[En Sabah Nerd]

I was able to order Adam Warlock from Amazon for $20 prime so that's it for me and that GotG wave. I really like this figure except for the lame energy effects. Both heads are well done but I have a clear favor for the Magus head because while the Warlock head does accurately represent his often stoic face the Magus head is a lot more fun. It's a very evil looking grin and Hasbro nailed the delivery, in fact with the Magus and Tombstone Hasbro is on a roll with these expressive evil grinning heads. The paint apps pop with sharply done lines and a nice consistency in color but as I expected there are some small spots of black on the red parts but nothing that I would qualify as badly done. I gave mine a combination of Shocker and Enchantress' effect pieces because those put together felt way more in line with the character than just slightly metallic blue bubbles. It's cool to me that with one figure we get both a very important cosmic hero and then also a high-threat villain (which we don't get enough of on average). This is definitely in my picks for among the best of the year so far.

It is a bit of a shame that this is where I end my pick-ups for this GotG wave because of the two pieces I have Mantis came out fantastic. I don't want to finish Mantis at all but she is impressive all the same.