Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Stockman-Fly

We're finally able to pick this new figure up in the UK - I ordered mine online, but I have seen this figure in my local Smyths toy store. I really liked how much build up Stockman got before finally being mutated into a fly and the mutation scene in the show was pretty great itself!

Stockman-Fly comes with the one accessory in his chocolate bar. It's sculpted in a chocolate brown plastic that has "choc" and "log" sculpted onto it, as well as some wrapper and a bite taken from it. It's a nice little piece and goes with the character.

I'll immediately get into the biggest flaw in this figure: the articulation. As usual, the basic range of Playmates' TMNT figures that aren't turtles get a minimum amount of articulation. Stockman's head is on a ball joint, his shoulders are on a ball and hinge, as are his wings, his waist swivels, and his hips swivel his legs back and forth and outwards... and that's your lot. No elbow, wrist, knee, or ankle articulation at all. A bit poor but this is a great looking figure and one of the better looking villain figs from this line.

The paint is good on this figure, but again a little lacking in places. Stockman's skin is a brown and he's wearing his pink sweater, blue jeans and tan shoes. There's black paint on his sculpted tuft of hair that's left on his head, and his wings are really nicely sculpted in a translucent green plastic. The barbs that are sticking out of his clothes are the main annoyance on the body. These would have looked great with just a small application of brown paint.

The real highlight of the paint and sculpt on this figure though are Stockman's big bug eyes that are moulded in that great translucent green plastic that his wings are done in, but then painted in a shiny metallic green that really make them pop.

There are aspects of this figure that, if corrected, would make it into an excellent piece. But sadly Playmates - to save money - won't be able to change these practices. Conversely though, these figures are kept at a pretty reasonable price and here in the UK I'm sure Smyths are selling some of their older TMNT stock off with a 25% discount, so if you're missing some characters, it might be worth a look in!

Overall I'd say this is one of the better villain figures we've got from this line and I'd recommend him for collectors of this line or kids that are into the show!

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Marvel Legends Infinite Series Wolverine Build a Figure Jubilee Wave

Do you know how hard it is to find a Marvel Legends Wolverine figure? Of course you do, you're smart. But this is the newest one, so it's a little easier to find and much more reasonable in price. I really want a classic brown costume Logan, but that will have to wait. For now I have this really nice unmasked Wolverine to keep me going!

I like this figure a lot, though I do have a few minor gripes about it, though the negatives are out weighed by the positives.

So I'll go ahead and get my issues out of the way first.

The X on his chest is nearly transparent, you can see the paint difference behind it. There are some minor paint splotches on the torso and legs. And the hinges in the hips are blue, so they stand out against the yellow legs. And he's too tall.

But like I said, the good out weighs the bad:

Great sculpt in the head, gloves, boots, mask
The mask hanging down on his back looks very cool
Nice gold belt with X logo on it
The claws look amazing
Really nice interpretation of the blue and yellow tiger costume
Hairy arms!

The yellow on the suit has a nice orange wash on it making it really pop and show those sculpted details and it makes it a little less bright than other times we've seen the old Canucklehead.

Wolverine's articulation is pretty solid. His head is on a ball and hinge, as are his shoulder, double jointed elbows (that you can't really take full advantage of because of those guns), and wrist swivel. He has an ab crunch, waist swivel, hips are on a hinge, he has a thigh cut, double jointed knees, boot cut and ankle pivot and swivel.

And although I think he's too tall, he is pretty cool when facing off against my Marvel Select Ultimate Hulk.

I'd recommend this guy if you're looking to pick up a Wolverine, and I'm super glad to add him to my collection!

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Funko Pop Cthulhu Master of R'Lyeh

I was in Dublin this weekend and found this little beauty in a local comic shop. I didn't expect to see this guy anytime soon - I knew he was coming out and I knew he was available in the US, but things often take a fair bit of time to get over the water.

I really like the Funko Pop vinyl figures, but I don't buy many because a lot of the time I prefer the look of them rather than wanting to own them. I do like the horror ones though because seeing Jason Voorhees in this style is great. I loved Big Hero 6 but I wouldn't buy the Pops... well maybe Fred...

But I really like Lovecraft and Cthulhu and the style of this guy is downright adorable. I love this guy!

The detail in this figure is really nice. He's all bumpy, he has little scaled sections, spikes on his arms, a really ripped and buff chest, and sucker type things on his head. And his wings are just brilliant.

The colour differences are nice too. Cthulhu's already a sickly pea green, with dark green in his head suckers, a dark green fur skirt section, and light greenish yellow paint apps on his nails and under his face tendrils.

Articulation wise, this is what we've come to expect from Funko Pop figures. Cthulhu's head turns - that's it. As usual though, it's more the look that these are bought for rather than the playability but I'd always recommend these guys for kids and adult collectors alike.

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