His stripes is always Black.. when they show them as “blue” in the comics its just to show light reflecting off... same way they used Silver sometimes for Storm
False! Jim Lee's Wolverine has blue colored stripes. From the Omega Red chapter to at least the executioner's song, its stripes are blue, that's for sure! Even Andy Kubert did it with the blue stripes. You can check, it's not reflections.
Agreed. It's always been black. If the stripes were meant to be blue, then his mask would be as well since they do the same effect there. i.pinimg.com/736x/1b/81/80/1b8180e761abfc80b701c40f5cd7f792.jpg There are plenty of images where the coloring and shading is more reined in to portray the colors more correctly manof2moro.tumblr.com/image/73103096486 i.pinimg.com/564x/a9/e5/64/a9e5643e08986dcbe41995635b9a33be.jpg marswillsendnomore.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/jim-lee-wolverine-001.jpg If we go by the logic that whatever is colored blue > black, then Wolverine has blue hair as well 1.bp.blogspot.com/-F9-dIOumbJw/WPKHxeOyd6I/AAAAAAABdCs/gZaFFuZ3DPMudXUokAMAVMrET2RjuiqKACLcB/s1600/jim-lee-x-men.jpg
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I agree with all of these except it looking the best. You have to admit, the mafex looks infinitely better. The only things I could see someone not liking is it being too tall and having blue stripes...
As I said I agree with all of what this comment mentioned, except for it looking better. I didn’t say it justified the price. I did mention that it would look better if it were shorter. The mask looks terrible on the marvel legends and if you’re talking claws, don’t even get me started on the marvel legends’ claws. (They look terrible just like the mask)
Jimmy Hopkins In articulation, absolutely not. Mafex and Legends are about on par, Mezco lags way behind. Sculpt, well, they are both 60+ more. But the original comment was “for the price and articulation” and that’s true.
@@StillSymbiotic I own them all, and _I_ definitely wouldn't be so bold with that statement. The One:12 aside, there's aspects of both the Legends and Mafex that do it better. The two-part head is the superior engineering with Hasbro. Drastically eliminating sloppy paint (and the plastic is all wonky on the Mafex one). Plus, the proportions are more accurate on the Hasbro. But I think the engineering and overall design (albeit like a taller, more slender Logan) on the Mafex is better.
@@StillSymbiotic Your delusional, both fall quite flat for being a $100, when compared to the ML. Hasbro 's accuracy with Wolverine completely eclipses Mezco and Mafex, Blue stripes, wonky arms, sword claws, the only thing good about the Mafex is the stoic masked head. Mezco was trash on arrival.
Right on! I think it looks the most "Jim Lee" accurate, plus, I know its a " Wolverine" comparison, but for 60 smackers, you get Cyclops, and Jean Grey as well.
I think it was the last season, or the last few episodes when the studio changed. Not 100 percent sure though. The Spider-man TAS on the other hand when x-men guest starred were blue, that I remember.
Not for nothing, but I just keep going back to the apocalypse wave wolverine. He's so fun to pose and display. You make some really good points though. Legends needs to adopt the lighting collection articulation scheme. Seems like they are starting to. Great comparison!
This was a very fun and thorough comparison video, and I loved every minute. I especially enjoyed Captain America making a guest appearance during the arm hair segment.
Daaaamn, I'm a big Wolverine fan and the figures are awesome. All three of them. I'd get them but I'm short of money. You keep doing reviews, man. This is amazing!
@@kwazunt08 no problem at all sir! I'm glad you like the reviews. Yo fyi you can get the 3 pack Wolverine for crazy cheap in the Facebook buy and sell groups.
I do like the Mafex one, the Hasbro has a terrible mask! I feel like the Mezco one is the best quality overall. Head sculpts are really good too, and the claws are perfect! If the Mafex had the black stripes, and was made a little better, it’d be perfect
Great comparisson vid! Seeing the ML version next to these figures that cost 3x as much makes me realize just how good the ML one is. As far as the stripes go I know for sure that the cartoon suit had the stripes as a solid pieces on both sides. It fluctuated in the comics.
also i think mafex is the clear winner here, i don't know why some people would think less of the figure and say ML is the best one after seeing this review. maybe they're just too cheap to spent the $80 on one figure? but that also doesn't make sense because whole lot of people are buying a whole wave of ML consist of maybe 1 or 2 good figures with the rest are straight up trash. I have the ML and the only pose i have him in is the semi-crouch angry pose with the hands down on his side. any other poses it looks off, with the shoulder pad completely turned upside down or the shoulder can't raise up to get that Hugh Jackman pose with the claw next to his face. For $20, yes it's a great deal because it was one of the better figure Hasbro put out, but at the end it lacks the high quality feel of the high end figures. and for people that want to argue that $20 ML is better and than proceed to buy a $50 head sculpt for that Wolverine,.. just don't bother telling people you think the mafex at $80 is too expensive. Because i have seen idiots praising some custom blah blah blah head sculpt on other channel saying they bought one and than says the mafex is too expensive.
This! The fact that the ML Wolverine will eventually rise in price to match the Mafex one when scalpers get ahold of it kills their arguement. And that shade man...you're wrong for throwing that at "somebody's" custom.😂😂😂😂(I agree though. It's better than the ML, but nowhere near as good as the Mafex)
ReeceHoward06 pretty much talking about all custom heads people buy and put on their ML. Those don’t come cheap and some doesn’t even look all that great, so it is ridiculous that these people let are saying $80 for mafex is expensive, but buy a ML and adding any sort of $40-50 custom head sculpt is acceptable. But there are people already brainwashed by whoever’s channel they follow.
Not by a long shot. How do you screw up accuracy on a $100 dollar figure? Blue strips? katana claws, not acceptable. Though some custom heads are expensive, even still your not dropping a 100 for something that should be on point from the start. I don't know why some of you keep clamoring on about how it feels for when you put it on a shelf, you won't be touching it however you WILL be looking at it and all I see is another sad inaccurate Wolverine fig.
@@tyestancil2783 $20 figure +$45 head sculpt vs $72 figure that is arguably more accurate in sculpt and poseable... You're saving a little over $10 on an inferior quality product going that route.
Tye Stancil who says the the mafex is $100? You can get one right now on amazon JP for $82 shipped. AND once again, the msrp is $75 from the exchange rate from JPY. what makes you think they actually intended to use black stripe and shorter claw? The promo images from day one has been blue stripe and long claw and yet some reviewer is going to buy it and say the color came out wrong? And the claw is wrong? Lol, don’t be a hypocrite, If you personally don’t like it, don’t call it incorrect. I can see a lot more wrong with the cheapo ML, but you probably don’t want to hear that because it may hurt your feelings. On the shelf, looking at any import figure is 100x better than any ML made by Hasbro.
to me, if Legends with the price of $20+, can be compared with Mezco ($80+) & Mafex ($90+) ... we already know who did the best & who is the winner ...
I don't know why you people keep showing the maximum price for Mafex Wolverine figure. Here you can get it at a decent price: www.hlj.com/mafex-wolverine-comic-ver-medmafex-96 The Mezco Wolverine was 80 USD at retail, but since it's an exclusive go check it's price today. It's between 200-400 dollars. Also the ML figure comes in a 3-pack, so you either have to buy the figure on the secondary market loose or spend over 50 bucks to get the whole pack. Now those are the real prices.
@@something2day620 And they keep bringing up the price when, in a few months, that 3 pack Wolverine will climb up in price just like all the other ones...smh Don't be surprised when that ML Wolverine is running for near the same price as the Mafex one by thee scalpers.
@@something2day620 Exactly. You get what you pay for. I own all three, and Legends are technically toys. Not saying that a whole bunch of little kids play with them, but you can play with them. And not saying all of them look like toys, but some of them definitely do. The Mafex one doesn't come across as a toy at all. It's so much more fluid in design and movement. It looks and feels like a higher-end item. And higher-end doesn't necessarily mean less likely to have limbs fall off.
@@miKeYdOEsNtLiKeiT508 Most if not all mafex promo pics are based on marketing pics that were used for said design of the figure they were making, here is an example cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/615348872406892545/858798568177664010/image0.png With that being said, one of Mafex wolverine’s promo pics is directly taken from a pose made for one of the MVC games cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/615348872406892545/858797882236993546/image0.png
Here here! People who don't want to spend the money on the Mafex one are the ones that say Hasbro. Now if they were given the Mafex (or it was $20), they'd change their biased tune real quick.
Mark Curtis Nah, I have both and I prefer the Legends. No fear of breaking it, the stripes are actually black like they’re supposed to, and the claws are a much more reasonable size compared to the literal sword-sized claws coming out of the Mafex one
Honestly I actually like the Habro version Not just cause it’s cheaper but because of the paint and honestly it’s hella fun just to pose with no fear of breaking
@@something_els3 lol what are you doing to your figures that your worried about breaking them. Mafex isnt some fragile doll. I own quite a few mafex and have never "Broke" any of them. What do you even mean by that?
@@UnparalleledUniverse :( ... I hope you'll release someday that video, I was thinking about buying the MAFEX one, and I would like to see how it looks with other figures :( ... I collect Legends but I'm really interested in the MAFEX Iron Spider.
Thank you for making an in depth comparison, I found it super relevant ATM and really enjoyed your take on how these stack up. Did you take apart the Mafex's torso? It seems to have better range than some other reviewer's.
I have him in my mostly mezco marvel display. About 20 figures, all mezco except for 2 mafex (wolverine and spidey) and ML Cap. Looks great, don’t regret selling my mezco TS wolverine at all
The Mafex one looks the best to me. The unmasked head looks just like the cartoon and matching the stripes to the other parts of his costume makes more sense. I do think the claws are too long. That said, their figures are too expensive for me for being what they are; A 6-inch format and for not having cloth costumes. If I could get a KO Mafex Wolverine-like for some of the other Mafexes, I'd buy one. I bought the 12-inch Legends Wolverine and overall I love it. I paid $30 for it used and compared to the last Wolverine I bought -the first Legends Wolverine in 2003, it is amazing. I find unmasked hair to be a reasonable realistic version of how the hair would look in real -life. That and the claws not being straight were the only slight downsides. The body shape is how Wolverine should be - stout and muscular. The heads have loads of attitude also. I give props to Mezco for daring to be different on their figures but the only one that works is the Captain America. Wolverine's laced boots with wings look goofy. The shoulder pads are not bad - much better than the brown and tan version which just look like football pads are not convincing.
I think it just depends on what you're looking for, I'm a sucker for soft goods and intricate sculpting details, so I own the Mezco. If you value articulation over all, then the Mafex would be for you, but if you want the most accurate Jim Lee/Animated Wolverine, then I'd recommend the ML, he's the best value for money. Personally I don't think the Mafex is 5x the value of the ML and his X-Men Origins Deadpool claws give me anxiety.
Here's hoping Medicom re-releases an updated version on their Tiger Stripe Logan. I was so looking forward to that purchase, but those claws/rakes are ridiculous and joints easily falling apart is unacceptable especially for the retail price. The upcoming brown suit figure looks promising, but I definitely prefer the Tiger Stripe outfit.
Can you do a who made the best hugh jackman wolverine action figure? There are actually quite a few and I want one and I want to compare them and find out which one is the best
I think Mezco is my favourite action figure line, the whole point is to realise the outfits and give a unique take, so when it's the point and u dont like it, don't buy them Great video though,i weren't trashing just giving my thoughts
Brother Wade I loved this video! In fact, I love all your videos bro. Even if I disagree with certain points. You are a true Collector bro and a excellent reviewer! Grace and Peace 🙏🏾👊🏾🤓✨✨✨
You know one thing that you never seem to give hasbro credit for is the potential to swap parts with there line being so deep if you have multiple Wolverines from hasbro you really can make the ultimate figure and that potential alone is why I stick with legends.
Mezco only looks good as part of the mezco team. These are probably your best videos, good series.. I always give them a watch. I agree with you on the mafex being #1 but he definitely needed more accessories, would have loved a screaming head.
People are always asking way too much on eBay for the tiger stripe Mezco. You can pick up xforce, classic and Logan all for the same price. Also the majority of the tiger stripe have what look like qc issues in the crotch(one of the ugliest Mezco crotches)
@@Godemperor420blazeit mine doesnt mine looks perfect and i dont think the price im selling it for is alot again when it came out it was a higly sought out figure and they sold out fast this is when mezco was berally getting good now just cause you dont have it dont mean you have to be angry about it people paid about 120 after shipping and taxes it is a rare figure and in ny opinion its the best one, once in hand you cant go wrong
@@jayv1442 sorry man but im not angry at all, just stating facts of the after market for these figures. Nothing i said was a lie, feel free to check them up yourself on ebay and amazon if you dont believe me, peoople are wanting near 500$ for some and ive seen them go even more. And i didnt mean to hurt your feelings when i said it has the worst crotch, but its kinda a known thing amidst mezco collectors, there were alot of QC issues when released and even the replacements issued were not up to par(anyone who owns more than a handful of one:12 collectives knows this, feel free to check with online reviewers as well. I may be wrong but even Unparallel had his replaced and it still looks shoddy). Sorry for the mis-communication.
A friend of mine told me he takes a Yoda figure with him when he travels. I've thought about taking a small figure too just to have something to mess with when I'm on the road and away from everything
Great video, bro! I think Mafex Wolverine is the best made, but Legends' is the more balanced between price and quality; Mezco's, simply I don't like it. I have Legend's, but I'm gonna get Mafex' to complete my X-Men collection!
I had a tiger stripe mezco wolvie, and got a used mafex wolvie for cheap. I didn't have any expectations AT ALL. The mafex blew me outta the water. I prefer the unmasked heads for the mezco wolvies/logan, but fuck man that mafex wolverine is that marvel vs capcom, and 90s animated wolverine. It hit that sweet spot. Got rid of my mezco tiger stripe, but kept the unmasked head cuz i love the gnarly grin
If anyone's complaining about the blue stripes, they should look up "90's Wolverine." If someone is going to say they were always black (with blue shadowing), then the same thing applies to the gloves, shoulder pads and blue portion of the boots. All of those parts were often inked with the exact same blue/black effect. And the only parts that were most certainly always black, was that particular portion of the mask and boots. Originally I wasn't the biggest fan of those blue stripes when they showed the figure off whenever last year. But now that I've had a refresher course in how that was all coloured in the comics, I'm 100% fine with it. I actually like the unique approach they took to it. One could say it's overall more comic accurate than any other, from that era at least.
Even though I'm fine with blue stripes myself (I can repaint them If I ever feel the need), the black stripes are the definitive look for the costume. Any time they were blue is an artistic license and liberty as they are not meant to be that color, which is why many fans don't recall them ever being blue. It's like how some artists in the late 80's/early 90's (like Todd McFarlane) colored Spidey red and black with blue highlights. Everyone knows what's the definitive look and color scheme of the era, and for Wolverine it was black stripes. As someone who defends this figure, the one thing I can't fault the haters for is wanting the black stripes.
@@ReeceHoward06 Oh yeah, I totally get all that. I've just learned to like the uniqueness of it. But after looking at enough pictures, I see that the inker really coloured the stripes the exact same as the shoulder pads, gloves, etc. (like I was mentioning). But.....even though it's as if the stripes are the same colour as those other parts (either blue or black), of course the stripes were always supposed to be black. And like you said, you could always paint them. Not something too hard, just a little time consuming. It's a real interesting choice for sure. And I doubt they'll do a repaint like with Spidey; since those stripes would be pretty hard to paint blue and black.
I feel like for the value the Marvel Legends gives you the most bang for your buck. The best thing about the Mafex Wolverine is the unmasked head sculpt in my opinion. I would find a way to put the unmasked Mafex head on the Marvel Legends Wolverine body and you would have a perfect unmasked Wolverine figure (if that's what your looking for). I don't like the Mezco Wolverine at all to be perfectly honest. There's not one thing I like about it, but that's just my opinion. Good comparison review as always!!!!!!!!:)
Love your comparisons mate, especially the articulation part on this particular one. Totally agree, a lot of the legends have great articulation but it’s not just the points of articulation but also how ‘natural’ the figure looks in a pose.
In addition to all the great points to getting the marvel legends wolverine, that specific version also come with a cyclops figure and a jean grey figure. All solid and cheaper than getting the one mafex wolverine.
That Mezco one is great in a X-Men Vs. Mortal Kombat scenario, while the Mafex ones is more appropriate in a X-Men Vs. Street Fighter scenario. The Hasbro is just the standard one.
The "Jim Lee" or "Animated" suit? It was around for twenty years before either that artist or 'toon (and yes, I know for ten of those twenty he wore the brown suit).
Lee and Claremonts run in 1991 on the brand new X-Men books #4, #5, & #6, wolverine had blue tiger stripes - Unparalleled Universe - my respect brother for calling that out.
Best one ever made was the toybiz marvel legends Wolverine. Hands down. It’s even better because I got one before they were trendy and on Walmart shelves.
He actually has black stripes in game and in all of the Marvel vs Capcom artwork. X-Men vs Street Fighter is the only game where in the artwork it appears to be blue, his model still has black in game though.
My pick is the ML version. The Red Hulk BAF version still holds up and I would actually place it higher than the Mezco. And the Series 3 Toybiz version will always have a special place in my heart regardless of being out of date.
@@UnparalleledUniverse it has for me. Rulk BAF one also has sentimental value to me so I may be biased. But that sculpt was phenomenal when it came out and I still love it. It may not be the greatest figure but I still think it looks better than the Mezco. The mezco just looks silly to me, you were dead on when you said it just looks like a guy dressing up like Wolverine LOL
I Feel like mafex has that Xmen tas Japanese version accuracy and size ,I don't remember him being so short in those series, I wish the claws where more stylized like the mezco and revoltech
I painted my Legends a lighter blue and he looks perfectly cartoon-y. I only wish his shoulder pads were metallic, as you mentioned. I know as stock they are different blue shades, but I wonder if the Mafex shoulder pads can be swapped onto the Legends? Mafex is a pass for me mainly for the blue stripes, rake-like claws and I don't like that he is metallic blue everywhere else.
His stripes is always Black.. when they show them as “blue” in the comics its just to show light reflecting off... same way they used Silver sometimes for Storm
False!
Jim Lee's Wolverine has blue colored stripes.
From the Omega Red chapter to at least the executioner's song, its stripes are blue, that's for sure! Even Andy Kubert did it with the blue stripes. You can check, it's not reflections.
Agreed. It's always been black. If the stripes were meant to be blue, then his mask would be as well since they do the same effect there.
i.pinimg.com/736x/1b/81/80/1b8180e761abfc80b701c40f5cd7f792.jpg
There are plenty of images where the coloring and shading is more reined in to portray the colors more correctly
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i.pinimg.com/564x/a9/e5/64/a9e5643e08986dcbe41995635b9a33be.jpg
marswillsendnomore.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/jim-lee-wolverine-001.jpg
If we go by the logic that whatever is colored blue > black, then Wolverine has blue hair as well
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Agreed. It should have been black on the mafex figure
@@phily-phil lol blue haired Wolverine
And since when does black in the light looks blue? it's still black. No, in comics Jim Lee version was always blue.
Can you do more of these best of figures this is cool I'm looking for more content like this thanks for sharing awesome review.
I plan on doing more. What other ones would you like to see?
@@UnparalleledUniverseany batman
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Hasbro with out a doubt. It’s cheap, feels great, I don’t fear it breaking, and it looks the best
Exactly this.
I agree with all of these except it looking the best. You have to admit, the mafex looks infinitely better. The only things I could see someone not liking is it being too tall and having blue stripes...
@@j.epstein7723 and it's not stocky enough, cost 3/4 of a wave of ML's, and has katanas for claws, just some things you forgot to add.
As I said I agree with all of what this comment mentioned, except for it looking better. I didn’t say it justified the price. I did mention that it would look better if it were shorter. The mask looks terrible on the marvel legends and if you’re talking claws, don’t even get me started on the marvel legends’ claws. (They look terrible just like the mask)
Although this is just my opinion
For the price and articulation you have to say the legends version is possibly the best one out there.
but mezco and mafex just blow that figure away in articulation and scuplt
Jimmy Hopkins In articulation, absolutely not. Mafex and Legends are about on par, Mezco lags way behind. Sculpt, well, they are both 60+ more. But the original comment was “for the price and articulation” and that’s true.
@@StillSymbiotic
I own them all, and _I_ definitely wouldn't be so bold with that statement. The One:12 aside, there's aspects of both the Legends and Mafex that do it better. The two-part head is the superior engineering with Hasbro. Drastically eliminating sloppy paint (and the plastic is all wonky on the Mafex one). Plus, the proportions are more accurate on the Hasbro. But I think the engineering and overall design (albeit like a taller, more slender Logan) on the Mafex is better.
@@Chalor. I agree with for the most part here but I'd say the Mafex articulation is much better than the Legends.
@@StillSymbiotic Your delusional, both fall quite flat for being a $100, when compared to the ML. Hasbro 's accuracy with Wolverine completely eclipses Mezco and Mafex, Blue stripes, wonky arms, sword claws, the only thing good about the Mafex is the stoic masked head. Mezco was trash on arrival.
My vote goes to Marvel Legends. For the price, you can’t go wrong with this version.
Right on! I think it looks the most "Jim Lee" accurate, plus, I know its a " Wolverine" comparison, but for 60 smackers, you get Cyclops, and Jean Grey as well.
He had black stripes in the animated series.
I know he usually had the black strips but did he ever have blue in the series?
Unparalleled Universe Nah.
@@UnparalleledUniverse he did have blue strips but not in the animated series
Pinwarrior90887 that was shading
I think it was the last season, or the last few episodes when the studio changed. Not 100 percent sure though. The Spider-man TAS on the other hand when x-men guest starred were blue, that I remember.
That captain America pointer finger killed me lol. Great stuff!
😂😂😂
Not for nothing, but I just keep going back to the apocalypse wave wolverine. He's so fun to pose and display. You make some really good points though. Legends needs to adopt the lighting collection articulation scheme. Seems like they are starting to. Great comparison!
Thanks! Yeah that Wolverine is great too!
Completely agree with your thoughts about wolverine figures coming with his bone claws. Excellent review! Congrats and thanks
The perfection: Mafex head on ML body
elvislechada honestly that’s what I’m going to do ima just get the ko and put the head on him
Oh, my god YES!
Guts thanks for this idea, where would i find a KO though?
Would be a $90 head swap for me lol.
With Mezco claws
This was a very fun and thorough comparison video, and I loved every minute. I especially enjoyed Captain America making a guest appearance during the arm hair segment.
😄😄😄 Thanks man! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Daaaamn, I'm a big Wolverine fan and the figures are awesome. All three of them. I'd get them but I'm short of money. You keep doing reviews, man. This is amazing!
Thanks man!
@@UnparalleledUniverse woah! You replied! I've got to say I'm kind of thrilled. Thanks for the reply!
@@kwazunt08 no problem at all sir! I'm glad you like the reviews. Yo fyi you can get the 3 pack Wolverine for crazy cheap in the Facebook buy and sell groups.
@@UnparalleledUniverse Great idea! I'll take a look at it. Thanks so much! Take care, man. Keep being awesome!
Using that Caps pointer finger had me cracking up, loved that.
The mafex is based on jim Lee's art and he drew him with blue stripes so the figure is very accurate.
Damn! I so love that comment on the Legends Logan head.😆
😄😄😄 He looks like creeper
I do like the Mafex one, the Hasbro has a terrible mask! I feel like the Mezco one is the best quality overall. Head sculpts are really good too, and the claws are perfect! If the Mafex had the black stripes, and was made a little better, it’d be perfect
Yeah I think the Mafex is just a few small steps from perfect.
The Mafex claws are way too long imo
Great comparisson vid! Seeing the ML version next to these figures that cost 3x as much makes me realize just how good the ML one is. As far as the stripes go I know for sure that the cartoon suit had the stripes as a solid pieces on both sides. It fluctuated in the comics.
also i think mafex is the clear winner here, i don't know why some people would think less of the figure and say ML is the best one after seeing this review. maybe they're just too cheap to spent the $80 on one figure? but that also doesn't make sense because whole lot of people are buying a whole wave of ML consist of maybe 1 or 2 good figures with the rest are straight up trash. I have the ML and the only pose i have him in is the semi-crouch angry pose with the hands down on his side. any other poses it looks off, with the shoulder pad completely turned upside down or the shoulder can't raise up to get that Hugh Jackman pose with the claw next to his face. For $20, yes it's a great deal because it was one of the better figure Hasbro put out, but at the end it lacks the high quality feel of the high end figures.
and for people that want to argue that $20 ML is better and than proceed to buy a $50 head sculpt for that Wolverine,.. just don't bother telling people you think the mafex at $80 is too expensive. Because i have seen idiots praising some custom blah blah blah head sculpt on other channel saying they bought one and than says the mafex is too expensive.
This! The fact that the ML Wolverine will eventually rise in price to match the Mafex one when scalpers get ahold of it kills their arguement. And that shade man...you're wrong for throwing that at "somebody's" custom.😂😂😂😂(I agree though. It's better than the ML, but nowhere near as good as the Mafex)
ReeceHoward06 pretty much talking about all custom heads people buy and put on their ML. Those don’t come cheap and some doesn’t even look all that great, so it is ridiculous that these people let are saying $80 for mafex is expensive, but buy a ML and adding any sort of $40-50 custom head sculpt is acceptable. But there are people already brainwashed by whoever’s channel they follow.
Not by a long shot. How do you screw up accuracy on a $100 dollar figure? Blue strips? katana claws, not acceptable. Though some custom heads are expensive, even still your not dropping a 100 for something that should be on point from the start. I don't know why some of you keep clamoring on about how it feels for when you put it on a shelf, you won't be touching it however you WILL be looking at it and all I see is another sad inaccurate Wolverine fig.
@@tyestancil2783 $20 figure +$45 head sculpt vs $72 figure that is arguably more accurate in sculpt and poseable... You're saving a little over $10 on an inferior quality product going that route.
Tye Stancil who says the the mafex is $100? You can get one right now on amazon JP for $82 shipped. AND once again, the msrp is $75 from the exchange rate from JPY. what makes you think they actually intended to use black stripe and shorter claw? The promo images from day one has been blue stripe and long claw and yet some reviewer is going to buy it and say the color came out wrong? And the claw is wrong? Lol, don’t be a hypocrite, If you personally don’t like it, don’t call it incorrect. I can see a lot more wrong with the cheapo ML, but you probably don’t want to hear that because it may hurt your feelings. On the shelf, looking at any import figure is 100x better than any ML made by Hasbro.
to me, if Legends with the price of $20+, can be compared with Mezco ($80+) & Mafex ($90+) ... we already know who did the best & who is the winner ...
You said it best!
I don't know why you people keep showing the maximum price for Mafex Wolverine figure. Here you can get it at a decent price:
www.hlj.com/mafex-wolverine-comic-ver-medmafex-96
The Mezco Wolverine was 80 USD at retail, but since it's an exclusive go check it's price today. It's between 200-400 dollars.
Also the ML figure comes in a 3-pack, so you either have to buy the figure on the secondary market loose or spend over 50 bucks to get the whole pack.
Now those are the real prices.
@@something2day620 And they keep bringing up the price when, in a few months, that 3 pack Wolverine will climb up in price just like all the other ones...smh Don't be surprised when that ML Wolverine is running for near the same price as the Mafex one by thee scalpers.
Mafex
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Exactly. You get what you pay for. I own all three, and Legends are technically toys. Not saying that a whole bunch of little kids play with them, but you can play with them. And not saying all of them look like toys, but some of them definitely do.
The Mafex one doesn't come across as a toy at all. It's so much more fluid in design and movement. It looks and feels like a higher-end item. And higher-end doesn't necessarily mean less likely to have limbs fall off.
Inaccurate colors, scale and size of the claws takes mafex out the picture the legends is easily the best bang for ya buck folks
I actually agree that Legends is the best bang for your buck but I think the Mafex is the better figure overall.
@@UnparalleledUniverse Figure wise Mafex wins, detail Marvel Legends wins its a 20$ figure basically vs a 80 or 100 figure
I know I’m a year late to this but the mafex colors aren’t wrong. He is based on the MVC games where he had blue stripes
@@Sam-yl5tt nowhere on the packaging does it even hint its designed from that game tho
@@miKeYdOEsNtLiKeiT508 Most if not all mafex promo pics are based on marketing pics that were used for said design of the figure they were making, here is an example
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With that being said, one of Mafex wolverine’s promo pics is directly taken from a pose made for one of the MVC games cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/615348872406892545/858797882236993546/image0.png
Mafex no doubt.
Hell yeah!
Here here! People who don't want to spend the money on the Mafex one are the ones that say Hasbro. Now if they were given the Mafex (or it was $20), they'd change their biased tune real quick.
Mark Curtis Nah, I have both and I prefer the Legends. No fear of breaking it, the stripes are actually black like they’re supposed to, and the claws are a much more reasonable size compared to the literal sword-sized claws coming out of the Mafex one
Honestly I actually like the Habro version
Not just cause it’s cheaper but because of the paint and honestly it’s hella fun just to pose with no fear of breaking
@@something_els3 lol what are you doing to your figures that your worried about breaking them. Mafex isnt some fragile doll. I own quite a few mafex and have never "Broke" any of them. What do you even mean by that?
I'd love to see an Iron Spider versus ... I hope you'll do it :D
Nice video bro!
I'd like to but I would still need to buy pretty much every version hahaha. I only have the Select one.
@@UnparalleledUniverse :( ... I hope you'll release someday that video, I was thinking about buying the MAFEX one, and I would like to see how it looks with other figures :( ... I collect Legends but I'm really interested in the MAFEX Iron Spider.
Thank you for making an in depth comparison, I found it super relevant ATM and really enjoyed your take on how these stack up.
Did you take apart the Mafex's torso? It seems to have better range than some other reviewer's.
Damn right that Mafex one is the best one! That one would fit in just about any display with any brand of figures.
I have him in my mostly mezco marvel display. About 20 figures, all mezco except for 2 mafex (wolverine and spidey) and ML Cap. Looks great, don’t regret selling my mezco TS wolverine at all
Most thorough review I’ve seen. Well Done!
Great review man, for me my ultimate Wolverine is the three pack head on the Hulk two pack body
Thanks! Oh yeah that's a great kitbash.
The Mafex one looks the best to me. The unmasked head looks just like the cartoon and matching the stripes to the other parts of his costume makes more sense. I do think the claws are too long.
That said, their figures are too expensive for me for being what they are; A 6-inch format and for not having cloth costumes. If I could get a KO Mafex Wolverine-like for some of the other Mafexes, I'd buy one.
I bought the 12-inch Legends Wolverine and overall I love it. I paid $30 for it used and compared to the last Wolverine I bought -the first Legends Wolverine in 2003, it is amazing. I find unmasked hair to be a reasonable realistic version of how the hair would look in real -life. That and the claws not being straight were the only slight downsides. The body shape is how Wolverine should be - stout and muscular. The heads have loads of attitude also.
I give props to Mezco for daring to be different on their figures but the only one that works is the Captain America. Wolverine's laced boots with wings look goofy. The shoulder pads are not bad - much better than the brown and tan version which just look like football pads are not convincing.
I still think the Marvel Legends is my favorite. They freakin’ nailed it.
Nothing wrong with that, he's a really great figure.
I think it just depends on what you're looking for, I'm a sucker for soft goods and intricate sculpting details, so I own the Mezco. If you value articulation over all, then the Mafex would be for you, but if you want the most accurate Jim Lee/Animated Wolverine, then I'd recommend the ML, he's the best value for money. Personally I don't think the Mafex is 5x the value of the ML and his X-Men Origins Deadpool claws give me anxiety.
Well said sir! I agree with you. Except about the claws, I dig them.
Here's hoping Medicom re-releases an updated version on their Tiger Stripe Logan. I was so looking forward to that purchase, but those claws/rakes are ridiculous and joints easily falling apart is unacceptable especially for the retail price. The upcoming brown suit figure looks promising, but I definitely prefer the Tiger Stripe outfit.
Can you do a who made the best hugh jackman wolverine action figure? There are actually quite a few and I want one and I want to compare them and find out which one is the best
I dont think so. The answer is NOTA Toys.....by A LOT!
@@UnparalleledUniverse I was thinking more of companies like marvel legends, toybiz, Diamond select, etc
I think Mezco is my favourite action figure line, the whole point is to realise the outfits and give a unique take, so when it's the point and u dont like it, don't buy them
Great video though,i weren't trashing just giving my thoughts
I Love Wolverine!! As you can see...all your Wolverine figs are awesome!!
Thanks for the comparison. Trying to make an informed decision with the New 2021 Mezco Wolverine.
I really enjoy these types of comparisons videos, would be dope to see more of them.
I'm fond of the mezco one 12 line. Just seems like an upgrade from marvel legends lines.
The mezco reminds me of the X-men Origins game tiger stripe costume witch is a massive bonus for me
Brother Wade I loved this video! In fact, I love all your videos bro. Even if I disagree with certain points. You are a true Collector bro and a excellent reviewer! Grace and Peace 🙏🏾👊🏾🤓✨✨✨
The 3 packs stripes are based on the animated design. That is why they are not separated.
Ah ok. Thanks for the info.
This review was so awesome he went into depth appreciate the head swapping !!
You know one thing that you never seem to give hasbro credit for is the potential to swap parts with there line being so deep if you have multiple Wolverines from hasbro you really can make the ultimate figure and that potential alone is why I stick with legends.
Who else likes before the video starts because you already know its going to be awesome!🔥🏆🎥🙌
😄😄😄 Thanks dude!
How about the Yamaguchi? How does it compare to the Mafex?
Love your videos man keep it up you inspire me a lot
That's awesome to hear man!
Since you've done this comparison video I really appreciate the Mezco just a little bit more
The Mezco one is great. I just feel like Wolverines uniform doesn't lend itself the to real world concept.
Considering the price point Ml is the best
Mezco only looks good as part of the mezco team. These are probably your best videos, good series.. I always give them a watch. I agree with you on the mafex being #1 but he definitely needed more accessories, would have loved a screaming head.
In my opinion, I really like when wolverine's claws are a bit long IN MY OPINION
The new mezco is about to dominate them all
Gotta love that Legends Bone Claw version
Bruh i always love Mezco and really want this version of Wolverine,but can never find it,either way Awesome video man👏🏻
Im selling the mezcobbn one on offerup if intrested
People are always asking way too much on eBay for the tiger stripe Mezco. You can pick up xforce, classic and Logan all for the same price. Also the majority of the tiger stripe have what look like qc issues in the crotch(one of the ugliest Mezco crotches)
@@Godemperor420blazeit mine doesnt mine looks perfect and i dont think the price im selling it for is alot again when it came out it was a higly sought out figure and they sold out fast this is when mezco was berally getting good now just cause you dont have it dont mean you have to be angry about it people paid about 120 after shipping and taxes it is a rare figure and in ny opinion its the best one, once in hand you cant go wrong
@@jayv1442 sorry man but im not angry at all, just stating facts of the after market for these figures. Nothing i said was a lie, feel free to check them up yourself on ebay and amazon if you dont believe me, peoople are wanting near 500$ for some and ive seen them go even more. And i didnt mean to hurt your feelings when i said it has the worst crotch, but its kinda a known thing amidst mezco collectors, there were alot of QC issues when released and even the replacements issued were not up to par(anyone who owns more than a handful of one:12 collectives knows this, feel free to check with online reviewers as well. I may be wrong but even Unparallel had his replaced and it still looks shoddy). Sorry for the mis-communication.
I love your vids!!! But it would be great if we got to see “Who made the best”
What do you mean?
Oops. I forgot to add Black Panther at the end of “Who Made The Best”. My bad 😅
You're an awesome reviewer man thanks a lot for the comparisons 🙌👍👍
A friend of mine told me he takes a Yoda figure with him when he travels. I've thought about taking a small figure too just to have something to mess with when I'm on the road and away from everything
Nice! Yeah I always take someone with me when I travel
Great video, bro! I think Mafex Wolverine is the best made, but Legends' is the more balanced between price and quality; Mezco's, simply I don't like it. I have Legend's, but I'm gonna get Mafex' to complete my X-Men collection!
I had a tiger stripe mezco wolvie, and got a used mafex wolvie for cheap. I didn't have any expectations AT ALL. The mafex blew me outta the water. I prefer the unmasked heads for the mezco wolvies/logan, but fuck man that mafex wolverine is that marvel vs capcom, and 90s animated wolverine. It hit that sweet spot. Got rid of my mezco tiger stripe, but kept the unmasked head cuz i love the gnarly grin
If anyone's complaining about the blue stripes, they should look up "90's Wolverine." If someone is going to say they were always black (with blue shadowing), then the same thing applies to the gloves, shoulder pads and blue portion of the boots. All of those parts were often inked with the exact same blue/black effect. And the only parts that were most certainly always black, was that particular portion of the mask and boots.
Originally I wasn't the biggest fan of those blue stripes when they showed the figure off whenever last year. But now that I've had a refresher course in how that was all coloured in the comics, I'm 100% fine with it. I actually like the unique approach they took to it. One could say it's overall more comic accurate than any other, from that era at least.
Even though I'm fine with blue stripes myself (I can repaint them If I ever feel the need), the black stripes are the definitive look for the costume. Any time they were blue is an artistic license and liberty as they are not meant to be that color, which is why many fans don't recall them ever being blue. It's like how some artists in the late 80's/early 90's (like Todd McFarlane) colored Spidey red and black with blue highlights. Everyone knows what's the definitive look and color scheme of the era, and for Wolverine it was black stripes. As someone who defends this figure, the one thing I can't fault the haters for is wanting the black stripes.
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Oh yeah, I totally get all that. I've just learned to like the uniqueness of it. But after looking at enough pictures, I see that the inker really coloured the stripes the exact same as the shoulder pads, gloves, etc. (like I was mentioning). But.....even though it's as if the stripes are the same colour as those other parts (either blue or black), of course the stripes were always supposed to be black. And like you said, you could always paint them. Not something too hard, just a little time consuming. It's a real interesting choice for sure. And I doubt they'll do a repaint like with Spidey; since those stripes would be pretty hard to paint blue and black.
funny thing is nobody seems to care what Jim Lee's Stom costume is black, silver or white. but blue stripe on Wolverine is incorrect. lol
The Hasbro unmasked head looks like old Carrie Fisher lol.
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I was thinking of getting the Yamaguchi Revoltech, their Wolverine looks great. But i think i will go for Marvel Legends.
Honestly, I am not a fan of the Revoltech Version.
Why it’s cool
I feel like for the value the Marvel Legends gives you the most bang for your buck. The best thing about the Mafex Wolverine is the unmasked head sculpt in my opinion. I would find a way to put the unmasked Mafex head on the Marvel Legends Wolverine body and you would have a perfect unmasked Wolverine figure (if that's what your looking for). I don't like the Mezco Wolverine at all to be perfectly honest. There's not one thing I like about it, but that's just my opinion. Good comparison review as always!!!!!!!!:)
I really think the mafex wolverine should've come with an open mouth yelling face.
That would have been great
Love your comparisons mate, especially the articulation part on this particular one. Totally agree, a lot of the legends have great articulation but it’s not just the points of articulation but also how ‘natural’ the figure looks in a pose.
In addition to all the great points to getting the marvel legends wolverine, that specific version also come with a cyclops figure and a jean grey figure. All solid and cheaper than getting the one mafex wolverine.
Now one advantage of the mezco one being a bit tall is that he fits in with marvel select figures
That Mezco one is great in a X-Men Vs. Mortal Kombat scenario, while the Mafex ones is more appropriate in a X-Men Vs. Street Fighter scenario. The Hasbro is just the standard one.
Mezco wolverine comes with 8 heads plus a Sentinel base
Just want to say this review made me buy the mafex wolverine, to put his head on my hasbro. Thanks.
The "Jim Lee" or "Animated" suit? It was around for twenty years before either that artist or 'toon (and yes, I know for ten of those twenty he wore the brown suit).
Agreed across the board on all 3 figures. I don’t own the Mezco and this video hits all the points why I decided to pass on it.
Lee and Claremonts run in 1991 on the brand new X-Men books #4, #5, & #6, wolverine had blue tiger stripes - Unparalleled Universe - my respect brother for calling that out.
Best one ever made was the toybiz marvel legends Wolverine. Hands down. It’s even better because I got one before they were trendy and on Walmart shelves.
the 3-shot in the intro looks dope.From that shot,the middle one looked best to me.
I can appreciate the craftsmanship of the soft goods on Mezco and hot toys but they look barbie-ish.
Sometimes yeah they do. They are still great though, especially Punisher, Blade, Aquaman, Logans etc....
That Mezco head is awesome imo
The tiger strips on the marvel legends ones that are together and not individual marks on his sides are straight from the 90’s cartoon.
the Marvel vs Capcom has the blue stripe for the default character color.
FrankW1029 yeah looks like they (mafex )are making the figures like in that game . I hope they do captain America
CARTOONx22x need a Cable from MvsC ... or Psylock
He actually has black stripes in game and in all of the Marvel vs Capcom artwork. X-Men vs Street Fighter is the only game where in the artwork it appears to be blue, his model still has black in game though.
The stripes are depicted black with some blue highligths, so i think Mafex is accurate
His stripes were always black. Blue is used in comics and animation for highlights on black materials.
The claws on the Mayfex version are way overdone. They're longer than his forearm and are lacking any curved arc.
My pick is the ML version. The Red Hulk BAF version still holds up and I would actually place it higher than the Mezco. And the Series 3 Toybiz version will always have a special place in my heart regardless of being out of date.
Whoooaaa! I feel you on the toybiz ones having sentimental value but I disagree on the red Hulk Wolverine. I don't think he's aged well.
@@UnparalleledUniverse it has for me. Rulk BAF one also has sentimental value to me so I may be biased. But that sculpt was phenomenal when it came out and I still love it. It may not be the greatest figure but I still think it looks better than the Mezco. The mezco just looks silly to me, you were dead on when you said it just looks like a guy dressing up like Wolverine LOL
Should have put one of the hasbro Hugh jackman headsculpts on the Mafex body and see how it looks or the marvel legends
Omg you are so right Mezco does look like a man cosplaying as Wolverine which is funny.
I only have the 2001 Toybiz Wolverine. The one with toe articulation. His claws suck but everything is good.
Any possibility of putting the Mezco hands on the Legends figure?
cdubbart No, as (the best way I can explain) the marvel legends hand has a peg that goes into it and mezco has a hole in hands that plugs in.
Why Dont U Have 100k subs yet?!! U do good reviews mate
😂😂😂 thanks! I appreciate it. Maybe one day I will have that many subs!
Mafex made Logan 6 foot 1 instead of 5 foot 3
The poses at the end was a good way to show off articulation. Mafex got be winner.
The 20$ fig is the better one bub! Well.. 60 or w e depending if you get the 3 pack or the apocalypse wave
I disagree. I think it's the better value but I think the Mafex one is better in almost every way....still both are amazing figures.
@@UnparalleledUniverse I've seen
Way too many fall apart in ppls hands in reviews. I know they snap back in but for the price that's crazy
Marvel Legends actually has the height down way better than Mezco and Mafex.
True considering how short wolverine really is
I Feel like mafex has that Xmen tas Japanese version accuracy and size ,I don't remember him being so short in those series, I wish the claws where more stylized like the mezco and revoltech
I think Mafex wolverine scales well with the Marvel Select X Men figures.
I’m pretty sure the mafex figure has the elongated claws since it’s based on Marvel vs capcom, where they had the claws longer so he had good range
Are you gonna make a new video of this with the new mezco one in it?
My favorite Is the one In the middle and that’s the one I have Wolverine so cool he is one of my favorite Marvel Characters
The claws on the mafex ones are stupidly big and thats a fact
They are definitely long but I still think they look good.
You should compare Hot Toys and Marvel Legends next hahaha
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Marvel legends Wolverine is completely accurate to the animated series but i agree the mafex Wolvie takes the cake. Great comparison video.
Thanks! Yeah I love the 3 pack version but it just can't catch the Mafex.
Best in this order for me
1) Mafex
2) Mezco
3)Legends
For me it's 1.mafex 2.legends 3.mezco
I painted my Legends a lighter blue and he looks perfectly cartoon-y. I only wish his shoulder pads were metallic, as you mentioned.
I know as stock they are different blue shades, but I wonder if the Mafex shoulder pads can be swapped onto the Legends? Mafex is a pass for me mainly for the blue stripes, rake-like claws and I don't like that he is metallic blue everywhere else.
Now I wanna go play with my Mafex comic Spider-Man and Venom.