I can appreciate both for what they are, though, and there’s no denying that they’re both solid, well-made figures.

I think it works OK on this body, although MJ’s hair is kind of at odds with the sculpted lapels on the jacket. INCH-SCALE COLLECTIBLE GWEN STACY FIGURE: Fans, collectors, and kids alike can enjoy this 6-inch-scale Gwen Stacy Retro Collection figure, inspired by the character from the Marvel Spider-Man comics.

The hood has a little bit of trouble staying in place, but aside from that, the pieces are very nicely handled.

Outside of Aliens, perhaps the best way to pique my interest is Marvel, and as luck would have it, Revoltech has recently been offering up a line of Marvel comics-based figures, under their Amazing Yamaguchi banner. Gwen gets packed in with fellow Spider, Spider-Ham, another character not too terribly changed for the movie. Scott Campbell’s version of the wall-crawler, with a little bit of Humberto Ramos’ very expressive version thrown in, and it’s all filtered through Revoltech’s usual style. Also included are a rolled up copy of the Daily Bugle, which feels more like a J Jonah Jameson bit than a Gwen one, a binder (which is admittedly the one inoffensive piece here), and a Midtown High School yearbook, which long-time Spider-Man scribe Dan Slott pointed out makes no sense for either Gwen or MJ, since neither of them actually went to Midtown High. Check out the Marvel Legends Series Spider-man Retro Collection with comic-inspired decos and character depictions.

That said, there are more than a few sloppy lines, and the transitions from white to maroon are incredibly sloppy.

Look for other Hasbro Marvel Legends Series figures (each sold separately) with comic- and movie-inspired characters, including Miles Morales and The Hand Ninja. The rest of the head sculpt is excellent, and sure, he does have fully sculpted and painted eyes under there, so if you want to lose the glasses, it’s not that difficult to do it without defacing the figure.

The hood hangs a touch closer to the masked head than it does in the film, but the general appearance works pretty well, and fits the overall clean aesthetic. Gwen gets an extra unmasked head, a hood pulled down, and two pairs of hands in both fists and thwipping poses. After butchering poor MJ’s debut ‘mate, I guess DST felt the need to prove that not every woman in Peter’s life was a horrible monster mash. On the flip side, however, Gwen’s multi-part hood construction doesn’t work quite as well as the multi-part head/neck that Peter has.

Though both characters are included, this is definitely being billed as a Gwen figure with a Spider-Ham pack-in, and less as a proper two-pack. Gwen Stacy is the second figure in the recent Spider-Man-themed Marvel Legends Retro Collection assortment, which just started hitting retail in the last month or so. With over 80 years of entertainment history, Marvel has become a cornerstone of fan collections around the world. I really dig how the belt is brown and the loops are green, rather than just sculpting it all in one color to match the jacket.The quality 6-inch Legends Series Retro Collection Gwen Stacy figure features multiple points of articulation and is a great addition to any action figure collection. When this line was announced and Deadpool and Spider-Man were unveiled as its first offerings, I wasn’t particularly sucked in, but I kept my eyes open to see what else they might be doing. Gwen didn’t have a costume, but DST opted to put her in the outfit that most people remember: the one she died in.