The Adventures of SPAWN: McFarlane Toys' Tiffany Action Figure Review

The Adventures of SPAWN is one of the most recent series in a long line of Todd McFarlane's SPAWN action figures. This new line aims to recreate the magic of the old Saturday morning cartoons kids used to hold so dear- toons like Super Friends and Wonder Twins. Of course, Todd Mcfarlane's bloody and brooding tale of the half-demonic SPAWN is a far cry from those jovial cheesefests, so these action figures, which apply the stylistic tendencies of such shows to the SPAWN characters, are actually cute little PVC lumps of irony.

One of the most interesting in the Adventures of SPAWN line is Tiffany the Amazon. Over time, SPAWN has introduced a few female characters, but Tiffany was the only woman to make it into the Adventures of SPAWN collection, and as a result, she really stands out from the rest.

Her description from the back of the box reads, "A longtime and legendary warrior on the side of good, Tiffany has recently chosen to offer her allegiance to Mammon...and the time draws near when her sword will announce her newfound intentions".

Sounds like a pretty interesting character. So does her action figure live up to her back story?

Well, yes and no. As a statue, Tiffany is fantastic. As an action figure, not so much. It's worth noting that this figure is manufactured by McFarlane Toys- the company helmed by the creator of SPAWN himself. Over the years, McFarlane Toys has become notorious for producing lavishly intricate figures that sacrifice the action for detail, and the Adventures of SPAWN Tiffany holds suit with an almost complete lack of articulation. Altogether, she has four points of movement- both shoulders, neck, and her right elbow feature swivel joints. Not a lot, and Tiffany is outfitted with armored plates on her shoulders which almost completely restrict the movement of her arms. In fact, when trying to alter her pose a fraction of an inch, one of the plates snapped off and had to be stuck back on with glue. It makes me wonder why they even bothered to put joints at her shoulders if they were just going to render them useless with the armor anyway.