Mezco One:12 Collective Thanos

Mezco One:12 Collective Thanos

Mezco One:12 Collective Thanos

Man, I feel like this one took a while to come, and now that he is here, he’s….MASSIVE!  Mezco One:12 delivers big on detail, ‘the pretty’, bigness, and all things Thanos with another outstanding release in the Marvel line!  He’s packed full of detail and we are so psyched to check him out for you!

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Thanos

  • The Infinity Gauntlet lights up!
  • Very innovative once again with the light up feature, it’s a small piece that connects to Thano’s elbow, then the wrist guard and glove slip over it
  • He’s huge, I said that, but, huge, and heavy!
  • Costume detail is intricate and beautifully detailed
  • The neck / shoulder guard is astounding, and fully removable.  Tons of line / sculpt detail, and it fits absolutely perfectly
  • The boots!!!  Once again, packed with detail and sculpt / line work that looks outstanding!
  • Includes:
    • Cosmic Cube
    • Light up Infinity Gauntlet
    • Alternate pose Gauntlet hand
    • 8 non-Gauntlet hands
    • Flight arm
    • Parts bag
    • An absolutely beautiful base / stand
  • I love this figure, I love the massiveness, but it should be noted, moving his arms to some of those iconic Infinity Gauntlet poses is exceptionally challenging to the point that I just couldn’t get it there and I was afraid of ripping the outfit / breaking the figure, and he’s too pretty for that!

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This is a slightly different Thanos than in the comics, different than in the movies too.  Somehow though, Mezco has managed to take from both, maintain the essence of both, and make an exceptional, and unique Thanos of their own!  One, to boot, that is more than worth picking up.  His price tag is a little heftier than most One:12 figures, but man does the size and weight justify!!!  Go get him…if you can…

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Mezco One:12 Collective Dr. Fate

Mezco One:12 Collective Dr. Fate

Mezco One:12 Collective Dr. Fate

Dr. Fate has always been one of my favorite DC Characters.  Figure wise, he was always pretty well served, at least, I thought so, up until today, when I got the Mezco One:12 Dr. Fate.  Whatever came out in the past is the past, and this Dr. Fate is the only future I’m going to need!  Mezco once again applies their One:12 sensibilities to an iconic character, and the world is a better place for it.  Tons of great accessories, and Dr. Fate comes to us today with one of his most ornate looks to date (that chest / shoulder piece!).  Very excited to dive into this figure with you, so scroll on and check out the gallery!  Oooh!  And our buddy Khalil over at KastorsKorner.com is going live with this figure to review right NOW!  So check him out at www.youtube.com/kastorskorner for his take in real time!

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Dr. Fate

  • The crafting of the chest armor is absolutely outstanding here.  No detail spared
  • Light up chest and eyes both look very pretty, but if I’m being honest, not as bright as I’d hoped
  • Getting the batteries in, they are super tiny and the piece is delicate, be careful! tweezers if needed!
  • Love it when the cape features a posing element, Dr. Fate’s cape has that!
  • Exceptionally detailed Kent Nelson face is Kent Nelsony!
  • The blue of the uniform is just bright and explosive
  • And against the gold, which is shimmery and perfect, this is a complete figure!
  • The box art is striking, captures the good Doc in iconic fashion, I will say though, the box art features what appear to be less ornate shoulders than the end figure, and it has me hoping we will see a more classic look Dr. Fate in the One:12 line as well!
  • Accessories:
    • Helmet of Fate
    • 3 magic projection FX
    • Book of Thoth
    • 2 wrist-mounted posing posts
    • display base with logo
    • adjustable display post
  • The Book of Thoth is stunning, pages you can really turn, and each page is fully detailed, just breathtaking

The rest

DC Fans need Dr. Fate.  This is an absolute.  He’s one of the coolest characters in their arsenal, and Mezco, with One:12 knocks it completely out of the park.  This character is done up in a way that he’s never been before and he’s a must have because of it, and for all of the other right reasons!  Mezco brings the Magic here and the end result is near perfection!

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Mezco One:12 Collective Superman – 1978 Edition

Mezco One:12 Collective Superman – 1978 Edition

Mezco One:12 Superman – 1978 Edition

Early COVID, I bought a drone, bear with me I’m going somewhere with this.  I realized I needed a permit to fly in local parks, so I went out the day this Superman was put up for Pre-Order on MezcoToyz.com.  I was in a county park, waiting in line, a bizarrely long line for a permit.  I must have been there over an hour.  During that hour, Khalil over at KastorsKorner.com / @kastorskorner along with Jesse from @yfnjman started blowing up my Facebook Messenger because this was going live in X, and I had totally spaced on the fact, until they reminded, I think it was Jesse that started the thread.  So I’m at the park, with limited Internet connection, and I’m battling to get a MezcoToyz, potentially site crashing pre-order in.  After 35 minutes, and 6 failed payments because Citibank wasn’t feeling cooperative that day, I got my order in, and I’ve been exceptionally excited for this figure to be delivered ever since.  This for me, is the icon, the Superman.  Christopher Reeve is, and always shall be my idea of Superman, a part of my childhood, a part of my life, and a part of the life I’m shaping for my children too.  Simply the best, and what you’ll come to find, is that Mezco has treated this beloved representation of the Last Son of Krypton with love, respect, care, and reverence.

For another perspective at the below, make sure you check out KastorsKorner.com and youtube.com/kastorskorner on 2/23 as he’s going to check it out live!

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Superman

  • I generally like to start with the figure, but holy moly the Crystal Console is AAAMAZING!!  It lights up! It looks like it fell off of the freakin’ screen!
    • Includes 3 AAA Batteries
    • You can have the light always lit, or crystal activated!
    • MAGNETS!
  • The packaging is just pretty.  Beautiful round tin
  • Opening is fun and the packaging inside is built around the console
  • Accessories:
    • Logo Display base
    • Flight stand
    • Crystal Console
    • 9 total hands
    • 3 heads
    • Kryptonite necklace
    • 3 Kryptonian Crystals
    • 3 AAA Batteries
  • His hair, so important, the curl it’s there
  • His face goes from looking good to looking exceptional based on the angle across all three heads, even the nutty smirk
  • The cape includes wiring for posing with the bright popping yellow on the back
  • Belt yellow and chest logo yellow and red really pop
  • You can get Supes into his iconic flight poses, but the head, if it tilted up just a little more…..

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Zod? Ursa? Non?  Honestly, never felt like I needed them, but today…today I need them.  This Superman figure speaks to the very soul of my childhood.  Whenever I look on it I will in fact hear the theme song.  Mezco has done, just an outstanding job of capturing the Superman I grew up with, and that I will always treasure beyond all others.  I know purists will differ on my position, but this is the guy, this is my Superman, and no amount of history will change that.  I can’t encourage enough, fans of Superman, and the 78 movie / series need this figure.  It is runaway the best replication of the character from the film that I’ve ever seen.  Speaking of, it makes me want to go watch that classic (almost whole) series!

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Mezco One:12 Black Bolt and Lockjaw

Mezco One:12 Black Bolt and Lockjaw

Mezco One:12 Black Bold and Lockjaw

Mezco Marvel figures are kind of like cell phones.  Hear me out.  Every one they put out is better than the last.  The difference is, Mezco doesn’t say it, they just do it.  Every Mezco figure benefits from the lessons of the last, and they are coming out with figures that are stunning at this point.  Specifically today, Black Bolt, and just the most beautiful iteration of Lockjaw I’ve ever seen.  I waste no time, let’s get into it!

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Black Bolt

  • One of Black Bolt’s most iconic trademarks is his under arm wings, and Mezco kills it with soft goods here.  The attachment and movement is perfect, and they look great!
  • He comes with a stoic, silent head, and a screaming really pissed off head.  Both convey the intended moods perfectly, but the simmering tuning fork on his head and the mouth agape of the screaming head give so much action to this character, with only using the face
  • I was expecting the sonic cone to be magnetically attachable to the open mouthed head, but I see where it was too heavy to do that, so Mezco provides a stand for the piece that lines up just right with BBs mouth to give the full on scream effect
  • Bolty includes 4 pairs of hands, all great for the right situation, and a flight stand
  • The detail lines of the blue / silver on his costume are dead on to how I see this character in my head, which is nuts, because how did Mezco get in there?
  • Black is matte in all the right places, and shimmery in all the right places

Lockjaw

  • If folks weren’t going to buy this for Black Bolt, which mind you, is reason more than enough, Lockjaw is an absolute must have piece for your Marvel collection
  • The only other Lockjaw produced was for 3.75″ Marvel Universe scale figures as an SDCC exclusive years back, and I love that Lockjaw, always will.  But this takes, and makes Lockjaw his own very prominent figure for your shelf
  • Fully articulated, legs, body, head, hind quarter hips all move
  • The light up eyes / fork feature brings so much to this pups appearance, with just a tiny little bit of light
  • In the same way that you see The Child in the Mandalorian and yer like “I wanna hang out with Baby Yoda”, this figure makes me wanna hang out with Lockjaw.  There is so much life, and emotion in his face
  • The texture of his fur, he looks flocked, but he’s not, it’s a beautiful effect

The rest

If you haven’t ordered this already, I’m very sorry, I can’t find anywhere for you to buy it, and that really sucks, because this set is just incredible.  It does raise the question though, there are a lot of Inhumans…who else will Mezco tackle?  What could a One:12 Medusa look like?  The mind whirls, and I really hope it happens.  For now, we get another awesome set of figures from the fellas in NY, and I’m proud to share a home island with them!

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Mezco One:12 Gambit

Mezco One:12 Gambit

Mezco One:12 Gambit

Man oh man, 2020 just feels like it’s moving in slow mo.  Our last Mezco One:12 figure was Moon Knight, and he is still one of our absolute favorite Mezco figures, but it feels like an actual lifetime since we opened a Mezco figure.  So I’m pretty excited to stand before you today so that we can gather, to check out another one of my all time favorite Marvel characters, and my favorite X-Man by far, Gambit!  Does the Mezco treatment suit him well?

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The Good

  • This is Gambit, through and through, just an outstanding capture and representation of a classic Mutant in his natural habitat (a dope leather duster)
  • His “armor” parts, shin guards / boots, shimmery purple jerkin are just magnificent.  Nice, solid, hard and smooth to the touch, and the jerkin wraps around to the back for full effect
  • The coloring on the hard plastic pieces is just beautiful, shimmer is the best word for what they do
  • His duster, the stitching, the fact that there is a satin like liner.  Mezco made a coat that they showed real concern should be comfortable for Gambit, and it should keep him warm, and he’s an action figure. ….There is literally no reason for that, but they did it and it’s fantastic
  • Gambit comes with a compliment of accessories, multiple hands, kinetically charged cards, non charged cards, hands with the classic multi-card throw effect and…
  • This is the best execution of that effect I’ve seen on any figure pretty much ever.  Just perfect
  • His alt head gives that smug cajun smile, while the out of box head has him ready for a fight
  • Staff fits perfectly, and you can pull off a lot of fun stuff with the flight stand!

The Bad

  • I have not one complaint with this figure, it’s absolutely perfect for Gambit

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Gambit is wait listed at Mezco, but you still have chances to get him as outlined below, and I can’t encourage you to do so enough.  The only thing he’s missing is…well, Rogue.

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Mezco One:12 Toy Fair Bundle Featuring Agent Gomez With The Golden Head Bundle

Mezco One:12 Toy Fair Bundle Featuring Agent Gomez With The Golden Head Bundle

Mezco One:12 Cable

The Mezco booth at Toy Fair is special every year, but this year, they really went and did it.  The booth, as always amazing, and I even got a cameo in their post coverage wrap up https://blog.mezcotoyz.com/toy-fair-2020-recap/?fbclid=IwAR0I6UIYR9KpB_RII7tDbivB5YotJtF1Svv2dMtsxUX9Z1d9Ezl3jjNUTdA, where you can see my goofy face talking about how big Thanos is, (larger than life).  Then, they went and blew us all away, by sending us home with a gift bag to end all gift bags, featuring, of all things, a little bit of gold!  So thank you so much Mezco, for having us down to the show, and for giving us something so cool, we pretty much don’t even want to put finger prints on it! Gomez is amazing, The Five Points figures are excellent, and the extras are the things that wishes are made of..read on friends

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Agent Gomez

  • This figure is packed with more accessories, than any other Mezco One:12 figure I’ve gotten my hands on.
    • Tons of extra hands
    • A gold watch
    • A gold boombox
    • ….lots of guns
    • Swords
    • Flight stand
    • Stand
    • Extra plastic gold head
    • Check out the pictures….
  • The figure with that glorious gold head…
    • He’s heavy, his head, is heavy!
    • The gold is just a stunning addition to this action figure
    • I will say, that I’m nervous about breaking the Antennae
    • Further, I put a lot of really awesome, but also highly valuable figures in my One:12 collection at work.  I have an office door that locks, but I think this one…I think he’s gonna stay home

5 Points Space Ghost

  • It’s clear Space Ghost!
  • Love this figure, but keeping him and Agent Gomez on card, they will be on my shelf, but the cards look outstanding!

5 Points Agent Gomez

  • Fantastic figure, but also staying on card, heck I may even display it backwards, because that file card is amazing!

The Rest

The extras included here, so cool, the poster, the badge with Agent Gomez credentials, but the decoder ring. I am intrigued.  it’s a really nice looking, heavy ring, but the interest is going to be what happens to use it, and I can’t wait!  Drink Your Ovaltine!

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