Man, if they do a Mummy and Wolfman, the whole set could be paired up with Marvel Legends' Man-Thing, Morbius, and Ghost Rider for a pretty decent approximation of Marvel's 70's monster/horror library
Honestly this a lovely surprise , I could choose these over neca the scale is great and the stlye looks like they could fit with anything scooby doo or even realistic humans
Imagine if Jada had the DC license instead of McF. I like the scale, proportions, accessories, articulation, sculpt, and paint. Not bad for their first foray into action figures.
I agree. I really wish someone else had the DC license. I just want a good line that can pair up with my Legends. I have a huge DCUC collection. But there are just a lot of things lacking in that line. From sculpt work, articulation, etc.
16:58 - C'mon, even if Robo Don't Know a lot of things, this one is REALLY obvious! She's a heavy metal fan, throwin' the horns up Ronnie James Dio-style!
FYI, the fossil hand that comes with the creature was found in the very beginning of the first movie. That's what triggered the expedition to the Black lagoon.
The creature is the best sculpt for the Creature of the Black Lagoon monster in 6-7" made untill now. I have quite a lot of creature figures, models, etc ...The likeness is just perfect! Much better than Diamonds!
If they have the Universal license fingers crossed they also have the rights to The Mummy with Brendan Fraser. Love that movie and would love some highly articulated figures in this scale of those characters.
Love the paint deco. Not a huge fan of the faces though. Regardless, I’m sticking with Neca. But I see you Jada. Keep it up. Excited to see where they go
The only problem with neca is that they don’t make some characters like in the Godzilla line we only got mothra and rodan and everything else Godzilla. And with the new neca line for monsters, I’m scared we’re not going to get some iconic monsters
@@badentv1390 That's not really a good comparison considering they were limited by Toho with Godzilla. They have every bit of rights for Universal Monsters.
God, I need that Creature so bad. I really hope they expand beyond Universal Monsters because if I could get a Nosferatu in this style I would be thrilled.
At 1:27, I think Robo answered his own question. That Frankenstein's monster figure fills in that space from the side-aspect, and if the goal is to keep the packaging all the same, that's where the extra air comes from. When you see that figure in particular from the side, you can see the space being used.
@@raulvito6246 right I get it for the price point, and the fact that they left a texture means you wouldn't even have to use a primer, we could just do a light wash and rub it off and it would hold good in the crevices also a light dry Brush would catch all those raised edges of the textures really nicely
Jada Toys please please please make , figures of the old Galactica tv show ..... or even Galactica 1980 .... I need Troy and Dillon figures in my life . ^^
I hope Jada releases the second series of Universal Monsters, I would like to see models; Series 1 *The Mummy *The Wolfman *The Invisible Man *The Phantom of the Opera Series 2 *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde *Metaluna Mutant *The Hunchback of Notre Dame *Renfield Series 3 *The Creeper (Brute Man) *The Mole People *Igor *The Phantom of the Opera (Red Death) Series 3 *Van Helsing *Dr. Frankenstein *The Son of Frankenstein *Werewolf of London Series 4 *Ghost (Hold That Ghost 1941 film) *The Femm Family (The Old Dark House) *The Mad Ghoul *Skeleton (The House on Haunted Hill 1959 film)
I watched this video because I heard Jada Toys will be making Street Fighter figures. If the SF figures are anything like this I am all in. These figures look great and your review was amazing. Instant Sub!!
25:34 A suitable word would be "composite." Fight discussions usually use it for convenience when selecting fictional characters who have different versions across different media; i.e., a character like Ash Williams from Evil Dead has so many versions that fight threads typically use "Composite Ash," a version that the posters will understand encompasses the general idea of the character.
These look great... except for the cape on Dracula. That really bugs me. I'm thinking of going with the NECA versions, hopefully they can do better with the cape. Super7 did Universal Monsters ReAction figures before, it would be cool if they did Ultimates.
I've always wanted a DRACULA toy. The one I had back in the 80s was huge, 12 inches tall and more like a statue. These 6 inch versions are what I've been waiting for, for decades! They look beautiful, they have modern articulation. I just wish they didn't use the "pins" and went for a more Figuarts or even Figma style of joints. Anyway it's not that big of a deal as long as I can pose them around, but I hope next time they'll eliminate the pins and really go for the Figuarts style of joints.
Wow, you reviewed no less than 4 figures and still did a thorough job with each, including articulation and size comparison. The Gillman is the one I've been waiting for most. 6" and fully articulated. Yes! Thanks again for a great review. 👍
Seeing the smiling Frankenstein's monster head made me realize I need some figures from the movie 'Young Frankenstein' in this exact size! Maybe Jada Toys can make it happen?
Nope, it's because these days too many people take "review" to mean that I'm trying to sell them something, or push product on them, or force them to do something they don't want to do. I'm just playing with toys, showing what you're getting yourself into, and throwing my own thoughts in there.
I hate that, in 2021, we still have Frankenstein toys with green jackets. Mego made one this year with a black jacket (as it should be), and NECA made one with a dark gray jacket. Obviously, if a company wants to make a Franky with an accurate jacket color, they can. But Jada didn't. I don't care for Franky's grinning face. Even NECA doesn't quite pull off that expression.
Unexpectedly great first effort from a company, which just started to produce this scale of action figures. Well thought out and executed articulation points, seems like no quality issues, nice, clean paint, useful accesories, and real attention for details. Only minor things, like i would prefer more wear and dirt on Frank, and the open mouth Dracula head defenitely needed more work. To be fair, the Black Lagoon Creature doesn't have fangs in his mouth, that's just some inner pinkish skin making it more fishy i guess, the point is that the paint is correct like that. And i like the overview, thanks Robo!
Bride really looks good, except for her pupils. She does look cross-eyed. But, much like the "generic" Dracula, I think they sneaked in an actor likeness with the Bride. The closed-mouth head really looks like Elsa Lanchester. She might be missing the dimpled chin, but everything else is Elsa. She really looks good from different angles. Only when looking at her straight-on do the crossed eyes become uncomfortably noticeable.
When I heard about these I was a bit interested. The one I want the most Is the Gill Man and maybe Dracula. I'm a sucker for anything Frankenstein's monster so that's a maybe for me. What kills me the most is the alternate heads. They're hilarious. Creature looks like someone walked in on him in the shower, Dracula's fang open mouth looks really silly especially since its sorta modeled after the Lugosi Dracula his face looks like derrrr, The Bride looks like she just saw the biggest spider ever, but the best one is Frank he looks like he cut the biggest fart and he knows it. Might check these out Fwoosh
They look good. Hope the line does well. Definitely planning to pick them all up. Since it’s also Universal, I would love for them to follow up the classic monsters with a Munsters line. An in scale Munsters Coach and Dragula would be amazing.
That opening is classic! Dracula found out he was in the wrong hood in Compton. Eastside Compton Vampire Killers. He thought he was in Blood neighborhood looking for blood. Found out real quick. LOL!!😂😅😂
The secomd head for Dracula looks kinda bad. The teeth are WAY too much... not to mention, Universal monsters Dracula didnt originally even have fangs. Sik
I hope that we get a jada toys my hero academia figures soon like Izuku midoriya Ochaco uraraka Katsuki bakugou Shoto todoroki Tenya iida Eijiro kirishima Tsuyu asui Mei hatsume Walmart exclusives Denki kaminari and Kyoka jirou Mezo shoji, Momo yaoyorozu and Koji Koda Target exclusives Mina ashido and Toru hagakure Exclusive 4 packs Yuga aoyama, Fumikage tokoyami, Minoru mineta and Rikido sato Amazon exclusive 3 pack are Mirio togata, Tamaki amajiki and Nejire hado.
I hope Jada Toys does a 2nd&3rd wave wave and more. Id love to see them get ahold of Hammer House characters and get a Christopher Lee Drac&Frankenstein Monster, Mummy, Cushing Van Helsing, Curse of Werewolf, etc. They did a great job imo....juss sayin,'🤔
Going to pick up the NECA's in Black and White and Jada in Color. The Jada also fit in with Marvel Legends and given the old 70s Marvel Monster books it isn't too far fetched for some ACBA.
Man, if they do a Mummy and Wolfman, the whole set could be paired up with Marvel Legends' Man-Thing, Morbius, and Ghost Rider for a pretty decent approximation of Marvel's 70's monster/horror library
I was thinking the same thing. Hasbro should really redo that boxset.
Definitely Wolfman and Mummy! ...but a few supporting characters would be cool, like Renfield and Vanhelsing, Victor Frankenstein.
@@Ghostbustersfan01 Hopefully. Been wanting a WbN for ages!
@@Ghostbustersfan01 I'd preorder it in an instant. I remember Glenn Webb speculating they could make that back when Jackal came out.
Just announced at SDCC
I'm curious I thought these didn't come out till October but I guess it's an early release I've been wondering about these
I think he said Jada Toys sent him these as review samples.
I was debating on these or the Neca ones. Thanks to the scale portion of the video, I know what I'm looking for. Thanks for the assist.
Others look nice but i might only get creature when they come out. To me he looks the best
Looking forward to these.
Honestly this a lovely surprise , I could choose these over neca the scale is great and the stlye looks like they could fit with anything scooby doo or even realistic humans
Draculas head sculpt kinda looks like Martin Short
Creature seems to win the wave for me but I really do like these overall.
Nice shirt robo.
Those head sculpts look way better than the promotional pictures
Imagine if Jada had the DC license instead of McF. I like the scale, proportions, accessories, articulation, sculpt, and paint. Not bad for their first foray into action figures.
I was thinking the same thing. When does the McFarlane DC license end?
I agree. I really wish someone else had the DC license. I just want a good line that can pair up with my Legends. I have a huge DCUC collection. But there are just a lot of things lacking in that line. From sculpt work, articulation, etc.
@@jasetraber
It's a three year probation period, so after 2022. Fingers crossed DC takes notice!
I've been saying the same thing for months after pre-orders for these went up.
Holy moly! You took the words right out of my mouth before I could even yell, "Shazam!"
16:58 - C'mon, even if Robo Don't Know a lot of things, this one is REALLY obvious! She's a heavy metal fan, throwin' the horns up Ronnie James Dio-style!
PUNK NEVER DIES!!!
Rock 'n' Roll Children!!🤘R.I.P RJD
FYI, the fossil hand that comes with the creature was found in the very beginning of the first movie. That's what triggered the expedition to the Black lagoon.
You sir are correct! I've been waiting 20 plus years for this figure. After years of 'Monsterfest on TNT or Tbs back in my younger days!!
@@alekhidell4925 my fellow creature from the Black lagoon lover, have you checked out to figure created by mongo? It is fantastic.
@@bob6969 thanks for the heads up I hadn't
@@bob6969 I hope you picked up the recent figure from Mego. It is fantastic.
@@bob6969 I just checked them out... glorious looking to say the least.
The creature is the best sculpt for the Creature of the Black Lagoon monster in 6-7" made untill now. I have quite a lot of creature figures, models, etc ...The likeness is just perfect! Much better than Diamonds!
I agree! And I'm so happy it's 6" scale and super articulated. 👍
This just furthers my want for some 6 inch, and super articulated, Scooby-Doo figures!
Damn I would be so into that line. Jada can do it.
The shier number of monsters they could do for that line would be insane.
So I'm not the only one who wants that
I’d buy the whole line day one
the ML Moira is a good base for Velma and Daphne. Just need Sweater Vision and ...t-shirt/bell bottoms guy.
and Lockjaw.
I really hope they do the mummy and werewolf next from how this wave looks they have me intrigued
If they have the Universal license fingers crossed they also have the rights to The Mummy with Brendan Fraser. Love that movie and would love some highly articulated figures in this scale of those characters.
16:55
The original member of the NWO no one talks about.
Fun Fact: The wig used for Bride of Frankenstein's hair was actually red!
@cole Bruett the movie
Love the paint deco. Not a huge fan of the faces though. Regardless, I’m sticking with Neca. But I see you Jada. Keep it up. Excited to see where they go
The only problem with neca is that they don’t make some characters like in the Godzilla line we only got mothra and rodan and everything else Godzilla. And with the new neca line for monsters, I’m scared we’re not going to get some iconic monsters
@@badentv1390 That's not really a good comparison considering they were limited by Toho with Godzilla. They have every bit of rights for Universal Monsters.
@@badentv1390 would be cool if they did some of the Ray Harryhausen monsters in the future!
@@ethandino5270 I would love that. All we have is hope
@@ethandino5270 ..very cool indeed!
my headcanon is that the creature is the long lost brother of fish stick
And maybe cousin to Aquaman's Trench critters.. 🤔
18:11 🎶Ocean man, take me by the hand
Lead me to the land that you understand 🎶
I feel a deep joy
First time seeing your channel. This is one of the most thorough and enjoyable reviews I have ever seen. Love your enthusiasm. I'm subscribing!
God, I need that Creature so bad. I really hope they expand beyond Universal Monsters because if I could get a Nosferatu in this style I would be thrilled.
I'm so excited for these figures, I have the whole set pre-ordered.
At 1:27, I think Robo answered his own question. That Frankenstein's monster figure fills in that space from the side-aspect, and if the goal is to keep the packaging all the same, that's where the extra air comes from. When you see that figure in particular from the side, you can see the space being used.
These look good. The internal skits are cracking me up. I may be getting these! Nice review.
Guess I'll be keeping my creature of the black lagoon pre-order after all.
How’d you get this already?!
Ah, I forgot you’re Robo…
Robo is not bobo. 👍
Those textures would hold washes and dry brushing nicely
Yup they do look a bit too shiny but in a sense they are supposed to be more action figure like than the Neca ones
@@raulvito6246 right I get it for the price point, and the fact that they left a texture means you wouldn't even have to use a primer, we could just do a light wash and rub it off and it would hold good in the crevices also a light dry Brush would catch all those raised edges of the textures really nicely
Exactly what I will do with The Creature. 😊👍
This was the ass kickin wave for multiple reasons at least in my opinion
Jada Toys please please please make , figures of the old Galactica tv show ..... or even Galactica 1980 .... I need Troy and Dillon figures in my life . ^^
I hope Jada releases the second series of Universal Monsters, I would like to see models;
Series 1
*The Mummy
*The Wolfman
*The Invisible Man
*The Phantom of the Opera
Series 2
*Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
*Metaluna Mutant
*The Hunchback of Notre Dame
*Renfield
Series 3
*The Creeper (Brute Man)
*The Mole People
*Igor
*The Phantom of the Opera (Red Death)
Series 3
*Van Helsing
*Dr. Frankenstein
*The Son of Frankenstein
*Werewolf of London
Series 4
*Ghost (Hold That Ghost 1941 film)
*The Femm Family (The Old Dark House)
*The Mad Ghoul
*Skeleton (The House on Haunted Hill 1959 film)
Looking forward to a old school Fwoosh Bandai model kit review (Mandalorian) hopefully soon.
I watched this video because I heard Jada Toys will be making Street Fighter figures. If the SF figures are anything like this I am all in. These figures look great and your review was amazing. Instant Sub!!
I have a bit of a Creature collection so I was most interested in that, but I have to ay Bride looks great, too! Thanks for the early look, Robo!
25:34 A suitable word would be "composite." Fight discussions usually use it for convenience when selecting fictional characters who have different versions across different media; i.e., a character like Ash Williams from Evil Dead has so many versions that fight threads typically use "Composite Ash," a version that the posters will understand encompasses the general idea of the character.
These look great... except for the cape on Dracula. That really bugs me. I'm thinking of going with the NECA versions, hopefully they can do better with the cape. Super7 did Universal Monsters ReAction figures before, it would be cool if they did Ultimates.
I’ll be keeping my eye on their future lines, super strong start
I hope wave 2
Will have
Mummy
Wolfman
Dr. Hyde/mr. Jekyll
Invisible man
Hmmm might need 2 Bride of Frankensteins now to make one female mummy... just have to find the right type of head to fit on that body sculpt
I've always wanted a DRACULA toy. The one I had back in the 80s was huge, 12 inches tall and more like a statue. These 6 inch versions are what I've been waiting for, for decades! They look beautiful, they have modern articulation. I just wish they didn't use the "pins" and went for a more Figuarts or even Figma style of joints. Anyway it's not that big of a deal as long as I can pose them around, but I hope next time they'll eliminate the pins and really go for the Figuarts style of joints.
Can’t wait for my creature to arrive! This is what I’ve been waiting for!
Ditto!
Got mine today! It's amazing!!!
Well looks like I'm going all in on these. Love the universal monsters
Wow, you reviewed no less than 4 figures and still did a thorough job with each, including articulation and size comparison. The Gillman is the one I've been waiting for most. 6" and fully articulated. Yes! Thanks again for a great review. 👍
please monster lords, let them do the invisible man in his classic robe look in the next wave
Seems to me a belt would help that dress a lot. Like the black series Leia.
I’ve been waiting for this video since you revealed these on the Weekly so long ago! Love the short by the way 😂
These figures are awesome looking.
I know Edward Scissorhands isn’t a Universal Monster but these and the Neca Frankenstein really make me want an Edward Scissorhands figure.
Those exactly my favorite group of Universal Monsters. No more, no less.
These looks great. I only ordered the Creature, can't wait to get it. I hope we get a Wolfman and Mummy next.
Bela Lugosi's Dead.
Undead
Undead
Undead
Undead
Great review as always Robo. I'm liking these a lot. Do you know will these have a regular retail release? Walmart, Target, etc.
Welp, you've sold me on the Bride.💸
Will defintely get this whole set..and will probably also get their b&w version. Thanks Robo for the review!
Seeing the smiling Frankenstein's monster head made me realize I need some figures from the movie 'Young Frankenstein' in this exact size!
Maybe Jada Toys can make it happen?
'The Monster Squad' figures would be something I'd buy as well!!!
Man…you have to say: “dont put it in your mouth” 😔
Wow, these look amazing, much better than I ever imagined! I only preordered Creature, which is fine. But now I am dying for a Wolfman and Mummy!
WHAAAAAAAT this was a sweet video!
How do you think these compare to NECA's in terms of pricing for value? Not sure what the price point is for NECA's.
Neca for this kind of monster stuff and most of their product is 30 dollars
anyone else wonder why he says overview now? is it something about that youtube kids thing that happened a while ago?
Nope, it's because these days too many people take "review" to mean that I'm trying to sell them something, or push product on them, or force them to do something they don't want to do. I'm just playing with toys, showing what you're getting yourself into, and throwing my own thoughts in there.
I'm getting the Creature.
Were is my werewolf figure!
Dracula when you put the cape out he kinda looks like a grandpa
Well he IS a century or two above 55. 😂
I need some monsters and it looks Jada might be the winners
Love the creature. Excited for the future of this line.
Oh my god I love this guy, the happy hands part got me. Robo you done great. Love your videos.😂
I loved all the silly self-butt-kicking sounds too. 😂
@@elcarajo66 Same😂
What no Wolfman...AAAAAhhh Whhhoooo!
Haven't finished the video yet but im impressed. Much better than i thought they would be
I need need need these...
I hate that, in 2021, we still have Frankenstein toys with green jackets. Mego made one this year with a black jacket (as it should be), and NECA made one with a dark gray jacket. Obviously, if a company wants to make a Franky with an accurate jacket color, they can. But Jada didn't. I don't care for Franky's grinning face. Even NECA doesn't quite pull off that expression.
Unexpectedly great first effort from a company, which just started to produce this scale of action figures. Well thought out and executed articulation points, seems like no quality issues, nice, clean paint, useful accesories, and real attention for details. Only minor things, like i would prefer more wear and dirt on Frank, and the open mouth Dracula head defenitely needed more work. To be fair, the Black Lagoon Creature doesn't have fangs in his mouth, that's just some inner pinkish skin making it more fishy i guess, the point is that the paint is correct like that. And i like the overview, thanks Robo!
I'm surprised how well these turned out. Jada Toys certainly has my attention.
Bride really looks good, except for her pupils. She does look cross-eyed. But, much like the "generic" Dracula, I think they sneaked in an actor likeness with the Bride. The closed-mouth head really looks like Elsa Lanchester. She might be missing the dimpled chin, but everything else is Elsa. She really looks good from different angles. Only when looking at her straight-on do the crossed eyes become uncomfortably noticeable.
Omg the SHIRT
From this to street fighter they have made MASSIVE strides in quality
Not bad at all, could see Dracula and Franky going well with my old NECA Castlevania line
Female mummy coming! These look pretty good for the first outing. Fang Dracula's teeth are pretty bad, though.
When I heard about these I was a bit interested. The one I want the most Is the Gill Man and maybe Dracula.
I'm a sucker for anything Frankenstein's monster so that's a maybe for me.
What kills me the most is the alternate heads. They're hilarious.
Creature looks like someone walked in on him in the shower, Dracula's fang open mouth looks really silly especially since its sorta modeled after the Lugosi Dracula his face looks like derrrr, The Bride looks like she just saw the biggest spider ever, but the best one is Frank he looks like he cut the biggest fart and he knows it.
Might check these out Fwoosh
FRESH...💯
Don’t usually collect 6 inch figures like this but these definitely have my attention!
They look good. Hope the line does well. Definitely planning to pick them all up.
Since it’s also Universal, I would love for them to follow up the classic monsters with a Munsters line. An in scale Munsters Coach and Dragula would be amazing.
Herman Munster?
Lord Grantham or the Head Butler?
Mummy? Are you my Mummy? Punk Rock Mummy!
Gill the Sea Devil
That opening is classic! Dracula found out he was in the wrong hood in Compton. Eastside Compton Vampire Killers. He thought he was in Blood neighborhood looking for blood. Found out real quick. LOL!!😂😅😂
Would love a Countess Marya Zaleska from Dracula's Daughter figure. Renfield, Ygor, werewolf of london, or Metaluna mutant
The secomd head for Dracula looks kinda bad. The teeth are WAY too much... not to mention, Universal monsters Dracula didnt originally even have fangs. Sik
I just got the Creature of the Black Lagoon, & it’s awesome!
I hope that we get a jada toys my hero academia figures soon like
Izuku midoriya
Ochaco uraraka
Katsuki bakugou
Shoto todoroki
Tenya iida
Eijiro kirishima
Tsuyu asui
Mei hatsume
Walmart exclusives Denki kaminari and Kyoka jirou
Mezo shoji, Momo yaoyorozu and Koji Koda
Target exclusives Mina ashido and Toru hagakure
Exclusive 4 packs Yuga aoyama, Fumikage tokoyami, Minoru mineta and Rikido sato
Amazon exclusive 3 pack are Mirio togata, Tamaki amajiki and Nejire hado.
I think Im gonna pass the figures. They‘re are looking like Marvel Legends figures, quality wise. But I‘m looking forwart to get the Neca figures!
Hey!! Love your channel!!! Where can I get a custom painted 1:18 Chris Evans head sculpt for action figure?
My favorite Universal Monster is The Gillman AKA The Creature From The Black Lagoon. Where can I find this Figure of The Creature?
Did Jada do a figure of my favorite Universal Classic Monster, The Phantom of the Opera? I love that Character!
I have always liked the 12" better, most brands make them so small. I decided to collect only 12" figures or 1/4 scale.
These are $25
And Neca’s, which are infinitely better are $32.
Idk how these actually sell with that price point.
I hope Jada Toys does a 2nd&3rd wave wave and more. Id love to see them get ahold of Hammer House characters and get a Christopher Lee Drac&Frankenstein Monster, Mummy, Cushing Van Helsing, Curse of Werewolf, etc. They did a great job imo....juss sayin,'🤔
Curious, is the plastic like NECA or more like MARVEL LEGENDS? Might pass on these but will keep JADA in mind for future offerings!
The Invisible Man body would make for a good retro Marvel Chameleon custom
Going to pick up the NECA's in Black and White and Jada in Color. The Jada also fit in with Marvel Legends and given the old 70s Marvel Monster books it isn't too far fetched for some ACBA.
Another great review. These will sell. So GLAD they DON'T look like the prototype pics. Those were really bad designs.