[En Sabah Nerd]

Gamestop actually beat Amazon to the punch and got me Sabretooth first. I'm pleasantly surprised with the sculpted details they put into his hands, boots, belt, and collar. His head sculpts are great although the eye paint on both is slightly off. He doesn't have any claw hands but this is accurate to his portrayal in Astonishing X-men (some side books in the AoA did give him the claws though). Personally I'd have gone with the Omega Red body for AoA Victor but this Colossus body still overall works for me.

Acquiring Mr Creed also finally let me finish Colossus in all of his '90s glory. He's a little bit bigger than the Earth-616 Colossi we've gotten before. He looks great and can strike some menacing poses. The AoA broke poor Piotr more than it did most characters but he's a welcome addition to the collection.


Blue blazes, Walgreens ships items fast. On one hand I'm very happy to finally have this figure but on the other hand there are qualms which add up. Rich Rider is one of my all-time favorite superheroes so I'm going to be simultaneously judgy and eager to consume whatever they offer. My complaints are that he's completely missing the star shape on his back and his yellow-gold color is darker than it should be (except for the helmet). I just feel like the 2014 Nova prime figure visually pops way more than this one does. Qubit being included is appreciated even if he feels more at home with Nova prime than with classic Nova. Overall I am happy to add a classic Nova to my collection that isn't Hasbro's dogshit first attempt but I'm not particularly impressed with this figure either. Having some energy effects might've gone a long way for this one.