Based on last year’s figures, I knew not to expect a super articulated toy.  But I was still disappointed.  Frank has a ball jointed head that can only look down, not up.  Then his shoulders, wrists, and ankles are all swivel joints, and that is all.  This makes him even less articulated than last year’s non-sleeping Mummy figure, which is really sad.  I realize they were probably trying to preserve the sculpt, but this is a bit too far I think.  All of last year’s figures had swivel/hinge or ball jointed shoulder, and I’m really not sure why they couldn’t do that here also.  Sadly, because of his limited movement, Frank’s only good for standing or lying on his table.  I tried to pose him fighting with my Wolf Man figure, but it just looked like they were awkwardly dancing.

This version of Frank only comes with one accessory, his table.  I was really surprised by just how large it is.  It could definitely hold a bigger figure than this Frankenstein.  There was also quite a bit of sculpted detail put into it with the various support bars and wheels underneath.  Each piece is molded in brown and given a wash in silver scratches and a rusty red, which make it look very old and used.  The bar at the middle will rotate, but the table itself doesn’t move.

I’ve got very mixed feelings about this figure.  His sculpt and paint look great and l really love the table he comes with, but I feel like that’s all balanced out by his horrible articulation.  Only good for standing and laying, this figure’s almost a statue.  The TRU version of this figure is about $15, while the comic shop version is closer to $20.  The extra five dollars is just paying for that table, so if you’re not interested in it you should just pick Frank up at TRU.

-Vault