Double pass today.
Grappler looks okay, but those colours are not working for me. Oya is another forgettable modern character for me so a pass.
I actively dislike Oya as a character and her being shoehorned into the X-Men when there's a perfectly good Iceman they could be using. Duplicate power characters getting stuck on the team where similar powers already exist, or creating a "new" character that just does what the old character did "but better," is derivative and uninspired. Having new and improved "Peanut Butter and Jelly" Iceman / Sunfire is boring.
With the exception of Pixie, who obviously can teleport greater distances with more people than Nightcrawler, but doesn't have his leadership skills, fighting ability, or tactical prowess.
Oya / Temper isn't a figure I personally need.
Pass on both.
I actively dislike Oya as a character and her being shoehorned into the X-Men when there's a perfectly good Iceman they could be using. Duplicate power characters getting stuck on the team where similar powers already exist, or creating a "new" character that just does what the old character did "but better," is derivative and uninspired. Having new and improved "Peanut Butter and Jelly" Iceman / Sunfire is boring.
I mean duplicative and/or derivative power sets are standard procedure in comic books. Why introduce X-23/Daken/Honey Badger when we already have a wolverine? Why do we need a Miles Morales when we have a perfectly good Spider-Man? Why do we need a single other telepath when we have Xavier AND Jean? Stupid Psylocke - who needs her?
Maybe, just maybe Iceman comes with a ton of baggage as a character that the writer doesn't want to deal with or explore. He's insecure because he's the youngest, he's insecure because he's not as much of a ladies man as Warren, he's insecure because he can't control his powers, oh guess what all that insecurity is because he's been in the closet the whole time. And I'm not even saying those stories weren't worth doing but when you are working with a character with SIXTY years of story baggage it's a lot to have to work around.
I don't begrudge a writer at all for wanting to work with a new character so there is new ground to cover. Overlapping power sets are par for the course in comic books and at least with Oya her ice powers aren't because she is secretly related to Bobby (how worn out is that trope... their powers are similar, maybe they're related...) and, her powers aren't the same as Iceman anyway - because she has fire and ice abilities and has to balance them to make them work.
I'm sure there's a writer somewhere that will want to explore new stories with Iceman for you.
Or, maybe just go back an re-read the 40.. 30? years of X-Men you care about and let others enjoy new things...
Both would be cool to get. 🙂
Eh, pass on Damian.
Yes to the Two-Gun Kid. Nice western hero who also happens to be an Avenger.
oh, and not directly offered today, but I’d take a She-Hiulk in that cowgirl gear too.
Damian who now? So the first two images are just Mandarin with white hair - so just give me Mandarin. The last couple of images are just 'dude in business suit' which is the THE most boring figure they could possibly make. So nope and nope this guys a full skip from me.
Two Gun Kid is a huge want - nay need and must have - in this line. I've said over and over they could get a ton of mileage out of a single cowboy sculpt and accessories and even more mileage out of a horse. But Two Gun Kid is a huge no brainer. And an Avenger - his appearance in Avengers Forever alone should earn him a figure. Just do it already Hasbro.
I'd buy both, but Two-Gun Kid is a much bigger want for me personally. A western multi-pack would be fantastic.
Pass on Damian Tryp (don't know the character).
Two-Gun Kid is an easy immediate buy.
In for Grappler and Two-Gun Kid. Pass on the others.
Some of the costume would be cool. 🙂
I’ll start with a “Yes” to a Barton Goliath. After that, there’s a few I’d like. The T-bolts “minimalist upgrade”, most notably of those offered. I’ll add one that didn’t make the images: Battle armor Hawkeye:
Whelp that's a whole mess of characters I missed while vacationing in Alaska 😬
I'll just skip most of the passes to make this simpler.
Mauler would be a good character in a baf wave I liked.
Rockslide would be a maybe in image #4. That has a cool look.
Thena in the first image would be grand.
White Tiger would be a perfect figure to place in a baf wave.
Foreigner in the 2nd image. Mostly want him so Silver Sable can kick his smug ass.
Shiva has a cool look to him.
Siryn no need for the character again, but I still want a head of her actually screaming.
Karnilla in the 2nd or 3rd image would be my preference. But I'd happily defer to whatever Thor El wants. She's the number one character on this whole list that I want and would be a day one purchase.
Grappler would be a maybe on sale in a baf wave I wanted.
Two-Gun Kid would be a day one purchase. But as everyone here knows, the western character I want the most is the Rawhide Kid.
For today's post. I've never really liked Clint as Goliath. He is and always will be Hawkeye to me. So passes on all Clint's Goliath looks. I'm pretty satisfied with the Hawkeyes I have as well.
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