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Write a Review link for that item. Simpsons (Super7) (Super7)It's already been a couple months since Jakks Pacific acquired the Simpsons license, and they've been nailing it, with plenty of well-made figures and various other products. Granted, it wasn't hard to impress fans following the end of Super7's run with the license. Producing fully-articulated, 7" scale figures of the show's cast of characters was a great idea, but odd character selection, high prices, and long waits for products to ship out hurt it, and Disney eventually pulled the license, which likely led to how bad the fourth and final wave turned out. Said wave had Radioactive Man, who has done later by Jakks, and I mentioned he was bad, but just how bad did he turn out? Time to find out. Super7's take on Radioactive Man is quite unique, rather than doing his in-universe comic design or Rainer Wolfcastle's portrayal, he resembles the Dirk Richter version of the character, even though he's 73 years old and dead. It's not a spot-on recreation of that design, but it's clear they mainly based it off him (yet the illustration on the box is of comic RM). The stern expression fits the character just fine, and he comes with a second head showing his teeth, with a slight grin to it. Both heads are fully painted, which is a bit of a surprise given how some of the last figures were just cast in plastic and given a matte finish, and they look alright; they just suffer from some fuzzy edges and blemishes. The forehead symbol is also painted incorrectly on both heads, something I only noticed when comparing the figure to promo art and screengrabs. At 7 1/2" tall up to the tip of the lightning bolt on his head, Radioactive Man has more of an average, somewhat pudgy build as opposed to a muscular physique. Again, he's modeled after Dirk Richter, and it matches how he looked the one time he appeared in the show (not to mention a cameo in the comics). Despite the basic body type, the costume looks great on him, with a slight bit of bagginess sculpted into it. His belt is a separate piece, glued into the back of his waist, but the front of mine rests a lower on the body than it should (apparently I sacrificed proper belt placement for the best paint out of the three I saw at my local comic store). The paint on him is alright, but there's a few small areas of error. The cape is soft goods, a common occurrence with this line, and it's wired as well, but some of the stitching seems to have come loose at the bottom, exposing the wire. Articulation is the area that makes it most obvious Super7 rushed this wave, and RM has his fair share of problems. The joints are pretty standard for this line, with swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles, and ball-jointed neck, waist, and hips, but the two main issues revolve around the neck and hips. The default portrait's socket is too big, resulting in the head not fitting on the ball tight enough, and it comes off a lot, which is quite the annoyance. The alternate head doesn't have that issue, so that'll be the one I use most on him. The hips also come off easily, moreso than King-Size Homer, and are generally loose. The hips on this wave were notably designed a bit differently so they can go all the way out to the sides, but S7 didn't take the time to fully adjust them, resulting in this issue. The rest of the joints are fine, and you can get some good poses out of him if you can work around the loose hips and head's inability to stay on his shoulders. RM also has some the fewest accessories out of these figures, but what S7 chose works for him. The American flag is a cool piece, sculpted waving in the wind, and has plenty of other details, such as a bird on top of the pole and ropes holding the flag onto it, but I feel the pole is a bit too short for my liking. He also has one of his comics, being the issue introducing "Neutrino," not to be confused with those annoying teenagers from TMNT. The comic is lifted from Treehouse of Horror XXIX, a surprising Season 30 reference. Richter also has his fair share of hands, so in addition to fists, you have two gripping rights, one for the flag and the other for the comic, and pointing and thumbs-up left hands. Again, he's short on extras, but he at least doesn't feel like a lot's missing like Ralph did. A carton of Laramie cigarettes could've been a good inclusion, but we all know from the whole Krusty thing Disney doesn't want their merch to have smokes. I believe if Super7 actually took their time with him and didn't feel the need to rush him due to their license being yanked away, Radioactive Man, and the rest of wave four, couldn't turned out just as good as everything beforehand. Instead, we got a figure with a head that can't stay on, loose hips, and slightly sloppy paint work. I'll give them points for trying, though, as they chose a version of him that hasn't gotten merch before, and the extras are pretty well thought-out, but unless you'll willing to pay for price or cross your fingers and hope he goes on clearance, I'd suggest just getting Jakks' far superior version. - 11/3/24    by RMaster007 |
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