tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post6028827641646750133..comments2024-03-21T06:36:04.196-05:00Comments on The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog: Martian Sightings for December, 2009Diabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-33140063195271403572009-10-20T23:50:32.397-05:002009-10-20T23:50:32.397-05:00I'm saving my money for the Mr. Moth/Human Squ...I'm saving my money for the Mr. Moth/Human Squirrel two-pack.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-69615328245841839862009-10-20T23:34:03.142-05:002009-10-20T23:34:03.142-05:00Zook, Tom? Don't tease me. You'll get me t...Zook, Tom? Don't tease me. You'll get me thinking of a Professor Hugo/Mr. V two-pack, and I'll start sobbing openly. Daddy want!Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-57765700214453302292009-10-20T23:26:34.269-05:002009-10-20T23:26:34.269-05:00I don't know why, but I like the Silver Age fi...I don't know why, but I like the Silver Age figure's goofy facial expression. I don't collect action figures, so I can probably live without it, but if there were a Zook to go with it, I'd have to buy both.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-47119109501071676052009-10-20T23:23:02.635-05:002009-10-20T23:23:02.635-05:00The JLI figure is an abomination. It vaguely resem...The JLI figure is an abomination. It vaguely resembles Kevin Maguire's latter day attempts to draw J'Onn like Howard Porter.<br /><br />My favorite DC Direct MM figure sculpt was the one you linked to, but with the original darker paint job. My all-time favorites are the Super Powers Collection and the <i>JLA</i> 9" figure, although I haven't opened my 13" yet, so that may be subject to change. I love Mego-style articulation, and the face sculpt on the 9" is damned handsome.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-19886599008158619832009-10-20T21:31:06.265-05:002009-10-20T21:31:06.265-05:00The current figure that I'm really disappointe...The current figure that I'm really disappointed with is the JLI Series 2:<br /><br />http://www.dccomics.com/dcdirect/?dcd=11395<br /><br />I mean, least they could do is get body proportions right.<br /><br />The JLA figure from 2001 is still by far my favorite. (Which is the same sculpt as the JLA Classified figure except repainted, and unbenkownst to me I bought both, so there are two Martian Manhunters in two shades of green sitting on my dresser.)<br /><br />http://www.joeacevedo.com/images/figurezone/dcdfigures/dcdsecret2manhunter.jpgLissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-25601069714665388102009-10-20T18:28:55.435-05:002009-10-20T18:28:55.435-05:00It's sort of the silver age thought modern gla...It's sort of the silver age thought modern glasses. I'll buy that for a dollar (probably not literally).mathematicscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439579069513071094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-29304337057080047292009-10-20T18:13:19.520-05:002009-10-20T18:13:19.520-05:00I'm getting the impression I should start basi...I'm getting the impression I should start basing Martian Sightings on advance solicits rather than the current pattern. <br /><br />Anyway, that is one weird figure, Liss. Those eyebrows are way off, the red eyes are creepy and anachronistic, his briefs are too brief, and his boots are too short and solid. That muscular build looks like nothing Joe Certa drew, and though it's supposedly based on George Perez, it looks nothing like him, either. The one real plus is that he looks to be more articulated than any standard size Manhunter figure by a country mile, but doesn't hold a candle to by 9" and 13"ers.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-32515071972393928472009-10-20T12:52:20.547-05:002009-10-20T12:52:20.547-05:00There's a new Silver Age figure of J'onn c...There's a new Silver Age figure of J'onn coming soon from DC Direct:<br /><br />http://www.actionfigurepics.com/2009/10/dc-direct-november-solicitationsLissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-4640824209321104152009-10-19T21:48:43.844-05:002009-10-19T21:48:43.844-05:00Yeah, I know. Martian Sightings were always intend...Yeah, I know. Martian Sightings were always intended to fall between the advance solicits at places like CBR & Newsarama, and the actual order deadlines at comic shops. Also, I wait until I read the entire <i>Previews</i>, so I can check every section for Martian Manhunter related items. It worked great last month, since there was a ton of side stuff (DVD set, bag, etc.) outside the DC section. It backfired this month, as there wasn't even anything f'sure in the DC section, and zip elsewhere. Somes ya wins, somes ya loses.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-67180503418909660182009-10-19T20:54:19.693-05:002009-10-19T20:54:19.693-05:00Newsrama already has the January solicits:
http:/...Newsrama already has the January solicits:<br /><br />http://www.newsarama.com/comics/091019-dc-january-2010-solicitations.html<br /><br />http://i.newsarama.com/dcnew/jan2010/10/hdcu.martian_manhunter.jpg<br /><br />Looks like he's had a few too many Chocos/Oreos.Tomnoreply@blogger.com