Comic Statues & Busts: Maestro Hulk from Marvel Statues

The tradition of quality and variety of action figures continues with yet another breathtaking line-up for both kids and collectors. This Apocalypse Series Maestro Hulk figure is super-articulated and poseable. He includes a comic book, too, so you can read and then recreate your favorite super hero scenes. Maestro Hulk includes the left arm of the Apocalypse figure. As an added bonus, a piece of the "Build a Figure" character is included. Collect all the action figures in the series to build your own deluxe 14" Apocalypse. Other figures sold separately. Maestro Hulk measures 6" tall.

I am quite fond of this character. Sure, he is a horribly evil dictator who wouldn't give a second thought to breaking you in half if you looked at him wrong, but you have to understand where he's coming from. As the Hulk, Bruce Banner focused his rage against evil to help humanity. Then there is a world-wide nuclear holocaust, the world is a wasteland, and, as the Hulk, Bruce sucks up a lot of the radiation. Fusing his mind to the Hulk's, I think he has a right to be a little screwed up and angry. This highly possible figure comes with a spiky crown thing and the appropriate comic book. He may not make a great center piece, but the figure is good looking, none-the-less.

From one of the Marvel Universe's many intriguing future timelines, comes this tiny'n'tender little fella: a future intelligent, raw evil version of the Hulk (even more massive than the current era's Hulk is usually depicted) who's brutally killed off most of the other super-powered beings in the world, where this future Hulk - The Maestro - now rules with an iron fist. In the comics that introduced the character, the modern Hulk was brought forward into the future to oppose his future self.

The action figure version of Maestro is as deadly impressive as you'd want him to be, being one of the most powerful and most evil beings in Toy Biz's great Marvel Legends line, looking like a bone-crushing challenge for pretty well any conceivable adversary. The sculpting and color job is excellent; when the toy is in motion the enormous musculature on his back almost appears to ripple. Even the eyes are so detailed and well-painted that, set under a massive bony brow, they appear very lifelike and threatening. Excellent articulation, as is par for the course with the Marvel Legends figures. Seems very durable, which is apparantly a bit of a problem with a couple of the more slender-limbed figures in the line.

Maestro comes with the left arm of Apocalypse, which can be combined with five other pieces (found with the Marvel Legends figures of X-51, Bishop, Iron Fist, Sasquatch, and the "Astonishing X-Men" version of Wolverine) to make the giant version of Apocalypse, who is then a fully-posable, stay-together action figure who towers ominously over the regular-sized figures. Maestro also comes with the comic book "Captain Marvel # 30",(1999 series) in which the Maestro appears. It's a good book, real good art, but it's the fourth of a four-part story arc ("Time Flies") that begain CM # 27. Comics fans may find it worthwhile to put the issue aside until they track down the first 3 parts of the arc.

Overall, an excellent deal for the Marvel Legends fan - a fine comic, part of one of the best-looking assemble-able giants in Marvel Legends, and a figure that's prime for play or display.

This is the only figure in the Apocalypse series that dose not have a variant figure. Kinda makes you wish it were the Sentinel series, and if you can find them, most of them are variants that you might actually want. I was fortunate enough to hit Wal-Mart at a time when the shelves must have been just stocked, because the racks were full, and all five variants were right there in front. Needless to say I bought all 5. But Maestro, as far as I know has had one appearance in the entire Marvel Universe, so what variant is even possible.
Despite some protests that this is "another Hulk figure" this is not some namby pamby rehashed Hulk with screaming action, fist pounding, and slightly purplier pants that we've seen a dozen times before, but an almost entirely all new figure. One reviewer said the body was based on the Smart Hulk figure, but I wasn't lucky enough to snag one, so I don't have a basis of comparrison.
However, he is well muscled, warty, and weathered alot like he looks in the included issue of Captain Marvel. And if your wondering just what exactly to do with him, fear not, Captain Marvel is to be released in Series XV near the end of this year. Then he can go a few rounds with your Maestro. Now ML, where's our Legends 2099 Spidey? (He was also in that CM comic.)
He is a good figure, could be a little bigger, like more on scale with Juggernaut from Series VI, but he does come with the Apocalypse piece whcich is a great figure in and of itself.

Usually Toybiz does a decent job of creating figures of lesser - but well loved - Marvel characters, but did we need a Maestro? We need another Hulk figure like another Ghost Rider figure. The toy is well sculpted and comes with a detachable helmet. The best part of this series is the Apocalypse figure.

Maestro Hulk is a good figure. I like the character and am glad he was done in the Marvel Legends style. However, he's too short. The character is 7 feet tall, but doesn't seem like it when you stand him up next Bishop, Iron Fist, or anyone else from past series. He's the same body sculpt that was used for Smart Hulk back in the short-lived Hulk Classics series. So, if you stand him up with other Hulks, he will look just fine. In my opinion, if you're going to make a Hulk-or anyone else-make him the right size. The figure does have great articulation and an excellent paint job. The joints are not too tight and are well concealed on the figure. The details are nice, too. His crown fits his head nicely, but will fall off during play. You could secure it with one of those clear rubber bands that come with action figures these days. Since he is a possible future Hulk, he has plenty of little warts and wrinkles all over his body to show the effects of the radiation and battle his body has endured over the years. He comes with a copy of the last chapter of a 4-part Captain Marvel story. It's a real recent storyline for older kids, so it has a few, inappropriate 4-letter words in it-which I do not approve of. It's a sad testament to comics these days that they have to resort to things like that in order to make their characters and plots seem real. They'll do whatever it takes to get them to sell, I guess. I threw the comic away to keep my kids from reading it. The comic shows very little of Maestro Hulk anyway. And, it's kind of confusing to just pick it up and start reading the last chapter. You really need the preceding 3 comics to get the benefit of the story. I think they could have picked a better comic. This series is called the Apocalypse Series because, as in past series, the 6 figures have a piece of the 7th, larger figure-Apocalypse. Apocalypse is a 5,000-year-old mutant and an arch nemesis of the X-Men. He turns out to be 14 inches tall and he looks really, really good when he is all assembled. He IS the best one in the series. Most people probably won't consider the character selection in this series to be the best, so it was a good idea for ToyBiz to release these figures this way. Personally, I love the character selection AND the idea of building another, larger figure. They should continue it in future releases. Everyone will want to put together their own Apocalypse since he was very hard to get when he made his 6-inch appearance in Marvel Legends 7. Maestro is well stocked, so if you want him for the Apocalypse piece or not, you're still getting a great action figure who plays and displays nicely. But, I only give it 4 stars because he's too short and the inappropriate words in the comic. They forgot that this toy was recommended for kids as young as 5. I don't think most people will want their 5 year old reading these kinds of words yet.

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Hulk in Other Media, Alternate Versions of the Hulk, Gamma Corps, Maestro, Hulk 2099, the Incredible Hulk Coaster, the Incredible Hulk: Original Motion Picture Score, Devil Hulk, Incredible Hulk, Hulk Hands. Excerpt: The Hulk (popularly known as The Incredible Hulk) is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962). In 2008, the hobbyist magazine Wizard named the Hulk the seventh-greatest Marvel Comics character. Empire Magazine named him the fourteenth greatest comic book character overall, and the fifth highest ranked in the Marvel stable. The Hulk is cast as the emotional and impulsive alter ego of the withdrawn and reserved physicist Dr. Robert Bruce Banner. The Hulk appears shortly after Banner is accidentally exposed to the blast of a test detonation of a gamma bomb he invented. Subsequently, Banner will involuntarily transform into the Hulk, depicted as a giant, raging, humanoid monster, leading to extreme complications in Banner's life. Lee said the Hulk's creation was inspired by a combination of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein. Although the Hulk's coloration has varied throughout the character's publication history, the most consistent shade is green. As the Hulk, Banner is capable of significant feats of strength, which increases in direct proportion to the character's anger. As the character himself puts it, "The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets!" Strong emotions such as anger, terror and grief are also triggers for forcing Banner's transformation into the Hulk. A common storyline is the pursuit of both Banner and the Hulk by the U.S. authorities, due to the destruction he causes. The c... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=31509

The tradition of quality and variety of action figures continues with yet another breathtaking line-up for both kids and collectors. This Apocalypse Series Maestro Hulk figure is super-articulated and poseable. He includes a comic book, too, so you can read and then recreate your favorite super hero scenes. Maestro Hulk includes the left arm of the Apocalypse figure.

As an added bonus, a piece of the "Build a Figure" character is included. Collect all the action figures in the series to build your own deluxe 14" Apocalypse. Other figures sold separately. Maestro Hulk measures 6" tall.

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