@AceofKnaves and I decided to split the Cap/Venom pack when it was announced, but then he went and pulled a fast one on me. And by that, I mean he sent me Venom gratis. I love sharing this space with you all because you prove the depth of your character in every post, trade, and anecdote. Ace decided to brighten my day for the sake of it. Thank you, my friend.
I haven't owned a Venom figure since the Absorbing Man wave version, which looked like this:
We've come a long way since the Hyperion body. And sorry for the Dorkside Toys jump scare.
I'm not a symbiote guy, but something about Venom in blue made me want the figure. He screams "comic book" to me even though he's based on a video game. The blue is much darker in person than the promo shots. I'd call it Jolly Rancher blue, for lack of a better comparison.
The articulation is phenomenal. He and '90s Sabretooth, the last two big guys I've gotten from Hasbro, have been marked improvements on everything that came before. The butterfly joints are expressive, the double torso articulation is a delight (even if one of them's an ab crunch), and the elbows get better range than they have any right to. (Seriously, I don't want to hear how Hasbro can only give Wolverine single-jointed elbows ever again. Give a little room between the bottom of the bicep and the start of the elbow j,oint and cut out the center of the forearm. Venom's thumb can almost touch his shoulder. 90-degree range is unacceptable.)
As always, I have a few nitpicks: I wish he came with a McFarlane-esque smiling head and had pinless legs and lower leg swivel.
I'm not a big poser, but he's total hand candy. Best of all, he's going to pop on my Marvel villains shelf. Cool toy.
I haven't owned a Venom figure since the Absorbing Man wave version, which looked like this:
We've come a long way since the Hyperion body. And sorry for the Dorkside Toys jump scare.
I'm not a symbiote guy, but something about Venom in blue made me want the figure. He screams "comic book" to me even though he's based on a video game. The blue is much darker in person than the promo shots. I'd call it Jolly Rancher blue, for lack of a better comparison.
The articulation is phenomenal. He and '90s Sabretooth, the last two big guys I've gotten from Hasbro, have been marked improvements on everything that came before. The butterfly joints are expressive, the double torso articulation is a delight (even if one of them's an ab crunch), and the elbows get better range than they have any right to. (Seriously, I don't want to hear how Hasbro can only give Wolverine single-jointed elbows ever again. Give a little room between the bottom of the bicep and the start of the elbow j,oint and cut out the center of the forearm. Venom's thumb can almost touch his shoulder. 90-degree range is unacceptable.)
As always, I have a few nitpicks: I wish he came with a McFarlane-esque smiling head and had pinless legs and lower leg swivel.
I'm not a big poser, but he's total hand candy. Best of all, he's going to pop on my Marvel villains shelf. Cool toy.
