POP: Days of the Future Past Logan

Another POP joined the ranks and he came from the future! As a fan of POP and Wolverine, getting his is a must! Let's check him out!

I already have a couple from this set. Will probably get MoHawk Storm if I find her, the others I can pass. Well, I guess Sabertooth could be cool. I don't have a Sabertooth figure at all and could use one.

POP has always been good with the details they provide. They give it where it's needed despite the theme of their figures. Paint isn't going to be Hot Toy quality or anything, but it is good. And lately, they have been stepping it up with the poses! This new Wolverine is no exception to those rules.

He's so cute at what he does!

All in all, this is an awesome addition! Probably one of my favorite Logan fitters that doesn't involve a mask or the standard X-Men costume! 

A Prelude: To The New

I'm well aware that I'm VERY slow with the review updates! Rest assured that the same reason is the very same hurdle I am facing that prevents most of me from getting some of these out. Also, as we are all aware, THE RED is no longer so rebuilding my new Game Room is a process. One that is taking more time than I intended (just like everything else).

But today is a special day so...I just want to share the things that I have done to spoil myself. And yes, that also includes the ones I have yet gotten the chance to review. 

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!!!

"Classic"

 

A good friend of mine brought over some goodies from a local flea market. A place like that is a hit and miss and I would LOVE to go there to enjoy some possible treasures I could find there. With that said, this was toybiz days when they used to make 20 inch toys. From the back of the box, it's more than obvious that there are a few more in the collection. Again, not so articulated, but it has its fine lines of nostalgia and I do remember that the 'regular' version of this Weapon X (5 inch I think?) was the FIRST Wolverine toy I ever had!

While I don't collect comic books as much as i used to, I won't fend off classics that are nostalgia and have a bit of meaning behind them. That and a lot of these have Iron Man's Silver Centurion outfit going on! That and it talks about Iron Man's "Demon In A Bottle"; well I don't actually have hat issue, but it did touch on that specific area. These are some nice catches though; waiting to see how I can put it all up to make it more sufficient in my comic book wall! 

"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. 

Epiphany

As I was preparing myself my Apples and Nutella snack today... I came across the back and it says: "Made in Canada".

This piqued my interest and so I looked it up: Nutella Facts.

Suffice to say, both my significant other and I concurred that we have gratitude towards that side of the world. =)

I mean, not only because Wolverine was from your lovely "I-Keep-My-Doors-Unlocked-At-Night" country, but also because Nutella is a bliss!

And you know who you are whom I am speaking to for this jovial yet legit gratitude. xD

X-Cessive Force

This would be a Team in Marvel that will never happen. Why? Well there are a few simple reasons but to point out plainly, Why would Carnage cooperate with anyone? Who the Hell is Maestro? Back in Black was deterred by 'One More Day'. Uncanny X-Force was a clandestine group that Logan would not have risked exposed to the public eye. Daken still has father and son complex. Red Hulk... Well Red Hulk seemed to have taken a 180 in his character in regards to teaming up, or maybe I deciphered his character wrong? Who Knows? The point of the matter is that the writing would have to be convoluted and a bit on the risky side and how volatile it is is multiplied in this scenario!

 

Thanks to the possibilities of toy collecting, we can kind of have a fantasy team. Hell, one can even articulate a rivalry (more feasible) than an actual six man team!

Then of course, before there was a colossal army of Iron Men parading my game room, there was this two with their vibrant and less than intimidating alternate outfits! Logan and Peter are cash cow of Marvel and a bit on the mainstream, my favoritism for these two may be highly factored in by that, but hey, they are popular for a reason right? 

Regardless, written and drawn by the right people these two can be some of the most interesting of the Marvel Universe in my opinion and it's why I am enamored by them still. Personally, it's because of these dark outfits that somewhat makes the deal right for the pictures. Red and Black looks rather spectacular. 

Again, Assembling this team is no Avenger like madness, it will be even more. But if these group of extraordinary gentlemen ever agree on one consensus, well, let's just say they can induce some excessive force; and What If they have less inhibitions than before (Spider-Man on rage could work rather efficiently)?

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.