Archive for 1/06 - 6/06
06/15/06 | Big Talk About Minimates
Sometimes you don't want to look at Minimates - you want to talk about them. In that case, I suggest you visit Minimate Multiverse, the new forum devoted to all things Minimate.
06/14/06 | Totally Awesome!
Comic characters change. Sometimes they get married, or die, or reveal their secret identities in huge press conferences. And some characters change, but still stay awesome! I present my latest custom from the recent She-Hulk comic - Awesome Andy.
05/30/06 | Guess I don't have to make Booster Gold, now...
Some of the biggest Minimate news this year was the announcement of DC Minimates. And I'm quite excited about it - Diverse characters! Cool accessories! It's great news, but now I feel silly having made a Blue Beetle custom. Who knew we were going to get an official one? Or Dr. Fate? If they ever make Jack Kirby's OMAC, I'll eat my DC Customs in protest.

Oh, and here's the Captain Atom custom I made to keep Beetle company. I'm sure he's coming next year with a Rocket Red Minimate...

05/13/06 | Wrapping up the JSA
Finally, I present the final two of my recent batch of JSA members - The Flash and Wildcat.

More customs coming soon, and my response to the announcement of official DC Minimates.

04/16/06 | More of the All-Stars
A little about the All-Star Squadron comic - writer Roy Thomas loved the super-heroes of the 1940's, and All-star Squadron was his chance to write about them. Though the comic officially starred every DC super hero active in the 1940's, Roy put together a "featured cast" of a half-dozen characters that appeared in nearly every issue. This gave readers familiar faces to follow and gave Roy characters to develop over the title's run. Today's customs are two the "featured cast" - Firebrand and the Tarantula.
04/06/06 | CustomCon 14
It's CustomCon time again - the annual online get-together for customizers to show off their work. I wasn't able to get a decent entry together in time, but my wife was. Her entry, "Where The Wild Things Are" Minimates went live today - you can check them out here.

And as always, check out the rest of CustomCon to see some great work done by talented people.

04/04/06 | All-Star Couple
They sit on a shelf near my computer, looking at me sadly with their printed eyes. I can hear them quietly saying "There's a whole bunch of finished customs just sitting here. When are you going to update your site? When will it be my turn to be featured on the site?" Well, for two customs, that time is now. The rest of you will have to wait, and get out of my head.

This time it's two characters who were members of the All-Star Squadron, which was the DC comic from the 1980's that was set in the 1940's. It had a lot of appearances of the JSA, so I'm lumping these two in with my bunch of JSA customs - Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle.

03/14/06 | Thunderstruck
Let's continue with the parade of JSA characters with Johnny Thunder. The combination of the slightly-dim Johnny with the powerful but sarcastic Thunderbolt became a successful duo much like peanut butter and chocolate, Power Man and Iron Fist, or Sonny and Cher.
03/05/06 | Doctor in the House
I've finished a bunch of DC Universe characters from or related-to the Justice Society of America - enough to have a month of new JSA customs. So let's get started with the team's longtime magic guru, Doctor Fate.
02/22/06 | The Mutant in the Iron Mask
Today's new custom Minimate is the X-Man character Xorn, who's mutant power was that he had a star for a head. Wolverine may be popular, but he just can't compete with a man whose head is a ionized ball of plasma burning at millions of degrees.
02/08/06 | Bring on the Bad Guys
Two new villains join my group of customs tonight. Villain #1 is Amazo in his classic comic book form, not the tall, plain version from the Justice League cartoon. You can tell the difference between them because mine isn't gold.

Villain #2 is the slightly-obscure Kryptonite Man who's power is deadly, but only if you're from Krypton. Go see their glory.

01/21/06 | You Got Superman in my Batman!
He's two great tastes that go great together - he's the Composite Superman, the man who hates Superman and Batman so much he dresses like them. And he's the latest custom for this site - go check him out.
01/12/06 | It's a Good Knight
The Spider-Man Minimate got Mary Jane and Gwen Stacy Minimates to keep him company. But did Daredevil get a Karen Page to date? No. Did Superman get a Lois Lane to live with? No. Dozens of Minimates are left with no one to love, and I say it's time to right this injustice. Let's give the Minimates their wives, husbands, girlfriends or boyfriends!

I'll lead the charge with a custom of Iron Fist's longtime girlfriend (and kick-ass character in her own right) Misty Knight. Go see, and let Minimate love rule.

01/02/06 | Happy Creepy New Year
So how was everyone's December? Everyone have a good holiday? Glad to hear it. Hope 2006 is treating you well so far.

As promised, I'm back and making with the new customs just for you. First up, one of my favorite Steve Ditko creations - the wacky vigilante the Creeper.

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