Somewhere right now, Umma is asking Janet why she doesn’t have an action figure like Jung.
I love Kim’s Convenience. I love the characters and their stories and see parts of myself in some of the characters, especially Mr. Kim. When I heard that Simu Liu, who portrays Jung on the series, would be taking on the role of Shang-Chi in Marvel’s upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, I knew right away that I would be buying at least one of his action figures.
Well, I finally picked up Hasbro’s Marvel Legends Shang-Chi 6″ figure today and all I can say is that I love it. I don’t normally purchase many Marvel Legends figures because I’m more of a DC fan, but in the case of Shang-Chi, I decided to make an exception. The figure features the standard multi-point articulation of most of the other figures in the Legends line and comes with a Marvel’s Mr. Hyde Build-A-Figure piece (leg). He comes with three pairs of hands that are swappable and a bo staff.
The likeness to Simu Liu is wonderful. The articulation is somewhat stiff, but this actually comes in handy because you can pose the figure in a number of ways without the necessity of a base. The figure’s look is based upon Shang-Chi’s suit as seen in the film’s trailer. I’m curious to see if any other suits or variants will be released after the film hits theaters.
Other figures in the line include Wenwu, Xialing, Civil Warrior, Iron Man, and the Death Dealer. If you collect all of them, you’ll be able to build the aforementioned Mr. Hyde figure. Of the bunch that remain, I’ll probably cough up the money for the Shang-Chi film figures, especially the Death Dealer, who looks awesome on the screen and in figure form.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the first Marvel film that I’ve been excited about in a long time. I’ll be sure to review it once it comes out in theaters. Until then, thank you for reading my post. I’ll see all of you again real soon!
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