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It's been a long while since I last reviewed a Super7 Simpsons figure, partially because they lost the license last year because Disney was tired of their incompetence when it came to Ultimates for their IPs, but mostly because I never really picked up the remaining two I needed because I was looking to pay less than retail for them. Devil Flanders has sold out through most places and seems impossible to get for retail now (probably for the best since I heard he's bad even by S7 standards), but I wasn't going to miss out on two figures, so I got Springfield's heavyweight champion Drederick Tatum, receiving his first-ever figure.

Tatum was heavily based off Mike Tyson, and you can see it a bit in his design, including his large build. He doesn't look exactly like his inspiration, as his head is somewhat square, with flat hair and a zig-zag beard pattern around his mouth. The default expression is stern and ready to kick some butt, but as per usual, you get two extra portraits. One of them is a triumphant grin, while the other is more irked with gritted teeth, looking off to the side. The third head looks fine in a couple of fighting poses, but it really should've been looking forward like the others. Super7 seemingly cut back from fully painted figures to matte plastic in the final releases, but Tatum has no gloss to him at all, and the work on the heads is pretty clean. One thing to note is that his beard is a darker color than the skin, and although it usually doesn't appear like that, it did in "The Homer They Fall," the episode this figure is based off of. Gotta give credit to Super7 for accuracy.

While not as big as Kang or Kodos, Tatum stands over most of the other figures at 7 1/2" tall. He's about as tall as Duffman, but with a bulkier, more muscular body. This is how Tatum appears in the ring, wearing just shorts, boots, and boxing gloves. The body sculpt is great, looking spot-on to the show and having a mostly clean, solid appearance. He's not really solid, as most of the body feels hollow, but the quality of the plastic is good. Paint could've been much, much better when it comes to the shorts, as paint scraped off onto the abdomen as I moved it, and the work around the thighs could've been cleaner. At least he fares better than King-Size Homer.

Being a pro boxer, Tatum needs as much articulation as can be worked into the Simpsons style for plenty of fighting poses. He gets a ball-jointed neck, chest, waist, and hips, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles, and swivel shins at the boots. On the positive side, the joints have plenty of range, including the chest and waist, and the heads swap easily. However, the arm joints, especially the shoulders, are pretty tight. A couple of hinges on him are ratcheted, even though I feel they don't need to be. The hands pop out too easily, and the right leg has a tendency to come out at the hip (not as bad as Radioactive Man, thankfully), so keep those in mind when posing him. Also, the gap where the neck meets the torso is a smidge too big, and it's quite off-putting.

Drederick is outfitted with a couple of fitting accessories, the main one of which is his robe. It's fabric, because Super7 loves doing soft goods when they can with Ultimates, and it fits on Tatum with ease. The "Mr. Armageddon" lettering on the back is clean, and the piece as a whole adds a level of coolness to him. Other than that, he also gets a towel that hangs over his shoulders and a championship belt. The belt can't be worn, but it can be held, thanks to a combination of large pegs on the back of it and an extra pair of hands with sockets to hold it with ease. As a bonus, he gets the "butt-ugly" shoe he was paid millions to endorse in "Large Marge." The shoe is fully painted and looks great, as does the belt, and it can rest in his open hands.

The first wave of Simpsons Ultimates had two characters that never got figures before, so it's somewhat fitting that what ended up being the final wave did the same with Tatum. He looks great and has more effort put into him than the rest of the wave, but that doesn't mean he's great. I don't like how Super7 felt the need to charge $10 more for him because he's a little larger than most of the line, but I figured I may as well suck up the cost now than risk missing out and having to pay more through eBay. Now to think about whether or not I want to pay aftermarket prices for that crappy Devil Flanders for the sake of completion…

- 3/27/25...[See More]

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It's already been a year since Jakks Pacific first revealed they got the Simpsons license, and they've been treating it very well. Figures have been coming out at a quick rate as well, with wave three having come out in this past January if I'm not mistaken. I haven't had much luck finding it at Target or Walmart, but I went to GameStop not too long ago and to my surprise, they had the whole 5" wave. Up until recently, they only had the Premium figures and electronic items, so it's great they're getting in more product now.

The MVP of this wave is Marge, completing the core family. We already got her in the 2.5" line, so making that sculpt twice as big presumably wasn't too hard, and she turned out the best of the main five in my opinion. Although she has the same blank happy stare as the others, the face looks great, and the eyelashes and pupils are clean and centered. Her hair is oddly sculpted as two parts, and you can see the seam line halfway through it. I'm not sure why they had to do it like that, but the big beehive hairdo is just as lumpy as it should be.

Marge's hair makes her taller than the others at 5 3/4", but she's in good scale with the other adults. The upper part of the dress is sculpted onto the body, but the lower part is a separate piece of softer plastic over the legs. It's better than making the lower body a solid piece, similar to some of their Mario figures like Peach and Daisy, and there are slits on the sides to give the legs more range. Marge has all the usual joints, including a swivel neck, swivel/hinge shoulders and wrists, hinged elbows and knees, ball-jointed hips and ankles, and swivel waist and biceps (actually a bit below the biceps). Even with how the dress is handled, the legs can't do too much unfortunately, and they should've made the overlay rubber instead.

Marge doesn't come with any accessories, but rather another character, and as anyone could've guessed, it's Maggie. Standing 2" tall, she's in better scale with the adults than the kids are, and the sculpt is spot-on. It's a little obvious Jakks just scaled up the Maggie sculpt from the 2.5" line, judging by the similar hand positions and walking pose. There are a few tiny paint marks here and there, but they aren't too noticeable. She's quite posable as well, with a swivel neck, swivel/hinge shoulders, and a ball waist, allowing for plenty of expressive poses. It would've been nice if we got something else with this pair, but they'll at least look great together and with the rest of the family.

Homer's also in this wave, and thankfully not a reissue like the previous wave. This version gives him his softball uniform (incorrectly marketed as a baseball uniform) from "Homer at the Bat," no doubt a classic episode of the show. The outfit's been recreated near-perfectly, with clean paint on the sleeves and belt (though the belt loops could've been better), cleats, his name neatly printed on the chest, and a removable cap. They forgot to include the Nuclear Power Plant's mascot, Smilin' Joe Fission, on his cap, but that aside the outfit looks great. I imagine the temptation to reuse tooling from the standard Homer was strong, but everything here is a new sculpt, including the head. The likeness is a lot better, with a better scalp and mouth, and the hairs are shorter so the cap can fit on. The neck looks a little taller than it should be, but the sculpt is fine otherwise.

Homer has nearly all the standard joints as well, including a ball waist, but it doesn't have as much range as I would've liked. The ankles only swivel, and I imagine the sculpt was a little restrictive on how they could move. Ball joints would've been a lot better for this specific look. Homer's main accessory, aside from his cap, is his "Wonderbat" from the same episode. The paint and detailing look great, and the lightning bolt is sculpted in to make it look engraved. The arms don't have enough range for a two-handed bat pose, but the box shows you can sort of cheat it, and nevertheless, he'll pose well with it.

Filling out the kid quota for the wave is Milhouse, Bart's best buddy. Alongside Marge and Maggie, he's the best sculpt of the wave, especially the head. They managed to capture the hair well, and the glasses look good too, though they aren't removable like with the Playmates Milhouse. It makes for a more seamless sculpt, but being able to take them off would've added some fun. At 3 1/2", the usual height for kids in this line, I was half-expecting some tooling for Bart to be reused, given the similar torsos, but it's all unique to Milhouse. The articulation blends in well with the sculpt, and he's the only one in the wave to have all the usual joints, but the torso prevents the arms from being able to hang down naturally.

Milhouse has one of the more intricate accessories in this line with a bicycle. The bike looks great, with clean paint, including metallic areas, and all the proper parts. The wheels can spin, so you can push it along like one of those Tech Deck bikes, but everything else is solid. The pedals have foot pegs, ensuring Milhouse will stay on it, and the articulation on him is enough to ride it, but he can't sit down properly, even with the improved leg movement in this wave. There's also a clear stand the bike can plug onto, allowing it to stand up, and it's a good idea on Jakks' part.

Speaking of best friends, rounding out the wave is one of Homer's pals and Moe's customers, Lenny Leonard. Lenny stands 5" tall, just like Homer, and his unique design has been recreated well, with the arms being quite long and legs being a little short. The hair is another two-piece, like Marge, but here I can see why they did it like that, due to the slightly more complex design. The paint on the suspender buckles and shoe soles is very clean, and the colors are accurate. Lenny doesn't get a waist joint like the others do, most likely as to not break up the look of the suspenders, but the rest of the joints, especially the legs, work great. His accessories are more generic, with just a coffee mug and a lunch bag, but they'll fit him well in certain displays, including the Playmates Power Planet lunch room if you have it.

Jakks' Simpsons line gets better with each wave, and the lineup here is great. We get not only the remaining core family members and two B-listers, but a variant coming from a fan-favorite episode, and the fun accessories help. The articulation also feels a little better here, but there are still some steps back with it. Some upcoming figures in this scale got leaked recently through international Amazon sites, including some of my more desired characters like Mr. Burns and Grampa, and more unexpected choices like Troy McClure and "Stupid Sexy Flanders." I'm looking forward to them, as well as whatever else Jakks has planned.

- 3/24/25...[See More]

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Thundercats was a pretty standard 80s action cartoon: you had a group of heroes facing off against a supervillain and their henchmen on a daily basis, with some child characters and a funny animal sidekick thrown in. Season 2 shook things up a bit with the inclusion of not only more Thundercats, but a new group of villains known as the Lunataks. They didn't work for Mumm-Ra, and also didn't get along as well as the Mutants did, but nevertheless presented new problems for the heroes, and were well liked by fans. Super7 waited until wave 8 of their Ultimates to start doing them, but my first Lunatak, Chilla, is the second one they've put out.

The Lunataks had some pretty funky designs, and Chilla is the most humanoid of them, but she shared some of the same design aspects as the others, such as the horns, the nose, and the crescent symbol on her forehead, er, hair. The hair, and by extension the horns, are soft plastic, as to reduce fears of breaking the horns. The likeness is accurate to the show, save for the hair having more detail, and she bears her default stern expression. The alternate head is much more displeased, with red eyes, mouth wide open, and hair flowing back. The mouth is sculpted with some depth, and there's a reason for that that I'll go over in a bit. The paint is very clean on the heads, and these figures certainly look nicer now that Super7's trying more to make them look less glossy.

Chilla stands 6 1/4", and befitting her powers, she has an icy color scheme, utilizing light purple and a few different blues. The paint lines on the body are very clean, save for a small speck above the right boot. The body sculpt itself is good too, with proper proportions and great blending with the articulation. The lower part of the dress isn't soft plastic, but it doesn't get in the way of leg movement thankfully. The icicle-like bits on the gloves are also tough plastic, so take some care when handling the arms not to jab yourself. Since Super7 likes tailoring, Chilla's cape is fabric, with an integrated wire, so that it can be posed dynamically. Holding the cape in place is a collar glued into the back, and it's made of soft plastic to keep it from restricting the shoulders.

Chilla has the standard movement, with a barbell head, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, and ankles, ball-jointed (maybe barbell) chest, and swivel waist and thighs. Most of the joints move with no issue, but the leg joints were really stiff out of the box, and needed heat to get moving. They move fine now, but the thighs aren't all that great. The chest has some decent range, but I would've liked a little more tilt to it, and I'm not sure if the waist is a ball or just a slightly loose swivel, but some tilt there would've been good. On the positive side, the heads and hands swapped easily, with no need for heat.

The accessories for Chilla are pretty good, and most of them come from specific episodes whose names I can't remember. I already mentioned the extra head, and coming with it is an ice breath effect that plugs into the mouth with no issue. It's a little smaller than I would've liked, but it looks great. She also has sets of closed, gripping, and grasping hands, as well as a pointing right. Chilla has not just ice powers, but heat powers as well, made evident by the heat laser beam that plugs into the pointing hand. Going back to the ice powers, she has an icy grenade and a ice collar that can be placed around another figure's neck, but the latter can't be worn by Chilla herself. Less fantastical accessories include an antifreeze bottle, a spray can, and a handbag, and I know the last two come from "Sideswipe." If you pre-ordered the whole ninth wave from Super7 directly, you'd get a head pack with a smirking head for Chilla. That's something I really would've liked to get with the figure itself, rather than being locked behind a pre-order you have to pay upfront for.

The Lunataks were some of the many characters who never got figures in the original LJN line, and Super7 has finally done them justice. Chilla is a well-made figure, aside from some quibbles with articulation, and with Alluro having been out for a while and Luna and Amok having just come out, I'm holding out now for the remaining two Lunataks. It looks like there's nothing new going up for pre-order yet, so it's a good time to get the previous releases in this line.

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It's always nice to get little playsets for your figures, since it adds more to a display. Jakks Pacific has done a couple of playsets over the years, and nowadays they're doing them for their smaller-scale lines, which is good for those wanting to save on space (and money). The Simpsons line already got a diorama of the family's home, and recently they put out Krusty Burger. If you're looking for it, I'd check GameStop and Macy's rather than Target or Walmart, since those are where the newer stuff has been popping up first.

This diorama, like the earlier Simpsons' home, consists of a base and two walls, one long and one short. The roof is present on the longer wall, and the sign plugs into it. Said sign utilizes a sticker, as does the window, with silhouettes of Chief Wiggum and Lou inside (could we be getting a 2.5" Lou at some point?). The other side gives us both a door and a drive-thru window, with the generic teen inside. The walls have little cracks on them, with a missing chunk of paint revealing the bricks underneath (both are the same color, I guess Jakks didn't bother with more paint). The drive-thru window opens up, meaning you can have someone stand inside and hand customers their food, and it's a good idea now that we know vehicles are coming to the line. Speaking of stuff that moves, the drive-thru menu sign has a tab that you can pull to change the menu. The alternate menu has much less healthy food, and it feels like something episode-specific.

Krusty Burger scales about 9 3/4" long, 6 1/2" tall (not counting the sign), and another 6 1/2" wide. The size is similar to the Simpsons' home, but it feels more spacious, possibly because unlike the other set, there are no moving stands on the floor. There's a counter with a cash register right by the window, and the appearance is a bit on the simple side, but it fits the show's style, and the sticker is a nice touch. Adjacent to the counter is a table with booth chairs, and there's enough room there to fit the whole Simpsons family if you got the multipack. The table and counter plug in firmly to the base, but the chairs aren't as tight a fit, and are more likely to pop out. The back wall is one big sticker, providing a view of the kitchen with two cooks happy to fulfill any order, a menu with surprisingly low prices, and two episode-specific elements: a poster for the "Mother Nature Burger" from "Coming to Homerica," and a clear spot with a bird smooshed up against it, a gag from "King-Size Homer."

As an extra incentive for people to buy the set, it comes with a Krusty figure, but not the same one from the 2.5" singles. This Krusty is in his outfit from the Mother Nature Burger commercial, itself coming from the aforementioned "Coming to Homerica." The head is the same as the basic Krusty, but the clothes consist of a farmer-like shirt and overalls. The checkered lines on the shirt are sculpted in, which is a bit easier than painting them, and the paint on the arms and overalls is very clean. The television clown/fast-food franchiser stands about 3" tall, and like the rest of the figures in this scale, has a swivel neck, swivel/hinge shoulders, and a "sit-down" joint for the lower body.

The set also comes with two accessories. One of them is a tray of small burgers, enough to feed a group of people (or one Homer). The burger pile is just a one-color piece, and I imagine it'd be hard to paint it cleanly, but the sculpt on it looks great. The other accessory is a deep-fried bag, a gag coming from "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife," and it's the kind of ridiculous, unhealthy thing only a fictional restaurant would do. This ties into another play feature, as the bag can be placed onto a spot on the counter, and then you push down on the register to flip it out the window. You'll have to open the window yourself for the feature to truly work, but it's pretty fun.

The Simpsons' house diorama was pretty good, and Krusty Burger is just as well-made and creative, but it's my favorite out of the two. It feels like it'll make sense with more figures, and there's enough space for plenty of characters, topped off with episodic references to appease dedicated fans. I'll be making sure to grab more of the 2.5" line, though I may have to do it online since I'm having no luck at brick-and-mortar stores, and I'm hoping to see more dioramas this year.

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