Mar 1, 2018

Top 11 figures that Walgreens should have as ML Exclusive.

I do NOT work for Walgreens and I'm not being paid by them. I'm only making this list, because there SEEMS TO BE A THEME WITH THE Walgreens Marvel Legends exclusives. And based on that, I kinda thought of a few figures that could be made Walgreens exclusive...
#11: The Bombastic Bagman:
This is literally 4 new pieces: paper bag head, bare feet with painted stirrups, and removable kick me sign. (Some Spidey figures have a hole on his back. The sign could be made to attach to the hole.) For hands he gets the standard Spidey fare. Fist, wall crawling and web firing hands.

#10: F4 She-Hulk;
We need a F4 She-Hulk to replace the 2007 half-assed one. The recent A-Force She-Hulk could get a F4 Repaint and we could call it a day. Maybe toss in a Brand New Franklin Richards as an accessory to entice people to get this cheap repaint of She-Hulk.

#9: Crystal:
Medusa is an Inhuman and we have gotten non-F4 exclusives before (Antman or Daredevil in his Yellow suit) but she's closely related to the Four and some Avengers and X-people. Head and Belt is all we'd need.

#8: Doctor Doom:
Yes, the 2012 Doom is decent. But both the ToyBiz and Hasbro Dooms seem a bit too scrawny. While Victor may be a nerd, his armor should look bulky, especially the parts covered by his tunic. No, not asking Venom or Sabretooth size, but Doom shouldn't look wimpier than RICHARDSSSS!!

#7: Hydro Man:
A Spidey Villain... Yes, I know he's tussled with the Fantastic Four, but the figure we got from ToyBiz is CRAP!! due to action features. All I want is a "civilian clothes" version of Hydro Man. He could have interchangeable arms (normal and watery attacks) and Walgreens could have 2 versions of him: normal and Full water body Variants.

#6: Jubilee (Jim Lee 90s look):
THE ICONIC LOOK for Jubilation Lee. With the 90s looks for Jean and Cyclops going around, the Juggernaut wave Rogue and the upcoming classic tiger stripe Wolverine, it kinda makes sense to get a 90s Jubilee... (We're a Beast, a Gambit, a Storm, and a Hoverchair Charles to complete the 90s toon team)

#5: Shadowcat:
Kitty Pryde in her 80s "stealth outfit" hasn't been made in ML before. We have gotten two Yellow and Black Kitty figures.

#4: Firestar (Maximum Carnage look):
I know what you're thinking: Nefty! What the Hell!? You're an 80s kid! Why aren't you asking for an Amazing Spider-friends version of her?
I'm asking myself the same thing.
Oh yeah! Because of the upcoming Venom and Carnage, the Morbius from a while back, the upcoming Cloak and Dagger have me thinking Maximum Carnage!!

#3: Peter Parker (Quick change Spidey):
It's basically Peter Parker in civilian clothes with his camera. The new pieces would be the Camera and the hands compatible with it. Add some Thwip hands, and wall crawling hands with a Spidey head and call it a day. This one also allows for a Ben Reilly variant (different colored outfit and blonde hair with Scarlet Spider themed hands and mask) The Peter would be perfect for the TRU MJ.

#2: Bruce Banner:
Sure, 2015 gave us a Mark Ruffalo, But ImI talking a true blue comic book Banner that is not a repainted Stephen Dorff.
All he would need is an alternate head and hands... Preferably balled up fists that are turning green (or chase variant grey) with a bulged out green eyes head and partially screaming in anger head with his skin turning green (or grey)

#1: Dazzler (short hair, blue outfit with brown jacket):
While we got the insanely out there Iconic Disco Dazzler, at the end of the day, Walgreens exclusives tend to gravitate towards Variants of existing figures. Also X-MEN, Welcome to Die!! Is a compelling reason to have this Dazzler.

There you have it: The 11 figures I'm most likely to get from Walgreens if they were Exclusives.

Honorable Mentions:
The following didn't make the top 11, but I would be interested in getting them.

#9: Bone claws Wolverine:
He'd be a slightly modified Tiger Stripe Wolverine. Different claws, obviously. Using the Tan suit Torso without shoulderpads you almost complete the look. Add the more feral bandana head and call it a day.

#8: Johnny Storm (flame off):
The 2009 one from the two pack is DECENT, but the flaming hair ruins it for me. I want a fully flamed off Johnny Storm. You could have clip-on flames like the 2009 one and maybe a second partially flaming head.

#7: Modular Armor Ironman:
Yes, ToyBiz made one, but it looks puny. Also, I just want an excuse to get a Mullet head for Tony

#6: Superior Octopus:
This one, being a Ock/Spidey Hybrid would be a rather interesting choice. The tentacles and torso to accommodate them would block the chance for an unmasked head and extra hands.

#5: Gambit:
Hasbro hasn't made a Gambit as far as I know. The 2015 Nick Fury has a couple of pieces that can be used on Gambit.

#4: Cannonball (XForce yellow and blue suit):
While the Aviator goggles Cannonball is the most iconic look, ToyBiz made him too scrawny by reusing Ghost Rider.
The XForce yellow and blue allows some reuse from the Warlock wave Cyclops.

#3: Totally "Awesome" Hulk:
The Hulk 3pack with vision and Ultron has a Hulk that screams Cho Repaint with anew head. Not a fan of Cho per say, but I'd probably mod him into a Banner Hulk, cause screw Cho... But some people like Cho.

#2: Green Goblin:
I know the Sandman wave made a GG, but the head is more modern Goblin. IdI normally suggest swap the head for a more classic one, but instead just give him a more traditional Goblin Paint job and give him two alternate heads: Bart Hamilton and Harry Osborn heads. (Great idea for double dipping... Maybe triple dipping if we add a Norman head)

#1: The Spot:
I know this is the most left field choice, but I just put a Green Goblin, that's how desperate I am to fill these slots.
Also, he's just a standard buck in white with black polka dots. Sure you could give him swappable hands and make 4 "spots" two that plug into his forearms and two that the hands would plug into. Then you could use blutac for displaying the figure and spots.

There you have it The top 11 ideas and 9 honorable mentions. Many of these choices were based on limited tooling, otherwise choices like Beast, a new Blackheart, Shuma Gorath, Kaine, Doppelganger, or Kingpin would've been there.

Samson: or how the Bible understood He-Man better than SONY.

went there. Sony's inability to "get" He-Man is showing badly... So badly that this Biblical movie felt more MOTU-ESQUE than I expected.
Normally, I don't do Biblical movies... Last one I watched was a pirated copy of the Passion of the Christ. It was for a class and the movie had left the theaters and it hadn't been released on DVD... That professor wanted us to fail, or to become Luffy... You were expecting a Pond Chicken reference?

So, Samson... Last time I read about Samson was somewhere between 87-89 the period where I was being weaned from MOTU. In part to the religious morons who claimed that He-Man was Satan's handiwork. So, I was presented with a Bible for kids. Samson was like the biggest badass for me as a kid, since he was like the Poor Man's He-Man. And this is the part where certain people of faith have an issue with this description. I'm trying to channel what Kid me thought back then. Had I been as knowledgeable of English back then, I would've had a lot of immature giggling fits with the whole

And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
He said "ass". Again, channelling Kid me here.  Now back to the movie.
Samson is played by a dude who looks like a Jacob Black... Or Sharkboy if you follow the House of Rants... Oh no, Mr. Lautner, we will remember the Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl FOREVER!!
THE bad guy, Prince Rallah, had this Twilight vampire vibe to me... Guess what? He WAS A TWIPIRE AND A MEMBER OF THE CULLEN COVEN... Jasper... Freaking Jasper...

As in I overreacted to a paper cut Jasper.

His father is none other than The ghost who walks...

Samson's dad was played by Rutger Hauer and his mom was The Bionic Woman herself, Lindsay Wagner.

Reviews for this movie have not been kind.
For the religious folks, the movie deviates A LOT FROM THE BIBLE.
For the secular folks, the acting is on extremes. Some find some of the actors Overacting (I'LL give you a hint... Both play Philistines. One of them could manipulate emotions in a room. The other was a massive cuck inside a ship that sank.)
Others couldn't act their way out of a wet paper bag. I'm talking about you, Samson.

The CG was bad at times. Not PS2 graphics bad, but noticeable enough that would break the suspension of disbelief.

But DESPITE all that, the movie is enjoyable.
It's NOT SUPER PREACHY about the religious beliefs, although they are there and take a prominent role in the story... I have to admit that every time that Samson prayed for strength, my Brain Translated it to: "By the Power of Grayskull" and when Samson layeth the Smackdown, my brain went with:

And the scene where he kills a thousand men with the jaw of an ass, that was the most MOTU thing I'VE seen this side of 300.
And the dude kinda looks like a cross between the vintage toy and Filmation He-Man.
Sadly, his acting isn't that great...
Now I'm not sure if the movie was ACTUALLY good, or if my brain adding MOTU to it made it enjoyable...
What a conundrum!!!

But now to bring it to MOTU and why SONY should pay attention.
There were Loincloth and barbaric clothing in this thing. DO NOT SHY AWAY FROM THE BARBARIC ELEMENTS OF MOTU. Tech is important to MOTU, SINCE IT SEPARATES IT FROM GENERIC BARBARIC MOVIES, but you can't overplay technology, otherwise it becomes a Star Wars clone or a lame Flash Gordon clone. Samson using his fists and the jawbone of an ass felt very Pre-Filmation MOTU. (Replace the assbone with a battle axe)  You can showcase He-Man's strength with under skeleton warriors maybe reanimated by using slime from the ancient Horde Slime Pits... Or something.