Here we have Logan, who is mostly a reuse of the 2020 version from the older movies, though with new arms, a new waist with a different belt, and a new piece meant for the jacket. This represents the variant Deadpool encountered at the bar, the same one who was a sore loser and regretted letting the X-Men die in his world. Hence why he has the boots peeking through the pants and the gloves in one of his pockets. If you thought this was going to be a straight repaint of that original figure, it technically isn't, though a lot of the paintwork mostly stays reserved for the shirt, jacket buttons, and belt. I wish we had some shading for the arms and legs, especially to highlight the texturing better, though I guess some of the lighting does help that well enough. Plus, gray and sandy beige don't look as cheap as yellow, seen from the simultaneously released Wolverine figure. This look also works fine for the character, though I wish the arms would go down a bit more, and I also question why we have another case of pinless joints for one set of limbs while the other still has them pinned. One or the other, please.
His head sculpt is a reuse of the Wolverine figure I recently looked at, though slightly different in paint apps. I don't have any complaints with that since this is meant to be the same Logan that Deadpool recruited in the movie, and you can always swap this head with the other versions for regular Fox-canon Logan. The articulation is the same as with that other figure, with a double ball neck, shoulder rotation, outward arm movement, bicep rotation, double-jointed elbows, wrist articulation, inward hinges, limited butterfly joints, an ab crunch, waist rotation, ball jointed hips, thigh rotation, double-jointed knees, and ankles that swivle, hinge, and pivot with slight hinderence. He comes with alternate clawless fists that he can shake at the Headpool accessory, which is not only getting top billing for some reason, but the stand is too short for it. Unless he's going to be staring at people's crotches, why make his altitude that low with such a mediocre stand? And no, he can't be on other figures' bodies.
For a Hugh Jackman Wolverine comparison, here are the other two versions of characters that this Logan reuses parts from. The torso, legs, and maybe the arms are reused, though I generally appreciate that the new parts and deco at least help distinguish him from the 2020 Logan decently well. Meanwhile, the head and feet come from the costumed version, which is fine for anyone who really likes that head sculpt and the fact that the costumed Wolverine kind of sucks. Scratch that, it really sucks. I'll take reused parts over an overhyped yet poorly proportioned new sculpt any day.
And here we have Colossus, who is a new sculpt and is thankfully painted for his metal flesh. I appreciate that the red is still dark without looking transparent, and the other paint apps on his clothes are also crisp and lined up properly. The silver on his arms and head is especially needed, which is something I complemented on the reissued Silver Surfer after getting the 2023 Quantumania-wave Ultron and the Infinity Saga Mark II Iron Man. I also appreciate that there is linework applied in the crevices of the figure, making this feel more premium than other figures. Now while I compliment the paintwork greatly, I have to admit that his proportions are not 1:1. The legs generally look fine, but the torso needs to be bulkier then it currently is, especially since it looks under sized than the rest of him. There's more to say about the torso so in short, sculpt and paint are good, torso proportions suck.
His head sculpt is done more competently than the comic versions that came with Juggernaut, especially since the eyes are aligned this time. Also appreciate that the eyeliner and lips aren't too dark. His articulation is the same as Logan's, though he has washer joints comparable to McFarlane's DC figures at the shoulders (albeit with louder clicks). He also has boot rotation and some of the worst range for an ab crunch that I have ever seen in a Marvel Legends figure, especially in recent memory. Was it hard to sacrifice a bit of the sculpt to add more range??? It's another reason why the torso sucks ass. He can even show his frustration with his alternate angry head.
He comes with a rule book that he tried using on Deadpool, and even with some printing imperfections, it looks better than the photo that cel shaded Wolverine had. He can use that on the a Deadpool figure shown for a size comparison. I'll get NSTW out again someday just wait.
Overall, these two figures are a case where they're alright but far from perfect. They both look fine but the range on some of their joints can be very questionable at best. While it's cool to have another Hugh Jackman Logan and a long-overdue Colossus, there is still a lot of room for improvement. You may want for them on clearance, but at least they don't suck like the costumed Wolverine does.
Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for both
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