X-Men Legends
Warlock wave
Colossus, Polaris, Firestar, Dazzler, Shatterstar, Cyclops
Yuck! The 90s threw up on my blog! What could be worse than a Jim Lee design? A Rob Liefeld design, of course!
The X-Men are back! Well, in toy form at least. Yes, if you were thinking that last year's Juggernaut wave was a fluke, think again...Hasbro must have talked Marvel out of punishing action figure fans (Disney/Fox movie pettiness) or something. Wave 2 is here with some classics, long-time favorites, and a great build-a-figure.
Jim Lee Cyclops! It's the 90s all over again! Tactical gear! Utility harnesses! Gloves! Useless pockets! Um, yeah...if the X-Men comic relaunch wasn't one of the biggest selling comics of all time and the cartoon weren't so great, I probably would just stick with a classic interpretation of this guy. Great looking figure, though. The real gripe is that the leg "belts" aren't glued in place and tend to slip down.
A C-list X-Man, Polaris isn't all that exciting to me. She's got Magneto's power of magnetism and dates Cyclops' brother, Havok. To make her less exciting, they gave this figure the same power effects as Havok but molded in translucent green. Still, she's got a decent sculpt.
Back to the A-list with an updated Colossus! I haven't followed Marvel books in a long time (Age of Apocalypse and the Spider-man Clone Saga had me jumping ship) so I have no idea when/where this new jumpsuit made its debut. Not a bad update. I really dig the alternate metal beard head. Very Lenin-esque, comrade! The silver metal paint looks great, especially on the arm detail.
Yuck! The 90s threw up on my blog! What could be worse than a Jim Lee design? A Rob Liefeld design, of course!
Shatterstar has the mutant power of being an expert military strategist and blah blah blah...a badass with swords, How original! But we didn't have one with pseudo-cowboy boots, old-timey football headgear, and samurai-meets-glam-rock hair! As lame as he is, Hasbro still nailed his jump from page to articulated figure. "Did I mention he has swords?! Two of them! And one of them has two blades on it! I bet he could totally take Darth Maul in a fight!"
Dazzler here is definitely a step up from Shatterstar, even if Disco is long dead. Lots of figures have swords, but how many have roller skates?! And bell-bottomed jumpers?! Feathered hair?!
Give her a break...she was created as part of a late-70s record cross-promotion because of the success of KISS. I dig this earlier look, but am more familiar with her mid-80s, arcade game style...which I hope Hasbro gets to somewhere down the line.
Quality control issue! One of the skates was missing its front wheels in-package. I didn't see it as this part was tucked away from view behind the cardboard packaging. These collector's figures are hard to return to stores for an exchange as its hard enough to find them in the first place! And Hasbro customer service? I bought an Admiral Ackbar figure from the Force Awakens last year that I didn't notice had two right arms. They sent me a new figure, free of charge...but it was General Hux (pronounced: peg warmer).
Oh, well...made due temporarily with some blue (s)ticky-tack.
Classic Sunfire was probably the figure I was most excited for in this wave. I say "Classic" because there has already been an attempt at Sunfire in the 6-inch scale a decade ago. Age of Apocalypse Sunfire was the winner of a fans choice poll against updates of Gambit, Magneto, and Storm as well as never-before-in-this-scale figures of Silver Samurai, Lillandra, Aurora, and Northstar. Are you kidding me?! People were crying foul then, just as they are now: I still don't have a Silver Samurai!
Anyway, this Sunfire comes with two rubbery fire effects that fit over his fists. Like the various "magic" and "mutant power" effects, expect this one to be repurposed/overused by the end of the year.
These were standard $20 figures, and I paid just that for them for fear of poor distribution like the first wave of X-Men. They are just now hitting online and retail stores. I found them months earlier, as Walgreens had first dibs for some reason. It was a toy hunt just like the old days...hitting 8-10 locations in and around town, finding them piece by piece or 2 at a time for the most part. Good times! I'm caught up and ready for more X-Men love, Hasbro!
Give her a break...she was created as part of a late-70s record cross-promotion because of the success of KISS. I dig this earlier look, but am more familiar with her mid-80s, arcade game style...which I hope Hasbro gets to somewhere down the line.
Quality control issue! One of the skates was missing its front wheels in-package. I didn't see it as this part was tucked away from view behind the cardboard packaging. These collector's figures are hard to return to stores for an exchange as its hard enough to find them in the first place! And Hasbro customer service? I bought an Admiral Ackbar figure from the Force Awakens last year that I didn't notice had two right arms. They sent me a new figure, free of charge...but it was General Hux (pronounced: peg warmer).
Oh, well...made due temporarily with some blue (s)ticky-tack.
Classic Sunfire was probably the figure I was most excited for in this wave. I say "Classic" because there has already been an attempt at Sunfire in the 6-inch scale a decade ago. Age of Apocalypse Sunfire was the winner of a fans choice poll against updates of Gambit, Magneto, and Storm as well as never-before-in-this-scale figures of Silver Samurai, Lillandra, Aurora, and Northstar. Are you kidding me?! People were crying foul then, just as they are now: I still don't have a Silver Samurai!
Anyway, this Sunfire comes with two rubbery fire effects that fit over his fists. Like the various "magic" and "mutant power" effects, expect this one to be repurposed/overused by the end of the year.
Build-a-Figure Warlock!
Warlock, of the 80's New Mutants, would not be one of my top priorities as a toy want. However, having one in-hand, he sure makes an awesome figure. He towers over the other figures in this wave by a couple inches, has decent articulation, and great dirty-metallic gold paint job. Another great leap from the page to the third dimension! He even comes with an accessory...an interchangeable saw hand!
These were standard $20 figures, and I paid just that for them for fear of poor distribution like the first wave of X-Men. They are just now hitting online and retail stores. I found them months earlier, as Walgreens had first dibs for some reason. It was a toy hunt just like the old days...hitting 8-10 locations in and around town, finding them piece by piece or 2 at a time for the most part. Good times! I'm caught up and ready for more X-Men love, Hasbro!
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