In spite of
sharing a name with the company the character is from, Captain Marvel has
actually been fairly C-list until the last couple of years. The original
iteration of the character was probably most notable as being a superhero who died
and actually stayed dead for more than 5 minutes. But thanks to Ms Marvel
taking up the title in the comics a few years ago and a Brie Larson-led film on
the way in 2019, Captain Marvel’s star is ascendant at the moment. Naturally enough,
this has translated into her getting her own Funko POP.
And it’s a
nice take on the character, too. The sculpt is something of a throwback to
Funko’s simpler days, which keeps it looking consistent on my Marvel shelf. The
paint could be tighter, but it’s not a bad rendition on the whole. My only real
criticism is that I don’t love the dark blue used…it doesn’t pop (ha) on the
shelf in the way I think it should. Maybe a gloss tone would have fixed this?
I actually
picked this figure up late last year, and various things have prevented me from
reviewing it until now – she was actually released part of the same wave as She-Hulk
and Dr
Strange. The basic figure was the unmasked version, while this masked
version was exclusive to GTS Distribution in the USA. Here in Australia it was
just a regular release as far as I could tell; either way, neither version seems
to be selling for crazy money or anything. You should have an easy enough time
tracking one down if you want it.
Final
verdict? I’m pretty neither here nor there on the character at the moment – I’m
not familiar enough with her comics – but it matches the current look nicely
and the mohawk is a cool distinctive feature. Fun, if non-essential to my collection.
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