Statue Showdown: Custom 1/4 Scale Gambit vs. Gambit Premium Format Figure by Sideshow

     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..."X-treme X-men volume 1" Edition Part 1

     Extreme X-men volume one is an interesting comic.  For one thing it was written by Chris Clarement and thus should have simply been a series of stories within Uncanny X-men.  Since Grant Morrison basically became the captain of the X-ship at the time, X-tremne X-men was sort of a way to keep old X-fans happy (this is all conjecture of course).  It actually wound up being pretty bland in its storytelling ( imo ) but the art was very cool.  Salavador Larroca drew some elaborate, detailed and highly styled works that I thought were some of the best since the departure of Jim Lee and Joe Mad.

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Gambit: 1/4 Scale Custom Statue

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Snapshot - Gambit Premium Format Figure Sans Coat

     It's time for another Snapshot post, where I post crappy flash photography shots of various parts of my collection.  Today I'm showing you something that is not often seen (it's the first time I'm seeing it).  It is the legendary Gambit Premium Format Figure by Sideshow Collectibles without it's cloth coat on.  I got a wild hair up my butt to see what it looked like so I went through the trouble of disrobing the rajin' Cajun.  I decided to put his coat back on after realizing he looks a bit emaciated.  I did manage to snap a couple of pics for your viewing pleasure though.

Display Options: Magneto Action Statue by Bowen Designs

     The newest statue to have its display potentional explored is the master of all Master of Magnetism statues Magneto (Action Statue)!

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That Would Make A Great... "Apocalypse: The Twelve" Edition

     Apocalypse the 12 is the first X-men crossover of the 21st century. It started in Uncanny X-men 376, published in January of 2000. It involved Apocalypse bringing together 12 mutants in an attempt to gain the perfect balance of powers so that he may transfer his essence into one of them. The purpose of this scheme was to allow him to continue his legacy in a new and powerful body. The story's main impact was on Cyclops. This was the first step toward changing Cyclops' character into the revolutionary that he is today. Apocalypse possesses his body (contrary to his plan), and thus affects Cyclops at his core bringing about a new perspective that slowly erods his old ideals and eventually gives character more of a rough edge.

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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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Gambit Danger Room Sessions Fine Art Statue by Kotobukiya

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That Would Make A Great... "Gambit 9, 10 and 11" Edition

Gambit and Rogue both need more attention in the third dimension. The more statues made the better. Gambit issue 9 had an interesting premise which allowed Gambit to once again put on his 90's costume. I think this would make a really good museum pose Gambit statue:

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Gambit Premium Format Figure by Sideshow Collectibles

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