Review – Transformers – Titans Return Overlord
Posted in2016 - Titans Return

Review – Transformers – Titans Return Overlord

Overlord may be slightly less familiar to a lot of people because he wasn't a part of any major show continuity in the US. He was the big dog Decepticon in the Japanese series Super God Masterforce, and showed up a bit in some of the other Japanese only G1 shows. His other major role was as the protagonist in the popular IDW comic arc, The Last Stand of the Wreckers. In the original continuity he was a double Power Master. He had two Power Master figures who could slot into his chest behind the panels on his chest. In…
Transformers – Studio Series – Black Out
Posted in2018 - Studio Series

Transformers – Studio Series – Black Out

As sort of a last hurrah for the Michal Bay Transformers series, which is effectively done, Hasbro has been doing a sort of "greatest hits" line themed around the movies called Studio Series.  It's not a bunch of re-releases though, it's new molds of most of the figures, with an emphasis on Robot Mode Scale.  It's also a way for Hasbro to give us better versions of a lot of characters who aren't named Bumblebee or Optimus Prime.  Often in the case of movie toys, for the sake of spoilers, toy companies end up working from pre production art and…
Review – Marvel Legends – Blade (Man-Thing Wave)
Posted inMarvel Legends (Comics)

Review – Marvel Legends – Blade (Man-Thing Wave)

The recent Man-Thing BAF wave of Marvel Legends is also known as the Netflix Wave.  Primarily because it consists of Netflix versions of several characters, namely, Daredevil, The Punisher, Elektra and Jessica Jones.  The wave also includes some comic characters though, mostly ones that make sense.  Bullseye and Blade are both sort of in the same "street level" department as out Netflix heroes.  Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I almost wonder if this is sort of a secret preview for some possible future shows from Netflix.  Bullseye is too much of a Daredevil staple that I would…
Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Topspin and Twintwist
Posted in2016 - Titans Return

Review – Transformers – Titans Return – Topspin and Twintwist

Where Combiner Wars did it's duty by giving us remakes of all of the original Combiner Transformers, it also used that opportunity to repaint all of those molds into different versions of the original G1 Autobots.  Titans Return has been moving into a lot more interesting territory.  There's a lot more updates of Targetmasters, Movie bots and in this case, Jumpstarters.  Topspin and Twintwist were a pair of very similar G1 bots that had one specific gimmick.  Pull them back, and a motor would speed the vehicle along and eventually it would pop up and land on it's robot feet. …
Review – Marvel Legends – Gladiator Hulk Wave – Loki
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Review – Marvel Legends – Gladiator Hulk Wave – Loki

Apparently, in order to get a proper figure, the Loki had to turn into the Hero.  Ok, I have not seen Ragnarok, but it sort of feels like Loki was working with his brother again in a few spots int he Trailer.  Maybe I'm completely misreading it.  Also, that low blow probably isn't warranted since Hasbro has been pushing out a lot more figures of MCU villains lately.  We get Hela in this very wave, Vulture was a pretty cool Build A Figure, and even Ego got a figure.  Maybe the voice of the people is finally being heard, maybe…