Mafex Far From Home Spiderman Review

The Mafex Far From Home Spiderman is in my grubby little paws. I think one time I said that Mezco has got Batman figured out. If that’s so, then Mafex has done the same with Spiderman. They simply “get” the character and what we, as Spiderman fans want. This Mafex Far From Home Spiderman review could just as easily have been my Mafex Comic Spidey review.

For that matter, it could have been any Mafex Spiderman, had I chosen to review them. The Amazing Spiderman 2 figure is fantastic, but so is the Iron Spider figure (sans those tentacle waldos) and the Homecoming Spiderman figure.

So where do you go with a review that you don’t have too much to say about? Great question. Let’s go on this journey together, shall we?

When I look back at Far From Home, it’s hard for me to believe this movie has been out for almost two years now. The last MCU big-screen offering was two years ago. Think about that. Wow.

What strikes me the most is how naive Peter is in Far From Home. He hands a dude he barely knows world-changing technology? AFTER dealing with his girlfriend’s seemingly nice dad in Homecoming? It’s hard to track.

I know, he was just a kid, and that was the point.

But you don’t need Spider-sense to avoid something like that. Just common sense.

Let me share a personal anecdote.

When I was 17, or 18, or 19 (that time period all bleeds together now, pretty much from when my dad died at 17, to about 26, all a blur), I was in a band. That isn’t unusual, particularly for me. I’ve been performing music since I was 15 and I’ve been in and out of bands my whole life.

What made this band different was it was the first band of relatively young people my own age, and we were writing music. The drummer was my little brother, and our bassist was our mutual best friend.

If that was the full anecdote, it would be pretty boring. But there was a fourth member. A singer. And because of that fourth member, we had approximately 26 other people in the band.

You see, the singer was older than us. I want to say 24 or 25. Anyone who has ever tried to put together a rock band knows that good singers are hard to come by. This guy was a good singer for the time period. Very raspy voice that could hit the high notes. Had the look, the attitude. We just knew this was our ticket to fame and fortune.

Sure, typing that and reading it makes me feel silly and naive, myself. However, at 17, this all made sense.

One other thing about this singer… I am pretty sure he was some kind of cult leader.

He lived in a very small, speed trap, blink and you miss it, kind of town named Ashville. We jokingly referred to him as “The Prince of Ashville.” He wasn’t particularly good-looking, but the ladies loved him. He wasn’t particularly cool, but the dudes loved him.

He stole a house. It was huge. We practiced there. I guess some old hermit in the woods died, and singer dude moved in.

With his commune of worshipers.

As I mentioned, I was young and had never seen anything like this before, nor had my brother or our friend. I am fairly certain there were lots of drugs around. Upon reflection, coke had to have an omnipresent presence in the commune based on their behavior.

They routinely hunt, killed, and ate squirrels. They used a whelping dog to get cream for their coffee. Straight from the dog’s nips. There was always a party, always some odd orgy going on just around the corner. This dude (the singer) would sleep with his friend’s girlfriends and wives, and no one cared. If anyone left anything there, he’d hawk it at the local pawn shop for drug or booze money.

Our band practice involved us arriving at the commune, setting up our equipment, jamming for however many hours we were going to jam, then tearing it all down, packing up, and leaving.

One day, he offered to let us keep our stuff there so we could save some time and “make life easier.” This isn’t a strange request; every band I’ve been in since had similar practices. Leaving your equipment somewhere you can trust is a regular thing for us gigging musicians.

My brother and our friend were all for it. But even then, at that early age, warning lights and sirens were blaring in my brain. I did not, nor would I let the other guys keep their stuff there.

In hindsight, it was 100% the right decision. He would have hawked our stuff the next day. Not maliciously. I think he really believed he’d be able to get stuff out of the pawnshop before the person found out. But he never did.

Eventually, the dude flaked out, told us his coke dealers were hunting him and wanted him dead, and that was the end of the band.

By now, you’re probably asking yourself, “What the hell does this have to do with the Mafex Far From Home Spiderman figure?”

For the figure? Not much. But for Peter’s decision? A lot.

You see, the guitar and amp, drum kit, PA, and bass/amp we would have lost pales in comparison to a pair of glasses that have world-ending technology built into its latest firmware.

Either I was a genius at that early age, or Peter is a dim bulb in the MCU. I guess we’ll never know.

What comes in the Mafex Far From Home Spiderman box?

Inside the Mafex Far From Home Spiderman box we get the figure itself.

There are two headsculpts. One with bug eyes wide open.

One with squinty bug eyes.

There are a metric ton of alternative hands.

We get fist hands.

Thwip Hands.

Wall crawling hands.

Holding hands.

Phone holding hand (and phone).

“I finally got something 6 Plus in my pants!”

Peace sign giving hand.

Additionally, we get magnetic feet and wall-crawling hands.

There are six (6!) different webbing effect pieces.

Finally, there is the Mafex stand we’ve all come to know and love. Seriously Mafex, sell your stands by themselves, they are the best on the market.

Here are a few additional close up detailed shots for you.

What doesn’t work with the Mafex Far From Home Spiderman figure?

I should review more figures I don’t like. This part would be a lot more interesting. The issue here is, I REALLY like this figure. The only real gripe I have is the same for every Mafex Spiderman. The magnets in the hands and feet need to be stronger. You can only use them as intended if all four appendages are attached to the metal object. Even then its a bit iffy.

His torso needs a bigger ab crunch. I saw someone selling a replacement peg, but the last time I tried doing that with a figure, I made him a floppy mess.

In general, I need to see some battle damaged Spidey masks from Mafex. I know it didn’t happen in FFH, but a guy can dream, right?

What works with the Mafex Far From Home Spiderman figure?

The articulation is absolutely perfect. Outside of the torso issue I mentioned earlier, he moves exactly like you’d want Spiderman to move.

Some folks had paint app issues, but mine did not. In fact, the paint application is very nice. Swapping hands and feet are pretty easy to do. Nothing ever felt like it was going to break when I was photographing it.

Which leads me to this: It’s a fun figure. I photographed this thing for weeks and had him in and out of various positions. I am always surprised by how much fun Mafex’s Spider figures are, and the Mafex Far From Home Spiderman is no different.

Should you purchase the Mafex Far From Home Spiderman figure?

MCU fan? Yes. Spider-Man fan? Yes. Max fan? Yes. Import fan? Yes.

In short, if any of those boxes are checked for you, then yes, you should get him. The issue will be finding him at retail. He’s a fantastic figure and with any luck, you can find him here:

Here are more pictures for you folks!