I was excited for Hasbro's 12" Marvel Legends figures, but for what they were, I felt like the $50 price tag was just a bit too much. I told myself for $30 I'd pick any one or all of them up. Coincidentally, Spider-Man was the one I wanted most of the three available, and he was the first to go down to $30 here on Amazon. $29.81 to be exact, back in September.



For the price I paid, I'm quite pleased with the figure. I really like the Marvel Legends style at the 12" size, Hasbro did a good job here. Good plastic quality and sturdy build. Sculpt and paint apps are good as well. The multiple alternate heads and hands are a definite plus. The only place, in my opinion, where we run into some issues is the articulation.



I personally don't have the highest standards for articulation, I don't expect or even always care for every figure to be super articulated, because not every character would need to move or pose dynamically. For an avid collector, you know what to expect from certain lines and their common pros and cons. 6" Marvel Legends figures are almost always super articulated, unfortunately this 12" Marvel Legends Spider-Man is just shy of being super articulated, and for the character who would totally do dynamic poses and movements, it definitely takes away from the figure.



He is still very much highly articulated, but lacking two major points, forearm swivel and waist swivel. He's still got tons of articulation with a really good range of motion, but the lack of forearm swivel makes it difficult to properly pose him shooting web from his wrists, and the lack of waist swivel greatly prevents the many kinds of dynamic poses Spider-Man should be able to pull off.



Other than the articulation issue, he's mostly a five star figure. If I'd have paid the full $50 retail price on the figure, because of the articulation problems I would have rated him three stars, but because I paid $30, I'm gonna give him four stars. Still a great figure, almost perfect for the price point even, but not quite there. Also still would recommend the figure, and I still plan to collect the rest of the current 12" Marvel Legends and any future releases, but of course I'll wait to pay $30 instead of $50 for them.