MAFEX Spider-Man Black Costume Symbiote Marvel Comics Medicom Action Figure Review

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I like this Medicom MAFEX Marvel Comics Black Costume Spider-Man more than the original red and blue. There, I said it. Whew. I feel better.
00:00 Intro
00:52 Package
01:41 Unboxing and Stand
02:53 Paint and Sculpt
06:25 Articulation
07:51 Accessories
10:02 Size and Comparisons
12:32 Outro
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@onemangang8879 Жыл бұрын

Mafex has become my source for definitive representations of so many characters. Probably because of the era they're representing (the Jim Lee "Hush" line for DC and the 90s-style Spider-Men and X-Men). The only...tiny...itty-bitty change I want for these Spider-folks is for Mafex to paint the web line rings that go around the wrists the same color as the wrists. So for this version, I'll be painting the ring black so it looks like the white webbing is coming from his wrist (or top of his hand, depending on the version of this costume you're going for). It'd be great if Mafex took care of that for us.

@spoodurmin9742 Жыл бұрын

Then it wouldn’t be as modular. I wouldn’t be able to use Ben Reilly’s webs with Parker’s

@onemangang8879 Жыл бұрын

@@spoodurmin9742 True. But I’d still prefer it. If you’re OK with the white bracelet showing on any figure that’s a preference. But if you’re hiding the bracelet in photography already, having a color-aligned version would open up more poses (or at least reduce Photoshop work).

@bandotzzZ Жыл бұрын

today the audience of Jim Lee era or the 90's are mature and at their prime, a golden age period in their life, whether in their career or financial power. and they gonna stay like that for at least the next 10-15 years. so mafex do the right thing, producing a figure that represents jim lee aesthetics as close as possible, even if it gonna cost more. as long as it's good, we will buy it. clever

@onemangang8879 Жыл бұрын

@@bandotzzZ Absolutely. Hitting that nostalgia button launches the money from my wallet directly into their hands.

@ehawkins1971 Жыл бұрын

That unmasked head is straight up John Romita JR. It's a perfect representation of his art.

@nefariousgremlin7554 Жыл бұрын

glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that, it's surprisingly direct

@jonathanchin3396 Жыл бұрын

What an absolutely gorgeous figure, another home run from MAFEX.

@SwimKam Жыл бұрын

Soooo much fun enjoying your reviews! Thanks Robo. You do know!

@Fuzzy_Barbarian Жыл бұрын

The "crotch clamp" bit and un-screwed clamp are meant to be combined to give you a clamp that has crotch support. You need to remove the port that the un-screwed clamp comes attached to, which plugs into the crotch clamp. I didn't realise this for a while until I accidentally got the un-screwed clamp loose when I got Jean, but the combined crotch clamp holds up pretty well.

@twentytwo138 Жыл бұрын

Well that was a mouthful, wasn't it..

@Fastbluething 6 ай бұрын

U L T I M A T E G R A B B E R

@Stoopid_Sandwich Жыл бұрын

The alternate masked head with the angrier eyes is still artist specific, it just leans a little more into the Ron Frenz or Mike Zeck art styles of the earlier periods of the black suit before McFarlane came on board. I use that as my default head. I love this suit. It’s nice to have an alien costume Spider-Man that looks and feels so prototypical and from the exact era you think it should hail from.

@JordanToa_YT Жыл бұрын

Love the vid Robo! Also loved the snowy city shot at the end. ☺️

@mr.funtime967 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review Robo, finally saw how amazing this is now!

@jonathanche6553 Жыл бұрын

Time zones be damned! Uncle robo never fails to make me stay up late at night watching his new uploads, even on weekdays 😂

@Josema234 Жыл бұрын

I wanted to see the new head sculpt in the venom body, see if it works as kraven from the last hunt comic. Great review as always!

@BrandonNielsen87 Жыл бұрын

Bro, I was thinking the exact same thing. It would’ve made some great photography.

@tomtudorweaver1078 Жыл бұрын

I imagine it might work, my only guess would be the colours wouldn't completely match, Venom seems to have a slightly greyer black colour, and the Spider-Man head may be slightly too big compared to the proportions Kraven had in the suit. That's just my guess anyway.

@spoodurmin9742 Жыл бұрын

Check the Mafex subreddit. I posted some pics there

@atplaypics380 Жыл бұрын

The Fwoosh: I'd say you're one ofmy favorite reviewerers. Do more!! :)

@overlandrcadventure Жыл бұрын

Another great review thanks Robo I love this figure it’s definitely shelf worthy

@EpicStationYT Жыл бұрын

Great content as always!!! I've always been inspired by your reviews and I started to do it in spanish for all my latin community. Thank you for your wisdom

@thebreadmanjeasy4479 Жыл бұрын

You're awesome Robo keep up the awesome work

@alekhidell4925 Жыл бұрын

Mine came in today and I'm super stoked!! Can't wait to add him to the growing Mafex collection.

@howifigure6399 Жыл бұрын

That dark rooftop shot was awesome.

@WiGgYof09 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see a symbiote spiderman or venom done with color shift paint to really give it that oil slick sheen.

@goheroent.8145 Жыл бұрын

Love this review! Been looking at this figure for a while....now I am going to bite!

@TheQuikMix Жыл бұрын

probably my new favorite spider-man figure. absolutely fantastic

@thesavageland8815 Жыл бұрын

🔥 review. Great way to present symbiote spidey.

@scragbyterc1059 Жыл бұрын

The bleeding of the white on the logo can be easily cleaned up with 005 micron pen. I used it to darken up the web lines on my classic Mafex Spider-Man

@aarghmyoptics Жыл бұрын

The second clamp (without the screw) combines with the crotch support using the hole in the center (where the screw is on the other one). Otherwise the second clamp uses the same hole to slides onto the straight rod to form a support arm for standing poses.

@gavalar7485 Жыл бұрын

Oh Robo! Although I have no impulse to buy imports and I'm not really a comic book/superhero collector, I still watch and love all your reviews Robo. Thank you for being you!

@TheFwoosh Жыл бұрын

Aw, I appreciate that!

@avp2214 Жыл бұрын

Another great review... just got my MAFEX 165 Mega Gun... was really great of Medicom to throw in a Iron Man figure too!!!!

@tomtudorweaver1078 Жыл бұрын

That paintwork with the shading is incredible, that's how it should be done with every figure, you can notice it if you're looking for it, but it doesn't stick out like cell shading or some figures where it looks like a glowing effect or heavy spray paint. MAFEX lost me a bit when I got the Carnage figure and the left arm refused to stay on, but over time I've warmed to it more and can overlook that. Especially given how many Spider-Man villains I've been replacing in my collection lately given the newer Marvel Legends releases, every time I look at that Carnage figure I think 'nope, you're too good, you're staying there for the rest of time'.

@Doombot_ Жыл бұрын

Looks damn good! Everyday I'm checking for a shipping email from BBTS, hopefully sooner rather than later! Great review Robo!

@itswido4750 Жыл бұрын

Did u get it yet?

@Doombot_ Жыл бұрын

@@itswido4750 yes sir I did! Came in yesterday. Been having a blast posing him around. Paint on him is pretty decent too. 👌

@itswido4750 Жыл бұрын

@@Doombot_ that’s nice to hear man! For the first time I ordered from this store and I am still waiting for my stuff to come. I’m guessing you used DHL so how long did it take for ur figure to come?

@Doombot_ Жыл бұрын

@@itswido4750 Nice, he's cool fo' sho'. I used USPS through BBTS. I got shipping notice on the 21st, and it took about a week.

@itswido4750 Жыл бұрын

@@Doombot_ Mann I wish it took weeks for me to receive it maybe cuz I live in Canada but none of my figures are here yet. Thanks for helping me out tho!

@raven0696 Жыл бұрын

Great review! Got me more excited for mine to arrive. Robo, will you also be reviewing the Mafex Classic Iron Man? Really wanna hear your thoughts on that one, too.

@eastcoastfigs5706 Жыл бұрын

The figure looks amazing!!! Cant wait for mine

@chargers24ag Жыл бұрын

Awesome review tio robo 🔥🔪

@ironfist9976 Жыл бұрын

This is the perfect spiderman figure you can see in the aesthetic, neutral and dynamic poses its perfect, no doubt..

@UltimateCosmo Жыл бұрын

One of the top figures of the year!!, great review.

@Flippantly206 Жыл бұрын

I love the head sculpt it looks like the very first symboite suit look before Parker had time to shave because of secret wars the neck goo is a nice touch

@dgray7537 Жыл бұрын

Huh, so this is what it's like to watch a review before I get the thing, I like it.

@ThePikaBand Жыл бұрын

Goddamn, I've been waiting for this figure since I first got comicbook Spidey. Seems that they nailed it. Can't wait ! Just a few more days to go...

@BrandonNielsen87 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I caved and bought two of this figure. Looks really neat. It'll be my very first Mafex Spider-Man figure. I'm so excited!

@loganadkinsakacowardclownl6000 Жыл бұрын

He’s gonna skyrocket fast.

@danielcraig9666 Жыл бұрын

DHL and FedEx used to have incredible times where I lived. In many instances I received packages in less than 24 hours. Then, one day in 2018, all of the shipping companies just decided New Mexico was at least a week from everywhere.

@Skorpio96 Жыл бұрын

This looks incredible

@Chalor. Жыл бұрын

What's pretty crazy is that I bought two of these off AmiAmi, and both with teleportation DHL shipping was $140. So essentially I paid the $60 retail cost of each (w/no taxation without representation internet tax added), plus the $20 shipping. Or maybe the exchange rate at that moment was super sweet.

@FoxsDumbSeriesMaker Жыл бұрын

You're very lucky. For me here in Canada, AmiAmi's shipping price was nuts. Over $25 to ship, and around $30 to enter my province. :o

@Chalor. Жыл бұрын

@@FoxsDumbSeriesMaker The "entering your province/country extortion fee" thing is really disgusting. That sucks man you have to pay so much more for these when they're already pricey.

@FoxsDumbSeriesMaker Жыл бұрын

@@Chalor. Yeah, it's a shame. I feel that a lot of import collectors outside the US and Japan are kinda screwed. We have to resort to BBTS, which tends to make many of the figures extra pricey. Have you seen most of the SHF Kamen Rider stuff on there? It's insane. You can get them much cheaper on AmiAmi, but for me, the intense shipping and import fees kinda kill the point of the cheaper price. :/

@KevinLam86 Жыл бұрын

The Symbiote suit is my favorite Spider-Man suit and when the Mafex comic version came out I was wishing for this to come out and now I have it. I pre-ordered from Ami Ami and DHL got it to me in 2 days. That's about as close to "overnight it from Japan" as it gets. lol The paint work on mine is pretty good but there is but there is a spot of white missing on his ribs.

@legoben98productions Жыл бұрын

It’s rare to see a fwoosh robo video without a skit in the beginning especially when it’s toy review. I’m honestly disappointed that there’s no recreation of the Spider-Man yelling at shocker from Spider-Man the animated series, again.

@doclouis4236 Жыл бұрын

Okay seriously, Medicom needs to make a new body mold for their comic Spider-man figure because they've been reusing this same mold so many times that they need to make a new one with more accurate body proportions.

@space_cowboyyy Жыл бұрын

i think it's about time for mafex to make spider-man villains

@Baconlovesreddead Жыл бұрын

I mean, we have Carnage and Venom. But a Green Goblin or Doc ock would be so cool.

@space_cowboyyy Жыл бұрын

@@Baconlovesreddead forgot about them honestly (commented this before the size comparison) a mafex doc ock would be perfect

@BrandonNielsen87 Жыл бұрын

I prefer marvel legends. I’d seriously be broke if I bought all Mafex Spidey supervillains.

@Baconlovesreddead Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonNielsen87 i only have the mafex hush Batman atm because I am broke 😞. I do plan on getting nightwing and the redeco spidey.

@Spider-Ling Жыл бұрын

I got mine today and personally, I think it’s perfect. And imo I think it’s better than the original. Love it.

@JadeErnestB.Ocampo 11 ай бұрын

Definitely buying this

@rasheedsanders1067 Жыл бұрын

I was so bummed when I missed out on the reissue of the MAFEX classic Spider-Man but the Symbiote suit more than makes up for it.

@julianfinley9458 Жыл бұрын

They have a new classic suit one which i think will be better bcuz it doesn’t have that metallic and shading that doesn’t translate well in real life

@ALLtwoEAZY Жыл бұрын

@@julianfinley9458 i can see that, were the reissue kills the classic suit though is the face sculpt.

@julianfinley9458 Жыл бұрын

@@ALLtwoEAZY oo yeah for sure

@Chalor. Жыл бұрын

Interesting they went with an amalgamation of the symbiote suit and Parker in the black costume. Cause you got the symbiote goo crawling up their neck, but you don't have the black dots on top of the hands that shoot out the symbiote webbing. It would've been perfect if they included that classic '80s head. Web of Spider-Man #1 was one of the first back issues I purchased when I got into comics. Really makes me wish I got the Select version to get that rooftop base.

@FoxsDumbSeriesMaker Жыл бұрын

Managed to snag a pre-order for this Spidey on BBTS. Hopefully it's worth it!

@Southtown_Paint_Appz Жыл бұрын

As a customizer the logo is an easy fix but I hear the argument for those who say that it shouldn’t be an issue for it’s price! Overall a beautiful looking fig🤘🏽

@TheFwoosh Жыл бұрын

Yeah, maybe that's why I didn't see it as a huge negative, I may just end up going in and cleaning it up a bit. But I probably should have pointed it out again for those not into that kind of thing.

@jamesbrooks5391 Жыл бұрын

The Legends symbiote Spidey WOULD be an acceptable alternative, except that I’ve had it on preorder from multiple retailers for the better part of a year. The Mafex black costume was actually released quicker!

@graefx Жыл бұрын

I love this costume and this overall mold. The original mafex is my definitive spidey for the foreseeable future. I love some of the little touches on this like the blue on the bottom of the feet. And I really don't like the retro card spidey mold. That all being said, I weirdly prefer the retro "Secret Wars" legends symbiote? I have no idea why but I think just the thicker and chunkier works for me. I go back and forth on the eyes and overall head shape. I regret not having either of these figures though. We'll see what the future holds. Though the mafex scruff head is fantastic.

@TheFwoosh Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with liking the Legends more, it's a fantastic figure!

@Chalor. Жыл бұрын

12:21 and if you're into adding the _definitive_ black suit Spider-Man to your collection (or any comic figure), then you gotta get Mafex.

@andyspillum3588 Жыл бұрын

I usually think mafex figs are too clean but this is perfect for their look

@robbieduffy9998 Жыл бұрын

Christ..that's the best double joint elbow I've ever seen on a figure..

@jacobwright238 Жыл бұрын

I like being happy to. I just ordered it out of Japan and i thank im going to be pretty happy👊🍻

@ThatWrestlingHound Жыл бұрын

So good

@trapprodigy Жыл бұрын

Love the figure but im going to have to use a lil bit of paint to fix the symbiote logo

@erikcaro246 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if somebody made a custom of the classic suit with this figure's body mod

@JCSTYLEZ Жыл бұрын

This was a great ass review, but I gotta ask fwoosh are u a fan of the bullet club and hell yea I’m buying ur shirts

@Ravathiel Жыл бұрын

hey Fwoosh! does the head fit on the Venom body ? like when Kraven wore the suit

@epiclvlpurple9869 Жыл бұрын

Great review Robo. Got this guy in yesterday and he's freaking Incredible! Speaking of incredible lol did you get the Mafex Classic Iron Man and if so will there be a review up for it soon?

@TheFwoosh Жыл бұрын

Well dang, that's another one I have sitting in the pile, I need to open that Iron Man. Maybe I'll do a MAFEX Play Day soon.

@epiclvlpurple9869 Жыл бұрын

@@TheFwoosh I’m here for all the Fwoosh content I can get 😂

@stevenmcd4741 Жыл бұрын

Great, fun review as usual. It’s a shame that such a costly figure has such sloppy paint though. Is it just me or do the hands seem too small for the figure?

@tryksta7247 Жыл бұрын

So I broke my Legends version out of a box, which is rare. He had a stubborn left thigh cut that wouldn't turn and I twisted it off basically. In any event I know it will get a repaint with the "Renew Your Vows" buck/pinless joints. But what I really wanted to say is the ab crunch really broke up the white spider to me. And off the bat this does not seem to be an issue with this figure. So I already love it more.

@spoodurmin9742 Жыл бұрын

Mafex needs to give us a Sandman or Green Goblin

@julianfinley9458 Жыл бұрын

I want a Kraven i feel that would be really good mezco releasing a green goblin which may be the one i use for a while

@TheFwoosh Жыл бұрын

Green Goblin and Hobgoblin are both high on my list.

@AustinCollins Жыл бұрын

It’s glorious. Waiting right now for DHL to drop mine off lmao.

@fawzanroshid3347 3 ай бұрын

This and the blue and red spiderman action figure is on my wishlist. Great vid and great figure! Also quick guestion: where did you buy the figure?

@papamustaine9644 Ай бұрын

Hes not on fwoosh anymore. Go to the robodontknow channel. Hes there every week

@Spider-Criminal Жыл бұрын

Peak reviewing Peak

@spoodurmin9742 Жыл бұрын

You should review symbiote Spidey too bro

@RazzyBark Жыл бұрын

looking much better than promos

@Loudtree Жыл бұрын

Finally another Mafex review!

@loganadkinsakacowardclownl6000 Жыл бұрын

Until now the Mezco black suit was my fave version due to how clean it was…

@VenomLMNXP Жыл бұрын

I really liked your video, do you have one of the marvel legends?

@Batman76963 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know if anyone noticed if they have the figure but if u put it under a light or something bright there are blue highlights to show the comic references

@Batman76963 Жыл бұрын

I realise that he said that so sorry 😅

@freakasaur100 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t expect you to get this lol idk why I’m so surprised. I still don’t have a mafex spider. I’m debating on the scarlet one.

@spoodurmin9742 Жыл бұрын

Get the recolor of the classic red and blue then see if you should dive into the deep end.

@freakasaur100 Жыл бұрын

@@spoodurmin9742 thanks for the advice

@RickRockerMusic 11 ай бұрын

Re-run coming? Prices are super high atm in after market 😢Trying to find where there’s info on re-runs

@SoberIrishman Жыл бұрын

Retro vs Mafex? I have the retro red and black ones, love both. 😎👍

@40cal22 Жыл бұрын

I want the Mafex Hulk and Banner two pack .

@rmfoodreviews2201 Жыл бұрын

Wow after seeing this review I think the $160 CAD I had to spend on this was worth it. Can't wait for this to come

@caincha Жыл бұрын

Right very nitpicky but... they put the head with the Symbiote on the neck and no webshooting dots on the top of the hands? To me this is the cloth costume Black Cat made him during the McFarlane run - the eyes, the spider on the chest, the lack of 'organic' webshooter, even the webbing is supposed to be attached to the wrists - so yeah cool you got an alternate head but it doesn't match up. Again I know it's nitpicky but that's the same reason I didn't like the Hasbro one very much and ended up making my own which is based in the Rick Leonardi and Ron Frenz runs.

@_SWFB 3 ай бұрын

a lot of times it isn’t illustrated with the black dots even though he has the symbiote

@phrog.4809 Жыл бұрын

This seems like a figure that's bootleg version isn't gonna be too bad, the design is simple, and with the paint issues on this one a bootleg would probably look like a much better deal And with all that being said I'm still buying this

@loganadkinsakacowardclownl6000 Жыл бұрын

Right? The Mafex venom bootleg was a good buy when venom was reaching $300+ before his re-release

@_JamaicA_77 Жыл бұрын

Does the mafex venom head fit the mafex black suit costume spiderman 🤔 👀???

@THEMOVER-rr7cu Жыл бұрын

Definitivw symbiote spider-man for sure. Really don't understand why many confused this with a macfarlane rapresentation because if you read the comics thsi and the classic red and blue suit, plus ben railly, all of them represent the mark bagley spidey wothout any doubt, even the unmasked head is peter as it depicted by bagley.surely is very close also to zeck spidey or frenz spidey but this one isthe bagley one. Is also perfect the eyes detail because in the red and blue costume the eyes have the black edge and this disappear in the symbiote, givin spidey a bigger eyes all white. Also the dot on the white isnt a miss because in the comics sometimes the dots are eher and sometimes not, it depends by who draw spidey, and many times even in thesame issue the dots appear and disappear, so for me the all white patch are correct.if you have the comics you know what i mean. Anyway great review, i cant wait to have it in my hand, absolutely perfect

@zonkeos100 Жыл бұрын

I recently got the retro black suit Spider-Man marvel Legends figure and I just put them up on the shelf I put them right next to my kit bashed knull 2 Pack venom with the movie venom head on them and the black suit Spider-Man the retro one is right next to the kip bashed movie comic venom

@vladimirlvov5395 Жыл бұрын

I don't like gap under his neck when you posing "looking up". The tense expression on both spider heads. I wish they add "calm" spider head as well

@nicolemott5752 Жыл бұрын

I'm getting the regular Spiderman figure

@mexicanpredator2304 Жыл бұрын

Despite the imperfections, I'll definitely replace the retro card black suit

@thecollectorIMHO Жыл бұрын

BloodyWood!! Yeah!! waiting for my bs spiderman to arrive!!! :D

@joserodriguez2255 Жыл бұрын

I got my DHL texted message mine arrives in two days whoop whoop!

@sabianescoo Жыл бұрын

Should I get this or the mojo hasbro exclusive set?

@thatocarinaguy Жыл бұрын

How do the magnets on the interchangeable hands/feet compare to the previous releases? I got the original and the comic shaded one, and I think the comic shading one had slightly weaker magnets

@adamschannel1456 Жыл бұрын

Did you get reissue or the first release of 075?

@thatocarinaguy Жыл бұрын

@@adamschannel1456 Original

@GuyWebz Жыл бұрын

I hope they do a Future Foundation Spider Man, in WHITE

@TrueNomadSkies Жыл бұрын

I was super butthurt watching the cartoon as a children and seeing Peter drop the ball with both Black Cat/Felicia and the symbiot. It felt like such a natural evolution of Spider-Man to bond, and had he understood this as a partnership rather than just an evil suit, the confliction could have had a happier ending. Plus like, the design was dope!