{"id":13066,"date":"2013-08-25T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-08-25T04:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=13066"},"modified":"2014-05-29T02:50:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T06:50:31","slug":"minimate-mini-review-114-unmasked-spider-man-green-goblin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/minimate-mini-review-114-unmasked-spider-man-green-goblin\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimate Mini-Review #114 - Unmasked Spider-Man & Green Goblin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#114 - Unmasked Spider-Man\/Green Goblin<\/h3>\n

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Crimefighter Spider-Man had already earned the wrath of would-be crime lord Green Goblin, but once the Goblin deduced Spidey's secret identity, all bets were off! Peter Parker found himself caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the father of his best friend, one who has no qualms about revealing Spider-Man's face to the world.<\/i><\/p>\n

This Spider-Man - in fact, this whole set - is based on Amazing Spider-Man<\/i> #39. Spidey is wearing the tattered remnants of his street clothes, with his red and blue suit peeking out at the shoulders, chest and shins. He has a spider-mask that fits over his head, even though he wasn't wearing one like that on the cover. He does have hair to replace it, though.<\/p>\n

Scientist Norman Osborne was developing a formula that would enhance strength and intelligence, but when he exposed himself to the untested serum, he discovered its terrible side effect: madness! Super-strong and super-smart, the criminal mastermind called the Green Goblin is also super-dangerous.<\/i><\/p>\n

Osborn. Norman Osborn. No E<\/a>. This Green Goblin is not a substantial improvement over the one released in 2003<\/a>. He definitely have better paint apps, detailing his muscles and some of the scales on his arms and legs, and a better face, but he has the same purse and and hat and is lacking the curly elf-shoes. On the plus side, he does have flared gloves now, so that's better. And his legs bend the right direction.<\/p>\n

The accessories are really where it's at, though. There's the Goblin-standard \"pumpkin bomb\" hand, but that's just the start. He also gets a second, human head and a hair piece with those traditional Osborn sideways-cornrows. Is this finally the long-missing \"Unmasked Green Goblin\" that was supposed to come out way back in that cancelled Target series<\/a>?<\/p>\n

And then here's where it gets cool: he comes with his Goblin Glider, the classic bat-wing design with the flat face on the front. It has a footpeg on top and two ports in the bottom so it can attach to the included \"exhaust plume\" stand (a pale translucent orange). He also includes a length of rope, molded to fit around a standard Minimate torso and arms, allowing him to lasso Peter Parker and hoist him bodily into the sky. It's a nice display overall, with a lot of fun pieces. Oh, and Spider-Man gets a web line, too.<\/p>\n

We don't count Spider-Men the way we do Wolverines<\/a>, but there are probably even more Spideys than there are Logans. Even so, none of them have ever been like this one, and that's special.<\/p>\n

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