Musings of an Inkd Geek

I was strolling through Target when I came across this curious figure. It had that retro feel, and it’s a horror figure, so I bought it. The company MEGO has released several horror figures, including a regular Phantom of the Opera, Dracula, Wolfman, Nosferatu… This Masque of Red Death is very arresting, with its red body, hat and cloak, sinister skull smile and very creepy eyes. The head, arms, legs and body of the figure are plastic, while his hat is a soft plastic and his cape, shirt and pants are cloth. The cape simply fits over the head but can be removed, making him look like he’s wearing fancy red pajamas underneath. The eye sockets are grey with black pupils, and the way they’re painted, they appear to be following you as you turn the head. A very simple but fun gimmick. The articulation is not as expressive as modern figures, but he’s still quite poseable. His head is on a swivel that can turn fully around. His elbows and knees  are single jointed, his wrists are on a hing...

The other June pre-order I got is this guy, Shin Ultraman. He hails from the film that has yet to be released (it actually ended up getting delayed some time ago). The film is directed by Shinji Higuchi and produced by Hideaki Anno, who gave us Shin Godzilla. A trailer dropped sometime last year that briefly showed the Ultraman from the film, as well as the kaiju Neronga and Gabora. Shin Ultraman has a sleeker, more lanky body, and has no color timer. Other than those differences, he resembles classic Ultraman. Shin Ultraman simply comes with 4 pairs of hands (fists, karate chop/beam shooting, and 2 sets of relaxed palms). There is no alternate color timer since he doesn't have one, and no beam effects. I wonder if they didn't include any beam effects as the film hasn't been released and they didn't want any spoilers? Though everyone pretty much expects Ultraman to have some type of cross hand beam. I mean, that's his classic signature move. The figure is painted ni...