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#3555: Sandman

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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.

Thanks to my sponsors over at All Time Toys for setting me up with this figure to review.  If you’re looking for cool toys both old and new, please check out their website and their eBay storefront.

#3554: Ultraman Z – Original

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ULTRAMAN Z — ORIGINAL

S.H. FIGUARTS (BANDAI)

Fun FiQ Fact #0033: There’s a Tamashi Nations Store in New York where you can buy all sorts of Bandai things that are usually exclusively available overseas, which, in case your wondering, includes Ultraman stuff.  You know, if that’s your sort of thing.

My first introduction to pretty much anything import-related is almost always going to be Ultraman.  Since its primary focus is in Japan, as a kid my only options for the toys were what few items got imported in comic shops and the like.  Years later, it was Ultraman that got me into Bandai’s slightly higher end line with Ultra-Act.  When Ultra-Act was folded into S.H. Figuarts, I stepped back, since I wasn’t jumping up and down to re-buy everyone in a slightly different scale.  I’ve picked up a few of the anime/manga-based figures, but no live action releases…that is, until now!  Let’s look at Ultraman Z!

THE FIGURE ITSELF

Ultraman Z Original is part of Bandai’s S.H. Figuarts line, and he is a Tamashii Nations Store exclusive.  He’s a re-issue of the 2021 release of the character, with a stripped down selection of accessories at a lower price point. The figure stands just over 5 1/2 inches tall and he has 40 points of articulation.  Z has a decent selection of different looks over the course of his appearances, as he gains different fusions and power-ups, but this figure is, as you might expect from his name, his original, unmodified appearance.  It’s a pretty fun design, which borrows elements from prior Ultras, but leaves them in such a way that they still feel unique when placed together.  I particularly like the merging of an Ultraseven style fin with the more classic Hayata style face.  Z’s sculpt is a pretty impressive one, up to the usual standards of the usual Figuarts fare.  Compared to some of the other Ultras I’ve handled, his articulation feels a little less fiddly, and a little better on the range of motion.  The construction on this guy feels pretty solid, and his sculpt is nice and clean.  He’s a pretty spot-on match for the suit design from the show, which is certainly nice.  Z is unique amongst most Ultraman in that his predominant accent color is blue, rather than red.  I’m honestly always a fan of this change-up, and the end result reminds me a bit of Dyna’s Miracle Type design, which has always been a personal favorite.  The paint work here is solid.  It’s got a pretty clean application for the most part, but there’s some minor bleed over on some of the change-overs on the color work.  Z is packed with four sets of hands (in fists, flat, flying, and open gesture) and two different versions of his color timer.

THE ME REMAINDER OF THE EQUATION

In December, I took a trip to New York with the family, which of course largely saw me focus on getting things for everybody else as we visited all of the stores.  On our last day there, I spotted the Tamashii Nations Store, which I had actually forgotten had even been set-up there, and my wife encouraged me to stop in, since I’d not done much for me.  They had a nice selection of the exclusives, including a Kamen Rider that Max wanted me to pick up for him.  Since I was already stopping to buy something, I figured I might as well get something for me, and decided to snag this guy, because it’s been a bit since I bought myself an Ultraman.  He’s very fun, and now I feel the need to buy more, which seems to always happen when I buy myself an Ultraman.

#3553: Matt Murdock

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MATT MURDOCK

MARVEL LEGENDS (HASBRO)

FiQ Fun Fact #0032: There have been plenty of Daredevil figures over the years, but the only prior civilian Matt Murdock was a Minimate, and he was just alternate parts to a vigilante Daredevil.

Daredevil was the second attempt at building a TV component to the MCU, and prior to the Disney+ contingent, it was certainly the most successful.  I myself was skeptical when the first trailers dropped (I was still a little scarred from the 2003 movie), but fell in love with the show with the very first episode.  In particular, I loved Charlie Cox’s take on the title character, and I was beyond thrilled when No Way Home brought him into the MCU proper, small scene or not.  And, for his first proper MCU Legends figure, we get not Daredevil, but Matt Murdock.  That’s a switch.

THE FIGURE ITSELF

Matt Murdock is another figure from the retro-carded No Way Home tie-in assortment of Marvel Legends.  He’s based on his look in his one scene in the movie, which certainly makes sense; not like there’s really any other options there.  The figure stands 6 1/4 inches tall and he has 30 points of articulation.  Matt is built on what appears to be an upgraded version of the Coulson suit body.  It’s got pinless joints on the arms and legs, as well as additional swivels at the ankles.  It still has some wonky proportions in a few spots, but it’s generally a marked improvement.  It’s a suit and tie, so it’s pretty basic.  What’s really got to sell the figure is the head sculpt.  It’s…well, it’s not Hasbro’s best output.  The elements of a good Charlie Cox likeness are all there, but they don’t quite congeal into proper full product.  The glasses are definitely a bit odd looking, and the exact shaping of his face and hair aren’t quite there.  It’s not the worst likeness, but it’s also not as immediately obvious as Matt as it could be.  Matt’s paint work is a generally basic set-up, with a lot of molded coloring.  He’s got face printing, which seems a little on the dark side, but it’s not bad.  Matt is packed with a cane and the brick he catches in May and Peter’s apartment with “Mysterio was right” written it.  The cane’s not quite right in its exact shaping, but close enough.  The brick is super cool, and a fantastic scene-specific part.

THE ME REMAINDER OF THE EQUATION

I’ve been looking for good toy coverage for the live action Daredevil since the show started.  Unfortunately, he seems to be rather tricky to get down.  This one continues that trend.  The likeness is definitely on the weaker side, and he’s limited in his applications by being a purely civilian guise, but he’s better than nothing, and there have certainly been worse Legends.

Thanks to my sponsors over at All Time Toys for setting me up with this figure to review.  If you’re looking for cool toys both old and new, please check out their website and their eBay storefront.

#3552: Starfire

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STARFIRE

DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS (MATTEL)

Fun FiQ Fact #0031: The New Teen Titans’ Tamaranean powerhouse Koriand’r is not DC’s first character, or in fact even the first Teen Titan, to use the name “Starfire.”  The first was actually Leonid Kovar, better known as “Red Star,” and introduced 12 years before Koriand’r.

Like a lot of people of my age group, my first solid intro to the New Teen Titans line-up was through the Teen Titans cartoon.  I of course knew the original team well from the comics, but the cartoon really got me hooked on the likes of Starfire, Raven, and Cyborg.  Because of that, though, I’m more generally invested in the animated versions of the characters, which are a touch different from their comics counterparts.  I’ve grown to appreciate the comics Starfire over the years, though, and I especially liked her portion of 52, which saw her partnered up with Adam Strange and Animal Man for a cross-space-roadtrip.  How about a figure that’s sort of related to that?

THE FIGURE ITSELF

Starfire was released in 2009, as part of a Matty Collector-exclusive DC Universe Classics two-pack.  She was originally packed alongside Adam Strange, in a pack that was the first of the four exclusive DCUC sets that hit Matty Collector.  The pairing for this set is undoubtedly in reference to their 52 storyline and it’s follow-up Countdown to Adventure, further enforced by Animal Man’s presence in one of the other three Matty Collector sets.  The figure stands just over 6 inches tall and she has 25 points of articulation.  Starfire’s based on the first standard female body for the line, notably used for Katma Tui.  It’s not a bad base on its own, but it’s not really a great match for Kori.  It’s a bit too small and scrawny, and also, it’s clearly sculpted to be wearing a full shirt, rather than the bikini-looking thing that she’s actually wearing.  As a result, she’s got what was affectionately referred to by the fanbase as a “uni-boob”.  She really should have gotten a different torso piece, or they should have perhaps chosen a different costume for the character.  As such, it looks a little weird.  She’s got unique parts for her head, collar, and forearms.  The new parts are okay; they match decently with the rest of the parts, but they don’t quite hit the mark for the character.  The hair in particular could use a bit more volume, and the face seems a bit too thin and pinched.  The paint work on Starfire is alright, but not without its issues.  The purple details are rather fuzzy around the edges, and it kind of muddies a bit with the shade of the orange on the skin.  Starfire was packed with no accessories, which, given the retail on these sets, was really light.  Not even an energy effect?

THE ME REMAINDER OF THE EQUATION

The two-packs were just too cost prohibitive for me when they dropped, so I didn’t get any of them new from Matty Collector.  I wound up getting Adam Strange on his own a few years back, but I’ve been waiting for my chance to snag the other half of the set.  I finally got the chance via a trade-in at All Time a few weeks back.  She’s not great.  Honestly, she’s not even really that good.  She’s there.  But now I have her?  Sure, let’s go with that.

Thanks to my sponsors over at All Time Toys for setting me up with this figure to review.  If you’re looking for cool toys both old and new, please check out their website and their eBay storefront.

#3551: Marrok

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MARROK

STAR WARS: RETRO COLLECTION (HASBRO)

Fun FiQ Fact #0030: Marrok is our fourth Inquisitor in the Retro Collection line-up.  Sure, he may be lapsed, but it counts!

Can you be just a pretty face if no one’s actually seen your face?  Because I feel like that’s kind of what Marrok’s deal is.  Not that it’s a bad thing.  This is Star Wars, after all.  Looking cool is, like, thing number one!  I personally really like Marrok’s brand of cool, so, despite his more minor role in Ahsoka, I still am all about the Marrok figures.  I looked at his Black Series figure already, but here’s his representation on the smaller side!

THE FIGURE ITSELF

Marrok is the second figure in the Ahsoka-tie-in assortment of Star Wars: Retro Collection.  The character had a lot of presence in early marketing for the show, so his inclusion is a pretty sensible one.  The figure stands 3 3/4 inches tall and he has 5 points of articulation.  He’s sporting an all-new sculpt, and it’s honestly one of my favorites that this sub-line has put out.  It does a really good job of translating Marrok’s on-screen design into the vintage Kenner style.  It keeps all of the important elements, while also simplifying enough to make him fit in with the rest of the line.  It makes for a very sleek, really fun look, and plays into the whole “black knight” angle so nicely.  Like the larger figure, he’s topped off with a cloth cape piece.  Like the rest of the figure, this piece fits the vintage aesthetic very nicely, and it goes on and off very easily.  Marrok’s color work has been dialed back a bit, going for a more drastically contrasting shade between the undersuit and the armor, which is more of a gunmetal grey finish here.    Marrok is packed with an Inquisitor-style saber, which appears to be the same piece used for Reva in the Kenobi set.

THE ME REMAINDER OF THE EQUATION

I dug Marrok’s design a lot, and he was definitely nearer the top of my list.  He’s a ton of fun, and I very definitely dig him.  He’s a good design that makes for a very good figure, and he’s just a great example of when Retro Collection just really works.

Thanks to my sponsors over at All Time Toys for setting me up with this figure to review.  If you’re looking for cool toys both old and new, please check out their website and their eBay storefront.

#3550: MJ

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MJ

MARVEL LEGENDS (HASBRO)

Fun FiQ Fact #0029: This marks the first time since the the tie-in assortment for Spider-Man 3 that an MJ figure has been released on her own and not as part of some sort of multi-pack.

Now that most of the uproar regarding Zendaya’s casting in the role of MJ for Homecoming has pretty much disappeared, we can sit back and recognized that she actually did a pretty good job in the role.  Her MJ was certainly different from the comics one in terms of general characterization, but honestly, so was Kirsten Dunst’s Mary Jane in the Raimi films.  Changing up MJ is just something the movies like to do.  With her even further expanded role in No Way Home, MJ’s gotten her second Legends figure for the MCU, and I’m looking at that today!

THE FIGURE ITSELF

MJ is part of the retro-card-sporting No Way Home tie-in assortment for Marvel Legends.  She’s specifically based on her appearance in the third film, narrowing in on the attire she wears for most of the movie, but most specifically, it’s the outfit she has in the big final battle.  It’s a little more in line with her character, I feel, than the jacketed look we got on the two-pack release.  The figure stands just over 6 inches tall and she has 27 points of articulation.  Articulation is rather restricted here, especially on the torso, but given MJ’s generally more non-action set-up, it’s not as limiting for her.  She’s using the same legs as her last figure, but everything else is new.  The sculpt’s a pretty good one.  I definitely feel that they’ve gotten a better likeness for Zendaya this time around (not that the last two were *bad*) and I like that the sweater look manages to be the right amount of loose, without winding up looking too bulky.  The color work here is a nice set-up.  There’s printing for the face, which looks fairly realistic, and is an improvement on the last figure.  I also quite like the striping on the sweater, and its general color is just a bit more exciting than the more muted palette of the last figure.  MJ is packed with two sets of hands (in fists and relaxed), as well as the box containing Strange’s original spell.  In a rather amusing turn of events, after the two-pack figure had a gripping hand and nothing to hold, this one has something to hold and no actual gripping hand.  You can fudge it with one of the relaxed hands, but it’s not quite there.

THE ME REMAINDER OF THE EQUATION

The last MJ figure served me fine for my collection, but she looked a little out of place once we got the updated Peter and Ned last year.  Now I feel like I have an MJ that fits in better, and she’s wearing a slightly more in-character outfit as well.  She’s a basic figure of a rather average look, but she does most of what she needs to well.

Thanks to my sponsors over at All Time Toys for setting me up with this figure to review.  If you’re looking for cool toys both old and new, please check out their website and their eBay storefront.

#3549: General Clayton “Hawk” Abernathy

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GENERAL CLAYTON “HAWK” ABERNATHY

G.I. JOE: CLASSIFIED SERIES (HASBRO)

Fun FiQ Fact #0028: Since his introduction at the start of A Real American Hero, Clayton Abernathy has been called Hawk, General Hawk, General Tomahawk, General Clayton Abernathy, and G.I. Joe Hawk, all leading up to his seemingly finalized General Clayton “Hawk” Abernathy.

I have a weird thing about main characters, and in ensemble settings, I have a thing about leaders.  I just tend to find myself not liking them as much.  I do, however, tend to really like alternative leader type characters.  Captain Pike, for instance, is my favorite Star Trek captain, Ultra Magnus is my preferred field leader for the Autobots, and my go-to guy in charge for the Joes?  Very definitely General Hawk.  I mean, he’s the one with a bomber jacket.  How can you not, right?

THE FIGURE ITSELF

General Clayton “Hawk” Abernathy is figure 103 in Hasbro’s G.I. Joe: Classified Series line.  At this point, assortments appear to be no more, but Hawk hit with a big batch of figures that hit just before the end of the year last year, though they were originally slated for the spring of this year.  The figure stands 6 1/4 inches tall and he has 36 points of articulation.  He’s mostly using the basic articulation set-up from the rest of the line, with the only change-up being the mid-torso joint, which is a ball-joint, not a crunch.  It’s not quite as mobile, but for the most part he moves okay.  Hawk is sporting an all-new sculpt, courtesy of Paul Harding.  It’s based on Hawk’s v2 design, which is by far his most distinctive.  It’s a pretty strong sculpt; it manages to capture the core elements of the v2 Hawk, while also tweaking things a little bit to actually give him a little bit of an update.  In particular, I quite like the head sculpt, as it feels pretty appropriate for Hawk.  On the flip side, I’m not so much a fan of the shoulder holster set-up; it just doesn’t sit quite right, no matter what pose you put him in.  It’s better than what we saw on Tunnel Rat, but I do still prefer the figure without the holster.  Hawk’s paint work is all pretty nicely handled.  The head gets some nice detailing, and the grey streaks in his hair are a new element, but a nifty character element.  His jacket gets some cool smaller details as well, which is certainly fun.  Hawk is packed with his helmet, two sets of goggles (sized for his helmet and his head), three handguns, a shotgun, and a grenade launcher.  In a perfect world, he’d also have an alternate head with blonde hair, for his comics/early toy look, but Hasbro’s never done anything of the sort before, so I guess it’s not a shock they’re not doing it now.

THE ME REMAINDER OF THE EQUATION

Hawk is a character I’ve been waiting to see added to Classified since it launched.  His sculptor posted about him a ways before he was actually solicited, so I’ve been patiently waiting.  After a few figures in a row that didn’t really do much for me, Tunnel Rat wound up being the figure that kind of killed the line for me.  But, I love Hawk and I couldn’t not get him, so he got slotted as my last Classified figure.  It was my intent to get him from All Time, but a mix-up meant they didn’t get their cases of him, so it was off to Hasbro Pulse for me.  He’s an okay figure.  Not a great figure, and not enough to change my mind of going forward on the line, but he’s at least an okay send-off, and a fitting character to wrap things up.  And with that, my Classified collection is done.

#3548: Amazing Spider-Man

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

MARVEL LEGENDS (HASBRO)

Fun FiQ Fact #0027: The Marvel Legends assortment that contained tie-in figures for Amazing Spider–Man 2 was one of two that launched Hasbro’s modern era of Legends 10 years ago.

I was pretty staunchly anti the Amazing Spider-Man series when it first hit theaters. Raimi’s films had defined my love of the character, and I was bitter about him being ousted, so I avoided them both in theaters. I did eventually see them both, and I could see some of the potential behind them, but never the full payoff. So, when I say that Andrew Garfield’s return as Peter Parker in No Way Home was one of my favorite parts, I want you to understand the weight behind that. And hey, it got me to review something Amazing Spider-Man related!

THE FIGURE ITSELF

Amazing Spider-Man is part of the retro-card style No Way Home tie-in assortment of Marvel Legends. Or is he? Despite shipping in a case with five other figures all on No Way Home cards, Andrew is on an Amazing Spider-Man 2 card. Why? Well, the exact reason hasn’t been stated officially, but we know that the Figuarts NWH Andrew, which had an unmasked Garfield head when solicited, had to have said unmasked head removed at the last minute, with contract issues being cited. Hot Toys’ Andrew Spidey, despite being shown off with other NWH figures was ultimately marked Amazing Spider-Man 2 upon release as well, and Hasbro’s original three-pack release for him under the NWH banner was sold without an unmasked head, suggesting that there’s some sort of hang-up with specifically Andrew’s likeness from NWH. Thankfully, he’s not all that different looking between the two films, so it’s easy enough to just mark him as being the other version without any real change-ups. Much like the Tobey figure, Andrew’s core figure is identical to his three-pack release, with only accessory change-ups. The figure stands a little over 6 1/4 inches tall (making him, accurately, the tallest of the three Spideys) and he has 34 points of articulation. His articulation set-up is the same as Tobey and Tom’s, but I personally found Andrew had the best range of motion. It’s still a little restricted, but not terribly so. His sculpt is all-new, and wow is it an overhaul to the one from 2014. That one was a good basic Spidey, but this one is more specifically tailored to the actual movie costume design. Say what you will about the films, this suit design is one of the best Spidey looks out there and it translates well to this figure. While I felt rather let-down by the paint on Tobey, the paint on this guy is particularly good. I dig the darker tones and the slight metallic finish, which really capture his on-screen look well. The three pack have this guy three sets of hands (thwipping, open gesture, and fists) and a webline. The single drops one gesture and one fist, as well as the webline, and gives him an unmasked head. The extra head is a pretty solid likeness, and feels more on point than the Tobey sculpt, but maybe not as nice as the Tom sculpt.

THE ME HALF OF THE EQUATION

As sort of the dark horse performance in the movie for me, I was definitely down for a new Andrew Spidey. While Tobey’s my favorite of the three for sentimental reasons, I think Andrew is the best Spidey figure in this particular set. It’s nice to see him get his due both in toy and movie form.

Thanks to my sponsors over at All Time Toys for setting me up with this figure to review.  If you’re looking for cool toys both old and new, please check out their website and their eBay storefront.

#3547: Batman Beyond

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BATMAN BEYOND

DC UNIVERSE CLASSICS (MATTEL)

FiQ Fun Fact #0026:  While he started as a purely animated character, Batman Beyond has had 12 different non-animation based figures.

DC Universe Classics launched with a lot of weirdness when it came to distribution, and not helping things early on was the closure of KB Toys, one of the few stores consistently carrying the line’s earliest assortments.  Their closure coincided with the fourth series of the line, a fact I vividly recall because they were actually amongst the very last things I bought from KB.  Well, most of them, anyway.  There was one figure I missed, largely because he was far and away the most popular figure in the set.  And that figure?  Batman Beyond.

THE FIGURE ITSELF

Batman Beyond is part of the aforementioned Series 4 line-up of DC Universe Classics.  There were actually two different versions of the figure available, a standard and a KB Toys-exclusive unmasked release.  The standard was also meant to get a re-release under the planned DC Universe All-Stars line, but that was scrapped when All-Stars was rejected by retailers.  So, just the one release on this guy.  The figure stands 6 1/2 inches tall and he has 23 points of articulation.  He’s based on the medium-sided male body, which honestly seems a bit too large for Terry, who was just a teenager most of the times we saw him.  At this point in the line, however, the only smaller body was the one used for Sinestro, which would have made him really short as well, so they just did the best they could, I suppose.  Admittedly, the whole line seemed a little bulked up relative to their usual looks, so it wound up being more a stylistic change-up than anything.  Terry got a new head, forearms, and belt piece.  They all match-up well enough with the base body pieces, and make for pretty decent “real world” takes on the Batman Beyond design.  It keeps the design fairly clean, which I definitely like, especially compared to other realistic updates to the look.  The color work on this figure is pretty cool.  They opted to make the black a glossy finish, which is a different choice, but one that very definitely works for the figure.  It makes him really pop out from the rest of the series, when he could otherwise get lost in the crowd.  Batman Beyond was packed with a single batarang, and the arm to the Despero Collect-N-Connect.  The batarang is an okay sculpt, but is for some reason silver.  I get not having the budget to do multi-colors, but either red or black would have made more sense, I feel.

THE ME REMAINDER OF THE EQUATION

Back when KB was going out of business, I got the full set of these minus Terry.  I tried and tried, but one never made its way to me, so I just made due with my DC Direct Superman/Batman figure for a while.  In the mean time, I’ve been constantly searching for the perfect Batman Beyond for my collection, and I’ve just kept coming up shy on every figure.  Sometimes, you just have to go back to the beginning, I guess.  I finally got ahold of a loose one recently, and, well, here he is.  He’s a pretty by the numbers DCUC figure, but I honestly really like by the numbers DCUC figures.

Thanks to my sponsors over at All Time Toys for setting me up with this figure to review.  If you’re looking for cool toys both old and new, please check out their website and their eBay storefront.

Matty’s Corner #0007: The Flash

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THE FLASH

DC MULTIVERSE (MCFARLANE)

Hi, Ethan here!  Welcome to Matthew’s Corner, where I’m collecting the mad ramblings of my 7 year old Matthew, who also likes to talk about action figures.  What can I say, I’m sympathetic to his need to ramble about action figures.  So, I’m just gonna let him take it away…

Hello this is Matthew.  I haven’t been working on my reviews lately.  But I introduce the Flash the fastest man alive.  I was wanting to practice writing and I wanted to write and I did not want people to be bored of me.  So here is the Flash.  I hope you like it.

THE FIGURE ITSELF

Flash is from the DC Multiverse toy line by Mcfarlane. He is based on the live action show.  The Color scheme is mostly red and a glimpse of yellow and skin tone for the face.  The sculpt is pretty nice. The people who made the figure did good.  There are 37 points of articulation.  He is about 7 inches tall.  The figure has 4 accessories. The stand and 3 accessories that are lightning things.  The lightning things clip to him to show him going the speed of light.  Also because it matches the lightning symbol  on his uniform.

THE ME HALF OF THE EQUATION

The story of how I got the figure goes like this. One day I asked my dad if he could buy me a Flash.  When he got home he gave me a Flash.  I was lucky because that was my first Flash.