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 Godzilla Minus One

Right before the opening of the new Toho film Godzilla Minus One in the US, I received the figure from Bandai Tamashii Nations from that film. It was officially released last weekend, and about a day before that, some photos were popping up online of the final product, appearing with a very dark and bad paint job. Drama rose up in one of the kaiju figure groups I'm a part of, with one idiot in particular proclaiming that the S.H. MonsterArts line was done, despite having not gotten the actual figure in hand before he could judge for himself. After multiple posts trashing the figure and stating that Bandai was dead, he received the figure and then gave it a good rating (8 out of 10), making himself look like a damn fool in the process. I admit that those initial photos had me worried, but I decided to wait until I saw some YouTube reviews to see how it actually turned out to make my judgement (I pre-ordered it from a site where you don't pay for it until it's actually in sto

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. Monsterarts Rodan &Mothra 2019 set

My Rodan and Mothra set finally arrived after being delayed for a few weeks. After spending a few days going over them, I've had time to really assess them. They're both decent, but there are some issues. Let's dig in! As far as sculpt, Rodan fairs better than Mothra. Everything from the wings, face, torso and legs on Rodan are well done and nicely capture his condor-like look from the film. The face, legs and body of Mothra is sculpted in a very simple, dull manner, lacking any real detail or pattern. Part of it I think is that her body is so small it doesn't leave much room for details. Another thing that was pointed out to me by someone on social media is that Monsterarts may have based their Mothra on early concept artwork as opposed to her actual look in the film. The result is a smooth, crude design that, upon close inspection, resembles a Play-Do sculpture. If this was the case, Tamashii Nations really should've waited until they saw w

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