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  1. Green Goblin Statue by XM STUDIOS... Another great statue for any Spider-Man collection 😍 It has a couple of cool switchouts too. The Norman Osborn portrait looks better in person than in the pictures 😁 I'll also take a quick look at the origin of the Green Goblin in Amazing Spider-Man #14 (cgc graded) 🧐 This one of the most popular Spider-Man villains and it looks awesome next to the Sinister 6; Doctor Octopus, Vulture, Electro, Mysterio, Sandman and Kraven the Hunter. 👍 Hope you enjoy it !
  2. My new covid mask... 😲 Motorized Iron Man Helmet in action. The is the closest to a real Iron Man helmet you can get now. It also uses voice control to activate different modes. 😎 The face plate opens in multiple pieces in sequential steps. It also has a remote that allows opening and closing, and activation of light up effects. 👍 This is very cool, but if you have a big head it may not fit you 😁 It's a really cool toy for any Iron Man fan 👍
  3. Doctor Octopus Statue by XM STUDIOS... Awesome statue for any Spider-Man collection 😍 Great next to the other Spider-Man villains 😁 Quick look at the CGC Graded Comics & Statue... What I like & Don't like this amazing statue 🧐 The SINISTER 6 is finally here: Doctor Octopus, Vulture, Electro, Mysterio, Sandman and Kraven the Hunter. 👍 It is really cool finally looking at all of them together. I also show a couple of my favorite Doc Ock comic books including the origin in Amazing Spider-Man #3 and my favorite ASM#55 😎 #sinister6, #xmstudios, #doctoroctopus, #statuereview, #coolandcollected, #spiderman, #cgccomics
  4. I collect action figures and statues As far as size, it really depends on how much money and space you have. To me, 1/4 is the perfect size for statues. 1/2 and 1/3 is just too big and expensive to me. 1/6 are really cool too, but after looking at the 1/4 in person, I do prefer that larger size better. Most of my collector friends go with 1/4 statues for detail/quality, and 1/6 -1/10 for quantity/price. 🙄 If my goal is 30+ statues, 1/4 scale may be too big/expensive; if my goal was 5-15 statues I'd go with the 1/4 scale... 🧐 My action figures (4", 6", and 12"" already meet the quantity/price requirements and I thought the 1/10 -1/6 statues would just get "lost" with the figures. I really wanted the statues to be more noticeable and larger scale. 😱 Not the best comparison, but you can get an idea how much more "massive" the 1/4 Hulk statue is next to the 1/10 action figure (see pic below). The 1/4 scale is great for "centerpieces" large room displays; the 1/6- 1/10 are usually better for desk/shelf, smaller displays. Cost can be a big factor too... some 1/4 scale statues can be 2x, 3x+ the cost of a 1/6 statue. I sold my used BowenDesigns Hydro-man for $400+ship, so smaller statues are cheaper, but you can find 1/4 statues for reasonable prices too; it really depends on how popular/rare the statue is. The 1/4 XM studios Black Cat can be found for $600 shipped. Sideshow has a good collection of 1/4 statues for a good price too. I think the Prime1 Venom you see on my video/previous post was about $900 locally. Iron Studios has a really cool collection of 1/10 statues that are around $100-200. 😁 I personally don't think there is a "best scale" for everyone, it's just what works best for your particular needs/display. 👍
  5. 👍 Final video on how I made this Custom Base for my PRIME1 VENOM statue. All material can be found at most local hardware/craft stores. 😍 I'm not an artist or professional painter... but, this is very simple and inexpensive project that anyone can make at home. The add-on base is completely removable and no permanent changes were made to the original statue. 🧐 The custom LIZARD base videos shows in more detail how to make the base using the foam 😬 and how it was painted. The foam used was Owens Corning FOAMULAR Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) Rigid Foam Insulation.
  6. Video on how I made this Custom Base add-on for my PRIME1 VENOM statue. All material can be found at most local hardware/craft stores. This is the best Venom statue I've found, 😍 but I never liked the "silver border" around the base. I'm no artist, I just wanted do something different to make it look nicer next to my other statues on the display. I've done a Custom Kraven Base, a large Lizard base, and I thought the Venom should be next 😎 I've tried to keep the video as short as possible since I've already shown some of the techniques in the LIZARD video 😁 This is something that many collectors can do at home so I still wanted to show all steps in case you want to something similar. The foam used was Owens Corning FOAMULAR Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) Rigid Foam Insulation. It's an awesome statue and I'm glad I have it as part of my Spider-Man Statue Collection ! Hope you enjoy it ! 👍
  7. My favorite Kingpin comic books in my collection. Quick look and interesting facts about the first appearance of the Kingpin / Wilson Fisk in comic books. 😁 The origin of Kingpin starts with: 💥 Amazing Spider-Man #50 cgc 9.0 - "Spider-Man No More!" - First appearance of Kingpin, Kingpin's Penthouse Suite, Kingpin's disintegrator cane, and more ! 💥 Amazing Spider-Man #51 cgc 9.4 - "In the Clutches of the Kingpin!" - Second appearance of Kingpin, First Kingpin Cover ! 💥 Amazing Spider-Man #52 cgc 9.8 - "To Die a Hero!" - 3rd appearance of Kingpin, 1st appearance of Joe (Robbie) Robertson (identified) I hope you enjoy this quick look at the initial history of the Kingpin. 👍
  8. You have some good points. I don't know, maybe I'm just looking too much into it. The reason I mentioned it is that I thought he would actually be good even without a "super-hero". 🤔 It couldn't be an animated series, but a live action/crime series would be cool. I don't think you always have to have a super-hero and a lot of explosions in the story... birds of pray was really bad, and joker was pretty interesting (I know they are not series). Maybe some super-hero cameos, but more like a crime/mafia drama; not exactly like sopranos/godfather, but his own series with him still being a bad guy but also going against other crime bosses and criminals. Well, maybe they can just bring back Daredevil and Punisher 😁👍
  9. Well, I'm a big Spider-Man fan and the Kingpin is one of my favorite characters. 😎 I've been going over my collection and Kingpin collectibles and decided to also look at the Kingpin in animated series (that's why I made the video). Why is the Spider-Woman Kingpin so different? That's my least favorite design and "personality". Maybe it's just my impression. 🙄😲 The 1967 and 1981 are my favorites.😁 Hope you enjoy it 👍 below: 1979 Spider-Woman Series Below: 1967 Spider-Man series Below: 1981 Spider-Man series Below: 1994 Spider-Man Animated series Below: 2003 Spider-Man New Animated Series (MTV Spider-Man) After watching the animated series and the Netflix Daredevil series I really think that the Kingpin would be great on his own (live action) TV series. 💥👍 To me the Kingpin character/story was a big factor for the Netflix series success 😊 From all Spider-Man/Marvel villain, he seem to be one of the best to have his own TV series. no?
  10. Quick look at my Marvel Retro Kingpin Figure by Hasbro. 🧐 This is a more in-depth review of the figure which is now the best Kingpin figure available in this class. 👍 Not a huge improvement over the Marvel Legends Kingpin BAF, but much better than the ToyBiz Kingpin figures as you can see in the video review & comparison. 😁 I really like the Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes from the Spider-Man Annuals so I've included it in the video the Kingpin pinup from the Annual #13 Note that it shows Kingpin's first appearances on ASM #50, #51 and #59... The Kingpin actually appeared on ASM#52 but I guess they forgot about it 😱 Hope you enjoy it !
  11. Marvel Kingpin collection 😁 The statue and new Marvel Kingpin figure are awesome 👍 Really cool to see them side-by-side next to the even more awesome books; 💥 Amazing Spider-Man #50 cgc 9.0 - First appearance of Kingpin 💥 Amazing Spider-Man #51 cgc 9.4 - Second appearance of Kingpin, First Kingpin Cover ! 💥 Marvel Legends Face Off (Daredevil vs. Kingpin) Figures by Toybiz 💥 Marvel Retro Collection Kingpin Figure by Hasbro 💥 XM Studios Kingpin Statue 1/4 Scale This is just a quick intro video to my Kingpin collection and I'll show them in more detail in separate videos. 😎 This Marvel Retro Collection Kingpin Figure is my favorite Kingpin figure 👍 Hope you enjoy it !
  12. WOW... We used to play with them when we were kids... 😁 My mom hated buying batteries for it 😨 They were expensive and we could only afford a couple of them so we used to "trade" them with our friends. I had a couple of those and one with two screens. Super cool ! 👍
  13. If you can read only one Spidey tale this year... It has to be this ONE ! Amazing Spider-Man #144 is another surprisingly rare book in cgc 9.8 from 1975 (Only 24 graded 9.8) 😱 I'll go over interesting facts about this issue in this video... 💥 THE DELUSION CONSPIRACY ! Gwen ?! You are alive? The Cyclone vs. Spider-Man again ! This issue was one of the most talked-about comic books from 1975. The epic cover and the dramatic final panel made ASM#144 an instant classic. 😱 This issue features the first full appearance of the Gwen Stacy clone and Origin of the Cyclone ! I was very lucky to get this not only in 9.8 but also with the Mark Jewelers insert ! 😎 Hope you enjoy it 👍
  14. #spiderman #cgc, #comicbooks, #rarecomics, #comiccollection, #comics, #ASM145, #ASM146, #gwenstacy, #thescorpion Amazing Spider-Man #145 is another surprisingly rare book in cgc 9.8 from 1975 (Only 24 graded 9.8) 😱 I'll go over interesting facts about this issue in this video... 💥 THE SCORPION STINGS ONLY ONCE ! Gwen Stacy is Alive...and, Well...?! Peter believes Gwen is an impostor but Ned tells him they checked her fingerprints... and she is the REAL Gwen ! 😱 This issue features the Scorpion's return and an epic battle with Spidey. In this video I also show another rare ASM... Amazing Spider-Man 146 cgc 9.8 (27 copies in CGC census). In this issue Scorpion and the Jackal take on Spider-man ! 😎 Not the most expensive bronze age comic books in this series, but their value stayed relatively high in the last few years (Near Mint/Mint copies). This video is part of my rarest comic books in my collection video series marathon 😅 Hope you enjoy it !
  15. Amazing Spider-Man #148 is another surprisingly rare book in cgc 9.8 from 1975 (Only 22 graded 9.8) 😱 WHO IS THE JACKAL ? It's not the first appearance of the Jackal (it was on Amazing Spider-Man #129), but this is the issue where his identity is revealed ! 😁 This issue also provides some background info on the origin of the Gwen Stacy Clone and also features the Tarantula. Professor Miles Warren first appearance was in Amazing Spider-Man #31. Not the most expensive bronze age comic book in this series, but its value stayed relatively high in the last few years (Near Mint/Mint copies). Hope you enjoy it ! 👍