Galactic Guardians Booster Pulls

I’ve been promising the share my Galactic Guardians pulls for what feels like forever, and now I’m finally getting around to it! Better late than never, right?

I ordered three boosters, and then as I was placing an order for some singles, I threw one more booster in there. I got them all for just under 9 bucks each, so that’s not too shabby. I’m looking to buy some Giant Sized X-Men boosters, but I can’t find any place that has them in stock. Anyone out there got any tips?

So on to the pulls! Well, first, I should add that I wasn’t holding my breath. My luck with pulls has been horrid, so I decided ahead of time not to count on anything. I wanted just about everything in this set, so I’d be happy with whatever I got.

With that said! My first booster was epic. I could see Nova Prime, which I was pleased with. Blood Brother, eh… Then as I pulled it out, I see that I not only got Dr. Strange, but an Astral to go with him! I really wanted both of those, and then lastly, a Mr. Fantastic Super Rare! That’s my first super rare pull. Awesome.

Next booster had a Nova Corp Recruit, and Namor who I was pretty pleased with. It also had Drax, my favorite member of the Infinity Watch. This guy performed so great that I might write a review on him. He rocked some games over the weekend. There was also Red Shift to go with my Heralds collection, and a Silver Surfer. Another great pull in my opinion!

The next booster was my weakest, I felt. A Nova Prime and Drax doubles, but that’s okay cause I was hoping for some trade fodder. Lyja the Lazerfist and Xavin are two skrulls I’m unfamiliar with, so they’re trade fodder too. The saving grace of this booster was Morg to go in with the rest of my Heralds.

Lastly, my final booster came through for yet another great set of pulls. First were a few generics, Doombot and Annihilation Seeker and another Astral to go with my Dr. Strange. Then another Silver Surfer so I’ve got some quality trade fodder, and finally another SR, Stranger. I used him a little bit, and his power is impressive.

So those are my Galactic Guardian pulls! Stay tuned Clix fans for some terrain updates, and I may try writing some fig reviews.

Secret Warriors

Getting into HeroClix, I knew right away one of the first things I wanted to do was build teams. I’m all for the random battles, too, but I also want to see X-Men vs Avengers, New Warriors vs Infinity Watch, etc. With my latest purchase of singles, I filled out my first team – Secret Warriors!

The Secret Warriors are new to me, so don’t get too up in arms if I get any of their story wrong. As I understand it, they are a group of super powered agents lead by Nick Fury. He formed the team during the Secret Invasion story, where the Skrull were posing as heroes and setting the stage to take over the world. Most of the characters seem to be the children of various heroes or villains, like the son of Ares, daughter of Mr. Hyde, and a descendant of Phantom Rider.

Thus far, I’ve only played Phobos and Slingshot. It’s a lower point team, but I actually find them more fun and requiring more finese than all-powerful teams and heroes. Phobos is really useful, with blades, and later a mind control and probability control. He seems like a nice jack of all trades, good offense and utility. Then we have Slingshot. I’ve professed my love for speeders before, and she’s no exception. Their mobility, break aways, and ability to hit and run is pretty nifty.

As for the other characters, I haven’t played them yet, but I’ll touch a bit on how they look at a glance. Nick Fury is their leader and he’s indomitable. He looks like he gets a nifty team ability where he’ll remove action tokens from his Secret Warriors on the move. Then we have Stonewall, who may serve as a tank or at the very least a front line fighter. Then we have Quake and Hellfire. They seem to have pretty good area damage, with Quake, you guessed it, using the power Quake. She has an improved version of this as well. I almost didn’t buy Hellfire, but he has a penetrating Energy Explosion. I love this power, so I’m glad I bought him for the team.

And that’s my first team, Secret Warriors! Stay tuned to find out how they play in the next Battle Report, as well as more pulls and additions to my every growing army of miniatures. Until next time, Clix fans!

Several New Clix

A new order of Clix has just come in the mail, and I’m all sorts of geek excited. These are some singles I picked up to try to flesh out some more of the teams I’m working on. I bought them from Troll and Toad, and I don’t believe I paid more than a buck for any of them. They shipped fast and packaged nicely, so if you’re looking to buy some Clix, I’d recommend these guys.

On to the Clix! First up, Warpath. I had to buy this guy because, as I’m sure I said before, one of my favorite teams is X-Force. I’ve got X-23 and Wolfsbane already, so getting my hands on Warpath became a priority! I also nabbed Namorita for my New Warriors team. I’ve got a ways to go to fill out my New Warriors, but I’m pretty excited to get that team up and running.

I also purchased Nick Fury, Stonewall, Quake and Hellfire. These guys belong to the Secret Warriors team that I wasn’t familiar with until I started playing HeroClix. I got Phobos and Slingshot and they were both really fun to play, and I liked their uniforms, so I wanted to complete the team. Now I have them! I’m planning to write an article every time I finish a team, and first up will be Secret Warriors.

I picked up Siryn and Strong Guy for an X-Factor team I’m building. The team will be hilarious. The plan is just going to be these two and as many Madrox’s as I can squeeze in. And every time Multiple Man gets hit, a roll of the dice determines whether or not he will multiply and place a dupe on the board. Sounded like fun to me! Strong Guy and especially Siryn have really nice sculpts, too.

Then there’s Arachne and Darkhawk for my West Coast Avengers team. I’ve already got US Agent and War Machine, so they’re about as complete as I can get them for now. There’s a Hawkeye from an old set, but he’s pricey and his stats are a little low. I’m hoping there will be a new Hawkeye for Chaos War, and I know there will be a Vision. Perhaps in June this team will assemble!

Lastly, I got a Red Shift. A herald of Galactus for .50 cents seemed to good to pass up. That’s all for now, Clix fans! Stay tuned for my Galactic Guardians pulls and the Secret Warriors team review!

Marvel on Netflix

Hello again readers. Today’s article is just to let you all know about all the Marvel shows and movies there are to watch on Netflix, instant watcher. The shows have been up for a while now, but they just added several of Marvel’s animated films that I thought I’d bring to your attention. If you’ve got Netflix and you like comics, these are all worth checking out!

For the animated films, they just added Doctor Strange and Planet Hulk, both of which I highly recommend. There is also two Avengers movies, Iron Man and Hulk Vs. which is apparently two mini-movies about Hulk fighting Thor and then Wolverine.

For the shows, there’s a bunch. Wolverine and the X-Men is top notch and definitely my favorite. Silver Surfer, X-Men Evolution and Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are all very good too. X-Men Evolution is a take on the student aspect of the X-Men, but each season did well to have a villain lying in wait while they fleshed out characters back stories, and then the season finales always ended with an awesome show down. There are also two Iron Man shows, the Hulk, and a couple of Spider-Man shows. I haven’t really watched these much yet, so I can’t say whether they’re good or not.

So if you’ve got Netflix, check it out! Until next time, Clix fans!

Supernatural Themed HeroClix

I grew up on Marvel comics. X-Men was my favorite comic. It had the show on television, and Jim Lee was doing amazing things with them. I liked the entire Marvel universe though, from the galactic characters to the b-list street level heroes. Still, a close second to my beloved X-Men, was the Midnight Sons.

I was a huge fan of the horror themed heroes, especially Ghost Rider. Sadly, these guys seem to be pretty overlooked in HeroClix! I think it’s high time we got an entire set dedicated to the heroes keeping the creatures of the night at bay. I’ve seen this idea a lot on the HCRealms forums, so I’m not going to pretend it’s solely my idea, but if WizKids actually did give us this set, it would be a brick I bought for sure.

So what sort of heroes should we see in a supernatural themed Marvel set? There are obvious choices, like all of the Midnight Sons. Ghost Rider on his motorcycle would be great, and not a super rare – I can’t seem to get my hands on the Ghost Rider super rare from the Hulk set. I’d like to see two Ghost Riders, actually, the Johnny Blaze version and Danny Ketch.

Morbius could use an update, and I’m surprised we haven’t already seen a new Blade. There hasn’t been a Blade fig since they introduced cards, and he’s a name brand hero. One could argue it was the success of his movies that started the current super hero film craze. There are several Dr. Strange figs to choose from, so maybe another incarnation – didn’t he mask himself and go by the name Strange for a while? All of the Nightstalkers and Darkhold Redeemers, and maybe even make Darkhold an object?

There are plenty of villains. Lilith and her lilin would make fine generics, as well as any old vampire. Vengeance, Deacon Frost, Blackout, Blackheart, and Mephisto could use a new update.

Sleepwalker isn’t really a horror hero, I guess, but he’s close enough to make it into the set. I always thought his lore was interesting – his “host” is an average Joe which he lies dormant within until he sleeps. Then out comes Sleepwalker and he beats up bad guys in shadowy alleys. Plus he just looks cool.

Then there’s the newer Midnight Sons lead by Morbius. Man-Thing, Werewolf by Night (which could also serve to tie in Moon Knight), and Damien Hellfire. Seems like there was a female sorcerous of some sort but her name escapes me now.

So, who’s with me? Can I finally field a decent Midnight Sons team? Preferably in a graveyard map with lots of demons and undead to smite. Do it, WizKids, and I’ll buy a brick!