Sleepwalker, as introduced by Marvel Comics in 1991's Sleepwalker #1, is a brand new character in the Marvel Legends 6-inch action figure series - joining the line in 2022 as one of two Comic book based figures in the Doctor Strange Wave aligned ahead of the release of the Cinematic release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
While Sleepwalker is part of the overall Dr. Strange MCU wave, he retains his own design within the packaging using the main Marvel logo at the base of the window and comic book-inspired artwork on the two side panels and around the back of the box. Here we also find the checklist for the waves Build-a-figure - Rintrah also from the MCU Multiverse of Madness - and a very short piece of background text.
"The Sleepwalker is the guardian of the Mindscape, apprehending beings that invade the sleeping minds of humans."
Sleepwalker utilises the Bucky Cap Marvel Legends body cast in deep blue for the most part, but with the green skin tone right arm. New boots and gloves are included with a wrapped bandage almost mummylike quality in a rich purple colour to complement the blue. These wrappings also extend to the belt and a tattered wrap around the right thigh.
The head is a new sculpt and is a good match to the Sleepwalker as we see on the page with an inhuman, almost alien, face with stretched cheekbones and downturned mouth. Into this are painted intense red eyes with the head peeking out from beneath a purple hood. The hood and attached purple tattered cloak are re-used from the recent Hobgoblin release.
Aside from the Rintrah BAF leg, the only other included parts with Sleepwalker are an alternative pair of hands. These are cast in the same purple tone as the other parts of his outfit and allow you to display Sleepwalker with the clenched fists as fitted on arrival, or an alternative pair of open gesturing hands.
The Bucky Cap mold has been in play for a number of years now and still offers a strong level of articulation with 21 points of articulation. The joints include double joint knees and elbows as well as a t-joint torso and swivel waist. You also get a bootcut swivel as an extra to the usual options thanks to the new boots fitted to the Bucky Cap body. The head is jointed at the neck as usual and the hood of the cloak is an individual piece that moves with the head rather than sitting as a static piece and restricting any meaningful head motion.
As an older body, The Sleepwalker still has visible pinned joints, and the newer plastic feels a bit softer at the knees and elbows in particular although every joint still feels secure, holds its position, and allows the figure to stand and pose without concern.
Sleepwalker is another example of a very niche character plucked from the comic books by the Marvel Legends team and realised into figure form. As a comic book release, he is pretty faithful to the source material while re-using a lot of parts to reduce overall tooling costs. The colour scheme is bright and crisp and utilises the sculpt of the body to create the variation in shade rather than any complex paintwork.
Well done Hasbro, a really impressive figure and I for one enjoyed posing him and going out and finding out more about the character.
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