Well, I finally got to see for myself the first wave of Iron Man 2 figures…and while I was initially excited about the line and really wanted more than a few of the figures, I have to say that much to my disappointment, that has changed. While some of the armor designs the figures sported do intrigue me…the figures themselves, I got to say, do not impress me in the least. It seems that Hasbro, a toy company well known for its Transformers brand (to name a few) as well as the figures from Iron Mans last romp onto the big screen, has decided to forgo the 6″ toys that were standard for the previous figure line for a standard of 3.75″; the same size many of Marvels properties are having figures made of them

While I am not surprised by this (it is after all cheaper and economical), it disappoints me. The end result makes the figures look cheap…almost to the point they look like they came out of a McDonald’s Happy Meal back in the mid 90’s.

So far the only thing I liked in the new figure line isn’t really a figure. It’s the electronic helmet from the new movie that figures a flip-up mask. I almost bought one of the sonabitches, but the mask didn’t slide up enough to allow me, a full grown adult, to see out of it. If it had, I can guarantee I would have bought one.

This all makes me a sad panda and wish for my youth.