I don’t like this Green Goblin, and I’ll get vilified for that, maybe. But of all the Hasbro Marvel Legends updates of late, the ToyBiz figure still stands out as the best. It’s not that the Hasbro version is bad, or awful, but that original ToyBiz figure is just … the Green Goblin.
Hasbro’s new Green Goblin is a reuse of the Hobgoblin base figure; everything is pretty much the same except for the new head and glider. Otherwise, Hobgoblin. The head looks to be based on Huberto Ramos’ art, probably from recent runs on Spider-Man. It’s a good head sculpt and captures the artwork, but it’s not “classic.”
And that’s my problem with the figure. Yes, it’s modern. Yes, ts is beautifully sculpted. But it’s not that good old classic Norman Osborne, and it doesn’t fit with the classic look of Pizza Spidey. Maybe I’m old or just — no, I’m old — but I love that old Romita look of the Green Goblin. It’s cartoony and silly, but then so is the Green Goblin, in a homicidal “kill your girlfriend” kind of way. And that is where the ToyBiz figure slays: it captures that old cartoony look.
Hasbro’s update is good. It’s a solid figure and it will replace the ToyBiz version. I’m somewhat on the fence with modding my ToyBiz heads to fit on the new Goblin, or maybe I’ll wait for an eventual 3-pack with a Classic Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker, and the Green Goblin with a pop-up bridge display.
Goblin comes with a glider. The glider is good, solid, it could use a flight stand for better posing, but otherwise it’s solid. Goblin also comes with heads for the Sandman Build-a-Figure.
Verdict, verdict, what’s the verdict? The verdict is this is a good, solid figure that will fit with your current Hasbro Marvel Legends action figures. It is a solid sculpt, a good size, and it has a great modern head sculpt. I definitely recommend the figure, and you can pick him up here:
For your information, there’s been some questions about the late reviews for these figures. They came out late 2016 early 2017 and reviewing them now seems off. For some reason the Fwoosh never got around to reviewing this series, more than likely due to the deluge of product or just laziness. I am late picking up a number of Marvel Legends this year and due to a job change, haven’t been active in reviews. Now that I have this series in hand, it’s time for the reviews.
