If you collect ML, and if you visit http://www.marvelousnews.com for your news of Marvel comics and action figures, then you must be as overjoyed as I am over the recent official confirmation of release of a ML5 repaint: Silver Surfer! Boy was I overjoyed to hear this news. Particularly since I was hunting high and low for it. I recall asking a seller from Yahoo Auctions SG some time back to sell it at $45 since it was loose complete (not even carded mind you), and he refused to budge from his $80 starting bid. If he does not want to sell, it's fine. But he even gave a sarcastically smug remark saying "wah, if somewhere is selling for $45, please inform me as I am also interested." Can you imagine the anger I felt reading that remark, and the joy when I saw this news? Sell for $80 lah! Ka-pui! Boy was I glad I didn't make any purchase prior to this news. Guess I got the last laugh you idiotic punk!

This limited edition is quite an improvement from the old (see pic below). Well, for starters, the blue tint that was found all over SS is now removed, as Hasbro has gone for a pure silver coat. Well, if you ask me SS still isn't bling bling enuf (he is chrome in the comics lor... you could see his own face's reflection on his shoulders one!), but alas, it's good enuf. Another thing I noticed is that the magnetic strip used for the board (a brilliant design by Toybiz!) is now concealed within the board rather than being exposed on the top surface! Hope the released figure is identical to the pics, right down to these details. Don't fail me now Hasbro. It's when I hold this figure in my arm when I can laugh at that particular Yahoo! seller with all my heart.

All photos courtesy of http://www.marvelousnews.com