[En Sabah Nerd]

Marvel Legends from Dorkside arrived today. Shadowcat came out great. When online reviewers were first getting the wave I was worried that it looked like Hasbro made her hair too light but in hand I really like the color (in the comics AoA Kitty just has much lighter hair than her primary counterpart). The vaguely metallic blue used for her suit is also quite nice, although on my figure there's a little paint bleed going into her cleavage. She includes retracted and extended versions of her claw gauntlets, both are well done and as an aside I've always really liked how this design element implies that she and Logan still had some kind of friendship in the AoA before he and Jean left the X-men. 2 figures left to finish Colossus.

Sandman is satisfying if imperfect. The Luke Cage body is a nice choice for depicting Sandman as imposing but not using his power to mass up. I'm not the first to comment that the green plastic beneath the skin paint on the forearms is still pretty visible and just makes them look strange, thankfully the sand effects can cover things up. I like the alternate effect hands but the alternate head's stern expression remains a disappointment. They really should have paid homage to Ditko's art and given the punch-through head a nasty smirk. My biggest gripe with the figure (this could just be on mine) is that his bicep joints feel rather gummy and it's making me paranoid that they might eventually tear. I never completed the BAF for a few reasons so getting this new Sandman is ultimately a win in my book. Now please please please give us a non-exclusive deluxe Rhino Hasbro.