Marvel Universe Black Cat

 

A friend was in Hong Kong recently and he spotted this in a toy shop there. I didn't believe it at first when he messaged me. But he said he examined it and was confident that it was genuine. I trust his judgement and so I asked him to get it for me. It wasn't cheap... 

 

Having got it in hand I must say that it does look and feel authentic. It's just a little dirty and has some paint wear. I suspect that this Black Cat figure may be something that was planned awhile back considering that she's on the old Marvel Universe female base body. But then again, Mockingbird is on the old body as well so who knows. 

 

I think she has a good headsculpt. Her mask and choker were painted on. The "fur" collar is a separate piece stuck onto the body. It's textured and has got great detail. The "fur" on her forearms and calves were also stuck on. They too have great detail but look a little oversized. Black Cat is dressed modestly here. The zipper of her costume was painted on. It should have only been painted on her upper torso. As it is the zipper will be misaligned when we turn her waist.        

There were no acessories but it would be cool if she came with a whip.

 

Articulation. She's got a ball joint neck, ball hinge shoulders, elbow hinge, wrist swivel, torso pivot, waist rotation, ball hips, double jointed knees and ankle swivel and hinge.

Comparison shots.

Great figure. I hope Hasbro decides to release this or an updated figure of her. Thanks for viewing!

Oh and one more thing, April Fools!
 

Comic Shorts: Sore Losers

So I went to watch G.I.Joe: Retaliation. I thought it was poor. The whole movie was like a bunch of random scenes put together and lacked any flow. A number of things would make you go "huh?'. The acting felt forced. I think The President (Zartan) was the best character in the movie.

 

Anyway, enough of that. Here's something I put together for fun. As you can see from the image on top, it involves G.I.Joe. Do read on. 

 

 

Ultimate Spider-man Human Rocket Nova

I probably should have passed on this but considering that I don't have the Marvel Legends version I was thinking I could use it as a stand in. The keyword being stand. You'll see why in abit. 

Look wise the figure is not bad. The more bell shaped helmet will take a little getting use to. This Nova is supposed to be Sam Alexander but the cheek lines and jaw suggest him to be an adult. His thin frame works for him. Due to the way he's sculpted and the lack of articulation, the best way for him to stand is as shown in the following image. The yellow paint on his costume and belt is poor. It's thinly applied and you can see the base blue underneath. There's some glitter on the blue parts of his costume.    

He comes with a disc shooter. You squeeze the center part of the launcher to fire.

Articulation. He's only got a ball joint neck, ball hinge shoulders, peg hips, and swivel hinge knees. He should have at least gotten elbow articulation as well.

Comparison shots. He's smaller and shorter than Marvel Legends figures which is okay for Sam Alexander.

 

I think the figure is decent enough to display if you don't mind him being in a single pose. But at the current retail price it's not worth it to get. Thanks for viewing!