Was having some conversations with others on The HATE tank this year on other boards and was getting some good reviews by pretty much everyone. Some people though claimed to "Not Get it" which is fine, I can understand its not everyones cup of tea. It got me thinking of what makes me so enthusiatic about this, I mean I couldnt get the past exclusives and so I started to make my own 25th versions, and I cant tell you how happy I was to have got an official con set this year all for my own, I wanted it so badly I lined up at 1:30 am. My response to other board members was was this (and Im not ripping on them for not liking it because it is perfectly fine to not like it, Im just saying it got me thinking of why I like JoeCanuck and the CJC exclusives)
"i'm convinced that i'm the only person on the planet that hates this thing.
and the driver looks like one of the stormtrooper rip off guys from the Black Hole..."
"Your not alone.
I too miss the point of it."
my response: I can understand some people not liking it, which is fine, but for many of us Canadians, its great to have exclusives that are purely Canadian and now even a mythos and back story that started with JoeCanuck with the Charaters in which even Larry Hama endorsed with his file card profiles. Its more then just the looks sometimes, its also the ideal.
that in a nutshell are my reasons to go gagga over the exclusives and go as far to make customs of the past ones for my own pleasure. Im proud to have it as a Canadian thing as well as a Joe thing. What are your reasons? Im curious what if someone asked you "what is the point of getting the exclusive" what your response be? Financial? Canadian Pride? Complete Colection? Just like it?