When Hasbro announced the final two members of the Black Order - Ebony Maw and Corvus Glaive - we assumed they would get general release. While this was true for Maw, Corvus Glaive was packed into a 2-pack exclusive along with a repainted Loki and made exclusive to Walmart in the US. Distribution was patchy in the US and around the World the stock was very limited.
Packaging 4/5
The set uses the standard Marvel Legends packaging for 2-packs with scooped sides. It uses the yellow tones of the Infinity War sets and a purple hue for the character name and the artwork on either side. Loki is displayed on the left with Corvus on the right.
Round the back of the box we have images of both characters, and down the centre is a short piece of background text
"Known for his shifting allegiances, Loki faces evil head on when he confronts the Black Order - a sinister group of Thanos' cohorts that includes the menacing Corvus Glaive"
Paint & Sculpt 5/5
The Black Order figures to date haven't been completely blow-away... until now! Corvus Glaive is one of the best figures I have seen and handled in the Legends line and is arguably one of the figures of 2019.
The face sculpt is fantastic, capturing Corvus in that sinister smiling visage complete with red eyes, blue shaded skin tones, individually painted teeth and gums as well as the gold decoration around the forehead, cheeks and jowls.
The outfit is just as intricate. The base body is full of sculptural detail - cast in black and then painted in gold down the torso, ars and legs. over the shoulders is a cape which looks a little like an open rib-cage round the front and is decorated in similarly intricate gold design. It then trails down the back of the figure and curves round to trail the floor - all with the same gold designs on both the inside and outside of the cloak.
There is a similar piece around the waist, which starts as a belt of what look like gold teeth. From this comes a tabard that hangs down in front of the legs and again is full of sculpted raised designs, each painted gold.
Everything is painted neatly and without any significant flaws. Corvus is simply a work of art.
Accessories 4/5
Corvus is armed with his dual blade staff/spear. It is cast in a softer plastic, like most accessories, and in the base colour of gold with the central shaft painted in silver.
Like the outfit, the two blades are intricate with geometrical lines and shapes.
The blade fits into either hand, but is more securely gripped in the left. The right can then be used to hold the blade and pose it into two handed weapon fighting poses.
Articulation 5/5
Corvus has 19 points of articulation and has a wide range of movement and motion, albeit slightly restricted around the legs and upper arms by the cloak - although the restriction is minimal and the arms in particular have more or less a full range of movement. With the double jointed elbows you can also pose some neat gestures with the arms.
Head : ball joint neck and pivot
Body : T-Joint ratchet torso, swivel waist
Arms : ball joint shoulder, bicep swivel, double joint elbow, wrist pivot
Legs : ball joint hips, thigh swivel, double joint knee, ankle rockers
The posing with the weapon is not overly dynamic, but the figure can hold the weapon in some offensive stances.
As mentioned right at the start, Corvus is arguably the best looking member of the Black Order and is probably the most accurate alongside Thanos. It is great to finally complete the line up.
Summary
Corvus is simply a wonderful looking figure with an extreme level of detail around the head-sculpt and the outfit with very intricate painting throughout.
While the articulation is a touch restricted by the cloak, there is nothing else to fault with the figure and I give it top marks with a 5 out of 5 score.
