NEW MLs: Spider-Woman AND Psylocke

Thank you ShartimusPrime and Marvelousnew.com  for keeping me updated on these awesome new releases! Keep in mind that I am trying to AVOID waves, but if I have to, I will! Right off the get go, I will be pointing out the female figures. The males are also amazing, but yeah, let's get into the females!

Wow! WOW! Yes! Being a fan of Spider-Woman for a long time, I actually softened up to her new duds. I actually think it works and I like it a lot; ALWAYS be a bigger fan of her original, BUT.... yeah. Have to get more than one of these. If she gets special effects, that would be awesome!

Yeah. Psylocke. With her original bikini outfit! Thank you, Hasbro! And she looks hott! They are kicking ass with these female figures!

While I am not happy with the Domino version we are getting in the Deadpool 2 movie(not going to make a post on that), I am happy that the figure is coming! And yes, that's Cable in the background. Domino is a must and I didn't get the Toybiz version way back when(which, I'm not missing much).

YES! YES! Hopefully she gets interchangeable feet with the claws. This is awesome, to say the least. The X-Force with Laura is my favorite X-Force.

There you go, Hasbro! Way to go for an obscure character that I absolutely adore!

As a closing note, I already said that I am not going to be collecting Marvel Legends like I used to. As it is, I skipped out on a couple of waves but there are MUST HAVES. If I can get these single, I will! The wave with Spider-Woman is a must though.

Happy collecting! 

Bishoujo: Jubilee

I can't go a year without having one of these gals in my possession! Bishoujo remains to be one of the most beautiful statues around town and the fact that they have a good variety that spans from video games to comic book gals, I say I have a good chance of seeing some good ones in my genre. So here we have the ever so cute Jubilation Lee who is most popular and well known for her days in the X-Men animated series! How does she stand as her Bishoujo self?

The box is standard Bishoujo. One thing one must really admire with the side art is that it is a 99% exact copy of the figure itself! It's amazing how it could be drawn then put into a tangible piece of figure that speaks for the drawn art's beauty! Oh and She-Hulk is next in line apparently, which I'm not that interested at all.

One thing about Bishoujo is that they are apparently trying to step up on the fun factor by adding swaps an alternate heads/accessory. Jubilee has one of those features but it's not that much of a wow factor. Basically she has two sun wear. The first is the round 'standard' one that is shown on her box art. The other is:

A homage to her classic 90s pink glasses. I'm not that fond of it because it doesn't look as pronouncing as her round one:

So I just kept her other sun wear which is rounder and more adequate for me. Here's a good 360 on the statue:

Now her costume is a direct homage to her 90s outfit as well but with a slight 'twist'. Basically, she is sexualized a bit more which is a bit arousing and scary since if this is the Jubilee canon, she's barely seventeen I think. Regardless, let's just say she is legal in the Bishoujo version. Look at that frame though. Those assets and legs! Oh, the base isn't bad, just a tad insipid for something like Jubilee.

It's pointed out to me how convenient where the "X"s marks the spot on both her belt and her tube top accessory.

Oh. Yeah. The swishing of her jacket is really quite .... fitting. Speaking of form fitting... those dukes. That rump! Okay I'm going to try to review with a bit more 'professionalism'.

Jubilee's design as a Bishoujo is rather well done with the clothing. Despite it being a bit of a skimpier version of her older costume, it does adhere to the color theme, the rebellious teenager visage is more prominent, not to mention her stature fits a younger female heroine(I'm going to keep saying eighteen years old). The pose works well and it is a sexy pose, as Kotobukiya is known for with their Bishoujo line. One gripe I do have is that the lack of fireworks affect does make her a bit off. I know, I'm whining about special affects even on Bishoujo but come on? Don't I have the right to with Jubilee? Having something like that I think would've put this Bishoujo one par up!

Here she is lined up with her other two X-Lady Bishoujo teammates! Now, Bishoujos aren't even in scale so I'm not going to say these gals are, but I think she has some adequate line up with Psylocke.

Psylocke

X-23

Despite the minor gripes I have, I think Jubilee is good. It's really hard to make me regret a Bishoujo purchase with just how amazing Kotobukiya does this line. All in all, she does well with her place in the almost too full shelf of my Marvel Bishoujo! 

Top 10's

Video Game gals - Playable or non playable, gameplay or personality, and there myriad of other reasons I can't all list makes these ladies part of my top 10 for the video game world. 

Anime gals - Admittedly, I don't watch a whole hell of a lot of anime anymore and the ones I do are pretty recent and the ones I do still has some pretty memorable femme fatales.

Comic Book Gals - Both Marvel and DC have a pretty good roster of femme fatales. These are the gals that made it to my favorite list!

So that's it! My … Harem favorites I suppose! This might get updated in the future or maybe not, but so far, these are my favorite female characters! Now there are a lot others who fit in this list and it was a hard battle on who would actually be on the list(especially in the video game section), but I based it a lot on who I think of the most and of course just how how hott they are. Yes, I was being vain, more or less. But… one more recognition since I didn't know where to put her…

So that's it for now! 

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!!!

"Reassemble"

March 2013

Changes are good. A bit of a shift in the norm would do one's soul justice and catharsis. So what to do?

Just a bit of purging. A little bit of this. A little bit of that...

Darkness.

Move things around a bit for some fun. So what to go on the side that used to be comics and such? Well now...

Shelving units and Bishoujos!

And then THERE!

That is pretty much going to be the main idea of things. Bishoujos(aside from the Psylocke, I don't think there are too many of them in my eyes) will keep this space occupied.

And moving some comic books around and such. Adding some other ... 'art' and framing things about and the space is pretty much in coherent order as I like it. BUT... I have this right now...

Looks like I'll need more things to occupy that two empty space. Anyways....

Marvel Legends BAF: Apocalypse

Apocalypse Series: Sasquatch, Iron Fist, Bishop, X-23, Maestro, Wolverine

Toybiz is one of the most respected Legend Maker for Marvel. one can concur just why with the line ups they had during their glory days! Waves and waves of Marvel characters came out of Toybiz! A lot of them are even 'underground' heroes/villain that may never see the light of day again through Hasbro! For some of us, these figures are long gone and can only be attained by forking out some SERIOUS cash! Some of us practiced prudence and bought them while they were about; some passed and regret it now, others are still hunting. Suffice to say, I may be a bit on the background and not so much in the front lines, but dare I say I do have Apocalypse; one of the first of the BAF(build a figure) series; or if I'm not mistaken, he could very be the first, but my knowledge on that may be obscure however it doesn't take away that it was a good catch!

He was inside the box for the longest time. Well, his pieces anyways(The Return of Marvel Legends) and it was one of those that I have been ambivalent about in regards to either open or not to open. Took me a good five to six years to finally make that decision, but finally getting THE Game Room that I will own, it's only right that I finally put this big guy together. So HOW massive is he?

Gargantuan!!!! What? Not a good enough picture? Okay, let's make him more 'sinister' shall we?

Okay I can say that using that as a comparison is not necessary, but I like to keep my preferences influential.

Clearly standing next to a few hulks and seeing how he towers them, it's pretty obvious that he has some height advantage. Rightfully so since Apocalypse has the ability to change his size on the whim(along with a myriad of other lethal powers and abilities). Makes a great addition to my rogue of 'villains' and lost Hulks. Okay so maybe Sasquatch, Black Knight, and a few others may not be complete villains, but again... depends on what perspective.

I mean, I would think you are a villain if you were trying to take Spider-Woman away from me since she is nice and snug in her 'PJs'. Wait, wasn't I supposed to be talking about Apocalypse and not this?

The Uncanny mini X-FORCE

Well the miniature versions of the deadly and visceral team led by none other than Logan himself: THE X-FORCE! Yes I have mini mates in my possession. I have a plethora of them actually. Just harder to see despite them having their own shelf!

Anyways... another random part of my collection!

Marvel Legends 3.75'

The New Avengers Combo!

Just feel like showing off some of these Marvel 'mini Legends' that I oh so Adore! I have a lot of them, but thought I'll just showcase my particular favorite ones. 

These two....

Never been a couple, but interesting to me.

And of course with the arrival of Marvel's Avenger movie, Thanos' reign is becoming a bit more mainstream. Suffice to say, as I have mentioned before, his makeover will probably be getting a whole hell of a lot of toy bombardment when the movie arrives (2015?). But it's always good to go back and enjoy where his roots came from... and yes, we are all well aware that his outfit doesn't look entirely deep into the 'Titan menacing look' with that outfit, but still, it's classic and it's nostalgic! That and the whole Infinity Gauntlet, which I believe is where the movie will be heading to with the 'Mind Gem' being part of the first Avenger... Let's just say it holds plenty of nostalgia for a lot of comic book nerds. Myself included.

Well the last one coming in will be my favorite variation/s of the X-Force team that was led by Wolverine (now being led by Psylocke in the new incarnation of the X-Force; haven't been reading on comic books lately). I sure miss X-23 and Domino in that team... 

Marvel Legends Wish:

With the return of Marvel Legends to the 6 inch versions, there are many Marvel characters that have never seen the light for a long time, or perhaps NEVER at all. So coming from an avid Marvel fan and toy collector, this is just my wish list.

Spider-Woman

Okay, will the real Ms. Drew please stand up? Alright so Spider-Woman's main fame was because at the secret invasion story line she was Veranke. THE QUEEN of Skrulls. Boo. Still though, I have been a loyal fan for this girl. She's actually getting some decent or mediocre writing these days. That and she and Hawkeye have a thing going on so... yeah. Go figure. A new legends of her would be nice.

Modular Armor

There are a LOT of Iron Man toys out there. I have two of their most adaptation of them (Iron Man Legends). And while I love a lot of his armor variations, this one had always had a special place since it was the one I was watching him fight Mandarin in the 90's animated series. Besides, I think it's pretty cool, simple, and mysterious as to what it ACTUALLY does special compared to the others. 

Domino

She would be an awesome addition. Always loved her when she got revitalized in the fresh take of Logan's X-Force. I always thought the thing between her and Wolverine was fun; they killed it rather prematurely though.

X-Force, X-23

Laura Kinney; the 'clone' of Logan. She had two variations in the Apocalypse Toybiz Set. Laura also came in full glory with an X-Force version with the Marvel Universe series. Admittedly, a 6 inch Marvel Legends version of her in her X-Force uniform would be fantastic!!! While yes, Wolverine seems to be cash cow in the Marvel universe, a hott asian version of her isn't a bad thing at all, honestly. In fact it adds a bit more flavor to the whole 'snikt' corps.

Thanos

It would only suffice to make a figure for this guy. I mean, his big time movie event IS coming up! Before his movie rendition of his outfit gets plastered all over the non comic book fans, let's make use of this time to advertise his old style! Infinity Gauntlet too!!! That would be cool!

Extremis 2.0

I know what you guys are thinking. Isn't there enough Iron Man?! No. I love this armor. It deserves a Marvel Legends adaptation!

Daredevil

I want a good action figure of Matt Murdock. I want the classic... I've always liked Dardevil and truth to be told, I don't really own a good Marvel Legends of him.

So anyways. That's that, for now. Perhaps that toy gods will be nice and actually grant me my wish for the first time in regards to these toys. I mean after all, I am in dire need of more toys, right? I mean my game room is quite empty at time! What a perfect timing after all, it's Christmas month!!!!