New York Toy Fair: The Few Incredible Toys of the Incredible Hulk
I’m not knocking Hasbro’s action figures of the upcoming Hulk 2 movie, but if you’ve seen one Hulk action figure, you’ve seen them all. I am baffled about why two of the figures are of “Hulkbusters”?that is, generic guys in generic black suits holding generic lasers. What poor child would choose some random goon over a Hulk toy? I have no idea, but I know that child should be on medication. Anyways, Hasbro did provide a great pic of a Hulk/Hulkbuster two-pack:
Hulk’s really kicking the shit out of that dude! So why isn’t his head flying off, or his torso exploding in a fine crimson mist? Someone remind me to email Hasbro customer service and complain.
There are some Hulk Superhero Squad figs that I might show later, but the only other thing really worth mentioning is among Hasbro’s many Hulk-themed games is…
I know the Hulk’s not that bright, but is he really going to let renowned alcoholic Iron Man and devil-deal-making Spidey operate on him? Why isn’t Doctor Strange there? At least he’s got a Ph.D.
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.