{"id":21397,"date":"2012-10-10T00:12:43","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T05:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=21397"},"modified":"2012-10-10T00:12:43","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T05:12:43","slug":"marvel-universe-sdcc-exc-masters-of-evil-3pk-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=21397","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Universe SDCC Exc:
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<\/a>It\u2019s been awhile since my last Marvel Universe review. Truth is, MU and I seem to have had a falling out. Space, budgeting, the return of Marvel Legends, & just finding the damn things have all affected my MU purchases of late. I haven\u2019t bought many, but I did need the SDCC Exclusive Masters of Evil 3pk. <\/p>\n

With NYCC around the corner, I do note the irony in doing a SDCC exclusive review. Hopefully you will all forgive me! Part of the delay in the review kinda goes hand-in-hand with my enthusiasm for collecting the line. There is my internal conflict between collecting a 6\u201d and a 4\u201d line at the same time, but the Avengers line seems to have eaten up all the local peg space for MU. I\u2019d love to have Beta Ray Bill, She-Hulk, FF Spidey, and the chance to consider the new Hulk, Kang, and some of the others \u2013 but the local stores pretty much have me on ice. It\u2019s either pegfulls of white Iron Fist or no pegs at all round these parts. But I digress…<\/p>\n

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Since I\u2019m a little more caught up on the stuff I normally cover, I wanted to jump back to this SDCC set before it was obscenely late. I said in the teaser that I really wanted this set \u2013 that\u2019s partially true. I really wanted one of the figures, kinda wanted another, and then really didn\u2019t care about the third. That\u2019s the nature of a good multi-pack though. I don\u2019t mind being \u201cforced\u201d to give some time to a character\/figure I might not have otherwise bought. <\/p>\n

If you guessed that the must-have figure for me was\u2026 the Radioactive Man, you were right! I know that may sound odd, but if there is one thing that MU has simply outclassed ML on, it\u2019s the Thor Rogue\u2019s Gallery. I\u2019m still disappointed the Thor movie didn\u2019t deliver any comic-based merch (Odin, Sif, Heimdall), but Marvel Universe has been great for Thor villains including the Wrecking Crew, the Enchantress, three versions of Absorbing Man, a classic Loki, a Frost Giant, and now the Radioactive Man. It is awesomeness that I would love to see translated to 6\u201d (I\u2019d buy them all again), but it\u2019s also one of ways that MU will always have some hooks in me \u2013 Executioner, Grey Gargoyle, Mister Hyde, Cobra, and that orange Fin Fang Foom please!<\/p>\n

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So, yes the Radioactive Man is my must have for the set. He\u2019s a Lee & Kirby original that first appeared nearly fifty years ago in 1963. After Thor run afoul of the Chinese government, nuclear physicist Chen Lu was given the task of finding a way to defeat Thor. His plan? He irradiated himself in larger and larger doses until he become a living (that\u2019s the important part) radioactive man. Did I mention he\u2019s translucent green? My heart melts. <\/p>\n

Radioactive Man the figure is recreated here in his translucent green glory and is executed well despite the parts reuse. He features the basic oversized body (used on most of the Wrecking Crew) cast in clear green plastic with a reused head and a new\u2026 toga to get the job done. I thought the head might be new at first, but even with the details getting a little lost in the unpainted plastic, I\u2019m pretty sure those are Professor X\u2019s eyebrows in there. The toga restricts the articulation somewhat, but the figure still has good poseability and looks sharp along the way. Just don\u2019t peak under the toga of the Radioactive Man. You\u2019ll burn your eyes out. <\/p>\n

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After I was done with my Radioactive Man, I turned my attention back to the other figures. Being a DC fan (I\u2019m retired nowadays), I didn\u2019t really know anything about Tiger Shark. I still don\u2019t know much \u2013 Tiger Shark was a paraplegic who had his DNA bonded with Namor so he could regain the ability to walk & swim, but the crazy scientist also threw in some Tiger Shark DNA (why not?) and our angry & predatory friend here came about. <\/p>\n

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While the character doesn\u2019t do much for me, I do have to say that the figure is impressive. Tiger Shark uses the Cable body. The figure is overall bulkier, perhaps too big for some characters, but the articulation that\u2019s been added (waist swivel, thigh & boot swivels, and those swanky ball-jointed ankles) make this one of my favorite bucks in the line. The hips are still annoying, but all the new pieces make him a joy to pose. He makes me jealous that Radioactive Man couldn\u2019t benefit from this new body as a matter of fact. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tiger Shark features a new head sculpt with an insanely huge, but assumingly comic accurate, fin. The face sculpt is great and the razor-sharp teeth say don\u2019t mess with me, but the paint was a little sloppy on my Tiger Shark\u2019s face. I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s going to get me to run out and read up on his appearances, but he does make me want to pick up a clearance Namor so their eternal battle can continue on my shelves. <\/p>\n

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Finally, that brings us to Baron Zemo. I have an embarrassing story here. Now, I told you, I grew up a DC fan, so don\u2019t judge me too harshly. I wasn\u2019t familiar with Marvel beyond Spider-Man in those days and the Secret Wars figures were really my first introduction to the larger Marvel Universe. The black symbiote Spider-Man is still one of my all-time favorite toys. Secret Wars also had a Baron Zemo figure.<\/p>\n

I was with my grandparents in some weird, out-of-the-way flea market when we found it. I had no idea who it was; my seven year-old self dubbed it some bizarre pink Spider-Man (seriously you be the judge<\/a>). I had to have it. Years later, I\u2019d discover Baron Zemo and that the figure I\u2019d had all those years was the classic Cap villain, or son of the classic Cap villain if you\u2019d prefer. Admittedly, I find myself more enthralled with the new figure because of his Secret Wars figure than anything to do with his comic appearances. <\/p>\n

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And this new Zemo is a pretty cool figure too. He makes use of Doctor Strange\u2019s buck but with the right mix of add-on parts including the fur-lined \u201ccollar\u201d, the belt, and some fur add-ons to his boots. The only annoying thing with these pieces is that they\u2019re not glued in place, but a little glue will fix that right up. The head sculpt is also new and it\u2019s fantastic with a great scowl being evident through the mask. <\/p>\n

Zemo is also the recipient of the only two accessories in the set, a sword and a pistol. I love that he\u2019s got these, but he can only hold one at a time since his left-hand grip is a little too wide for the handle of either piece. <\/p>\n

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I wasn\u2019t able to attend SDCC but a friend of the site was kind enough to hook me up with some of the exclusives. He knew that I had wanted to pick this set up, but I figured I could snag it at HTS and save him the trouble. Smartly, he grabbed it for me anyway and spared me the HTS debacle that followed. I\u2019ve thanked him privately and in each of the SDCC reviews, but I really do owe him for this one. <\/p>\n

Overall, even though I primarily just wanted the Radioactive Man, I have to admit this is a pretty cool set with three great figures. I still don\u2019t know how many MU figures are in my future, but having these guys in the studio and on my desk today makes me really appreciate what a great line it\u2019s become. The figures just keep getting better and better and I hope Hasbro gets their release schedule in order soon. <\/p>\n

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