{"id":10569,"date":"2012-10-22T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T04:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=10569"},"modified":"2020-02-03T05:09:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T10:09:09","slug":"ml3-deadpool-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2012\/10\/ml3-deadpool-review\/","title":{"rendered":"ML3: Deadpool review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we reviewed the Marvel Legends Uncanny X-Force set<\/a>, so consider this mini-review an addendum.<\/p>\n

While we're waiting for Marvel Legends 3 to come out, I broke down and picked up X-Force Deadpool from my local comicshop - nobody knows the case ratios yet, and I didn't want to miss out on him.<\/p>\n

No job is too dirty, no payday too big for the Merc with a Mouth - Deadpool!<\/i><\/p>\n

Hasbro is going variant-happy on ML3 - there are six figures in the series, and four of them have some kind of variant. The X-Force uniform is Deadpool's standard release (at least, judging by the Clayton Crain artwork<\/a> on the back of the card), and his variant is in the traditional red and black. Now, we don't really mind that: there have been<\/a> two<\/a> red and black Deadpools before, but neither of them have ever been easy to get; I may have both of them, but I certainly don't begrudge Hasbro giving more fans another chance to get one, too. That still doesn't mean that I wanted to roll the dice on only being able to find the red version, so like a sucker I overpaid (with the only consolation being that at least the money was supporting my lcs).<\/p>\n

This figure is the same mold as Hasbro's previous Deadpool<\/a>, so that means a really good head, a reused body, and a crotch that's sized for a 7\" figure instead of a 6\" one (or 6⅛\", in this case). It's been how many years now<\/a>, and Hasbro still hasn't fixed that? Dorks. The paint apps are the same as that figure, too, just done in grey instead of red.<\/p>\n

His belts, holster and scabbards are black instead of brown, now, but he still comes with all the same accessories: Nick Fury's<\/a> pistol and AR-M9F, and Hand ninja<\/a> swords. There are no fun bits of Deadpool graphitti on the weapons this time.<\/p>\n

Since ML3 doesn't have a Build-A-Figure (it's just a filler series of repaints), the figures instead come with one of the Heroscape<\/a> bases, like the Avengers<\/i><\/a> and Amazing Spider-Man<\/i><\/a> have. Considering that they're completely modular among all the lines, we're really liking this trend. The ML bases are darker than the ASM<\/i> ones, but lack the A logo of the Avengers<\/i> ones.<\/p>\n

X-Force Deadpool makes a nice addition to the ranks, even if he is just a repaint. It may be time for me to sell off my red two-pack Deadpool<\/a>, now.<\/p>\n

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