I haven’t been able to find this at any Walmarts in the Western Burbs of Chicago, quite a few on ebay already

I spotted 4 of these at Walmart today, but ultimately I didn't pick one up.

He looks amazing, but the ones I saw all had paint issues that bugged me.
Blurry or "fuzzy" looking eyes, sloppy mouth paint, some had top and bottom teeth that were two different colors, or were poorly painted. One had a head that looked like it had a clod of dirt smeared over his face, there were pieces of something stuck all over it. The shading on the faces varied a lot too.

I'll just be patient and wait for the wider release, hopefully I come across a better one.

NECA better give me a new Metaluna Mutant!! I know he is the last and most forgotten of the Universal Monsters but I would love a new one . I have both of the old DTS ones.

Also would like a new Phantom of the Opera and Invisible Man.

They have to do the Chaney Phantom, but would they do the Chaney Hunchback?

Found 4 of him today at Target, luckily there was one with perfect paint. Once I had him out of the box I was immediately impressed.

I did have to heat up his elbows, knees, and ankles. All of those joints were frozen solid until I used the hairdryer. Now they're fine.

The sculpts are so good, and the articulation allows for plenty of expression. I especially like the double neck joint, and his single jointed elbows have plenty of range compared to some older neca figures I have.

His heads swap out very easily, I don't have to struggle with popping them on like I do with MacReady's alternate heads.

The hands are all great, as are the shackles which do have a metal chain. The flowers are a nice touch, thankfully mine aren't too sloppy.


Overall I'm glad I decided to get him. It's not my favorite of the Universal monster movies, but the character is a horror icon and Necs did him justice.