Feeling SWAG-a-licious!

Thanks to feeling guilty about going to see the movie Logan by myself, I wound up taking my good friend to see it, and thus Logan is the first movie I ever paid to see twice. Take a bow Logan....


That leads into the main though/realization I had after seeing the movie about the current Old Man Logan character Marvel's using to replace "our" Wolverine after killing him off in the obvious cash grab mini-series "event", The Death of Wolverine, back in 2014.



So what's marvel to do? I mean they're not going to totally kill off a proven cash cow like Wolverine right? Right, so they stick it to the fans and find a loophole called Old Man Logan. Fans get Wolverine even though he's supposed to be dead, and even though it's an alternate world's Wolverine, and all's the right with the world....right?

Well yeah now that Old Man Logan's in vogue, especially with the movie coming out this year, he's all the rage. For now. But what happens when the fans want "their" Wolvie back?

I don't know, but if you think about it, having an older Logan around isn't exactly the worst thing in the world either. I mean if we're being practical here, and based off how old Wolverine's supposed to be, this version really is the more realistic version you could get. I mean, he finally looks as old as he's supposed to be, and would be expected to look for a guy who saw action with the original Rough Rider and future president, Teddy Roosevelt. So yeah, this old guy who's taking the mainstream Wolverine's place is probably the best(?) version you could expect to have,....for now.....until Marvel changes their minds again.....

Speaking of Old Man Logan, I found and bought most of latest Marvel Legends X-Men Warlock BAF wave at a nearby Toys R Us yesterday. Was I expecting to see Cyclops? Sure, despite him being one of the hardest and most sought after figures in the wave, but damn damn if I didn't think I at least had a shot anyways.


Despite not finding Colossus and Cyclops, I was still able to build Warlock thanks to a good friend of mine giving his BAF pieces from the Colossus and Cyclops figures he owned. Not a bad figure, but the arm joints to bend much. Weird.

That good friend of mine also sold me the completed DCUC Anti-Monitor C&C figure, and damn is he sweet!


Look at 'em, just ready to freak the Flash, Barry Allen out, ha ha.

Rounding things out will be the DCUC Swamp Thing figure I ordered, along with the Volume 2 of Marvel's The Twelve by JMS and Chris Weston. Remember that one? It came out back in 2007, and was about 12 forgotten Golden Age heroes that had gotten captured by the Nazis and stored in a cryogenic freeze until being released in the modern era. It's damn good stuff by JMS actually, and worth going to grab on the cheap off Amazon for your local book store.

I'm only buying the second volume because I own the first half via back issues. I was just needing to complete the rest of the story, as I was even missing the 12th issue. Gotta' find out what happens to them!

Damn shame Marvel hasn't done shit with them after a follow up The Twelve mini-series after the first maxi-series. They're all(well, who's left) still very viable characters to use. Why not use 'em?

Dream Waves: DC Golden Age Characters

Happy Hump Day!!!!


For last week's edition of Dream Waves, I laid out my plan for using Marvel's golden age characters in their Marvel Legends action figure line, finally giving those golden oldies their due as action figures.

Well today it's DC Comics' turn, as again I offer my plan for a couple waves' worth of Golden Age figures to be distributed in DC Multiverse line of figures, which is itself an unofficial continuation of the canceled and much-beloved by me DC Universe Classics or DCUC, line of DC action figures.

Even more so than Marvel, DC is a treasure trove of golden age heroes and villains, due to its long and very rich history that a big publisher like DC who has been in the business for over 80 years has amassed.

And yet so far very little of the golden age characters are finding representation as an action figure,
Well,hopefully someone in Mattel or someone influential sees this and decides to start letting characters like a Crimson Avenger or Liberty Belle.

So, here we go....


DC Golden Age Wave 1:

1). Johnny Quick

Here's some customs for an idea of what he could look like:


2). Liberty Belle


3). The Crimson Avenger


4). GA Robotman


5). Johnny Thunder and his pet Thunderbolt

6). GA Wonder Woman



7). Vandal Savage


DC Golden Age Wave 2:

1). Max Mercury 


2). Firebrand


3). Amazing Man


4). Per Degaton


5). The Tarantula



6). The Icicle

7). GA Hawkgirl


DC Golden Age Wave 3:

1). Phantom Lady


2). The GA Ray


3). GA Black Condor



4). The Human Bomb


5). GA Superman


6). Doll Man


7). The Shade

DC Golden Age Wave 4:

1). The Jester



2). The Red Bee



3). The Wizard


4). Dr. Sivana w/ Mr. Mind

5). The Star-Spangled Kid


6). The Manhunter


7). The Golden Age Huntress/Tigress

That's what I got. Who you would you pick if you had to make a similar list?

Dream Waves: The JSA

That's right kids, this week's edition of Dream Waves is all about the JSA, and the figures I feel Mattel's DCUC line should've made before the line was cancelled.
Now while there were quite a few JSA members made, especially the quintessential ones, there was still even more golden age goodness we could've gotten.

Like these....



JSA Wave 1:

1). Johnny Quick

Still majorly disappointed we never got an official Johnny Quick figure to go with the other speedsters.

2). Liberty Belle


3). Johnny Thunder/Thunderbolt

Ideally this would be a simple two-pack, but they could still pack a small version of Johnny's Thunderbolt with him.

4). GA Mr. Terrific

We have the modern version, now how about the original Mr. Terrific?

This custom figure shows off just how good he could look:


5). Star-Spangled Boy




6). Vandal Savage

Another figure that really should've had his own figure in that line, Vandal Savage has lived a long time, and made a lot of enemies, so it would've made sense to make him, as he can go on any team's shelf really.

7). Per Degaton

Other than Savage, Per Degaton stands out as THE most well-known JSA villain. He should've been made already.

-No BAF



JSA Wave 2:

1). GA Wonder Woman


2). The Tarantula


3). Hawkgirl

While we did get a DCUC Hawkgirl figure, we never got a proper golden age Hawkgirl figure. Including a switchable alternate head would've solved that problem.

4). Firebrand


This version of Firebrand was not the first, and there were plenty of characters later throughout the years that would use the Firebrand name, but this one's more relevant to the JSA, since she was an ally and member of the JSA side-team, The All-Star Squadron.

5). GA Manhunter


We've seen the 70's version of the Paul Kirk, just not one of him in his proper Manhunter attire.

6). The Crimson Avenger


I'm going with his classic pulp look rather than the later red and yellow spandex he's sport later in his career.

7). Amazing Man


BAF: GA Robotman

This one would've most definitely been a simple repaint, with hopefully a new head at least, from the other Robotman figure of the Doom Patrol.


Those are my ideas for a couple JSA-themed waves.
Who else should've made the cut that didn't? Let me know in the comments' section.