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Trivial Psychic · 11-28-2016, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I don't get the hate on this Shocker. He looks awesome to me.

For me, it's mostly because Hasbro is going a cheap route with him, opting to reuse body molds and relying on paints you get the point across. One of the things about the Shocker that always stands out in my mind is that Spidey is always making a joke about him being the equivalent of a human quilt or pillow, and it's really hard to convey that aspect of his costume by simply painting it on him. It reminds me a lot of how the handled the recent SDCC Sandman, opting to just make him in a tan/light brown plastic and telling us to "pretend that it's sand." A little bit of texture (like the SM Classics Sandman had,) would have went a long way.

The odd colored effects really throw me off, as they are usually displayed as being white or blue in the comics. I might actually swap his effects for Havok's when I finally get him.

It's not a horrible figure, and it might be better in hand than I expect (as was the recent Iron Skull or Eel figures) it's just that the first impression left me wanting more, especially when other characters in the wave (Jackal, Ms. Marvel) got so much love tooling wise.

To be fair though, the point of this rant isnt to say that Hasbro Sucks/Toybiz Rules rhetoric, becaude it is not the case with everything. Hasbro has put out figures that have SMOKED ToyBiz's offerings (see every female figure since Black Cat wowed us, or the recent Captain Britain) Shocker is a fan favorite (one of mine personally) and I just feel he deserves better. It's sour grapes/whiney fan-boyism at it's best.

@Blue Marvel: Here's a couple of other figures, some Hasbro has done, others on the horizon I'm sure, from ToyBiz that won't be retired once Hasbro gets around to them. I only picked five of my favorites, if I had kept looking, I am sure I could have found more...

Along with one non-Marvel ToyBiz figure that I still just can't get enough of...

With all of the sculpted details, paint apps, and unique sculpts, is it no wonder ToyBiz went out of business?...lol

11-28-2016, 10:11 PM	#22601
Trivial Psychic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,533	Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Kain I don't get the hate on this Shocker. He looks awesome to me. For me, it's mostly because Hasbro is going a cheap route with him, opting to reuse body molds and relying on paints you get the point across. One of the things about the Shocker that always stands out in my mind is that Spidey is always making a joke about him being the equivalent of a human quilt or pillow, and it's really hard to convey that aspect of his costume by simply painting it on him. It reminds me a lot of how the handled the recent SDCC Sandman, opting to just make him in a tan/light brown plastic and telling us to "pretend that it's sand." A little bit of texture (like the SM Classics Sandman had,) would have went a long way. The odd colored effects really throw me off, as they are usually displayed as being white or blue in the comics. I might actually swap his effects for Havok's when I finally get him. It's not a horrible figure, and it might be better in hand than I expect (as was the recent Iron Skull or Eel figures) it's just that the first impression left me wanting more, especially when other characters in the wave (Jackal, Ms. Marvel) got so much love tooling wise. To be fair though, the point of this rant isnt to say that Hasbro Sucks/Toybiz Rules rhetoric, becaude it is not the case with everything. Hasbro has put out figures that have SMOKED ToyBiz's offerings (see every female figure since Black Cat wowed us, or the recent Captain Britain) Shocker is a fan favorite (one of mine personally) and I just feel he deserves better. It's sour grapes/whiney fan-boyism at it's best. @Blue Marvel: Here's a couple of other figures, some Hasbro has done, others on the horizon I'm sure, from ToyBiz that won't be retired once Hasbro gets around to them. I only picked five of my favorites, if I had kept looking, I am sure I could have found more... Along with one non-Marvel ToyBiz figure that I still just can't get enough of... With all of the sculpted details, paint apps, and unique sculpts, is it no wonder ToyBiz went out of business?...lol Last edited by Trivial Psychic; 11-28-2016 at 10:14 PM..