>>6050484I was one of the ones rooting for an MvC inspired Venom, but I am glad I got this still. Yamaguchi seems like he was very inspired Classics Venom here. His even lacks the white patches this one does. That's I always admired on and off again back when I was starting to seriously get into collecting. I was always let down whenever I remembered how hampered it was by stupid decisions, so I never bought it. Select and Legends Venom filled the gap somewhat, but I always wanted a straight up monster Venom in my collection.
It seems like Yamaguchi looked at this and said, " What can I do to fix this pile of broken dreams? Oh, I know:"
>Get rid of that stupid fucking failed gimmick that put a jarring, big button on his back.>Just make his jaw articulated instead like any normal person would have done. Also articulate the tongue.>Thus give free motion back to his head.>Give him accessories that make sense.>Get rid of those weird white lines they painted on his brow.>Give him a better base to stand on by making his feet bigger.And as for the texture and finish he gave his that everybody is talking about:I think it looks much better than the original. It made Venom look like stone.
It's essentially Classic Venom 2.0, which ends up hitting me nostalgically in a good way I was not expecting. I only see 3 drawbacks. Probably won't be as big as Classics since Yamaguchi is scaling these to the big name Japan was collector lines. There might be less motion in the knees, though there is trade off since his arms can bend much more. Finally the tail end of spider logo seems to get easily lost in his hips. Should have painted it on the hip piece. These don't bother me much though. I collect this lines, prefer more motion in Venom's arms, and the logo is a pet peeve at worst for me. I love it still, and I cannot wait to get it.
