The Invaders from SHIELD

Immensely happy Wizkids rereleased the Invaders in the SHIELD set, and quite entertained by how the old and new sculpts more or less are mimics of each other. Now I can run my WWII scenario!

That said, they should rerelease this guy!

Fitz and Simmons from SHIELD

I enjoy watching the TV show, but I suspect not as much as most people seem to, but the bits that I enjoy the most are the dramatic bits about these two guys, the two most relatable characters in the show. When I first heard that they were going to make an appearance in Heroclix, I only wanted to get them thanks to an overwhelming fanboy sense of responsibility, completely no idea that they'd be key figures in what is so far one of my meanest builds ever. So here they are with XCOM saucers as Fitz's hoverbots. I'm enjoying this set in general, giving us figs that demand more finesse to be able to play effectively. There should be more of those!

Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD unboxing!

Team-ups to consider, #12

I've actually used the Power Packs Adult Supervision team early last year, and it performed pretty well, all things considered. I won't be winning any games, but it'll definitely be fun playing with them.

The Thunderbolts team was a happy accident where I set out to build a Pro-Registration team for the CIVIL WAR tourney I'm hosting this Sunday, just in case there's a bye - I plan to play with the bye player just so he can get his money's worth of action, even when it's already an auto-win. It was a happy accident because I was just randomly fitting figs in for their points, centered around Taskmaster, using characters I know appeared in CIVIL WAR, and I had no idea that Deadpool, Taskmaster, and Bullseye all played significant parts on each other's storylines. I'll be building an Anti-Registration team soon! Centered around Captain America.

Team-ups to consider, #11

An oblique tentpole team centered on a domino system: Recorder #451 declares Harley as his Engineered fig for +1 on her Range and Speed; Harley declares Abin Sur as her Puddin'; Lex Luthor KO's Abin Sur with his special trait for Willpower. Abin Sur, upon his death, boosts all of Harley's stats +2 via the Puddin' trait and Abin Sur's Passing the Power trait. All that in the beginning of my first turn. Harley and Recorder #451 will then proceed to attack the opponent with 12 Attack for 4 Damage and 10 Pulse Wave Attack for 3 Damage (with Enhancement) respectively supported by Alexis. And if Recorder #451 reaches his last click, he can boost Harley a third time, granting her another +1 for all stats, permanent Imperv, Collosal Stamina and Great Size, and the Power Cosmic TA.

It'll be so funny if I pull this off.

Team-ups to consider, #10

Retiring Tiamat

After three fights where Tiamat basically devastated teams within ten minutes with a potential fifteen to seventeen damage in one turn (and an additional five with Mole Man's Mind Control), I must say it's the most abusive fig I have used without any tactics, so he needs retiring, or maybe at least a vacation until the next Nationals. Good grief what a fig.