Bumblebee wasn't the only movie that Hailee Steinfeld appeared in for December 2018, as Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse gave her the role of Gwen Stacy from another universe. And as much as I don't want to make a petty fan war of sorts, I have to admit that Spider-Verse was a far superior film compared to that stupid Bumblebee movie. Gwen's been given the spotlight from prior Spider-Man comics as her own superhero as well as eventually getting her into the Gwenpool persona for yet another spin-off, and with so much that can be done for the character in the movie side of things, why not have her next cinematic appearance be Spider-Gwen? She's not the only character from another universe to team up with Peter and Miles, as Spider-Ham himself joins the adventure with his cartoony pig appearance reminiscent of the old Disney and Looney Tunes cartoons. So with all that said, let's kill two birds with one stone as we take a look at these two members of the team!
Here is Gwen Stacy in-hand, and for those wondering if this figure might be any different from the other versions of the character, well, this one isn't as different to those as her male partners. In a way, it's not as underwhelming since the female mold is already skinny enough, and the proportions of the character are somewhat spot-on from what the Spider-Verse model had. Either way, the suit pattern does a "same-but-different" approach of working with the details that the character is known for; the inner sleeve detailing is a new take on it while not being entirely different at first glance, the white contrasting the black has few differences with how the white points are positioned, and the white details on the back are fairly different from what I remember the 2016 version having. New to this figure is the shoes being sculpted, which helps them stand out and complement the feet that she has.
Head sculpt is very accurate to the character seen in the movie, with the unique hairstyle and the face likeness capturing her appearance done for the animation format used for Into the Spider-Verse. The face goes well with the hood piece that the character has, giving her one of two main display options you have. As for her articulation, the head is on a ball joint and hinges up and down on another point, the shoulders move front and back as well as in and out, the elbows swivel as well as bend at 90 degrees, the hands swivel at the wrist and hinge in and out. There is a diaphragm joint that can turn and even crunch up and down in lieu of both waist articulation and ab-crunch articulation. Hips move front and back, in and out, thighs swivel, knees bend at two points, the boots swivel, and the feet hinge up and down as well as pivot. As you can see, I switched out her fists for web-thwipping hands as well as a new head that has her mask underneath the hood. While it lacks any facial definition or any of the blush sprays on the eyes, the lenses are beautifully complemented with the subtle red outline and the inside of the hood being pink.
Here we have Spider-Ham, who is a rather neat addition as a minifigure; the head is the only part of articulation on the guy, but I like that his hands are on his hips, I like the head sculpt, the paint apps are very nice, and the sculpted spider emblem is very lovely when compared to the rest of the body. We did actually get another version of the character back in 2018, but that was a more traditional version of the character in the comics. That version is more articulated, but I like the posture of the original one and the Sam Raimi-esque lenses on his head as well as the design itself. Maybe he could have another version that poses him with a hammer a la Bumblebee from The Last Knight, but at this point I'm asking for too much on a little figurine that already looks nice.
These two come with the torso of Stilt-Man, who apart from the metal underwear does look like a silver bare body if you ask me. For a comparison with the previous stab at the Spider-Verse character, you can see that Spider-Gwen's new figure is much more matte in its appearance for the colors compared to the glossy look on the multipack version. There are other differences that better resemble how the character looked in the movie, from the white points on the deco to the way the chest pattern is made, and the head, as well as the hood, are new pieces for this version of the character! Not pictured, but while the original version had an altered version of the old head sculpt, the new Gwen has a head sculpt that captures how it should look in the movie. And that sums up how I feel about this figure: it's a very nice take on the character that makes up for the reuse of the teenage female mold by being unique in terms of having a closer appearance to the character's appearance in the movie with the footwear, head, hood, and the alternate head. Spider-Ham is a great figurine to have as well, especially if you want to have 4 of the 6 members of the movie's team!
Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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