McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Kid Flash review – Gold Label (2022)
From the start of DC Rebirth, Kid Flash was one of my favorites. Working Wallace West into this New 52/Rebirth continuity was a little wonky, but it eventually worked out thanks to excellent writing from Joshua Williamson and later Jeremy Adams on The Flash.
I was excited to see Wallace’s Kid Flash was getting a figure in the McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse line even if early pictures showed the scaling was terribly off.
Let’s see if this corrupted Superman is good enough to be at the forefront of my Crime Syndicate display or needs to be relegated to the back.
Packaging: McFarlane has zero plans to switch from its original packaging of is still a mostly black box with white and blue accents. Weirdly the package art doesn’t feature Ultraman and just has a big picture of the assembled Starro.
This takes the line’s minimal package setup to an extreme. I still wish they’d put a bio on the package instead of just randomly having it on the website.
Likeness: Wallace is a tad gangly and still in that teen awkward phase. In the comics he’s typically drawn with his head slightly bigger as his body is still catching up.
He’s got more of a serious expression with kind of an open mouth portrait. Wallace tends to be a bit more fun and typically has a smile. For him that would have been more appropriate. The Mattel Multiverse Kid Flash has a superior head sculpt that captures his personality better.
McFarlane still hasn’t crafted a good teen size body with good articulation, but the necessary details for Wallace are included. The lightning zag in his hair is included while elements of his costume that are traditionally painted — his chest logo and lightning belt — are sculpted.
He’s using the Jon Kent buck and McFarlane Toys didn’t change up the boot cuffs on the shin although the feet are accommodated with ridged edges.
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Scale: Kid Flash should look like a teenager next to The Flash. That’s the problem with using the Jon buck as he’s way too tall even if he looks smaller compared to adult figures.
Height wise, he should be a lot close to the Damian Wayne Robin figure.
Paint: Kid Flash has a hard color scheme with yellow and red, but ironically McFarlane had no issues with another color bleeding through the yellow. They went with a nice strong shade that held up against the other colors.
Instead, it was more just some fuzziness to the line work in expected areas like the lightning bolts and the mask outline. Generally, it’s fine, but there are some spots that could have been tightened up.
Articulation: Kid Flash needs to be able to hit dynamic running poses, deep stances and charging punches.
Kid Flash has:
- neck
- ball-jointed shoulders [with pop up/down range]
- elbow
- wrist
- wrist hinge
- torso
- waist
- hip
- thigh
- knee
- ankle
- toe
Accessories: McFarlane Toys doesn’t exactly go overboard with accessories, but Kid Flash gets a nice array of extras.
Wallace gets swappable fists, which are nice for having some variety in display options.
He’s also go the lightning speed effects that attach to his arms and legs. They’re cast in a translucent red and play off him well.
Finally, he’s got the small black stand to help him balance.
Worth it? McFarlane Toys hasn’t wavered with the $20 price tag — for now — but an increase is coming. That’s impressive considering the various scales and detail provided.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Kid Flash gets a decent figure that would be excellent with a more appropriate head sculpt and a smaller frame similar to the Robin mold.
Where to get it? I got Kid Flash from McFarlane Toy Shop, which is the best bet for now.
You can get the Multiverse Kid Flash figure from Amazon.
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