Since the Mattel exclusives are going on sale tomorrow, I’ll try to get some quick hits up on the exclusives that I picked up. Sometimes I get the fever to buy something, anything, and on big sales days, that fever can get me in a lot of trouble. Maybe seeing some pics and hearing me ramble on will help you figure out whether you really want to buy something.
So, first up is the Masters of the Universe He-Ro. I picked up the exclusive version at San Diego, and for a really great review, Veebee at TheFwoosh.com did a pretty extensive look at it about a month and a half ago. I’ll point out what’s different between the versions and why mine is so much better than his! 😉
Before I get started, welcome to the folks who are joining us through our DC Universe Gleek giveaway. Thank you for stopping in!
Marvel Universe Toys R Us Exclusive 3-Pack - Soldiers and Henchmen - SHIELD Agent, Hand Ninja, and Agent of Hydra
I’m breathing a sigh of relief – this is the last in a long slate of Marvel Universe reviews that I’ve been putting up since coming back from San Diego Comic-Con. It’s not that I don’t like Marvel Universe – in fact, I’m pretty excited with what Hasbro has been able to achieve in the 3.75-inch scale – it felt like an avalanche of new MU stuff found its way into my hands, and I still have a bunch of SDCC figures to get up on the site.
But enough of my whining (tough life, right?) – let me get back to the Soldiers and Henchmen 3-pack that’s exclusive to Toys R Us. Soldiers and Henchmen comes with a white-decoed Hand Ninja, a SHIELD agent, and an Agent of Hydra.
This is the second 3-pack I’m reviewing, with Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends being the first. There’s a third 3-pack, which comes with a first appearance Daredevil, a stealth armor Iron Man (based on the excellent classic Iron Man from wave 3), and a Silver Surfer with a new paint deco. Instead of picking it up, I was a good army builder and picked up a second Soldiers 3-pack.
Before I get started, welcome to the folks who are joining us through our DC Universe Gleek giveaway. Thank you for stopping in!
Some of you first-timers may be looking for Mattel action figures and find the site chock full of Hasbro’s Marvel Universe right now. As you’ll come to know, I’ve got a limited amount of space for toys, so when I started on the exclusive Nick Fury earlier in the week, I’ve been working through all the Marvel Universe toys I’ve been finding since getting back from San Diego Comic-Con. MU requires a special photo set up, so I’ve been compelled to get through the backlog so I don’t have to keep switching back and forth on equipment.
I’ve got one more Marvel Universe 3-Pack to go, and on deck are the Mattel and Four Horsemen figures from San Diego Comic-Con.
Marvel Universe Toys R Us Exclusive 3-Pack - Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends - Firestar, Spidey, and Iceman
Some of the Marvel fans I know may not forgive me if I were to admit that I’ve never seen an episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. But I’m feeling lucky so I’m coming clean. When the show was on the air, I was strictly a Saturday morning ABC kid, watching Superfriends and learning about conjunctions with Schoolhouse Rock. With Spidey on NBC later in the morning, I just never got to tune in. And at the risk of further alienation, I haven’t read many comics with Firestar in it.
So why did I pick up this set? I guess I really needed a 4th Spider-Man from this particular mold. 😉
Win one of these Gleeks! Just the bagged ones - that one in front is staying right here.
A lot of AFP’s readers come from TheFwoosh.com – if you’re one of them, then you probably know about a little Gleek giveaway they were running right after San Diego Comic-Con. Well, Fwoosh’s Gleek Week may be over, but that doesn’t mean you’re stuck with Ebay or trading a kidney to get a SDCC exclusive DC Universe Classics Gleek. We’ve got a few here to give away too – when VeeBee wasn’t looking, I ran off with three of Fwoosh’s Gleeks. True story.
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A week from today, on Saturday, August 8, I’ll select one winner at random from subscribers to each of the services – one for the e-mail newsletter, one for Facebook, and one for Twitter. And don’t worry – if you’re already signed up, then you’ll be included in the drawing.
So, I’ll look forward to seeing more of you on e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter, and hope that I’ll get the chance to send a Gleek your way! Good luck!
Marvel Universe Wave 5 - Spider-Man, Guardian, Electro, Sub Mariner, and Iron Man
It feels like right before San Diego Comic-Con, I was trying to get out from behind a huge backlog of Marvel Universe. And here we are, just about a week after SDCC and it feels like I’m getting out from behind a huge backlog of Marvel Universe. In the past couple of days, I’ve posted reviews of the Secret Wars 2-packs and the exclusive Nick Fury, and now I’ve got Marvel Universe Wave 5 – Electro, Spider-Man, Guardian, Iron Man, and Prince Namor the Sub Mariner. But that’s not all – soon I hope to have pics up of the exclusive Toys R Us 3-packs – the ones I have, at least.
Before we get too far, here’s the carded images of the wave.
