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After butchering poor MJ’s debut ‘mate, I guess DST felt the need to prove that not every woman in Peter’s life was a horrible monster mash.
There’s the basic eyes, the squinty eyes, the asymmetric eyes (by far my favorite), and a fully unmasked face. I think it works OK on this body, although MJ’s hair is kind of at odds with the sculpted lapels on the jacket. Check out the Marvel Legends Series Spider-man Retro Collection with comic-inspired decos and character depictions. Additionally, her legs have been modified to remove the visible pins on either side of the knee, brining her in line with the rest of the modern sculpts.I like that they went with a more traditional looking camera, although maybe kids these days don’t even know what it’s supposed to be. Outside of Aliens, perhaps the best way to pique my interest is Marvel, and as luck would have it, Revoltech has recently been offering up a line of Marvel comics-based figures, under their Amazing Yamaguchi banner. Fans can enjoy this 6-inch-scale Gwen Stacy Retro Collection figure, inspired by the character from the Marvel Spider-Man comics. I really appreciate the little details that Hasbro has peppered throughout the sculpt, such as the piping on her socks under her shin guards. Application is pretty clean for the most part, although there’s a bit of slop around the edges of the hood.
The new upper torso slims and streamlines the figure a bit further, again bringing her more in line with that animated look. With over 80 years of entertainment history, Marvel has become a cornerstone of fan collections around the world. Today’s figure, however, kind of spits in the face of that whole thing, since by the time Toy Biz was making Marvel figures, Gwen Stacy was about two decades deceased, and Peter had been with Mary Jane Watson for about half of that time. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. In its second year, Marvel Minimates worked to fill in some of the gaps left by its first year, but also looked to find its footing and how to successfully carry on a brand when you’ve already put out a lot of the heavy hitters.X-Men, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Hulk, and Fantastic Four all had to make due with loose, comic-based tie-ins. That, and the fact that Gwen was just a civilian with no costume or anything, meant that Gwen was absent from the Toy Biz Spider-Man line*. The MJ head is far more accurate to her classic look than previous sculpts and really ups the value of this set. Either way, I always thought this figure would come double-packed with a Spider-Man, but the Retro Series seems like as good a place as any. There are also some spots with uneven coverage, particularly the black areas on the upper chest, which are a bit distracting.
Her inclusion as the heavier packed figure between her and Mary Jane was somewhat odd, seeing as she has a rather minor role in the film. The end result is a figure that can get into and hold some pretty spectacular and very Spidey-esqe poses. Truth be told, I’ve always been more of an MJ kinda guy, but that doesn’t mean I’ve got anything against Gwen. MARVEL UNIVERSE IN 6-INCH SCALE: Look for other Hasbro Marvel Legends Series figures (each sold separately) with comic- and movie-inspired characters, including Spider-Man, Marvel’s Electro, Peter Parker, and Green Goblin.If you’re wondering, the new MJ head is too small to work on the previously released Mary Jane figure, and even if it wasn’t, the skin tone is all wrong. Fans, collectors, and kids alike can enjoy this 6-inch-scale Gwen Stacy figure, 2 accessories, and Spider-Ham mini-figure, inspired by the characters from the Marvel animated movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. I may have only bought her for the Build-A-Figure piece, but Gwenpool is a fairly strong figure in her own right. While Miles’ new parts were all very texture heavy and didn’t really mesh well with the old parts, Gwen’s are actually a bit more sleek and clean, meaning they line-up a bit better.
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