[bmorr]

i was bored this morning and wrote a review on the wave 20 figs i bought yesterday:

Nova
Ill start with this one since he's the most sought after. Unfortunately mine came with some quality control issues. the chest piece that goes aroudnthe shoulders is a separate pice from the torso which if pegged and glued on. the glue started to give away on one of the shoulders. His arm also has a problem rotating. Im not going to force it and break the arm like my scarlet witch. But form and articulation wise, he is a faithfully accurate of his nova prime costume. He also does not come with a swivel neck. Same problem with Angel.

Angel

Angels constume is an adaptation from his days as a member of the obscure 80s team, the Champions,same with fellow wave member Herc. He comes with a brand new hand mold, which ill call the hitler hand for now. It really helps him when posing in a flight stand. While the body has no outstanding attributes, the wings are clearly the hero and nemesis of this figure. His wingspan when folded out reaching exactly 11". the bad part about them is when you want to stand him when folded all the way down. The wing tips reach farther than his legs so you'll have to have the wings arched out a bit so he can stand, IF you can. However, he is destined to be on every collectors flight stands anyways.

Nighthawk

Nighthawk, like the rest of the wave, are all team builders, with him being a longtime member of the Defenders. In terms of his comics likeness, he has had multiple costumes, but this figure takes different pieces from those. a bit nit picky, but it would have cool if they molded on his small jetpack under the wings. He shares the same body as Nova with the two ab swivels. Even with the wings he doesn't have much of a balance problem when standing. He also has better claws than any wolverine fig we've seen in this line.

Hercules

Herc definitely a solid figure. His costume is not his original with the kilt, but im not sure where this costume comes from that the figure wears. He is also the only one in the wave with swivel wrists, the same ones that doc strange has. He is a great addition though to the classic Avengers. Id call this one as my favorite of the wave.

Puck

Like the rest of you, I questioned why such a small figure was deemed fit for a single card release. Once I opened him up, I was greeted with surprise, his articulation. Now he has ALOT for a figure thats 2 3/4" tall. He has swivel ankles, shins, and wrists. Where his legs and arms meet the torso is also rotatable. He can also move his head up and down with a swivel neck. What really disappoints me is not the size or the articulation, but the failed promise that I could balance him on one hand. I spent 20 minutes frustratingly trying to just that, but to no avail. All he can do with that hand now is "raise the roof".