a Star wars figure tread. Here's what i just bougth yesterday

It's based on a Ralf Mc Quarrie drawing. I just love it (and to thoses who migth wonder, yes, it's a flying delorean from episode II)
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Al Cook Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 10 October 2007 at 10:35am | IP Logged | 16
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NICE!
Sometimes I really wish Star Wars had looked more like McQuarrie
envisioned it. Really great Alex Raymond vibe from some of his concept art!
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Jason Schulman Byrne Robotics Member

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Re: Alex Ross. My assessment of him varies wildly depending on which character he's depicting. His Superman is truly majestic. His Batman I've never liked at all.
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David Ferguson Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 17 March 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 6320
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| Posted: 10 October 2007 at 12:42pm | IP Logged | 18
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Re DD statue: I kind of like that Caleb.
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Brian Hunt Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 10 October 2007 at 12:55pm | IP Logged | 19
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Now we get art imitating art imitating art --- the sculpts of the guys-in- homemade-costumes Ross paints these days look even more like guys in homemade costumes. And, seriously, is that what we want our superheroes to look like? Do we really want them to be ordinary?
I once read an interview with Ross where he stated that he likes to make the figures more mature so that they are older than he is to capture the same sense of wonder he had as a child. I remember thinking at the time that that could only be done for a short period of time before all we'd see is old men in costumes.
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David Ferguson Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 12 October 2007 at 5:52am | IP Logged | 20
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Ross has moved on to Flash Gordon figures:
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Robert Kowalewski II Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 12 October 2007 at 7:23am | IP Logged | 21
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Those actually look good, I'd put those on a shelf easy.
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Al Cook Byrne Robotics Member

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| Posted: 12 October 2007 at 8:01am | IP Logged | 22
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I don't know... That Flash doesn't really look all that much like the real Sam
J. Jones as Flash. In fact, it looks too much like an Alex Ross p.o.c. (Which I
guess is the point.
The Ming looks pretty good though!
When are we going to get some spaceship models from the 1980 Flash
Gordon? I NEED a War-Rocket Ajax! Stet!
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Gerry Turnbull Byrne Robotics Member

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slightly bigger picture, my initial enthusiasm is waning

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John Byrne
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I'll stick with the Bowen Thor I already have. (I'd probably like that new one,
if they were not trying to pass it off as something it is not.)
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Alex Prewitt Byrne Robotics Member

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I'd like to see a close up of Flash's face. The likeness has a sort of Namorish vibe to it the way it looks now. The Ming looks dead on!
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