[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by firmpulse

My dudes. I have a serious question. Because this is a discussion I see a lot. Way more than it seems like I should. For the life of me I don't see why it's an actual discussion. I don't even understand why the question is EVER asked. The question being,"Which is better? The new Hasbro figure or the old ToyBiz version?"

I've never seen a single instance in which I thought an old ToyBiz figure looked better or even on par with a new Marvel version. At all. Like not even remotely. ToyBiz figures all have wonky proportions, really weird articulation schemes, and comparing the sculpts is like,"What? do you people not have eyes?"

Is it because a lot of y'all grew up with them? Is it a nostalgia thing? Looking at the Deluxe Blob compared that old TB version...it's not even a question which is better. The new version blows the old gross one out of the water. It looks like the best Blob figure ever created. So what gives?

Haha! Yeah, I appreciate where you are coming from, but, as a quick heads up, Hasbro made the old Blob BAF as well.

I think this comes up because there are still some Toy Biz figs that do a better job of capturing an iconic (completely subjective) look for whatever character it may be. While many of these figs haven’t aged well from a contemporary standards standpoint, due to choices in interpretation and instances of unique tooling/detailing, the older versions sometimes maintain a foothold in the psyche of collectors. It seems more common with iconic villains like Sandman, Rhino, Mysterio, and Shocker; figures that lingered on many personal displays despite technically “superior” (‘newer’) versions being available on shelves. Larger figures also seem to have greater longevity. It wasn’t until the 80th Hulk that I was willing to retire some of my ToyBiz Hulks, but I will likely never let go of any of them even if they are all remade - something I want given Hasbro’s sincere efforts with the new Hulk design.

Back to the Blob and my opinion that it’s a wash between the two figures. I have always considered the grotesqueness of the Blob to be the point of Dukes' visual manifestation. When I encountered him in comics, he was usually depicted as inhumanly massive with rolls and mounds of undulating cellulite, so much so that a hero could be caught fast in his massive girth. This Blob looks… polite. Which, in my opinion, is just stupid. However, I like ‘good-looking’-Blob too, I just didn’t need him, or ‘lateral promotion’-MODOK. That said, I got them both as they fit better with their contemporaneous linemates than do the older versions.