Avengers Infinity War

 
Quality of sculpts 5
Character selection 4
Playability 4
Overall 4

A fun set. A mild tie-in with the Avengers Infinity War film, but more associated with the comics, which I'm very happy with.  Only let down by a few poor figures, but the Colossal figures are great fun.
 
   
 
   
038 Adam Warlock
First appearance: (as "Him") Fantastic Four #66-#67 (Sept.- Oct 1967)
(as "Adam Warlock") Marvel Premiere #1 (April 1972)



Scientists on Earth calling themselves the Enclave created an artificial, perfect human, who initially calls himself "Him". After rebelling against his creators, Him decides to leave Earth and travels into space.

Adam Warlock is in possession of the Soul Gem, one of the Infinity Gems. Adam Warlock is significant in the Infinity War where he becomes the almost supreme being by wielding the Infinity Gauntlet.

Wiki - Adam Warlock

039 Cosmo the spacedog
First appearance: Nova vol 4 #8 (2008)



Cosmo was a former test animal of the Soviet space program. He was launched into Earth's orbit as part of an experiment but he drifted off into space.

At some point he gets mutated by cosmic rays and ends up at Knowhere, the city built inside a Celestials head. He came to serve as the station's security chief where he meets a distraught Nova.

Wiki - Cosmo_the_Spacedog

Cosmo in Guardians of the Galaxy

026 Jack Of Hearts
First appearance: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #22 (March 1976)



His father was scientist who created an energy source called "zero fluid", his mother an alien humanoid woman. After being exposed to a vat of zero fluid, Jack underwent a mutagenic change and gained the ability to project concussive energy from his body. After gaining these powers, Jack began his mission of vengeance against the Corporation that killed his father.

Jack Of Hearts has been a member of the Avengers and Defenders.



Wiki - Jack of Hearts

 

020 Gamora
First appearance: Strange Tales #180 (June 1975)



Gamora is the last of her species, the Zen-Whoberis, who were exterminated by the Badoon (in her original timeline, her species was exterminated by the Universal Church of Truth). Thanos found her as a child and decided to use her as a weapon. Gamora was raised and trained by Thanos to assassinate the Magus, an evil alternate version of Adam Warlock. 

Gamora was part of the Infinity Watch, a team led by Adam Warlock to look after the Infinity Gems.  Most famously Gamora is a team member of the Guardian of the Galaxy.

Wiki - Gamora


Zoe Saldana as Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy & Avengers Infinity War
020 Ego-Prime
First appearance: The Mighty Thor #132/133 (September 1966)



Within the Black Galaxy, one mass developed differently from the others. Evolving over millions of years, it grew to the size of a planet and developed intelligence and consciousness along with the ability to move its planet-sized mass by its own will. This planet became known as "Ego, the Living Planet".



Marvel Wiki - Ego

 

010 Her
First appearance: (as Paragon) The Incredible Hulk Annual #6 (1977)
First appearance: (as Her/Kismet) Marvel Two-in-One #61 (Mar 1980)



Originally known as Paragon, Kismet was the second attempt by the Enclave to artificially create a super-powerful being in their Citadel of Science "the Beehive" (their first attempt was Him, later known as Adam Warlock).  As a female replicant of Warlock, she took the name of Her (a reference to Warlock's original name, Him) and sought Warlock to mate with him.

Wiki - Her/Kismet

G014 Red Hulk
First appearance: U.S.Avengers Vol. 1 #1 (January 2017)



General Robert L. Maverick is the second Red Hulk, Thunderbolt Ross being the first.  He joins the U.S.Avengers where it's revealed that he is the new version of Red Hulk upon being provided with an improved version of the Hulk Plug-In. Unlike Thunderbolt Ross's Red Hulk form, Maverick maintains his moustache and wears sunglasses.

Wiki - Red Hulk

G007 Giganto
First Appearance: Fantastic Four #4 (May, 1962)



The first such creature was seen in the 19th Century when the creature attacked the sailing ship known as the Pequod. It's captain Ulysses Bloodstone battled the creature. The resulting clash was fictionalized into the literary classic, Moby Dick.

Another Giganto was was used by the Atlanteans as the biological equivalent of a doomsday weapon. It normally stayed in hibernation in a cave somewhere on the ocean floor until awakened when summoned by the Horn of Proteus. Once summoned, Giganto could be directed to attack and destroy any region.

Marvel Wiki - Giganto_(Atlantean_Beast)

G015 Spider-Mobile
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man # 130 (1974)



In need of cash to pay his rent Spider-Man took money from some advertising executives to advertise their new car.  It turned out he had to build it himself, which he did with help from the Human Torch. The car was fitted with numerous gadgets such as webbing cannons, ejector seats and gas bombs.



Marvel Wiki - Spider-Mobile

 

 

G023 Eternity
First appearance: Strange Tales #138 (Nov. 1965)



Eternity is a Nigh-Omniscience cosmic being.

Before Eternity, there was a single universe, he primal cosmic being that would later call itself The First Firmament.  Eternity is a tremendously powerful abstract entity and the embodiment of the multiverse that has no real physical body.


Wiki - Eternity

021 Lord Chaos & Master Order
First appearance: Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 (1977)



Abstract cosmic entities. Lord chaos embodies disarray and confusion whereas Master Order embodies order and balance in the universe.


Wiki - Lord Chaos

   
1 Iron Man
2 Black Panther
3 Black Widow
4 Hawkeye
5 Vision
6 Moondragon
7a Firefall
7b Firefall
8 Pip the Troll
9 Rocket
10 Her
11 SHIELD Agent
12 Ego Antibody
13 Black Panther 2099
14 Anti-Vision
15 Moondragon
16 Kismet
17 Nick Fury
18 Tigra
19a Javelin
19b Javelin
20 Gamora
21 Star-Lord
22 Nova
23 Venom, Spaceknight
24 She-Hulk
25 Thor
26 Jack of Hearts
27 Starfox
28 Maxam
29 Drax
30 Mantis
31a Terminator
31b Terminator
32 Nova
33 Captain America
34 Iron Patriot
35 Captain America, Principled
36 Photon
37 Quasar
38 Adam Warlock
39 Cosmo
40 Golden Skull
41a Starshine
41b Starshine
42 Supremor
43 Unseen
44 Wasp
45 Thor
46 Moondragon
47 Tigra
48 Starfox
49 Photon
50 Quasar

G001 Giant-Girl
G002 SHIELD Flying Car
G003 Kree Sentry
G004 Hulk
G005 Dune Buggy
G006 Devil Dinosaur & Moon Girl
G007 Giganto
G008 Nebula
G009 Jakar
G010 Kronos
G011 Wasp, Heart of the Avengers
G012 Tony Stark's Car
G013 Sentry #459
G014 Red Hulk
G015 Spider-Mobile
G016 Devil Dinosaur & Moon Boy
G017 Giganto & Namor
G018 Thanos
G019 Stranger
G020 Ego Prime
G021 Lord Chaos & Master Order
G022 Infinity
G023 Eternity
G024 Living Tribunal
G025 Groot
 

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