Marvel Select BLADE Action Figure Review
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Fun fact, wesley snipes was an amazing martial artist, and did all his own stunts and helped choreograph the fights. He was truly the best blade.
I think everyone knows about Snipes lol. He was perfect
I didn't know
@@joelh90 Wesley is the best. But he didn’t do all his stunts. You can clearly see his stunt double in multiple scenes. Especially in the first movie.
"there is more sculpt and paint in this then a whole wave from Hasbro." "That's more accessories then a whole wave of Marvel Legends" Bwahahahahaha. Thank you so much for reviewing this product. There is just something about you reviewing products you like rather than the ones you lose arms and legs on. I hope your July 4th afforded you time to do what you wanted to do.
thanks. likewise
They also arent going to use this body to do a couple dozen lazy repaints
iv taught this for years witch is why i was confused when i seen a lot of people talking bad on diamond select and praising marvel legends with the only reason seemingly being articulation but what about sculpt accessories and paint witch 9 times out of ten goes to diamond select even as a young kid i could clearly see the better value and care gone into the diamond select figures but i dont want marvel legends to go away i simply want them to be better.
SAME HERE!!!!! Sorry for the all caps, but this cannot be overstated how overrated the Marvel Legends brand is. The fact that nobody throws a fit over their outdated articulation setup speaks volumes.
Because of your channel Anthony I can pick out proportion issue's with figures alot better now , before I couldnt really put my finger on why a figure looked weird. Also thanks for all of your quality reviews over the years 👍
Happy to help
His belt alone has more paint than most of Marvel Legends lul
Since diamond select prioritizes aesthetics over articulation, this is exactly what I’d expect from them. Looks great, but not a figure I care about. The problem with hasblow is they don’t prioritize anything. Everything they do is just meh. Ok aesthetics but sometimes bad, ok to poor articulation, crap accessories, and a high price tag to boot
Marvel Legends (in my area) are $24 and Selects go for $30, for only 6 dollars more, you get way more paint and sculpt, an assload of accessories, and usually brand new molds. The HasBros can't seem to get that.
Even if, hypothetically, Hasbro's licensing agreement is the absolute worst and making toys is really such a burden on them, that is not our problem. The only thing important to us as consumers is what we choose to buy.
We don't have to settle for Hasbro's mediocrity when there's better figures around the same price out there.
That is Anthony's point
The ML Blade is only $24 because of the Mindless One BAF parts. That Blade has accessories and a sword that fits in the sheath. Also, without the Mindless One BAF, ML Blade is basically only $20.
@brandofigure But Retro ML have no BAF parts and usually no accessories, and they still cost $24. Also, the ML doesn't come with guns?
@@chewymew yeah, the no-gun part sucks with Hasbro. Not denying that Select has better accessories, but I still care more about the action figure, and the representation of the character.
As of time of your review, this figure is $27 on Amazon. And the ML Blade is $25 at BBTS. I have the old toybiz Blade thats based on Wesley from the movie that comes with the motorcycle. I need an update to that figure.
I'll agree this guy is fantastic empirically, but at 7" scale you could have it made of a solid gold alloy and I wouldn't _want_ it because it won't fit with the majority of other stuff that's already been released, not to mention imports.
Times like these make me wish more people would pay attention to how much super 7 is ripping us off.
Doesn't everyone know that though? Do they have defenders?
@@AnthonysCustoms You would think but no. They have a ton of unreasonable defenders.
@@AnthonysCustoms They just put up for preorder four identical turtles for two hundred and twenty dollars.
@@indarkestknight1 Well, these 2003 turtles at least look great, but the price is definitely too much, especially considering how few accessories they have. Hopefully, Neca will start releasing their own 2003 turtles, they will do this even better and much more affordable.
@@AnthonysCustoms Yeah, I've seen people telling that the price is reasonable because mafex is not cheap too, and they "offer as much" despite mafex obviously offering much more...
Marvel select have been doing great work. Even the figs that are limited, the asthetic, sculpt accessories make up for it imo. Cap had great articulation so maybe that could what we see in future figs as Archangel looks to have same kind of range
Maaaaan....surprised you've not reviewed this one yet.
Limitations, but generally awesome, IMHO.
😉👍
Marvel select are killing it, especially with their upcoming releases. Archangel, Ps4 Spider-man reissue, War Machine and Annihilus all look amazing.
Definitely prefer the Wesley adaptation of Blade as well, but like you point out it’s objectively a wonderful figure. Big fan of what Select continues to do.
This figure was one that i had the most fun opening up the package, finding out all the accessories and where to store them, how the guns combine together and all that. So glad Anthony speaks highly about my favorite line :)
Why doesn't this figure have the same articulation as the excellent Captain America figure that came out earlier this year? That fig is one of the best Captain America figs I've seen.
At $30, with sub-par articulation, this is a no-go for me. Marvel Select can give really good articulation when they want to, but most if the time they don't.
I love your videos man, I binge them all the time and I don‘t even collect action figures. The only figure I got is the Dr. Doom marvel legends super skrull BAF wave, because you recommended it. And it proudly poses in my game room ❤
Nice. Thanks for watching
It's a collection worthy figure. The accessories alone are worth owning it. Thank you for the review.
The sculpt is great I just wished it was better articulated. Right now mine is sitting on top of the McFarlane Drifter Motorcycle. I had to carve out a little bit of plastic from the shoulder so they could raise up a little better.
Ohhh that's a great idea😮
I really like this figure. My biggest gripe is the wrist hinge direction so that’s really not bad.
Every one of these came with two sets of the exact same hands so only Diamond knows why that happened lol
It's no wonder the rise of 3rd party; both licensed and unlicensed, has been occurring lately. Even in Marvel & DC's case, they're giving out the Marvel license to other companies to give us more options.
Ofc, we have our imports in the form of Three-Zero, Sentinel, Bandai's SH Figuarts, Medicom MAFEX, and even Revoltech Amazing Yamaguchi... But now there's other companies on the rise like Fondjoy, ZD Toys, Moratorm, and so much more coming up.
Having more options is truly a win-win for us collectors!
If this keeps up, as far as the Marvel license, Has-bro is gonna be a Has-been.
Thank you for the review. Just picked it up on Amazon for 24.00 with a coupon.
This is a bad ass figure. I never knew it existed.
Maybe because Hasbro put out a whole wave of figures. But DST only release one at a time?
Well, explain to me how that hurts quality and raises prices.
6:36 thats some arkham knight stuff
While i still think the toybiz blade is the best blade ever made i still like this one a lot and all the weapons are very nice .
We don’t need them…. They need us!!
Amazing figure, one of my favourites from last year!!
What a great figure. Might actually have to pick this one up. He has a lot of accessories
I had been looking at this figure for a while and have had it in my cart for several months. Then I knew when you reviewed it and gave it such high praise I knew my time to get it was limited. They had 18 left, and I got one. Dimond Select needs to be thanking you always because you got me to pull the trigger.
How does marketing and advertising cost factor in the Hasbro vs Diamond select comparison ? Hasbro make lower quality figures, but maybe they have more marketing cost and also the demand. Many buyers don't see the flaws and don't care and are fanboys that shill-in. This happens to every other collector item, for example LEGO - people buy bad overpriced products, just because they need to buy a certain character.
Huh. Appears to be the best Blade figure out. I would've slept on it had I not seen this review. Now he's in my pile of loot! Thanks Anthony. Always keeping it 100.
Enjoy
I remember picking this up last year for my local comic shop and I Love this Blade Figure, definitely one of the best figs in my collection and shits all over Hasblow
Bought this for my little brother, kids obsessed with Blade. Really glad I ordered it for him! Is Hopefully turning up Monday
The real problem is the *quantity* of the ML line. They make SO MANY figures which makes it by necessity rely on constant reuse, fewer accessories or paint apps with each figure etc. Marvel Select puts out way fewer figures so they’re able to dedicate a lot more to each release. The question is do ML collectors want fewer releases each year in exchange for better quality? It’ll realistically never happen because a flood of constant product is a big part of what makes the ML line profitable.
Prefer quality over quantity and they still could do better.
I don’t care for accessories one way or the other, but if Hasbro’s gonna reuse parts, they should at least make them good first.
Also Hasbro has the master license, they can put out as much as they want and sell them anywhere they can. Marvel Select has a more limited license, that they can sell only specialty shops and online, and do a very limited number of releases per year
That's their choice tho, lol.
There's a Shartimus interview where they pretty much admit they give priority to quantity over quality.
I'm convinced that Hasbro Marvel Legends collectors live in denial. All you have to do is look at all of the fanboy channels that constantly post delusional praise for nearly every release. It's ridiculous and embarrassing. The worst part are the people in the comments who carry on about how many more figures that "reviewer" has convinced them to buy at full retail. Then, if you hit up the web for presales, they're almost always sold out! I just don't understand it, unless there's only a handful of each figure available from a particular retailer at that time. It's absolute lunacy and there's no other way to describe it.
I’m KINDA on your side, but ML Blade is still better than this. The overall representation of ML Blade is better. Better fangs, preferred hairstyle, trench coat, and double jointed knees/elbows make it better than Select for now, still.
@@brandofigure See, your response illustrates my point exactly. Fanboys gonna fanboy.
@@scottpiper213 you’re not really making much sense. ML Blade is generally a better choice only because it looks closer to the Wesley Snipes Blade and it has double jointed elbows/knees. I don’t buy every Hasbro figure like you assume I am. lol
@@brandofigure I don’t assume anything but you’re attempting to justify your purchase by cherry picking what you believe is good about Hasbro and avoiding the obvious advantages that this offering has.
@@scottpiper213 the only advantage this figure has is accessories and sculpt. The articulation on this is still garbage. The alternate screaming head has no fangs. He can’t crouch, can’t do dynamic poses. I would defend this Select figure to death if it had actual fangs and better articulation. You’re just defending a figure that can’t pose. 🫤
This figure has been on my radar for a while. Want to see if I could find a Wesley Snipes 1/12 head somewhere and a leather trenchcoat. Perfection.
I going to use the trench coat that came with Heavy Metal batman. (Pickednhim up at Ollies for $4 buck.) It has all the painted buckles and looks like it's been in a few fights.
Correction: Death Metal Batman.
@@marvinonstage Ohhhhh, that's a great idea. I already have that Batman, now I really need get this Blade after watching Anthony's review and reading your suggestion lol
Man I'm gonna start buying Marvel Select, it's not like I've bought a lot of ML lately.
Not a fan of this Blade design, feels too busy for me, but I like the improvements Diamond Select is doing. Swappable arms and a trench coat would be a grail
I agree.
Have the Mezco MDX Blade imo the best Blade to date but pricey as f..k!
I got a Heavy metal Batman (The one with the red guitar) for $4.00 at Ollie's awhile back and I'm going to put that coat on this Blade figure as an accessory.
Correction... Death Metal Batman.
I like to think every time I watch the older Blade films or purchase a cool Blade figure it adds 3 months delay to the mcu Blade
I bought him on release , I love it still. It's insane how many weapons it has. And everything is well-designed ,fabricated and painted. For Marvel Legends he's a bit short but ultimately I like there's variety in human bodies in my collection. Him being thin makes me wonder if they originally planed to give him a soft goods coat? I like this look but I am tempted to get him a coat, and him being thinner would help, because one thing I hate for soft good in figures in this scale they most times look like a kid in grown-up clothing.
It's a cool looking figure, but not what I imagine when I think of Blade.
When I imagine Blade he has the box hair cut.
Would be cool with a nice soft goods coat.
Anthony: "First of all I wanna show you my package, it's a huge package..."
Wait, chill, let's have diner firts (?)
You'll eat when I'm ready to feed you.
Diamond always had bad articulation, but I think they are improving more and more each time.
this figure is so sick, how have i never seen it before
LOL yep, I asked you to review this multiple times because I really like this figure. Blade is 6'2 so he's the same height as Captain America. He IS skinny compared to Cap. 215 lbs vs 240lbs. Yes, the guns connect together along with that stock/battery pack to form a 'mega gun'. I call it a battery pack because Blade's guns also shoot UV light to kill vampires and requires big power sources. Yes, the fig lacks articulation like other Marvel Select figures but the paint, sculpt, and tons of accessories more than makes up for it to me.
I collect Marvel Select an that ab cruch is pretty good for a Marvel Select figure. I was going to skip getting this one because the promo shots didn't look good to me but your review convinced me to pick it up. Thanks for the review Anthony.
The Has-bros are gonna try and cancel Anthony lol. I know you're not into comparisons per se, but with how your figure reviews are more of like an analysis, it would be cool to see a comparison between this Blade and the Marvel one that came out around the same time.
I bought this fig soon as I finished the video. Price is cheap, the sculpt and accessories is so great! This is truly a work of art. Fck hasbro for making low quality figs. I wish MS will redo their Agent Venom, punisher, and elektra to complete the thunderbolts
Yeah, but pinned joints...
Is this serious or sarcastic?
Sarcastic, pinless joints are way down at the bottom of the list of issues with Hasbro figures.
I know he was supposed to look like Wesley Snipes but I cannot help but think of Jimmy Butler when I see this figure 😂
I didn't think he's supposed to look like snipes
He does look like Butler though
This is the comic blade. It's not supposed to look like Wesley snipes. This is 2010s Blade, from Curse of the Mutants. etc. Read: X-MEN (2010) #2
For me I'll get the Marvel Legends figure if it's a character that I'm a fan of. But if it's one of my favorite character I'm going with the select figure or I'll get a select figure of a character because of how good the figure is. Like I'm not a big juggernaut fan but the select figure was a must by for me. Because the size, sculpt and paint on the figure are legit. Also the weight of it compared to marvel legends is nuts due to the solid arms and legs. Also figures like him, hulk and others call legends pricing into question even more more. Because the sheer size and weight of them is something you don't see many non BAF figures get close to in legends. But for select they are standard for figures in the line.
Dumb question, but how do you open the package without destroying the cardboard backing?
Cut a flap in the bottom
@@AnthonysCustoms oyyyyyyyyy Ty lol 😂
Even with its many faults, its the best blade figure to date imo.
That's a shame he can't raise his arms because of the tattoos and the single joints, but he looks amazing. And i agree: Wesley Snipes is perfect for Blade. Can't see other guy playing Blade's role.
The Toy Community at large would've long since benefitted from Hasbro losing the Marvel license and other, relatively smaller companies all getting to share it instead.
Yeah, I believe Diamond Select could make an even better job than Hasbro if they weren't restricted by the license stuff.
I think they can only release a certain amount of Marvel action figures per year and their articulation is limited to 16 points (dunno how that one works since some releases have clearly more points than 16).
Marvel Select is way, way better than ML most of the time and I wish more people noticed that
I come for the action figure review. I stay for Anthony's package. "Still one of the biggest packages out there. Gigantic, thick, wide and tall!" 😂
Thank you for the review, Anthony! I was bummed when this one came out that you didn't have a review at the time. Only thing missing that I would have liked is a brief side by side comparison with the recent Marvel Legends Blade. That was kind of a standout among marvel legends so I'd be curious what your thoughts are for comparison? The only things going against this fig is his height and those arms. Everything is is preferable. Tough comparison in my opinion. What do you thinm?
i don't feel like this is that good, proportions are meh, single joints, poor articulations
the detailing is amazing but the rest is not, if i wanted a small statue with accessories i'd pay for a statue with accessories, as an articulated action figure select is not good because they barely articulate and blade should be posed better than a ninja
accessories? nice 9\10
sculpt? proportions are weird but detailing and anatomy is bad 5\10
paint? great 8\10
articulations? AWFUL 3\10
overall 6.25\10 which is mediocre it's just meh they can be better if they just put effort in enineering and proportions, the miles morales is horrible easily the worst figure ever, somebody cares about these especially the ones designing accessories , but the sculptor and the engineer doesn't it's just not great at all man knowing that they can do better
i totally agree on the message and critiques on hasbro tat's just the blatant truth
Considering Diamond Select is a smaller company than Hasbro, and they can still produce these kinds of figures while paying for the license? It's impressive.
I'm hunting this down, especially since the recent Legends Blade has no guns
Preach Anthony!
Obviously the comparison and blatant superiority to Marvel Legends is very fair to mention, but also the other 7 inch comic book line right now. Mcfarlane. Most of their figures are the same price as this guy and how many of them are just as good? Yeah lol. And it's not DC licensing there either. They just do it as cheapily as possible cause people will buy either Marvel or DC. Not every figure they put out is garbage, but just don't buy them blindly. More good figures like this guy are what we need in this day and age. Select all the way.
What's your opinion of FondJoy Anthony?.
I have the Batfleck,and as the quality of that and up coming releases seems to be looking equally good,I'm happy to see they are making 1/12 scale model kits/action figures of Marvel Comics figures.
Nice looking figure at a great piece.
What percentage of male Hasbro MLs have an elbow setup like that do you think? I get that it was needlessly imposed on female figures until the recent new bucks but what male ones use it outside of the really bulky Hulk sized ones?
BLADE Photographs great with NECA PREDATORS....HUNTER VS HUNTER. He a really cool figure
well said. S.H. Figuarts is wayyyy to hit and miss as well.
I switched to 1/6 scale a few years ago. The 6” domestic market was kind of pathetic for the money they were charging. I’m paying 5 to 6 times more for products that are leaps and bounds ahead of most 6” brands. Yeah I have to be more selective with my characters but I’m going for quality over quantity.
articulation sucks! he can't raise his arms sideways at all and no double joints ... this action figure looks nice but articulation is important , otherwise go buy a statue ... 7/10 IMO
Agreed. Articulation is a big factor and that brings this figure way down.
I don't know that this has the POA as half of current Marvel legends since they've been using the vulcan and shriek bodies for most of the current figures, definitely some of them, but thats almost besides the point even. I would rather have a figure that looks this and that someone actually put effort into than a couple dozen lazy repaints. I definitely think it's an issue with the design team at Marvel legends specifically, and it just boils down to laziness and greed. If you look at the GI Joe line Hasbro is clearly capable of making solid figures, and if licensing was an issue (which its not to the extent anyone says it is) they can cut the accessory account in half compared to the GI Joe line and it would still be twice as many accessories as Marvel Legends currently have. Hell, even though they have their own issues, they can cut a half dozen new molds for every new Black Series wave that comes out, and there would definitely have to be licensing involved with that from Disney and Lucas films.
I have this guy and he is fantastic.
A design that looks like a GI joe Classified figure. Looks really good. Just not into 7 inch scale figures other than the Masterverse line.
Yea hasbro is to overhyped/underwhelming their new hulkbuster looks ehh with a small chest i had the diamond sleect as a kid my favorite fig super cool figure
Don't care for the character design, but it's a nice looking figure, love the sculpt.
For the revolution
for a martial artist character, it's such a shame to see little articulations (shoulders, elbows, knees), good figure tho
I feel like the head is even better than mezzco’s blade.
I wish DS get license for more articulation points, or get the license for Marvel Legends :P
Ya know. Hasbro just doesn't want to. I love marvel since i was a kid but as much as i dont collect this scale i dont see Hasbro doing this. Select is still overall a nice alternative 💯 but ya gotta like the scale,and i just cant. Other than the bulkier figures i dont exclusively do select and on some level, i wonder why? They really add shading etc on a regular basis over at diamond select toys imo.
This is TV show blade if you want to be the "I don't even read comics guy"
Me and my babe skipped the my package line cant stand it but liked the video might cop the blade
I agre 100% with You. I ONLY buy marvel legends (if I like the figure of the haracter/or want fodder for customs) when they are on a discount. Because they are not worth the price they wan US to pay for them. I am from Poland, and before the price raise-marvel legend figure cost was around 100+zł (zł-Polisch currency), and mcfarlane figure(which despite all the flaws they have) that are mostly individual sculp were around 60/80zł...For the price of one marvel legends figure You could get 2,or 3 mcfarlane figures
Well, mcfarlane are even worse than marvel legends most of the time.
I don't think the reason for quality different from Hasbro to Diamond select is the licensing. I'm pretty sure that the licensing is the same for both companies but Hasbro puts out like ten times the figures diamond releases every year. Hasbro leans more in quantity while diamond in quality. That's obviously not a justification doe.
The funny thing is that, as far as I know, DST can only release a certain amount of Marvel action figures per year because Hasbro owns the master license. Yes, they give priority to quantity over quality, but that's their choice, they admit so in a Shartimus interview. They could make better stuff but in less quantities if they wanted to, they chose not to.
So when gonna Trashbro give up the license?
I wish Marvel select did waves like marvel legends. Hasbro wouldn't get another dollar from me if they did.
Been waiting for this one!
I would love to buy Marvel Select, but they scale too big. 99% of my collection is 1/12. I would buy MS for the Hulk or any big character. Damn shame MS don't do 6in figures.
I like rhis figure but the articulation made it a pass.
Looks fantastic, but i dislike the 7" scale so much :( Just thought that a custom figure mixing this with GiJoe Roadblock could ajust the scale a bit :)
yeah same, if select's cap was in scale with ml i would've bought it already but i just don't like 7"
Personally, this is my favorite Marvel Select action figure. I don’t collect Marvel Select, so I have no desire to keep the ones I have in package. The few that I own are loose and this is my favorite Marvel Select figure.
You contradicted yourself in your comment.
How?
Is English not your first language? If so no hard feelings. If it is you must be simple minded.
@@JustinTyme33 you said you dont collect marvel select than told us you have them loose and in box .
Reread what I wrote. I said I have no desire to keep the ones I own in box. Therefore I own none in package. I also acknowledge that I own three (few) Marvel Select. I don’t think anybody , especially viewers of this channel , would consider 3 a collection. I own over a hundred Marvel Legends; I do collect ML. You obviously don’t comprehend what you read or don’t understand English.
I'm tired of them down grading these action figures. They are taking out the ab crunch. 😡 and they also getting cheap on joints. And now most of these toy are made cheap and charging high prices prices
A ton of accessories, wonderful scultpwork and paintwork, that alone makes the figure worth it. Such a shame the articulation is still subpar, these arms are so freaking limited and that knee joint is very ugly when not in a neutral pose.
I'm sorry to say, even if I didn't have my Toybiz Wesley Blade which I love very much, I don't think I would've bought either the Marvel Legends or the Select one.