For those of you who missed getting the exclusive Marvel Universe unmasked Dr. Doom with Infinity Gauntlet at New York Comic Con, Marvel is making him available at SDCC to new subscribers to their digital comics subscription.
If you are attending SDCC, you should be able to pick up your Doom if you sign up at the Marvel booth. Not at SDCC? No worries – you can also get Doom by subscribing online and mailing in a rebate form.
Some quick pics and a few words will have to suffice for the Marvel Universe Masters of Evil 3-pack – see, I am supposed to be packing for our annual pilgrimage to the Mecca of Geekdom – San Diego Comic-Con, and my wife is asking me why I’m rummaging through ziplocked bags of action figures and setting up camera equipment that should be secured for travel. The reason is that with our (Return of) Marvel Legends Uncanny X-Force 3-pack review in the books, I want to make sure you guys know that this Marvel Universe exclusive ain’t too shabby either.
Series after series, Marvel Universe has astounded me with the character selection – it has seemed like the formula is to get those top picks from the Marvel Legends Top Ten lists that never made it to the 6-inch scale and make them in Universe. This 3-pack is no exception. Sure, we got the elder Zemo in the Toy Biz run, but when Heinrich was released, everyone was clamoring for Helmut. And Radioactive Man and Tiger Shark? These are top Legends wants for many.
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Sure, I am a Marvel Legends fan, and I love me some Uncanny X-Force – but make no mistake – if you don’t get this exclusive 3-pack, either from Hasbro’s booth at San Diego Comic-Con or from HasbroToyShop.com after the show, you will be sorry.
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When we were kids, my brother and I were big into science fiction – first the original Star Trek, and later on, Star Wars. We also had a lot of Lego town and space sets, that would often be repurposed to try to recreate the iconic spaceships from Trek and Wars. So, as an adult, when Lego introduced Star Wars Legos, I got into them too.
Now, Hasbro has hit on another sweet spot, extending their KRE-O building blocks with the Star Trek license. Kirk, Spock, and more in KREON figure format? I will definitely be checking these out at San Diego Comic-Con.
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I tried to like Angst Lee’s Hulk, and while the Incredible Hulk did a little better, it wasn’t until I saw the Avengers movie that I thought, at last – a Hulk truly worthy of the big screen. And now I’m in the market for a new Hulk figure that’s worthy of the Avengers movie’s Hulk. Funny how that works, right? Now, both Marvel Select and Hasbro have movie Hulks, and from what I’ve seen they both feature pretty good sculpts and pretty good articulation.
My de facto Hulk for the past few years has been the very awesome Marvel Legends Face-Off Hulk (pictured above). I really love the head sculpt (and I’m not necessarily looking for a Ruffalo Hulk) and the size is about right for what I’m looking for. On the downside, he doesn’t have any ab articulation, and the range of motion on his elbows is pretty limited. Given these thoughts, which Hulk would you recommend for me? Marvel Select Hulk or the Hasbro Hulk exclusive to Wal-Mart? Or is the Face Off Hulk still the strongest one there is?
Let me know what you think!