Rhinomania!

I love Rhino. Really classic Spidey villain. But that aside, he just looks awesome and I knew right away that he would look great in a three dimensional form with all the texture on his hide, the musculature and the horn and hooves, but all in the shape of a man. So it was just great to see two Rhino figures announced almost simultaneously and also scheduled to release at almost the same time.

First up is Sideshow's Rhino Comiquette:

http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=2001901&ref=preview_page





This is the exclusive version that comes with the more classic square-ish head which I much prefer to the longer-faced modern version. A bit too expensive for most of us, I know, and it looks to be a huge space hog to display, so it's nice that there's another option

And that is none other than Marvel Select Rhino:

http://marvelousnews.com/index.php?catid=23&itemid=15040





I've been waiting for a MS Rhino for what seems like ages knowing MS's great track record with oversized figures. This guy just looks so good for a mass produced action figure, sculpted yet again by the good fellows over at Gentle Giant Studios, sculptors of some of my favorite MS figures like Juggernaut, Abomination, and Sabertooth.

Of these two, I'll probably be picking up the latter, although one cannot deny the aura of strength that comes from Sideshow's comiquette and it's just such an awesomely massive piece. The last time I felt this way about a figure I couldn't afford was with Bowen's Juggernaut.