KNEEL BEFORE VAL-ZOD? McFarlane Toys Page Punchers Ghosts of Krypton Superman Action Figure Review
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- Опубликовано: 23 апр 2024
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Is this new McFarlane Toys Page Punchers Ghosts of Krypton Val-Zod Superman action figure worth picking up, or should you fly on by? Make like the Phantom Zone and stay put!
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Ik most people will say that both Superman and Earth 2 Superman are way too tall. But I actually like this scale. I will 100% buy both when they release in Canada.
It's about time Todd made a Superman figure as tall as his tallest Batman figure.
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Honestly I am fine with the height of Earth 2 Superman. Mcfarlane Superman figures are usually too short, so it's a nice change of pace.
@@5POAFigureReviews Totally agree. I’ll admit. I’d like to see a redo of the Dark Night Returns Superman at a similar height.
Once you do a review of the page punchers ghosts of krypton superman with detachable armor figure next I hoped you do a armor swap for other figures to see if it fits my guy 😊
You know it! Between the armor and the heads, most of the video is going to be swaps lol
I was at a Target and I just happened to stumble across the platinum version of this figure. I definitely couldn't past it up.
This wave is cool to be a different take on characters. The general Zodd glows in the dark. The armor of Superman dances be put on different figures. It looks great on death metal Superman. I just tried that out.
Great idea! I'll have to give that a shot!
@@5POAFigureReviews I tried looking up your RUclips name on Instagram and didn’t see you. I could send the pictures of how he looks in the armor and the gladiator Superman in the armor too.
@@5POAFigureReviews show it soon if you can, curious on how that looks and we dont get these figures till a year or so after america does so i cant test myself
In the next review, could we see this head on both John Stewart Green Lantern bodies? That’s what I see when I see that head sculpt! Great review as always! o7
I'll do it in my Ghosts of Krypton Superman video for ya, no prob.
@@5POAFigureReviews You are a saint as always! You could try Silver Age Hal but I think the head might be too big and could look ridiculous lol! :)
@@5POAFigureReviews You're probably very busy but did you forget about this? Also, the Ghosts Superman head on Eradicator/Justice Lord Superman could be cool!
I feel like todd was mad because people were complaining about extranious detail on Dc Muliverse figures so now he toned down the detail on main line figures and now uses Page Punchers to capture his overly detailed style. Just my theory on why the figures look the way they do. All these spikes, bolts and buckles on Val-Zod make it feel like a spawn figure from the 2000s. I respect his style but for a Superman figure, it's way too much. His style does work on Brainiac with all of his alien tech detail which is why i am definitely going to pick him up. I guarantee that this isn't going to be the last Val-Zod figure Mcfarlane makes so I am not that mad about how his costume looks.
I feels that's EXACTLY Todd's mindset with this.
Agreed. He's giving us a lot of classic comic versions, so I don't mind the occasional outrageous wave like this.
Exactly why I didn't pick this up either, or McFarlane's Heat Wave or Captain Cold. Just overly designed for what/who the character is and kind of hurts my eyes to look at.
Is that death metal Jay Garricks boots?
No, but a similar aesthetic
Maybe it's me, but I didn't mind repeated comics in a wave. Maybe it's because i cherry pick pretty much everything, so Page Punchers have gone from "a comic with my figure i can enjoy" to "1/4th of a comic story i will probably never finish". Personally, I'd rather them do the thing the 3 inch figures are doing and include an existing, character-specific issue, rather than do original comic storylines that you have to buy the whole wave to understand.
I agree that the change makes it better for people who collect all 4 than who plan on getting just one. Other than the idea of including existing comics, which I like, one of the two groups unfortunately will have to compromise. Its way smarter for Mcfarlane as a business to support full wave collectors and I respect it as a business change that feels like encouragement to collectors rather than harmful and discouraging to dedicated fans like some other.. decisions... theyve been making lately
If I were King, they would scrap Page Punchers. Instead, the comic would come with the Collector Editions instead of the silly trading card stands, and the comic would be an existing issue spotlighting that character/version of the character, and the line would focus on either really special comics like Action Comics 1 or obscure characters like Captain Carrot as a way of introducing them to mainline audiences.
@@5POAFigureReviews That's also a valid option, I just dislike the "original story you need a full wave to understand" approach they are trying now. If you want to bundle comics, just use pre-existing ones imho
@@5POAFigureReviews Now this is a good answer to the problem
Reminds me of Blue Marvel for some reason
Why are Val and Kal's S crests switched on the figures verses the comic art????
Probably the comic artist was working from early designs and they made changes in the actual figures too late to do anything about it. In the comic itself they are wearing studded gloves and have a few other minor design tweaks
I'll say this about McFarlane, he always does right by Black figure with their face sculpts. Marvel Legends is the opposite, especially early on.
Excellent point, and very true!
Am i the only one who sees the unused Superman Lives suit with this design? Just put a Nic Cage head on the Kal El one
You know, I can actually see it
@@5POAFigureReviewsalso, the Platinum edition of Brainiac in this line looks like what Tim Burton wanted Brainiac to look like, speaking of, there is a platinum version of Val Zod with his own armor pieces that are slightly different than Kal
My issue with this and other Mcfarlane figs is that he DOUBLE dips waaaay to much on consumers.
This and the platinum version should have just been 1 fig. The normal version is not needed.
Agreed, and given how good the Platinum armor is, it's so good that's it's ashame it is not the main release
Have you gotten any of your Super Powers wave 7, yet? Curious. Thanks for the vid.
I have the Bug ship and the Brainiac skull, but my preorders for the figures haven't arrived yet. I have been looking when I go to GameStop though. I have seen the yellow version of Sinestro and Manga Batman but that's it.
@@5POAFigureReviews I got Gold Superman in the mail, yesterday. I get them so RANDOMLY from McFarlane. I SOMETIMES get figures before they come out. Like Wave 4 Batman (3 months early), and this Gold Superman. I don't want to be greedy. Semi-retired. Used to work for WB. I got into YT to give me something to do.
Thanks for your videos. I bought a couple figures based off your recommendations. Super Powers also kinda made me make how to make capes videos. McFarlane has gotten better, but their capes still suck.
I'm getting this, and if McFarlane puts out a classic version, I'll get that, but I am going to have to back off McFarlane figures. It's not fun how hard it's becoming to get figures like Starfire. I don't have money to spend like that, and you make it harder for me to get sought-after figures, and you make the decision for me. Gaps are starting to develop in my collection making it easier to not feel the need to seek out the next character to complete the set.
Never found Starfire here either, and I'm unsure if any other company has made a Rebirth Starfire figure before.
Man I loved those old little comics that came with the alien figures,I completely forgot about those. Thanks!😁👍
You're welcome! I still have all 13
Wasn't expecting this one. Haven't seen him yet.
I need one the Walmarts in my area to put that page punchers captains n cold on sale. I like the aesthetic but that gun is dumb. They have like seven figures tucked on the bottom shelf they need to stop being so damn stingy on clearance
Yeah my Walmart still haa Black Adam wave and Blackest Night clogging the shelves. Finally got through their bajillion Batrocituses though
@@5POAFigureReviews and my target is always fucking empty of marvel legends
To bo honest...I'm mixed about the looks. Is it to replace the "McFarlane Designed" line we had with Batman and Wonder Woman. I always wanted more figures in that series.
I think so, to be honest
@@5POAFigureReviews I would love to of had a full Justice League (seven characters) and a Legion of Doom as well.
Oof. Easy pass. I can't stand this suit design. The limited articulation. The rotator cuff. The wrist and ankle balls. And that awful cape.
And scaling so much taller than every other figure.
Nope.
Thank you for the review.
I needed to see this to decide.
Like I often say, it's all about helping other collectors make informed purchasing choices, and sometimes that means showing you why you don't want something, so I am happy to help.
@@5POAFigureReviews your videos/reviews/presentations are the best. Not only incredibly detailed and informative, but also engaging and entertaining
Think it could be used for a regular comic look
It really comes down to the limits and willingness of everyone's imagination. For now, he's fine by me. But I do look forward to the inevitable classic version
We have to get a normal version made for sure.
I've noticed that Mcfarlane kind of likes to grapeshot multiple versions of a character out at a time (Super Powers and Multiverse Kilowog and Manga Batman, or all the different Mister Freezes last year for instance), so the fact that we got this one tends me to think we are getting other versions soon enough.
@@5POAFigureReviews Which would be cool as well as blending in key people we're still waiting on because that Multiverse is so endless but besides Starfire I want at least 4 more new females introduced
I like the Val-Zod figure. And I can't wait to buy him.
I hope you have an easy time finding him!
I hope I have an easy time finding him. Because I can't find him at Walmart or Target. I probably have to preorder him from a GameStop store. I already preorder Green Lantern Hal Jordan. They have Val-Zod because I believe the young man that worked there show me on the computer that they have him. Hopefully they'll have Val-Zod in stock whenever I preorder him. Because that look like GameStop is my best bet. Lol.
this is one visual noisy supersuits I've ever seen and I honestly hate it headsculpt looks good tho like a fully human Victor Stone
Good observation! I hadn't thought of that but you're right
To tall!
Agreed. But only like maybe half and inch.
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