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Write a Review link for that item. Mars Attacks (Super7) (Super7)With each passing decade of the 1900s, pop culture was being shaped more and more, with the 60s bringing the rise of rock-and-roll, the introduction of color televisions, the famous Apollo moon landing, and the end of segregation in American society. Oh, and Mars Attacks. Topps' 1962 trading cards series told the story of invading martians fleeing their doomed home planet and attacking Earth, prompting the humans to fight back. The cards were known for their controversial violence and other content (I'd say Garbage Pail Kids and Dinosaurs Attack made it look tame in comparison), but it's become a cult franchise, with subsequent card series, comic books, and a lovingly twisted and hilarious movie by Tim Burton. There's also been plenty of action figures, with Premium DNA revealing last year a series of figures based off the original cards. DNA's been dead quiet for a few months now, so who knows when they'll come out, but Super7's released their own "Ultimate" figures a few months back. I already mentioned more than once that S7 was phasing out slip covers for Ultimates, so this figure doesn't have that, but the box itself is very nicely designed, lifting graphics and motifs from the old wax packs. The back features the art for the first card, "The Invasion Begins," alongside the bio featured on said card, since this figure is supposed to be based off that specific card. The tray inside features a single tie and some bits of tape, and all of those can be removed easily, with the window showing off everything inside. The martians in the series have a pretty creepy look, with big, brain-textured foreheads and skull-like noses and mouths. Not only did Super7 (and I assume Four Horsemen, since they usually do the sculpting for Ultimates) make the head sculpt accurate to the cards, but they somehow made it look better. The level of detail to the martians depends on the card, and comparing it to the card on back of the box, it looks spot-on, and rather than wide open eyes, this one has a lowered brow for an angrier expression. The details are great, not suffering from any softness like some Ultimates do, and the paint wash certainly helps. The color of the brain is a little off, being more white rather than pink, but at least the different colors have clean edges and blend fine. There's also an articulated jaw with the figure, for "ack ack ack" action. Our martian invader stands about 6 3/4" tall, or 6 3/8" without the dome helmet. Yes, the dome is removable, clicking in and out of place no problem, and there's not as much issues with scuffing and paint scraping like Kang and Kodos from S7's Simpsons line. The suit is lifted right from the cards, with yellow gloves and boots and an oxygen tank with rubbery tubes, meaning the martians aren't able to survive outside of their own atmosphere without special gear. The body is more tubular in shape than how they look on the cards, and the height seems accurate, but the size and placement of the tubes throws off the proportions a bit. On the positive side, the paint is very clean, alongside metallic finishes in certain areas, such as the fingers and boot soles. There's also a gun holster on the right thigh, with a cord that plugs into his blaster, but said holster is glued in, so it can't be removed. There's enough articulation here for the extraterrestrial trooper to take on plenty of poses, with a barbell head, hinged jaw, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, and ankles, and rotating biceps, thighs, and shins. There's no joints on the torso, not even a waist swivel, and it's most likely because S7 didn't think they could work around the oxygen equipment. The gun holster impedes the right hip's hinge motion a bit (that's why I think it should be removable), and the hips are a little loose, but not as bad as certain Ultimates (remember how TMNT wave five turned out?). The biggest issue is the head, as it sits too low on the neck, resulting in both it and the jaw's motion being hindered. This can be easily remedied by popping it out of the neck (use heat if it doesn't budge), then placing it back in higher up in the socket. This seems like a widespread issue, but thankfully it's an easy fix. There's not too many accessories here, as the martian doesn't get an extra head like most Ultimates do, but he has plenty of hands: two closed, two relaxed, two gripping, two gun gripping (vertically hinged), and a pointing left, just like in the card. There's also two weapons: a small blaster, which fits/plugs into the holster, and a large rifle with working pump. Not much, but I'll take what I can get. There's a "Smashing the Enemy" version with unique parts and tooling, such as a mutilated head with removable eye, broken dome, damaged oxygen equipment, a blood-stained knife, and a mutilated right hand. The wounded version is pretty cool, but I feel Super7 could've combined them into one figure with plenty of swappable parts. I guess they just wanted to make more money off of this license. Articulation flaws aside, the martian is a well-made figure, and one of the best Super7 Ultimates I've seen this year. Having two different versions makes for army-building potential, but the usual S7 prices may discourage that, so your best bet is to hope these come out in their lower-priced "Deluxe" line. What I really want though are figures based off the movie, so hopefully S7 can get that license, because it has a lot of potential for cool figures. - 10/14/24   by RMaster007 |
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