Series: POP!
Movies
Company: Funko
Year: 2015
Late last year I reviewed Funko’s Creature from the BlackLagoon POP – it was a great figure, one of my favourite purchases of 2014. I
really hoped that there would be a glow in the dark release* of him too, but I
didn’t dare get my hopes too high – I’ve been burned before. But then I was
browsing Popcultcha.com.au late one night and discovered that there was one in
the offing. That was back in April, but he only turned up a couple of weeks
ago.
This guy is the same sculpt as the original, cast in glow in
the dark plastic. This alone would have been enough to sell me on the concept. Funko
have decided to go one step further though; certain details have been picked
out in paint – the tongue, his nails, his stomach, some of the shading on his
fins and his eyes.
The glow is very satisfying – a bright green, as might be
expected. Awesomely, his box also has glow in the dark “slime” applied to the
window – this is a great little touch, and I plan to keep him stored in the box
most of the time for display.
The glow in the dark aspect is obviously the most appealing
part of the figure, so as a standalone release, he’s a little mixed. It doesn’t
really capture the iconic look of the Creature, but it does have a considerable
novelty factor that supplements the first release nicely. I’m glad I got him,
though I would definitely suggest that if you’re only going to get one then you
should get the regular release. But for GitD obsessives like myself, it was an
essential purchase.
*On the subject of variants,
there’s another one which I haven’t seen in the flesh as yet – a metallic one,
apparently a Gemini Collectibles exclusive. I’ll probably pass on him, as these
two are enough for me, I think.
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