REVIEW: Marvel Legends Cyclops (Vintage X-Men Series)

Posted on by September 7, 2019
Close-Up of Marvel Legends Vintage X-Men Cyclops 6" Figure

Even though Hasbro has released quite a few super-articulated figures of Cyclops over the past few years (with costumes spanning the Silver Age to Jim Lee to Marvel NOW), there’s always a big demand for versions of the most iconic leader of the X-Men. So I was rather surprised today to see that the Vintage X-Men Legends Cyclops figure is both readily available and discounted to 15 bucks shipped online. Deciding this warranted investigation, I chose this Marvel Legends Cyclops as the subject of today’s review…

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Hot Toys Mysterio Figure Up for Order & Hi-Res Photos!

Posted on by September 6, 2019
Hot Toys Mysterio Figure Illusion Effects Pieces on Hands

Spider-Man collectors had a legit reason to fear we’d only be getting MCU Spidey variants from Hot Toys this year as part of the Spider-Man Far From Home MMS Series. For a variety of reasons, Lizard got no 1/6 figure; Rhino got no 1/6 figure; Vulture got no 1/6 figure. But tragedy (okay, maybe not tragedy in Rhino’s case) shan’t repeat itself again, and FFH Spidey won’t have to go enemy-less: the Hot Toys Mysterio figure is now up for order! We had to wait a long time for this announcement and it’ll be longer still for him to arrive—will this 1:6 Mysterio be worth it?

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Funko NYCC 2019 POP Marvel Exclusives Revealed! Stan Lee! Tony Stark!

Posted on by September 6, 2019
NYCC 2019 Exclusive Funko POP Vinyls Marvel

Ready or not, here New York Comic Con 2019 comes! We’re under one month out from NYCC 2019 now, and while it’s unclear exactly how full of new announcements and products this year’s show will be (and we likely won’t know until the event actually begins), we at least now know a handful of the NYCC 2019 Exclusives: Funko POP Stan Lee in Spacesuit, Captain Mar-Vell, Classic Nick Fury & Ms. Marvel and more!

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REVIEW: X-Men Marvel Legends Storm Figure (Vintage Series)

Posted on by September 1, 2019
X-Men Marvel Legends Storm Review

As unlikely as it may be, the final member of the Jim Lee X-Men Marvel Legends figures lineup that Hasbro needed to create wasn’t one of the more obscure characters like Jubilee or Bishop—it was actually among the most popular and iconic: Storm! But at long last, the Vintage X-Men Marvel Legends Storm figure is shipping out from online retailers and quickly selling out on store shelves—but is this the definitive Ororo Monroe for the ages we’ve all been waiting for?

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Sideshow Gambit EXCLUSIVE Statue Photos & Up for Order!

Posted on by August 29, 2019
Sideshow X-Men Gambit and Rogue Statues Together

Largely thanks to their ever-expanding X-Men statues range, Sideshow Collectibles has claimed more of my money in 2019 than ever before. And while my wallet is cowering and begging for mercy, my heart is absolutely twitterpated to drop another future 700 bucks today. Because a new statue thousands of fans have asked for for years finally launches today: the Sideshow EXCLUSIVE Gambit Premium Format Figure is now up for order! The Ragin’ Cajun is charming his way into our collections again…!

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Hot Toys Homemade Suit Spider-Man Reissue w/ Mysterio Drone!

Posted on by August 27, 2019
Hot Toys Mysterio Figure Chasing Homemade Suit Spider-Man

If there’s one thing you can count on with Marvel Hot Toys sixth scale figures, it’s that popular versions of main characters will almost without fail get exorbitantly expensive on the aftermarket once they’re sold out. Such was the case with the Homecoming Homemade Suit Spider-Man, which exploded to more than double its original price on the aftermarket this year. But HT has heard the cries of fans loud and clear: a reissue Hot Toys Homemade Suit Spider-Man Figure with new Mysterio Drone and other cool accessories is now up for order!

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Exclusive Marvel Legends Stealth Invincible Iron Man Figure PO!

Posted on by August 27, 2019
Marvel Legends 80th Anniversary Stealth Invincible Iron Man Packaged

While the big Marvel Legends news last week was Hasbro giving fans what they’ve been asking for for years with that Alpha Flight Legends Box set of six figures, that wasn’t the only exclusive Hasbro announced! While it’s certainly not on the same level of “blockbuster” news as the Alpha Flight set, and I wouldn’t necessarily say anybody has been asking for it, an Exclusive Marvel Legends Stealth Invincible Iron Man Figure is also now up for order! Those waiting restlessly for a Tron-ish armor with an almost-lightsaber, your time has come!

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Kotobukiya Thanos on Throne Statue Photos & Order Info!

Posted on by August 27, 2019
Kotobukiya Thanos on Throne Fine Art Statue

Bowen Designs is a company that’s been on my tongue a lot lately since we’ve seen a small resurgence of mini-busts this year and even a Sideshow Wolverine bust last week that’s basically an updated version of the original Bowen version. And this week, the ante is being raised even higher, as we’ve got what’s essentially an update of a whole Bowen Designs 1/6 Statue: the Kotobukiya Thanos on Throne Fine Arts Statue is now up for order! Is it a worthy upgrade to the one released almost a decade ago?

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Exclusive Marvel Legends ALPHA FLIGHT Set Revealed & Up for Order!

Posted on by August 23, 2019
Amazon EXCLUSIVE Marvel Legends Alpha Flight 6-Pack Figures Set Box Back

The last few years, Hasbro has always saved a little something extra to reveal at Fan Expo Canada. In 2017, it was the Marvel Legends Sasquatch Build-A-Figure. And in 2018, Hasbro debuted Wendigo and Guardian. But this year, Hasbro wasn’t stopping at premiering just one or two figures–they dropped the curtain on an entire six-figure team set: the Amazon Exclusive Marvel Legends Alpha Flight figures box set is now up for order! If you’ve been waiting for NorthStar and Aurora, dreaming of Snowbird or trying to save up for a Puck BAF, this is the set for you!

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Sideshow Collectibles & DST Wolverine Busts Up for Order!

Posted on by August 22, 2019
Sideshow DST Wolverine Busts

As prices continue to rise on large resin statues, we’re seeing a mini-resurgence of Marvel mini-busts this year with new offerings coming from Sideshow, DST and Gentle Giant. Sideshow kicked off their new line of smaller busts earlier this year with a cool Thanos, but now they’ve upped the ante with a cheaper—and more impressive—second piece: the Sideshow Wolverine Bust is now available for order! This might be the best half of a Wolverine statue I’ve ever seen…! But they’re not the only ones launching a Logan bust today…

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Mr. Sinister Marvel Legends Figure Review (X-Force Series)

Posted on by August 20, 2019
Close-Up of X-Men Marvel Legends Mister Sinister Figure

It’s been a relatively uneventful week thus far for Marvel toy news, but that’s well and good with me since I’ve got a mighty stack of new Marvel Legends figure reviews to catch up on! And after looking at the headliner of the X-Force series (Nightcrawler) last time, it’s time to turn attention to the other most-hyped figure in the Wendigo Series! We last saw him in the Toybiz Sentinel series 14 years ago—has Hasbro’s recently-released Marvel Legends Mr. Sinister figure managed to improve upon Toybiz’s original version…?

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REVIEW: Marvel Legends Nightcrawler (X-Force Series 2019)

Posted on by August 17, 2019
X-Force Legends Nightcrawler 6" Figure Review

Although he’s universally-loved and in the upper-echelon X-Men popularity with fans, we haven’t gotten an official Marvel Legends Nightcrawler figure since the Toybiz Galactus wave in 2005. Wild! That was a terrific figure that stands the test of time, but Hasbro was finally ready to release their own Kurt Wagner this year! Despite being two per case, this Nightcrawler figure is selling out rapidly in stores and online! Is X-Force Marvel Legends Nightcrawler as good as the hype would have you believe?

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Marvel Select Psylocke Figure Released & Photos!

Posted on by August 16, 2019
Marvel Select Psylocke Figure Packaged

It’s the summer of Psylocke, as not only did the Sideshow Premium Format figure of her begin arriving this month, but now her first-ever (and almost certainly only ever) Marvel Select figure has started hitting comic book stores as well! Amazon delayed their own pre-orders to September for whatever reason, but EE has Marvel Select Psylocke in-stock for shipping right now: did DST’s Betsy Braddock 7” figure turn out good enough to own?

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Iron Studios “I Am Iron Man” Endgame Statue Up for Order!

Posted on by August 13, 2019
Iron Studios Avengers Endgame I Am Iron Man BDS Statue

“I am… Iron Man. *SNAP*” is likely to go down as one of the most legendary climactic moments in not just superhero movie history, but in cinematic history as a whole. And a moment like that… deserves to be captured in high-end collectible form! Hot Toys solicited their final battle Iron Man such scale figure last month, but for those who don’t have $450+ to blow on a 12” figure, now there’s an alternative: the resin Iron Studios Endgame “I Am Iron Man” Statue is now up for order!

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REVIEW: Sideshow Psylocke Premium Format Statue! Unboxing Photos!

Posted on by August 12, 2019
Sideshow Psylocke Premium Format Statue Review

Life as a collector is full of little disappointments—but sometimes also big disappointments. After having the portrait changed from the original one show prior to SDCC 2018, fans cried foul when the final production head on the new Sideshow Psylocke Premium Format Figure statue turned out looking a lot… different… than anyone was expecting! I needed a 1/4 Psylocke in my life, so I went ahead and bought the Premium Format Psylocke Statue before it went to Wait List despite having some trepidations about the head. Did I make a $600 mistake? Here’s my review…

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