Even though I don't have the RETRO Fantastic Four figures in hand, I gotta say that HASBRO nailed the designs on these because the figures represent the John Byrne look and since the Walgreen's exclusive s are very pricey on the after market I'm still getting the new ones.
Ya know, Xmanny, I have long maintained the opinion that it would be impossible for me to choose my favorite photo from the hundreds of excellent shots that you have provided over the years, but I was wrong! Your photo of Johhny smashing a cake into Ben's face in this installment is THE ONE!!
15:51, you can’t have the Fantastic Four without Doom!!! And 15:38, that’s awesome! Great photography as always!! This has been a great year for the villains!!!
I got the Thing figure. He is my favorite of the team. I'm tempted to get the rest but I don't care for the retro design. I like the classic black and blue design.
@@Xmanny87 That is understandable. I grew up with the 1990's cartoon and that is the one that was around when I first saw the characters. I started reading the comics in the early 2000s and the went back to Black and Blue and that really clicked with me. I wish I could have gotten the Walgreens figures when I had the chance, but these recent versions come with a lot of cool features. I also like the head sculpt of this Thing more than the one Walgreens had. I think it's Arthur Adams inspired.
Also the Avengers, X-MEN, Fantastic Four are my favorite teams of MARVEL, so Manny please have Merry Christmas. RIP Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and John Byrne.
I only kept the Mr. Fantastic for the lab coat and the invisible woman and returned the rest. I understand why people loved the retro coloring and although the retro came on a superior buck, I don't have that the necessary nostalgia so I kitbashed my Walgreens Johnny and just like him better. My depowered is the Super Skrull Johnny so I cancelled the preorder for the hasbro pulse Johnny too. I was thinking of using the super skull head on the sue, because I used the super skull sue to make a Valeria Richards but then I thought I was getting invisible Sue so Retro go back. I will use the Reed body to custom an older Franklin. Great video. I have to say I almost want to get Johnny for the spidey 2099 mold but isn't the depowered Super Skrull Johnny on the s2099?
Yup. They’re on the same body. So totally up to you if you want it or not. Personally for me, I always want matching Fantastic Four teams. So I’ll get all the versions they make of them.
@@Xmanny87 Yeah, I can totally see that. This is why my line up is the Walgreens wave with a few changes... Thing - Walgreens Reed - Walgreens with Retro Lab Coat Johnny - Walgreens with every flame effect from SuperSkrull and a couple of others added. Depowered Super Skrull because Johnny likes making Ben feel confused Sue - Retro invisible body (yeah, got mine yesterday) with Walgreens head attached I see your want to match but for a Baby collector like me I only really want one FF but don't get wrong, if I could swing it i would add the Mezco to my collection as one set. Otherwise what's the point...lol
Attuma! I want that crazy Atlantean warlord. They can reissue Namor if they must. It’s time for Attuma. Puppet Master. I look at the Finster in Lightning Collection and can totally see Puppet Master with his tiny F4 to control the Four. Firelord! Come on. Do another Retro wave in the Fall 2022 and include that much desired herald. Wizard. Paste Pot Pete/Trapster. She-Hulk all F4’d up. I tell you I have so many wants. Mole Man and some freakin’ moloids. I’d be okay with Ghost Rider, Hulk, Wolverine, and Spidey repaints in the F4 uniforms. Namorita. Impossible Man. Valeria. Dragon Man. They could have four new Fantastic Four retro waves and still not run out of characters.
Hope you have a great trip Manny! Its finally getting cold here in Florida, but I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing where ever you live lol
I can’t believe they didn’t use the pointy finger hand from death head II on psycho man or butter fly joints so that he can reach over and look like he’s can push buttons on his control box. I got to hope the hand will fit and I can match that metallic Green color.
Use the Emma Frost head sculpt, probably the best blond head sculpt to date. You have two to choose from although the hair styles are not quite Sue Storm. Very cool pics at the end of your video!👏👏👏👏👏
Manny, I gotta know, who is your favorite Non-traditional Fantastic Four member? I gotta go with Future Foundation Spider man. That white suit is breathtaking
Imma be honest with all the fantastic four team figures Mr fantastic almost perfect needed the stretchy arm effect of the Walgreens one The thing basically perfect. Johnny storm de powered almost perfect but the blue being off is annoying Johnny flame on also basically perfect Sue storm the body is great but the ports and the head are ew also not many cool accessories. Also I’d add the marvel select human torch effects to the marvel legends one it’d look sick
Excellent review of the team, bro...! Possibly the best version of the team, flaws & all, aside from the issues you mentioned... I have the Walgreens versions of these guys, including a powered down/powering up custom I did of Johnny using an extra v1 (Wg) Reed & v2 (S. Skrull wave) Johnny head, with flame bits... So I definitely appreciate those guys quite a bit too. (I'm planning to paint the extra Reed extendo arms to use with this version also...) I'm trying to decide WHICH version of the team I really like the MOST all-around for display, so I can maybe get rid of 2 sets... It's proving to be a difficult decision as each set has its pros & cons...🤔🤔🤔 I was glad to get the High Evolutionary, and even though his size didn't bother me that much... I think Mr. Sinister size would have been a good direction to go... While Psycho-Man isn't particularly a "must-have" villain for ME, he's an awesome looking figure, I JUST wish his hands were more functional with utilizing his control box... Figures I'd like to see in another FF retro wave... Or two...: 1) FF She-Hulk 2) TERRAX 3) Firelord 4) Annihilus 5) Blastaar 6) Lyja 7) Warskrull 8) Kristoff (Doom) 9) "Sexy Sue" (Malice influenced FF costume) 10) Thing Ms. Marvel 11) Spikey Thing mutation 12) Alicia Masters 13) Stan Lee as Willie Lumpkin
I have this wave as well including powered down Johnny Storm. i really like it a lot even derpy Sue Storm. Most likely i won't the invisible Sue Storm though. I wish a very Merry Christmas with your family and a Happy New Year also. ✌🏻✌🏻
How about a deluxe blue and white costume Mr. Fantastic or an accessory set featuring an alternate headsculpt with grinning teeth, a long bendy wire neck, a long bendy wire torso that can rapp around other figures, a pear of long arms with removable large fist and large open hands but, other than that, The Thing wearing his blue and white muscle shirt and long tights and white boots with the mask alternate headsculpt, a classic Cain The Conqueror, Moldman, Puppet Master, Impossibleman, and the rest of the Inhumans including Lockjaw.
I want those two Johnny Storms. I agree that Psycho-Man is perfect. The High Evolutionary fits nicely with my Marvel Universe toys, but even there he could be a little bigger.
These were also the versions I was most excited for, and sadly, I feel like Hasbro is doing us dirty for some reason with all the little BS and reuse of head sculpts. I'm still in, but I'm still waiting on my pre-orders /hoping they show up in stores, so thanks for the review! Much love to the channel!
From this wave I'm missing Sue Storm both versions , Mr Fantastic and Human Torch both versions , I've got Thing , High Evolutionary and Psycho Man , Psycho Man great figure.
They used the AoA Rouge body because that was the body that was already being used in the factory. These were made at the same time that AoA was getting made. Same reason Venom ended up with the holes in his shoulders. They were making Omega Red at around the same time. Cost cutting and time saving, it's what Hasbro does even if it makes the figure worse.
Great review Manny! The black suit versions were my first Marvel Legends wave. They were ok, and I was a little underwhelmed, but these versions are 🔥. I've been looking at them in package for 2 weeks. Time to bust these bad boys and girl outta their prisons. I'm going to apply a wash to Ben and swap Sue's face out.
That Sue head looks ok in a certain angle...yeah the back of the head is ok.😁 The body she's on is rubbish. Barely any torso articulation. Elbows only bend 90° and if it's like the Super Skrull baf wave Sue, then the knees will warp. Annihilus and Dragon Man as deluxe/baf figs. Attuma would be cool or even Basilisk. I like that Thing has fists and open hands plus two head sculpts. Great overview X-Manny.🙂🙂🙂
Starjammers and the Shi'ar Empire. I've been waiting for a boxset of both teams ever since either 2017 or 2018. But Hasbro doesn't seem to be acknowledging either of those teams. 😕
Literally the first thing I did when I got these was to swap Sue's head - and I don't mean get another Sue head to pop in there, I got an extra Rogue head removed the hair from both and made me a 'new' Sue head. And it's good to know powered down Johnny doesn't match the blue. I got 2 Reed figured to use one as Johnny and when they got here I wasn't sure but now I am. By the way: where you got the Fantasticar? Absolutely loved it!! 😍😍
I just hate the 'Pizza Spidey' body mold. I wish Hasbro would just retire that ugly body mold already. It's so 2015 & 2016. Those ugly duck-like feet are terrible, too. I wish they would've made Mr. Fantastic on either a new body mold, the Sunfire body mold or even the Bucky Cap body mold. I'll just buy two powered down Johnny Storm's and use one for Reed.
The retro collection invincible woman is definitely one of the worst marvel legends of 2021 as they used an outdated body mold as they should’ve used the shriek body mold and it has one of the worst head sculpts of all time on a marvel legends figure
I got the two villians from this wave and the torch as a Jim Hammond torch
Good stuff.
Even though I don't have the RETRO Fantastic Four figures in hand, I gotta say that HASBRO nailed the designs on these because the figures represent the John Byrne look and since the Walgreen's exclusive s are very pricey on the after market I'm still getting the new ones.
Totally understand that reasoning.
The new sue figure has that smush face Renee zelwegger look
She does. One of the first things I thought of was when family guy made fun of her for looking like an anteater lol
That looks great you certainly need all 4 to complete the set. Dad Tony from Sammys collectable toys hall on TH-cam
Ya know, Xmanny, I have long maintained the opinion that it would be impossible for me to choose my favorite photo from the hundreds of excellent shots that you have provided over the years, but I was wrong! Your photo of Johhny smashing a cake into Ben's face in this installment is THE ONE!!
🤣🤣🤣 it’s so Johnny
That invisible woman’s head got to go 😂😂😂
For real bro lol
I swapped mine out with a previous version head... That stank face was killing me!😅
@@shanehai2699 good Choice😂 also happy holidays
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😅Thanks and you also!
15:51, you can’t have the Fantastic Four without Doom!!! And 15:38, that’s awesome! Great photography as always!! This has been a great year for the villains!!!
Absolutely!
I got the Thing figure. He is my favorite of the team. I'm tempted to get the rest but I don't care for the retro design. I like the classic black and blue design.
I love the black and blue design almost as much as the classic blue and white.
@@Xmanny87 That is understandable. I grew up with the 1990's cartoon and that is the one that was around when I first saw the characters. I started reading the comics in the early 2000s and the went back to Black and Blue and that really clicked with me. I wish I could have gotten the Walgreens figures when I had the chance, but these recent versions come with a lot of cool features. I also like the head sculpt of this Thing more than the one Walgreens had. I think it's Arthur Adams inspired.
Also the Avengers, X-MEN, Fantastic Four are my favorite teams of MARVEL, so Manny please have Merry Christmas. RIP Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and John Byrne.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Having you back reviewing was one of the best gifts of 2021. Happy holidays to you and yours, Manny!
Thanks my good friend. Happy holidays to you and yours as well.
I need more FF villains, molecule man, El Diablo, any new ones
Nice!
I only kept the Mr. Fantastic for the lab coat and the invisible woman and returned the rest. I understand why people loved the retro coloring and although the retro came on a superior buck, I don't have that the necessary nostalgia so I kitbashed my Walgreens Johnny and just like him better. My depowered is the Super Skrull Johnny so I cancelled the preorder for the hasbro pulse Johnny too. I was thinking of using the super skull head on the sue, because I used the super skull sue to make a Valeria Richards but then I thought I was getting invisible Sue so Retro go back. I will use the Reed body to custom an older Franklin. Great video. I have to say I almost want to get Johnny for the spidey 2099 mold but isn't the depowered Super Skrull Johnny on the s2099?
Yup. They’re on the same body. So totally up to you if you want it or not. Personally for me, I always want matching Fantastic Four teams. So I’ll get all the versions they make of them.
@@Xmanny87 Yeah, I can totally see that. This is why my line up is the Walgreens wave with a few changes...
Thing - Walgreens
Reed - Walgreens with Retro Lab Coat
Johnny - Walgreens with every flame effect from SuperSkrull and a couple of others added. Depowered Super Skrull because Johnny likes making Ben feel confused
Sue - Retro invisible body (yeah, got mine yesterday) with Walgreens head attached
I see your want to match but for a Baby collector like me I only really want one FF but don't get wrong, if I could swing it i would add the Mezco to my collection as one set. Otherwise what's the point...lol
I ended up painting the sculpted flames with a yellow was and the Torch looks so much better.
Right on!
Where’d you get the Fantasticar. I think that’s it’s name.
I bought it off eBay years ago from the Toybiz 2005 movie set with Mr. Fantastic
Attuma! I want that crazy Atlantean warlord. They can reissue Namor if they must. It’s time for Attuma. Puppet Master. I look at the Finster in Lightning Collection and can totally see Puppet Master with his tiny F4 to control the Four. Firelord! Come on. Do another Retro wave in the Fall 2022 and include that much desired herald. Wizard. Paste Pot Pete/Trapster. She-Hulk all F4’d up. I tell you I have so many wants. Mole Man and some freakin’ moloids. I’d be okay with Ghost Rider, Hulk, Wolverine, and Spidey repaints in the F4 uniforms. Namorita. Impossible Man. Valeria. Dragon Man. They could have four new Fantastic Four retro waves and still not run out of characters.
Finally I meet someone who wants Attuma as much as I do!
freaking great pictures dude
Much appreciated 😎👊🏼
I definitely still prefer the Walgreens ones
Yup. They’re the better versions. Just wish that Sue had a swappable solid arm.
I like the thumbnail that you used for this video 🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, I’ve been meaning to get a shot with that Toybiz Fantasticar.
Hope you have a great trip Manny! Its finally getting cold here in Florida, but I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing where ever you live lol
Hahaha it’s way colder where I’m from so I’ve been happy here with some of the warmer weather I’ve been experiencing.
Would love a deluxe Annihilus. Or a mole man
I’m sure it’ll happen. Many have been asking for them.
I can’t believe they didn’t use the pointy finger hand from death head II on psycho man or butter fly joints so that he can reach over and look like he’s can push buttons on his control box. I got to hope the hand will fit and I can match that metallic Green color.
You’re right. He should’ve had a pointing finger. But Death’s Head II pointing finger and his color is blue not green.
@@Xmanny87 yeah I’m hoping I can match that Metallic green to repaint the hand and that it will fit
Use the Emma Frost head sculpt, probably the best blond head sculpt to date. You have two to choose from although the hair styles are not quite Sue Storm. Very cool pics at the end of your video!👏👏👏👏👏
Manny, I gotta know, who is your favorite Non-traditional Fantastic Four member? I gotta go with Future Foundation Spider man. That white suit is breathtaking
I’m probably gonna have to agree. I also really liked She-Hulk’s run with them too. A tough one.
She is a good stand in for Ben. Would be interested in seeing a show about the four again
Body mold aside you still can't beat the look of the original Toybiz Legends Series II Human Torch. Almost 20 years ago. Wow!
Xmanny87! Whats up, merry Christmas. When did you get reviewing?
Finally The Human torch my favorite superhero
Awesome! Hope you enjoyed the video.
Imma be honest with all the fantastic four team figures
Mr fantastic almost perfect needed the stretchy arm effect of the Walgreens one
The thing basically perfect.
Johnny storm de powered almost perfect but the blue being off is annoying
Johnny flame on also basically perfect
Sue storm the body is great but the ports and the head are ew also not many cool accessories.
Also I’d add the marvel select human torch effects to the marvel legends one it’d look sick
Oh yeah. I keep forgetting about that marvel selects one. Mainly because I don’t like them. But I’ll look into getting that just for the effects.
I need them to step it up and give him stretchy weapon arms like the mallet.
Excellent review of the team, bro...! Possibly the best version of the team, flaws & all, aside from the issues you mentioned... I have the Walgreens versions of these guys, including a powered down/powering up custom I did of Johnny using an extra v1 (Wg) Reed & v2 (S. Skrull wave) Johnny head, with flame bits... So I definitely appreciate those guys quite a bit too. (I'm planning to paint the extra Reed extendo arms to use with this version also...)
I'm trying to decide WHICH version of the team I really like the MOST all-around for display, so I can maybe get rid of 2 sets... It's proving to be a difficult decision as each set has its pros & cons...🤔🤔🤔
I was glad to get the High Evolutionary, and even though his size didn't bother me that much... I think Mr. Sinister size would have been a good direction to go... While Psycho-Man isn't particularly a "must-have" villain for ME, he's an awesome looking figure, I JUST wish his hands were more functional with utilizing his control box...
Figures I'd like to see in another FF retro wave... Or two...:
1) FF She-Hulk
2) TERRAX
3) Firelord
4) Annihilus
5) Blastaar
6) Lyja
7) Warskrull
8) Kristoff (Doom)
9) "Sexy Sue" (Malice influenced FF costume)
10) Thing Ms. Marvel
11) Spikey Thing mutation
12) Alicia Masters
13) Stan Lee as Willie Lumpkin
I have this wave as well including powered down Johnny Storm. i really like it a lot even derpy Sue Storm. Most likely i won't the invisible Sue Storm though. I wish a very Merry Christmas with your family and a Happy New Year also. ✌🏻✌🏻
Thanks man. Merry Christmas/Happy New Years to you and yours.
So do you make the effects also
How about a deluxe blue and white costume Mr. Fantastic or an accessory set featuring an alternate headsculpt with grinning teeth, a long bendy wire neck, a long bendy wire torso that can rapp around other figures, a pear of long arms with removable large fist and large open hands but, other than that, The Thing wearing his blue and white muscle shirt and long tights and white boots with the mask alternate headsculpt, a classic Cain The Conqueror, Moldman, Puppet Master, Impossibleman, and the rest of the Inhumans including Lockjaw.
I want those two Johnny Storms.
I agree that Psycho-Man is perfect.
The High Evolutionary fits nicely with my Marvel Universe toys, but even there he could be a little bigger.
These were also the versions I was most excited for, and sadly, I feel like Hasbro is doing us dirty for some reason with all the little BS and reuse of head sculpts. I'm still in, but I'm still waiting on my pre-orders /hoping they show up in stores, so thanks for the review! Much love to the channel!
Thanks man! Much appreciated. 🙏🏼
From this wave I'm missing Sue Storm both versions , Mr Fantastic and Human Torch both versions , I've got Thing , High Evolutionary and Psycho Man , Psycho Man great figure.
They used the AoA Rouge body because that was the body that was already being used in the factory. These were made at the same time that AoA was getting made. Same reason Venom ended up with the holes in his shoulders. They were making Omega Red at around the same time. Cost cutting and time saving, it's what Hasbro does even if it makes the figure worse.
Great review Manny! The black suit versions were my first Marvel Legends wave. They were ok, and I was a little underwhelmed, but these versions are 🔥. I've been looking at them in package for 2 weeks. Time to bust these bad boys and girl outta their prisons. I'm going to apply a wash to Ben and swap Sue's face out.
Thanks man! Glad you appreciate the review. Enjoy the figures.
I Really Want 2005 Fantastic Four Movie Figures
I don’t see that happening. Those figures didn’t even sell well at that time. But, nowadays, you just never know.
That Sue head looks ok in a certain angle...yeah the back of the head is ok.😁
The body she's on is rubbish. Barely any torso articulation. Elbows only bend 90° and if it's like the Super Skrull baf wave Sue, then the knees will warp.
Annihilus and Dragon Man as deluxe/baf figs. Attuma would be cool or even Basilisk.
I like that Thing has fists and open hands plus two head sculpts.
Great overview X-Manny.🙂🙂🙂
Thank you bro! Oh and I’ve been dying for a Legends Attuma figure so bad. Hope it happens soon.
Woot woot awesome review again brother!! Very sad about the head sculpt. I love her hair but that face ughhhh but awesome job! Happy holidays bud!
Thanks man! Happy holidays!
I still feel like we need the classic Starjammers at some point, man. 👍🏽
I know. I’m trying my best to be patient for those.
Starjammers and the Shi'ar Empire. I've been waiting for a boxset of both teams ever since either 2017 or 2018. But Hasbro doesn't seem to be acknowledging either of those teams. 😕
Thing and Human Torch are the winners for me!!! And Psycho Man! I’m hoping for The Inhumans, Puppet Master and The Frightful Four
Inhumans Lockjaw & Crystal is a must for me.
@@Xmanny87 “Lockjaw!!!” Thing taking him for a walk 🤣
Did you get the super skrull baf fantastic 4 ? What are your thoughts on that wave ?
Yeah I reviewed it when it first came out. I’ll post the link here: th-cam.com/video/2HAAEzaMEVA/w-d-xo.html
Will we ever see Hasbro make the Fantasticar? Not just for display but for the actual figures to be in.
I hope to see it one day. It’ll probably be a Haslab if they do one.
Literally the first thing I did when I got these was to swap Sue's head - and I don't mean get another Sue head to pop in there, I got an extra Rogue head removed the hair from both and made me a 'new' Sue head.
And it's good to know powered down Johnny doesn't match the blue. I got 2 Reed figured to use one as Johnny and when they got here I wasn't sure but now I am.
By the way: where you got the Fantasticar? Absolutely loved it!! 😍😍
If you have an extra Walgreens Emma Frost you can easily swap the hair and use that as Sue's head.
Good idea but I don’t have an extra Emma.
Can't wait for your 10 out of 10 Top 10 video
Soon my friend. I’ll want to have a few of them out by New Year’s Eve. If not, first week of January 2022.
Fantastic (npi) reviews and poses !
Thank you so much
Awesome review!
Thanks
Mr fantastic's lab coat can also make a hank pym
Very true. I’d love that.
Ever thought of doing a movie review on something like spider man no way home
Not really.
This review took me back to the toybiz days as you settled them into the Fantastic Car. This F4 line looks great. Except for Sue Storm face. 🤢
Lol thanks bro!
You keep saying Jack Kirby he did the Walgreen colors black and blue that why I bought that set.
Dude the face sculpt on sue storm is not that bad imo. But thats just my opinion. Great review as always though bro.
The mr fantastic and invisible woman figures kinda disappointed me but the other figures are really great.
Yo have a fun time in Florida I live there myself lol
Will do. I always have fun here. Lol
Did you make that stand for human torch?
I did not.
@@Xmanny87 whered you get it?
They should make a Ben Grimm figure
Ngl i don't like that they didn't give the thing a wash and just gave him that ugly orange spray on him makes him look cheap.
To be fair, in the comics he had that kind of sprayed orangey look a lot of times so it doesn’t bother me on this figure.
i love you i got these figures
Awesome!
@@Xmanny87 where i live they cost 40 to 45 dollars each
happy new year!
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas
I'm going to watch Spiderman today
15:26 🤣🤣🤣
0:00-0:02 🤣🤣🤣
LOL!
kinda pog ngl.
What's wrong with the Invisible Woman face? Now you have a Martha Stewart action figure.
🤣🤣🤣
I just hate the 'Pizza Spidey' body mold. I wish Hasbro would just retire that ugly body mold already. It's so 2015 & 2016. Those ugly duck-like feet are terrible, too. I wish they would've made Mr. Fantastic on either a new body mold, the Sunfire body mold or even the Bucky Cap body mold. I'll just buy two powered down Johnny Storm's and use one for Reed.
The retro collection invincible woman is definitely one of the worst marvel legends of 2021 as they used an outdated body mold as they should’ve used the shriek body mold and it has one of the worst head sculpts of all time on a marvel legends figure
Glad you agree with me.
....this is a 3 out of 4. Sue Summers has a bad face sculpt
I think you meant Storm lol