Sideswipe (Transformers Generations: Fall of Cybertron)

Fall of Cybertron Sideswipe is one of the first figures I bought when started collecting Transformers seriously regularly again. I probably picked him up while I was still working in China and the Transformers: Prime show had captured my interest and renewed the spark of my Cybertronian obsession.

As a specific character I don't have much of an affinity for Sideswipe. He's your basic robot who turns into a red sports car with a personality to match. I'm not generally drawn to the brash, hotheaded characters. But this is a pretty decent figure even if his chest sticks out so far I couldn't focus the camera on both his head and chest at the same time.

(Vehicle Mode)(Robot Mode)

Hawkeye (Marvel Legends Vintage)

The Avenging Archer, Hawkeye! Clint Barton was a circus performer who became a villain while trying to get into Black Widow's pants but then saw the error of his ways and joined the Avengers by tying up their butler. Because it was the 60's!

This figure comes in the fun retro-90's packaging but is an example of a character who didn't get a release in the original Marvel Superheroes line. 

GinGin (HL Pro Metaltech)

A little late! But I'm back. Not sure if the schedule will be reliably weekly due to "circumstances" but I'll do my best!

GinGin is the saucer beast who appeared in episode 7 of the UFO Robo Grendizer anime. He is a great design for a monster-of-the-week character and you can see why he gets a release early on.

Villain figures tend to be more rare in toylines, even those catering to a collector's market. I hope to get a hold of more of Metaltech's Grendizer offerings but these guys do not come cheap.

The hefty die cast metal construction explains the hefty price tag. 

Pedro (Shazam! Movie)

The penultimate member of the Shazam Family seen in the film is Pedro. He's quiet and reserved but his inner strength is revealed when he says the wizard's name.

I'm a solid fan of this design. I like green and I'm always on team beard. The character himself was only in the movie for a few minutes (even un-Shazam'd) and in the comics he's a new character like the rest of the foster kids besides Billy, Mary, and Freddy. Pedro's got probably less than 20 comics appearances thus far and he's already in a movie! That's what happens when Geoff Johns is your creator I guess...

Grimm Ghost & Sanzo Ghost GC-10 (Ghost Change)

This set of Parka Ghosts are the main two used by the villainous Kamen Rider Necrom. The Grimm Damashii is based on the Brothers Grimm who collected the dark folk tales of Europe and whose name(s) are synomyous with fairy tales. Then we have the Sanzo Damashii representing the monk who inspired the Chinese classic "Journey to the West."

Necrom didn't get as many other forms as the heroic Rider but that's not too surprising. I always love the ridiculousness of the Parka Ghosts but they tend to be less cool in my mind than the electric neon of the base forms.
(Grimm Damashii)(Sanzo Damashii)