Randy, I Know We Can't See ALL The Avengers, But.....

[Fannymac]

.....any chance we'll see busts of:

CAPTAIN MARVEL/PHOTON

MOONDRAGON

MANTIS

and/or

MOCKINGBIRD

this go around?!?

THanks, RB!

[Avenger]

Add in a Swordsman and that's a great list. :rock:

[Fannymac]

I'm just getting a little worried....we're seeing all these great sneaks, yet the only Avenger so far is Jack of Hearts!

[JonoJarrett]

& a Lionheart, to satisfy female-sculpt lovers & those who didn't get the 70s Captain Britain!

[JonoJarrett]

.....any chance we'll see busts of:

CAPTAIN MARVEL/PHOTON

MOONDRAGON

MANTIS

and/or

MOCKINGBIRD

this go around?!?

THanks, RB!

GREAT LIST!!!

[JonoJarrett]

Add in a Swordsman and that's a great list. :rock:

Sorry to post so many times to same thread in a row, but i want these, too!

Swordsman & Mantis would make another great 2-pack, if Northstar/Aurora & the Wrecking Crew pack sell well! Not that they also wouldn't be successful as solo sculpts....

[Fannymac]

I've always thought of Swordsman as more of a villian....but I would DEFINITELY get a Mantis/Swordsman 2-pack!

[BobbyW]

Randy said a Mantis bust would be made in Phase 3 but it never came. Still hoping for one but in the meantime, I had Jim Maddox make me a Mantis bust and Arahom Radjah make me a Mantis statue:rock:

[MKS]

CAPTAIN MARVEL/PHOTON and MOONDRAGON MBs for me

[Jesse321]

Moon Dragon, Mantis and Mockingbird are all at the top of my wish list as well ... epsecially Mantis. :)

[BobbyW]

... epsecially Mantis. :)

What ever happened to your Mantis?

[Fannymac]

Randy said a Mantis bust would be made in Phase 3 but it never came. Still hoping for one but in the meantime, I had Jim Maddox make me a Mantis bust and Arahom Radjah make me a Mantis statue:rock:

Bobby, any way you can post a picture of your Mantis bust?

[BobbyW]

Bobby, any way you can post a picture of your Mantis bust?

Mantis bust and statue....

http://a2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/119/m_8dbdb1930744b2fbca7f15974d170749.jpg

http://a845.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/122/m_f0beaa0488a9ae529b0f3c466a98b86c.jpg

http://a350.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/30/l_743810a5db51207435fcd7c8d4aa3fed.jpg

http://a828.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/57/l_225ef820986eaea3f329fda9b414723b.jpg

[Avenger]

BobbyW you are one lucky man...those are amazing.

[Fannymac]

Bobby, those are SO sweet!!!!! I can't believe Randy passed on these two!! I mean, c'mon, Mantis is one of the Top Five Avengers yet to be busted, and when you have an AWESOME piece like this (or these....the F/S is killer as well!!!!)

RANDY..........TAKE NOTE!!!!!!!!

[Tony Coca]

Jocasta,Mockingbird,Swordsman,Photon,and Mantis need to be done.

[BadLuv]

Moon Dragon, Mantis and Mockingbird are all at the top of my wish list as well ... epsecially Mantis. :)

Agreed Jesse

[Fannymac]

With everyone pretty much agreeing that there are five or six Avengers that still need to be busted (other than Jack of Hearts and Ms. Marvel)........why can't we get any love for them from Randy?!?!?:sad:

[JonoJarrett]

http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/3000/2497/182179-mockingbird_400.jpg
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/12000/11337/190281-photon_400.jpg
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/8000/7214/101048-moondragon_400.jpg
Gotta admit, i wasn't around for Mantis's origin & first Avengers' appearances, so I don't have a firsthand love for the character. Did she come back from space, being the "Celestial Madonna?" Why is she sometimes green, being from Vietnam?
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/4000/3324/6424-mantis_400.JPG
I also find Lionheart very compelling, & the 70s-version Capt Britain mb is a new classic!
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/42000/41206/166084-lionheart_400.jpg

[JonoJarrett]

Sorry, one more. i know HH wasn't an Avenger, per se, but she led the Canadian version! More powerful women! Guardian suit (tho I think she wore it as "Vindicator") or the weirder, later green suit! Puck loved her, so did Wolverine! With those two, who are we to deny her? Plus, the Alpha Flight fans are as crazy as a hockey rink full of Canadians!
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/6000/5009/32119-vindicator_400.jpg
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/6000/5009/120835-vindicator_400.jpg
http://members.aol.com/whoclix/vindi.gif

[Bandy Rowen]

http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/8000/7214/101048-moondragon_400.jpg



i like that three melon chick

[Merrik]

I'd go for all of the characters listed in the first post. Especially a Mockingbird and Captain Marvel bust.

[JonoJarrett]

I'd go for all of the characters listed in the first post. Especially a Mockingbird and Captain Marvel bust.

Rock & Roll. These are my 2 fave (so far unseen) Avengers. Both were right on top of their game when I really got into the teams (Avs & West Coast Avs). It'd be amazing to get Mockingbird in some ass-kickin' martial arts move as a fs action pose, &/or CM transforming into her energy form.

BRING 'EM ON!

[Merrik]

Rock & Roll. These are my 2 fave (so far unseen) Avengers. Both were right on top of their game when I really got into the teams (Avs & West Coast Avs). It'd be amazing to get Mockingbird in some ass-kickin' martial arts move as a fs action pose, &/or CM transforming into her energy form.

BRING 'EM ON!

That's part of the reason I love them so much.

My favorite era of Marvel comics is definitely the '70's, but I didn't start collecting until the mid '80's. My first issue ever was West Coast Avengers Annual #2 where the East Coast Avengers and The West Coast Avengers were put against each other in another one of The Grandmaster's games. The issued featured both Captain Marvel and Mockingbird.

I knew of Captain America at the time, had no idea who Mockingbird was, and the two ended up fighting against each other, and Mockingbird was so determined to beat Cap that I couldn't help but be impressed with the character, and have loved her ever since.

Same with Captain Marvel. She fought Iron Man, and even though she was defeated, she put up one hell of a fight, and I've loved that character ever since as well.


Actually... now that I think about it... that issue kinda blows. Every single female lost the battle to a male. She-Hulk was taken down by Hawkeye (that still gives me a HUH? moment), Captain Marvel by Iron Man, Mockingbird by Captain America, Wasp by Hank Pym and Tigra by freakin' Doctor Druid... Holy sexism Batman!!! :lol:

[JonoJarrett]

Holy sexism Batman!!! :lol:

Truly.

I LOVE the arc in the Avengers after Herc is so badly wounded by the Masters of Evil (when they break into Avengers' Mansion--GIVE US MOONSTONE & TITANIA!). Zeus & the Greek gods come to Earth to retrieve him & kidnap/imprison the Avengers in retribution. She-Hulk tussles w/ Dionysus, Wasp w/ Artemis. Captain Marvel, though, leads the team & takes a big chunk out of Zeus himself! It's awesome!

And I love Mockingbird turning on the WCA's after dumbass Hawkeye kicked her out for letting the Phantom Rider die. That's when a big multinational force stole & "erased" the Vision & Scarlet Witch started coming apart at the seams. John Byrne drew a HOT Mockingbird & they made her so bitchy-mouthy, it was really, really great.

[Merrik]

Truly.

I LOVE the arc in the Avengers after Herc is so badly wounded by the Masters of Evil (when they break into Avengers' Mansion--GIVE US MOONSTONE & TITANIA!). Zeus & the Greek gods come to Earth to retrieve him & kidnap/imprison the Avengers in retribution. She-Hulk tussles w/ Dionysus, Wasp w/ Artemis. Captain Marvel, though, leads the team & takes a big chunk out of Zeus himself! It's awesome!

One of my favorite arcs of the 80's, absolutely. I love the scene after Captain Marvel just unleashes a world of hurt on Zeus, and he's still standing, and her and Thor have a conversation. She says something like "I hit him with everything I have.... he's still standing... I'm spent... etc. etc." and Thor tells her that she wounded him more than any mortal ever has before. THAT was definitely a defining character moment. Completely spent, the enemy is still standing, and she STILL didn't show just how weak she was. That kinda defines the character for me.

(And about Moonstone and Titania... from your lips my friend... from your lips.... Titania = my favorite female villain of all time!)


And I love Mockingbird turning on the WCA's after dumbass Hawkeye kicked her out for letting the Phantom Rider die. That's when a big multinational force stole & "erased" the Vision & Scarlet Witch started coming apart at the seams. John Byrne drew a HOT Mockingbird & they made her so bitchy-mouthy, it was really, really great.

One of my favorite times in the WCA run. I loved the few issues that focused on Mockingbird's ragtag team of her, Tigra and Moon Knight, finally finding a way to rid her of the Phantom Rider's spirit.

Those were some good days in Avengers history for me definitely!

[rychehitman]

great stuff Bobby!

Please add GRIM REAPER to the list!!!!!

[Doctor Pym]

.....any chance we'll see busts of:

CAPTAIN MARVEL/PHOTON

MOONDRAGON

MANTIS

and/or

MOCKINGBIRD

this go around?!?

THanks, RB!
I'd buy all of these, and the Swordsman, too!

A Mantis - Swordsman two-pack is a great idea.

[JonoJarrett]

One of my favorite arcs of the 80's, absolutely. I love the scene after Captain Marvel just unleashes a world of hurt on Zeus, and he's still standing, and her and Thor have a conversation. She says something like "I hit him with everything I have.... he's still standing... I'm spent... etc. etc." and Thor tells her that she wounded him more than any mortal ever has before. THAT was definitely a defining character moment. Completely spent, the enemy is still standing, and she STILL didn't show just how weak she was. That kinda defines the character for me.

(And about Moonstone and Titania... from your lips my friend... from your lips.... Titania = my favorite female villain of all time!)

One of my favorite times in the WCA run. I loved the few issues that focused on Mockingbird's ragtag team of her, Tigra and Moon Knight, finally finding a way to rid her of the Phantom Rider's spirit.

Those were some good days in Avengers history for me definitely!

TOTALLY. I loved those issues & i remember that panel really well, too.

Can't you just imagine the spikes on Titania's arms & those big, crazy boots. I really dig Moonstone's new Thunderbolts costume.

I think Iron Man also deserves his she-nemesis, Madame Masque. Chrome her face!

And to think Hawkeye rescued/resurrected Hellcat instead! Still, since we know that Mephisto has her soul, maybe Bobbi will come back one day. No one in Marvel stays dead forever.

[Grumpy]

Let's see, Capt Marvel/Photon, Moondragon, Mantis/Swordsman, Mockingbird, Jack of Hearts and Jocasta . . . One of each, please!

Isn't Lionheart a current member of the Avengers? If so, I'll have one of these as well.

I'd love to also have all the Thunderbolts, especially Moonstone.

Oh, what the heck, throw in a Titania and Madame Masque as well.

[JonoJarrett]

Let's see, Capt Marvel/Photon, Moondragon, Mantis/Swordsman, Mockingbird, Jack of Hearts and Jocasta . . . One of each, please!

Isn't Lionheart a current member of the Avengers? If so, I'll have one of these as well.

I'd love to also have all the Thunderbolts, especially Moonstone.

Oh, what the heck, throw in a Titania and Madame Masque as well.

:thumb:100%, except Lionheart left the Avengers right when Wanda had her meltdown, just before House of M. Then I think she just went back to England & showed up in (yawn) New Excalibur.

Ugh, i'm so bad w/ names but the penciler who illustrated her origin (izzit O Coipel?) in the classic 70s Capt Britain costume rocks--I bet Bowen could do that same pose, w/ the sword raised & her hair streaming, perfectly.

[JonoJarrett]

Again, not exactly an Avenger, but any love among the more obscure heroines for Red Guardian?
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/8000/7581/191340-red-guardian_400.jpg
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"The second Red Guardian was Dr. Tania Belinsky, a skilled neurosurgeon. Her first appearance was in Defenders #35. She would be considered a "Defender for a Day" as she participated in a few of their adventures until her transformation by the Presence."

[Merrik]

Again, not exactly an Avenger, but any love among the more obscure heroines for Red Guardian?
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/8000/7581/191340-red-guardian_400.jpg
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/8000/7581/189627-red-guardian_400.jpg
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/8000/7581/1313-red-guardian_400.jpg
"The second Red Guardian was Dr. Tania Belinsky, a skilled neurosurgeon. Her first appearance was in Defenders #35. She would be considered a "Defender for a Day" as she participated in a few of their adventures until her transformation by the Presence."

I'm down! The more Defenders we get, the better!!


In reference to Titania, one of the reasons I want one so bad, is specifically because of the spikes on her costume! It would absolutely... ROCK!!

[SD Rum]

I would be down for both Red Guardian versions!!

[Fannymac]

Randy.....PLEASE!!!!......toss us a bone!!!!!!

Besides Jack and Carol.......ANY Avengers on the way?!?!?!?

[Tony Coca]

I would be down for both Red Guardian versions!!

I had one customized awhile ago.:D

And if you want a Female version you can always get a Hellcat customized.I am.:D

[JonoJarrett]

I had one customized awhile ago.:D

And if you want a Female version you can always get a Hellcat customized.I am.:D

smart! will you post pix when you get em?

[JonoJarrett]

http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/west-coast-avengers/23-1.jpg

[JonoJarrett]

http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/vol/3000/2128/2128-25480-1-avengers-the_400.jpg

[JonoJarrett]

http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/42000/41206/79670-lionheart_400.jpg

[twisterred]

What no love for Dr. Druid, the Forgotten One, Rage and D-Man????

[Merrik]

What no love for Dr. Druid, the Forgotten One, Rage and D-Man????


Actually, I love Rage. He was a much better fit with The New Warriors though, and his recent portrayls in Avengers: The Initiative have been pretty damn good.


And although I know you were kidding, I can't be the only one that thinks a Dr. Druid mini-bust could look VERY cool.

[Grumpy]

If they were members of the Avengers or direct enemies of the Avengers I will buy them but there are characters like Dr. Druid who are really, really longshots!

As far as characters confirmed to be on the list, Machine Man was with the WCA and wan't Jocasta also said to be a possibility? There is also Giant Man/Goliath, Ant Man and Wasp. Anybody got a definative list they can post? This would be a good thread to keep that list updated.

It would also be a good idea to track the enemies of the Avengers here, don't you think?

[JonoJarrett]

If they were members of the Avengers or direct enemies of the Avengers I will buy them but there are characters like Dr. Druid who are really, really longshots!

As far as characters confirmed to be on the list, Machine Man was with the WCA and wan't Jocasta also said to be a possibility? There is also Giant Man/Goliath, Ant Man and Wasp. Anybody got a definative list they can post? This would be a good thread to keep that list updated.

It would also be a good idea to track the enemies of the Avengers here, don't you think?

there's a Giant Man wip at SF; Ant Man is on the list as RB decides whether it'll be a regular museum or if he'll be riding an ant; Wasp has been confirmed as a fs, by Tony C.

I'd totally welcome the Masters of Evil in their 80s incarnations. I don't read the Thunderbolts now, but i dig Moonstone's new costume.

[Grumpy]

What we need is a comprehensive list if anyone has it! Masters of Evil? OMG! Bring em on! I've been waiting for Wirlwind for a long, long time.

[JonoJarrett]

What we need is a comprehensive list if anyone has it! Masters of Evil? OMG! Bring em on! I've been waiting for Wirlwind for a long, long time.

You can look up the MsoE at Comicvine to see their roster & appearances in Avengers books. Tigershark & Grey Gargoyle have pretty good mb's; the Wrecking Crew is already on the list as a mb 4-pack; & there's an Absorbing Man fs sneak already; i don't know about B Zemo or the rest: Moonstone, Titania, Yellowjacket, Screaming Mimi (now Songbird), Blackout, Mister Hyde, etc.

For me, the Masters of Evil are really those supervillains who wrecked up Avengers Mansion that one time & beat the crap outta Hercules & Jarvis.

there's been lots of changeover & various incarnations, so the complete list is very long & kind of random.

[Tony Coca]

smart! will you post pix when you get em?

Its a shit picture but here is the Red Guardian I was talking about I had.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/yaomimbe/100_0104.jpg

[JonoJarrett]

Cool RG Tony, can't wait to see the Hellcat-->Tania Belinsky version!

[Fannymac]

For me, the Avengers that still need to be busted are:

MS. MARVEL
GOLIATH (Clint Barton)
MOONDRAGON
MANTIS
CAPTAIN MARVEL/PHOTON
JACK OF HEARTS
MOCKINGBIRD
STARFOX

with the following as "If there's time":

QUASAR
JOCASTA
SWORDSMAN (Though, a two-pack with Mantis would get bumped up!!!)

[daveyyojimbo]

Its a shit picture but here is the Red Guardian I was talking about I had.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/yaomimbe/100_0104.jpg

Dude, THAT turned out awesome! :rock: I don't think I'd ever seen that one...

[Googam]

For me, the Avengers that still need to be busted are:

MS. MARVEL
GOLIATH (Clint Barton)
MOONDRAGON
MANTIS
CAPTAIN MARVEL/PHOTON
JACK OF HEARTS
MOCKINGBIRD
STARFOX

with the following as "If there's time":

QUASAR
JOCASTA
SWORDSMAN (Though, a two-pack with Mantis would get bumped up!!!)

That is a good list - I am sure there are others I would buy as well, but these along with those already done would make a great Avengers display.

:foom:

[HeirtoAsguard]

for me it's

Goliath (Barton)
Swordsman
Mantis
Mockingbird
Captain Marvel/Photon

yeah, that's it. others would be nice too such as Sersi, Starfox, Ms. Marvel, Quasar and
Jocasta.

[caniac78]

Great list but I would put Photon at the bottom of the need list. But definetly you get the feeling that the AVENGERS FS need some woman around. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE = definte sausage fest

[Fannymac]

Great list but I would put Photon at the bottom of the need list. But definetly you get the feeling that the AVENGERS FS need some woman around. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE = definte sausage fest

REALLY?!?!?!? Man, aside from Ms. Marvel, I consider her the highest priority!!!! I mean, she was a long-running leader of the team!!!
Plus, as a black woman, she represents not one, but two, grossly underrepresented groups in the Bowen line!!!!

[JonoJarrett]

Its a shit picture but here is the Red Guardian I was talking about I had.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/yaomimbe/100_0104.jpg

I wonder if chances would be better for these characters as a Soviet Super-Soldier 2-pack (w/ the male & female Red Guardians, in case it wasn't obvious), in the manner of Aurora/Northstar & our own suggestion, Mantis/Swordsman? Could be followed by Vanguard/Darkstar if it worked!


REALLY?!?!?!? Man, aside from Ms. Marvel, I consider her the highest priority!!!! I mean, she was a long-running leader of the team!!!
Plus, as a black woman, she represents not one, but two, grossly underrepresented groups in the Bowen line!!!!

True. No criticism or soapboxiness meant, but that's true of CM's place in Marvel, too. She was also a pretty kick-ass, high-power character, led the Avengers thru numerous high-stakes adventures, & had a hilarious, career-reviving 2nd act as leader of (totally underrated) NextWave. Think, too, of how great the sculpt could be, after the manner of Frankie Raye Nova mb or Julia Carpenter Spider-Woman2!

[Fannymac]

I wonder if chances would be better for these characters as a Soviet Super-Soldier 2-pack (w/ the male & female Red Guardians, in case it wasn't obvious), in the manner of Aurora/Northstar & our own suggestion, Mantis/Swordsman? Could be followed by Vanguard/Darkstar if it worked!



True. No criticism or soapboxiness meant, but that's true of CM's place in Marvel, too. She was also a pretty kick-ass, high-power character, led the Avengers thru numerous high-stakes adventures, & had a hilarious, career-reviving 2nd act as leader of (totally underrated) NextWave. Think, too, of how great the sculpt could be, after the manner of Frankie Raye Nova mb or Julia Carpenter Spider-Woman2!

TOTALLY agree....she had (and still has!) the potential to be top tier!!!

(One thing that's interesting.....it was sort of implied in She-Hulk #21 that the Monica Rambou from NEXTWAVE wasn't the Avengers Photon....she was actually from an alternate Earth!).
Either way, this character's potential is SERIOUSLY being wasted!!!!

And she'd make a KILLER bust!!!!!!

[moon_knight1971]

Firestar & Justice were Avengers too. Not an Avenger but should be, I'd like a bust of Songbird.

[JonoJarrett]

Firestar & Justice were Avengers too. Not an Avenger but should be, I'd like a bust of Songbird.

From RB's Q&As, i think these 2 are happening; Namorita, too, for a mini-New Warriors lineup.

Songbird's one a lot of folks who're still reading the comics ask for. the problem i think is that many of BD's hardcore collectors stopped reading the books a LONG time ago & so they have no affection for/interest in the newer characters. :sad:

[JonoJarrett]

The Golden Avenger Is Back!

Monica Rambeau, Captain Marvel2/photon/pulsar Makes A Spectacular Entrance In One Of The New Marvel Books Out Today!

Please Include Her In Your List, Rb!

[Grumpy]

Anyone remember a short lived series called "A-Next"? Well, in issue one, we learned that there is a future where the Avengers were disbanded but some sort of problem occurs that results in a call being sent out to reorganize them. One of the first "former" Avengers to show up is a character known as Jolt from the Thunderbolts. Interesting, eh?

[Fannymac]

The Golden Avenger Is Back!

Monica Rambeau, Captain Marvel2/photon/pulsar Makes A Spectacular Entrance In One Of The New Marvel Books Out Today!

Which one???????

Please Include Her In Your List, Rb!

C'mon, Randy, show Monica some love!!!!!!:D

[JonoJarrett]

(She's in the new Black Panther!)

[Fannymac]

(She's in the new Black Panther!)

COOL! I'll be picking it up tomorrow!!

[JonoJarrett]

Echo's also pretty kick-ass, and is the STAR of this week's New Avengers (#39). Am i alone, tho, in thinking that any statue/mb of Echo would look EXACTLY like one of asian ninja Psylocke, just less purple?

[JonoJarrett]

ECHO
http://marvel.com/comics/onsale/covers/uploaded/0.323549001204846900image_big.jpg

[Fannymac]

Echo's also pretty kick-ass, and is the STAR of this week's New Avengers (#39). Am i alone, tho, in thinking that any statue/mb of Echo would look EXACTLY like one of asian ninja Psylocke, just less purple?

I'm REALLY looking forward to this story.....I think they've only scratched the surface of this character's potential!

As for a bust....if Randy were to base it on Mack's Daredevil stories....I think it would have much more of an Native American vibe than a Psylocke one!8-)

[Tigershark]

Sorry, one more. i know HH wasn't an Avenger, per se, but she led the Canadian version! More powerful women! Guardian suit (tho I think she wore it as "Vindicator") or the weirder, later green suit! Puck loved her, so did Wolverine! With those two, who are we to deny her? Plus, the Alpha Flight fans are as crazy as a hockey rink full of Canadians!
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/6000/5009/32119-vindicator_400.jpg
http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/6000/5009/120835-vindicator_400.jpg
http://members.aol.com/whoclix/vindi.gif

A FULLLINE FULLSIZE Alpha FLIGHT!!!!!

Just a guess...............phase 5........:brkheart:


Please............DO NOT read I am ANY WAY disatisfied as to how phase 4 ROCKS!!!!!!

But with what has been shown and what's left to be released...I can't imagine any room is 4.

***

regarding original post!!!!!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've wanted a PHOTON scince phase 2.......and a BINARY!!!

[JonoJarrett]

As for a bust....if Randy were to base it on Mack's Daredevil stories....I think it would have much more of an Native American vibe than a Psylocke one!8-)

:rock: