ironwez20
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lol yea they probably pay him the big bucks to put out all those iron men variantsI’d probably be a shill for whatever Howards salary is too.
lol yea they probably pay him the big bucks to put out all those iron men variantsI’d probably be a shill for whatever Howards salary is too.
You're not alone, I'm also digging this. I think I'm just low-key on it since I've been working on my own custom Manta.Put me down as the only one interested in this, I guess. I don't care about the movie, but I love cold blooded villains that look goofy as hell. Black Manta fits that niche perfectly.
That's how it has always been. I don't think his suit was ever all black, except in the previous Aquaman film. Comics, cartoons, any other statues and figures, the helmet was silver. I was introduced to Manta in "The Challenge of the Superfriends." Even though his helmet wasn't silver there, it wasn't black either. It was more of a purple color.I’m curious why they changed the helmet & tanks to silver this time around. I’m getting serious 1950s B movie sci-fi vibes from the suit now lol.
I think it looks pretty great. I always liked Manta's design and have a fondness for this character going back to the old Super Friends cartoons. But the movie looks atrocious and I'm personally ready to completely move on from the Snyder-verse and all associated with it. I am very curious about what it costs for HT to make these things based on this kind of decision, as this figure seems destined to warm the figurative pegs. They ping-pong from the obvious winners that are guaranteed to turn a profit (various Iron Men, Batmen, Star Wars Storm Trooper variants) to things that are almost guaranteed to fail like the b-list villains from the Obi Wan show and this. Somehow lost in the shuffle are figures from classic films like Aliens, Rocky, and Terminator that are likely to be modest successes, and that used to be their bread and butter.Put me down as the only one interested in this, I guess. I don't care about the movie, but I love cold blooded villains that look goofy as hell. Black Manta fits that niche perfectly.
I'm with you. Black Manta's design is and always has been perfect villain material.Put me down as the only one interested in this, I guess. I don't care about the movie, but I love cold blooded villains that look goofy as hell. Black Manta fits that niche perfectly.
That's how it has always been. I don't think his suit was ever all black, except in the previous Aquaman film. Comics, cartoons, any other statues and figures, the helmet was silver. I was introduced to Manta in "The Challenge of the Superfriends." Even though his helmet wasn't silver there, it wasn't black either. It was more of a purple color.
OK it's a faithful look that gives me 1950s B movie vibes lol. I may be in the minority but I just thought the all-black look made for a cooler, more badass Black Manta.Yeah, it’s actually one of the more faithful comic to screen adaptations now. Right up there with Spider-man I’d say.
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Yeah if I was just looking for a 1/6 comic accurate Manta, I'd be all over this. They did a great job translating it to film design wise. Shame about the movie itself.Yeah, it’s actually one of the more faithful comic to screen adaptations now. Right up there with Spider-man I’d say.
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I would be lying if I said I don't like this.Yeah if I was just looking for a 1/6 comic accurate Manta, I'd be all over this. They did a great job translating it to film design wise. Shame about the movie itself.
Ok RichardYou are cringe as **** dude.
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