[Ultra Seven]

Amazon sent me out the first of the Black Widow wave (ordered them all at once, funny how they’re arriving in dribs and drabs): Red Guardian. The figure has gotten some pretty well-earned shit for the head-sculpt, but it doesn’t look terrible from some angles. I do wish they had included a masked head, although I like the unmasked look better for display. The whole figure just feels “soft,” like they hadn’t quite finished the sculpt when it went into production. Crimson Dynamo arm looks great, I’m excited to put him together. Might be my only BAF for the year, as there haven’t been any complete waves that have appealed to me (Strong Guy might, it depends on if rumors are true about Shiklah & another Deadpool filling those final slots).
I’m frustrated, this year’s Marvel Legends offerings have been a lot less exciting for me. Guess it’s just down to personal preference. I passed on the Super-Skrull wave (besides Doom... glory to Latveria) because I didn’t need another FF, and had no interest in that She-Hulk. Demogoblin is half-finished because I didn’t want the particular Spider-Man variants they offered (designs are unappealing, but Superior Octopus might get picked up regardless because I’ve heard good things). I have no use for the Avengers video game figures, and am on the fence about Rage (others I want as soon as I can find them). “Age Of Apocalypse” figures hold no interest for me at all either, I don’t love the designs. It’s funny coming off of last year, when I bought almost literally everything they released (out of one hundred and forty figures, I have around one hundred twenty). Anybody else feeling lukewarm on this year’s offering, or is it me? Maybe I’m late to the party, but Red Guardian is the first new figure I’ve opened in a while.