First Look: Metal Gear Rex Collectible

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The Metal Gear series has shown us a lot of enemies over the course of its 25-year run, and now, Kotobukiya has revealed its upcoming model kit depicting one of the most bad-ass: Metal Gear Rex, which was first introduced in 1998's Metal Gear Solid.

Standing nearly 9 inches tall (1/100 scale), the Rex kit has multiple points of articulation, including legs that fold up allowing the cockpit to rest on the ground. The collectible is comprised of 600 pre-colored pieces. Check out the images below for a closer look:

Koto's Metal Gear Rex will retail for $79.99 and is scheduled for release in January 2013.


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IGN Assemble! #54 - Dinosaurs with Jetpacks

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We're back for another glorious week of comic book discussion and questionable sidebars. This week we continue to discuss zero month, the greatest evil plan of all time, and of course, the big events that occurred in Avengers vs. X-Men #11.

We also talk Uncanny X-Force, Wolverine and the X-Men, Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom, and the many, many zero issues that hit: Batman, Batman and Robin, Team 7, Batgirl, Suicide Squad, Demon Knights, Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Green Lantern Corps, and more.

There's also a boatload of news this week, including the new Thunderbolts series and the Justice League/Aquaman crossover.

There are spoilers within for everything we talk about, so beware.

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Wilfred: "Resentment" Review

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Note: Full spoilers for the episode follow.

Wedding bells were ringing on Wilfred this week as Drew and Jenna prepped for their big espousal. Of course, to keep things relevant, Wilfred was assigned the title of ring bearer, with Ryan as co-ringbearer -- or rather "associate" ring bearer. Meanwhile, Ryan was still down in the dumps over Amanda after the emotional revelation we were given in the last episode.

As always, it was fun seeing Drew again, just as dopey and clueless as ever. His toke-up scene with Ryan was pretty hilarious, particularly Wilfred's irritation with Drew, who kept lobbing chips in Wilfred's direction as Wilfred instinctually caught them in his mouth.

However, it was also interesting to see Drew opening up to Ryan again, especially in regards to Jenna's cheating on him. At this point, it's almost pathetic how trusting Drew is, despite his shallow and often bro-tacular conventions. I don't think I ever expected to sympathize with his character, but he and Ryan definitely share a unique friendship themselves, even if it is largely one-sided.

The wedding ring dilemma, on the other hand, was a bit more predictable and wearisome, although it had its moments. Wilfred's jealousy of Jenna was a nice counterbalance to Ryan's own mixed feelings in regards to the wedding, and the moment when Wilfred literally had the s*** scared out of him was a pretty awesome conclusion.

Of course, the absolute greatest scene was Ryan's meeting with Amanda in the final few moments of the episode. It's difficult to say with a show like this, but it feels like they might actually be straying away from the Ryan/Jenna romance after all. That doesn't necessarily mean things will pan out with Amanda, but Ryan certainly appears to be breaking down some deep-seeded emotional barriers romantically this season.

It was also a nice touch to have Drew's injury result in Ryan playing host to Jenna's wedding. Naturally, this sounds like a horrible idea, but what better platform for some inevitable and devastating hijinks?

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