[Trivial Psychic]

Was in Phoenix yesterday for the first date of Static-X's tribute tour, and to those of you here who are fans...I highly encourage you to go and check it out. It was a pretty emotional night, and despite a couple of minor technical hiccups (it was the first night of the tour after all, and that's when you typically get the bugs out...,) if you closed your eyes and listened for a moment, it was like Wayne never left us.

That out of the way, I found Shuri at Gamestop recently, and have yet to cover how Molton Man is...so here are some thoughts...



Shuri: Came across Shuri at Gamestop, which was curious, because when I asked about the rest of the wave, the employee said they have them in the back, but they were street dated for 23rd. Yet...I was still able to buy Shuri right then and there. Whatever...

Anyways, while I'm not a terribly huge fan of this character and she was honestly not high on my lists of wants, she turned out pretty good. Hasbro is really starting to show a knack for their female MCU based heroes in a way that's putting many of the import stuffs out there to shame. The headsculpt (especially the hair) is insanely detailed and the face print on mine was really spot on. The ornate details of Shuri's neck corset and bodice is also really well done, and the sculpt is good overall. She also comes with the panther gauntlets from the basic figure, so it's a nice re-use of an accessory in Hasbro's stockpile. I'm glad they didn't make us have to go back and track down the basic figure for them.

If there are any complaints...it's that the colors on the figure are a bit drab. I could have sworn this outfit had some brighter colors, and definitely some blue to it. In addition...her shoes..."WHAT ARE THOSE!?!" It seriously looks like she just threw on a pair of Dr Scholl's and went out into battle. Did she seriously wear these? I could have sworn they were supposed to be the tabi styled boots that the Dora wearing in the films.

Good MCU figure as we've come to expect from Hasbro, and a vital piece to your MCU BP collection.



"I AM THE GREAT MIGHTY POO, AND I'M GOING TO THROW MY SHIT AT YOU!"

Sterculius, Roman God of Feces (AKA: Molten Man)

Augustus said it best...this figure is soooo bad...it's good...and I love it. First off, Sterculius...uhh...huh..huh...I mean Molten Man, is big. Really big actually. Fully upright, he's pretty close in size to the Hulkbuster, which surprised me as I was putting him together. He's appropriately disgusting, menacing, and painful to look at, and looks as if he's in quite a bit of pain himself, with excellent molded details and a face that gives the appearance of it melting. The paint is largely drybrushed over clear plastic, giving him a light piping effect that looks cool. I've seen people stick LED lights in him for some neat looking effects.

The beam on his left arm is removable and gives him a weapon to swing in either hand, although honestly, since the figure is rather top heavy, you will probably be using it in the right hand, as the larger, gorilla looking arm will be used to prop himself up on most occasions. The head has limited articulation due to the sculpt, but it can be finagled to look down on the foes who would dare desecrate his temple and offend him.

It's a delightfully weird and horrible looking monster, and honestly, I'm glad we got this look over the golden Eddie Brock version we know. I feel it can easily be used in an MCU or comic collection, and heck, if you're willing to repaint it...it could probably make a decent Clayface for your DC figures since it seems that wave of Multiverse was impossible to find in stores. I highly recommend it, and hell, I'll vouch for it enough to say it's my second favorite BAF this year behind Kingpin.