Next, we'll take a look at another Starting Lineup figure, the Golden Boy Stephen Curry, courtesy of Hasbro MY and Hasbro SG
Review of Starting Lineup LeBron James can be found here.
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Finally my waiting ended, after debacle with the courier company. First would like to thank Hasbro Malaysia and Hasbro Singapore for reaching out to me a small time blogger.
Hasbro had announced at the end of September 2022, a new toyline, featuring 8 All-Star players of the NBA, namely Joel Embiid, Trae Young, Ja Morant, Lebron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Dončić, Jayson Tatum, and Stephen Curry.
I'll be reviewing the man the King James himself first.
Review for Starting Lineup Stephen Curry can be found here.
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I think this is a fairly awaited figure from Legacy. From my observation the appeal of Beast Wars characters not as good as the core G1 releases (by not much) but I've seen considerable interest for this.
With the release of BW Inferno, the original lineup for Predacons and Maximals are complete, understandable that they ventured further. But skipping Transmetal and going directly to Transmetal 2 seems a bit weird. Possibly due to 1) POTP already released his counterpart and 2) to venture farther away then 'another T-Rex' albeit it's not really the same.
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This is something that took quite a short time between reveal and release. And honestly, I don't enjoy the unplanned purchases. But looking at the first online image, yeah, this is right up my alley.
Presenting, Omega Spawn, one of the oldest Hellspawns.
As an X-Men Animated Series fan, I looked forward to this, considering I missed the previous release. Presenting, Apocalypse!
An unexpected release, never knew it was coming till I saw it myself. SDCC 2022 Exclusive Iron Man with Plasma Cannon
An unexpected purchase. A shop opened of "SDCC Spawn" without any pictures or details and before it was revealed by Todd. The PO was priced at normal figure and I thought, why not.
As luck would have it, it turns out to be a Megafig. And the seller honor the PO price, thanks seller.
Now, for one of the most unpopular Spawn figure revealed ever in the new line. Manga Spawn.
Next up, something that I really looked forward to, before the Covid fiasco.
I'm actually not sure yet, how will I draw the line for Spawn releases. How different is considered different?
Commando Spawn, another MK11 skin. I contemplated on on getting him when he was first announced but decided to just proceed.
When Deluxe Throne Spawn was revealed, there were mix feelings. While it is a nice throwback to the old McFarlane release, some thought that it's just another Spawn repaint. So, it is worth it?
Let's see
A step forward towards completing my Justice League, as a response to the Dark Knights of the Dark Multiverse. For my Aquaman, I opted for the Endless Winter version, even though knowing McFarlane, a clean-shaven Arthur will come out later down the line.
A new addition to my Spawn lineup, borrowing outside of their line. Despite Todd revealing upcoming Gunslinger and horse combo, I think it's a hassle to sell back the previous Gunslinger and buying the new on.
So instead, I opted for Netflix Witcher's Roach. Not gonna do a full review, just few pictures.
Another McFarlane release. Truth be told, he wasn't that high in my priority list, just thought buying him as part as the lineup.
Also, saw few reviewers complaint about him not able to stand upright and stuck in the gorilla pose. Let us see
Not a full review, just sharing pictures of my She-Spawn using The Batman's Bruce Wayne drifter bike. Compatibility wise, it's almost perfect. But the hands are a bit too short so you need to try and pose her so that she can grab the handles.
End of long holiday, business as usual.
Bought her for quite some time already but only had a chance to take pictures and reviewing her. No doubt, one of the most anticipated McFarlane releases recently
She-Spawn release as a Deluxe, with 2 assault rifles, sniper rifle, sword, axe and alternate hand (well, and the standard base)
Mandarin Spawn in general is something I never planned on getting, due to the fact that the aesthetic don't really coincide with other Spawns released.
But a friend shared his purchase of Mandarin Spawn Deluxe version which seems quite cool. Scouting around, I found someone selling all 3 variants for roughly the price of Mandarin Spawn Deluxe. So why not?
I'll start with my least favorite out of the 3, Gold Label Mandarin Spawn (Blue) version.
Another Spawn. Yeah you heard me
It seems that I'm in quite deep as far as these new Spawn releases are concerned.
This time, is Malefik Spawn, designed as skin for Mortal Kombat 11 game.
Busy time, had been crazed by a lot of work stuff.
Gunslinger Spawn was not my favourite back then, choosing Raven due to his aesthetic. But I'm fairly surprised by how much I'm enjoying him
I think Tigatron is one of BW characters people look forward to. Well, not because there's anything special about him (it's the opposite, people still think he's just an oversized Cheetor) but because he's the last bot to complete the early Maximal crew, before the introduction of Fuzors (just like people aiming for G1 Season 1 and 2 lineup, or MPM releases for TFTM characters)
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I think I've been reviewing McFarlane stuff non stop and haven't do any Transformers reviews lately.
Oh well...
Next, you can't have a hero without his villain. Another Megafig by McFarlane, Spawn's Violator
I used to have just one side line aside from my Transformers collection, which was ML X-Men (technically 2, the other was Black Series but by just collection unique Jedi and Sith, I get at most 2-3 per year)
McFarlane changed that for me, with the DC Multiverse releases. Batman: Metal, Death Metal then JL Snyder Cut. Still, with a small set of releases, consider those just filling the gap between TF releases.
Then I bought MK11 Spawn and ruined the dynamic. It opens the floodgate to many more Spawn releases.
Presenting, Raven Spawn
