Magic the Gathering - CHANDRA NALAAR!

Magic The Gathering: Legacy Collection 6 - Chandra Nalaar - Funko 2014

I love saving the best for last.  I think Chandra Nalaar is the standout figure from the first wave of Funko's Magic the Gathering Legacy Collection.  Chandra is a red-mana-wielding planeswalker with a specialty in pyromancy.  I think you really can't go wrong with flame-hair on a steampunky figure.  She reminds me a little bit of Nikki from the 1990 Guardians of the Galaxy series and a little of Doctor Phosphorus' daughter Tinderbox from the pages of Catwoman.  Even though she's the least fantastical/mystical-looking of all the figures in this wave, she definitely has the most dynamic and interesting look.  She also has no QC problems at all as far as I can tell.  She's posed in a weird warped-leg stance in the packaging, but she can easily stand straight with some fancy articulation manipulation.  With the undoubted success of this line, I'm hoping we see a series two with character like Serra Angel or maybe a Bitterblossom Fairy.. I just want wings, dammit!  Let's check out Chandra Nalaar in detail below!

Magic the Gathering - NISSA REVANE!

Magic The Gathering: Legacy Collection 4 - Nissa Revane - Funko 2014

Hot on the heels of yesterday's Liliana Vess review comes the elven planeswalker Nissa Revane.  Nissa has been featured on four Magic the Gathering cards over the years and referenced in an additional six.  As I mentioned yesterday, this trend of character development in MtG is totally new to me, but I'm impressed.  My favorite thing about this character (aside from her penchant for green magic.. and green clothes.. and green eyes) is the fact that she reminds me a lot of my favorite Magic card from my youth; Earthbind.  If Nissa had fairy wings, she'd be a doppelganger for the lovely creature on the Earthbind card.  Funko's Legacy Collections are showing the potential to be a major powerhouse in the action figure world.  With the amazing number of cool licenses in their POP line, I can't wait to see if the same variety surfaces in the Legacy Collection.  I have dreams of Dark Crystal and Labyrinth figures!  Someday.. someday.  Let's check out Nissa in detail below!

Magic the Gathering - LILIANA VESS!

Magic The Gathering: Legacy Collection 5 - Liliana Vess - Funko 2014
 
The Magic the Gathering Legacy Collection was by far the most exciting thing I saw at Toy Fair 2014.  There was an announcement several weeks before the Fair about the Game of Thrones Legacy Collection from Funko and I think most collectors were ecstatic to have a new player in the 6-7" action figure market.  I certainly was.  But that excitement was taken to a new level when I walked into the Funko booth and saw these Magic the Gathering figures.  They looked like they had very similar bucks to the wildly popular MOTUC figures and the character designs were fantastical.  I used to play Magic in the mid-90s but never stuck with it.  Over the years, I was aware of various comics and "expanded universes", but I had no idea there were actual developed characters now.  Liliana Vess is a Planeswalker Necromancer with a very detailed backstory.  She has been featured on twelve MTG cards and referenced on another seventeen.  I learn new things every day.  Let's check out Liliana in detail below!