Ep. 57: Duos and Comic Teams

[ibeatdrew]

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=95&pictureid=7712Episode 57: This week Steve and Gudda talk about, the two new Duo figs, Top 5 Comic Teams and some comics. Did I mention FrankenCastle?
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[Bob]

Oh man! Now I have to wait til I get home to download the podcast...

Anyway, I'd like to post one of favorite comic accurate teams

"Booster Family" from 52
CR012 Supernova = 122
CR021 Rip Hunter = 97
OR045 Booster Gold (Vet) = 80
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299 points

Not the best team, but it's fun to play...

[Rurouni KJS]

I haven't listened to the cast yet, but here are my two favorite comic-inspired teams:

Seven Soldiers. This is the build and this is why. (http://heroclixin.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/64/)

The other is based on the JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice graphic novel in which members of both teams were possessed by the seven deadly sins.

Pride: V Mr. Terrific
Lust: V Power Girl
Envy: V CD Green Lantern
Anger: V Leg Batman
Greed: R HT Plastic Man
Sloth: E Unl. Dr. Fate
Gluttony: U Shazam

It won me my first tournament victory and I've treasured that LE Tony Stark ever since.

[Rurouni KJS]

I haven't listened to the cast yet, but here are my two favorite comic-inspired teams:

Seven Soldiers. This is the build and this is why. (http://heroclixin.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/64/)

The other is based on the JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice graphic novel in which members of both teams were possessed by the seven deadly sins.

Pride: V Mr. Terrific
Lust: V Power Girl
Envy: V CD Green Lantern
Anger: V Leg Batman
Greed: R HT Plastic Man
Sloth: E Unl. Dr. Fate
Gluttony: U Shazam

It won me my first tournament victory and I've treasured that LE Tony Stark ever since.

[Dr. Morbius]

You talk about comic accurate teams and don't even mention my articles??? :shocked: ;)

[gudda]

MY Teams from this weeks top 5


New FF

50 SI001 Spider-Man
143 MU017 Hulk
94 SN090 Wolverine
93 UL060 Ghost Rider
10 AWF008 Shellhead
390

Osborns Thunderbolts


73 HA038 Venom
65 SN081 Bullseye
80 SN063 Radioactive Man
79 FF045 Songbird
99 FF201 Norman Osborn
49 SN009 Swordsman
76 HA022 Moonstone
58 HA043 Penance
3 SVF004 Sunder
10 FFF001 Force Field


Mighty Avengers (post SI)


100 SI006A Yellowjacket
142 SI016 Hercules
75 AV015 U.S. Agent
78 AW087 Jocasta
11 MUB005 Amadeus Cho
50 AV011 Stature
137 SV063 Vision
49 AV058 Quicksilver
35 AV057 Scarlet Witch
6 HAF005 Pym Particles
10 HAF102 Immortal Contempt
693

[voNvinGeLimeR]

ibeatdrew, you prefer the ### smudges of current 'artists'
bachalo and ramos to the classic (though dated) work of Kirby and Ditko?

...everyone's entitled to their opinion, but you really don't know what you're
talking about do you?

...wow.

...whose your third favorite...Liefeld?

I do appreciate your team builds though...maybe stick to that.

[ibeatdrew]

ibeatdrew, you prefer the ### smudges of current 'artists'
bachalo and ramos to the classic (though dated) work of Kirby and Ditko?

...everyone's entitled to their opinion, but you really don't know what you're
talking about do you?

...wow.

...whose your third favorite...Liefeld?

I do appreciate your team builds though...maybe stick to that.

Your opinion is noted. If you listen to previous podcasts we give Liefeld a good thrashing.

I do know what I am talking about thank you. Also Liefeld us a far cry from Ramos and Bachalo. A closer third would Herrera, Ringo, or Skottie Young. Their styles are closer to Ramos and Bachalo. You'd have to group Liefeld with a style closer to Lee, McFarlane and Larson.

Conversation over. Opinion noted.

[ibeatdrew]

You talk about comic accurate teams and don't even mention my articles??? :shocked: ;)

Didn't mention them cause I forgot. They are great articles. Are teams werent really supposed to be acurate, but more or less based on comics that made us want to play clix.

[tidge]

Thanks for posting your teams. Steve's teams were a tad higher than I usually like to play, but the lineups are what they are.

My favorite "large roster" team (that stays below 600 points) is an "X-men" keyword team that is the X-Men's Secret Wars lineup:

131 M&M Professor X
100 M&M Storm
95 FF Vet Rogue
94 Sin U Wolverine
61 FF Vet Nightcrawler
60 DR Colossus
50 M&M Cyclops
8 BST Lockheed
=599 points

The force has several figures that aren't respected (Rogue, Colossus, Nightcrawler) but the first two *are* good at followup attacks when opponents over-extend to try to KO Wolverine. The Nightcrawler is not the top-click HSSer, but with a deep dial and good starting movement, you can easily use him as tie-up while you prepare your ranged assaults from Prof, Storm and Cyclops.

I've found this team to be a surprisingly effective theme team.

At 700 points, you can add:

89 IC Exp Magneto
+12 Contingency Plan

[ibeatdrew]

Thanks for posting your teams. Steve's teams were a tad higher than I usually like to play, but the lineups are what they are.

My favorite "large roster" team (that stays below 600 points) is an "X-men" keyword team that is the X-Men's Secret Wars lineup:

131 M&M Professor X
100 M&M Storm
95 FF Vet Rogue
94 Sin U Wolverine
61 FF Vet Nightcrawler
60 DR Colossus
50 M&M Cyclops
8 BST Lockheed
=599 points

The force has several figures that aren't respected (Rogue, Colossus, Nightcrawler) but the first two *are* good at followup attacks when opponents over-extend to try to KO Wolverine. The Nightcrawler is not the top-click HSSer, but with a deep dial and good starting movement, you can easily use him as tie-up while you prepare your ranged assaults from Prof, Storm and Cyclops.

I've found this team to be a surprisingly effective theme team.

At 700 points, you can add:

89 IC Exp Magneto
+12 Contingency Plan

This week's podcast will have one of my XMen Teams on it.

[ibeatdrew]

My two teams from the podcast...sorry about the late posting forgot all about it.

Sinister 12 (subbed Doc Ock and Bullseye for Hammerhead and Chameleon since we don't have clix versions)

73 HA038 Venom
12 HAF003 Vampirism
3 SNF005 Vault
58 SI003 Tombstone
51 FF029 Shocker
50 UL015 Lizard
57 SN011 Hydro Man
81 SN030 Electro
99 FF201 Norman Osborn
8 MUF102 Protected
34 IC041 Boomerang
41 FF041 Vulture
79 CT065 Sandman
69 SI034 Dr. Octopus
65 SN081 Bullseye
20 HAF004 Elite Sniper

800pts

House of M Freedom Fighters:

60 AW095 Wolverine
69 UL063 Cyclops
72 AW093 Spider-Man
66 SN039 Shadowcat
149 SI033 Dr. Strange
81 HA032 Daredevil
95 FF057 Rogue
12 HAF003 Vampirism
154 AV002 Iron Man
52 AW094 Mystique
47 FF083 Nightcrawler
67 AW092 Spider-Woman
65 SV055 She-Hulk

989pts

[gudda]

Your opinion is noted. If you listen to previous podcasts we give Liefeld a good thrashing.

I do know what I am talking about thank you. Also Liefeld us a far cry from Ramos and Bachalo. A closer third would Herrera, Ringo, or Skottie Young. Their styles are closer to Ramos and Bachalo. You'd have to group Liefeld with a style closer to Lee, McFarlane and Larson.

Conversation over. Opinion noted.

I dont think i ever thrashed Liefeld about art as much as his crappy charecters he created. Youngblood sux .... and im sure there was an ankle crack in there somewher