‘Marvel HeroClix Wheels Of Vengeance’ Flashes Some Flames!
by Anton Kromoff
Welcome to the table,
I’ve been a fan of Ghost Rider since I was a little kid. Superheroes are great and all but a skeleton wreathed in hellfire with a punk aesthetic and a magical chain, riding an infernal motorcycle is just something that has always brought me joy.
HeroClix Wheels of Vengeance showcases the Ghost Rider, and some other truly epic supernatural characters from Marvel Comics, in all their glowing glory. Each booster contains three regular figures and one oversized figure that is sure to stand out on the tabletop.
As the name suggests, Wheels of Vengeance emphasizes some of the coolest two-wheelers to ever roll across the pages of your favorite comics. However, you will also find mythical mounts like the eight-legged Sleipnir and even the Headless Horseman! Whether you like vampires, vampire hunters, mummies, mysticism, or high-speed motorcycle hijinks – this set has something for you!
On the gameplay side, there are two new takes on vehicles: non-unique equipment that will allow you to get your whole team on motorcycles and “pop-off” style characters reminiscent of the old motorcycle-mounted Black Widow’s “Time to get off the bike” ability. When a vehicle-riding character is KO a sidelined pilot character can be placed in their last occupied square to continue the action! There’s also a running mechanical theme of Fire in this set, where some characters make a special kind of smoke terrain that deals damage to anyone who stands in it for too long.
There are more than 60 figures to collect, and nearly a third of them feature Hero-Glo treatment, which will give them a slick glow-in-the-dark effect. As WizKids and HeroClix ramp up the toyetic and collectible nature of HeroClix with products like Iconix, they also want to play around with some twists to the physical format of the miniatures. In addition to delivering badass gameplay, they want to find new ways to make HeroClix figures into hot collectibles.
Through other upcoming sets and Iconix products, they will be integrating additional special effects to give figures textures and styles that are highly collectible making them not just cool game pieces but worthy of someone’s collection.
Daimon Hellstrom AKA Son of Satan, though I don’t think he goes by that title anymore, shows off some flashy hellfire and his signature pentagram birthmark. Daimon is poised and ready to shoot soulfire at any foe who dares challenge him!
The Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze in this version, is reared up and ready to roll with his signature chain and bike.
There is also a really cool Iron Fist who’s ready to focus his chi on the battlefiel and the Hero-Glo perfectly highlights the mystical source of his power!
You can preorder HeroClix Wheels of Vengeance at the link.
Until next time, I am really stoked to see how many different Ghost Riders are in this set.
