It’s going to come in at $185 for the regular and $190 for the exclusive, with a print. I know people complain about print exclusives (in some cases it’s quite justified), but it’s not bad looking and for $5, I think it’ll do just fine. Nice price overall on the statues, seems to be about 1/5th scale.

Marcus Wright statue gallery

Marcus here is going to be $235 for the regular, $245 for the exclusive. The exclusive is going to have a switch-out battle damaged portrait, looks better than I expected but I wasn’t the biggest fan of the latest Terminator, so I’ll pass.

Both go up for order on Thursday as usual!

It’s hard to believe, but McDonald’s Happy Meal toys have hit a new low.

The fast food giant’s latest giveaway for preschool boys features eight Marvel comic action figures. One, The Human Torch, is a man engulfed in flames. Another, The Thing, menacingly roars “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME!” at the press of a button.

They might have a point, when I went into Mcdonalds to get a free smoothie (helllllo coupon) I noticed that Captain America had taken a dive from the display case. I’m not sure if that was due to the toys duking it out because they’re overly aggressive, or if Cap was trying to make his way to the little Barbie dolls down below. Being under ice for decades makes a man unpredictable.

This video was recorded prior to the Scarlet Witch review, so it’s still got a few minor issues that I later fixed up.

Let’s start off with the packaging. When I popped this out of the shipping box, I thought it was damn stylish. If you’ve followed my reviews for a bit, you’d notice I usually don’t post box shots, but this one rules. It’s colourful and lets you open it up, so you can take a peek at the lady before you crack it open.

Once I opened her up, the first thing I noticed? She looks like Laurie from That 70′s Show. The second thing? She’s even more ridiculous looking in person than the promo shots. Now, I don’t mean that as a bad thing. People complained that she wasn’t up to the super hero ideal, but let’s face it, this is about equally as over the top as the 6 foot amazon looking bodybuilders with gigantic natural breasts that fill modern comics.

The reality of it is she’s meant to capture a certain style of woman, and I think she does a fine job of it. The sculpting is top notch. She’s got a big round booty and bosom going on, she’s in a somewhat sultry pose, but not trashy. The ssshh expression adds to that. The hair and face are gorgeous. The paint is bright and vibrant, just like it should be.

That’s not to say there aren’t problems with this piece. While I like the pose, the way her back is bent, it looks a little awkward. If you look at the base, you’ll probably notice it’s super stylish, showing the Fantastic Four logo, her name, and the company name. But what you won’t notice at first is the lack of pegs. You can pose her how you want, it’s just not very stable. Get some museum putty to secure it or you’re going to run into problems. Here’s the final shot I’m sure you’ve been dying to see, you pervs.

Damnnnnn son. The painted panty lines are sure to be a hit, hope they keep that up with the rest of the releases.

4/5. Not for everyone, but it’s a unique style and they nailed it for a first release.

Buying Options : You can still get on waitlist at Sideshow or you can hop over to Ebay to try your luck.

I might as well get my primary issue out of the way quickly. There’s a few versions of Doom’s armour. This is the classic, which I always thought looked a little goofy, even in comic form. That said, it’s an excellent sculpt. The details are fantastic, the base is great, he looks exactly like Doom from that comic era always did. Even the flowing cape, just perfect for him.

I had absolutely zero problems with the paint. Shading was done well, details were done well, no paint flaws that I could spot. In fact, the only issue I had with this statue (style aside) was that he was difficult to get into his base. It was probably my individual statue, but I had to wiggle him a considerable amount before he stuck in there well.

4.5/5. I didn’t keep this one because as mentioned, he wasn’t the style of Doom that I prefer. He’s an excellent choice otherwise.

Buying Options : As an old Bowen statue, you’re stuck with Ebay on this one.

I’ve seen a lot of chit-chat on the net about people not liking this one because it’s basically a really massive bust. Similar to the complaints against the DC Dynamics line really, although they’re a bit more valid in that case. Personally, I don’t mind this look at all. When I look at this enormous statue, I don’t see a bust. Just look at this thing.

It looks great with the Fantastic Four statues already released, although I don’t like how the Thing or the Sue Storm look, so I’ll never buy that full set. That does bring up a problem though. Considering the strange size and shape of this statue, I think it’d be off in most displays. I don’t even have a proper place for it in my own display, so yeah, I can see why it’s got an iffy rep online.

That said, the sculpt looks fantastic. Pretty difficult to think of a better way to show off his powers than this. The whole thing is nicely painted and nicely shaded, and I think the face looks superb. Oddly enough, most of the pictures I’ve seen online make the face look awful. Not sure what’s up with that, maybe it was a prototype? Who knows.

4/5. Awkward for most displays, but if you can fit it in, it’s well sculpted and well painted, a good statue all around.

Buying Options : As with most older Bowen statues, long sold out everywhere. Available on Ebay, make sure you’re bidding/buying the full size.