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SURROUNDED BY STATUES IT’S “A PRIVILEGE TO OWN,” EVENT STAFF SPILLS THE TEA

The employee I talked to at the booth wasn’t an XM employee, so he couldn’t tell me for sure why the statues weren’t protected with acrylic cases, but he said they had done a show like that before and then decided it was better in the open. Everyone takes and shares better pictures without the glare and hardly anyone damages the floor models, he said. One time, it might have been Denver, they did have a patron who drank enough to knock over a statue. Mostly, he said, drinking at conventions leads people to decide that the statues are not too expensive. We joked about how no one could afford to get drunk at the NYCC bars and then still buy a statue. Maybe all the full bars on site were there to increase sales.

KING OF THE MONSTERS

In addition to this Shin Godzilla, there was a big diorama of two Godzillas battling. STRATEGIC PLACEMENT Beautiful women, thrilling adventures, and dinosaurs might be what Frank Cho fans love, but it wasn’t until Dynamite published Jungle Girl that he could freely flip her loin cloth.

QUICK CHANGE At first The Joker Orochi had his hair tied back and a mask, but a staff member (different from the one who answered Madeline’s questions) offered to change his head. He has a right arm that switches out as well on gfxdistribution.com. Check out the Penguin Daimyo in that samurai series.

SIZE MATTERS The giant XM hanging from the ceiling was kind of the only hint they were there. The Super Sons, meanwhile, are small but pack a punch with how well the design showcases the essence of these characters. Smaller also makes them space-friendly and more affordable to ship.

BIG REVEAL

The black tarp on one table begged the question are you hiding something or unveiling something? “Both,” said the GFX staff. Wonder Woman Courage comes in marble (the far table) and full color, but only one could be displayed at a time because not all of her arms arrived. The shipper dropped a pallet. The bigger consequence of that accident was having to scramble to find new legs for some of the display tables.