Editing The Pen Addict 613/transcript (section)

== Universal Monsters and themed pens ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Godzilla's going to be a problem for me. Godzilla and Kong. That's going to be sick. Right. Godzilla and Kong. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That is a Universal Monsters movie. So, yes. There's Toga in the chat saying that is the mummy. Like, there's loads. I think what I want to see is them trying to do the invisible man. Now that, now that could be a good time. You know?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Get on it, Montegrappa.

'''Myke Hurley:''' There's your April Fool's. Here's your 3,000 invisible man pen. But yeah, look, this pen, and it also has like on the end finial, there's like some gears you can turn. And that's kind of cool. And like they move. It's like, I see why they've done what they've done here. Because it probably, I'm sure, I have no doubt, because it's Montegrappa, that there is a sketch of a pen that looks like Frankenstein. Right? That like they did that. A hundred percent. And for whatever reason, it was like, this isn't going to work. And I understand that. And so they've gone with this. Or maybe, look, they're working with a licensee. Maybe there are different things. I mean, it does have some bolts on the cap, like in the bolts in his neck. Like there are interesting details and there are like stitching, like metal stitching all throughout the pen. But like when I see the details like that, I'm like, oh man, the pen isn't even green, you know? Right, right. Like there were things that could have been done here and they haven't been. But it is full of really great details. Like the grip section has like bolts of electricity. The nib has a little portrait of Frankenstein on it. The clip is great. The clip is really good. Like there are lots of little details here. But it was just, for me, this one was a bit of a letdown. Because I saw the link and I was like, here we go, baby. And I was a little bit disappointed when I saw it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, since a lot of people know I like these things and we like these things. You know, they're sending me links and giving their comments. And they mostly agree with what everything you're saying. And I do too. It's like, oh yes, I'm glad we have this. But like I think I wanted something different. So maybe now that they have the license, they can eventually bring the full Frankenstein's monster body into the Warrior series. You know, like the Samurais. And so where you can have like a full figured one. That's what I want. Like the 60 grand special edition. Yeah. Frankenstein's monster one. Give me Frankenstein.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I refuse to do it. Give me Frankenstein. Give me it. I know. You know, I want him in all of his glory. You know? Yeah. This just feels to me like I want to see Montegrappa get in their bag on this one. You know? Yeah. And I don't think they're in their bag on this one.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' This one only got partway there. Yeah. Like is the way I see it. Yeah. Like there's so many externals that are just awesome with this. But like the Frankenstein-ness of it didn't fully get fleshed out. Correct.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Because like you look at that display and it's like, oh boy, they went for it. Like that to me feels like the thing that again suggests this should look like the monster. Like you wouldn't strap a container to a table and then put the monster inside. Right.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You know? I bet. Like you said, I bet they tried like heck to make that work for this type of thing. Like, but then you kind of got to, you know, there are limitations and everything. So even for someone who has no limits like them.

'''Myke Hurley:''' You know what? I see what you're saying though. I think I'm following about like, oh no, they've got the ones that are the bodies. They're really expensive. Right. Yeah. And so maybe they had again, like, like the Gladiator one starts at like 18,000 euros. Right. Which is ridiculous. Just went saying that out loud. And this one starts at 9,000 euros. So maybe they had like, you know, they couldn't go whole hogging it. Different level. Different level. Yeah. It's a good time. It's fun. It's a fun pen. Like on its own. It's a fun pen. It's a fun pen. I feel like I maybe would have liked it more if I hadn't seen the other things Montegrappa could do, you know? Exactly. I do really like the little head in the thing. I think that's very cute. Like, I think that's very funny. I like that it's hidden. You know, like I think it's a fun thing to show someone. Like, oh, look, Frankenstein's in here. Great time.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right. Now that I know that Godzilla might be on the way, I'm keeping my eyes and ears peeled for that. I mean, I'm not going to buy it. Like, it's way too much, but I'm excited. Now I'm kind of like, I'm setting myself up to be let down because that could be sick. So we'll see. We'll see if it happens.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm going to try and get the list here of who is in the universal classic monsters. We've got Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Werewolf of London, Wolfman. What else have we got? I'm looking through all the different movies here.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. So yeah, they got a lot. And I'm pretty sure that they have, Godzilla, I'm pretty sure is in this list, but maybe it's not. I don't know. It seems like it is, but I'm. Yeah. Creature from the Black Lagoon.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Oh, okay.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Phantom of the Opera.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Oh, that'll do well.

'''Myke Hurley:''' There's a lot of things that could potentially be in this list.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That seems like a very Montegrappa pen, Phantom.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That seems like they could pull that off pretty well. All right. We got a different type of theme pen here. A very, very different aesthetic going from Montegrappa Frankenstein to Bungu Box Thumbelina, Myke. Have you seen this pen? I have a lot to talk about this one.

'''Myke Hurley:''' You know, I'm just going to suggest in case before we get the, like, there's a thing called the Monsterverse, which is technically what Godzilla and Kong are in, but it is all still universal. So I'm not sure. Basically, what I'll tell you is they have a lot of these that they could now play with. Okay. And so that's kind of, that's where I'm going with. I apologize in case I've said something incorrect. I will not apologize for saying Frankenstein.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Nor should you. Nor should you. I'm with you on that. All right. So how about Thumbelina, Myke? Will you apologize for saying Thumbelina?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I don't know. Should I?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' No, I don't think so. Okay. So I have a lot to say about this pen. And my first question is, and this kind of can relate to, you know, Frankenstein or any theoretical Godzilla pen that we might get. If you love how a theme pen looks, but aren't particularly into that theme, would you buy the pen? You know what I'm asking?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Say that again.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So like, if you love how this Thumbelina pen looks, like in say my case, I love how this looks. Yes. I cared literally nothing about Thumbelina, but it's a Thumbelina featured pen, right? It has like some nit etching, some finial work. Would you still consider buying the pen, even if the story of the pen does not fit like your thoughts?