[Trivial Psychic]

I'm a little late out of the gate, but since I've already covered the Phoenix/Cyclops two pack, here's a couple of thoughts to the recent Homecoming wave that finally arrived at my doorstep last week...

Tombstone: Really happy to finally have this guy, in the look that I wanted no less. The head-sculpt is REALLY well done, and I love the wash over his gray skin giving him the rock hard, granite look. He also looks to be on a new body entirely, and if so, I hope this is re-purposed into the new Hyperion/Sentry body mold, as it has much better proportions. Now I just need a larger suited WWE body for the inevitable head-swap. My only gripe with it is the boot cuffs, which seem really unnecessary and cheap, as the should have just sculpted the details onto the boot. Unlike Cyclops, where the straps can be pulled up a bit so they don't fidget, these just hang loosely around the ankle, making it look as if he's wearing a pair of bondage cuffs around his legs as opposed to them actually being a part of the boots.

Cosmic Spider-Man: Not really a whole lot that I can say for this figure other than it's alright. Mine was painted fairly well and crisp, and I really like the additional interchangeable heads for him. It would have been nice if he had come with some power effects though, and mine had a QC issue with his right shoulder. The arm was not stuck, but the joint was so tight that I feel as if I am going to break the figure every time I move it horizontally. Other than that, it's not a bad figure, and I liked that they used the Spider-UK body for it. Now I can finally go God mode again, only without my PS1.

Beetle: This would have been a sweet figure, but the QC issues that I had with mine really took the wind out of my sails. Loose hips, really loose arms (as in helicopter, something I have NEVER had happen to me in over 15 years of collecting Marvel Legends), and even a loose ab crunch that doesn't really crunch. I like the new shoulder and torso sculpts, but what's the point if they don't hold their pose? I do think those body parts can be re-used to give us a Vault Guardsman in the future, but they really need to figure out how to get them to work minus the QC issues. I'm strongly considering getting rid of him altogether as he is a loose floppy mess, so much so that I cannot focus on any of the positives. Huge let down, and next to Mantis wave Douche-lord, easily my worst figure of the year thus far.

Moon Knight: Very cool figure, but would I pay fifty bucks for it? No. I do like the new costume, and the new molded parts, but there is just something about the figure that doesn't sit with me as much as I hoped it would, and I was dying for a new MK, since my old ToyBiz one was just that...old. I wish we would have received a staff or set of nunchucks over the DD billy club again, but it's a minor gripe, and I do love all of the different moon-erangs that he comes with, even if they don't sit as well as they should between the fingers. Also, I should mention that I LOVE the roll of the dice movement in his gripping hands, as it allows him to be able to strike some really neat poses. Because of that, he becomes one of the best designed figures since TaskMaster came out.

The Human Spider (Homemade Spidey): I was really excited about this figure initially, but in hand, it comes off as rather flat. Not sure what it is exactly, as the sculpt is great, as well as the articulation, hands, etc...but it seems like it needs something to really give it a little bit more oomph. A simple black wash over the clothing would have really made this shine. Still an OK figure, I guess I was just let down a little by how plain it turned out.

Web Wing Spider-Man: First off, chuck the web wings. They suck. They're tiny and they are not as well implemented as they were with Spider-Woman. However, outside of that, this may be my favorite movie version Spider-Man figure just far, or at least a very close second to the ToyBiz one from the original movie. I'm still not a fan of the costume, but this one is done so much better than the Civil War version. The articulation has actually been improved a little as he has slightly more range in the hips, and the paints are awesome. I never thought the blue lines would look as good as they do in the webline pattern, making the figure bright and colorful. He pops. They hands are also good, and the expressions are perfect. I can see this figure hitting Pizza Spidey type prices in a few years, so grab him if you can see him.

Vulture (w/BAF Wings): On his own, a good figure with an incredible amount of sculpt work, but with the wings assembled, man is he pretty amazing. While I hope this BAF accessory thing doesn't become a trend for Hasbro, I will be the first to admit that I do dig this, and not only does he look good posed with them, but he can even stand while wearing them without using the included base. Vulture is appropriately intimidating, with the creepy night vision lenses staring out of the helmet, and I love the helmet design over all. It looks just enough military issue, just enough comic book styling without coming off looking like a lost Power Ranger villain. The only gripe that I have is that it would have been nice to get a weapon for the Vulture figure itself, but we have received some good ones over the years that would work perfectly with him (I'm currently using "Fortune's" rail gun that came with DeadPool) and the wings really do look weapon enough. I highly recommend completing it if you can.