[En Sabah Nerd]

My Thanos pre-order from Dorkside arrived today. Overall I love how he turned out but he's certainly not perfect. First off he's about the same size as the comic BAF Thanos, they're like the same height but this new one is a bit beefier in general. The overall consistency is appreciated, it would be weird if one was notably larger than the other. The colors are great and for the most part well applied, there are a few little spots of slop on mine. I'm particularly fond of the different shades of blue, the effect is similar to the greens applied on the 80th anniversary Hulk. The sculpt is also on point, I think except for the open gauntlet hand everything on this one is brand new. I really like his maniacal laughing head, the expression comes straight from the comic and in both instances shows the mad Titan drunk with power. The King Thanos head is well sculpted and painted too but Hasbro really should've replaced it with an alternate classic head. I've got other Thanos figures sporting more serious expressions so I'm not personally upset by the situation but considered on its own this figure only having the laughing classic head feels limiting for display options. Speaking of limiting, it's not entirely surprising but Thanos has some articulation spots that don't have much range. His elbows don't even get a full 90 degree bend and his belt, while a little flexible, hinders his hips. Everything does move smoothly though and his hands are easy to swap. Some additional hands such as an open right hand or a closed fist Infinity Gauntlet would have been nice especially since he includes no energy effects or other accessories.

Here's deluxe Thanos alongside the Walmart exclusive and DST classic figures.