[En Sabah Nerd]

Some recent pickups. Pretty much right after I watched the movie I was interested in getting the America figure but I guess everyone else in my area felt similarly because she was just kinda gone everywhere and the stores haven't even clearanced the wave out yet, so I waited and got one for a little less online. It's a really nice looking figure (except for two minor bits of paint slop on mine) with great little details all over the jacket, but they could've done better in other areas too. First off, the limited range on her elbows is really weird considering how well they've managed this on other figures. Secondly then, the lack of accessories is felt. Her power isn't really compatible with anything short of a big deluxe piece like the Defender Strange's portal so I get why that wasn't included but I feel like she still could have included an alternate head like with her hair up in a ponytail or maybe some pizza balls (pizza poppa always gets paid!) just to have something. I gave her a slice of pizza from one of NECA's movie ninja turtles for this pic. Overall she looks nice but the functionality leaves room for improvement.

At Gamestop today I found Siryn. The yellow is a bit blurry on the suit but I expected as much from previous figures and it's not a serious issue, when not scrutinizing it in-hand it's not obvious. The paint apps on the face are excellently done so to me that makes up for it. The soft-goods cape thing is a bit of a hassle for sure, but at least she has the bicep swivel and double hinged elbows to work with. Still though the soft-goods don't behave exactly like I wish they would and finding a pose where they sort-of look right can be a trick. I was never surprised to only get one head with this figure since more often than not that's the case with Legends and I really like the charming portrait Hasbro went with here, but I do feel then like the gesturing hands included are an odd fit because they seem like they were sculpted to pair with a screaming head. The best way I could make them work was like she was sweeping her hair back, but that actually works out alright since her hair is sculpted so swept already. Siryn was one of my last X-Men wants and this figure definitely satisfies far more than it disappoints in my book.