SUMMARY:
Released in 2007 for Hasbro’s short-lived Fantastic Four spin-off line from Marvel Legends, this 6-inch Susan Storm Richards (aka “The Invisible Woman”) comes wearing a sleeveless, blue-and-white Fantastic Four outfit.
REVIEW:
It’s an obvious disappointment, as compared to her far more appealing appearances in the Marvel Legends series (especially, a recent one wearing her Silver Age light blue Fantastic Four costume that is packaged with HERBIE the robot). Though her painted costume and dark blonde hair are competently rendered, this Invisible Woman’s facial features are a dismal afterthought. From either side profile, the figure looks okay. If seen straight forward, her crummy face is readily apparent, making it the figure’s worst element.
Its limited articulation isn’t surprising, either. 1. The head can barely nod and turns slightly right and left. 2. Aided by flexible elbow joints, the arms possess 360-degree rotations. They also can extend horizontally and vertically. 3. Her wrists and forearms individually swivel a full 360-degrees. 4. Her torso twists slightly and bends forward. The torso also swivels the entire body below it. 5. Her legs can split and simulate walking. 6. The knee joints inexplicably won’t bend — with some effort, they will, but the joints look ready to snap off. 7. Her lower legs, however, can complete a full 360-degree rotation at the knee joints. 8. The flexible ankle joints actually swivel a full 360-degrees. The figure has large peg holes at the bottom of her feet for any display stands she might fit. With a little effort, this Invisible Woman can be positioned into a standing pose.
If a Marvel Legends rendition of Susan Richards isn’t readily available, then this forgettable figure might serve as a last resort.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
It’s packaged with a chest component as part of the 1-of-8 Build-a-Ronan the Accuser figure.
PACKAGING:
The packaging solidly protects the figure, but Hasbro’s Marvel decorations are hardly remarkable.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 3½ Stars
