A friend introduced me to the work of this super creative and devoted Marvel fan! I begged to be introduced so I could show off his creations to the geek world! I really love that he gave Nightcrawler his own cloud of brimstone!
“Nightcrawler and X-Force are still under constructions, but that was probably about 4 hours so far,” Michael told me about the time he puts into this labor of love.
“I started do customs/modifications because the toy companies either weren’t making the characters I wanted, or weren’t getting all of the details right, so I either made them from scratch or modified them,” he added.
I wanted to know about Michael’s early influences and favorites.
“My first comic was actually a Batman comic back in the seventies, but that was probably the only DC comic I really ever had – I have always been a diehard Marvel fan. Spider-Man was my favorite as a kid, but I have grown to love the X-Men more than anything (can’t narrow it down to one character – love Nightcrawler, Beast, Colossus, Iceman and Wolverine in that order). Favorite villain is by far Apocalypse (can’t believe they haven’t made a movie with him as the villain).”
Michael’s creations are so stunning I wanted to ask him about advice for other fans who turn their comic book heroes into models.
“As for any tips – make something that will make you happy looking at it on your shelf… it is exciting to know you can have a one of a kind figure that you created.
Michael – I salute your creativity and share your passion!