Review of Marvel Select's The Avengers Hulk figure!

The Basics:Price: $24.99
Scale: 10"

Character Bio:

When a scientific experiment involving the U.S. government's super-soldier serum went wrong, scientist Bruce Banner was doused with Gamma Radiation, triggering an uncontrollable transformation whenever he became stressed or angry. Growing in size and stature he became The Hulk, a green-skinned behemoth who would lash out at whatever stood in his way. After years on the run from the U.S. military, learning to control his emotions and avoid stressful situations, Banner was tracked down and recruited to the Avengers Initiative. Now he's their blunt instrument in the war to save mankind, as long as he can maintain his own humanity in the heat of combat.

Sculpt and Paint:



Wow,  this figure has a hell of a sculpt! His muscles and overall physical appearance look fantastic and very movie accurate. He was buff but not too buff, and this represents that better, I think, than the Hasbro one, but I'm basing that solely on pictures as their is no walmart by my house....but I digress. The face though, my God, the face. It looks so much like Mark Ruffalo...its eerie honestly. Amazing, but eerie. His feet look awesome (never thought I'd say that). They even painted his tootsies. Speaking of paint its great, the purple-ish brown pants are done with no clop, the paint on the face and body are great as well. Just check the teeth and eyes. Some have the gum paint dripping onto his teeth and some had cross eyed problems.

Accessories and Articulation:

Accessories: Bupkis, guess most of the plastic for the budget went to the figure. For once. I'm not complaining about that.

Articulation is amazing for a Marvel Select. Ball jointed head, swivel-hinge shoulders, swivel biceps, hinge elbows, swivel wrists, ball jointed abs, H-Joint hips, or DCUC style hips, swivel quadriceps, hinge knees, and finally swivel-hinge/ankle pivot, ankles. WOW!!

OVERALL:

This figure is great but there is one key thing that keeps it from achieving a perfect score. The leg articulation is good but there is a problem. When you move the leg out to the side, when you want to bring it in, make sure to tightly hold down the upper part of the joint. If you don't it starts to come out and feels like it will break. That said this is not designed for kids under 13 years or so so I am going to have to bring down the overall score. It's a shame too. It has everything going for it.

8 out of 10!!!!



I couldn't resist