ML Odin: Thor(Marvel Now!)

With a BAF wave that is dedicated to the All-Father, one can't simply not have a Thor figure in it! So, here we are! Odin's most popular Marvel son! So, how does he make the All-Father all proud?

Thor swinging Mjolnir in that greyscale art. Nice! Oh, Hasbro started adding scotch tape for a more secure box to deter "swappers". Yeah!

Thor's updated look for the "Marvel Now" story line isn't half bad. It pays homage to his 'classic' and out of place costume but gives it the 'Viking' look nonetheless. One thing about this figure is that he is huge and scaled adequately for a Thor. His cape may be too stiff for my taste, however, it has some shading in it! It's well done. The profile picture makes his arms really way too muscular and his legs looks like he skipped leg days. Other than that, a good looking figure for anyone who is a fan of Thor.

For Odin's BAF piece, Thor comes with right leg. As for his own accessories, Thor has to have Mjolnir and a sword which I believe came from the "Fear Itself" storyline; other than that, I have no idea what the sword really is about. Standard accessories and not TOO bad. Though again, lacking some kind of thunder special affect on his hammer and the fact that the said hammer doesn't look as enchanting... it's not that great. The sword is alright when it comes to detail; wish it had that same silver shine as Mjolnir.

Now his articulation is where he fails the most. First off, his head cannot look up, down, or side to side very well. That fancy cape and helmet hinders so much movement that it is truly annoying to pose him. His arms are facing the cape-in-the-way dilemma, then we have his awkward legs; also he has no ankle pivot. Dynamic poses are few and far betweens and even some of his easy posing has very little weight to it. The hammer really missed the nail on this figure when it came to articulation! Perhaps if he had some kind of thunder affects going about his hammer that is detachable, there would have been a bit more flare to this figure's pose. Such a shame since he looks damn amazing for a Thor figure.

Between him and the only other Thor figure that I have, this is definitely the better figure. The one I have, the King Thor from the Blob series isn't that great to begin with so it's for sure shelved. Though they both feel about the same in terms of articulation; I just like Marvel Now's costume better.

The only other "Thor" related figure I have is Beta Ray Bill from the MODOK BAF (unless we count Thor Buster of Iron Man from the same series) series from toybiz. Suffice to say, I like Beta Ray Bill better if I was to compare the two, then again, they are two entirely different characters. It's like comparing USAgent or War Machine with Captain America or Iron Man.

All in all, a good looking figure and for the sake of the BAF, he is a must. Though with his short comings in articulation, I'm sure some people can skip this figure altogether; I did need a new Thor figure and this one sort of delivered. Glad I have him nonetheless. 

Marvel Legends BAF: M.O.D.O.K

Modok Series: Beta Ray Bill, Captain Marvel, Wasp, Spider-Woman, Thorbuster Iron Man, Moon Knight

So this particular character that Marvel has swings on just comical and somewhat nefarious looking in my point of view. He is a gigantic head with arms, legs, and a hover craft. I'm nowhere near joking in regards to this either because just from the picture on the right alone, it's pretty obvious that the 'profile' picture IS his whole upper torso! So with that said, out of all the BAFs I have finished this year, he is probably the MOST unique out of all of them. I mean, I'm not exactly exaggerating in the notion that HE IS just a big head with arms, legs, and a hover craft.

On face value(pun!) one can really say that Modok doesn't have a lot to offer in regards to articulation. Absolutely correct. His arms and legs have the basic bends and swivels, but still limited with the gigantic head. And the head itself has no articulation; would've been something if they gave expression capability, but not sure if that could've worked with details still intact.

Making him stand would be almost impossible so Toybiz was prudent by adding the 'jet fire' affect and allows him to stand like so. And again, it's all in the details, more or less.

I mean there is something aesthetically pleasing with his fire affect if just taken from the idea of design standpoint and nothing else. I mean as it goes with all these BAFs, taking them apart isn't entirely the best thing so once the fire affect is in, I would fathom it SHOULD stay in because wear and tear would be a factor to the toy's durability.

Stature wise, this guy stands up on his own within the range of 7 to 8 inches I say. Didn't do an accurate count but that is a more than astute assumption in regards to his height relative to Iron Monger over here. Honestly, he has some size to him; an average BAF of Hasbro these days I would say. Other than details, Modok doesn't have much to offer as I already pointed out with his posing capability. He is VERY limited in that aspect so don't expect a whole lot of posing from it default wise. Aside from the intricacy of his details, the series does come with some pretty good characters and noteworthy variants so he is worth the chase(Iron Man's variant is Destroyer; whom might I add is hell of a lot more expensive now since his appearance in Thor). If you are looking for an oddball character in the set, he is for sure a must that and if you are anything like me, the characters that came with him are appealing to REALLY build him.

And the new BAF pitches in to fill up my 'new shelf' that used to be Bishoujo owned. But there were and some more changes coming to my game room so... yeah. Until next time!

A given favorite that came with Modok. While the Thorbuster isn't my favorite armor that Stark donned, it still Iron Man and of course the lovely Spider-Woman(who was Veranke the queen of Skrulls at the time this action figure came out).