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Write a Review link for that item. X-Files - Fight the Future (McFarlane)X-Files was absolutely among the elite of 90s sci-fi. While the main storyline was (mostly) handled well, I was there for two things: the Lone Gunmen, and the monster of the week. The one-offs, the episodes where the writers really got to play around. Flukeman, here, was an early alumnus, giving us a fantastically creepy mutant, a gritty reboot of TMNT's Wyrm. A fluke, in fact, of the parasitic variety. I like their bizarre life cycles. Anyway, Mcfarlane Toys threw us a bone with their movie toyline, offering a couple show-based items before passing the torch. This was around their Movie Maniacs era, so they really brought their A game. The sculpt is superb, a mass of wrinkles, folds, and puckers. The shawl-esque portion, and the entire head, are actually rubber. This is the only real complaint I have: the color matches, it's just slightly less glossy. The protruding tailbone, the odd calf spurs, the worm-like fingers that nonetheless have thumbnails. The penetrating stare, the two-layered mouth, all spot-on. The paint is mostly a simple brown wash, but the eyes and mouth are flawless. Articulation is effectively nonexistent, which was the right way to go. There are swivels at the biceps, wrists, and hips, and every one of them looks awful if moved more than a few degrees. It's a cheap statue, be thankful it can hang with the good stuff. And to help it look good standing there, we get a lovely section of sewer. A mid-sized grate on a jagged wall segment pours dark green fluid onto the cobblestone floor. No footpegs, but the figure stands fine. It could stand to be a little taller, or the figure slightly shorter (I hear he's a bit oversized for the line), but it looks fine all together. I could do with a spare, really. Honestly, having owned most of these at some point, Flukeman is possibly the best looking, and generally affordable. And a must for any biology nerd.   by Karl T. Face |
| Wolverine |  | Submission Order |  | Creature from the Black Lagoon (Color) |
| Flukeman (McFarlane Club) | | X-Files - Fight the Future Series | | None |
| Wolverine | | Written by Karl T. Face | | Creature from the Black Lagoon (Color) |
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