Radioactive Man
Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates
Rated 3.40 stars by RMaster007
It's already been a couple months since Jakks Pacific acquired the Simpsons license, and they've been nailing it, with plenty of well-made figures and various other products. Granted, it wasn't hard to impress fans following the end of Super7's run with the license. Producing fully-articulated, 7" scale figures of the show's cast of characters was a great idea, but odd character selection, high prices, and long waits for products to ship out hurt it, and Disney eventually pulled the license, which likely led to how bad the fourth and final wave turned out. Said wave had Radioactive Man, who has done later by Jakks, and I mentioned he was bad, but just how bad did he turn out? Time to find out. Super7's take on Radioactive Man is quite unique, rather than doing his in-universe comic...[See More]

Kang
Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates
Rated 4.30 stars by RMaster007
Although Super7 chose a good starting lineup for their Simpsons line, with a mix of major and minor characters, the third wave was when things steered into an unusual direction. Mr. Burns and Ralph were expected, but not Kang and Kodos, with no figures of the family themselves. Sure, Playmates went a few waves of their line with none of the family, but Super7 doing such a thing this early was quite a gamble. The Rigelians are some of my favorite characters in the show, so I was happy to get them sooner than later, or not at all given the early death of the line. One thing to note about the pair is that they come in huge boxes, and I mean huge. They aren't as big as Grimlock, but still rather tall and deep, though bear the same graphics as the rest of the line. There's a lot more stuff...[See More]

King-Size Homer
Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates
Rated 4.00 stars by RMaster007
Don't get me wrong, Super7 did a pretty good job with their short run with the Simpsons license, but their character selection was quite poor. Wave 1 had a decent mix of major and minor characters, and wave 2 offered a better selection, but then wave 3 was all B/C-listers, and wave 4 was an unusual mix of deep-cut characters and variants, notably giving us our second Homer variant before doing a regular one. Sheesh, no wonder Disney dropped them. At least their second Homer comes from another one of the show's best episodes, "King-Size Homer." Super7's team already nailed Homer's likeness with the "Deep Space" version, so doing him again was no difficult task here, they just had to make the lower part of his head fatter. This is accurate to the episode, as he had to pack on the pounds to...[See More]

C. Montgomery Burns
Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates
Rated 4.25 stars by RMaster007
The oldest, richest, most powerful, and no doubt meanest person in Springfield, and now a 7" scale action figure. Excellent… C. Montgomery Burns (Super7 opted not to call him just Mr. Burns) has a very unique head design, no doubt coming from the Simpsons' early years. The big forehead, long, pointed nose, and overbite make him stand out a bit from most of the characters in the show, and you'd think it'd be hard to convert to three dimensions. Surprisingly, no, as Super7's team of sculptors produced a spot-on recreation of the character's unusual appearance. The one oddity is that when you look at him from below, his jaw and chin appear small, almost as if they're going into the roof of his mouth. The Playmates version did the same, and here, I feel it would've looked nicer if his lower...[See More]

Ralph Wiggum
Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates
Rated 3.85 stars by RMaster007
In the world of B-list Simpsons characters, Ralph Wiggum is one of the most iconic ones. He's a special kid, and a highly-quotable one at that, so what are the odds he'd receive an Ultimate figure? Besides, Bart(man) can't be the only kid in the line. Ralph's default expression is a blank stare with a smile. There's not much going in his head, but his heart is certainly full of love. His design is captured well in plastic form, looking near-perfectly recreated, save for his hair. He's supposed to have a bald spot right on top, but Super7 designed it as a big piece of stringy soft plastic plopped onto the head. It throws off the appearance of an otherwise accurate figure, and the hair strands should've just been sculpted onto the head. He gets an alternate head with an ice cream cone...[See More]

Duffman
Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates
Rated 4.50 stars by RMaster007
The first wave of Simpsons Ultimates had a guy who serves beer, and now we have a guy who promotes beer. Makes sense, doesn't it? Duffman is said to be played by many different people in the show, but he always looks the same (is there a bunch of guys who look the same in Springfield?). The man has a somewhat cylindrical head shape, wearing a Duff hat and sunglasses. The sunglasses aren't removable, but there are eyes sculpted and painted underneath, though he doesn't seem to have pupils. The default portrait is a grin, but he also has an open mouth head, as well as a head with a Duff sticker slapped onto his face, coming from "Pygmoelian." The sticker can actually be removed, pegging into the mouth, leaving you with an "oh yeah" expression. All three heads look nice, and the clean paint...[See More]

Hank Scorpio
Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates
Rated 4.45 stars by RMaster007
In the history of one-shot Simpsons characters, none are more recognizable than Hank Scorpio. Granted, season 8 had a lot of great one-timers, such as camp collector John, the hard-assed but incompetent Rex Banner, and the tragic Frank Grimes, but Scorpio is fondly remembered as one of the nicest supervillains there is. We got a Playmates one years ago, but Super7 knew he was a fan-favorite, hence why he got the Ultimate treatment. Hank's portrait seems to capture the villain aspect of his character, with a stern, not-very-happy expression (somebody must've eaten part of his lunch). It looks accurate to the show, and the paint on the hair and beard is mostly clean, though the left eye is a little sloppy. Like the others, two additional heads are included: one with gritted teeth and...[See More]

Krusty the Clown
Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates
Rated 4.45 stars by RMaster007
Given that Krusty's the most merchandised man in Springfield, it's no surprise he'd get the Ultimate treatment. Krusty appears how he almost always does, in his clown makeup. Without it, he'd look like Homer but with more hair. The default portrait is the stock happy Krusty face, with clean paint and good texture on the hair, but his other two heads reflect his off-air personality. One catches him in the middle of a scream of agony/frustration, with mouth wide open and squiggly tongue, and the other is a bored, grumpy Krusty. All three heads look great, and fit the character perfectly. The last head was originally going to be a more annoyed look smoking a cigarette, but Disney told them no smokes, so they had to replace it (hopefully Krusty's wearing a nicotine patch). Standing about 7...[See More]

Bartman
Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates
Rated 4.80 stars by RMaster007
When Super7 announced they got the Simpsons license, I was excited, as was many others. The idea of a fully-articulated Simpsons line with tons of accessories was neat, but over time, some of the initial excitement died down when it became clear Super7 was focusing more on various characters than the main family, let alone in their regular outfits. They announced a while back that they would begin making the regular family beginning in wave five, but unfortunately, Disney pulled the license and dropped the company, cutting the line short and preventing the fans from getting what they really wanted. Aye carumba. On the brighter side, Super7 still had three waves they were able to release, with waves two and three out now, and wave four should be here soon. And more good news, Jakks...[See More]

Poochie
Simpsons (Super7) - Ultimates
Rated 4.25 stars by RMaster007
Poochie is a rather interesting Simpsons character. In his debut episode, "The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show," he was meant to be a character that nobody in the show liked, but fans of the show consider him one of the most memorable one-shots, enough to let make a few cameos here and there. It also led to Super7 incorporating the character into their Ultimates line, his first figure since the Kidrobot vinyl. The concept of Poochie's character in-universe was that he was supposed to be a cool dog everyone would love. That failed, but he was designed to look "cool." He's got a backwards cap, sunglasses, and a goatee (since when was that last thing cool?), all on an orange dog with floppy ears and a long snout. The transition of his likeness from 2D to 3D was handled as well, as he...[See More]