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My scan is complete; you are clearly afflicted with girl germs. No returns.

So, as we chronicled last time out, Mezco announced in 2005 that it would take a year for the second wave of Hellboy figures to come out. Meaning they’d be out in September or October of 2006. And some people freaked out, ruining everyone’s fun. Then a year passed. And then a further month. And then another one. And the figures were nowhere to be seen – at least, nowhere in the Midwestern hometown of your humble reviewer. Some were gonna be set aside for him at his comic shop and everything. But nope! On the Internet, though, there the series was thick as thieves! Thicker! And so he broke down and ordered ‘em thus. So yes, hooray, he’s got his figures – thing is, Mezco has stated that series 3 is dependent on the sales of series 2. Which I’m frankly anticipating to be poor. Sales are often less then brisk for a product that is not made available. Ah well. At least your reviewer got a mysterious Hellboy Alien before the series went (presumably) belly-up.

Where do they come from? What do they want? What is their connection to – what the hell?

Articulation: Well, it’s okay, but not fantastic. Most of the points of articulation generally found in this series are there. But the movement of the arms is limited by the giant shoulders. Plus, there’s no foot articulation. No foot articulation. My God, it’s like that nightmare I had…

Sculpt: Once again, the reproduction of Mike Mignola’s artistic style is absolutely sterling. Right on down to the really boring legs – one of the disadvantages of reproducing so minimalist a style as Mike’s. (We appear to be on a first name basis, now, your reviewer and Mike.)

The time has come to reveal all – we are observers of the Earth, seeking to – OOOF

Paint: Well, there’s not much to work with, and a bit of bleed, for what there is. Not terrible, though, and maybe your reviewer should throw some more stars on there, in hopes that it will prompt you to buy the figure, and thus increase the chances of series 3. No – no, that would be lying.

Durability: Probably good! But maybe not! Review copy didn’t break at all! But who knows? You? Nope!

Oh, fer chrissakes, Mulder, now what?

But Can It Do the Robot?: No. No it can’t. But that’s because it’s a bit on the front-heavy side to begin with. It actually stands up quite easily and stably, if one pays attention to what one is doing. Standing up action figures is not something to be done lightly, friends.

Accessories: Oh, now we’re talking. Alien here comes with three separate alien doohickeys, each of them a translucent green rod-type thing with a handle! They’re all different shapes. Presumably for different functions; one is a scanner, perhaps, and another a weapon, and the third a pet-groomer. Or one is a beacon, and another surfs the Internet, and the last one writes poetry! Who knows? It’s limited only by your imagination! Anyway, there’s also the new Mignola alien-picture on the packaging; that’s neat too.

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