[En Sabah Nerd]

August catch up post, Crossbones and Masque on the 1st and Jen arrived today. Mild complaint right away, I don't recall Masque or Crossbones ever really associating with AIM so I'm not very fond of that logo being on the briefcase. Masque's modern style porcelain artsy face came out very nice but I don't think I'll ever switch to it over her classic gold face. Crossbones was the reason I got the set and I've got no real issues. Some of the paint on his mask is a little out of the lines but the eyes and mouth are perfect so I feel like that scratchiness on the other details actually fits the character. Obviously more guns would've been great (more accessories are always nice) but he does have a decent loadout here. The explosion piece included in the set just feels like a last-minute decision to raise the total piece count. I wrote a glowing review of the Iron Man retro wave Jen that ended with me saying I'd totally get a repaint in her F4 costume and now that I have that repaint I can happily report that the charm of this figure has not worn off. The green feels a little better and the accessories/alternate parts are a notable improvement. I think for long term display I'll stick with the standard big-hair and smile, but the face on the ponytail alternate head is such a good expression too. The thumbs-up and peace emoting hands are both nice but I want to leave her with a dumbbell so if it's gotta be one then I'm picking the one that can also double as her giving someone else a silly photo experience.