Toy Review: Spawn X From The Adventures of Spawn
After hyping Spawn X a few times, I actually got my hands on Spawn X from the popular Adventures of Spawn series. Because the figure looked so cool, I had to open it so you Toy Bender readers will get a nifty review… and certain readers can stop complaining about me not opening toys.
The first thing that I noticed upon freeing Spawn X from his plastic prison was that he’s light. In fact, he’s damn light. Out of all the McFarlane figures I’ve ever encountered Spawn X seems the cheapest. It feels as if he’s hollow. I realize that the cost of plastic is going up, but it doesn’t have the nice heft you’d expect from a figure of this size.
As far as the sculpting and paint job goes, Spawn X looks pretty cool. His clean lines hearken back to a Justice League style superhero, and that’s just why I like him. Spawn X has limited articulation, like almost all McFarlane figures, coming in with about five points. Spawn looks like an action ready hero in his powerful stance, so it’s not that bad of a pose even if it is a bit neutral. Standing around is what Spawn X does best, I suppose.
Spawn X’s accessories include two guns, two changeable hands so he can duel wield said guns, and an Al Simons head in the non-gross, burnt skull look Spawn is most associated with. Spawn X also comes with a nifty and simple figure stand. With his rather small lower body I don’t think he’d be able to stand very well on his own so this is a much needed and great looking accessory.
All in all, this is a decent figure and one that should be picked up if you dig the Adventures of Spawn style despite any flaws that it has.
3 Todd’s balls jokes out of 5
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January 19th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
They definitely have the JLA cartoon style going on. I need to head out to the toy store and get a couple of this collection for my desk!
January 21st, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Very cool review, this Spawn looks kick-ass. I just wonder why one leg is a lot thinnger than the other leg… guess it’s another way to save on plastic.
January 22nd, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Didn’t you know its cool to have one gigantic leg and one really skinny one?
January 22nd, 2007 at 4:00 pm
It happened originally in the pre-base era, when the figures were require to stand on there own. I just kinda hung around after that.
January 22nd, 2007 at 4:13 pm
I can see that. There’s no way he could stand with two tiny feet.
January 22nd, 2007 at 11:48 pm
Man, I’m doing things all wrong. I’ll begin filing down my left leg all the way down to the bone…then I’ll get the ladies!