Upcoming Releases

Now that SDCC has come and gone, there seems to be action figure news popping up everywhere. Lots of cool stuff coming soon. Here's several that caught my eye.

NECA GODZILLA 1984 RESCULPT

NECA will re-release their 84 figure with some tweaks. They seem to have given it nicer, bigger, more suit accurate dorsal spines. The arms and hands seem to be resculpted as well. I think it looks so much better and I will definitely pick one up.

NECA GODZILLA 1964

This figure has many fans excited, as the 64 suit is a fan favorite. It's not as accurate as the S.H. Monsterarts 64, but it's also nowhere as expensive. I think it looks good, and hopefully it will sport the same engineering that made their 62 a winner.

NECA BURNING GODZILLA 2019

This figure looks really sweet. Fans expected a burning Godzilla 2019 to show up, but few thought NECA would be the first to put it out before S.H. Monsterarts. Hopefully the actual figure looks as nice as the prototype. At least this paint scheme will leave little room for them to fuck up his eyes like their standard release.

MARVEL LEGENDS DOCTOR DOOM

Holy shit!!!! Fans have been asking for a new Doom figure, and it looks like Marvel Legends is delivering bigtime! This Doom looks awesome! I own an older release, but this one looks so great that I can't pass it up.

MARVEL LEGENDS FAT THOR

I was NOT a fan of fat Thor from Endgame. I felt that they ruined all that was awesome about him by turning him into a joke. But, many fans seem to have loved it, so the demand was there, so here it is. From what I understand, you have to buy all the figures in the set to get all the parts for fat Thor. The only thing he seems to be missing is a mug of beer.

MARVEL LEGENDS VALERIE & VISION

Both of these are part of the set you need to get fat Thor. I think they look pretty sweet, especially Vision. I may pick them up.

NECA ALIEN SET

The original Alien big chap looks REALLY nice! The set looks to include an egg, face hugger and baby Alien. If the actual release looks as great as this and sports good articulation, I think this will be a big hit.

MAFEX MERA & BLACK MANTA

These prototypes look really nice. If they could get Mera's face looking like Amber Heard then it will be a big win for Mafex. They are still more hit and miss in their facial likeness' than Figuarts, but they seem to be improving. Their upcoming IW Thor looks like Channing Tatum, but their last John Wick release (from movie #2) was very film accurate. We shall wait and see what the end product looks like.

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S.H. MonsterArts King Kong '21

The next May pre-order to arrive is S.H. MonsterArts King Kong from the Godzilla vs. Kong film. I was psyched to get a highly articulated Kong from Tamashii Nations, and the great ape is finally here. Kong is a little shorter than Godzilla (just like in the film). The details of the sculpt are all well done. Tamashii Nations did a good job capturing his look well, from his hair covered body to a few scars on his chest. His faces, including his eyes and teeth on the open mouth head, as well as his axe, are all well painted. The only issue is that they seemed to have gone with a glossy finish, so he seems too shiny, especially on his face and chest. A duller matte shade would've suited him better. At least it would've kept him from looking like he over-moisturized. As for his articulation, he's quite flexible. His head is on a ball joint, ball jointed neck as well, ball jointed shoulders and thighs, upper arm cut, single jointed elbows and knees that go in further than 90 deg...

S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 1991 Shinjuku Decisive Battle version

The latest Godzilla figure I pre-ordered from the S.H. MonsterArts line has arrived. It is the 1991 Shinjuku Decisive Battle version, to go along with the Mecha King Ghidorah release from earlier this year. While the suit is almost the same as the one used in 1989's Godzilla vs. Biollante, they made some slight adjustments. Compared to the BioGoji figure, this one is much thicker, therefore, he does look different from that other release. His sculpt is the classic 90's era Heisei look, with small head, thick thighs, large dorsal spines and a long tail. Like all the other Godzilla suits of that decade, he has a cat-like face, both cute and menacing. While the King of the Monsters has had multiple looks throughout his 50+ years, it's the Heisei era that seems the most iconic. Artwork, toys, comics, etc, have all utilized this particular design. Similar to the 89 suit, this 91 figure has a small set of dorsal spines, followed by a much larger one, and then gradually getting sm...

S.H. Figuarts Ultimate Ageis/Ultraman Zero Armor option parts set

Earlier in the week I received my S.H. Figuarts Ultimate Ageis/Ultraman Zero Armor option parts set. I was busy with work and doing other reviews, but I finally got around to checking these out. They turned out to be pretty cool option parts. Ultimate Aegis is a set of armor created by Ultraman Noa . My initial thought was that they may be a bit of a hassle to attach to the Ultras. They ended up being fairly easily to swap out and put on them. The only issue I had was with the large piece (Final Ultimate Zero) that Ultraman Zero holds. I was having trouble getting his arm peg into the fist (it’s attached to the piece). Then I realized that I had on his forearm with his bracelet, so I swapped out the regular forearm without the bracelet and it went in easily. For the ultimate Zero Sword, each hand piece comes with its own fists, a red (for X) and blue (for Zero). The top of the fist has a peg that attaches to the piece, and then you ...

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