Sam Wilson, Captain America (Marvel Legends Series 3.75")

The second half of the "Shield-Wielding Heroes" 2-pack is former Falcon, Sam Wilson. When Steve Rogers got legit old and Bucky was dead (again) he passed the shield along to his high-flying partner who became a very different All-New Captain America. This design is an interesting amalgam of Cap's classic and Falcon's most recognizable costume. I like the goggles, the chest symbol with the wings is appropriate to the Falcon but also fits the whole "America loves eagles" thing. The gloves are thick which is only an issue when trying to get the shield to stay on. I think I ended up using Steve Roger's shield from the same line in a few shots because the clip on that one was more flexible. I didn't notice until looking at the pictures that there was any difference between the three shields I have but one has a thicker black line around the centre circle so that must be the original as the other two came in the same 2-pack.

Laser Prime Body All Titan Masters Gallery

Here is perhaps the nerdiest endeavour on this blog. I've taken pictures of all my Titans Return figures with all of the different Titan Master heads on them. These galleries will be updated as more Titan Masters are acquired. The heads are in no particular order after the first which is the head that "belongs" on the body.

Vance Astro (Marvel Legends Series 3.75")

Vance Astro, the 1000 year old man debuted in Marvel Super-Heroes #18 in 1969 along with his fellow founding members of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Vance Astrovik was an astronaut from the (then future) year 1988 who was placed in suspended animation for a millennium long journey to the planet Centauri-IV. The big joke was that when he arrived he found a full fledged human colony had beat him by about 800 years due to the discovery of faster-than-light travel. Somehow over the trip he developed psychokinetic powers and later he found Captain America's shield and started calling himself Major Victory. His initial weakness was that he would age to dust if his containment suit were ever breached. What I found hilarious is that his suit was stated to be made of copper originally, such space age materials in the far flung future of 1988.

Perceptor Body All Titan Masters Gallery

Here is perhaps the nerdiest endeavour on this blog. I've taken pictures of all my Titans Return figures with all of the different Titan Master heads on them. These galleries will be updated as more Titan Masters are acquired. The heads are in no particular order after the first which is the head that "belongs" on the body.

Yondu (Marvel Legends Series 3.75")

Yondu Udonta is a native from the planet Centauri-IV who encountered Vance Astro just before the Badoon invaded his homeworld and starting the pair on the path to founding the Guardians of the Galaxy along with Martinex and Charlie-27. Yondu is the only extra-solar being in the original quartet.  His bow fires arrows made of "yaka" a sound sensitive material that allows Yondu to change the trajectory of his arrows by whistling. These little figures are decently articulated but can be finicky to pose. Luckily Yondu was pretty stable.

Guardians of the Galaxy Animated Series (Waves 1 & 2)

Here's some group photos of the first two waves of Guardians of the Galaxy Animated figures:

Thanos (Guardians of the Galaxy Animated Series)

Thanos, the Mad Titan, one of the biggest baddies in any version of the Marvel Universe. Saturn's moon of Titan is inhabited by a colony of Eternals led by Thanos' father Mentor. His big moment is yet to come in the movies but the cartoon was able to use him more. The figure is simple, like the others in this line, but he looks good. I'm not a huge fan of the new helmet, I miss the longer pointy bits over his eyes. The best bits of detailing are the gem-sized impressions on his left gauntlet.