review by justin anderson

the desription: Carnage received his first action figure with the first wave of the Animated Series toyline, even though he'd be included in the series much later than the figure was released.

the articulation: The neck, shoulders, elbows, hips, waist, and knees bend, for a total of 10 joints.

the design: Being the first Carnage figure, it was actually well done. No tendrils at all, but made up for by the fact the swirls were molded into the costume(a standard all true Carnage figure molds would follow). The toy is a dark red with black swirls and white eyes. But, the teeth are white. Fairly odd, since AFAIK, Carnage has never had white teeth.

The toy came with 3 "weapon arms"- a claw, axe, and a symbiotic blob. Each could clip onto either wrist. An action feature was built in to go with this. Rotating the waist moves the right arm for a "punching action", driven by a few internal gears. A lever on the back acts as a place to rest your thumb to work this gimmick.

The figure stands 5" tall.

the review: I've had this thing since release, and it still shows no signs of paint wear or damage. As a first figure, it set a standard for the other Carnage figures to come out. **** out of *****

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