The Battle Within

The fourth & final Medicom Spider-Man 3 RAH figure has finally arrived! Joining the other 3 is Peter Parker but instead of the friendly neighbourhood version, Medicom went with the dark Peter after he got the black Symbiote suit. This figure is a mail order exclusive in Japan but I managed to get one through Sideshow Collectibles. The box is missing the flap which can enable us to check the figure without opening up the box. I guess as this wasn't meant for shop retail, they did away with that feature. This is also the only SM3 RAH that came shrink-wrapped. The head sculpt does a good job of capturing the likeness of Tobey Maguire, the cool expression that Medicom gave him helped. They also did quite a good job with the clothes, giving him a full Spidey upper body suit underneath his shirt & jacket. Medicom even threw in a pair of socks while they were at it. lol. If only they gave him extra hands doing the "gun pose" so we can replicate his corny dance in the movie.












"Check out my socks!"



















Here's a (poorly done) photoshop of the signature movie image.

Sexy Feline

Black Cat (aka Felicia Hardy) is one of the sexiest characters to grace the pages of the Spider-Man comics. She has played quite a role in Spidey's life by being a foe, love interest & ally at different stages. Felicia has also been chosen as the third statue release under Sideshow's Adam Hughes Comiquette series. This statue was love at first sight for me as I've always liked Black Cat in the comics & the sculpt depicts her as how she should be; Black, Sleek & Sexy! This kitty can cross my path any time! :P




























Size comparison with Medicom 12" Peter Parker RAH


(more photos of Peter to come...)



I've always hope that Black Cat will be featured in one of the Spider-Man movies, fingers crossed for part 4.

Spidey Showdown

Usually I don't pay much attention to statues from Diamond Select (DST), but this piece did caught my eye. DST's Marvel Milestones Showdown Spider-Man Statue (official name of the statue). I find that the sculptor, Jean St Jean, totally nailed McFarlane's version of Spidey (although I not really a fan of that version)! I just love the sculpt & pose of Spidey, who looks just like straight out of the panels of the comic (I can almost see the Spider-Sense lines coming out of his head). Complete with a cool base which depicts the defeat of Green Goblin (Damaged Glider), Hobgoblin (Pumpkin bombs) & Doctor Octopus (Tentacles)! This statue is also quite huge in size, roughly 12 inches tall.

Here's the photos:
(sadly, new statue but still no new camera :P )
























For size reference, that's a Transformers Revoltech Convoy in front of the box!

Astonishing!

Sorry for the long hiatus. What better way to make a return than to showcase 1 of the most awesome statue series ever, the Sideshow X-Men vs Sentinel Dioramas! Also with this new post, I realise it's finally time to retire my crappy digicam. Sigh...











The Diorama with Cyclops & Colossus was my first ever statue & you know what they say about your first... ^__^





I took a couple more photos but they came out either blurry or over-exposed. Sheeesh!

Kira vs L

One is Light Yagami aka Kira, "the God of the new world".
The other is L, "the world's greatest detective".



These 2 are my latest 12" figure purchase, in a while. From the recent bestselling Japanese Manga, Death Note, the 2 main characters have been immortalised in 12" form by Medicom.


Sometimes less is best. Great box designs!










I just love playing with the articulations on L. He's able to strike a few iconic poses from the manga. Awesome!









It's amazing how different lighting & angles changes the expression of Light, excellent head sculpt!






Really looking forward to the next Death Note RAH, the cutesy Misa Amane. She will be my first 12" female figure.


Had some fun with Photoshop & added "backgrounds" for some of the photos: