Marvel Legends 3.75 2017 Wave 5: Jessica Jones

Marvel Legends 3.75 2017 Wave 5: Jessica Jones

Gold Ultron | Jewel | Hydra Captain America | Age of Apocalypse Magneto | Spider-Man 2099 | Group Shots

Marvel Legends 3.75 2017 Wave 5: Jessica Jones / Jewel

Round 2 of Marvel Legends 3.75″ 2017 Wave 5 is Jewel / Jessica Jones.  This is Jessica in her comic hero outfit, before she got all emo.  If you ask me, this is her at her best!  Either way, Jessica Jones / Jewel is getting a lot of love these days.  She’s here in 3.75″ as Jewel, she’s 6 inches in her Netflix deco, and she’ll get another 6″ Legends release as part of the upcoming, exclusive Amazon Defenders (comic) team pack. She’s also got at least one beautiful statue out there as Jewel, and i think one coming in the Netflix deco too for the non-action figure collecting fans.  What i’m getting at here is, the Jessica Jones /  Jewel iron is hot, Hasbro is definitely striking.  Speaking of striking, have you seen this figure yet?  You should go look…

The Good | The Bad The Rest | Availability Photos

The Good

  • Hasbro nails the coloring here, the bright white against the rich blue, and the paint is just smooooooth!  It has this beautiful pearlessence going on and I feel like the images and lighting I have available can’t do it justice.
  • As with many of the female Marvel figures, I think maybe I have a fixation, it’s always the hair for me, and it’s perfectly colored and incredibly well shaped for Jewel.  The volume and the waves that split off of the main piece all look great.
  • Eyes and face makeup look fantastic here, they have made a pretty 3.75″ female character in Jessica Jones.
  • Purple belt clasp looks nearly comic perfect.  The coloring is right, the shape is right, I wish it came down a little longer in the bottom point though.
  • Very solid leg articulation including ankle rockers.
  • She’s not wearing heels!  So she’s a well balanced, easily stood figure.

The Bad

  • Folks who want ab-crunch / torso articulation will feel its absence here.  

The Rest

Hasbro got Jessica Jones just right in this scale.  Head to toe this is the Jewel we have seen on the pages of Marvel comics, and you can’t ask for a lot more out of a figure.  The folks at Hasbro really knocked it out of the park here.The question now needs to become….do we get emo Jessica in this scale too?  She’s really not a far cry from Mary Jane in physical features and there is definitely re-use purpose for a plain clothes Marvel female.  Let’s see what happens, but I’m kinda hoping this becomes a thing!

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Diamond Select Toys Minimates: Marvel Greatest Hits Series 2 Captain American and Deadpool

Diamond Select Toys Minimates: Marvel Greatest Hits Series 2 Captain American and Deadpool

Captain American and Deadpool | Ant-Man and Hawkeye | Daredevil and Punisher | Luke Cage and Iron Fist | MM Marvel Greatest Hits Series 2 Group Shots

Diamond Select Toys Minimates: Marvel Greatest Hits Series 2 Captain American and Deadpool

Diamond Select Toys has absolutely crushed every single Marvel Greatest Hits figure they have put out, and this next series (2 for those who are counting) is no different.  It features 8 figures that you need in your collection if you don’t already have them, and features them with enough changes and fun accessories, that you’ll want them even if you do have them.  We kick off our Greatest Hits Series 2 coverage with two of my all time favorite characters in one package, Captain America and Deadpool…and keep an eye out for Deadpool in the other Greatest Hits series 2 posts…he gets around.

Captain America | Deadpool The Rest | Availability Family Photos

Captain America

  • It’s Captain America in one of his most classic looks, the scalloped shirt, the shadowed front mask.
  • He’s got wings on his mask.  This is my Cap!
  • As usual, awesome mechanic to attach his shield, an extra wrist piece, that is removable, so when he’s not holding his shield he doesn’t have a bare peg showing.
  • Mask comes off, he has his classic blonde locks included.
  • I’d of loved to have seen DST include a mechanism to back mount Cap’s shield here.  Otherwise, I love this Minimate!  I love him just as much as I loved him released in 2014!

Deadpool

  • Deadpool’s story here is guns, lots of guns, and swords and guns.  He includes two katanas that are back mounted, one shotgun and two mini sub-machine guns.  Each fits great in his hand.
  • Deadpool this go round features his y-shaped harness, the sword sheathes mount into this on the back.  The front side goes down to his belt, but does not connect, this allows for full waits movement / rotation.
  • Deadpool is designed with his squinted angry eye look, it looks great.
  • Paint is clean and sharp as usual, Deadpool is in one of his most iconic and memorable costumes here.
  • The only downside is that there is no unmasked head / face included.  For a Greatest Hits package, i was kind of hoping for that.  Still a great figure.
  • Loved this Deadpool in 2014.  Love him still!

 

The Rest

Captain America and Deadpool may seem like strange bedfellows, but who cares.  Two of Marvel’s biggest names in one box is what a Greatest Hits wave is all about.  In cap you have stunning figure design, sharp details and everything you need for Cap to be Cap, and with Deadpool you get the Merc with a Mouth and lots of guns.  Sure I may have preferred an unmasked head to a shotgun, but there is no form of Deadpool which isn’t perfect, just ask him.  I said it from the start, and I’ll re-iterate.  If you don’t have these characters in your Minimates collection, this is a perfect chance to snag them both at their best.  If you do…yer probably still going to want these sharp takes on the characters.

Availability

Every time you don’t buy a Deadpool figure, in any scale, a kitten dies.  You can save a kitten by picking this set up at Amazon.  Or…live with the guilt otherwise. No kittens were harmed in the writing of this post.

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MUReview.net net received this product for free for review purposes.

HASCON 2017 Marvel Booth…some of it.

MUReview is live…ish at HASCON.  Check out images from the Marvel booth, and check out images from our “reveals” post.  All Marvel related, all epic.  Also below, Black Panther movie line reveals…a jet that transforms into a mech…whaaat?  Also, check out the absolutely incredible job Hasbro pulled off with the 6 inch Marvel Legends diorama…it is something to aspire to.  That said, this is only about 1/2 of the actual “Marvel Booth” at HASCON. I hope to be able to bring you more tomorrow!

Black Panther

The Booth

HASCON 2017 Marvel Legends Reveals

HASCON 2017 Marvel Legends Reveals

MUReview was incredibly lucky to be able to head down to …up to HASCON today.  We got there just in time to check out all of the great Marvel Legends reveals.  We did a live blog of the 5:30 PM Marvel Legends Panel and you can check it out here.  For now though, just pictures of what was in that panel, as well as some after panel new figures on display!  Note, all reveals are 6 inch Legends!

X-Men Wave 2018 reveals, Psylocke, Storm, Wolverine (Tiger Stripe).  We also got a look at Apocalypse!

Avengers wave revealed Tony Stark unmasked / masked in his Invincible Iron Man armor from All New All Different Marvel.  As well a 2-pack featuring Klaw and Shuri.

Deadpool wave gets up close with Sasquatch and announces Paladin.

The Avengers wave, we got an up close look at Thanos, his classic gold and blue deco with the Infinity Gauntlet!  We also get a look at Cobra from Serpent Society!

Oooh! We also get a modern deco Spider-Woman!

Now…that’s all exciting, it really is.  You can hear me talk about how cool it all is, or youcanlookitthefreakinpictures!