[Shin Densetsu]

I stumbled upon Bleeding Edge today and picked it up. I like it better than the Extremis. The paint job is great, but I would have preferred the gloss finish like on the Extremis.

Also the ankles function like rocker ankles but aren't exactly rocker ankles. They are a hinge combined with a foot swivel at an angle! Does this work better than rocker ankles and ball jointed ankles?

YES!

The ball ankles are common on Hasbro Marvel figures, meanwhile rockers were common on Toy Biz Marvel Legends. The latter was sometimes prone to looseness and the sculpt would be "broken". The former had a better silhouette but lacked the range of motion of the latter.

The new ankle joints on Bleeding Edge Iron Man function more like rocker ankles but are different. These joints are excellent and this Iron Man is the most articulated Marvel Universe figure due to them. I like this figure a great deal and have been blown away. I hope these joints are fitted to most of the 2011 figures and onwards.

Pretty innovative Hasbro, I approve.

*BTW can Bleeding Edge Iron Man move his torso left and right, or just forward and back?*