UNBOXING: Marvel Collector Corps - April 2015

Today was marvelous day for the mail in my household (see what I did there?). Finally recieved the first box in this bi-monthly subscription box. Curious what was inside? Here we go...

Here's the outside of the box. The inside is lined with red outlines of characters and panels. It's... a really cool box. I will not task myself with finding a reason to keep it. (What's in that other package? It's unrelated but I'll get into that later.)

First thing you see upon opening is a patch with Ultron's face and a pin with Captain America. The patch I could take or leave. But I really like the pin. It's very simple, but the image the picked of Cap feels very classic. It reminds me of my dad's old Merry Marvel Marching Society stuff.

Here's the big guy. The reason most people are here: the Hulkbuster Funko Toy. Standing almost double the size of a normal Funko, it's pretty damn cool. It's got some damn fine detail and that goofy Funko smile. The head actually bobbles to add to that goofiness. This is going to probably the prize of the Funko toys that I have for a while to come.

And up above is the rest of the pack. an Ultron toy in the upcoming "Dorbz" line of toys. It's sort of like they've brought the Scottie Young Marvel kids to life. It's good looking, but I'd never have bought one myself. This actually doesn't bode great for the Collector Corps going forward. The "stylized vinyl collectible" sort of implied it was going to be a classic style Funko toy. I'm not angry that it's not because it was never explicitly promised, though it was implied. Since the Hulkbuster was a bonus for the first month, it'll be interesting to see if it's really worth it after this month. The t-shirt is cool. I got a Hulk vs. Ultron fight. It'll worm it's way into my rotation. The variant print of Guardians of the Galaxy Team Up #1 was a cool addition (always like getting comic variants), although it wasn't in a bag or board and was slightly damaged upon arrival, lowering it's collectibility. 

Overall, was it worth the $35 (after shipping and tax)? I'd say yes. The Hulkbuster and the t-shirt pretty much get it there with the other stuff being bonuses. Will it be the same in two months for Ant-Man? Only time will tell...

Oh and what was that other thing? Oh, just a Spider-Gwen sweatshirt from CoyotePop.