Shocker Toys Indie Spotlight

[Newton Gimmick]

Just put up a review of ShadowHawk over at the blog: Http://infinitehollywood.blogspot.com/

I'll be putting up future Indie Spotlight reviews as well.

Feel free to check it out and comment.

Thanks!

[Brodie]

I was wondering when these would hit. I can't wait for Maxx and the Tick....

[Dark 5cythe]

Dont......dont waste your money please. I implore you. the quality is HORRENDOUS. I know Geoff........and i know some of the guys that used to work for him.

The sculpt work on this line is so bad only a mother could love it.


And Newton Gimmick, I love your Sig! Very cool!

[Brodie]

They look better than most of the **** in Hasbro's Marvel Legends series.

[Newton Gimmick]

ShadowHawk is quite good, although the character himself isn't that good. When I review SAL later in the week (He's probably the best Indie Spotlight fig) you'll get a better view of the overall line.

[Spitfire]

Shocker found me on Deviant Art and sent me their site after seeing a tribute to The Maxx I drew a long time ago. I thought it looked alright. It was awhile ago though so it's about damn time they finally decided to release them. I didn't know they were doing The Tick.

[VaughnMichael]

Yeah the only character I'm interested in is the Maxx and I already have a better sculpted figure that the 4horsemen did for McFarlane back in the day.

[Newton Gimmick]

I guess it's all up to interpretation. I'm still anxious to get my hands on their version of the Maxx, but it looks to me that far and away the Shocker Maxx is better.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b350/YoNoSe/maxx2-1.jpg

It's almost like comparing a 1988 TMNT to a NECA TMNT in my eyes. Although the McFarlane one is nicely sculpted, the size, articulation, alternate heads really make the Shocker one seem like the real winner.

And there isn't much difference in the sculpting department either.

But to each his own.

[VaughnMichael]

Yeah I'm real big on 100% accuracy, if a toy doesn't look as it should I'll pass it in a heartbeat.
Their Maxx isn't bad but it's just to clunky looking to me.
I'll be keeping my eyes open though and hope that they make a Mr. Gone figure.

[Newton Gimmick]

Take a look if you'd like at the full review of SOL from the new Indie Spotlight toy line from Shocker Toys. SOL is from the Rob Schrab SCUD comics and is the best figure in this lineup.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3380/3609760927_3d65f203a8.jpg

Plenty of pictures, detailed review and lots more over at: http://infinitehollywood.blogspot.com/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3610575698_9001d09bc3.jpg

Please feel free to comment on the blog and let your friends know! Tell your mother!

Thanks for reading.

[Lordmylar06]

Man, seeing SOL makes me want a Scud action figure. He was another one of my comic book faves. Call me crazy, but I'm still partial to my old McFarlane Maxx. The Shocker series nailed Scud and SOL perfectly, but Maxx just does not quite feel like Sam Keith's Maxx. Maybe the points of articulation take away from his tree trunk-ish figure. I do like the sculpted hair/head dress as opposed to the fuzzy one though. Good review btw Newton!

[Brodie]

Still want the Maxx figure. he's huge! There's places selling preorders for 13 bucks or so...so I might do that.

[Wes]

What places are those? I'd like a $13 Maxx!

[Dark 5cythe]

Yeah I'm real big on 100% accuracy, if a toy doesn't look as it should I'll pass it in a heartbeat.
Their Maxx isn't bad but it's just to clunky looking to me.
I'll be keeping my eyes open though and hope that they make a Mr. Gone figure.

Look at the crappy sculpting on the feet. Are they wrapped in bacon? wtf?

and his hands look like they were roughly sculpted with a nail file.

Very amateurish.