First previewed here!
Only missing Shocker so far.
Before anything, this is the first time we're seeing Morbius, Chameleon, and Hydro-Man as minifigs. Black Cat, Spider-Man, and Venom are new variants as well. (WM also made a Shocker minifig before.)
XINH 965 - Venom
XINH 966 - Spider-Man
XINH967 - Black Cat
XINH 968 - Venom
XINH 969 - Hydro-Man
XINH 970 - Chameleon
XINH 971 - Morbius
XINH 972 - Shocker
Let's start with the two Venom figs from the set. Venom on the left, or the classic Venom came with the usual symbiote backpack + tentacles thing, and one of the claws on the backpack piece was somewhat loose. Thankfully, those are pretty common and I personally don't want to display my Venom with those symbiote accessories. The Venom 2018 minifig though comes with an extra head and two black blast pieces.
Overall quality is good. Glad to see a spare head too with Eddie Brock's face with the Venom 2018 minifig.
The torso on the left could be used for a Symbiote Spider-Man minifig but we still don't have one..
Sides. Nothing on the left and I think that's because it's a TLG design, while the Venom 2018 gets some design elements on his side which I highly welcome.
A view of the back.
Spider-Man comes with a web accessory, no holder for it though. Black Cat comes with a whip.
Again, overall quality is great! This Black Cat looks amazing, especially compared to XINH's older version. Spider-Man also looks great, and credits go to TLG for the design, but XINH did a good job cloning it.
XINH even made it with dual molded legs! Yay!
Chameleon comes with a rifle while Morbius came with Wolverine claws. I would've preferred a pistol with Chameleon similar to what he used in the old cartoon, and I would've been happy without Wolverine claws for Morbius but including them is a great bonus!
No complaints. Except..
... the leg prints on Chameleon aren't aligned. Does this ruin the fig? Maybe for some, but if you look afar, it's not too bad. Hopefully the brands' factories can find a way to print on the legs while they're all straight/in a consistent position.
The backs. No alternate faces.
Now for Hydro-Man! The way the legs merge with the torso looks great so far. A part of me loves it, but a part of me also feels weird that the color blue is too solid and hence looks less water-like, but the overall shape of the mold is great and fits his character well! Only two issues: his face kinda looks off at some angles and and the slapped on print on the sides, that at least don't look that horrible because his arms aren't flesh.
Side view. Looks more watery which is great!
A more aggressive and less off-looking face?
Overall a great set of minifigs because of 1) quality, 2) designs, and 3) the character choices! I'm hoping to see more sets like this from XINH and other brands! Though of course, Spider-Man and Venom actually come from TLG. If you're wondering what set, here's a guide of the new Spider-Man sets from Brick Pals, a relatively new site that talks about TLG stuff; they could be a great source of news and updates about official stuff especially since my site focuses on third party stuff instead.
I also made a MOC Hydro Man and a MOC Shocker some time ago, and I'm glad to see better versions of them from XINH! I'm still hoping though that AngeloMarcus Greenhills gets the Shocker in stock because it looks better than my MOC and WM's version, in my opinion.
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