KARLOFF WOULD BE PROUD: A look at Neca's Ultimate Frankenstein's Monster

 

In today's world there's a lot of very recognizable titans of Terror, most of whom everyone from 99 year old grandmother's to curious toddlers can easily identify. The fact of the matter is there's ALOT more people who know these characters than even Know the movies they came from. 

One character in particular is above all others in that regard to the point that most folks who know his face don't even actually know what this lowly abomination is actually called, largely due to the fact that he's shambled across more t-shirts and breakfast cereals than he has movies(and considering how many movies this fella has appeared in that's saying ALOT!) 

That creature is Frankenstein' Monster (also incorrectly called simply Frankenstein)

 While Many, many men (and women) have donned the bolts,scars and platform shoe no one has embodied the sad, furious creature as well as the outstanding Boris Karloff.

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 Sadly none of the previous incarnations of this particular beast did any justice to this incarnation...until now

Introducing Neca's Ultimate Frankenstein's Monster figure (black and white edition)

The first standout thing about this figure is the outstanding headsculpts that PERFECTLY replicate Karloff's distinctive rendition of the character. What's great here and is a true testament to the skills of the artists over at Neca is how paint applications and shadowing with the gorgeous greywash black and white look makes it so angling each head at a slightly different angle can create a snarl, a playful smile, morose, deep sadness, or a dead pan lifeless visage, all with only 3 heads!

The body is also beautifully rendered with a rubbery softer plastic being utilized for the jacket to give it a fabric look that really makes it pop and the same treatment being used to give the pants a very alive feel as well. Also really love the platform shoes that alot of other companies tend to forget.

We also get, wearable chains (the cut marks on the wrists being actual grooves instead of just pain apps was a nice touch) and 2 daiseys, as well as two sets of changeable hands, which allow him to reach, hold the daiseys, and resting hands.

He also stands above the customary 7 inch figures (I don't have a ruler handy but he's gotta be close to 7 1/2 inches) which matches with what we saw on screen

Im in love with the way this figure looks. He's also available in technicolor but I have to say I am very happy I have the one with the black and white look as I personally hated the colorized version of the film and this look really brought back great memories of watching late night horror movies with my Dad in my youth.

Neca also did releases of The Mummy, and the Wolfman. I was lucky enough to receive The Mummy which we will touch on soon but I hope to see a lot more classic monsters from Neca. Here's to hoping for The Fly, The Bride, and giant Ant from THEM!!!

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