[Boy Blunder]

My wife bought a bunch of them last week (go go Target toy sale) and lemme tell you, these are pretty damn fantastic. They're modeled on the same base idea as Forces of Destiny (IE they're an 'action doll' line, rather than a 'fashion doll' line), but have more in the way of cloth clothing as opposed to molded-on pieces.

What's impressive is that each of the dolls has a unique body type, further moving away from the fashion doll feel. Dolls of the same character can still share clothes/accessories, of course, but you can't give Squirrel Girl (who has a much thicker build overall, especially in the hips/legs and shoulders) most of Ghost Spider's clothes (her frame is taller and more slender). Which is amazing, because aside from the more recent Barbie offerings, dolls lines didn't have a lot of variation between the dolls as far as body types, for the sake of being able to swap clothes and accessories. Which is great for people who want to get characters they identify with more.

One thing I'm very impressed with is the articulation on these. Head joints are quite tight (a major problem for the Mattel lines - Monster High, Ever After High, and DC Superhero Girls - is that the neck joint can end up being very loose, even right out of the package). Shoulders, elbows, wrists, and hips are all the standard hinge-swivel combo we see in Marvel Legends, mid-thigh swivels, and double-jointed knees (I'm not at home to double-check whether Patriot has single- or double-jointed elbows).

Going back to the clothing and accessories, there's a few shortcuts here and there, but overall they put a lot of work into these. Certain characters (Patriot, Ghost Spider) have full single-piece bodysuits, and others (Squirrel Girl, Ms. America) have painted-on stockings/tights/leggings. Quake was surprising in how her entire outfit is made up of individual pieces, when they could have skimped and given her a body suit (which they did in her alternate 'Secret Identity' release, which includes a civilian outfit and her super-suit). Almost all of the dolls have unique character accessories/effects, including a webline and removable mask for Ghost Spider (the mask is absent in her 'Secret Identity' release), a 'shockwave' energy effect for Quake, Patriot's shield, a 'star punch' effect for Ms. America, an alternate 'embiggened' hand for Ms. Marvel, and Tippy-Toe for Squirrel Girl.

All in all, this line is turning out to be a lot of fun, and I do hope it continues on with more releases - the packaging promises at least a Captain Marvel, and Inferno is already in the 'budget' line (lower articulation and more simple outfits). On top of that, characters like Exile, Mary-Jane, Hala the Accuser, and Ironheart are slated to appear in the Marvel Rising series, hopefully putting them on the list for possible inclusion down the line. Either way, as someone who is not the target audience, I have to say it's pretty damn good, and I'm glad the target audience has a line like this.