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Post by dlw66 on Nov 1, 2006 10:20:55 GMT -5
I had to go to our local Target last night for another purchase, but as is my habit I made my trek back to the toys section. Wham!! A fresh case of Marvel Legends Mojo series!! That blew me away, as our Target is always about two series behind Toys R Us and Wal-Mart. Anyway, they did not have Psylocke, and no variants either, but Power Man, Falcon, Zemo (don't get Phantom going on THAT pronunciation , Longshot, and Iron Man were all there. I decided, for budgetary reasons, to only pick up Falcon. As I have read elsewhere on the 'net, quality control in this series is horrible!! He is cast in red plastic, and the joints generally show red even when his brown skin is part of the joint. His white gloves are pink in places due to bleeding. I really can't figure out how to afix Redwing (he has the peg-attachment similar to Yellowjacket with Wonder Man) to him. But, from a distance, he is very cool looking! It's just that the warts show the closer you get to him. Luke Cage and Zemo are by far the coolest-looking in the set, but as I'd also read, Cage's left hand looks like it's been through a meat grinder! Series 15, the last Toy Biz series, is allegedly much better.
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Post by dlw66 on Dec 4, 2006 14:00:00 GMT -5
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Post by dlw66 on Jan 4, 2007 13:18:56 GMT -5
Check out Hasbro's first offering of Marvel Legends. This link comes courtesy of marvellegends.net. If you scroll to the bottom, there are nice individual shots of each character. Hercules looks great! White Queen = tramp!!! marvellegends.net/MarvelLegends/HML01
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Post by uberwolf on Jan 8, 2007 8:47:14 GMT -5
Banshee looks like Syndrome from the Incredibles. If his hair was spiked up to a point... dead ringer for him.
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Post by dlw66 on Jan 15, 2007 22:39:22 GMT -5
However, looks can be deceiving!!! I purchased Hercules and Ultimate Iron Man (and my son picked up Banshee) tonight. While they look great, the reduction of articulation is a real drawback. That, along with a $2 increase in price, no accessory besides the build-a-figure piece and no comic make Hasbro's securing the license a real head-scratcher. One of the reasons I had read as to why ToyBiz sold out was that they felt distribution was an issue for them. While I understand Hasbro is a larger company, I think the consumer has taken a back seat to the bottom line. We are getting less product for more money -- to me, time is a severely less-important consideration!!
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Post by dlw66 on Jan 25, 2007 8:41:01 GMT -5
Not sure if anyone out there also likes the Diamond Select Toys mini-mates, but a recently announced series has a serious Avengers look to it!!
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Post by dlw66 on Feb 26, 2007 11:29:54 GMT -5
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Post by dlw66 on Feb 26, 2007 11:51:11 GMT -5
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Post by dlw66 on May 25, 2007 8:46:32 GMT -5
Word is coming out that Hasbro will have two exclusive Marvel Legends at San Diego in July: Stan the Man himself, and a variant She-Hulk (in FF costume???). The Stan Lee figure will have interchangeable heads so that he can also be Peter Parker.
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Post by von Bek on May 25, 2007 10:09:32 GMT -5
The Stan Lee figure will have interchangeable heads so that he can also be Peter Parker. Ditko will be P.O. He thinks he´s Peter Parker.
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Post by Black Knight on May 25, 2007 13:56:41 GMT -5
Yep, the figure is great, they got the costume right and everything, something that Marvel can't even seem to do.
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Post by Nutcase65 on May 25, 2007 19:54:33 GMT -5
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Post by fiero84 on May 25, 2007 22:32:55 GMT -5
I checked out your links.. those Green lantern toy figures look real neat, But...those blue men, look...like Oompa Loompas from Willy Wonka.. ...don't they..?
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Post by Engage on May 28, 2007 15:47:34 GMT -5
I just wanted to say that my lone action figure is a grey Hulk figure from the Marvel Legends line, and last week I finally got it to stand up on its own after two years of having it awkwardly leaning against things.
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Post by dlw66 on May 29, 2007 9:11:56 GMT -5
I've always had very good luck with my figures standing. About the only Marvel Legends that give me trouble are Dr. Strange (because his cloak is too heavy) and the Human Torch from the FF series (not movie) that came out about two years ago. Surpisingly, the female characters all stand without trouble -- can't say the same for DC Direct's females, though!
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Post by dlw66 on May 31, 2007 8:40:10 GMT -5
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Post by The Night Phantom on Jun 1, 2007 19:06:12 GMT -5
That’s not even her FF costume. Her actual costume: - is primarily black, not blue (though “coloring license” often shaded in blue—but a much darker blue than found on this figure)
- has more cloth on her torso, covering more of the area above the collarbone in white and also closing up just under her armpits
- is not skintight and does not distort the “4” insignia in her cleavage
- covers her inside legs down past her crotch (though not much further than that), rather than following a bikini line
- has long gloves, but not that long
- incorporates white boots, not Velcro-closure sneakers
- was never worn with a ponytail, so far as I recall
Compare:
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Post by dlw66 on Jun 2, 2007 10:50:21 GMT -5
I am really unsure as to why they went with the new head sculpt. I agree that it just isn't close. They should have, as you said, put the money into new sculpts for the legs to get the boots right.
BTW, the first two covers you reference are two of my favorite issues from that era.
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Post by The Night Phantom on Jun 3, 2007 21:56:15 GMT -5
BTW, the first two covers you reference are two of my favorite issues from that era. #s 275 & 285 are two of my favorites also. They are alike in they are done-in-one “breather” issues which each focus on a single character’s personal drama (though Shulkie’s issue has a lighter throughline) in an overall “realistic” plot. I like the fantastic in Fantastic Four, but these issues work toward the series’ overall versatility. And there’s plenty of fantastic in previous and subsequent issues. #291 isn’t quite so compelling, but the cover does make a nice homage to Action #1!
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Post by dlw66 on Jun 4, 2007 8:02:24 GMT -5
I've always felt that #285 should be held in nearly as high a regard as the classic "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man". A very powerful story about children and hero worship.
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Post by dlw66 on Jun 5, 2007 12:49:02 GMT -5
This morning my son and I came across a complete set of Series 2 at our Wal-Mart. He picked up She-Hulk, Quicksilver, and Yellowjacket. All are nice looking figures, with some of the complaints I've read concerning articulation, paint, and poseability being for the most part true. On the three figures he picked up my biggest beef would be that Quicksilver can't be posed in a running position. Beyond that, the paint on his figures is for the most part good (not great). She-Hulk is a great-looking figure, aside from Phoenix the best female that's been done (by Toy Biz or Hasbro).
The Blob BAF is going to be HUGE!! With just the three pieces he got, we can already tell that the Blob will tower over even the largest Hulk they've made!
The Lord Thor figure is one of the best they've ever made -- very detailed, and very large. The scale of Mjolnir and the battle axe just add to the large dimension of this figure. I had heard that the helmet, however, was not removable; while this is true of the previous two Thor figures, it would have been a nice touch.
X3 Juggernaut is smaller than I would have thought he'd be. The X3 Jean Grey I will only buy for the Blob piece, then she'll go on Ebay along with Xorn and Ultimate Wolverine (and Juggy as well). I'll buy for myself and keep the four Avengers.
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Post by Black Knight on Jun 5, 2007 13:23:15 GMT -5
Good to know they are finally showing up at walmarts, mine still only has series one.
I will be getting, King Thor, She-Hulk, Yellowjacket and Quicksilver this time around.
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Post by dlw66 on Jun 5, 2007 13:56:46 GMT -5
I should clarify something --
Quicksilver can certainly be POSED in a running position; he just can't stand that way. There is no hole in either foot with which to mount him on a base. DC Direct's Flashes all come with a base and can be displayed as running.
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Post by dlw66 on Jun 7, 2007 10:48:07 GMT -5
Don't know if any of you Marvel Legends collectors shell out the extra $10 to get the Icons, but here are a couple of upcoming releases that I think look pretty darn good! I am a big fan of the generally-upgraded sculpts in the Icons line, but not of the price nor of the space needed for display. Still, the Thor and Dr. Doom figures look fantastic!
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Post by dlw66 on Jun 12, 2007 9:33:50 GMT -5
From www.marvellegends.netCoolToyReview.com is reporting that they've seen the priliminary line-up for Hasbro's fourth series of Marvel Legends. First Appearance Daredevil First Appearance Storm Nova Punisher Silver Samurai Age of Apocalyspe Sunfire Tigra Build - Age of Apocalypse Nemesis I won't have to worry about chasing this whole set. I'll get the first two on the list and Tigra.
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Post by thew40 on Jun 12, 2007 13:38:30 GMT -5
I've been collecting these off and on. Out of the up-coming line that you mentioned, I'll be picking up (probably) Storm, Daredevil, Nova, Silver Samurai, Sunfire, and Tigra.
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Post by Black Knight on Jun 12, 2007 15:25:46 GMT -5
Looks like Tigra, Nove and Sunfire for me.
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Post by dlw66 on Jun 19, 2007 8:45:07 GMT -5
Coming now from Diamond Select, these two aliens were originally meant to be pack-ins with Wave 13, the Bring on the Bad Guys wave.
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Post by Shiryu on Jun 20, 2007 2:36:34 GMT -5
That Brood looks very realistic (I'm not sure it's a good thing). But shouldn't it be bigger ? it looks like a puppy compared to the Skrull. The Magneto and Cyclops figures look very good, whereas the She-Hulk on top of the page is unimpressive IMO
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Post by dlw66 on Jun 20, 2007 7:41:59 GMT -5
I guess in one of Hasbro's upcoming Marvel Legends waves, the Build-a-Figure will be the Brood Queen. That will probably be much larger.
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