The articulation is really solid. I don’t know that it’s fair, but I always feel I have to be a little more careful with MS figures. I’m not sure why because all the joints are tight here and the figure feels sturdy as you move him around. He’s ball-joints at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and inverted ankles; swivels at the waist & thighs, double-hinge knees, & some mid-torso articulation (though it doesn’t do much). Everything works really well, though the ball-elbows don’t compensate for a lack of bicep swivel. The only real issue I had is that the accuracy and articulation create a slight annoyance.

This is the only Ant-Man figure to include the hoses running from the backpack to the helmet. This is great visually, but due to the swappable heads they’re not connected to helmet and pop out on either side as you turn the head. I’m curious to see if the regular version has these hoses glued in as I’d prefer it.

Ant-Man includes three sets of hands: fists, relaxed, and grappling. They swap easily enough and are all appropriately painted. I always like having alternate hands as options for posing, so I’m glad to see these here. The figure also included, as all shrinking figure should, a tiny version of himself. I like this one a lot because it’s not so tiny! It’s an altogether different size than any of the others we’ve seen and that’s enough to sell me right there. He’s a fun little addition to my ever growing (shrinking?) collection.

Overall, I can’t say the exclusive version is notably better than the regular. If they had nailed the Paul Rudd likeness and painted it to be more lifelike, this would be a no-brainer and worth tracking down over the regular version at the same price. But, unless you’re a completist junkie, the regular figure – which features the same great sculpt, tons of painted details, and good articulation is an easy buy at a store near the average Ant-Man fan.

Alright, now that concludes Ant-Man Week! Unless I get crazy and buy some mini-mates…