This weekend, October 24-25, I had to run down my male parent's home in Texas for visitation and went around town to many of the stores and flea markets to pass time. At the Redneck Dirt Mall, I found this toy mint in a not so mint box for three bucks. I popped it open and decided to write a review. As my first Toybiz Marvel Legend, I am fairly impressed. The hair is made of soft, flexible rubber and the face is full and nicly crafted and the body itself actual looks like a human female. The paint is smooth and crisp, though the eyes are a little sloppy, I can let that go. The Phoenix Crest on her chest is flawless, but the black paint it is on top off is a little short on the right side, so it looks like they misplaced it. The torso is made of green plastic and the limbs from yellow...[See More]

Is there anyone who doesn't know who Phoenix is? I even asked a nun if she knew who Phoenix was and miraculously she did! (I guess she read comics before!?) Anyhow, I was expecting some fanciful new body sculpt for Phoenix, to impress the fans (because no one would have forgiven them if they used an Elektra body for her), and well, they sort of did. They replaced Electra's ugly hips with more natural-looking ones (I still think they could reduce the crotch area a little more, but it looks pretty good as is). The legs and upper body are still standard though. At least they could have given her hands in a "projecting" form like Storm's, though it's nice to have an improved female body to use as custom fodder (we love you Warbird!). Our beloved Jean stands about 6 inches tall, even though...[See More]

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