Comments on: Hasbro’s Marvel Legends, Brood Series http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/11/18/hasbro%e2%80%99s-marvel-legends-brood-series/ Where Hunters Gather Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:33:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jack the Ripper http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/11/18/hasbro%e2%80%99s-marvel-legends-brood-series/#comment-35074 Jack the Ripper Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:08:59 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/11/18/hasbro%e2%80%99s-marvel-legends-brood-series/#comment-35074 OH god wasn't that Johnny Storm just an atrocity! Reminded me of "Heat Miser" from Santa Claus is coming to Town Christmas special. Mistakes and dumb decisions like that have NO Excuse what-so-ever. Then those schmucks sit up there at places like Comic Con telling us they are doing a fantastic job on the line and they listen to the collectors....RIGHT!. The Toy Biz Legendary Comic Book Heroes line is FANTASTIC. Too bad its of 2nd string comic characters. But they look great. Dark times for the Republic I'm afraid. OH god wasn’t that Johnny Storm just an atrocity! Reminded me of “Heat Miser” from Santa Claus is coming to Town Christmas special. Mistakes and dumb decisions like that have NO Excuse what-so-ever. Then those schmucks sit up there at places like Comic Con telling us they are doing a fantastic job on the line and they listen to the collectors….RIGHT!. The Toy Biz Legendary Comic Book Heroes line is FANTASTIC. Too bad its of 2nd string comic characters. But they look great. Dark times for the Republic I’m afraid.

]]> By: Collin David http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/11/18/hasbro%e2%80%99s-marvel-legends-brood-series/#comment-34706 Collin David Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:54:19 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/11/18/hasbro%e2%80%99s-marvel-legends-brood-series/#comment-34706 I really didn't mind them THAT much - but they're NOTHING at all like the wonderful stuff that ToyBiz did. I think we've been spoiled by the awesomeness. She-Hulk was great - still one of my favorite MLs - but nothing from Hasbro has been that good again. If I were more familiar with the Knight, I'm sure I would have noticed the whole cape thing - that IS a glaring oversight. Oh, and FF wave Johnny Storm is pretty durned hideous. Like, Emma Frost hideous. It's all a step back from ToyBiz, but not so bad as to not get them. Yet. Though the decision to put Astonishing Beast into only LATE shipments of HML4 is bad, bad news. No complete Nemesis BAF from early cases = really, really dumb. I feel your pain, man. I really didn’t mind them THAT much - but they’re NOTHING at all like the wonderful stuff that ToyBiz did. I think we’ve been spoiled by the awesomeness. She-Hulk was great - still one of my favorite MLs - but nothing from Hasbro has been that good again.

If I were more familiar with the Knight, I’m sure I would have noticed the whole cape thing - that IS a glaring oversight.

Oh, and FF wave Johnny Storm is pretty durned hideous. Like, Emma Frost hideous. It’s all a step back from ToyBiz, but not so bad as to not get them. Yet. Though the decision to put Astonishing Beast into only LATE shipments of HML4 is bad, bad news. No complete Nemesis BAF from early cases = really, really dumb.

I feel your pain, man.

]]> By: Jack the Ripper http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/11/18/hasbro%e2%80%99s-marvel-legends-brood-series/#comment-34669 Jack the Ripper Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:50:08 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/11/18/hasbro%e2%80%99s-marvel-legends-brood-series/#comment-34669 Dude, your being too kind. This line has MAJOR flaws and the corner cutting by Hasbro is just abominable. The Black Knight needed a cape and chainmail detailing in his legs and arms. The Hydra goon is WAY TOO BIG in scale, looks freakish in the line up. Sure not going to buy any more of these because of that. Danger just sucks (right hand broke off on mine.) Bucky sucked, way too tall, bad head sclupt, no neck, resued body. X3 Colossus, nuff said. Captain America, shield lame, paint scheme on stripes is wrong...RED stripe is always "Centered". "A" on forehead is off centered. Hate the plastic...too soft, too shinny. the new ball joint on the elbows and ankles is just BAD. the last wave of the FF figures was just BAD. Hasbro is taking us backwards from where TB was. Toy Biz had it's problems too but it's success outweighed any failures. Hasbro is the other way around. My prediction this line will die over the next few years. which is sad. Hasbro should know better. They had the blueprint from ToyBiz to follow. They are changing the plan to cut costs and the quality of the line is suffering. The true mark of the Corporate monster. They really don't care about the consumer or the line. Marvel should have kept TB for the ML line and had them direct to speciality shops (like the DC stuff). Dude, your being too kind. This line has MAJOR flaws and the corner cutting by Hasbro is just abominable. The Black Knight needed a cape and chainmail detailing in his legs and arms. The Hydra goon is WAY TOO BIG in scale, looks freakish in the line up. Sure not going to buy any more of these because of that. Danger just sucks (right hand broke off on mine.) Bucky sucked, way too tall, bad head sclupt, no neck, resued body. X3 Colossus, nuff said. Captain America, shield lame, paint scheme on stripes is wrong…RED stripe is always “Centered”. “A” on forehead is off centered. Hate the plastic…too soft, too shinny. the new ball joint on the elbows and ankles is just BAD. the last wave of the FF figures was just BAD. Hasbro is taking us backwards from where TB was. Toy Biz had it’s problems too but it’s success outweighed any failures. Hasbro is the other way around. My prediction this line will die over the next few years. which is sad. Hasbro should know better. They had the blueprint from ToyBiz to follow. They are changing the plan to cut costs and the quality of the line is suffering. The true mark of the Corporate monster. They really don’t care about the consumer or the line. Marvel should have kept TB for the ML line and had them direct to speciality shops (like the DC stuff).

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