McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Static review (2025)

Static was one of my favorite comic book characters from the 90s. We were getting so many new characters during that period, but Static stood out. He wasn’t just another wannabe Spider-Man cool teen hero and has been Milestone Comics’ flagship character.

McFarlane Toys previously released a New 52-skewing Static Shock figure (available on Amazon), but I wanted one featuring his original look. With McFarlane winding down their run with the DC license, I was thrilled when the team revealed we were getting a classic Static figure.

Let’s see if this a figure is a shocking or if he fizzles out.

Packaging: Static gets has the standard Multiverse packaging with the mostly black color scheme and white accents. He also gets the Gold Label designation, which I still haven’t figured out how that’s selected.

He’s labeled “Trial By Fire,” which helpfully pinpoints the inspiration for this figure with art from John Paul Leon.

Likeness: The best classic Static figure was a one-horse race with the stellar DC Icons release. That figure was pretty much perfect, so McFarlane had its work cut out for it.

They make it very, very close with this effort. In lieu of creating an all-new mold for a teenager, which they really should have done early on, McFarlane gives Static the Jon Kent mold (available on Amazon). This one is slimmer at least to give him a younger-skewing appearance. This mold also has sculpted smaller boot cuffs, which slightly breaks up the full spandex outfit visual.

Static wears two rows of slotted cuffs around his wrist. They’re not completely symmetrical, which the figure does a great job of capturing.

He’s rocking his X hat, which was very timely during the early 90s. In a huge accuracy win for McFarlane over the DC Icons version, they get the mask right. Static had cut outs around his jaw and cheeks. It wasn’t a full mask as it added something unique for Static. McFarlane tends to make some good enough choices in terms of costume accuracy, so it was very nice to see a case where they stick so close to the source material.

His expression is also very well-done capturing Paul Leon’s take impressively.

Scale: The Jon Kent mold is way too tall so Static is just about eye level to Batman. Scale has been more than a thorn in McFarlane’s side — it’s a full-grown oak tree. On the plus side, he doesn’t really interact with other DC characters, so his scale won’t look too silly. Just have him crouching around Icon.

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Paint: After the disappointment with the scale, it’s time for another win. The paint job is terrific really capturing the heavy black shading on Static’s midnight blue outfit. It’s not uniform, which makes it look more comic accurate.

Equally impressive is the clean white lightning bolt throughout his torso and left leg. That seems an easy area for paint slop and sloppy paint apps, but it is very clean. The X on his hat could have benefitted from another hit of white paint.

His cuffs seem like they should be a bit lighter, but that’s debatable if McFarlane read them as a copper material.

Articulation: Static has great articulation. There are no restrictions to his range of movement, and he can strike (ha-ha) some very solid poses with the 22 points of articulation model.

Static has:

• neck
• ball-jointed shoulders
• butterfly shoulders
• elbow
• wrist
• wrist hinge
• torso
• waist
• hip
• thigh
• knee
• ankle
• toe

Accessories: Static gets two electrical bursts that mirrors the effect on the platinum version of Static #1. It’s wild how McFarlane is still whipping up new accessory pieces for a line they’ve got less than a year on now.

He also has a manhole cover that you can rest on the standard McF stand to give a levitating illusion. He didn’t always have one, but it would have been awesome to get a soft goods trench coat as he rocked that relatively early on during his superhero career.

Finally, he’s got the McF trading card.

Worth It? Static was an exclusive to McFarlane Toy Store. He was originally $30 and with the treacherous MTS shipping, it took him up to $38. That’s not a great value in any event. He’s currently $25 on the site, which makes for a better price but that shipping really dings MTS from being a viable option to get their figures.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Beyond not getting a properly scaled teenager buck from McFarlane, this is a really excellent version of Milestone flagship character. If you’re a Static fan you absolutely should add this to your collection.

Where to Get It? This version of Static was a McFarlane Toy Store exclusive so that’s your only option, but it’d be a good move to take advantage of the sale to get a great figure cheaper.

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