greenlucario

Future Foundation, Thing and Invisible Woman secured. One more to go.

Got my Rivals figures, Moon Knight, Spidey/Luna Snow. Look good enough, not exactly the most amazing articulation, but fine.

Got in Robbie Reyes a couple weeks back, ended up filling in the lines on the skull to make them stand out a bit more, after after a couple attempts, I'm happy enough with it, but definitely wish Hasbro would have just done something about it from the start.

If I felt confident enough to add the paint, then, yeah, that'd work. I've tried my hand at customizing, hasn't turned out well. At least there will be customizers out there putting together wired capes for this figure, or it's eventual re-dos.

And to round out the SDCC critique, not a fan of the Doomsday stuff. Pre-ordered Gambit, might go for Magneto, but the rest, just not doing it. The worst part is Doom, the main man, in a dingy grey armor, instead of metallic, with a belt buckle that screams, "we used the old concept art". I mean no one else had the belt issue, so yeah not a good enough excuse this time. Thankfully, like Thanos before him, I'd wager Doom will get at least three revisits, and that's not counting any changes he will probably go through by the end of the movie or into Secret Wars.

It really does look weird, no doubt. And sure, it might not be him. I'd really like a release with tons of stretched or offensive shapes too.

Wow...I don't know if I'm really happy, or really disappointed in this year's offerings. On the one hand, saving a lot of money on these, on the other hand, I really love having lots of new figures to be hyped about. Borrowing this from Tarot: Twlight Cap - Easy pass Black Panther - Need a bit more info, if it's the same as the previous BP on the Vulcan buck, then probably pass, other than on sale. Malice - Easy pass Doom 2099 - Another easy pass Maximum Black Suit Spidey - I'm a sucker, this is a pick up. Mole Man and Moloids- Easy buy, best thing of the whole show. Might even get a second one down the road for a few more moloids. Elsa Bloodstone - Sale pick up, or pass if it never happens. Earth-X Cap - Easiest pass of the lot. Arcoyear - Only, reason I'm hyped for this is for the chance at Bug, c'mon, more DnA Guardians, PLEASE! Wolverine and Psylocke - Oh boy, pallet swaps, paaaaasssss. Gargantos- See above. Iron Man and Spiral - Same deal here too, although that energy shield is cool. Sentinel - Thankfully a pass, need a break from MTO figures from Legends. Vision and Scarlet Witch 2 pack- Definite pick up, really like this Scarlet Witch costume. Of course, it also gives me a reason to get that Quicksilver and Black Widow 2 pack too, ugggh. The reveal is likely a Mr. Fantastic or Maker figure, but then again a lot of people have called that too.

Max Thor has arrived from Amazon, and granted I wasn't sold at first look, but I love this particular costume for the character, in hand though, better in just about every way. I do wish the torso had a bit more articulation, and the lack of a spinning hammer effect is super glaring here. Easily a top offering from the Maximum line, whether or not I'm jazzed about the price.

They need to tap someone better to write a treatment for this, Waldron hasn't had anything that's been great. If they're going to do this, they need to get it right, looking at the character from Annihilation forward, he deserves the right kind of movie, show, whatever, or just don't bother making it, can't handle another project like Moon Knight. Since they destroyed Xandar, they could do a modified version of the origin story that uses the attack by Thanos as a stand-in for Annihilation Day.

Mephisto has arrived! Been trying to catch up to a Mephisto since I missed out on the select all those years ago, and this new one, is excellent. I'm always torn by whether to be mad that there's no pink skinned head included, or to just enjoy how great this one looks all on its own. I've warmed up to the red skinned heads over time, especially since it's a similar design to the original Marvel Ultimate Alliance version. The throne, it's excellent, and even though it drove the price up, I'm so thrilled to have a Mephisto and a throne for him after all these years.

Picked up Magik, was a bit lukewarm on this one, but happy to have in hand.

Deadpool and Wolverine- No interest. T-Bolts 2 pack 3 - No interest. No Way Home offerings - Grudging interest in both, better colors on the Final Swing Suit and a classic Raimi Goblin, yeah I really wish I wasn't a sucker for these. Boomerang - 100%, best reveal of the lot, disappointed it's another Walmart exclusive, but definitely getting this one. Scorpion - This is such a major pass, it's not because of the classic look, it's because we're still getting this egregiously bad body for Scorpion. I don't expect him to be hulk-sized, just bigger and better built than Spider-Man, and yet, here we are again with the third iteration of Scorpion that still can't top the old Toybiz one, and that old one had a goofy missile launcher tail.... Secret Wars Dr. Doom - No interest, didn't even bother with the 2 pack one, so, yeah, nope. Doc Samson - Not really a reveal, but a definite pick up. Cypher- Waiting on this one, just like Magik, it'd be nice to see how far they're going with this team before jumping all in like I did on the Walgreens ones that never got a full team out. 97 Beast - Textureless Beast, another easy pass. Teasers- If it's MJ and Spidey, should be an easy pick up for me. Grudging interest just like the No Way Home stuff.

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.