



Hasbro has been absolutely killing it lately. By "it" I mean both their Marvel product, and also my wallet. A ton of new releases have come out, seemingly all at once, and it's making my head spin trying to keep up. Fortunately, all of the ones I've found so far have been good to amazing, and that's no exception with today's focus, the Hulk vs Wolverine two pack.





Packaging:





The box is the new 80 Years package, sleek and black and very fancy looking. There's the expected portraits and bios, and my favorite touch, an inset of the comic cover that inspired this set. It shows Hasbro appreciating the roots of these guys, and it's an excellent touch.





Sculpting:





As the title suggests, Wolverine is based on his look from his 1st appearance. It's pretty similar to his later yellow costume, and this figure reuses a lot of parts from the Apocalypse wave figure.

The main difference this one has are the mask, which features shorter mask points, and the shoulder pads, which are smaller and hinged.





He's a tad shorter than some other Logan figures, but he does a good job of capturing the specific look of his 1st appearance. The gritted teeth in particular look great.









Fortunately, he scales excellently with character's who are taller than him. No oversized Jackman Wolverine here. (No disrespect to Hugh. Logan is just famously really short.)









Now, I've owned quite a few Hulk figures in my day. Movie versions, Select figures, BAFS. I don't say this lightly: This is, in my opinion, THE definitive Hulk figure. His face sculpt is great. Not only does his snarling mouth look good, but the eyes, and even the hair are excellent, straight from the comics. No doubt this is a classic Hulk.









He's also huge. Bigger than some BAF figures, he towers over the MCU figure. His sculpt is filled with huge muscles, chiseled abs, and even popping veins. The famous purple pants look great, with details like pockets and visible belt loops. Best of all, his sculpt seems to be completely new! That's some great effort from Hasbro.





Hulk even scales well with the Toybiz Abomination, which I've kept because the Hasbro one doesn't have fists. I really have no complaints with Hulk's sculpt. He's, dare I say, Incredible.





Articulation:





Wolverine's sculpt is largely re-used, but that means he shares the same great articulation scheme. Logan has: a ball jointed head, ball/ butterfly shoulders, bicep cut, double pin elbows, cut/swivel wrists, ab crunch, cut waist, half ball hips, thigh swivel, double pin knees, and rocker ankles. Everything came out tight, and I had no problem putting him in poses.









In spite of his huge heft and bulk, there's no shortage of joints in this Hulk. He has: A ball joint head, ball/butterfly shoulders, bicep swivel, ball elbows, cut/swivel wrists, a ball midsection, cut waist, half ball hips, thigh cuts, double pin knees, and rocker ankles. I had a ton of fun putting him in battle stances and primal poses, and all his joints are solid and sturdy.





Accessories:





Wolverine comes with two additions; a set of hands with retracted claws. They swap easily and look nice. It's always nice to have the extra posing option, and I'm not sure what else he could've come with. Maybe an unmasked head, but we've gotten that before with other figures.









Hulk does a bit better than Wolverine, coming with three accessories. The first is a removeable ripped lab coat. It's a nice effect for a just-transformed Banner, and the tears and rips look great.









The other two inclusions are a set of gripping hands. When it comes to strength based figures, Colossus, Thing, and Hulk, I prefer them to have two fists. What's great about the recent figures of those three is the choice of fist or open hands. Best of both worlds. The hands pop on and off easily, and they have great detail, especially on the knuckles.





Paint:





The paint is one area where the set isn't as good. Most of Wolverine's paint is great. Nice clean sections of yellow and blue, no slop, and the face and especially the teeth look amazing. The issue is depicted above. Wolverine has sculpted arm hair, a sentence I didn't think I'd ever say, but while other versions have it painted, this one left it blank. I'm not sure why they did this, and it's possible I just got an error , but it's an unfortunate mark on an otherwise great figure.





Hulk fares better with his paint job. He's mostly green, obviously, with some great small details on his eyes and mouth. The pants are a nice dark purple, with a textured cloth appearance, and no slop between the skin and the fabric. Some collectors have reported discoloration on his chest, from where the lab coat was in the package. It's possible mine has that as well, but since I'm not sure, I won't complain. He does have one scuffed mark on his left pec. It's nothing major, just a rare flaw in this set that I thought was worth mentioning.





Overall:

This set has some great aspects, and some good ones. Nothing in here is outright bad, but somethings are more impressive than others. By that, I mean to say Wolverine is a pretty good figure, and a solid version of his 1st appearance, (though the recent glut of Wolverines may lessen his appeal) but Hulk completely steals the show. He's huge, has the right amount of anger in his face, can do nearly any pose, and can both smash and grab anyone foolish enough to make him angry. He's the ideal Hulk, and if you're considering buying a Hulk, I 100% suggest this one.





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