I’ve covered all of the totally new items that appeared at New York Comic Con 2014 now, but there were plenty more freshly updated items on display at the convention as well. One such item was the long in development Kotobukiya Rogue X-Men Danger Room Sessions Fine Arts Statue. This statue has changed drastically from the first time we saw it years ago, and for the first time ever, we got to see Rogue painted at NYCC 2014! Was she worth the wait?

Rogue is one of the very few X-Men introduced past Giant-Size X-Men #1 who’s gone on to become truly iconic. This is largely in part due to being one of the three featured female X-Men in the 1990’s X-Men cartoon on Fox, as well as being a main character in the 90’s X-Men #1 comic book relaunch.

So, while Rogue has worn a ton of costumes over the years, the best choice for a high-end Rogue statue is definitely 90’s Jim Lee Rogue. And thankfully, that’s exactly what Kotobukiya has given us for their first Rogue statue ever!When Kotobukiya first displayed the new prototype for the X-Men Danger Room Sessions Rogue Fine Art Statue at San Diego Comic Con 2014, I wasn’t as impressed as I’d hoped to be. The short-haired Rogue head sculpt isn’t the look for Rogue that I’m familiar with, and it was tough to tell how accurate the long-haired Rogue head sculpt was without actually seeing it on the statue’s body.

At NYCC 2014, however, Kotobukiya removed my doubts (and a likely $250 from my future wallet) when they showed off the Kotobukiya Rogue Danger Room Sessions statue in painted form–with long-haired head sculpt attached (and short-haired alternate head on the side)!

I still don’t especially care for the short-haired Rogue head sculpt (even if that is how she looked in the legendary X-Men Age of Apocalypse storyline), but I’m glad that Kotobukiya is giving the option to those who do prefer that look for Rogue.

Kotobukiya loves posing their X-Men Danger Room Session statues atop broken Sentinel pieces, and the Rogue Fine Art Statue will continue that trend. Kotobukiya excels at making jaw-droppingly cool Sentinel chunks, so it’s no surprise that the Sentinel Hand base for the Kotobukiya Rogue Fine Art statue looks sensational. The sculpting detail, shiny paint and weather effects on the Sentinel base are all top-notch.

If I have any real gripe about the Rogue Kotobukiya Fine Art Statue, however, it’s the way Rogue is positioned on her base. I know why Kotobukiya designed Rogue with her knee on the Sentinel hand so that it’ll look like she’s “flying” without having to have a visible flight stand, but depending on your angle it can look like Rogue is just kneeling on the Sentinel.

It’s not a deal breaker on an otherwise outstanding statue, but it does pull me out from the effect of the statue a bit. I sort of wish Kotobukiya had just chosen to have Rogue standing atop the destroyed Sentinel hand instead, but maybe this pose will click better with me once I can maneuver it around in my display myself.

The Kotobukiya X-Men Danger Room Sessions Rogue statue should be released in Q2/Q3 2015, so it’s likely still a while off from being available for order. I’ll post updates on the Rogue Kotobukiya statue as it gets closer to her pre-order period and release date, and you can follow Marvel Toy News on Facebook for daily news, photos and alerts.

Based off of the painted prototype from the 2014 New York Comic Con, will the Southern Belle of the X-Men be flying into your statue collection in 2015? Are you satisfied with Kotobukiya’s interpretation of Rogue, or is there something you’d have done differently with the statue?