Devourer of Worlds review!

Before the Galactus review, I also got Juggernaut and Mystique to review.



Juggernaut and Mystique. $7.49 each. I liked the sculpt of Juggs and picked him up because of it. I was disappointed that the helmet isn't removable. His bulkiness inhibits the articulation of his arms a lot. His hands can't reach his face or the other hands. His legs are surprisingly articulated. He doesn't come with any accessories, which is fine.

Mystique is a typical female figure. She comes with a rifle. There is one interesting thing about the paint job. It looks like the figure was painted all blue for the base and the white parts painted on top of that. The white paint wasn't applied as well and it makes the blue show through. Particularly, her top looks like it's see through. Not that I'm complaining. It's quite funny. Mystique is my second favorite female figure behind modern Ms. Marvel.

Now for the main event.





Galactus. $49.99. He comes with Silver Surfer. This will be my second Galactus figure and first Silver Surfer. First Galactus was a Marvel Masterworks diorama. Easily the tallest figure I now own. Previously held by the Marvel Icons and 1/60 Freedom Gundam. He has a button on his chest you can press and he'll say a couple of phrases. The sculpt is really nice. There are two blemishes. On the back of the upper arms, there are visible tears from the molding process.


The chest piece and the skirt are rubber. The chest piece is fine, it doesn't hinder any arm articulation.



The skirt, however, prevents him from doing anything but stand straight. His head has excellent up and down travel. His hands are a great let down. For a figure this size, articulated hands is a must. I can't believe his hands are this lame. If he can't look like he's about to crush someone, why have an action figure this size at all! Icon figures are only a third less bigger, but their articulation blows Galactus's out of the water. It's nice to have a somewhat pose-able Galactus, but his flaws pretty much take away from the coolness of the figure. The electronics are mediocre. The light are orange and are not bright enough to look good. They should have just made it so it would light up the blue crystal they already have in the head instead of the orange. I would have loved it if they had some kind of attachable stand to have Silver Surfer flying around Galactus. I don't have the Legends build a figure Galactus, so I can't compare anything but looks. I like the Marvel Universe sculpt way more, but there is still so much to be desired.

Last pic will be size comparison. Galactus stands with Marvel Icons Venom, Play Arts Kai Snake, Marvel Legends (Ultimate) Nick Fury, and Marvel Universe Juggernaut and Mystique.

Slave I review!

The Rise of Boba Fett Ultimate Battle Packs. $109.99. Five figures: Anakin, Mace, R8-B7, Boba, and Bossk. Last three are exclusive to this set. Two starships: Mace's Jedi Starfighter and the motherfucking Slave 1! I don't give a crap about the starfighter or the figures. I dislike the Clone Wars style figures. The droid is pretty nice though. It has a ton of gimmicks.


Slave 1. I've been waiting for a re-release of this vehicle for many years. This is, however, a great improvement over the Kenner version. It doesn't have the colors of the Empire Strikes Back ship, but it will do. Plus, this thing is huge! Look at Boba standing next to it!


First, let's look at the cockpit. Now the front seat here is designed for the young Boba Fett figure in this pack. There were no instructions on this, but you are able to take the "seats" out and use the rear ones in the front.




Now this is ready for the real Boba Fett to pilot. (Or whatever full size 3.75 figure you choose.)



So this Slave 1 has a compartment that opens up here and you can pose figures in a variety of positions. They put a couple of foot pegs to stick figures on. You can also see the holding cell from here.


There is a neat little ramp you can pull out.


Here the holding compartment is pulled down and the holding cell is out. It may not be able to hold a carbonite Han, but it's still an awesome little thing.


On the back/bottom of the ship there are two ship bombs. Another nice little addition. Also worth noting, the little canons on the bottom/back can shoot projectiles.

Now, there is one little flaw that I really can't overlook. The cockpit opening does not snap shut very well. So the cockpit will fall open when in use.

This is still by far the greatest Slave 1 release so far. If another Slave 1 with ESB colors is released, I unfortunately will still get it.

Another Combo Review

Super combo review. Sneaking suit Naked Snake, Fry, Bender, and "Vintage" Boba Fett.



The Big Boss came in from Kid Nemo. He comes with fist hands, handgun hands, two pistols, one silencer cap, and a shield. I wish it came with one more set of hands that are just open. The handgun hand is terrible when using it with no gun in it. His sculpt is one of the most awesome ones I have ever seen on an articulated toy. His actual articulation leaves a lot to be desired though. Let's compare to my other Play Arts Kai figure, Lightning.


Snake's face is leaps and bounds better than Lightning's. Snake's sculpt is highly detailed, but is also quite bulky. Something I was worried about when I picked and looked at Chris Redfield back at AX. He had a similar build to Snake, and when I saw him up close, he was incredibly bulky. Now that I have him, his sculpt does indeed hinder his articulation quite a bit.

His joint at the shoulder is very limited. Lightning can bend her arm back further than Snake's. This one thing prevents a lot of poses from looking right. I really can't stress how much this sucks.


His legs are on par with Lightning's. That is the only other good thing about him aside from his good looks. If you don't have the money for a Medicom Snake, this is an okay substitute. I would avoid it otherwise.

Boba Fett with a "Vintage" card. Who cares? This is a terrible scalpers product. This is actually an awesome figure, but the "Vintage" card makes it "collectible" and scalpers will sweep these up. Forcing people like me to pay more. Thankfully, I work at a toy store. Suck it scalpers.


This is my fourth Boba Fett. I thought my second one (an old Legends) had articulation. I found out I was wrong when I finally opened it up after forgetting about it for a couple years. So I probably should have bought the Evolutions pack with Boba, Mandalore, and Jango so I wouldn't have had to beat scalpers to buy this. My first was a Kenner, and my third Boba Fett was the Mcquarrie version.

This Fett has a helmet and a jet pack that comes off. He has a small cloth cape. He comes with two blasters. All of these are awesome things. His actual face is nicely detailed, but I don't really care for it. It's a typical modern Star Wars figure in the articulation department. His head is on a ball joint, so he has great movement. No ab swivel though. Great figure. Hope anyone who wants it, can pick it up themselves in store.



Fry and Bender. Normally I skip these cartoon figures because they normally don't have articulation. I saw that Fry had joints, and I naturally assumed Bender's arms and legs could bend into poses. I ended up buying both.


Fry comes with a holophonor, ray gun, Slurm can, and a tin of anchovies. His articulation is terrible. His shoulder, waist, and head are cut joints. His elbows and knees are pin joints. Very limited movement. Increased a bit with cut joints above both of the pin joints. Still, it's better than just a statue of a cartoon figure. I wish Fry came with interchangeable eyes like Bender.


Bender comes with a pile of cash and coins, can of robot oil, bottle of booze, and three sets of eyes. This is one of those characters that I thought wouldn't transfer well to a figure. They managed to do it here. The interchangeable eyes are fantastic. They should of had one more set that was just normal. The arms and legs are bendable, but are still very stiff. The fact that you can actually open up his chest is awesome. The only bad thing about this figure is the fingers. It's hard to have him hold anything well. This is still a very good toy.

I hope to see Leela, Zap, and Zoidberg soon.

Next review should hopefully be Sylvanas and maybe Thrall.

Re-release Darth Vader and....old Batman review

Darth Vader. This is actually the first Vader I have ever bought. Personally, I don't care for him. More so after the train wreck of the prequels. I needed him for something I'm working on.


I liked the idea of a removable helmet, but there are two problems. It doesn't really snap into place. It just a pressure hold and I think that is very flimsy. It doesn't fall off with a light shake, but it does pop off if I try to twist the head. Which brings me to the other problem I have, the head can only twist to the left and right. There is no up-down movement. Another thing I'm disappointed about is that there is no ab swivel. The Return of the Jedi Luke Skywalker really spoiled me for Jedi articulation. I know his chest piece was the likely culprit as the reason it wasn't done, but I still think it could be engineered to work. The cut swivel legs are still there. This is the one thing I can't believe Hasbro is still using. I just don't understand why they can't upgrade it to G.I. Joe leg standards. I don't need double jointed knees and elbows. Just give me ball-jointed legs!


Vader comes with his red lightsaber, display stand, dice, card, and random blasters. Another thing I don't understand, why the blasters. Stop making these and use that money for better leg joints!!!! The dice and card are for the "game" they made so they could justify re-releasing figures like this one.

One last thing I didn't like about Vader. His cape is see-through. This makes the figure look like he's wearing a dress. If his cape was made out of the same cloth as the magnificent Batman figure here, it would be badass. The use of the cloth on Vader is spectacular, if only it were made of a different material.

So while I've got this Batman here, I'll share some thoughts. There are two figures that I find that stand far above the rest. The first one, a Revy Revoltech. Its double cut shoulder and wrist joints allows it to do some of the most epic poses that have not been seen since in any other line. Figma almost had it. Play Arts Kai almost has it. McFarlane probably had it back in the day, but it certainly doesn't have it now.(Don't care for Halo, so no go there.) Note: I still have yet to experience a Figuarts figure. The other figure is this Batman.

It was a Toys R Us exclusive two pack with Robin. I bought the variant where Robin had a blue costume. Robin was not amazing. This Batman, however, blew my mind because of its cape and sculpt. The articulation on this figure is actually about the same as a "good" Star Wars figure. It has an ab swivel joint, and it has the stupid leg cut joint. The sculpt and colors on this Batman ooze awesome. I've seen a lot of Batman figures, but almost none of them feel like it jumped off the pages of a comic book like this one. At the base of the cowl, there's a rubber piece. Under that, is a big cloth cape. It's the most epic cape I've ever seen. Caped figures I've encountered thus far were almost always rubber. This always limited how the figure looked in different poses and angles. With a cloth cape, it can look more alive. With one this big, it's simply epic in nature. I only own two other Batmans. Batman Beyond from the DC Classics line, and a 10" Batman from the Justice League cartoon. Other Batmans I'm looking to acquire at some point: Red Son Batman and Ame-comi Batman. Red Son Batman is the only other figure that looks like it jumped from the pages of a comic. Ame-comi Batman just looks awesome.

Batgirl IV!!!!!!

I pre-ordered this as soon as it was announced. I love Batgirl and all who have taken this mantle (in continuity). It came in last week from Things From Another World.



Batgirl IV, Stephanie Brown. Paint job is slightly botched in some areas. Her eyes look like they missed the center. Her belt is a separate piece. She comes with a bright yellow batarang, a baton, and a small circle display stand. It should have come with a full display stand. I really hate small circle stands. The cape is nice. I like how it starts from the chest symbol and goes over the shoulders.


Poor Tim. Dwarfed by Steph. XD


My Batgirls. I'm still struggling with whether or not I should buy the Ame-comi Cassandra Cain statue. It would be an awesome addition, but I don't know if I want to spend $40+ getting it. Also...

Attention DC Direct: When are you going to make another Oracle figure damn it?!

Two Marvel Universe and One Transformer review

Bought Rodimus today, and Mary Jane and Luke last week.


Mary Jane Watson. Wife of Peter Parker. What's that? One More Day? Never happened... Anyways, I always liked MJ and I actually didn't remember she was going to get MU treatment. I wanted it just to own it. The figure itself is pretty plain. The head sculpt is pretty. The shirt design is meh. She comes with a little puppy. Meh. Female MU figures I'm still waiting on: Emma Frost and (Young Avengers) Hawkeye.


Luke Cage, he's been shelf warming the pegs for a while. Picked him up because of a 2 for $9.99 sale we had. He comes with a beanie, bling necklace, and a contorted I-beam. His head sculpt has sunglasses. That really should have been another accessory instead. The I-beam is a lame accessory. The bling necklace is also pretty tacky, but at least it looks funny. The I-beam is just lame. I don't like the jean paint job. It just looks off.


Rodimus Minor. My third Animated Transformer figure. I bought him because I liked his vehicle mode.


Hot Rod looking good in vehicle mode. The bow ruins the look, so I prefer to leave it off. There is one thing about the vehicle mode that sucks.


There's a gaping hole on the backside. It should have been covered here. I still like his vehicle mode way more than his robot mode.


Robot mode isn't too bad. The head sculpt looks good, but the chest is too big. Articulation is about average. His head has great flexibility. The molding of his arm limits his hands. He would have awesome wrist articulation if the arms were molded differently. He's still better than Blitzwing, but he can't top the queen of Animated.