{"id":26764,"date":"2014-02-05T01:29:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T07:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=26764"},"modified":"2014-02-05T02:35:01","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T08:35:01","slug":"marvel-legends-spider-man-infinite-series-carnage-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=26764","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Legends Spider-Man
Infinite Series Carnage Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>We\u2019re running a little behind this week. My brother had a baby this weekend (Yay!), so we\u2019ve been enjoying his newfound Dadness, I\u2019m working out this Uncle thing, and my wife is quick to point out that it\u2019s my little<\/em> brother, seven years my junior, that now has kids. I think she\u2019s trying to get at something… <\/p>\n

There are a few other things going that might also cause my schedule to become as seemingly hectic as Vault\u2019s, but hopefully we\u2019ll keep our Daily Update Train going as we get ever closer to Toy Fair! I\u2019m actually excited for Toy Fair this year, but I can\u2019t figure out why for the life of me \u2013 what do I even buy at retail anymore? It’s all Matty subs and BBTS pre-orders these days. Well, there is one line that I\u2019m still snagging when I\u2019m lucky enough to run across it \u2013 you might have even guessed what it is by the subject of this review. <\/p>\n

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I will admit that I’m tempted to purchase whole Marvel Legends waves online. I did that with Rocket Raccoon, which proved the smart thing to do because I\u2019ve never seen a single figure from that wave in person<\/em>. The downside is that Hawkeye & Scarlet Spider are still sitting here, unopened, waiting for me to get industrious enough to sell them off. It would be the same story with Hasbro\u2019s newest waves released to coincide with Amazing Spider-Man 2 & Captain America: The Winter Soldier (albeit way too early!). I may yet build Cap’s Mandroid, but the Spidey BAF Ultimate Green Goblin is about as interesting as a New52 Collect & Connect. It\u2019s a shame as he looks to be a solid figure, but I just don\u2019t feel a pull. Not enough to buy 2-3 figures I don\u2019t want anyway. <\/p>\n

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So, I\u2019ve been good; making my frequent brick & mortar stops. I missed twice: a travelling collector cleaned out my TRU and I was just a little too late at Target a few weeks ago. But I scored big last weekend. I had the whole wave in front of me, I waffled on Beetle \u2013 he looks like a 90s figure threw up everywhere, which is totally awesome, but I stuck to my \u201cbudget\u201d choices, Black Cat & Carnage. <\/p>\n

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I kinda love Carnage, but I really couldn\u2019t tell you why. While I consumed Spider-Man comics as a kid in the 80s (BlackCostume4Life!), I didn\u2019t really read any in the 90s when Carnage debuted. What I know about him is largely informed by the old 90s Spidey cartoon, right down to the unnecessary use of Baron Mordo to give Cletus Kasidy the symbiote instead of getting into the whole spawning thing. As such, I don\u2019t even always think about Carnage being a serial killer (he never killed anyone directly in the cartoon). Maybe I just like the look, or the idea or Carnage, I\u2019m not sure. I bought Carnage toys several times over in the 5\u201d lines and I think I picked him up as an ML (or Spider-Man Classics anyway) twice, but I settled on the Fearsome Foes version (still one of the best ML Box sets ever)<\/em>. <\/p>\n

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And that version has sufficed for years. I was never completely in love with the figure, but I\u2019ve been happy. My Collection was: Carnage? Check! <\/p>\n

But I\u2019m getting old. See, it makes sense to me when a toy company updates Super Powers 25 years later or there\u2019s a 30th Anniversary Transformer. I get that. I\u2019m no spring chicken. But, now I\u2019m getting old enough that figures I bought as an adult collector are coming back around and getting irresistible updates. That old Carnage is still great \u2013 it\u2019s a unique Carnage sculpt for one thing, but the joints are kinda ugly, it\u2019s a little gangly, and the head sculpt looks like he’s more gums than teeth. I still enjoy it though. And I can\u2019t believe I probably bought it over a decade ago. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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So new Carnage was calling to me and I did answer. There\u2019s a lot to love. Yes, the unique sculpt is gone, that\u2019s been over for awhile anyway, but the figure has enough smart engineering to make the figure work. New forearms & calves with spots for the softer tendrils to attach to create a somewhat more comic-like look. Once again, I\u2019m not totally in love with the head \u2013 this guy sorta always looks like he\u2019s going \u201cLOL. What?\u201d, but I\u2019m getting used to it. Those areas combined with the new hands and the tendril-attachment for his back make for a sharp looking figure though. It\u2019s not quite the Carnage I remember, well, maybe if the artist was a little lazier when they were penciling him in. <\/p>\n

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With a buck, the paint work becomes that much more important and I think the figure does well in this area too. The paint mask looks organic & veiny. It doesn\u2019t quite capture the look of the original, but it looks sharp and blends great with the tendril attachments. There is a little slop in key areas where the whites of the eye don’t quite matchup, but the “sloppy” look of Carnage can cover for the less than accurate paint somewhat. Overall, it comes together well enough that I don\u2019t really even mind the reuse, at least until I get him besides the Classics figure. And what I\u2019m feeling then might be more about how times have changed rather than anything negative for the new guy. <\/p>\n

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In addition to the articulation being much better integrated into the aesthetics of the sculpt, there\u2019s a ton of articulation to love. Ball-joints at the neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and inverted ankles, swivel cuts at the biceps, waist, thighs, & calves, double-jointed elbows & knees, and the standard ab crunch. Everything works pretty great, but I did have an odd QC issue on the hips. The hips & the ball-joints inside are a snug fit, but the figure still teeters after posing. See, the legs are loose, but they\u2019re loose together, so I\u2019m thinking that the two hip connecters are on a barbell not actually attached to the figure; just threading through a hole in the lower torso. I\u2019m hoping this is just a one-off thing Hasbro is trying. It seems more like an 80s solution and it doesn\u2019t quite work. <\/p>\n

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Carnage included no accessories for himself (no, I don\u2019t count the tendril \u201cbackpack\u201d), but he does come with two BAF pieces for the Ultimate Green Goblin that I\u2019m relatively sure I\u2019m not building (waffling, already…): the head and flames that rest on the figure shoulders & back. The pieces are nice and, again, GG looks solid, but I just don\u2019t imagine I\u2019ll end up with everything from this wave. If I don’t, I’ve got this fun sheet of fire accessory I guess! <\/p>\n

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Overall, this is a very similar situation to the one I had with Venom. I love my old Sinister Six ML Venom (another awesome Spider-Man box set!), but that new MS Venom was amazing. This new ML Carnage is not quite that jaw-dropping, but I do enjoy him. He\u2019s an improvement over an older figure, but one I particularly seem to cherish. It\u2019s my collection. I can go haul out of all of my Carnages if I wanted to, but space is at a premium. Do I really need two each of Venom & Carnage on display? That seems silly, but I think that\u2019s what is going to happen for the foreseeable future. I love the older figures, but these new ones are just too good. <\/p>\n

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