[Trivial Psychic]

Oh yay...a figure of Luiz...stop my beating heart! *yawns...

Damn...come to think of it...I might actually need that. I can totally pair him up against my Black Series Cassian figure to relive some of those sweet scenes from "Narcos"...

While I had her on order from Amazon already (though she still hasn't shipped,) I managed to grab me a loose "Kingpin Cat" off of eBay for a really good price (about 14 shipped.) Here's some thoughts...



Black "Kingpin" Cat: While the general consensus online is that most people aren't thrilled to be getting Felicia in this look, I am not one of them, and this has been a look that I've been clamoring for quite a while now. Sure, it's not as overly sexual as the older look, but this was a contemporary redesign that I thought was very striking, even if I wasn't huge fan of a lot of the stuff that Slott brought to the Spidey-verse. I LOVE that this figure is on the Widow Riders body, as I despise that Moonstone mold, and because of this, Black Cat finally has some decent articulation (including an elbow that can bend slightly better than 90 degrees!) The figure is also done in a semi-shiny plastic that gives the catsuit a nice sheen, and the eyes over the breasts are well done. In addition, Felicia has flat feet this time, (meaning she can actually stand), and the whip is a nice accessory that she can actually hold this time around, thanks to the smaller body, frame, and hands.

The headsculpt is also really well done, although mine had some pretty derpy eyes. After doing so well with the eye application on characters like Silk, Shadowcat, and Dark Phoenix, Hasbro actually has taken a step back in this department as of late. I was able to easily fix them with a couple of fine tipped sharpies, but if they can print the face on a Andy Serkis figure with stunning accuracy, I really shouldn't have to on my comic based figures. The whip and belt were also a little uninspiring initially, despite being nicely sculpted, and that's due mostly to the flat grey plastic they used. I've since drybrushed them out with some gunmetal and silver, and they look terrific in hand.

I should also mention that while it sits a little low on the neck, the headsculpt does fit on the previous Black Cat figure if you want that look, and since the fur pieces are removable on the arms and legs, you can also kitbash them easily onto the Vintage Black Widow figure as well, if you prefer something more classic.



Is it me...or does this new headsculpt kinda remind you a little bit of Democratic trailblazer/psychopath Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from certain angles? I can't unsee it...*shrugs shoulders...