Top 5 least favorite Mcfarlane DC Multiverse figures of 2022
Before I start making my lists of my favorite figures from 2022, I wanted to start with the negatives in order to get them out of the way. Mcfarlane's DC Multiverse line had probably the best year so year with a whole slew of figures that just kept on coming throughout the year! We got incredible character selections and sculpts from across the entirety of the DC universe with bangers like the Blackest Night wave, Speeding Bullet's Superman, and the mega fig Bane to name a few! There were a few figures we got though that left me wanting, that made me wish they had taken a different route to the figure's design or put in a little more work before releasing the final products we got. For this list I'm excluding any random repaints such as the silver and red White Knight Batman armor Azrael, and random variants such as the unmasked 'The Batman' Catwoman. I'm focusing solely on figures meant to exclusively represent a character or design, that didn't quite live up to what a lot of the rest of the line has been doing. So before I jump into my favorite DC Multiverse figures of the year (and there are some great ones) let's first look at what I personally consider to be the 5 worst DC Multiverse figures of 2022!
5. Hush
As an initial disclaimer, I wanted to repeat again that this is my personal ranking and that what I'm saying is not meant to be taken as law or as though I'm telling you what to think. I think it is great if you really like the figures I'm putting on this list, this is just my silly personal opinion and critiques of toys. I don't necessarily even think that the Hush figure we got is a bad figure, just one that could have been pulled off a little better. The headsculpt on both the single release and two pack release are great, and the trench coat has an awesome looking windswept look to it. That's also where my biggest gripe comes in though, as the sculpt of the coat severely restricts any torso or leg articulation.
4. Joker (Death of the Family)
When I heard that we were getting a Joker figure based on Death of the Family I was very excited. I love the New 52 design for the Joker and found him truly scary throughout his appearances during Batman's New 52 run. The headsculpt for this figure is beautiful (though disgusting) and captures everything I was hoping for from the New 52 Joker; however, it is everything below the head that I'm not as jazzed about. Mcfarlane is going for the suited look we see Joker in towards the end of the Death of the Family storyline, but they're reusing a sculpt from one of the Three Jokers figures and to the end result is one that doesn't quite match up to the design we see in the comics.
3. Scarecrow (Infinite Frontier)
Admittedly, Scarecrow's Infinite Frontier design is a tough one to pull off as a figure thanks to his numerous robes, shawls, and tubes running all over him. Ultimately though I don't think it is the sculpt that I have a problem with but rather the paint itself which causes the figure to look very plain, and very toy-like. Very bright primary colors have been used, and the straw-like material across his back is painted so that I'm not even sure what it is supposed to be, though I'm pretty sure it is straw. Overall I think that a darker paint job overall would help this figure flourish.
2. Solomon Grundy (Arkham City)
When I first heard rumblings that we were going to be getting Solomon Grundy as the build a figure of the Arkham City wave of figures I was skeptical. None of the build a figures in the line have been very large so far, and even the largest of the mega figures were on the smaller side compared to Grundy's size in the game. What we got proved my fears, and though every standard figure in the wave is great I was really let down by Grundy himself. Not only is he severely under-scale, he is downright puny. He is much smaller than even the smaller mega figures like Bane, making him look very out of place especially compared to the other figures in the Arkham games like Titan Joker and Killer Croc who tower over him. The sculpting work on him is great, and the jacket piece truly looks rotten, but his proportions look odd when he isn't as big as he is supposed to be, and the chains around his wrists look a bit cheap too.
1. Cyclone (Black Adam)
I was very pleased with a lot of the figures from the Black Adam movie line of figures, especially some like Dr. Fate and Sabacc; however, I have to be honest that Cyclone is one of the worst figures in the line so far. I had a ton of fun with her character in the movie, but the translation to plastic form has not gone well. The likeness is okay, but the hair sculpt feels off and restricts nearly all head movement whilst making her look very flat in action poses despite her utilization of wind. The paint on the figure is very off when compared to the movie itself, with the stripes on her legs missing, and the purple shading essentially nonexistent. With Mcfarlane's proclivity to make capes windswept, it would have been perfect to do that with most of Cyclone's outfit for this figure, but in the end we get an awkward figure that doesn't pull off the source material very well.
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