The membrane inside the wings is well-sculpted and the detail shows in natural light. They’re made of a very rigid plastic, likely ABS, and painted purple and black. They’re huge! They measure 20.5″ from tip to tip when spread out so this guy will need a big shelf. Let’s talk about those wings though, for a second. The wings can go really wide, or really deep, with nothing in between. Overall, this is a striking figure in-hand. The finer painted details, like the eyes and claws, are all clean. It looks rather plain in comparison to the rest of the figure, but it’s always going to be behind him so it’s not something I take issue with. The only place the wash isn’t visible is on the tail which is done in a rubber material so that it can bend. His default expression is a stern one with visible pupils that definitely reads as “Goliath.” The belt and loincloth he wears are cast in a soft plastic so they’re quite flexible. The wash is used more liberally on the face to darken around the eyes and lips. It’s cast in a very light shade of purple, almost gray, with a darker purple paint wash over it to really bring out the musculature. His flesh features veins and thick muscles. His anatomy is sculpted in a more realistic manner than the cartoon. With his knees bent in his natural standing posture he’s about seven and a half inches tall. Figuring out how tall he is isn’t straight-forward since gargoyles have unique lower, leg, anatomy. Once out he’ll need to have his tail and wings attached. Freeing Goliath from his confines is rather painless as there is not an abundance of ties on him. The packaging is fine, but what I’m after is that figure inside. That’s 2021 for you, but after a really not so long wait all things considered, I’ve finally managed to secure a Goliath action figure from my local Target. He was available to preorder the next day with a July release date attached, which slipped to August, to September. The midnight post on Twitter showcased the fearsome creature and the direction the line would head.
When NECA unveiled the license acquisition they showed off Goliath with it. And if you’re going to start a line of action figures based on Gargoyles, well, who else are you going to start with other than Goliath? Rooted in Shakespearian lore with a fantastic backstory, the time-displaced clan of mythical creatures found themselves the protectors of New York City from enemies both current and from the past. The show was basically a cult hit in the 90s often characterized as Disney’s answer to Batman: The Animated Series, but Gargoyles truly was its own thing. It was nearly 6 months ago that NECA unveiled one of its newest licenses for 2021: Gargoyles! I was incredibly pumped at the time to see that NECA had acquired Gargoyles because the license had so much potential. 2021’s most anticipated figure release is here!
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