Wolverine was a must have for me in this extensive line of Marvel Minimates figures. While I'm not that excited about the Brood figure, I still like it and remember reading the story arc back in the day.
CT Toys is heavy on my radar right now. I was pleasantly surprised with Wolverine but this Spider-Man figure has made me a full fledged believer. Included are 5 sets of alternate hands, 1 with magnets (6 in all if you count the ones he comes equipped with), 1 extra set of articulated feet with magnets, 4 web streams and an alternate McFarlane style head sculpt. Oh, and a display stand. I've said in the past how sucky I am at posing action figures. That said, MAFEX/CT figs are great for posing, even if you're not very good at it. It's "kid gloves" with these guys, though, as they are a little gummier than Legends figures. CT Toys Wolvie and Spidey! Here's CT Toys Spidey next to a couple of Marvel Legends Spider-Man figures. The differences are pretty pronoun...
Growing up we had lots of cool superhero toys to collect. There was never a shortage of Batman, Superman or Spiderman figures in the toy aisles. Mainstream characters got all the love. Dudes like Daredevil, not so much. That all changed in the mid to late 80's (Mattel Secret Wars) and in 1990 Toy Biz would start releasing their seemingly neverending line of Marvel Superheroes that gave us action figures of everybody from Daredevil to Deathlok.
Not familiar with Brood... but loved the 90's X-Men cartoons... and Wolverine was a big part of that. Very cool Minimate.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Fuji. He's always top 5 as far as favorite Marvel characters go. Top 3 really.
ReplyDeleteThe Brood arc from the 80s was one of my favorites. X-Men plus Aliens. It's when I started collecting. Issue 163. Still remember my first X-Men comic.
ReplyDeleteThe Brood were a pretty worthy and brutal opponent's of the X- Men.
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