Marvel Legends Wave 1 2013 Review
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- Created on Monday, 28 January 2013 10:23
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Alright, probably, most of you will wonder why I didn't include "Return of" anymore to the title. I can't clearly recall or refer to any material or statements released by Hasbro but as far as I can remember, during one panel, they mentioned that it's not the "Return" anymore and instead, it's the year of the "Mini BAF" for Marvel Legends.
Well, given the "Year of the Mini BAF" gimmick, they gave us (seriously) a small Buiild-a-Figure, Hit Monkey. I've been collecting Marvel Legends for years and I've never heard of respectable toy companies pointing out that the BAF should be big. Maybe most of us are rooting for one since we got introduced to Big BAFs during the ToyBiz era. Still, even back then, they made small BAFs like Mojo and M.O.D.O.K. When the line was already handled by Hasbro, they gave us Blob, Ares, Annihilus, Brood Queen and Fin Fang Foom (this is big, by the way). Anyway, I just want to share that since it's an endless argument -- really depends on how one collector goes about his/her hobby.
Now, this wave is considered the 4th wave of the ROML (Return of Marvel Legends) series but I think it's officially named Wave 1 of 2013. So far, this is my favorite wave of figures since the selection of characters is really nice.
The wave includes the following:
- Captain America (No Variant)
- X-Force Volume 3 Wolverine (No Variant)
- Regular Archangel / X-Force Volume 3 Archangel (Variant)
- Hyperion / Sentry (Variant)
- Red She-Hulk/Lyra (Variant)
- Protector/Iron Fist (Variant)
- and the BAF, Hit Monkey
Heroes: Eating with Awesomeness
I've always been a fan of Maxi Collector. They bring in merchandise that would otherwise be inaccessible to us Filipinos without having to pay insane amounts of money for shipping. Now, unfortunately, I cannot afford of their incredible merchandise. At least, not in this lifetime. All I've ever done with their wares is to stare at them from outside their glass enclosures at their stores or during cons. So, much to my delight, I heard of a place called Heroes, which is sort of like every other Maxi Collector store, only they serve food.
The girlfriend and I take turns picking out where to eat, and after taking a risk on that other sandwich place that isn't Subway, we felt unsatisfied and decided to go somewhere else for sustenance. (BTW Subway is just awesome. That other place, not so much. Tell everyone.) This time, I got to pick. And since I've always wanted to give Heroes a shot, I was able to convince her to go.
Marvel Legends Morbius and Marvel Select Doctor Octopus Review
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- Created on Wednesday, 16 January 2013 09:40
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Before 2012 ended, the last issue of The Amazing Spider-Man book, the 700th issue, was released and I actually got mine a few days after street date -- hence the spoiler filled days in the forums and groups. Well, just to be clear, this is not a review of the last issue. But just to take my mind off what happened (Yes, Peter Parker died), I reviewed 2 figures of 2 characters that showed up in the last few issues of ASM and they are Morbius and Doctor Octopus. I don't know that much about the two characters since I just jumped into reading The Amazing Spider-Man title only during the 600th issue.
Morbius, the Living Vampire, was made into a figure a few years ago. The figure wasn't that impressive and the "feature" of this figure is a bit cool but kinda off in the long run. The rubbery face was made for the "fun factor" of the figure, the jaw snapping action. I had mine MOC (Mint on Card) for years and just noticed the melting face a few months back. I decided to open it anyway so that I can review and as well as display it.
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Hasbro Ultimate Spider-Man Movie Series Toy Review
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- Created on Friday, 28 December 2012 23:00
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I haven't been reading any Ultimate Universe comic books for the past 2 or 3 years but something interesting happened recently - the death of Spider-Man in the Ultimate continuity. To be honest, I barely know anything about the character but the shift, or rather the transition of the Spider-Man title, something so significant and pretty iconic to kids, collectors, hobbyists and fans, to a character of a different nationality is jarring. I commend Marvel's move and I must say that I really like the guy wearing the Spider-Man uniform. I don't have anything against other nationalities taking such a role. Again, great move, Marvel!
So, a few months later, I think, Hasbro made a "The Amazing Spider-Man" 6" line. The wave consisted of an Andrew Garfield Spider-Man (unmasked and masked) movie figure, Lizard movie series figure and what really got me hooked is the Ultimate Spider-Man (Miles Morales) action figure. I did get all the figures from the wave but unfortunately, I just kept the Ultimate Spider-Man figure and sold the rest.
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December Jollibee Toys
A very small niche of collectors have taken to collecting those free fast food toys. I'm not exactly sure why, but I can see the appeal. They're cheap, they come with food, and these toys will never see the light of day ever again. They're not really mass produced, so once you have em' and you take care of them, the really good ones are likely go up in value. Did you know that the toys that changed from food item to, like, a little robot is still very much in demand? They came out in 1987.
Jollibee's got a couple items that might interest you Batman fans, especially if you liked The Brave and The Bold animated series.
Grappling Launcher
Ooh, I've always wanted a Batman grappling hook. It'll be fun shooting small creatures with it. Doesn't look like it won't go very far, but it'll be fun to play around with it while staying idle at your workstation, maybe.
Now this one's pretty cool.
Get fed!