RUBEN PROCOPIO
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:31:19 AM
Masked Avenger
 TASKMASTER MINI-BUST (Apr 2005) |
DragynWulf: How did you get the job of sculpting the Taskmaster mini-bust for Bowen Designs?
Rubén Procopio: Randy had asked me if I was available to do
some sculpts for him while I was still at Disney's, was to busy then,
but once I left i gave him a call and he set me up with the Taskmaster,
actually it was one out of three choices and the Taskmaster seemed the
most dynamic and interesting to me.
DragynWulf: What did you know about the Taskmaster character prior to getting the job?
Rubén Procopio: Nothing. Never heard of him, I actually was
more of a DC guy growing up but collected Marvel here and there as
well, then started discovering Kirby, Buscema, Romita etc... along the
way. But to save face I was embarrassed to ask Randy who is he was so I
asked my friend comic book artist George Pérez who I knew knows all the
characters in both universes, so I sent him a image and to my surprise
he wrote me back saying not only did he know who he was he also created
him! A nice coincidence.
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Top 10 Marvel Legends Action Figures (Series 11) - The Legendary Rider Series
August 03, 2005
Guide Picks
TASKMASTER MINI-BUST (Apr 2005) |
Toy Biz brings back the Marvel Legends action figure format for an
eleventh series, the Legendary Rider Series. Each action figure is
highly articulated and comes packaged with a reprinted comic book, or
in some cases, a poster book. The idea behind Marvel Legends is to
create definitive action figure interpretations of classic Marvel
characters. Each figure in series 11 is packaged with a vehicle which
they can ride in a legendary fashion. Series 11 also includes a Marvel
Vs. game card.
1) Scarlet Witch Action Figure
The Scarlet Witch action figure is being re-worked and will be
released in a later series of Marvel Legends. However, before this
decision was made, a limited number of Scarlet Witch figures were
released in Asia. You may see them on eBay, but rest assured that when
she is finally released, she will have a wide release and should not be
difficult to find. The revised version will be much-improved, so it
should not be a loss to your collection to not have the initial
scrapped version.
2) Variant Wonder Man Action Figure
The variant version of the Wonder Man action figure will be easy to
spot, as he is cast in a translucent blue/purple color, depicting his
"ionic" nature.
6) Taskmaster Action Figure
The Taskmaster action figure has 34 points of articulation and
comes with an air scooter. (I would describe it more as a glider, but
the packaging calls it an air scooter.) He also has an arsenal of
weapons: sword, pistol, quiver, billy club, and shield.
9) Wonder Man Action Figure
The Wonder Man action figure has 36 points of articulation and
comes with an air-glider vehicle. The package also includes a small
figure of Yellow Jacket, posed in mid-flight.
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Marvel Legends Series 11 : Taskmaster Action Figure
Item #: MRVL34823 Year: 2005
Manufacturer: Toy Biz
Description: When the shadow of evil
falls across the land, the world.s greatest champions strike for
justice! From the pages of classic Marvel comics comes this line of
highly articulated poseable 7 inch action figures, the Marvel Legends!
Collect them all, each sold seperately. Taskmaster includes sky cycle,
Captain America-style shield, Daredevil-style billy club, and Black
Knight-style sword and scabbard.
Price: 27.99
(Vu: Comes with reprint of AVENGERS #196)
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