“Solomon Grundy, Born On A Monday….”
Spin Master hasn’t been cranking out quite as many four inch figures as of late, at least in my neck of the woods. There are still plenty of DC Heroes Unite and multiple Batman waves hanging on the pegs at my area and regional retailers. The only new products hitting shelves lately have been the figures and playsets based upon the The Batman film. Even in the case of those figures, they can be found on the clearance aisle, which meant I was very excited whenever the latest Batman wave was announced that included Batman, Batgirl, Joker, and Robin receiving some new paint apps and Red Hood and Solomon Grundy figures. There’s an additional eight other figures in the line that are currently mystery figures.
While I’m a bit burned out on all of the Batman and Joker variants, I really like the new paint on Batgirl and Robin. The addition of Red Hood is nice as well but I really had my eyes on the Solomon Grundy figure. To be completely honest, I hesitated when I first saw Grundy on the peg at a local Walmart. I passed on the figure and picked up some McFarlane figures instead. A few days later I found myself back at the store determined to nab Grundy. Unfortunately for me, both of his figures were gone. I lucked out a few days later at another Walmart that is in an area that doesn’t have a lot of collectors for some reason and I scored the big undead guy!
The figure comes with three surprise accessories. Those accessories are (SPOILER ALERT) two chains with concrete balls and a piece of rebar with a chunk of concrete on the end. If I remember correctly, these accessories have appeared in other packs with previous figures, namely Killer Croc. They aren’t anything special but if you’ve read any of my older Spin Master posts, you know that I’m not a fan of the accessories in the first place.
The Grundy figure mold looks great and the overall paint is pretty decent. However, one massive miscue is the fact that Spin Master left the shoulder hinge light blue (Grundy’s skin color) where his sleeve should be and it looks terrible. I’d even say that kids might be turned off by this poor paint application. This isn’t anything new for Spin Master, as they’ve done the same thing with variants of Mr. Freeze. There was also a splotch of paint on one of Grundy’s heels. Considering the fact that the price for these figures has gone up nearly two bucks, I’d think that Spin Master might take a little more time with their paint apps.
The figure articulation is pretty standard. Unlike a few figures in this line, Grundy has nothing to impede his range of motion. The joints on my figure in particular aren’t too stiff but do hold their position once they are posed. Other than that, there’s nothing especially amazing about this figure.
I’m still happy that Solomon Grundy got a figure in this line. I just hope that future versions of the figure feature better paint. Grundy is finally getting a little bit of attention and I’m happy about that. He’ll be the Build-A-Fig figure in McFarlane’s upcoming Arkham City series and based on photos, he’s going to be awesome.
Thanks for checking out my post. I might grab one or two other figures in this wave. If I do, I’ll definitely review them here. I absolutely will review the Arkham City line if I get my hands on all of them. Let me know about your Spin Master collection in the comments.
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