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Mattel WWE Elite Collection Undertaker, CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio Jr.

After giving us a great look at the Mattel WWE Entrance Greats Triple H, Salem Crow is back with a review of three of the four figures in the Elite Collection Series 1.

I’m psyched in particular for the Elite Undertaker, because I never picked up one of the many from JAKKS, and also because I think he’s going to make for some excellent custom fodder. But let’s get on to Salem Crow’s review.

*bells toll and organ music starts*

I’m back with another review of some of Mattel’s new WWE figures. This time I’m going to cover the Elite Series 1 figures of The Undertaker, CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio Jr.

Mattel WWE Elite Collection Undertaker, CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio, with Entrance Greats Triple H

It seems like Mattel tried to keep a similar theme as far as design goes, with the Jakks Deluxe Aggression box packaging, but added their spin on it. The sides and top of the package come apart easily enough, and fold down so you can free the figures from their prisons.

All of these figures fit in great with the Triple H I reviewed last time, which was a great move on Mattel’s part, that way you can mix and match the Elites with the basic figures. The upside to the Elites though, is the increased articulation. Each figure also comes with a figure stand with a tiny name plate that sticks in front of it.

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DC Universe Classics Justice In The Jungle Two-Pack

Wow! Sure seems like Mattel was trying their best to make it a DCUC Christmas this year! By the beginning of December DCUC 10 was out in force at Wal-Marts all over the USA, DCUC 11 was en route to or even partially in stock with many comic stores and online dealers and on December 15th the new MattyCollector.com exclusive DCUC Justice In The Jungle 2 Pack went up for sale. If you haven’t heard, the current scuttlebutt from Mattel is that this will be the last 2 Pack Exclusive offered on MattyCollector. Hopefully Mattel will come up with a new format for offering exclusive DCUC figures or at least some of the older, hard to find ones.

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The Fwoosh Staff Best of 2009 – TheFwoosh.com

As you may know, I’m part of the crew at TheFwoosh.com, and at this time of the year we like to look at the past year’s best action figures. In the Fwoosh Best Of, we usually get to pick just one figure, but this year, I got two, when Tenbones got hit with a data extraction job involving you taxpayer dollars at work on New Years Eve. Poor guy!

My two picks were the Marvel Legends Iron Man (original review), which I had horse-traded to Tenbones, and the Marvel Mighty Muggs Logan (original review). I’m pretty sure it’s not group think in action, but this year I could have picked almost any of the figures in The Fwoosh Staff Best of 2009.

Marvel Legends Iron Man

If the retail channel hadn’t been bogged down with the older, not quite as good Marvel Legends 2-packs, this may have been my pick for Best of ‘08. This classic Iron Man, sculpted by Gentle Giant, did eventually come out, and it was worth the wait.

The figure surpasses its predecessor from Marvel Legends Series 1 with its improved proportions, updated articulation, candy apple red paint job, and an interchangeable Tony Stark head that lets you pose him unmasked with his helmet held in his hand. It looks and moves like it’s channeling Bob Layton himself. Iron Man, and the rest of the figures in his assortment of 2-packs, makes me wonder how Marvel Legends would be doing if Hasbro had led with this level of quality.

Marvel Mighty Muggs Logan

Yeah, that’s right – Marvel Mighty Muggs Logan. You got a problem with that, bub? And no, this isn’t because I picked last and everyone had already picked the figures I would have picked. Let’s just say that some of the guys were whiny (you know who you are!) and I’m just a nice guy.

Not like Logan here. He’s mean through and through. He’s got the steely glint of a natural born killer in his eyes, and he’ll run you through with his adamantium claws faster than you can say “Jean Grey was a hoooooooer!” His hat is removable, and can be positioned sideways for the “I’m prospecting for gold in the Canadian Rockies” look, tilted down over his eyes for the “I’m napping here, quit buggin me Jubes” look, or just cocked a bit to the side for the “I will decapitate you for mentioning how cute I am” look.

He’s a killer who’s also cuddly and cute – and definitely the best Mighty Mugg that Hasbro has made to date.

via The Fwoosh Staff Best of 2009 | TheFwoosh.com.

NECA Gears of War 2 Grenadier Elite

Howdy y’all and welcome to my first article for the international cyber sensation that is ActionFigurePics.com! The Dark Lord, SamuRon has enlisted my aid to help keep all you plastic maniacs informed and forewarned! So look out below cuz here we go…

Due to a comment made by fellow Fwoosher, RoboKillah I’ve been eyeballing NECA’s Gears of War figures at my local TRU. A few months ago, RoboKillah postulated about how cool the Grenadiers would be to add to his DCUC Apokolips shelf as soldiers for Darkseid. Never one to ignore a good idea I filed that one under “Needs Further Investigation.” Well during the Christmas shopping fun I found myself at TRU and in possession of a little old TRU gift card. Since I had finished up shopping for the kids I decided to give myself a treat and grabbed the last GOW2 Grenadier Elite figure hanging on the pegs.

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Mattel WWE Entrance Greats Triple H

The official launch date is January 1, but some stores have ignored the street date and WWE product from Mattel has hit the shelves. It’s fitting that for the launch of the line we’ve got a review of the Entrance Greats Triple H.

The pics and review are from Salem Crow. Thanks much!

Being a longtime wrestling fan, I’ve had my grubby hands on just about every style of wrestling figure that’s been produced over the years, and I happened to come across one of the new Mattel WWE figures this week – the Entrance Greats Triple H.

I like the packaging compared to some of the other bland plastic prisons on the shelves right now. The graphics give you the impression of the wrestler entering the arena with fireworks going off behind him, and the back has a nice image of this particular entrance, along with the Rey Mysterio figure out with him. The other feature is the “Try Me” opening on the right side, where you can test the theme music that the included base plays.

You can open the top of the package by slicing the tape on three sides, and then slide the entire tray right out. If you have purchased any Mattel figures recently, you’ll be familiar with the way their figures are secured. Triple H is secured with some clear rubber bands around his legs, and from wrist to wrist, behind the tray. Luckily in this case, there are no extreme poses that warp the limbs like some DC Universe Classics figures.

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