Poor resculpts with a paint job done by blind child labourers that were using a piece of wood instead of a brush. If you look at them closer you can see that they’re actually poorly made resculpts. Except for some (not all!) accessory, Muscle Warriors aren’t straight bootlegs though. It seems like the “regular” MW line consists of 12 figures, just like the original GW line-up (without Raah and Deevil, which were carded as Swords & Sorcerers, and aren’t shown on the GW cardback).
Let’s now take a closer look at what I’m guessing is the regular “whole range of figures and accessories” in direct comparison to the Sungold originals. If the figure names were left out due to legal reasons why didn’t Tung Sing write Muscle Warriors on the back, too? They even took the effort to add a French description both on front and back of the card. For some reason the figure names were left out, but not the name of the line. When we look at the MW cardback we can see the old familiar Galaxy Warriors drawings, showing the range of 12 GW figures and accessories. (*Further reading on the Frazetta Connection here ->. When we put the GW and the MW artwork next to each other it’s obvious that the MW artist was knocking off the GW Frazetta bootleg*, where “Thor” is fighting against a hairy, horned creature. The barbarian’s axe looks alot like the one from the “original” GW artwork. It depicts some sort of barbarian with an axe in his hand, and a horned helmet on his head, fighting against what appears to be minotaurs? The card art looks like it either comes from a very untalented and/or underpaid artist, or a genius child. He certainly has quite a story to tell though, about the horrors he’s been through. This guy is just completely over the edge. I might change my mind about his Muscle Warriors (MW) counterfeit, though. The real Anubi IMO is still the coolest looking Galaxy Warrior. When I look at my carded “Anubi” sample, the first thing that hits the eye is the completely messed up spout, and the underworldish paint job. I recently got my hands on a few carded Muscle Warriors from Peru. Tung Sing happens to be the same company that also made the infamous Underworld Warriors btw. Thanks to the revelations of Brian Heiler we learned that they were produced by a company named Tung Sing Toys in 1986 , located in Hong Kong just like Sungold. Packaging and figures don’t tell much in this aspect. Not long ago we weren’t even able to tell when or by whom they were made. The Muscle Warriors, or Les Super Monstres.
Today I wanna focus on probably the gnarliest GW bootleg line of them all. The original Sungold Galaxy Warriors from 1983. And all that can save us KOllecting KOsmonauts from the big nothing - or how the Phealous put it: the Galaxy hole - is to stick to the part of the Galaxy we already know. There’s simply no end to it with new lines popping up all the time. Covering the whole GW universe would be like writing a book on “The Universe’s Complete History of Uncertainty”. No other knock-off line was ripped off, recycled, and expanded as much as them. Galaxy Warriors (GW) are the MotU-KO prototype. The Galaxy Warriors! Made by Sungold in 1983.
However, Gorr the God Butcher's inevitable attack will no doubt force him to power up again.There’s one particular MotU-KO line that lead to generations of knock-offs and bootlegs on its own. We have a feeling the Thunder God is sick of violence, hence why he returns to New Asgard. Thor seemingly held back, but could that be because the Avenger has had enough of fighting?Ī Redditor recently stumbled across some new merchandise in Target with a description that reads, "Long after The Avengers defeat Thanos, the Guardians of the Galaxy must convince Thor to return to the battlefield." Could this be why he ultimately chooses to part ways with the team? While the still below suggests that Thor is spoiling for a fight, that first sneak peek showed Star-Lord rolling his eyes at whatever the hero was saying before he and his fellow Guardians raced into battle. We know they drop him off at some point, but the reason why might now be a little clearer. The first trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder suggested that the God of Thunder might be looking to retire, but what does that mean for his status as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy?