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You absolutely can count the first 2 games as the teams we were playing
(especially Alabama) were not much less talented than the average team we are going to play this year.
Sorry but 27 is closer to 25 than 30 and to be exact, Sibert averaged 26 minutes. Also, I think certain freshmen are more prepared to play 10+ minutes than 2 years ago when Kendall and Kyle took a while to come around. For instance, I don't think Mikesell will ave 20 minutes a game but probably 15. And Miller looks to be splitting time with Steve at center. I think this will be the case even when Dyshawn comes back. As I said last year, no reason to play small ball when you have 4 capable players bigger than 6' 6". I will even say I would be stunned to see us play a lineup with 6' 6" and under only players ever this year.
I will officially retract my suggestion that Cooke heads to the bench. As much as it pains me, it just has to be KD.
And BTW, I thought the blocking foul that was called on him when Uthoff was backing him down was B.S. KD was holding his ground, Uthoff did an @$$-roll over him, and they call blocking on KD. Ri-frick-ulous!
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It's entirely possible to have too much talent...such that it compromises team chemistry.
Agree with Ramod. I think Pollard off the bench first (replacing McElvene, who only plays first 3 mins anyways) makes the most sense.
Agree with this latest Configuration. Perhaps Pollard off the Bench first. POLLARD has perfect 6th man attributes. Do some cleanup and add muscle and Mojo!
I'm starting to think there's nothing wrong with showing some respect to the Senior and Juniors by just starting last years lineup with Cooke replacing JS. This way you're not dissing anyone. Big Steve spends a lot of minutes on the bench anyway and once you get a few minutes into the game you can rotate Steve in, and start rotating between KP, CC and DP and with KD, DD, JC and DD.
I really think it would be a hard pill to swallow for DP, KP, CC, KD and SS not to be announced as starters after what returning starters have given the program over the years and the new player has given us this season. It's really just a complimentary thing as to who's out the at tipoff and to be honest, Big Steve isn't winning the tipoff that often anyway. I know I'd be kind of humiliated not to get the label of starter if I was any of those guys and I think Big Steve would be the most likely to not be insulted by this. And let's face it, a happy team is instrumental in a successful team.
The minutes will be determined by how each individual game dictates.
Just showing how the numbers could work out. Kyle's playing 22mpg right now. 18 isn't that far off. Like this better?
Cooke, Pierre, Scoochie: 30 each
Pollard, KD: 25 each
Steve: 20
Mikesell, DD, Xeyrious: 10 each
Miller, Crosby: 5 each
Wehrli: 0
We have so much talent on the team that no matter what you put up there someone is going to say, "No way Player A only gets B minutes!"
Actually like this way better. This could be it when it comes time to tighten things up in must win games or tomorrow for example. I wouldnt give 10 to Mikesell though. When Pierre is back and up to speed, the Lion's share of the minutes have to go to Cooke,Scoochie,Dyshawn,Kendall,Steve,Kyle and Darrell. Outside of Xeryius i dont want to see anyone outside the "Big Seven" getting more then 5-7 minutes
I was pretty much in agreement with you until that.
I think last year Archie learned that with the right players, small ball can work. I would not expect to see a lot of it but I think if Pierre comes back, we will see it again.
I have said from day 1 that KP, DP, CC, KD and SS should start. Those 5 will play the most minutes.
As an honest question, how much does AM value winning the opening tip and having the first opportunity for an "extra possession" if there's a jump ball?
I won't guess which of the 5 guys you take out, but do you start Steve and take him out at 16min mark or first dead ball if you think he can win the tip?
Surely it is well known by now whether DP will be back. Some Priders are well connected with UD athletics. Have they Priders told us what is going to happen?
I'm not making promises or predictions, I'm just being the messenger...
Stay tuned.
Who cares about the tip? Means ZERO..They lost every tip last year and won 26-27 games....What it all means is finding a niche/role for these players, one they're comfortable in that puts the team in the best spot to succeed.....They better start shooting the ball better from the 3 or they're going to have plenty of issues with the way they're defending the 3..
Listening to Archie last night, Big Steve gives them a inside man that blocks shots. This is something we have not had here, quote from Archie. Plus he sees Steve getting better offensly. Likes Big Steve upside
If DP ends up coming back the starting lineup without a doubt should be:
These guys will start and play the most minutes. Archie needs to shorten the bench. We won with 6 guys and played our best when we were small and fast. This is your primary lineup and then DD and Big Steve are your first two off the bench.
I think what you don't want is for Kp to get in foul trouble. An d then Mac comes in and gets in trouble. It protects KP for a few minutes by not starting.
As we know he's prone. And he's MORE key than Mac in my opinion. With attitude and toughness.
KP and DP are never going to come off the bench...
SS, KD, DP, and KP are the reason we've won 5 NCAA games the past 2 years. That is the core group that is going to get us back there. Throw in CC who has already proven he can make up for Sibert's production. That's your starting 5 and the guys you want on the court in crunch time.
What you say at the very end is correct about crunch time. But the guys you start aren't necessarily your crunch time players. Remember the name Vee Sanford. The thing you don't want is KP and DP on your bench at crunch time because they've fouled out. To me, having a guy come off the bench to give you a spark at the first media timeout is a huge lift. Archie might not go that route, but I also don't think he'd be afraid to go that route, and it wouldn't surprise me to see Pollard or Davis really respond well to it. And as long as they get their minutes and the team is winning, they won't be complaining.
KP and DP are never going to come off the bench. KP is trying to do a little too much right now and hasn't quite adjusted to having Big Steve in the middle. He played at his best when DP was on the court and the two of them together at the 4/5 spot was a mismatch for almost every team last year. Nobody could keep up with their speed and versatility.
SS, KD, DP, and KP are the reason we've won 5 NCAA games the past 2 years. That is the core group that is going to get us back there. Throw in CC who has already proven he can make up for Sibert's production. That's your starting 5 and the guys you want on the court in crunch time.
Going small can give you matchup problems in college basketball, especially with the rule changes. Anybody notice that Xavier starts Trevon Bluiett (6'5") at PF? They do this because he creates mismatches all over the court. We had great success with DP and KP and no reason to think why not do it again.
Dont overthink things. DP is our best player and lets ride him all the way to another March run.


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The European Commission has today formally approved a package of 13 programmes in the fields of health, climate change (environment and disaster risk reduction), education and culture, trade and private sector development, agriculture and rural development and sanitary services. The EU is making available a total amount of €445.3 million from the 10th European Development Fund for these programmes benefiting all African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. The package include notably, in the field of health, a € 150 million contribution to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and € 20 million for increasing access to new and under-used vaccines in least developed ACP countries. In the education sector, the ACP-EU Cooperation Programme in Higher Education will be provided € 20 million and the Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Schemes € 40 million. In the field of climate change, the EU contributes with € 60 million to the ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Programme; with € 20 million to Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) and with € 10 million for climate-smart land and water managemen. The EU-ACP support programme for the cultural sector is also included in today's adopted package (€ 30 million), as well as the programme "Reinforcing Veterinary governance in Africa" (€ 30 million).
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Souma nomaoi festivalIn Japan we have many festival.One of biggest festival in
Touhoku district is called Souma-nomaoi festival.
It just finished.
This Souma-nomaoi festival have more than 1000years.
It started from one general called Tairano Masakado.
He wanted to train his samurai to hunting wild horses.
Now a day Japanese still continue this festival.We respect our history and ancestors very much.
But this year everyone have to think about we going to hold a festival or not.
Reason is Tsunami from earthquake.
Every things just washed away by tsunami.
Many people and horses gone.
But finally we held a festival to make everyone happy not to go backwards.
Japanese wants to go forward.
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ITV Good Morning Britain: Eamonn Holmes HITS BACK at Education Secretary over teacher cuts
GOOD MORNING BRITAIN viewers witnessed the Education Secretary appear on the show this morning to discuss the closing Sure Start centres, and children not being able to talk before getting to school.
Education Secretary Damian Hinds MP appeared on Good Morning Britain today to discuss the ongoing educational changes in the UK.
On the recent reports that many children fall behind in education before they even start school, Hinds praised the teachers on the front line.
He said: "Teachers do a great job to help kids catch up from those gaps that open up early in life tend to open up wider later on in life."
But host Eamonn Holmes was interested in knowing how these issues can be improved upon by teachers.
Hinds continued: "Theres a variety of things that could happen. I've seen a nursery in Luton the other day who had an early literacy and numeracy program.
"But its also about hints and tips and tools that parents will be able to benefit from."
Kate Garraway wasn't sure, however, if that would help, as she pointed out that a number of Sure Start centres have recently been shut down.
She said: "Those are the sort of places that could touch the families that really need it - and they've gone under the Tory government."
Hinds responded: "Other [programs] will happen from nurserys or family hubs, with different things in different ways.
"Those programs - some have evolved, some happened through Sure Start centres.
"What we are talking about today is bringing together these organisations and seeing what can be done [for families]."
Good Morning Britain: Eamonn took on Damian over pay cuts
Hinds went on to say: "It's right that politicians are nervous about talking about what happens in the earliest of years. But also its central in what we do in the central department."
Holmes chimed in, saying: "Well maybe you should be lecturing them!"
But Hinds hit back, announcing: "I'm not a lecturer! I'm a supporter. I'm a parent myself, and we all know that parents' instinct is doing whats right for their children."
Kate pointed out: "I want to talk about cuts in schools.
"They can't afford any more teaching assistants anymore. They had the money and the budget they had to fill the gaps - it does come down to those cuts."
Hinds continued to defend his stance, saying: "Schools have been doing a fantastic job. It is tight managing school budgets, but there are actually a lot more teaching assistants, and there is also money going into schools.
Good Morning Britain: Eamonn explained it was the parents' fault for children's poor literacy skills
Good Morning Britain: Damian continued to praise the teachers
"But I do recognise there is a tight budget on schools."
After the debate ended, Holmes went on a rant about the responsibilities of parents and teachers.
He said: "Maybe someone should be lecturing parents!
"But we're talking about children going to school without basic toilet skills.
"It's not about money it's about responsibilities. It's not a teacher's job to teach your children to go to the toilet!"
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.


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Students interested in the full-time Bachelor's program should apply as detailed below.
Admission information for exchange students
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exchange programme offered by their home university. For more
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After successfully applying for an exchange with the University of Mannheim you will then be nominated for the study abroad programme.
Find out more about why studying in Mannheim offers one of the best exchange experiences in Germany here.
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The Admissions Office is the central office for all applicants (German as well as foreign applicants). In order to apply for a Bachelor's program, interested candidates should complete the online application form, print and sign the forms, and submit them to the Admission Office between May 15th and July 15th. In addition, applicants are required to submit certified copies of official documents such as university-entrance diploma as detailed in the online application. International guidelines for grading standards will be applied. The International Office also provides a variety of information for international degree-seeking students on their website.
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- The final grades in maths and english.
- Other achievements relevant to the intended study programme, e.g.:
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Photographer Amelia Allen's new book, Naked Britain, is a celebratory exploration of the human body, with a focus on the UK's growing naturism movement. With fashion photography published in magazines such as Vogue, Tatler and Vanity Fair, and clients like Matches Fashion, Hermès and Temperley London, Allen's latest creative endeavour may seem a little uncharacteristic. But her background in fashion is in fact what led to her new project.
"I have spent the majority of my career photographing conventionally beautiful and aesthetically pleasing models who are used to displaying clothes," she tells R29. "Everything surrounding this is to do with body image and having to look a certain way to fit a specific societal construct of what is seen as beautiful. Growing up today, through such a politically dynamic time, where women's rights are a huge issue, I wanted to create a project that took liberation and freedom of body image into the limelight. I wanted to photograph a community that represented equality in body image, appearance, sexuality and gender. I felt a desperate urge to photograph another side of society, and to experience something away from fashion, but something still very much focusing on the beauty of the human body. Naturism was perfect for this."
Amelia's first foray into naturism was attending a clothing-optional day at a members' club in Buckinghamshire. She met a family who invited her to a naked picnic and skinny dip, before introducing her to the wider community. Three years on, they're still friends. "The first experience was quite a daunting one and it all builds up in your head but you've just got to treat it like a band aid: once the clothes are off, you're free. It's really good fun, very refreshing and liberating," she says. "There's something about wandering around in a place you usually wouldn't be naked – like a garden; I loved it. It took some getting used to, but not only was I trying to learn about this way of life through my photography, but also to grow personally. To step out of my comfort zone and look at my own relationship with my body and attitude to nudity."
So what did she learn? "Many said one of the reasons they liked being involved in the naturist community was that they could be themselves, away from mainstream life and remove all those stereotypes and statuses of clothing," she explains. "Being naked means you are a blank canvas and for some, you are anonymous." Are they happier in their own skin than the rest of society, or do they get hang-ups like the rest of us? "I think both. They are more self-accepting, because they realise there is more to life than their appearance. I guess everyone has an opinion of their own body and that changes throughout your life. They feel most comfortable and relaxed being naked and under a lot less pressure than among clothed society."
Most of Amelia's subjects are 35 and older, and the free-love attitude of young people in the '70s hasn't quite carried over to 2017. We're more open than ever about our sexuality and gender identity, with sex clubs and polyamory becoming more and more widely accepted – but nudity is often still seen as crass. "It's quite funny that that is the case, and that casual sex and paid clubs are so normal to many but nudity with no sexuality is seen as distasteful," Amelia notes. "Is that because the people who sunbathe topless or breastfeed in public don't fit into society's idea of an aesthetically pleasing idea of body image? There seems to be a double standard: it's okay to be naked if it's for sexual pleasure or observation, or for an editorial, but not okay for the freedom and liberation of it," she highlights.
Does she think attitudes are changing? "I think so. Plus-size models help a lot of young women who aren't the size of a catwalk model. I'm a fashion photographer and a size 14, and that is okay. However, they are still beautiful, so it's helping young women on social media but not changing attitudes to all body types and ages," she says. "I think it's important to recognise that ad campaigns and social media are not honest perceptions of reality. Don't compare your behind-the-scenes to someone else's showreel."
Despite our best efforts, we all have unconscious prejudices towards bodies, thanks to the media's unrelenting bombardment of unattainable, inaccessible and over-sexualised images. It often takes a lot of work to love your own body and not hold others up as the epitome of perfection. Amelia's shots of the naturists, free of self-consciousness and judgement, encourage you to do just that: appreciate your body for the wonder it is.
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Cattle producers in Alberta voted to have their check-off dollars remain refundable in the Alberta Beef Producers plebiscite.
The provincial check off is a $2.00 service charge paid on cattle sold, or fed and slaughtered in Alberta, and is used to fund industry initiatives.
But the results were pretty close with 51.3 per cent voting for a refund and 48.5 per cent wanting the change to non-refundable. Four ballets were spoiled.
Results are unofficial and will be finalized next week.
The association says they've issued more than $20 million in refunds since 2010, and some producers believed the money would generate greater benefits if invested in industry initiatives.
Out of the over 18,000 beef producers the association represents, only 1874 voted.
"We would have liked to see more producers vote in the plebiscite, but we appreciate the interest and effort of those who did vote," said Chair of the Alberta Beef Producers, Charlie Christie. "In democracy, decisions are made by the people who participated and as we've said all along, Alberta Beef Producers will honour the decision made by producers."
Votes were cast between Friday, October 19th and Tuesday, November 27th.
Read more: Alberta Beef Industry Funding Future in the Hands of Producers
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After the release of the first poster of Race which introduced Salman Khan, the USP of this sequel, Salman Khan released the entire cast in one poster. As the new poster was unveiled, we can see all the characters dressed in their best, while some carried guns, for others it is just their look, that is doing wonders.
This sequel will have an entirely new cast of which the Chhote Nawab of Bollywood is no longer a part. Even though there have been speculations on how the audience will accept Race, without Saif, the revelation of the posters are inviting a lot of attention. This franchise of Race will have Jacqueline, Anil Kapoor, Daisy Shah, Bobby Deol and Saqib Saleem and all of them features in the new poster with Salman Khan sitting in the centre.
The Bollywood Superstar has captioned the image as 'Aur Yeh Hai the Race 3 family. Let the Race begin'. He has also added the tagline of the film 'You don't need enemies when you have a family'.
Even though many have loved it, some are not convinced about this upcoming thriller, but each one of us waiting for the thriller to unfold and Remo D'souza's take on the Race franchise. Remo who is directing this venture is planning to release the movie on Eid 2018. The posters have been released amidst the shooting for the film. The cast is currently shooting in Abu Dhabi after their schedule in Thailand. What do you think of the movie posters? Will the movie be a Yay or Nay?
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There are numerous reasons why your diet may not deliver effects, but the key things are as follows:
Imbalanced Meal Plans
Fad lbs loss programs (often called as 'celebrity dietary methods') are well known for deleting complete food products categories in a bid to aid slimmers drop fat. Anyway, such eating plans are hard to be on for months on end. Not only just are they harmful, but they are also impossible to get used to. After all, could you experience satisfaction consuming only lentil soup or proteins, day in day out for months at a time? Of course, not.
You have all got certain meals which we can't ignore. Chocolate… crisps… biscuits…burgers… Now whilst treating yourself to the occasional naughty food is not a sin. Turn this weekly treat into daily activity and you will very soon recognise that you have succumbed to extra cravings as well which will become the cause of weight gain, not slimming.
Skipping Food Taking Sessions
It may sound logical when you are shifting excess lbs to refuse a meal as you are essentially intaking less calories; anyway without a proper supply of calories into your body, your metabolic rate will slowly begin to slow down as it believes you are starving. And this can make dieting incredibly complicated as your metabolic rate will be too slow to deal with calorie burn.
What else can I do?
If any of these sounds like you, do not let this weakend your efforts to lose weight. To achieve healthy, permanent weight loss all you need to do is change your mind-set and acknowledge that your weight loss desires will not be fast.
A consistent weight loss of 4-8lbs a month is suggested by many top nutritionists as these are easier to maintain. But what else can you do?
Consume a balanced diet – you don't have to eliminate your favourite foods completely to witness successful weight loss. The trick is to ingest a healthy meal regime of all the major nutrition groups and decrease the amount of unhealthy foods you consume.
Now we are not advising you to go cold turkey from chocolate or chips – all this will cause is temptation. However, by gradually cutting how often you have them, week by week, you can naturally cut them from your eating habits and stop cravings.
Workout regularly – eating well and exercising regularly go together when it comes to weight loss. By doing a exercise system of cardio and strength training 3 times per week for at least 30 minutes, you can help your metabolism levels and more importantly your calorie burn.
Aim for achieveable milestones – instead of focusing on a complete weight loss of over 20lbs, give yourself little weekly goals of 2lbs and aim to attain just those. This helps to reduce the pressure to shift weight and in no time at all you will find that you are close to your overall target.
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So, you think we should have History Month's for every race? Well, I think we shouldn't have 'em at all for any race. They are pointless and not needed. You should decide when you want to learn about history about any group. And if we continue to only celebrate one race it won't give the other hard working groups credit and will continue to put black people in the spotlight. After all "Black People can't be racist". And by the way, if you think whites did nothing to contribute to the human world, do your research.
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I'm in another "official" training season. it feels odd, but at the same time, it feels routine. I tend to always get sick early on in training, and I happened to be sick the first full week. So maybe I got that out of the way?
My half marathon is in November, which seems so far away. And then I look at my calendar and it's three months away. I think my entire training schedule is only 15 weeks. Soon I'll be able to count on two hands how many weeks until the elusive race day.
The corn maze next to our house has been cut. It's interesting to watch how fast the corn grows, and how easy it is for them to cut the maze. It usually opens around Labor Day weekend and we've been every year the past 4 years (I think it's been 4 years.) Even the toddler knows where the corn maze is, and every time we walk up there, he asks about pumpkins.
Fall is going to be here before we know it. I have no idea where the past year has gone. Where did summer go?
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009
The complete line-up to #140...
This week I've got two pieces of news, the first of which is that we've finally picked all the figures for the latest extension (121-140).
The final eight figures were chosen on the superherofigurineforum and are:
Crimson Dynamo
Drax the Destroyer
Gladiator (Daredevil Foe)
They join:
Black Heart
Grim Reaper
Jack of Hearts
Son of Satan
So with those chosen, I just want to say a big thanks to the admins and mods on the message board for running the polls and making sure they are cheat free, and of course thanks to everyone who voted.
So with the extension now decided, I can begin work on the costume/pose choices and I promise to keep everyone updated as the figures go through development.
On to my second piece of 'news': with the overwhelmingly positive response to the Warlock image I put up, I thought I'd show you how we put together some of our front covers.
The cover in question is Nighthawk (Issue 96), which surprisingly caused us a little bit of trouble. As I've shown in the past, we do occasionally commission original pieces of artwork for covers, if suitable artwork is not easily available. However, sometimes we come across a character that has a lot of images that look great but none that really hit the mark when it comes to a cover. Sometimes the images don't fit the space well and sometimes we just can't get large enough copies of the images to use on the cover. With Nighthawk the magazine's designer (Dan) decided to make a cover using a number of different images for the background, logo and figure; here's how he did it...
First up we cutout an image of Nighthawk from the Last Defenders #1 cover.
We weren't keen on the background from Last Defenders cover (it highlighted too many other characters) so Dan chose an old Defenders issue for the background. This was knocked back to black and white and then rescaled for the magazine's front cover. A purple overlay was added to the cover to help the main Nighthawk image standout.
The logo we used was taken from a third comic (Nighthawk's miniseries) and placed on the cover to finish the artwork.
And that's really it, when no one image works for a character we tend to search the comic archive to find a few different pieces of artwork that can come together and make a good cover.
Hope you enjoyed the update, more figurine news/previews at the end of the week, and I'll answer some of the questions kicked up in the comments section.
76 comments:
- Jacadoo said...
Really great insight into the generation of the Night Hawk edition - can't wait for much needed images for latest extension - roll on 200 and counting!!!!!!!
Sasquatch / Stingray and Tigershark please.......
- 24 February 2009 at 17:46
Great news on the expansion.
Some of my choices didn't make it this time, so hopefully we'll see the expansions bring us to 200. :)
Hoping for Modern Drax by the way. Cause I'd love to have the Guardians of the Galaxy on my shelf. Speaking of GotG, I demand Rocket Raccoon! :D
- 24 February 2009 at 17:50
Hi Rich,
Thanks for the particularly interesting insight into how the covers are produced, I can imagine that when you're dealing with a character that has many many appearances, costumes and separate miniseries the cover variation possibilities really could be endless!
With regards to the polls, first of all I'd like to express a big thank you to yourself for allowing us to have them on the SHFF, and I'd like to also say a big thanks to my fellow mods and admins who put in a lot of time and work into ensuring everything ran smoothly and fairly. I think it's fair to say we're now having severe tally and spreadsheet withdrawl symptoms!
Obviously while the polls created 8 very nice answers, inevitably it created many more questions. The big question on my lips is now I know you've got the full poll results to mull over, how good a chance will the close runners up get when it comes to deciding any future possible extensions? I am of course going to sneak in one final plug for Snowbird who as you can see came 2nd in the highly competitive X-Men category! :-)
We collectors now trust you to make the very tough decision of which version of Drax to comission for his sculpt. I can't decide between the two personally, so am looking forward to you making that choice instead!
Thanks again
Holy Wolf
- 24 February 2009 at 18:26
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- 24 February 2009 at 18:32
- Fabio Mucci said...
Please extended to 200 or almost 160-180 figurine, please.
- 24 February 2009 at 18:47
Well Lux what you must realise is your opinion is only one out of the hundreds who voted. As for characters like Firestar, Typhoid Mary, Cannonball etc well they all did very well coming in 2nd and 3rd places in their respective polls so I'd expect to see them make any future extension so there's no need to get to upset by it all.
As for X-men v Alpha Flight what you have to realise is that there's 3-4 X-men characters in this extension, whereas there's only one Alpha Flight member in the first 140 of the collection so maybe, just amye, they're due another one soon?
- 24 February 2009 at 20:03
- Freakazoid37 said...
I know its a bit late in the series to come up with a fresh idea BUT... have you ever considered releasing a Trading Card series that follows this?
Trading Cards especially marvel trading cards were massive in the early to late 90's - i used to love getting a foil back ripping them open only to find i had those ones already. the good old days.
But ive been reading your recent blogs which showing the amount of work you put into the magazine to make it great, along with the figurine... so i thought how great would it be that each fortnight with the magazine you get a free trading card?
90 odd issues in how would that work, well i dont see this series ending anytime soon... and with the addition specials, megaspecials and twin parks im guessing your pretty solid right about now. So how about this, issue 1 to whatever it is now those trading cards become available on the website. you could sell them in sets of ten so those who have been collecting the series so far can catch up. But for the issues going out beyond they would be included with the magazine and figurine...
So let me know what you think, i think there would be thousands of people who would like a trading card additionally added to the magazine...
now that i have that out my system. My questions from last week i know your pushed for time but could you please report on them next time. Judging by people who posted after myself there seems to be an interest those questions
- 24 February 2009 at 21:21
- Thor8 said...
Okay,I'll ask one more time. Who or whom make the selections on the characters that will compete in the polls and based on what criteria are they chosen?
If a future extension is approved(which is most likely)will the same 8 catagories be used or will there be new catagories? I think the competitors should be better classified this time around so that they fall into a group or class that best fits them. I also believe that characters that are "special" material should not be inclueded in these "regular" polls,like The Crimson Dynamo whose size places him in the "special" catagory.
Finally,I respect everyone else's opinion and preferences, but I must say I agree in part with Lux about placing more attention to more important and better known characters and leave the lesser known third raters for a later date.
- 24 February 2009 at 21:21
Those 8 categories were chosen specifically to fill those 8 places. If there was a further extension then those wouldn't just be the categories considered.
As for mixing the 'better known' and 'third' rate characters as you put it, it's good business sense. Why release all the big names in one go when people might get them all and give up collecting the collection. If you mix them up together a bit, the big names and the more suprise pics then not also do you get a more diverse collection but you also get characters to look forward to in the future ad a reason to keep collecting.
As for 'special characters' should be omitted from the polls for regular figurines, that's exactly what happened. All the characters that EM believed were better suited to a special were removed from the poll listings. As such those 8 characters selected have been confirmed as regular issues for now.
- 24 February 2009 at 21:46
- The Grim Reaper said...
Hi LUX, just one question....did you vote?
Reason I ask is almost 7000 votes were cast across 8 categories and the winning 8 were chosen by majority vote - so whatever your personal preferences, there are a lot of collectors out there that maybe disagree.
The extention would have included FIRESTAR, TYPHIOD MARY, CANNONBALL and VULCAN had enough people chosen them ;-)
- 24 February 2009 at 21:49
- The Grim Reaper said...
sorry mate I missed your comments.
The categories were chosen by Richard after the initial polls he had run on here were swamped by cheat votes and spammers. Some characters had already been chosen for the extension so to give a fair balance the categories as used were selected. Next we were asked to put together a "potential" list of wanted figurines for each category, these were collated by mods and admins on SHFF but taken from message boards around the bazaars. In essense the lists forwarded to Rich were made up of the wants of the collecting comunity and not just SHFF. Finally Rich had the unenviable task of narrowing down the massive lists to 25 or so characters which we then published for the vote. As there were only 8 categories it was necessary to group some together, that decision was made by Rich as he would have the final say. And that, as they say is it in a nutshell.
Although there are characters in this extension that I personally would not have chosen, I do not begrudge those collectors who will finally see their favourite made into lead ;-)
- 24 February 2009 at 22:01
- chris said...
Very interesting about how the covers are created. Two questions: Are the scanned images de-screened to remove moire, or do Marvel send high quality masters, and are the logos recreated in Illustrator so they're high enough quality? Keep up the great work!
- 24 February 2009 at 22:02
- Lux said...
"The extention would have included FIRESTAR, TYPHIOD MARY, CANNONBALL and VULCAN had enough people chosen them"
People did vote for those characters in vast numbers and Firestar & Typhoid Mary were winning there respective polls for weeks and Cannonball was in second place untill you decided some of there votes were suspect and wiped some of there votes away. There was no concrete proof there votes were not genuine you just suspected as people were joining simply to vote as was stated people could on this blog. But you wanted Prolwer, Melvin & Snowbird as did most of your moderators so congrats on the first two ;)
- 24 February 2009 at 22:22
- Anthony Stark said...
Alright, alright that is it... I`ve kept quiet for long enough. I have waited two years for Scarlet Spider to come into this collection, and finally he was up for selection in the #120-140 line-up. But no... No matter how much I plugged the obvious choice, every D-List fan had to go and throw away their vote on so called "classics" such as Prowler?! What a load of s**t.
- 24 February 2009 at 22:33
- Thor8 said...
Hi Grim; Thanks for taking the time out to answer my inquiries, I now have a much clearer view on how these things come about,and boy does it look like a lot of work and headaches. I really appreciate all the trouble all of those envolved went to just to give us the oppurtunity to vote and choose our favs.Not many companies our days care enough or go to so much trouble just to oblige there fans and customers,so once again I'd like to say many thanks to Richard,Grim,the people at SHFF and anyone else who had a hand in putting this together.
- 24 February 2009 at 22:38
- The Grim Reaper said...
There was more than adequate proof that attempts were made to sway the polls as they had been when held on the blog, it was not an easy decision to make but we mods/admins/forum members were under no doubt what was occuring....How would you feel now if your favourite character had not made the cut because one individual voted more than once to get HIS favourite in. I can assure you the polls were as fair as practicably possible, we knew there would be an attempt to bolster some results, we have tools available to check vote sources, timings and other factors that all indicated a problem which we decisively and openly resolved.
@Anthony Stark - a bit harsh there AS, considering that out of the 8 voted through, you actually voted for half of them, 50% hit rate is not bad considering the number of figures on offer. rather than going off on one i'd be quietly happy with the result. ;-)
Like I said before, I personally would not have chosen some of the winners but I'm not going to spit my dummy out of the cot just because they were chosen.
- 24 February 2009 at 22:52
- Thor8 said...
Oboy here I go again. Three times in just one day! Lux and Anthony Stark; I really don't care much for some of the winners in this poll as I really don't care much for Typhoid Mary or The Scrlet Spider,but that really doesn't give me the right to throw a tantrum and start making accusations for which you have as much proof as you say SHFF had when they removed some votes for suspected cheating. I too have asked myself on what basis did they plant thier suspicions,but instead of accusing without proof,why not simply ask them how this was done. I'm sure they would be glad to answer your inquiry and ease your mind.
Let's be grown up about this and not start a war of the worlds each time one of our favorites is left hanging! SHeeesh
- 24 February 2009 at 22:56
Lux I don't appreciate you trying to question our integrity like that when we've given up a month of our time to keep track of 7000 votes so that the collectors of the CMFC can vote in the characters that the majority of people want.
As for the votes removed, there was strong significant evidence and we would be more than happy to present it to Rich should he ever want it.
Similarly a large amount of votes came from people who read this blog and joined the forum purely to vote and this was perfectly acceptable to us, the more the merrier and ensures we got a more relative view on which characters were popular.
As for the characters that had their votes deducted, well in the end Firestar still would have come in second had the 'suspect votes' not been removed. Similarly Cannonball, Marvel Girl and Typhoid Mary have a lot of support among the staff of SHFF and we were saddened to see their votes influenced by cheaters.
That's all I'm going to say on the matter for now.
Oh and for the record I only voted for 2 of the 8 eventual winners, yet I've got no problem with this extension line up. The majority has spoken after all.
- 24 February 2009 at 23:02
Thanks for the cover info there. Good stuff to know. :) keep those mag updates coming.
As for the poll results, i'm disapointed most of the characters arn't what i wanted but still some interesting choices that might be good to see/read about.
Shame i don't get Wisdom yet but i can wait a little longer. Patience is a virtue of the wise after all ;)
- 24 February 2009 at 23:36
- lipstick said...
Hi Rich.
From this extension, only Pyro, Sunfire, Jack of Hearts and Jubilee I like...
I'm really disapointed for the poll results, but ok....
I guess we must wait for the 141-160 extension.
- 24 February 2009 at 23:52
Most of the winners weren't who I picked either. But I'm pretty darn happy with the list as a whole. Were their figures I wanted more? Sure. And most of them did well enough to possibly see inclusion in the next expansion.
Dark Beast didn't win like I hoped, but I'm not gonna throw a wobbler over it. 6th Place with 54 votes is damn good, considering that he wasn't one of the characters that got talked about a lot.
- 25 February 2009 at 00:35
- Anthony Stark said...
Okay just to clear something up there, I was not throwing a tantrum, just merely pointing out how frustrating it can be when people choose D-List characters who are pretty dull in the comics, nevermind as figurines. But whatever, I am taking consolation in Crimson Dynamo being added (And hoping for Scarlet Spider to be recognised eventually). So to reiterate, don`t freak out, I am not some nutcase who frequently enjoys "going off on one". Also Thor8 would be best off not telling people to grow up when they voice a valid opinion. :P
- 25 February 2009 at 00:53
Scarlet Spider's more of a D-List character to me than most of the people who won. It's just yet another Spidey figurine. If I wanted to buy the same character over and over again.... I'd collect the DC Figurines. ;)
- 25 February 2009 at 00:55
- The Grim Reaper said...
If anyone wants to e-mail me then please do so rather than put our methods in open view or use this blog etc.... HOWEVER
My money is on Lux having a googlemail e-mail account with an IP starting 80.249.xx.xxx
;-)ain't technology great eh? LOL
- 25 February 2009 at 00:57
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- 25 February 2009 at 06:53
- Travis said...
I wasn't too thrilled with some of the choices made either. X-Man, X-23 Impossible Man, Valkyrie and Son of Satan are very strange choices.
But if you don't buy them, Lux, then it would show the powers to be that they've might have made some poor choices if the sales are not as high as other figures in the collection.
Sales are the driving factor to any collection. And maybe there is a market out there fot the choices on the current list. I guess we will find out.
Also you got to accept the fact that EM is not going to be able to make every character. I really want the Beyonder, but realize that is never going to happen. Not unless the collection goes to 2000+
I think Grim and the rest of the board did a great job with the vote. And yes it sucks that Firestar is not going to be made, but hopefully EM will see that another extension is the way to go and we will get her then. I don't see why this collection couldn't go to 200. I hoping it will.
PS Any word on the quest to start putting the cardboard backing in the mags again.
- 25 February 2009 at 06:55
I thought the figurine forum was cheat proof? So how did people manage to cheat? Also Anthony Stark if you want a Scarlet Spider then I'd be happy to custom one for ya. I sorted one quite recently. He's 1 post down on my blog: acecustoms.blogspot.com
I'm very happy to see Blackheart/Jubilee in there. I thought Omega Red/Maverick would have popped up by now though?
- 25 February 2009 at 07:56
- The Grim Reaper said...
I thought the figurine forum was cheat proof? So how did people manage to cheat?
Quite simply James, they didn't manage to cheat.
They TRIED to cheat but the measures we put in place prevented it from affecting the results. Some were so blatant it was unreal!!
What we have is a set of results for figurines that the majority of collectors wanted. Who could ask for anything more than that?
any more questions to
- 25 February 2009 at 10:29
- Lux said...
@ Grim Reaper
"If anyone wants to e-mail me then please do so rather than put our methods in open view or use this blog etc.... HOWEVER"
You do not run this Blog and if people want to voice there views they will, who are you to tell people they cant voice there thoughts on here!
The bottom line is the 20 extension is done and over half the list is of second rate no mark characters and for people like me who have spent alot of money on the collection that aint good enough!
Here's hoping we get an Omega Red special or Blob or an Aurora & Northstar double pack to try and make up for it.
I hope there is another extension after this one with more "A-lIST" characters because if this is the final 20 its a lame way to end the collection.
- 25 February 2009 at 11:14
- Jacadoo said...
Guys why the in-fighting, the poll is what it is and anybody left smarting the results need to ask themselves two questions:
I feel sorry for myself as none of my votes won through - does not mean I'm going to sit in a darkened room and sulk, just means I start begging again for my own favourites.
Grim pay not attention to the dissenters and if you ever come up with a solution to satisfying all the people all the time – let me know.
Nuff said the poll was the way to go – or perhaps all the complainers would like no voice at all – but the blog should respect everybody's views.
To be clear I don't rate a lot of the final 20 – doesn't mean I will stop collecting, but it does mean I look forward to getting my favourites in the near future.
Let's start the campaign for the next poll (with extension):
Omega Red
Stingray and Tigershark
All of Alpha Flight
- 25 February 2009 at 11:41
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- 25 February 2009 at 11:46
- The Grim Reaper said...
LUX, you have missed the point completely. You are quite correct I do not run this blog and I have never suggested I do ! but I do run the SHFF forum. It is the SHFF methods that I will not discuss on here so as I said my offer stands...contact me by e-mail and i'll happily run through what we discovered about the cheats and how we did it.
As for the latest extension being weak "over half the list is of second rate no mark character" this is in your opinion however I suggest that as these were chosen by many many collectors, your view as to what is good or bad differs from the views of the majority. To you it may seem unfair but that is life i'm afraid...get used to disappointment. ;-)
may I be so bold as to make a suggestion:---
Why don't you list the 20 characters and say which ones you feel are good or bad, maybe include who you voted for, and why. Having a rant serves no purpose, voicing a balanced, concise and clear reason for your thoughts may increase the chance of you swaying someone else to your way of thinking.
Not TELLING you what to do but making a sensible SUGGESTION.
Since you have not answered my earlier posted question i'll politely ask again....Did you vote?
rgds TGR
- 25 February 2009 at 11:56
Face it. Most of the so-called A-List is done. But pretty much everyone who won are characters who have been around for a long time. Sure a lot of them haven't made the A-List, but then if you really want to consider who's A-List aka, anyone who can carry an ongoing solo book.... we're already done with all the A-Listers.
"X-Man, X-23 Impossible Man, Valkyrie and Son of Satan are very strange choices."
How so? I'll maybe give you X-Man, but then he was chosen by Eaglemoss... and someone who's a fan of the character wanted to get him in the collection. Besides, not only did the character support a 75 issue ongoing, he's also one down of the 4 Age of Apocalypse refugees.
As for complaints about Valkyrie and Son of Satan, someone clearly never read the Defenders. Both those characters were fairly major characters not only there but also elsewhere. Now hopefully we can get Gargoyle and Moondragon at some point to round out the team. Only wish we had an Ape Beast for the team.
- 25 February 2009 at 11:56
Lux I think you've grabbed the wrong end of the stick again mate.
Pretty sure what Grim meant was that you should email him directly if you have any comments you'd like to make about the forum or the way the polls were carried out. Don't think he meant about your general opinion on the extension or the collection as a whole.
With regards to the magazine images do you just scan in the pics directly from the copies or do Marvel send you over high quality/resolution picture files?
- 25 February 2009 at 12:00
- jarvis69 said...
Maybe I'm the only one to be happy of this choice ! lol. Who cares
- 25 February 2009 at 12:10
Who cares?
Apperantly people who are crying cause their C-List character didn't win over someone elses B and C-List characters.
People need to get over themselves and realize that the collection is for everyone. So whining that a more popular character won... why? Clearly the fanbase wanted that character really badly.
Sure, I would have loved Firestar myself. Hell, I voted for her. I don't know Prowler all that well. But I'm not going to throw a wobbler cause my favorite didn't win this time. In the end, we got a pretty diverse expansion. More so than if Eaglemoss likely would have picked the entire line-up themselves.
- 25 February 2009 at 12:20
By the way... Richard,
Is there any way that you guys can hold off on releasing Ka-Zar. It would be a shame if he wasn't a double pack with Zabu. They just go together.... like Peanut Butter and Jelly and Milk and Cookies.
- 25 February 2009 at 12:44
- Jacadoo said...
This has got to be the best thread of comments on this blogger to date. How about we use some of our energies on getting the main site updated with some meaningful images?
- 25 February 2009 at 12:50
- pirate adam said...
all you babies should stop cryin about who made the collection and who didnt, the guys at EM are doin a fantastic job. i personaly dont think some of the characters that made it should have when people like omega red and forge and even gladiator of the shiar guard havent, however i have complete confidence in the guys and will collect every issue regardless. keep up the good work!
ODIN for a special edition!!
200 Extension please!!
pirate adam
- 25 February 2009 at 12:56
- Thor8 said...
Gee Anthony Stark,I didn't mean to step on your toes. I was just voicing a valid opinion. You see It's not so much a matter of having the right to voice an opinion,but rather "HOW" you do so,
and making unfounded accusations and using foul language to express a point of view just doesn't make the mark in my book. There's nothing wrong with wanting to see "D" rate characters in this collection,there are a few "D" raters I like alot that many collectors don't give a whit about and who may never make it to this collection,but I still wish they would be inclueded. That doesn't mean everybody who prefers someone else is a jerk or has poor taste,they just feel or think differently than I do.
- 25 February 2009 at 13:02
"i personaly dont think some of the characters that made it should have when people like omega red and forge and even gladiator of the shiar guard havent."
Gladiator is coming. We've already seen the final painted sculpt.
Omega Red would require a Special, and honestly... I think Blob is more important a this stage. Considering he's a classic villain who's also appearing in the Wolverine movie. A Blob Special tying into Wolverine would be wise.
As for Forge. He finished high enough in the polls. But a few people wanted Sunfire, Cannonball, and that one Alpha Flight chick more than him. Maybe next time.
- 25 February 2009 at 13:14
- ghost said...
blah... blah... blah....
I've never read so many useless comments in my life...
Would everyone just stop throwing their toys out the pram and respect Richards blog. I like to see what people think of EM and what the future has in store, but for cryin' out loud...
I glad this ain't my blog.
I'd never read it again! I certainly wouldn't feel like updating it on a regular basis... Which I'm pretty sure we all want!
Great Blog, love all the inside info stuff, would love to know more about the process of creating the figures themselves though, like what they use, how they are moulded etc.
And by the way - I can't wait for the next 50 issues!!!
- 25 February 2009 at 15:05
I think some of these characters in this extension could turn out to be some of the most interesting figs yet.
There's lots of chocie to be made yet such as which versions of Crimson Dynamo, Annihilus and as mentioned before, Drax to choose to sculpt.
I'm also interested to see how EM go about sculpting/painting Wasp and her transparent wings.
Prowler, Pyro and Sunfire could really be great looking figs, and I'm still looking forward to seeing Jubilee!
X-Man and Nomad are also intriguing choices and one of the reasons I love this collections so much, because we're getting such a diverse range of characters from all over the MU. This collection certainly is one of a kind and EM really do spoil us!
In future I'm not sure I'd want to choose the whole extension each time, I'm personally happy to let EM choose the majority and suprise us, but picking 2-3 each extension or so wouldn't hurt :-)
- 25 February 2009 at 15:40
- Iain said...
I for one can't believe the figures that have been made so far. I mean there was that one, what was he called? He can things like spider, but he's actually a man? Wears red and blue, sticks to walls, gets stuck in the bath. Fights bad guys like Prof Squid and the Puce Gnome or something like that. What a lame character! I mean how many comics has he been in?
But you ask or the bearded bystander who appeared in panel 6 on page 15 of Iron Man issue 274, and they don't want to know, even though he is so cool and loads of people want him (I know because I made them up). It's just one law for some and another law for the rest of us. I think we should bring in the Electoral Reform Society or something.
Well done on the polls GR. I didn't get the all characters I wanted up either, but that's democracy. You do a sterling job on stuff like this and on the SHFF
Fantastic blog, Rich. I think if a lot of people stopped whingeing about things and took notice they would realise what a fantastic job you and the rest of EM are doing. Things like the blog and sneak previews which are over and above merely making a range of figurines
- 25 February 2009 at 15:52
- ozzie said...
@ Lux
Have you ever thought that there are people buying te collection from the beginning, posting on various forums who are really happy with that line up?
Even if some characters i voted for don't get in, i RESPECT votes from everybody.
- 25 February 2009 at 18:04
- Fabio Mucci said...
The sad thing about this and that we don't have three amazing figurines of amazing characters:
Lockjaw, the Inhuman's dog;
a special pack of Power Pack;
a Howard the Duck figurine.
Extended please!
- 25 February 2009 at 18:36
- Killer Frost said...
I too am not thrilled by the majority of the extension choices. I really think the polls should not be a regular thing unless its for just one or two characters as those 8 choices with the exception of Pyro are all out of the 1960's and 1970's. Some newer characters would be nice.
The only figures im looking forward too are Jubilee, Gorgon and Pyro. I agree that there are an awful lot of Z-List characters in this 20.
I dislike that there are only four girls one of which (Jocasta) is a fairly unremarkable character. I think girls like Arachne, Rachel Grey, Sage, Moondragon, Typhoid Mary, Magik and Domino would of been cooler choices.
I think that were all welcome to comment and people should accept that not everyone is exactly thrilled by these particular extension choices. ;)
- 25 February 2009 at 18:47
- Ryan Maxwell said...
Thanks to Richard for maintaining the blog and to Grim and the fantastic group of admins and mods on the figurine forum. You guys put a lot of work into the polls, and I really appreciate it.
While I only voted for a couple of the winners, I certainly can't complain that the fans of the collection want different pieces than me. I just hope that getting so many X-Men and Avengers in this extension is good news for groups like Alpha Flight and the Masters of Evil/Thunderbolts down the road.
- 25 February 2009 at 19:04
- jimbob said...
Exciting blog.there is a bit on the shff where you can let off steam,i think you can say whatever you want on that i think?
The polls is a good guide on what we want.some categories had more votes than others.
I like 4 out of the 8 of the final choices,but will still buy all 8 tho.Its fair that people have had a chance on picking the final eight,ive really enjoyed the poll its been fun!
Excellent job Grim on the polls.Hope eaglmoss has got you on the pay roll.You seem to know what we want.Id be happy if eaglemoss would let you and your team pick all futre figs.we would have a good palance with the teams.
I hope that eaglemoss see on this blog on how passionate we are about this colection.And maybe can grow this business on a longer term
Also how is the double pack sales going,it would be good to have Ka-Zar and Zabu as a double pack.
Keep up the hard work Grim and Richard!
- 25 February 2009 at 19:21
- buffduffdan said...
Well I was quite happy with those results :D The more obscure characters weren't the poll choices but more the EM staff ones as some characters would never get in otherwise and to spice it up a bit.
Also quite interesting about the mag covers, never knew there was so much work involved so makes you appreciate them that bit more :)
- 25 February 2009 at 19:30
Killer Frost, with regards to there only being 4 females in the 121-140 extension you do realise there's only 3 females in the current 81-100 that we're currently in?
As for all of the chosen 8 coming form the 60s and 70s, that may be so, but the majroity are still involved in the MU today.
Seeing how talk has once again gone back to double packs I'd like to quickly lend my support once again to Cloak&Dagger and Aurora&Northstar doublepacks which have been mentioned quite a bit before.
- 25 February 2009 at 19:52
- Mr J said...
There are clearly people who aint happy with the extension list as a whole but im sure most of us have atleast 1 or maybe 2 characters were happy about been there. Im really happy about 2 choices and ok about 1 more so ill be buying about 3 of the figurines from this extension.
I have in the past brought the D-List characters but if i did that this extension id end up buying the majority of them :(
I dunno its almost ashame that another 5 characters cannot be added i mean with the current 20 expansion list if you added in KARNAK, FIRESTAR, TYPHOID MARY, CANNONBALL and VULCAN im sure lots of people new and old would be very happy.
Alot of collectors like to have "newer characters (Vulcan)" along with female and current upto date characters.
- 25 February 2009 at 20:09
You said you'd answer any questions about stuff in your next blog, so i thought i'd ask one :P What sort of image sizes and resolutions do you use when creating the magazine. Do you use standard print size (300dpi) all the way through or do you scan the images at a higher resolution then scale them down for printing?
Thanks in advance :)
- 25 February 2009 at 21:10
Whats the big thing with Vulcan? The guy has a grand total of 31 appearances, not even sure you could make a magazine with that.
As for the others well I'm pretty sure they'll all get their chance soon enough.
- 25 February 2009 at 21:11
- Mr J said...
Hi King Chris,
There's enough good info on Vulcan to get a magazine out for sure! Richard also included him in the X-Men villains list for voting. Vulcan is a very new character but he's really something special. Marvel have been building this guy up big time hes the big new X-Men villain and also the big new Cosmic villain.
The upcoming war between Vulcan and Blackbolt is gonna be huge. Hes a really interesting character and been the 3rd Summers brother only help his lineage. The fact that hes so current and becoming so important in the Marvel Universe makes me believe he would be a great addition.
- 25 February 2009 at 22:09
Vulcan is just a terrible character. And that's coming from someone who loves the X-Men and modern Marvel/X-Men comics. His retcon intro was awful, and really tarnished the great story that introduced the "All-New, All-Different" team. And along with Danger began the bastardification of Professor X.
Thankfully the results of the 2-Pack poll for Xavier and the recent poll show that there's really very little huge support for him. Seriously, 11th place.
If I they were to offer him, it would hopefully be in a 2-Pack with Deathbird. Since then at least there would be one character that would be worth owning.
- 25 February 2009 at 22:28
Vulcan is Marvel's equivelent to Crybaby Super-Emoboy Prime.
- 25 February 2009 at 22:39
- chewiebeast said...
Many thanks Richard for letting the SHFF host a great poll and I'm pleased to see such a fantastic lineup. kudos to you fella!
However, I cannot hide my shock and dismay at the disgraceful comments left by some people on this blog - its a great lineup, whats not to love??
So you didn't get your choice made, it just wasn't the most popular. I've been campaigning for Sauron for what seems like an age and he fell short at the end by 4 votes - am I worried?? Not at all (Now that he made runner up, You can stick him on the specials list right Rich :D).
So you feel that there are too many third string characters through?? This is a good thing! It means there are plenty of top flight characters to be done in future extensions! I'm certain there will be more because there is still so much passion for this collection and I truly hope it continues and proves to be EM's greatest success story to date!
It is a shame that people felt the need to cheat, on a positive spin this is indicative of the aforementioned passion, but obviously cannot be permitted and I'd also like to thank the clever bunch at SHFF for running it so well and working so hard - you deserve medals guys, but I'm tight so you'll have to put up with a thankyou :D
What everyone here I believe needs to bear in mind is that we are extremely lucky to be allowed to have a say in these things. Richard doesn't have to, he's not obligated to us and he actually puts in a lot of his own time and effort providing us with exclusive updates etc. Letting us choose characters to go in is virtually unheard of, so please, negative comments don't serve a purpose. If you don't like something there are better ways of putting it across - politely and with good reasoning at least.
Again, many thanks Richard for a wonderful opportunity and long may the collection continue.
- 25 February 2009 at 23:58
- jimbob said...
Can you update us on Double packs and any more confirmed specials on the next blog pleas.
- 26 February 2009 at 01:21
- Nightstar1441 said...
The magazine work is much more intense than I imagined - what are some of the problems you encounter when putting together a magazine - is it only getting the right images or are their issues with content?
- 26 February 2009 at 04:46
- Nightstar1441 said...
Also want to thank you for all the efforts EM puts into this collection.
It's not every publisher that allows their fans to have a say.
The passion expressed is genuine and the fans have been ravenous for such a deep collection for some time now.
I want to personally thank you for some of the choices in the extension.
I am a huge Nomad fan. When I saw that he was being included, I was esctatic.
He is such a deep and interesting character with so many different ties to the Marvel Universe.
I know it must be difficult reading how some fans may not be all that enthusiastic about the choices of the extension.
Truth be told - I think the choices are fantastic. It covers great depth and all aspects of the Marvel Universe.
The key to this collection is patience. The longer it goes - the more fantastic characters will be made and I really do want them all.
From Alpha Flight to Firestar to Rocket Racoon to Sauron.
Thank you from this die hard marvel fan for giving us a collection like this.
- 26 February 2009 at 04:55
- Covenant said...
I also want to thank Richards and the rest of the EM crew for making such a fantastic collection and the effort you put in this blog with the very interesting insider information. Poll was great for me - come on if you love comics and the Marvel universe you must at least respect and accept ALL the characters.
So again a big thanks from Germany and I hope the collection will last until 300+.
- 26 February 2009 at 08:21
- Webs said...
Richard and EM work very hard to produce a great collection and one not so great extension list does not take away from there hard work.
Lets hope there is another extension as id love to have:
Marvel Girl
Grey Gargoyle
Scarlet Spider
I personally would take that list over the 20 extension we got any day! theres lots of great characters left lets just hope they get made. More popular characters over the no-bodies for sure. I know there has to be a mix for well known characters and lesser know characters but this extension has to many no-mark characters.
- 26 February 2009 at 10:03
- Jacadoo said...
Richard all the power to you and the team at EM - I think the blog shows the passion in which the subscribers hold each and every extension. Now we have the extension list how about selecting one of the figurines and providing a running commentry on the development?
From concept drawing - approval - first skulpt through approval and paint, I think many of the guys would appriciate.
Any sign of an update to the main sight as the collection has surpassed the images on display?
Anyway can't wait for the next poll.
- 26 February 2009 at 11:22
- The Grim Reaper said...
Another great list there WEBS, and YES I would buy those in the collection without a doubt....granted there are some i'm not overly familiar with but that is part of the fun - learning about them. Just looking at the poll results again, a lot of those you mention did pretty well, others (Destiny for example picked up 8 votes) didn't fare so good.
Is this because only 8 collectors wanted her or because only 8 felt they wanted her ahead of some of the other characters in the list?
I honestly can't answer that, but what I can say is the next 20 (chosen by the majority vote and Eaglemoss Staff) are going to make for a great addition to my collection and I look forward to getting more in the collection in the future; including those in your list.
- 26 February 2009 at 11:29
- lipstick said...
We don't need a next poll. We have already the 2th and 3th choices of the people.
- 26 February 2009 at 14:43
- lipstick said...
And sorry for my english....
- 26 February 2009 at 14:46
- pirate adam said...
ok so does no one else think the ALL FATHER ODIN deserves to be in a special or even a mega special. lets face it he is a major marvel charcter and father of the mighty one, and when you look at some of the other characters i believe he must be included. im not moanin but come on Rich please
please lets have an Odin edition.
oh and is the Gladiator thats included the Shiar Gaurd or the daredevil villain.
Piarate Adam
- 26 February 2009 at 17:16
- Thor8 said...
Hey pirate adam,I'm with you! I definetly believe and agree that old daddy Odin indeed deserves a "special" figurine. And while we're on the subject of "specials" How about a Destroyer an Excecutioner and a Battle Armour Thor figurine. I think A warriors three triple pack would be nice,or you can break it down to a couple of double packs.(Fandral and Hogun) and (Balder and Volstag) "FOR ASGAAAAAARD"
- 26 February 2009 at 19:45
Re: Odin...
I'd say wait for the Thor movie, he can be offered as a tie-in. Like hopefully Blob will surprise us and be offered as a tie-in for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
- 26 February 2009 at 21:32
- Mr J said...
Id like to ask Richard if there's any chance we will see a special of The Blob during 2009?
Blob would be such a great character to have I think alot of collectors would really love to have him. :)
Vote Blob! ;)
- 26 February 2009 at 21:49
- Anthony Stark said...
Hey guys, when the collection is officially extended through to #141-160 (Probably just a matter of time), it would be really great to just take the 2nd & 3rd place characters from the poll and just run with them instead of creating a new bunch of polls. Everybody has already voted for their favourites anyway. Someone mentioned this idea before on the blog and I think it`s a great idea that should be given serious consideration.
- 27 February 2009 at 01:01
- jimbob said...
I agree with Stark,we dont need another poll.The 2nd and 3rd choices should be included in the futre extension.
Or let Grim and his team choose futre figs.
We can make 200 easy!
- 27 February 2009 at 01:15
- The Grim Reaper said...
agree totally with first part of your post AS, and agree to some extent with the second part. only snag is that not all categories were represented in the polls as some branches (for want of a better word) were already catered for by the EM staff choices.
SPIDEY (VILLAINS) and AVENGERS(ALLIES) are two branches that were not polled.
If / when a further extension happens, i'm pretty sure plenty of the poll runners-up should feature.....I can't see EM passing the chance to get figs out that they know for a fact will sell well ;-)
jimbob - we'd be more than happy to run polls again and it may be a wise move (if we did do it) to start afresh, omitting those that made it through and throwing a couple of fresh characters into the fray....reason I say this is something I briefly mentioned earlier....some voters may now have a different slant on things knowing what is confirmed and perhaps amend their choices. Maybe some are happy with just one inhuman (gorgon) so would cast their votes elsewhere rather than at triton and/or karnak....if that makes sense....or maybe Destiny who only got 8 votes may well have been the majorities 4th choice???; not many votes this time but could potentially pull in a 100+ votes if we ran it again....who knows without checking?
- 27 February 2009 at 01:31
- jimbob said...
Cheers Grim!
I can understand the outcome could be diffrent for the lower voted characters if we have the poll again.
Nice to have more names added in to the poll.
I would like a MARVEL WOMEN poll going,and mix it up a bit.Take ALPHA FLIGHT out of X-MEN poll and put them into another category and same with the others maybe?
- 27 February 2009 at 08:43
- Marvelbeast said...
Although I didn't get my favourites in the next extension I'm still very happy with the list. I did have a sulk that Power Pack and The Runaways didn't get far in the polls but if the CMFC continues for as long as I hope it does then one day , who knows? Maybe they will get the place they deserve.
I'm happy that the votes were fair and cheaters were weeded out. Although I really wanted The Runaways I wouldn't go as far as cheating to get them made. I'd rather convince people to read them and realise what they're missing. Maybe by the next time we're allowed another vote they'll be more fans.
As far as the list we got goes I'm happy that it was the majority votes that won through. It was sad that cheats on Richard's blog made it necessary for another site to have to put so much hard work into running the polls but at least it ended with the characters that people wanted most.
The hard work and all the time that the mods and admin staff at the Superherofigurine forum is appreciated by me. They don't get paid for what they did, they did it because they love the CMFC as much as the rest of us. It is due to the fans of the CMFC that we have as many characters as we have and I think that without that support we could've have easily ended with only 60 issues.
There are MANY other characters that still deserve to be made and with the support of the collectors and voters we can aim to get many more included.
Thanks for the extension and the work that went into creating the list.
I'm a subscriber so I will get all of them but even if I wasn't a subbie, I'd still be happy to buy all of them anyway. Sure I'd have loved all 20 to be characters that I chose personally but it's called "The Classic Marvel Figurine Collection", not "Marvelbeast's Classic Marvel Figurine Collection".
It would be great to be able to pick who I wanted, I'm sure that most of us would like to have complete control over what is made but there are thousands of us and because of that there has to be a fair way that characters are picked. Richard and EM were gracious enough to let customers pick who they wanted, we shouldn't ruin it by complaining because we didn't get everyone we wanted.
I have been very happy with all the figurines that RIchard and EM picked for us up to now but it was really nice to have a chance to get involved. If EM let us pick some more in future I'd be happy with that too.
Power Pack and the Runaways still have a chance of being made. Either by EM. Marvel or RIchard choosing to make them or by me convincing more people if we get another vote.
Oh but next time, please don't list Power Pack as individual characters. They don't stand a chance that way. They would be best as a team pack all on one base as they are little kids, they'd fit well on a special sized base. Also the magazine would be better if they shared it.
As for teh Runaways, well they'd be great as individual sculpts and they still look individual enough not to be mistaken as civilians.
Sorry just had to add that bit. Every vote counts. Plus for anyone who hasn't read them yet, you're missing a great read. Joss Whedon is currently writing them.
SOrry for the long post but I wanted to add my support for the votes and to thank RIchard.
I loved the magazine creation info too by the way. Nice to know what work goes into the series.
- 27 February 2009 at 11:00


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'The North' Installation, 2006 from Jade Boyd on Vimeo.
The North (installation)
Jade Boyd, The North video installation: video projection (7:42), amplifier, 2x speakers, dead branches. Dimensions variable. 'Podium' at Galleri Badet, Kulturhuset, Hausmania, Oslo, Norway, 2006.
'The North', originally an installation for my graduation exhibition at Sydney College of the Arts (2005), was the beginning of a trajectory of work and research based around the sublime and the supernatural. In this installation I projected a video of fragments of field recordings in the Norwegian landscape combined with footage from earlier works.
The projection fell partly onto the tips of the twisted branches that lay on the floor, repeating the elements of nature within the video. The darkly layered soundtrack was heavy with bass, holding reference to the Nøkken of Norse folklore with the imagined cries in the woods, and a voice beckoning in old Norwegian to `cross over´ (the water). The video moved in stilted procession, recalling Muybridge´s sequential photographic studies of locomotion, and creating a dislocated world, enclosed within the dark confines of the room.


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Tonight in the WWE Cruiserweight Classic, Johnny Gargano looks to bounce back from NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II by advancing through the second round. The Philippines's TJ Perkins takes on the tournament favorite Gargano in the main event! Plus, Zack Sabre Jr. of England looks to showcase his submissions against American Drew Gulak. All that and more tonight in the CWC!
Video recap of the unveiling of the Cruiserweight Classic championship trophy from NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II.
We are on tape from Orlando, Fla. Mauro Ranallo and WWE SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan have the call for this week.
Video preview of Puerto Rico's Lince Dorado vs. the United States's Rich Swann.
Second Round: Rich Swann (United States) vs. Lince Dorado (Puerto Rico)
Dorado gets a side headlock and shoulder block. Leapfrog and counter exchange leads to a pinning predicament. Cartwheels and handstand counters lead to a stalemate. Dorado gets in on the dancing and Swann shakes his hand, but pulls him into a side headlock. Dropkick sends Dorado out, but he lands a head kick on a dive attempt. Crossbody off the top to the floor by Dorado and he gets a nearfall back inside. Swann with a neckbreaker for a nearfall and a submission. Forearm exchange ended by a chop to the sternum of Swann. Corner clotheslines exchanged and Dorado put up top. Jump Frankensteiner blocked, but both come at each other with scissors kicks to put both down. Chops and punches exchanged back and forth until Dorado lands a knee to the head. Head kick from the apron and a flying crossbody get Dorado a nearfall. Swann comes back with a DDT for a nearfall of his own. Standing 450 from Swann lands on the knees and Dorado cradles him into a small package for a nearfall. Dorado with a back elbow and enzuigiri. Swann with a spinning back kick of his own, but Dorado with a reverse hurricanrana to get a nearfall. Dorado up top and he misses a shooting star press. Phoenix splash off the top lands for Swann.
Winner by pinfall: Rich Swann
Video recap of The Revival defeating Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
Johnny Gargano interviewed about his second round match with TJ Perkins. Gargano says Perkins is a great and talented wrestler, but he has read the predictions and he knows that he is the favorite to a lot of people. Gargano doesn't want to let anyone down. Gargano says this will just be one step closer to winning the CWC.
Video preview of the United States's Drew Gulak and England's Zack Sabre Jr.
Second Round: Zack Sabre Jr. (England) vs. Drew Gulak (United States)
Gulak misses on a knee attempt and the two exchange positions and submissions on the mat. Gulak with a nearfall after he stacks Sabre on an armbar attempt. Straitjacket choke from Sabre and Gulak able to spin into one of his own. Sabre counters into an armbar and Gulak drops down to kick him away. Springboard stomps by Gulak and a Northern Lights suplex gets a nearfall. Gulak works the body of Sabre. Gulak with a forearm from the apron and he goes up top. Gulak dives into a Fujiwara armbar. Gulak turns it into a Gory Special. Backslide nearfall and Sabre stacks Gulak for a nearfall of his own. Gulak works Sabre in the corner and looks to wear him down. Sabre misses a head kick and he spins into an octopus stretch. Gulak counters out into an ankle lock and lands a back suplex. Sabre able to lock in a Kimura lock, but Gulak slams him into the ropes. Penalty kick gets Sabre a nearfall. Judo throw and Sabre spins into a bridging cover for a nearfall. Slaps exchanged between both and Gulak catches Sabre with a sunset flip for a nearfall. Gulak looks for a dragon sleeper and Sabre rolls into a surfboard stretch. Sabre holds the arms and hooks his legs over Gulak's for the cover.
Winner by pinfall: Zack Sabre Jr.
Gulak reluctantly shakes Sabre's hand post-match.
Corey Graves previews the main event from the Cruiserweight Classic Control Room.
Video preview of the Philippines's TJ Perkins and the United States's Johnny Gargano.
Second Round: TJ Perkins (Philippines) vs. Johnny Gargano (United States)
Perkins and Gargano lock up and exchange in submission grappling to start. Perkins gets a pinning predicament and locks in a Muta Lock, forcing Gargano to get the rope break. Gargano tosses Perkins into the ropes and he catches himself. Gargano dropkicks him out and lands a suicide dive. Gargano works Perkins outside and the two exchange nearfalls off of submissions back inside. Gargano fights out of the corner and Perkins grabs on for a sunset flip nearfall. Rolling up-kick by Gargano followed by an apron spear. Gargano works Perkins down in the corner and sets him up top. Perkins kicks away and counters to land a powerbomb for a nearfall. Gargano sent to the apron and he lands a superkick to drop Perkins to the floor to counter a springboard dropkick. Exchange outside sees Gargano look for a tornado DDT back inside. Perkins catches him and lands a big boot. Gutbuster nearfall for Perkins. Punches exchanged and Gargano worked against the ropes with a drop toehold followed by a dropkick. Gargano comes back with a superkick, but his knee gives out as he tries to lift Perkins. Perkins works on the leg, but Gargano rolls him up for a nearfall. Neckbreaker from Perkins lands and Gargano sat in the corner. Gargano catches Perkins coming in and drops him on the top rope. Lawn dart from Gargano into the turnbuckle gets a nearfall on Perkins. Gargano misses a superkick and Perkins clips the injured leg with a dropkick. Gargano lands a superkick and looks to finish Perkins. Perkins grabs the leg and applies a kneebar. Gargano unable to get the rope break.
Winner by submission: TJ Perkins
Nolan Howell can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com for any questions or comments.