2010 Hasbro Marvel Universe Series 2 #020 Marvel's Wrecker

Today is Sunday Comics Sunday here at Toys & Stuff and today we bring one of the nasties - Marvel's Wrecker. Basically nothing more than a street thug, Wrecker, aka Dirk Garthwaite, gained his powers when, after breaking into a defrocked Loki's room in the hospital, was accidentally enchanted by Kamilla, an enchantment meant for Loki.

Hasbro's figure is nice and stout, unlike some of the anemic looking figures I've noticed, and comes with his trademark crowbar. He stands fairly well without his base and is decently poseable. I love that thrust-jawed sneer he has - he reeks of brutishness. Overall it's a well done figure. Enjoy!

2011 Hasbro Movie Series #04 Marvel's Hydra Soldier Dark Threat

Today Toys & Stuff features the 2011 Hasbro Movie Series #04 Marvel's Hydra Soldier Dark Threat. The figure, which stands 4 1/4" (10.8cm) H, comes with two detachable flame throwers that hurl 'flames' through the expedient of a spring-loaded mechanism. There are two orange and two aqua 'flames'. With a little fussing, the bio-shield armor is removable.

A few weeks back I happened to find myself in the toy section of the store (yeah, right - like a lion 'just happens' to stalk its prey) and picked up a few more figures in Marvel's Captain America line of figures. On the one hand, I really like these - the sculpting, the multiple points of articulation, the colors, the accessories. On the other hand there appears to be some issues with them. Most notably, they simply have a hard time standing up on their own. It has been a real challenge to get these guys to just plain stand without propping them up on something. That must be annoying to the kid who is just trying to set the toys up and play with them. Case in point: our baddie featured today actually stood quite well when loaded down with all his weaponry, but strip him of his gear and he kept toppling over! Oh well, it's still a nifty looking toy. Enjoy!

McDonald's 2011 Young Justice #8 - Captain Cold

Today is the last figure of McDonald's 2011 'Young Justice' series - Captain Cold. Captain Cold is an enemy of Flash and Kid Flash and carries as his main weapon the Cold Gun and stands 3 1/8" (7.9cm) H from head to toe. Without the monster gun, he's not very villainous looking, he's got that whole 'Nanook of The North' ski-bunny thing goin' on. And that gun! What gives with that thing anyway? Sorry, but that gun is a tad overkill. I mean, really, if you're a nefarious villain, how can you quickly get in and out of a crime scene lugging that behemoth around?? Some word of advice Captain, trade the thing in for a taser!  However, it does make for a neat toy. The McDonald's figure has a spring loaded projectile and, as a toy feature, is far superior than those pathetic so-called 'lights' found in some of the other toys in this series.

OK, for those of you who actually read the posts, I've got a little observation. Excuse the wanderings of an old mind with apparently too much time on its hands but let me throw something at you:

  Captain America         Captain Britain

  Captain Marvel           Captain Comet 

Captain Cold               Captain Planet

    Captain Adam             Captain Universe

etc., etc.

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that these guys just aren't getting promoted? Their careers have stagnated and they can't seem to make it past the rank of Captain. I can just imagine some of the narrative on their Officer Performance Reports going something like this:

"Captain America is a fine officer willing to take on the toughest of assignments and his 'can do' take charge attitude is a credit to the service. However, a propensity to charge directly into action without proper tactical planning can at times jeopardize the safety of his men and leave a wide trail of collateral damage. Not recommended for promotion at the current time."

Sorry Cap, you're not gonna make Major this cycle! Now on to the photos - Enjoy!