[En Sabah Nerd]

Finishing 2021 out with a bang thanks to Dorkside getting me my Kessler wolf from NECA. Really wasn't sure if I'd get this before 2022 because of how delayed everything NECA has been this year, I mean I'm still waiting on the station survivor MacReady and the nightmare demon so getting this in now is a surprise. American Werewolf in London has always been one of those movies I wanted to get figure representation but it never really did. Around 5 years ago PCS showed they were going to make the Kessler wolf but that literally went nowhere so it's great that NECA stepped up and delivered. Sculpting a figure that's supposed to be shaggy hairy and features articulation can be a bit tricky but I think NECA pulled it off. The details in sculpt and paint are excellent on mine but I have seen one or two shared via twitter with kinda wonky eyes so that's something to watch out for. The articulation is good and all works well but it is a quadrupedal monster so in that way there are some obvious limitations to what it can do. The only included piece is the alternate head but it swaps easily and holds snug on the neck joint. My only con is that there are no other accessories included. I think including a full victim corpse might have been too much but something like the severed hand he left behind or the inspector's head could have been fit in. Even some severed limbs non-specific to the movie could have served as nice display props. Despite that criticism though the figure itself is the reason I bought this and it's pretty excellent so I'm very happy.