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Superman Through the Ages! Forum > Superman Through the Ages! > Hall of Trophies! > The Holy Grail of Superman figures is coming!!!!
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« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2007, 09:37:58 AM »
For whatever reason, the link doesn't work for me.  Here's the link showing the page before, but when I click the pic, I get just a text graphic

http://www.comicboards.com/superman/view.php?trd=070817134201
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« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2007, 02:46:36 PM »
bigger pic:

http://www.newsarama.com/superarticulate/Showcase/ShowcaseFigs.html

He doesn't really look like a Curt Swan drawing now does he?
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« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2007, 04:54:04 PM »
I don't think it looks much like Curt Swan's Superman at all, especially the Popeye forearms. They'll have to recall these.
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« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2007, 07:37:28 PM »
Something seems weird with the proportions of the legs too.
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« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2007, 08:57:14 PM »
yet this one gets it perfect:

https://www.supermanthroughtheages.com/wiki/index.php/Image:CompSuperman.jpg

They need to back to the drawing board.
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« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2007, 11:44:44 PM »
The Composite does indeed.

I was better off when I COULDN'T see the bigger image .  I probably won't be getting that one.

Too bad, unliklely they'll redo it
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« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2007, 12:34:48 AM »
I posted at Newsarama to protest, hopefully DC will seen it and all the other posts and realize that they make make some changes or no one will buy it.
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« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2007, 03:43:10 AM »
I like the extra "package" the figure comes with the best --but overall not very Swan-ish.  The Batgirl fig from that link is great, though!
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