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Posted by: bp29 on 11/3/2011 7:50:22 AM

Marvel Heroclix : Hammer of Thor Review

By David Woo

By Odin’s beard, it’s about damn time! Approximately thirteen months after the last Heroclix release, Arkham Asylum, the hotly anticipated Hammer of Thor set is finally released to the world. Is this set, which was originally slated to be released in March, worth the wait? Read on to find out.

I won’t bore you with the details of Wizkids’ demise and subsequent return, much like the mythical (and convention exclusive) phoenix. Those of you that care probably already know and those of you that don’t know can bite me. The point is that Hammer of Thor has finally gotten its release, something that many fans were very skeptical about. Rumors circulated, grassroots campaigns were started, alliances were forged, broken, surprise players entered the game, and when the dust settled, the hammer was held high, triumphant over the nonbelievers, proclaiming that yes, Heroclix had indeed returned! Ahem...and fans were happy and bought them. Oh, yes; they bought them. But new management brought new questions and new concerns. Would NECA, the new owners of Wizkids, meddle with the game? How would the quality of this set compare to the older, Topps-produced sets? Well fear not; Uncle Dave’s gonna cover all of that.

As far as character selection, Hammer of Thor does very well with sticking to the theme of the set, introducing a plethora of Asgardian characters to the game and remaking others that hadn’t been seen in years like Beta Ray Bill and Loki (who somehow managed to get three versions in the set.) A nice touch was making the set’s namesake character, Thor, very easy to obtain by making him a common, with another version (a Thor and Loki duo figure) being reserved as a super-rare. This set also provides more army builder generic figures than recent sets, weighing in with six this time (Asgardian warrior, Valkyrie, Phalanx soldier, Rock troll, Fire demon, and Hand ninja.) This set also features the popular hero t

Posted by: calvin on 6/8/2011 11:29:32 AM

Better make sure the ink cartridges in my printer are working properly. I'd actually have preferred a mailaway deal for these feats and battlefield conditions only because I don't have a quality printer...

Posted by: spike1138 on 12/3/2009 5:36:20 PM

Re: Print to Play Update. Excellent!

Also, welcome back to the official spot, Norm. I'll be interested in seeing how well this works out. (Rulings and the system for delivering them, I mean. Printable Feats, etc. I have no doubts about.)

Posted by: Miraclo on 12/3/2009 5:14:30 PM

The site continues to be a good collection point for info. Continued thanks for the work, including attempts to get the official word.

The new cards generally look fun, with some being ones I expect to use almost immediately and others... well, some I'm letting the rules lawyers battle each other to a pulp on HCR before deciding on what the official reach of some of them are. ;)

Direct (reasonable) sale or an announcement that they're openly free to print and use would be fine with me. I've already printed them out, along with the Runaways and Guardians of the Galaxy Feats. Most of my play is with friends anyway, but I'd probably be tempted to use this as a shibboleth for a new venue: If they declare they can't be used, then I'll find another place to play.

While I have my quibbles, in general I'm enjoying what the new Wizkids is doing and am looking into 2010 with interest -- even if Brave and the Bold continues to appear to be a set I'll be saving money on.

Posted by: Miraclo on 12/3/2009 12:12:09 PM

Cool, my image made it to here :)

Posted by: Puuka on 12/1/2009 6:12:51 PM

Very cool.

Posted by: spider_ham on 11/19/2009 12:26:14 PM

Thanks for the Kurse pics (including the original) and the dial.

I was having a very hard time making out the numbers on those Charge and Super Strength clicks, though, until I blew it up. AV's of 11, 10, 10 & 9 and the two Charge clicks of 6 & 6. Yeah, an interesting piece, especially for 121 points.

Posted by: Miraclo on 11/4/2009 9:08:04 PM

Definitely like the new Ronan better than the old one. And yes, definitely a candidate for Stunning Blow. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: rwint1968 on 11/3/2009 11:07:01 PM

I like the new Ronan's sculpt more than the old one. Stunning Blow?

Posted by: spike1138 on 11/3/2009 9:36:02 PM

I think MINION powers are going to be interesting. I'll definitely play some "army" teams to see how well these Minion powers work. Thanks for the update!

Posted by: rwint1968 on 10/30/2009 2:32:06 PM

Nice presentation! Thanks for dissecting & organizing it and getting us in close. Especially new to me is that one shot of piece #60, Kurse!

Posted by: Miraclo on 10/25/2009 9:41:12 PM

I can't wait for this set to be released so I can see that Thor LE dial... very interesting.

Posted by: spike1138 on 10/25/2009 7:32:18 PM

The Hand Ninjas are back and as long time HEROCLIX gamer I am happy about it .
I'm also glad that we won't have to do the old " Mail-Away " process for Surtur .

Posted by: Ken Fox on 10/9/2009 8:06:37 PM

Wow! What a nice power for a 38 point generic! I can't wait to use a whole swarm of these little red death merchants!

Posted by: Bigolegreezy on 10/4/2009 9:37:43 PM

Rocket Racoon!! Score! Very cool, The Le! Glad I won't have to rely on pojo for previews. :)

Posted by: glen_smith on 9/29/2009 1:56:15 PM

HoT is looking good! Keep those previews coming.

Posted by: rwint1968 on 9/21/2009 7:25:56 PM

Gert & Old Lace are members of the Runaways. I hope we actually get the full team. Wizkids was bad for not including an entire team in 1 set (Except for the FF), i.e. the original Wrecker and the rest of the Crew. Anyway, I CAN'T WAIT FOR HAMMER OF THOR!

Posted by: Bigolegreezy on 9/21/2009 1:13:55 PM

Man, this is exciting! :D
Reserved two cases of HoT last week, and made my first payment toward them last Friday.

The game is on its way back!

Posted by: glen_smith on 9/21/2009 5:43:58 AM

Great images, TheLe! Thanks for posting them. Interesting to note that the point cost of GY and OL on the spoiler list was 57 and they look to be 54 in that picture.
(Also, the Loki was 191 on the spoiler list, and although you can't see the full point cost in that photo, it most certainly doesn't look like it ends with a '1'...)
(And after all of the low-res pix of that Smokey Feet Cap, your crystal clear image really rocked my socks off! WOW! Looking forward to playing that bad boy, for sure...)
Thanks again!

Posted by: mr_moneypenny on 9/21/2009 1:11:17 AM