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The Hobbit Gandalf and Bolg Two Pack Review

Today we have a review of The Hobbit Two Pack featuring Gandalf and the orc Bolg!

These are the first Hobbit figures I have opened, and they are amazing!

Here is Gandalf the Grey.

The fearsome orc, Bolg.

Gandalf includes his sword, signature staff, and a removable hat.

Bolg comes with two very haggard looking sword, and a make shift hammer/axe thing.  Either way, it looks cool.

Articulation on these figures is pretty great.  

Gandalf: head, hip, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and ball jointed legs.

Unfortunately, Gandalf has no knee or ankle articulation, but stands fine on his own anyway.  His cloud might kind of hinder his movement, but I really had no problem getting him to stand without a stand.

Speaking of stands, these figures include none, which is fine, but they don't have peg hole.  I have tons of stands lying around that are not being used, it is a shame I can't use them on these, but they do seem to stand on their own fine.

Bolg: wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, torso, legs, and knees!

As you can see, there is quite a high amount of detail in these figures.  The beard looks great!

As for their heights, Bolg simply towers over Gandalf.  His hat adds a little bit, but Borg is still a giant.  I think these sizes are about perfect.

As you can see, with his hat, Gandalf is just slightly taller than Captain America, and still shorter then Thor.  This works great in my opinion.

Bolg is considerably taller, towering over Captain America and still being a head or so over Thor.

My favorite thing about this line so far is the potential it has.  This scale is great for collecting, so tons and tons of army builder would be AWESOME.  Also, they can afford to have massive figures compared to their dwarves and hobbits.

Here is Bolg compared to Kili and Fili.  He is almost twice their size!

The dwarves are closer to Gandalf size, but he is still undeniably bigger.  It really works about great.  (Dwarf reviews coming soon!)

The detail on Bolg is simply great.  His armor can move around a bit, but isn't loose by any means.

Overall, this is just a wonderful two pack.  I simply cannot wait until more waves of this toyline are announced.  I will absolutely be buying all of them if this quality stays consistent.  I need a Gimli after all!

Marvel Universe Hulk VS Wolverine Review!

This set isn't too bad.  Honestly, I hate having yet another Wolverine, but this comic is such an iconic image, that is seems okay to have these two packaged together.  Furthermore, I didn't have First Appearance Wolverine, so I'm glad it's included here, even if I didn't need it.

It isn't a bad set, but the $18 a spent seemed kind of high for essentially one figure.

To my knowledge, this Hulk figure is the same as the single carded version that just came out.  It's a very solid figure.

This is the standard Wolverine sculpt from multiple figures.  The head is a little different, but seems to be almost the same as single carded First Appearance Wolverine, but this one doesn't seem to have the same whiskers painted on, but I could be wrong.

That's about enough for Wolverine, as I'm sure nobody will be buying this two pack for him.

Here are some comparison shots to past Hulk figures in this line. This is the Classic Avengers Team Pack Hulk, and honestly I've never been a fan of the Kirby Hulk (Sorry), so I don't think that figure is in any way better than the new one.

Here is the Secret Wars Hulk.  Prior to obtaining this new figure, this had been my display Hulk. I've always liked everything about this figure but the neon green.  It isn't bad, but it seems a little bright.  This new figure is obviously a little smaller, but seems much more proportional.  I mean look at the hips to shoulder width on that Secret Wars figure!

Here is the previous single carded Hulk figure.  The only thing this figure really had on the Secret Wars one was the open hand.  I thought it was a nice touch.

Here we have my previously favorite Hulk.  World War Hulk!  If you read comics, but haven't read this, I highly recommend you check it out.  It's great.  Anyway, this new figure seems to be the same sculpt minus the armor.  It also has a new head, and pants obviously.  The color is a little more "green" as well.

Here is another shot of World War Hulk without his armor.  As you can see, very similar.

Out of all the Hulk, this new one is clearly the best in my opinion.

Even though this new Hulk is not as wide, it is actually a little taller.  It still doesn't seem quite in scale, as he isn't much taller than a head over Captain America (seemed like an average height guy).

Overall, I would say this set is a buy.  If you can find the single carded Hulk, I recommend you get that instead.  This pack does include the famous Hulk VS Wolverine comic book, so if you have never read that, it might be worth it to get the set.  If you are like most Marvel Universe collectors, you probably don't need another Wolverine.