Category: Collections

Action figure reviews, quick pics, Wayback Wednesdays, and shots of our collections

Hasbro Marvel Avengers Promo Package Teaser Pic

In just under three weeks, Marvel Studios launches the opening salvo in the big summer movie wars with The Avengers. It’s not surprising that Hasbro would have a promo package to support the accompanying toy lines. Still, I was not expecting to find this sitting at my door yesterday. I have been talking with our good friends at Hunter PR (they handle the Hasbro boys lines) about doing a giveaway for Fwoosh’s 10 year anniversary – more to come on that. But we had talked about something completely different.

So we’ll see – this could end up in the Free Stuff pile in support of the Fwoosh 10. I have not had a chance to open it yet, and that Marvel Universe Thor didn’t come with the package – I just wanted an Avenger there for size reference. Stay tuned!

DC Universe Classics (Mostly) Sinestro Corps

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Unlike the group shot of my Green Lantern Corps, my Sinestro Corps has no customs or modified figures – it consists solely of figures straight off the retail shelves. Up until DC Universe Classics wave 20, I did have a slightly modded Sinestro from way back in wave 3, which used the Prodigy method of adding height at the waist swivel.

While that was a slightly taller and slightly more tolerable Sinestro, the wave 20 figure ended up being taller and is now my default SC Sinestro – although I am not too happy about his collar or his stubby forearms. For the latter, I think they should have found a way to use the forearms from the Black Lantern Abin Sur. And while I’m whining, c’mon, Mattel – that was really lazy using papa Mongul for Mongul junior.

My only non-DCUC figure here is the DC Direct Kryb. I’d still like to see a DC Direct Lyssa Drak.

DC Universe Classics (Mostly) Green Lantern Corps

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Here’s the Green Lantern Corps as it exists on my shelves. Well, that’s not exactly true – I’ve got one of the cubes in my shelving unit for both the GLC and the Sinestro Corps, and a lot of the more recent Green Lanterns from Green  Lantern Classics and DC Direct had been left out because there just isn’t enough space. A reorganization of the cubes is long overdue, so I’ll be taking some time to take some shots of the various groups as I decide what to do with them.

While Mattel has done an admirable job bringing together the GLC, I’ve filled some gaps with DC Direct figures and customs. From DCD, I’ve got Arisia and Boodikka from the Blackest Night line. Custom-wise, you may have seen our previous posts for Tomar Re, Hal Jordan, and Guy Gardner. And there’s one more simple custom that’s new to the mix.

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Return of Marvel Legends Terrax Wave – Hope Summers

Now for your consideration – the ROML Terrax Wave Figure 2 – Hope Summers.

I haven’t read an X-Men book since reading the TPB collections of the Whedon/Cassady run on Astonishing X-Men, so I knew absolutely zilch about this character. But from a quick Google search I learned that Hope is Cable’s adopted mutant daughter that he whisked away to the future to raise and keep safe from those that think her to be a danger to mankind.

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