{"id":9620,"date":"2010-10-01T05:10:14","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T10:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=9620"},"modified":"2010-10-01T05:11:26","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T10:11:26","slug":"vault-review-marvel-minimates-mr-fantastic-1st-app-dr-doom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=9620","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Marvel Minimates: Mr. Fantastic & 1st App Dr. Doom"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Along with the Universal Monsters, I also noticed a new wave of Marvel Universe Mates at our local Toys R Us. I fell out of Minimates collecting when the DC line was cancelled, but every once in a while I\u2019m still tempted back by certain characters. Looking at this Dr. Doom<\/strong> in the store, I couldn\u2019t pass him up.<\/p>\n

This is the fifth version of Doctor Doom in Mini form. I picked up the first one way back in 2004, but haven\u2019t bothered with the other versions. (I do keep meaning to go back and get that Secret Wars Doom though. He always looked cool to me.) This version resembles his first comic book appearance, and has a great design. I love the classic look on his mask! It looks like he popped right off the comic pages. And if that wasn\u2019t enough, he also came with an alternate head. I think Doom\u2019s unmasked face may be even better. He\u2019s got this cocky, regal, \u201cI\u2019m going to destroy Reed Richards\u201d look to him.<\/p>\n

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Doom also has a couple of unique pieces that set him apart from the others. His hood is very reminiscent of something you\u2019d see Green Arrow wearing, but it works perfectly here also. It bunches up around the neck and has this nicely sculpted seam running along the center all the way back. Instead of a cape, this Doom has a collar piece. It looks good on the figure, but I can\u2019t help thinking a cape would be perfect with this new hood. Especially since they wouldn\u2019t be attached. He also has these awesome boots. Sculpted to look like knights armor, they are larger than regular Minimates feet. Not only are there armored shin\/knee guards attached to cover the bottom half of his legs. But the tips of his feet have little spikes, because Doom is a kicker.<\/p>\n

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Doom comes with only one accessory: his sidearm. It\u2019s not his classic revolver, which I was expecting. It\u2019s this strange little ray gun looking thing. It fits nicely into the holster at his side, but in his hand he holds it at an angle.<\/p>\n

Appropriately, Reed Richards is Doom\u2019s companion in this set. He\u2019s got the basic Minimates body, but I think he has a new hair piece. I\u2019m not enough of Mates aficionado to say for sure, but I\u2019ve not seen this particular hair before. Whether it\u2019s new or not, it still looks good on him and nicely frames his very serious face.<\/p>\n

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Reed may appear to be boring, but he comes with a great accessory. It\u2019s an alternate lower torso that\u2019s sculpted to look like he\u2019s wrapping around someone, or some Thing. There\u2019s a hole in the middle where you can place another Minimate. I love the idea behind this piece and wish the Marvel Universe\/Legends lines would add stuff like this. There is a slight problem with it though. The hole on the inside is only big enough to hold a regular Minimates body, one that has no extra pieces or clothing on. So sadly, it wasn\u2019t really usable with the Doom that came in the set. But this is just a minor flaw. I still love the idea behind it.<\/p>\n

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In all, I\u2019m pretty happy with this set. Especially since I only bought it for one figure. The Doom has a bunch of new pieces and a great look him. The Reed is pretty simple, but that stretched out torso piece looks great for displays. Minimates two-packs run about $8, which is totally worth it if you\u2019re a fan of the series or just the characters..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Along with the Universal Monsters, I also noticed a new wave of Marvel Universe Mates at our local Toys R Us. I fell out of Minimates collecting when the DC line was cancelled, but every once in a while I\u2019m still tempted back by certain characters. Looking at this Dr. Doom in the store, I couldn\u2019t pass him up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34,10],"tags":[727,626,2579,93,726],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/mmdmTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-2va","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":348,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=348","url_meta":{"origin":9620,"position":0},"title":"Mr. Rant asks Where are my DC Minimates???","date":"July 21, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Mister Rant"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":20393,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=20393","url_meta":{"origin":9620,"position":1},"title":"Vault Review: Marvel vs. Capcom Minimates Thor vs. Amaterasu","date":"August 20, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Ever since the DC Minimates from DC Direct died on the vine, I\u2019ve been a lot more selective with my Minimates purchases. 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