Marvel Legends Guardians
of the Galaxy Star-Lord & Drax Review

Star-Lord is similarly well done. There are a few sloppy areas: the silver on the rocket-packs doesn’t have full coverage, there is some slop on his t-shirt. I accepted that trying to find good paint on the mask and face, which wasn’t easy. The few areas of exposed skin on the figure use a very thick gloppy paint and it is noticeable, particularly on some accessories…

Articulation is great on both figures. They use just about everything that Toy Biz & Hasbro has learned works best over the years. Nice range on the ball-joints at the neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and the inverted ankles; double-hinges on the elbows & knees, swivels at the waist, biceps, & thighs, and the ab crunch. The long trench coat does get in the way on Star-Lord in deep poses, one more strike against it for its detractors.

Okay, so those accessories. Drax get his two knives. He holds them great. They fit in his boots. Love it. That’s exactly what I want in a toy except that he’s only got two bits of plastic. Star-Lord makes up for that with six different accessories. Five to hold: the two pistols, the orb, headphones and the Sony Walkman. All these are nice. The guns could be held a little tighter, but they beat the orb which can’t be held at all. The headphones could work better, the fit on both heads, but look better (incorrectly) on the masked head. Actually, they look best on Drax. They’re not connected to the Walkman, which is fine, and he does hold that well. I’ve pretty much let the figure have it the whole time. I do wish his removable bag could double as a bag for all the gear (it’s hollowed out), but I’ll make sure I don’t lose all these goodies.

Finally, that six accessory that I’ve alluded too multiple times: the alternate head. I don’t want to hate it. I think it, like the others, is based off a scan or was done by a great sculptor. I think the likeness is in there, but, like the others, it’s just lifeless, blank. Then, on top of that it’s molded in the hair color with a thick, goopy paint for the skin. It softens up the sculpt that much more and really brings down the piece. It’s a shame because I’d like to display Star-Lord without the mask, but it’s just not feasible with how it looks. I kinda feel bad for Chris Pratt!

Overall, the only really strike here is the unmasked head. We’ve got two original sculpts with great detail work and the top-of-the-line ML articulation. The paintwork is mostly well done and while the accessories are not balanced, there are eight pieces between the two not counting the Groot pieces. They’re all around worth picking up, which is becoming rarer and rarer these days.

For all our Marvel Reviews, check out our Review Index.

28 thoughts on “Marvel Legends Guardians
of the Galaxy Star-Lord & Drax Review

  1. StarLord first:
    -face: I agree, that that is NOT Pratt’s face and the paint makes it vague enough that I can see the figure doubling for a DoFP Iceman with a simple paint job. Possibly even Hoyt from True Blood, if one were so inclined. I do not see “Burt Macklin, FBI” in there, however were I so inclined to pop the unmasked head onto a suit body.
    helmet: nice, but I think I now have some Viper helmets for my 6″ Joe customs, tho?

    -coat: aarrgghhh!! I wish they had taken thirty seconds to explain what was going on with the damned thing in the movie! Did he have a long coat, jacket, and vest, or were they all the same article, with zip on/off pieces? I bought a case, so I got two and trimmed mine along the curved hem, not the waistline, as others have done.
    Good news: it doesn’t look that bad. If I find a third (LOL), I’ll try the waistline trim. that blakc bit of trim looks like it could be a decent belt/bandolier, tho.
    Bad news: trimming the coat reveals how lanky the legs are, and brings down the figure a bit, imo. I’m not sure why they didn’t use the same crotch as Fury/Punisher or any other of their trench coated characters, but the hip area down to the boots is better left covered, imo. Great sculpting on it but it’s also hiding a bit questionable artic.
    and yeah, I do find the arms bit lanky, too, but that’s pretty much par for course on a lot of jacketed figures.

    -accessories: honestly, I haven’t bothered much with them, as the orb and walkman are too tiny. They went right in my small parts box along with the Skull’s Tesseract and some extra pistols and other assorted “easy to lose” small bits.
    I gave the knapsack(?) to Drax, just to add something to him.

    Drax:
    Not a big wrestling fan anymore, and I was hesitant to see if Batista could pull off the role, which turned out better than what the Rock is up to, lately. The head sculpt looks like him, so that’s good.

    The torso sculpt is also done well, but my coloring seems “off” as well. then again, I’m not a fan of these colors. It makes him look drab rather than Drax. Legs/pants are good, but look like they belong on a different character than what we got.
    so…nice sculpting, but not a fan of the coloring. He comes off as “Hulk-lite”. I might just repaint his upper half into “space thug” or something?

    Thanks for the rundown on how he got his new look. I wasn’t aware of those circumstances. It did seem like you were going to mention Moony, but she got edited out/forgotten?

    LOL at last shot. It’s the GotG COMIC armor, but it’s also hideous.

    1. oh, before I totally forget: Walgreens!
      They have the ML Agent Venom exclusive and it is reportedly starting to hit this past wkd. you might have to ask for it, DCPI 356713. He sold out online in a day, so I don’t know how many will be hitting, but look for exclusive endcaps.
      It was supposed to be released last year with numerous other MLs, then got shuffled to the ASM2 line, then bumped to Walgreens exclusive.

      and for those collecting Game of Thrones, they have “Tyrion as The Hand” variant, as well. there were reports he was hitting last week? He also has his own endcap display.

      No word on their 6″ Boba Fett (white?) exclusive, but he went on sale online same day as Venom and he is supposedly sold out, as well?

    2. They can never use that Fury/Punisher mold and I’d be okay wit… oh, too late. It’s already coming again! lol

      I did drop the Moonstone paragraph, but left that in. Oops. It was running long.

  2. The only fig I’ve pulled from this wave was drax, and I must say, I was disappointed by his lack of weight. He’s so light he feels cheap. The knives are that damned super soft plastic that everyone hates.

    By coincidence, I got drax and the next day found the newest triple h fig, who is way oversized, but having he and drax battle added to my disappointment, as h was loaded in gear and huge by comparison. He’s not a bad fig, just not up to standard, and I hope not setting a new standard.

      1. yeah, that’s a trend i though hasbro had been lectured on once before, and they seemed to get their act together. i hate backsliding.

  3. Well was gonna buy Quill yestarday but finally found the soundtrack and got it and that made me short (man I miss legends being $15) though was looking them over (bunch of him and he who couldn’t get it up with Gamora) and seen a few of the alt heads that didn’t look that dark. Weird or was the store lighting. (No sign literally at Target. Not even a marked peg, thats scary) If had the skill my Grandpa had would touch up that walkman a bit.

    Drax I saw once and agree looks better then the earlier easily. Heck Hasbro’s made an even better Batista if you ask me. Have to wait on a rehash restock to get. I blame the Nova want before the film on not popping on him or the others causd after seeing wanting to make Groot. (Then that news of the Comic 5 pack has me debating)

    Great review classic comics and great pics. Love the last one. Been reading Angela’s appearance into tge Marvel U story. Wonder how soon till we see her as a Legend.

    1. Wait, who couldn’t get it up with Gamora? If you’re talking about Tony, I think you’re misinterpreting that scene. It’s not that he couldn’t get it up, it’s that they went through with the deed and it physically hurt him.

      You’re thinking of this scene, yeah?

      http://37.media.tumblr.com/6c65fca6332ba6ab8d1bc5bec628a4ca/tumblr_mqtgl16Lg61s92w8eo5_1280.png

      I’ve been wondering how long ’til we get an Angela since Marvel announced she was coming over. Though we still can’t get comic versions of the main Guardians cast (if Gamora shows up in the 5 pack in her unikini, I’m not counting it). Then again, her acquisition was made a big deal, and it would be a big middle finger to McFarlane. Of course, the same could be said of Miracleman/Marvelman.

      1. My preference would be her original costume that lasted for a quarter century, but I’ll take her Annihilation look over the generic green spacesuit girl for sure.

        1. The current look is not only visually interesting, it’s also the only costume she’s had that’s not flat-out embarrassing. The old fishnet body stocking or the more recent unikini are just… ugh. She’s an intergalactic warrior and she’s dolled up like an under-dressed barbarian? To each their own, but that doesn’t work for me to an extreme degree.

      2. hah. my friend who recently opened a gaming (and eventually comics) shop bought a lot of early McFarlane figures, Angela included. a couple other guys were browsing and we commented on her addition to the MU, when I informed them of “Party Angela” and checked the figure. She wasn’t.

        LOL

      3. Okay I think did take that wrong. The face was what got me and the actions of Gamora just seemed bored. that or something was missing in the trade (picked up at library and missing pages are normal)

        I would like the green singlet from IW time but await and see. Need to get Annihilation (actually a lot of Marvel catch up is needed thanks my DC readings at the time)

      4. If they make Gamora, I would want her Annihilation costume first. That’s when her popularity soared and that should be her Legend look. Second to that would be her original costume, due to longevity. A far and distant third would be the current look. I appreciate the sentiment behind that costume, but it’s generic and boring.

    1. Gotta agree with this. I only knew Chris Pratt from Everwood. However, my wife made me watch Parks and Rec after seeing Guardians and I’m glad she did. Pretty funny stuff. Especially after I realized Greg Daniels was one of the guys who created it (love King of the Hill).

    2. Nada. It may be fantastic, but that type of humor is anything but to me. I can chuckle a few times at stuff like the Office and Parks/Rec, but it’s just not my thing.

      1. I take offense at that remark. I loved The Office (the first few seasons, at least. It started a bit of a slide after that, and by the time you got to season 6 or 7 it was pretty much unwatchable), but I’ve never been able to sit through an entire episode of Parks & Rec. None of the actors/characters do anything for me.

  4. I haven’t seen the movie, not especially bothered by the figures, and don’t know the comics (I’m kind of a DC snob, though they are making that hard these days)…

    But DAMN I want that trench coat!

  5. I picked up the GOTG wave from TRU ..$21.99 each…ugh…extremely rubbery joints on Star Lord makes his arms just hang weird. Nova has serious issues with his elbows, I’m not sure if they are in backwards or just warped. Drax is perfect, Rocket and Groot are great as well…even though my Groot has a messed up right arm. The peg that plugs into his bicep is warped to an oval shape and sticks ..i did try to heat and reset it but it didn’t help. Gamora looks stoned and does not want to stand up…Iron Man is perfect…weird…

  6. Hi there. I found your blog use of ask. This is the adequately published document. I am going to be sure to search for them along with revisit read more within your useful information and facts. Appreciation for the article. Let me definitely return.. Guardians of the Galaxy HD Download

Comments are closed.