When I first saw that all the heroes in Avengers Endgame would be in matching Team Suits, I was relieved and thought how these figures would be an easy skip for me. It's not that I don't enjoy matching suits, quite the contrary actually, but I don't like them when the characters already have unique costume designs established. But like almost every proclamation of resistance I make, when I saw them in the store I caved. But before that purchase, I had already decided that I wanted to support this merchandising tactic from Hasbro. This set comes with 5 different character heads that are interchangeable on the generic-suited bodies. I love this decision. And it seems suddenly very plausible that we might someday see other teams presented in the same way: New Mutants, Original X-Men, Hellions, Academy X, etc. Of course the unplanned by-product of my altruistic purchase is that I really like these figures. They are really well made and the face-scanning technology is amazing. Let's check this set out below!
UNITING ALL WOMEN OF PLASTIC
Showing posts with label Nebula. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nebula. Show all posts
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Avengers Endgame - BLACK WIDOW & NEBULA!
When I first saw that all the heroes in Avengers Endgame would be in matching Team Suits, I was relieved and thought how these figures would be an easy skip for me. It's not that I don't enjoy matching suits, quite the contrary actually, but I don't like them when the characters already have unique costume designs established. But like almost every proclamation of resistance I make, when I saw them in the store I caved. But before that purchase, I had already decided that I wanted to support this merchandising tactic from Hasbro. This set comes with 5 different character heads that are interchangeable on the generic-suited bodies. I love this decision. And it seems suddenly very plausible that we might someday see other teams presented in the same way: New Mutants, Original X-Men, Hellions, Academy X, etc. Of course the unplanned by-product of my altruistic purchase is that I really like these figures. They are really well made and the face-scanning technology is amazing. Let's check this set out below!
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 - NEBULA!
There were a lot of things I loved about Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 2, but one of the coolest things about the film was the development of Nebula's character from the first movie. She suddenly became very multi-dimensional and you started to wonder what was behind her ruthlessness and sibling rivalry. It was an unexpected but wonderful plotline within the movie. When the 2014 GOTG Marvel Legends series came out, there was specific mention of a second series featuring Nebula. That never came to fruition, but it's possible this figure was planned for an earlier release, especially since most GOTGv2 merchandise seems to have Nebula in a different rust-red costume (which I frankly don't really remember her wearing in the film). But I think this purple outfit looks much cooler and is more reminiscent of her comic look. This figure is probably my favorite from the GOTGv2 wave. It's not a perfect figure by any means (my criticisms are detailed below), but overall it has the most appeal. Let's check her out below!
Friday, May 5, 2017
GOTG Miniature Figurines - NEBULA & GAMORA!
I just got back from seeing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and I loved it. One of the most impressive things about the film for me was the gender diversity. In many of the biggest action scenes there were more women on the screen then men. I kept thinking of the first Avengers movie and how Black Widow kind of got lost in the crowd. The Guardians really didn't suffer from that at all. I was impressed at how complex of a character Nebula has become. In the first movie she seemed a little 2-Dimensional, but now I totally get why Hasbro waited until this movie to give us a Legends figure of her. The new characters of Mantis and Ayesha were both great, too. The only thing I didn't love about the movie was baby Groot. I know I'm alone in this, but the adorable charms of that little guy have the opposite effect on me. These Disney Store PVC figures are pretty great. I'm excited to keep stalking the stores to see future movie assortments. Let's check out these exclusive Gamora and Nebula figurines below!
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Mini-Mate Women of GUARDIANS of the GALAXY V2!
I just bought my tickets to go see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 this Friday and I'm getting pretty hyped up. I've managed to accumulate a decent amount of merchandise from the movie already. Lots of Funko stuff, Marvel Legends, animated spin-off figures from Hasbro, etc. But the first figures I actually picked up were these Diamond Select Mini-Mates. Mini-Mates never fail with Marvel movie products. Even movies that are mysteriously never fully merchandised (like any of the recent X-Men films or Dr. Strange) will get a full lineup of characters in Minimate form. This GOTG2 series was actually the first time I saw that Ayesha would be in the movie. I was first exposed to Ayesha when she was known as "Her" (the counterpart to Adam Warlock aka "Him"). It's funny how there will be a Marvel Legends Adam Warlock (who I'm not sure is even in the film) but Ayesha is left out. At least DST will always give us a full roster. Let's check out the Gamora, Nebula, Mantis, and Ayesha below!
Friday, March 3, 2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Animated NEBULA!
The flood of Guardians of the Galaxy merchandise has officially arrived. Walgreens has been stocking the Marvel Legends figures for weeks, Target has an entire endcap dedicated to the team, comic shops have the Mini-Mates, and Hot Topic has a bunch of Pops and Pint Size Heroes. One of the things I was most excited about (aside from the second wave of Marvel legends with the Build-a-Figure Mantis) was this animated style 5" Nebula figure. Her absence from the action figure lines three years ago was very conspicuous. Sure we got some Nebula Funko items and a mini-mate, but there were no true movie-themed action figures. But now we have this cool 5" animated-style figure and an upcoming Marvel Legends (and perhaps they'll sneak in a MiniVerse figure while they're at it). In fact, I'm hoping the movie popularity will create ripples and give us exclusive comic versions of Nebula and Mantis like we got with Gamora. I can dream. Let's check out the animated-style Guardian of the Galaxy Nebula below!
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Guardians of the Galaxy Dorbz - NEBULA!
I'm pretty amazed that this is my favorite Nebula collectible from the slew of Guardians of the Galaxy products we've seen in the past year. I love the insane cuteness of the Dorbz style contradicting with her creepy cybernetic head gear. The metal pieces on the left side of her face look positively menacing with that innocent smile. I'm sure once we see a Marvel Legends scale Nebula that that figure will take first place, but in the meantime this creepy little lady takes the cake. Hopefully she'll play a role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 due out in 2017 because she's definitely a cool enough character to warrant more toys. I would love to see her in Hasbro's (already established) 2.5", 3.75" and 6" scales. I know it's a pipe dream unless she plays a major character in the sequel, but my fingers are crossed nonetheless. We all need more blue-skinned evil ladies on our shelves. Let's check out the Guardians of the Galaxy Nebula Dorbz in detail below!
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Funko POP! Guardians of the Galaxy NEBULA!
Nebula was my favorite character from 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy movie. I thought she had a very cool look, and she seemed to differ greatly from her comics counterpart (who I was never truly in love with). In the movie she was Thanos' adopted daughter and had a major sibling rivalry with her sister Nebula. This tension exploded in the final scenes of the movie giving her tons of screentime. She was played by Karen Gillan, known to most Geekdom as Amy Pond from BBC's Doctor Who (although others might know her from the failed 2014 ABC sitcom, Selfie). I actually can't remember if she survived the GOTG film or not, but hopefully she'll be in the sequel. I heard somewhere last year (I believe at SDCC) that there would be a second wave of Marvel Legends for the movie. A Legends-style movie Nebula would be awesome. Fingers crossed that she shows up in a future movie wave. This Funko POP! figure showed up in stores a few months ago, so I think another wave of delayed merchandise is a definite possibility. Let's check out Nebula below!
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Marvel Universe - NEBULA!
Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I just returned from a week in Mexico where I spent my days laying on perfect beaches and my warm nights zipping down narrow streets on scooters. It was wonderfully detached from my day-to-day reality. I even managed to go on a little toy hunt. They have these Wal-Mart-type stores called Chedraui, but unfortunately their toy section was practically identical to anything I see here in the states. At least I didn't have any awkward customs inquisitions like the time I flew with a Catwoman statue in my carry-on, haha. Anyway, back to the grind. This comic version of Nebula owes everything to her key role in the Guardians of the Galaxy film. If I listed all the Marvel heroines who were deserving of action figures, Nebula would be way way down on that list. That said, I love obscurity and she certainly does make an interesting little figure. And the film version of Nebula opened my eyes to the coolness of the character. Let's check her out in detail below!
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