SANDMAN

MARVEL LEGENDS (HASBRO)

Fun FiQ Fact #0034: Sandman was not allowed to appear in Spider-Man: The Animated Series due to his planned inclusion in James Cameron’s unmade Spider-Man film, which would have seen him and Electro as the antagonists. The two would finally share the big screen in No Way Home.

I’ve been a solid supporter of Spider-Man 3 since it first came out, and I’ve continued to stick by it the whole time. The film’s best performance comes from Thomas Haden Church as Sandman, who injects some genuine pathos into Flint Marko. His return in No Way Home was certainly a pleasant surprise, as was the inevitable action figure coverage.

THE FIGURE ITSELF

Sandman is the final standard figure in the retro-card-packaged No Way Home tie-in assortment of Marvel Legends. He’s the only of the film’s “antagonists” in this assortment. The figure stands about 6 1/2 inches tall and he has 29 points of articulation. His articulation is a little rigid, especially with no waist or calf movement. Of course, it’s Sandman, so he’s not crazy flexible when he’s in humanoid form. Sandman is sporting a brand new sculpt, based on specifically his NWH look. Due to pandemic-related issues, Thomas Hayden Church was unable to be physically on set for filming. As such, Flint remains sandy, even when person shaped. This figure works with that, so he’s got a sandy texture over the whole thing. He’s still got a strong likeness of Haden Church, even under all the texture, and the body’s build matches well too. His color work is minor; he’s a lot of tan. There’s accenting to better make out the face, as well as a little bit of darker detailing throughout the body. Sandman is packed with two sets of normal sized hands (in fists and open), as well a set of enlarged hands, with matching pieces to bulk up the forearms.

THE ME REMAINDER OF THE EQUATION

Despite loving Spider-Man 3, I never got much into its tie-in toys, so I had no movie Sandman. That bugged me, so I was glad to have another shot. This guy is basic, but honestly pretty fun. He’s kind of this assortment’s underdog.

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