Is it insensitive to call him a good boy?
I don't really like Astonishing
X-Men's Beast but X-Men '97 waves keep coming out but no Classic Beast re-release, so I just gave up... I need a Beast in my collection, and if this is the only way I'm getting him, then so be it!
This figure is easily the
standout of the wave. An entirely new, beautiful looking sculpt, with really neat detailing, such as the fur coming over his bracelets, heck, the
fur itself, or even the divisions between yellow and black on his costume being sculpted on the figure... they went full throttle with this guy, and it
paid off. And it doesn't stop there, two alternate heads, four different hands, and the lame tiny comic book... yeah, if you can only get a single figure, it
should be this one.
He has double jointed elbows and knees. The elbows don't get the full benefit of the double joint due to the
size of his biceps, but it's still pretty good. He has swivels on his biceps and thighs, pretty
generous butterfly joints, a hinged waist and a pretty good ball jointed ab-crunch.... and it doesn't end there, he has toe articulation too! I've seen and heard and read about some people having his arms pop off the shoulder very easily...
but I wasn't able to reproduce it. I went full ham on his arms, and they fit perfectly in place, they don't even feel gummy... so maybe
spotty QC? He is a bit taller than Bucky Cap.
We don't get figures like this on this line any more. Good,
sturdy plastic,
love and care on a completely new sculpt.... Why can't more Marvel Legends be like this? This is how they keep suckering me back in. The only reason I'm not scoring him higher is because I don't much care about Beast, and much less about this version of him.
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