McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Cyborg Superman review (2025)
Cyborg Superman is a rite of passage for every company that has the DC license. He’s too awesome a character with such a fantastic design to pass up on making. McFarlane Toys previously released a New 52 version of Hank Henshaw (available on Amazon), but now we get the classic appearance based on his debut as one of the four Supermen that arrived following Superman’s death.
There have been some really great takes on Cyborg Superman so the real question is where the McFarlane version fares. Let’s find out if this take surpasses the others to be the true Cyborg Superman or if it’s just a pretender.
Packaging: Cyborg Superman has the standard Multiverse packaging with white accents against the mostly black color scheme. Interestingly, the side panel labels this as the Revenge of the Green Lanterns instead of Reign of the Supermen.
It doesn’t matter much since this is one line I don’t save the packaging. The rear art features art from Dan Jurgens albeit from a modern revisiting of the ROTS storyline.
Likeness: Cyborg Superman has a distinct look with a hybrid of Superman’s classic appearance and cybernetic elements. Every other Cyborg Superman has to at least match the stellar DC Direct figure to even be in the discussion for best version.
That figure had all of the proper design elements intact from the comic from the metallic side panels on his right thigh and the hole in his left leg and right arm.
McFarlane’s figure can’t dethrone the DCD version in terms of accuracy. The head sculpt should be more of a 50/50 split from his hair and his cybernetic skull instead of a 65/35 split. McFarlane went with a more dramatic windswept style to the hair making him look slightly more disheveled.
The right arm lacks the sphere hole and stem. Dito for the top side panel, although ironically it actually looks like it was sculpted and just not painted. It’s not all missing details though as the sculpt does feature the angular shelled cybernetic section on the right side, the forked panel along his right boot and the hole in his left leg.
Weirdly, McFarlane added unnecessary detail as Cyborg Superman has some of the shirt carrying over onto the right side and heavily detailed cybernetic elements above his collar. That should just be his ‘skin’ with tech detail at all. His jutted-out chin has the gem in the center although it does need a spot of paint.
The figure uses some aspects of the amazing DC Digital Superman figure, but most of it is newly sculpted including the torso with the raised S-shield. He does get the soft goods wired cape, which is pretty sweet.
Scale: Cyborg Superman is 6’3″ putting him at the same height as Superman and fellow ‘pretender’ The Eradicator. The figure is just a tad shorter than the DC Digital Superman, who rightfully is taller than just about every other figure in the line.
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Paint: McFarlane figures are typically very clean with their paint jobs. That standard continues with Cyborg Superman. The biggest gripe is the S-shield lacks the proper shading Cyborg Superman’s outfit featured with a darker gradient stemming from the left side. It’s a subtle bit of foreshadowing.
His eye is typically just painted red, but McFarlane went a little fancier and gave it a yellow center with red on the outside. Cyborg Superman’s gem in the center of his chin should also have red paint and that plating on his right leg should be painted silver as well.
Articulation: Cyborg Superman has solid articulation thanks to the regular 22 points of articulation. I didn’t have any annoying problems getting him to strike standard Superman-type poses.
He has a good range for flying poses and his shoulder articulation makes for nice and dramatic stances.
Cyborg Superman has:
- neck
- ball-jointed shoulders
- butterfly shoulders
- elbow
- wrist
- wrist hinge
- torso
- waist
- hip
- thigh
- knee
- ankle
- toe
Accessories: Cyborg Superman doesn’t get a ton of accessories, but he does have more than the trading card and black circular stand.
He has a pointing right hand and a left-hand fist. That’s hardly an overwhelming amount of accessories, but it’s better than nothing.
Worth it? At $24.99, Cyborg Superman is pretty solid even without a bunch of accessories. He’s got enough new sculpting that I can see where the money went.
I’ve seen him as low as $22.99 in some areas although I wouldn’t recommend trying to wait out for a big sale or a greater discount. Cyborg Superman’s popularity largely dictates he’s one of those figures that you just need to get him now rather than paying two or three times as much for him later on.
Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Cyborg Superman gets dinged oh so slightly for missing some details and paint, but overall, this is a very good take on one of the best Superman villains. It can’t beat out the DC Direct version though it’s a nicely articulation additional option.
Where to get it? Cyborg Superman has been spotted at GameStop so that’s your best bet or you can try their website.
Want another option that’s more expensive, but delivers a lot of the cool elements from the Reign of the Supermen storyline? Check out the Mafex version of Cyborg Superman available to buy now at Amazon.
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