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Packaging
The packaging for both figures is similar in design. by this I mean the plastic bubble is partly glued to the card and the other part is taped to the back of the card.
Iron Man- The figure can be seen clearly in the package which is good for MOC collectors. The artwork on the card is also nice (it is the same throughout the line) with Iron Man flashing his repulsor blast.
Wolverine- I really like the packaging on the Marvel Universe figures. The drawing of the character on the side looks really good and shows what the figure is meant to represent. The whole of the figure is clearly displayed and not hidden by anything on the front of the bubble. You can also clearly see the display base and "Top Secret" envelope.
Head Scan/Part Sculpt
Iron Man- The helmet sculpt looks identical to the first film and the armor looks bulky, but not too bulky.
Wolverine- I'm not a fan of the head sculpt. The image on the carding makes him look like a real bad ass but the figure looks child-like. The rest of the figure looks really cool and I can't fault it.
Articulation
Iron Man- Ball joint neck, ball joint shoulders, swivel hinged elbows, swivel wrists, ball joint hips, double hinged knees, ball jointed torso. While this figure sounds good, the articulation is terrible. All the joints are really stiff and I still haven't been able to move the legs at the crotch/hip area after having the figure for a few days.
Wolverine- Ball joint neck, ball joint torso, ball joint shoulders, swivel wrists, T crotch, double jointed knees, swivel-hinged feet. Everything is good about the articulation, absolutley no complaints.
Paint
Iron Man- The paint is applied very well and looke exactly like the film. There were no problems with mine and I couldn't see any more in the shop to compare them to see if there were any with bad paint apps.
Wolverine- The yellow on the suit seems to have a red/orange tinge. I don't know if that's true to the comic, but on the prototype image it is solid yellow, so it's a bit annoying to me that mine seems to be off a little.
Accessories
Iron Man- He comes with some extra "Flip Up Armor". This is purely for kids. I can't see why a collector would want this as it's not in the film at all and I'm not really sure what it's for. It goes over Iron Man's head and just looks like a bulkier version of the armor he already has. It also comes with a display base and armor cards. The Armor cards stack one on top of each other which then display the full armor. This is in a similar vein to the film when he draws plans for the Mark I suit and places them on top of each other to create the full suit design. Built onto the side of the display base is a place to stack the cards which will look good displayed with other Iron Man figures as an armor display.
Wolverine- He comes with a display base and some "Top Secret" files. There's nothing really much to say about these. I'll just let the images do the talking as there's nothing really interesting or unique about them.
Other points of interest
Marvel Universe Wave 6 Wolverine- £9.99
Iron Man II Movie Series 1 Iron Man Mark III- £8.99
While I like the figures I can't help but feel they're over priced. For around £10 I can buy a 6 inch WWE figure so these 3 and 3/4 Inch figures, while good quality and detailed don't seem as worth it to me. Saying that, I'm not a huge comic book fan, I'm a fan of the films and cartoons but for someone who has been reading comics for a long time I can see how they could justify paying this price.
