General Info: As mentioned before, I love Mandalorians, and any chance I can, I update my collection of them, to diversify the ranks. This comic pack, along with its 3 casemates, were salvaged from the failure pile and brought to us through the graces of online retailer Entertainment Earth. While there are still a good 5 or 6 comic packs that have not yet, and more than likely will not see the light of day, these four give us hope that eventually Hasbro will find a way to get those long lost Expanded Universe figures out to us loyal fans. But enough about that, let’s get back to the two Mando’s that are in this pack. From the time period of Jango Fett’s childhood, and early adulthood, these two guys represent different sides of their operation and belief. Montross believes he is the rightful leader of the Mandolorian warriors, and acts on his own orders rather than anyone else’s, while Jaster is the more nurturing type, yet still ruthlessly efficient. Through Montross’ actions, Jaster is killed, which crushes Jango, and leads to his banishing of Montross after the battle.
Details/Accuracy: 10/10
Hasbro really went all out with these guys. The detailing and sculpting is really superb, and it almost makes you forget that these guys were made using existing tooling. Jaster shares the mold of Jango Fett, though he has a new belt with new holsters, and a new headsculpt, while Montross uses the Boba Fett body and Mandalore’s legs, with even more extensive tweaking. He has a new belt and holsters as well, a new headsculpt, and new arms that show exposed skin. The attention to detail and the closeness of the figures to their comic book counterparts is very good, and definitely deserves a 10.
Accessories/Pack-In: 10/10
Again, these guys come with a lot of stuff. Each Mando comes with a cape, a jetpack, one long rifle, two short blasters, and a removable helmet. The guns are all new, matching their comic book appearances, while the other accessories, save for the capes, are repainted versions of Jango and Boba’s accessories. It’s really nice when Hasbro is able to give us new weapon sculpts, because after 20-30 Clone Trooper blasters and rifles you really just want some variety.
Articulation: 10/10
Both figures have the modern day standard super articulation, consisting of ball-jointed heads, ball hinged shoulders and torso, elbows, knees, and ankles, and swivel forearms and hips, the only difference being Montross has swivel wrists instead of forearms.
Need to be Re-done: 10/10
Considering that this is the first release of these figures, I would say that the need for these figures to have been made was large so that we can continue to flesh out our collections, as opposed to buying our 30th Darth Vader figure. I don’t think that Hasbro will ever need to revisit these figures, which is a good thing because chances are they never will.
Final Thoughts:
While Entertainment Earth does charge a little bit more for the same thing you could get just down the street, they really aren’t all that bad as far as pricing goes. Though, if you do wish to purchase a pre-order from them, be sure to keep an eye on their website, because often they will push the release date around, and you may wind up waiting awhile. In my experience, I’m glad that I decided to get these four exclusive comic packs from them, and I even lucked out and got them on sale, so it was almost as if I had found them at a retail store and purchased them there. I would definitely recommend getting these, as they will probably sell out soon, if they haven’t already, and they are some real gems as far as this line is concerned. It’s a real shame in a sense, because if Hasbro had just sold these packs along with the ones from the last wave of the retail packs, this line would not have died as sadly as it did. Hopefully in the future we can see this line reborn, as I was never much of a comic collector, and now I have a good 20-25 comics of different Star Wars stories.
Grade: 40/40
Verdict: Definitely Get This
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