As is a usual practice just ahead of an MCU movie release, Hasbro brought us a new wave of Marvel Legends figures containing both figures from the film, and a selection of other figures from the Marvel Universe. Shriek, who herself had recently made her movie debut in Venom: Let There Be Carnage, was included in the wave in her classic comic book outfit and was her debut in the Marvel Legends line.
Each packaging design within the wave was styled depending on its source material, with the two comic book inclusions using the modern Spider-Man logo, red detailing, and sylised artwork with a red hue on the side panels and the rear of the box. The back of the packaging also included the Build-a-Figure checklist for Armadillo - and a short text piece about Shriek.
"Frances Louise Barrison, a.k.a. Shriek escapes from captivity and forms a twisted family with like-minded villains to terrorize Spider-Man."
Shriek as a figure uses a generic female buck with any detail on the costume added as paintwork, the majority of the body is cast in black plastic with the white then painted over the top. Considering issues that this usually causes, the finish is quite crisp but you can see some greying around the left wrist, Additional costume detail has been added with a bracelet in silver on said left wrist, and a silver belt added as a loose piece around her waist.
The head sculpt is really striking with the white face and 'Kiss' style black makeup around the eyes and mouth. The hairpiece is jet black and wild around her fringe and down onto the shoulders. Two relatively large silver earrings have been added tucked under the hair - these are not painted too well with some black edging still visible. They are also lacking in detail and quite chunky,
Shriek has no accessories of any sort but is packed with three different pairs of hands. The first that come fitted to the figure are the female spread hands used for gesturing poses. There are then a pair of gripping hands, should you wish to equip her with any accessories from other figures in the line. While the final set are a pair of clenched fists.
Articulation on such a slender buck is wide-ranging with 18 points of articulation in total including double-jointed elbows and knees. Shriek stands perfectly well with tight ankle joints, and can also sit, kneel or crouch. The arms allow for a good level of gestures, fighting stances, or use of her powers. It is just a shame that Hasbro didn't provide us with effects pieces that might have demonstrated her using her powers for those of us who do like that sort of display.
It is great to see Shriek in the Legends line and the choice was no doubt driven by her recent role in the Venom sequel. It just feels like the value for money for the figure is perceived as being in the large BAF torso piece for Armadillo and Shriek probably needed an alternative head portrait or some effect pieces to maximise her debut,
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