I hate to make big "Hasbro would be silly" proclamations, but Hasbro would be silly not to make 25th-anniversary X-Men #1 figures next year. Multiple box sets, two-packs, two waves, whatever. It's one of the most recognizable comics ever (if not the most recognizable) in the height of its nostalgia with a hugely popular animated TV show backing it. It's not like they ever have trouble selling any of those characters in those costumes.
People are still asking for upgrades of almost every character on the cover and they're highly coveted looks for new collectors.
I love this idea, but buddy I’ve got some bad news…
1991 wasn’t 25 years ago.
Yeah - I can't imagine we'll get a ton of figures in Acolyte attire - but I would really like maybe three. Cargill, Senyaka and an Exodus to go with Cortez would be enough for me. Senyaka seems like we might get there just because he got a 5" figure... If they were going to do a female and not do Cargill (maybe save her to do as Frenzy later) then Amelia Vogt would be a good choice.
Mellencamp would be a pretty toyetic figure. (Any character that can get his head blown apart, and show up later just fine, is cool). Colossus in his Acolyte attire should be a no brainer too.
@sdcomics before I moved to the LA area, the last comic shop I frequented was on El Cajon Blvd but the guy who ran it was named Greg. Is that the same Greg?
Yes sir. Greg Pharris. Great guy. He owned a store called Golden State Comics that was up on Boundary Street in Normal Heights. He was there all through the 80's and early 90's and then in the mid-90's he and his wife decided to move to Ohio to be closer to her family. One winter back there cured them of that and they moved back to San Diego. He opened a new store called San Diego Comics and Collectibles on El Cajon Blvd, right near the San Diego and La Mesa border. That was a great location. It was right off the interstate and near San Diego State University. He did good business there. We might have run into each other a few times and never knew it.
My first job was at a comic store in Lemon Grove. I wanna say the name was Top Flight Comics but now I can't remember for sure.
Yep, I remember that place, too! It was on Broadway in Lemon Grove. They started out as a rare and used book store and kind of morphed into a comic shop. Their first location was up above a jewelry store. You had to walk around to the back and walk up a flight of stairs to get in there. Hence the name "Top Flight Comics". Then when comic sales took off during the boom, they moved into a bigger location down the street. I remember they sold a lot of underground comics. That was a cool place. Like Greg, they had a nice location. It was right off the interstate 8 freeway and within walking distance of a High School. They did great during the boom, but sadly, like so many other shops, they went under after the bust.
Here's what you have to remember about the mid to late 80's: Fans loved comics. Not speculators, FANS. There were some great writers and artists working in the industry at the time. Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Jim Lee, Marv Wolfman, George Perez ... the 1989 Batman movie got people excited, you saw Batman tee shirts everywhere. And comics were CHEAP!! They were only a dollar. High school kids could afford them. Sales were going up, up, up. And then ... the speculators jumped in. You know. The same greedy asses that ruined pogs and trading cards. People bought cases of Spawn number 1 thinking they were buying a comic that would someday be worth as much as Action Comics number 1.
Now remember this because it's important: There are two things that will ruin an industry, a hobby and an artform faster than anything: Greed and stupidity. And those two things usually go hand in hand.
If you're going to collect something, whether it's comics, trading cards, movie posters or whatever, do it because you love it. Do it because it brings you joy. Then and only then will it be worth it.
Here endeth the lesson.
Mellencamp would be a pretty toyetic figure. (Any character that can get his head blown apart, and show up later just fine, is cool). Colossus in his Acolyte attire should be a no brainer too.
As a kid I never fully understood the panel during Fatal Attractions X-Factor when Mellencamp "died." Jamie got his eyes gouged out and plunged his arm inside Mellencamp's maw and made a duplicate from inside of him. But did the dupe die? It looked like he was falling apart in the panel. Plus I was never sure if dupes can make dupes or only Madrox Prime?
Uniscione and Voght are definite needs as prevalent as they were in the 90s stories. But I'd like to see Milan, Scanner, Katu, Senyaka, Chrome, Delgado, and maybe the Kleinstock twins if they can figure that out on their way to making Forearm from the Savage Land. Maybe also the dogboy/sasquatch looking Acolyte whose name escapes me.
1991 wasn’t 25 years ago.
Yes sir. Greg Pharris. Great guy. He owned a store called Golden State Comics that was up on Boundary Street in Normal Heights. He was there all through the 80's and early 90's and then in the mid-90's he and his wife decided to move to Ohio to be closer to her family. One winter back there cured them of that and they moved back to San Diego. He opened a new store called San Diego Comics and Collectibles on El Cajon Blvd, right near the San Diego and La Mesa border. That was a great location. It was right off the interstate and near San Diego State University. He did good business there. We might have run into each other a few times and never knew it.
That's a minor mindblow right there. After I posted that question to you, I started googling some and found an article from the SD Reader about that shop closing down due Covid. I feel like I hit every comic shop San Diego had during the years I lived there, and Golden State has to be one of them. SD Comics was a fantastic shop though, and where I sold my entire Kenner Star Wars collection. I used that money to buy an amp at Moze Guitars, which was my second job, heh.
But yeah, I was thinking we may well have bumped into each other. Were you ever behind the counter beyond the X-Men #1 fiasco? Once I met Greg, that store was the only one I went to until I moved away, so I was there every Wednesday and Greg was always an easy person to get into lengthy discussions with about not just comics but music stuff as well. I always made sure to stop by his booth at Comic Con too. There was another guy with glasses, usually behind the counter on the right side as you walked in, who was really nice as well though I can't remember his name. He went out with one of my friends from high school a few times after I brought her in with me. She only collected X-Files stuff and even went to Comic Con with me a couple times but comics never fully took hold.
Yep, I remember that place, too! It was on Broadway in Lemon Grove. They started out as a rare and used book store and kind of morphed into a comic shop. Their first location was up above a jewelry store. You had to walk around to the back and walk up a flight of stairs to get in there. Hence the name "Top Flight Comics". Then when comic sales took off during the boom, they moved into a bigger location down the street. I remember they sold a lot of underground comics. That was a cool place. Like Greg, they had a nice location. It was right off the interstate 8 freeway and within walking distance of a High School. They did great during the boom, but sadly, like so many other shops, they went under after the bust.
I had no idea about where the name came from, that's really cool. They were my main store for a while, before I worked there. But constantly changing ownership. When I worked there, it was run by a guy named Rahn who kinda taught me everything I know (which is not much) about business. After I no longer worked there I still intended to be a customer, but he hired an ex of mine who had started stalking me. She hadn't even gotten as bad or violent as she eventually would yet, but that was that. And I found SD Comics sometime after that. But Top Flight is where I met Jim Lee when he did a signing, I believe after WildCATS debuted.
If you're going to collect something, whether it's comics, trading cards, movie posters or whatever, do it because you love it. Do it because it brings you joy. Then and only then will it be worth it.
Here endeth the lesson.
Absolutely agree. My figure collection is in constant rotation, and sometimes I'll go to sell something (always loose) that's actually gained value since I bought it, but I never do it for that reason. Friends and in laws will see my shelves and comment on how much it must be worth but... eh. I never buy collectibles intending to sell it.
That's a minor mindblow right there. After I posted that question to you, I started googling some and found an article from the SD Reader about that shop closing down due Covid.
Yes, after Greg retired he sold the business to a guy named Frank who was a real jerk and a terrible business man. He lasted a couple of years and then he sold the store to a kid named Bobby who was nice but also a terrible business man. Like he would shut down the store for days and weeks at a time while he took off to go visit an Auntie or something. With no notice. Customers, especially customers who want their new comics, do not appreciate those kind oof shenanigans. He can say it closed due to Covid, but it closed because he didn't know how to run a store. He was a nice kid, like I said, but way too flighty.
But yeah, I was thinking we may well have bumped into each other. Were you ever behind the counter beyond the X-Men #1 fiasco? Once I met Greg, that store was the only one I went to until I moved away, so I was there every Wednesday and Greg was always an easy person to get into lengthy discussions with about not just comics but music stuff as well. I always made sure to stop by his booth at Comic Con too. There was another guy with glasses, usually behind the counter on the right side as you walked in, who was really nice as well though I can't remember his name.
I believe that was Paul. Great guy. He really helped out Greg a lot.
I loved that store when Greg and Paul ran it. And now you know where I got my screen name. SDcomics. In homage to a great little comic shop.
He went out with one of my friends from high school a few times after I brought her in with me. She only collected X-Files stuff and even went to Comic Con with me a couple times but comics never fully took hold.
By any chance was your friend's name Julie?
I had no idea about where the name came from, that's really cool. They were my main store for a while, before I worked there. But constantly changing ownership. When I worked there, it was run by a guy named Rahn who kinda taught me everything I know (which is not much) about business. After I no longer worked there I still intended to be a customer, but he hired an ex of mine who had started stalking me. She hadn't even gotten as bad or violent as she eventually would yet, but that was that. And I found SD Comics sometime after that. But Top Flight is where I met Jim Lee when he did a signing, I believe after WildCATS debuted.
Rahn Summers. Great guy, always helpful and accommodating. I know he tried to get Travis Charest to do a signing there too because Rahn really loved his art. I don't think he was ever able to pull it off, though.
My dude, you have GOT to come out here for comic con next year, even if it's just for a day. We'll go see Fantastic Four with the tribe. We'll eat all the cake and ice cream we want. We'll dance the night away with cute babes wearing home stitched barely there Vampirella costumes. We'll talk Jim Lee into drawing X-Men again. And we'll win all the prizes at the Marvel trivia contest. It'll be bloody epic.
Mellencamp would be a pretty toyetic figure. (Any character that can get his head blown apart, and show up later just fine, is cool). Colossus in his Acolyte attire should be a no brainer too.
As a kid I never fully understood the panel during Fatal Attractions X-Factor when Mellencamp "died." Jamie got his eyes gouged out and plunged his arm inside Mellencamp's maw and made a duplicate from inside of him. But did the dupe die? It looked like he was falling apart in the panel. Plus I was never sure if dupes can make dupes or only Madrox Prime?
The dupe that was created inside of, and blew apart Mellsncamp’s head was just fine, apart from being covered in bits of Mellancsmp’s brain matter, and having to cope with the trauma of it all. Jamie later laments over it saying: “We killed Mellancamp”, meaning the collective Jamies as, being perfect dupes, they all felt the guilt of it. How Mellancamp returned to the land of the living was never satisfactorily explained.
Jamie’s dupes are perfect copies of him right down to the mutant power, from the time they are created. Once the dupes exist, their own experiences can impact how their personalities and memories might evolve differently, the longer they exist on their own. Should the dupes learn new things, or experience something Jamie himself does not, Jamie will not know it until he reabsorbs the dupe. His dupes grow more and more independent the longer they’re separated from Jamie, sometimes to the point where it’s hard to reabsorb them, or in a few cases, the dupes didn’t want to be reabsorbed, relishing their independence. Such as the dupe that fell in with Mr Sinister and the Nasty Boys.
I hate to make big "Hasbro would be silly" proclamations, but Hasbro would be silly not to make 25th-anniversary X-Men #1 figures next year. Multiple box sets, two-packs, two waves, whatever. It's one of the most recognizable comics ever (if not the most recognizable) in the height of its nostalgia with a hugely popular animated TV show backing it. It's not like they ever have trouble selling any of those characters in those costumes.
People are still asking for upgrades of almost every character on the cover and they're highly coveted looks for new collectors.
I love this idea, but buddy I’ve got some bad news…
1991 wasn’t 25 years ago.
Shit, well make it next next August.
You're going to need to buy that next in bulk.
I hate to make big "Hasbro would be silly" proclamations, but Hasbro would be silly not to make 25th-anniversary X-Men #1 figures next year. Multiple box sets, two-packs, two waves, whatever.
I love this idea, but buddy I’ve got some bad news…
1991 wasn’t 25 years ago.
Shit, well make it next next August.
You realize that's still the THIRTY-five year anniversary, right? The 25 year anniversary was eight years ago.
They didn't teach maths too good thirty five years ago.
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