[Dr Kain]

These arrived a day early:

































My initial impressions:

2099 - My second least favorite of the wave. The colors came out better than they looked in the pictures, but this costume is just unneccessary. Why did they change it in the comics? Is there a reason Miguel got a new costume? That aside, he also lacks accessories, like everything because he comes with nothing. A pair of extra hands would have been nice.

Spider UK - Same issue as 2099, where are the god damned accessories? I do like the bulk of this figure though as he looks built to fight. He probably has the sloppiest paint work out of the other figures in the wave, which also dings a point from him, making him my least favorite of the wave.

Jackal - Aside from the fact that he can't seem to focus whenever I try to take a picture of him on my camera (same goes for Goblin), this figure is pretty nice. He looks like an animal as the fur details came out pretty nice. I only know very little about this guy since the clone saga was where I stopped really following Spidey comics back in the 90s. Still, he is awesome. I can also picture Hasbro doing a Mutanted Animated Morbius repaint from this guy and just add wings to him. Oh, and now that I have him in person I can see why people said he would make a good Beast.

Shocker - I love this figure! The paint details are spectacular and the face is great. Despite the effect pieces not really being a good representation of sound shocks, at least he comes with something compared to the other boozoos.

Ms Marvel - It's cool, I guess. The lack of wrist rotation/swivel in the extended arms really harms the type of poses you can do with her, which royally sucks. The paint aps are terrific though and they seemed to really capture her look from the comics. I just don't really care about her though.

Symbiote Spidey - I was really expecting to love this guy, but the final product has left me a little lukewarm. The sculpt is great, but his legs came warped from the way he was packaged, his waist is loose, and the arms are a little TOO tight. I might have to open my extra one to see if it is the same issue, but I chose to open the one I did since the paint job on the chest is better. The rest is the same as the Pizza Spidey, so I already knew what to expect there, which is why this figure should have been great instead of just good.

Green Goblin - I loved Hobgoblin so I love this figure. The face sculpt is wonderful and he looks down right psychotic. I also love how they kind of molded his bag to not be completely flat as to prevent it from constantly sliding off his body like it does on Hobby. My only complaint is that the glider foot loops are a bit on the larger side, so whereas my Hobgoblin stays attached to his board at all times, Green Goblin does not. He loves to fall off of it, which is annoying at times. Also, like Jackal, he doesn't seem to want his picture taken. Of course, that takes nothing away from this stunning figure. Oh, and I love how the pumpkin bomb is fully painted.

Sandman - I was initially disappointed that he didn't come with regular hands, but now, it doesn't matter because I would never pose him with them anyway. This guy is great, but he also shows how worthless the SDCC one is now since they don't mesh well together. At least the head with the face punched in looks great on it as it can act as like a body double. The sculpting in the air is superb and the interchangable pieces rock.