ML Jubilee BAF: Unmasked Astonishing Wolverine

Just how many Wolverines are we going to get nowadays? As much as we can get Iron Man and Spider-Man! So this is another one from the X-Men Legends wave with the Jubilee BAF. The unfortunate thing, it doesn't come with a BAF! So he is truly unnecessary! So moving on!

Yaaayyy Wolverine! Unmasked! Toys R Us exclusive! Moving on!

This guy stands awkward. He can't stand straight because the joints on his knees are warped so bad that if I try to take a picture of him 'standing tall', it looks like he needs to go to bathroom. So this mold is an exact duplicate of two other Wolverines. One I have, one I don't and the latter I'm glad I don't have since this is probably a better one than that. Paint wise, it's a Wolverine blue and yellow. He has the 'mask' folded behind him since it's showing that he decided to take off his mask because he has a handsome face. one thing about these Wolverines is that the claws are great! Far better than past Hasbro AND past Toybiz ones!

Again he comes with no piece for Jubilee so lets move on to the articulation which I won't spend too much time on since he is just like the X-Force Wolverine and the ML Puck BAF. One thing to point out is that I don't remember the X-Force Logan being this hard to stand straight but I guess so. He has these weird joints on his legs that forces one to truly use the upper thigh swivel. Head is hindered by the mask so 'looking up' isn't as possible. Everything else about him is pretty decent. Still not a big fan of the current ankle pivots.

Pretty fast ball special guardian special attack. Seriously, isn't his face just peculiar for a freaking rugged Canadian badass?! Is he attending a wedding so he fixed his face up?!

All in all he is a pretty good figure. He is an exact copy of the X-Force Wolverine that I love so much. I'm still a bigger fan of his X-Force costume so the yellow and blue wouldn't be my first choice if I have to pick between the two. So for those who already have the ML Puck BAF version, this one isn't as necessary aside from the fact that he is an unmasked version. If one has to pick between the two yellows, I'd say this one because it has more addition to the mold and it's better colored. I believe both of them don't include the BAF so for anyone trying to finish the Jubilee set, Logan is not necessary. But canon wise, the two are like Batman and Robin.

So with that said, until I get Magneto and Storm, I'm going to be on pause on this set! Not a bad set so far though!

An "X" Moment.

Kinney Pride wrote a really good article about certain things that pertains to one of my favorite X-Men characters; misconceptions, distorted truths, or what not. One day I'll do a femme fatale moment with her(if I ever do one again), but right now that said blog would suffice in regards to all X-23 related news and such! Great writing and fantastic scrutinizing! The art of writing lives on!!!

"The Evolution of Wolverine"

Found this neat little thing about Mr. Canucklehead here: Gizmodo(linked through FB)

I had that figure "Fang" once. 

"Black"! And Look! Daken's outfit in 1980!

Nostalgia! But that 'Noseless'... ugh!

I was one of the negative feedback in regards to noseless. Not a huge fan of the movie outfit either.

These were the Wolverine attire I could care less about the most.

Astonishing I dig. I was never a fan of Ultimate storyline.

YES! The X-Force outfit!

They should utilize his X-Force more. It FITS him more adequately than yellow and blue.

And I'm not sure who drew the said art above but it's astonishing to say the least! I got it from the same page. And yes, Logan leaves his door unlocked at night. Though I would fathom that his igloo has a lock, suffice to say.

Wolverine: "Dark" and X-Force

Like Father, Like Son, I suppose. Perhaps it is, but truth to be told, I could really care less about Daken. No idea what was up with that but it seems that every super hero has to have some kind of offspring nowadays; illegitimate or not. But anyways, this two are from Hasbro's Marvel Legends line up, suffice to say. So far, my favorite Wolverine figures so far!

So X-Force gave Logan the darker and more stealth-like attire. Dark, gloomy, but still deciding to show off as much arms as possible(funny). The first run of this comic book was quite the change with the roster. It also revived an old time fan favorite, Archangel and it really started diving into the messy part that the X-Men cannot do. We got a whole lot of good things from that saga of this costume! We had Domino and Logan going sex and violence like, we had X-23 staying true to her original core, the Angel of Death! Killer Psylocke... lots of great artist were in the roster! Michael Choi being one of them. Damn, let's put aside the badass costume for a moment because I thought that era of Black and Red was damn great! That and this figure is badass! Articulation gives him a myriad of possibilities for action, colors are great and accurate to the comic book, that and these are the best claws(up to date) that a Wolverine figure has. It's not super flimsy that it will warp so easily and it CAN come off; just haven't really tried that yet.

Ah Daken. I hate this guy. He is utterly useless and truth to be told, I just wish they made an updated version of X-23 in the hasbro line that isn't Marvel Universe size! An X-Force Laura Kinney would be fantastic, but again, for some strange reason they don't indulge in that. Have to admit though, despite my dislike for this character, this figure is as good in the articulation as the X-Force Logan. Some areas a bit better. The 'Gaijin' outfit(as I have coined this costume because I read it somewhere and sometime that it's what it's called) is classic though. Nostalgia with this uniform. And Daken does have a mohawk variation; or unmasked which makes it kind of cool. Glad there is a distinction with the two bone claws and his tattoo going on.

Round 1... FIGHT!

My bet is on Wolverine X-Force. Anyways, I did do a fighting sequence with these two, but I didn't like how it turned out, so suffice it to say, I am not going to post it. 

The Wolverine

"The Man With Seven Swords"

This movie does pique my interest. I wasn't that BIG of a fan of Wolverine Origins, though it had redeeming qualities. Suffice to say, I'm going to watch this when it comes out.