Coming Soon: Kotobukiya Art FX Cyclops Marvel Now Statue

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     Kotobukiya has finally unveiled the first of their set of Art FX statues of the Marvel Now X-Men.  The first is the best of the mutant designs, Cyclops with the x visor.  I love this design and have wanted somebody to make a statue of this since I first saw it.  Unfortunately, since it falls under the Art Fx Plus category, it's only 1/10th scale, and thus is out of scale with Bowen  and Koto Danger Room Sessions statues, so it likely won't work in my collection.  The entire set might work though, so I'll consider it.  Either way, if Koto wants to send me a sample, I would be happy to review it on the X-Lair!

Cyclops - 90's Statue by Bowen Designs

Happy Days of Future Past Day!  Since it's likely we will not see Cyclops in the new film, I thought we should see Cyclops somewhere...

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Statue Showdown: Cyclops - X-factor vs. Modern by Bowen Designs

     Once again it's time for the statue comparison showdown melee video bonanza you never knew you needed to see.

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That Would Make A Great..."Avengers vs. X-men ( A v X ) " Edition

     A v X was the big Marvel event crossover of 2012.  It's a divisive storyline for comic fans.  Some folks loved it and others thought it was worse than the shit that a shit-monster poops into a bowl of barf (to put it nicely).  Regardless of where you land on this subject, what is undeniable is that there was a lot of really great statue potential in the 12 issue mini-series.  Let's explore some of this potential.

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Cyclops X-factor Statue by Bowen Designs

I'd like to introduce you to the stylistically best looking Cyclops design ever created in magnificent statue form.

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That Would Make A Great..."X-treme X-men v2 #8-12" Edition

     Although the current volume of X-treme X-men is no more, there are certainly a huge amount of interesting ideas within it that could inspire some great statues.  The series dealt with Dazzler being whisked off into multiple dimensions on a mission to kill evil Xaviers that were hell bent on destroying the multiverse.  What's most interesting about the unique versions of the characters she encountered in her travels is that a couple of them have now entered the normal Marvel universe (earth 616).  What this means for future continuity is up in the air, but I for one and very excited about the possibilities.

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Cyclops - Original X-men Team Statue by Bowen Designs

     Going back in time leaves a person a bit discombobulated.  Perhaps an introduction will serve to reestablish some clarity.

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Statue Showdown: Bowen Modern Cyclops vs. Bowen Retro Cyclops

     Finally, you are getting the statue comparison showdown melee video bonanza you never knew you needed to see.

Warning:  The following video may help you form an opinion you didn't know you needed to form.

Cyclops (Astonishing X-men) Modern Statue by Bowen Designs

It is my distinct pleasure to introduce you to the embodiment of modern leadership.

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That Would Make A Great... "X-men: The End" Edition

     I finally read the 2005-2006, 3 book (18 issue) miniseries X-men: The End.  It was written by one of the central X-men storytellers of the last 20+ years, Chris Claremont.  It tells the tale of the X-men (the version of the team in the early 2000s) 15 years in the future in which all sorts of mind-blowing events take place.  I won't go too far into the details, but its safe to say that if you haven't read it, you're in for a roller coaster ride of X-madness!

     Of course there was quite a bit of eye candy and interesting character designs that would serve as great inspiration for some fantastic statues.  The following are just a few images that I gleaned from the various issues which were standout candidates.  It goes without saying that there was way more potential than what you see here in those fantastic books.

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Retro Cyclops Statue by Bowen Designs

Introductions aren't needed in this case.


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I introduce to you a classic!