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Deluxe reissue Lizard is in, and I really love the new heads and colors, that tail is just as atrocious as ever though. I'm honestly torn over which head to display him with, the McFarlane head was the selling point for me, but the default looks a lot better in hand than expected.

Colossus and Kitty 2 pack arrived earlier in the week, excellent upgrade, I just wish the diaphragm joints were better on these two, takes an easy 10/10 down a couple notches.

Got Grizzly last week, nice addition to the Spidey foes shelf, and makes me wonder if Stegron isn't as far off as he seems. Finished off my Executioner BAF with some nice discounts on Iron Man and Phantom Rider over at Amazon this week.

Cardiac and Spider-Man 2099 rounded out the set for me, passing on Spider-Venom (?). This new Miguel is excellent, will probably stay on my Top 10 for the year, and it's easy to see this one's the definitive version. Maybe a wired web cape though, that'd be nice.

Owl, Uncanny Spider-Man, and Hypno Hustler came in last weekend. All nice adds for the Spidey collection, but unlikely to make my Top 10 by the end of the year. Starting to realize how complete my Spidey collection is getting. Now, where is Stegron, Hasbro?

Other than the fact that it's more like lightning instead of a wave, I think it would work for Polaris. The clip is about the same as any of the other effects so it should work on any female figure.

Got Medusa and Gorgon in, now the real question is, when are we getting Maximus? I won't feel like the team is complete until we've got him.

Added Enchantress, mini comic Silver Surfer, and the Black Bolt/Triton 2 pack to the collection. Not a bad figure in the bunch, but it's amazing how much the new Enchantress and Surfer benefit from their new head sculpts.

Gladiator 2 pack, Werewolf by Night, and Dark Avengers Spidey in from Amazon. Really enjoying the new Gladiator, and Werewolf by Night, even if a little light on accessories, just feels so right. Super stoked to get that one.

I really liked his Ghost Rider run from a few years ago, until he took the Spirit of Vengeance from Johnny and gave it to the Hood. One of the better Ghost Rider books in recent years, had enough of a fresh take and delivered on what I was looking for from the character for the first 25-30 issues until that change happened.

Just Hellfire Gala Spidey for me. Though with all the stuff showing up early, it won't be alone for long.

Yeah, I definitely see this one taking me awhile. I'll definitely get those BAF pieces, but some of these will clearance out I'm sure at good prices. Sure, they've done some big guys, but really, other than maybe some arms and legs, most of those parts aren't set up for the unique costumes of the Asgardian characters. Obscurity I suppose is relative, but for whatever reason, Thor's supporting cast seems to be too obscure for Hasbro most of the time. I'll agree that new Gorgon and the other Inhumans items gives me some hope that Hasbro will let Asgardians be the next obscure releases they tackle. Volstagg particularly, I'd say doesn't map well to any of the heavy guys they've tooled up so far, unless there's an overlay for Kingpin in the works. As for the Wrecking Crew, wasn't really thinking of them, they're in a pretty manageable re-do position with the wide variety of larger character parts we've gotten so far.

Solid NYCC. Definitely stoked for Executioner, but then again, everyone is. The wave itself, kind of weak, but Enchantress, Werewolf by Night, and Phantom Rider all check the right box, so at least half the wave works for me. Dark Avengers Spidey 2.0? Yeah I can justify that for the Spidey collection too. Warbow is one where the fact that he's green and translucent can sell me on him when I couldn't care less about the character. So yeah, it's just that really bad looking Iron Man, that I'll bet is built on a MCU sculpt. Yes it's a modern(ish) armor, I think I saw it in the Blood Hunt story arc, but c'mon, how about a Bleeding Edge Armor update? Now that I could have gotten behind. Just glad WWII Logan didn't have a piece as well. Inhumans 2 packs? Sign me up, better Black Bolt, Triton, and Gorgon all check the right boxes. Medusa...yeah that costume isn't the one, but that's one Maximus from a complete Royal Family, so, here's hoping he gets out soon too.

Picked up mini comic Banshee and green Quicksilver from Amazon and Walmart respectively, both on reasonable discounts. Quicksilver, mostly to donate that better head to the Family Matters blue one.

Massive haul, got the Iron Man/Mandarin 2 pack as well as Iron Spider MJ last week, couldn't open until this week and lo and behold Man Wolf and Shuma Gorath arrive too, all from Amazon. For most of these I'm more impressed than I thought. Iron Man and Mandarin is a surprise standout for me, mostly for that improved Iron Man, but Mandarin isn't too bad either, plus with that Master Mordo swap that's making the rounds, I think I'll be quite happy with Mandarin soon enough. Man Wolf was another surprise hit, I don't love this look, I remember it from the end of the DnA Nova series, had to go and look it up just to be sure since I haven't revisited it in a while. He really pops, and besides the inevitable classic Man Wolf, that head and those pinless lupine parts give me hope for some version of Werewolf by Night, long overdue as that one is. Shuma Gorath is somewhere in the middle for me. The concept and the fact that we actually got this one is pure insanity. But the bendy tentacles need to be able to flex better. I'm not a great poser, but I can't even get a decent version of that crossed arms, or rather crossed tentacles look from the promos. Still such a cool, crazy piece, but overall it doesn't quite do what it needs to. And then there's MJ...from the start I waffled on this one a lot. But that new unmasked head really sold me, and unfortunately, that's all this one manages to do well. Granted, I knew the body wasn't going to be quite articulated enough, but it was still a disappointment in hand, and the new waldos? If you thought the first Iron Spider's pre-posed joint was a pain to deal with, these are worse, with a second, and surprising more awkward pre-posed joint thrown in for kicks. Happy for the new unmasked head, it's going straight on civilian MJ and unfortunately that's all this one had to offer.