Here we have the Final Swing suit in-hand, which is a more traditional suit design fitting for the MCU version of Spider-Man after constant versions with added lines that aren't webbing or attempts to look technological thanks to Stark being Disney's attempt at keeping Holland from being on his own. This suit is. A lot closer to the "classic" costume design people would expect from the character (as if the other movie incarnations aren't accurate enough to them), though the way the webs are applied and the aesthetics of the emblem are different so it isn't super duper accurate. The shades of red and blue are different from the movie, though the blue should be metallic. The proportions work fine for Holland's skinnier build, especially since they managed to be even better than Andrew's figure and especially Tobey's. At least his hips aren't hideously spaced apart like with Spider-Shot and the upcoming ultimate Miles Morales figure. The only thing I would change on the suit would be adding an extra webline between the lower legs of the emblem.
His head sculpt is looks a little off to me, though it could be the thickness of the webbing making the face appear smaller than the webbing on the rest of the suit. It's one of those visual quirks that the naked eye would notice. Also going to his alternate accessories already, he has a a Tom Holland head that is as much of a baby-face as the actor is.
With one of his hands being from the pair of thwippies and the other from the pair of open hands, the articulation consists of a double ball neck, shoulder rotation, outward arm movement, bicep rotation, double-jointed elbows, wrist rotation, inward wrist hinges, butterfly joints that still don't work too well, a diaphragm joint, an ab crunch, ball jointed hips, thigh rotation, double jointed knees, and ankles that hinge and pivot.
For a comparison with some other Spider-Men, here he is with the other incarnations he teamed up with near the end of the movie. His figure is admittedly the better one of the trio since he at least three sets of hands and has his colors generally match the suit the best. I still like Andrew's detailing more out of the trio, and you're better off finding either Figuarts or MAFEX Tobey.
This version of Tom Holland Spider-Man is the second ever version of the character that I own, and probably will be the last one I will ever get. I don't hate Tom Holland as much as I used to, especially when he needed a slap to reality after his fuck ups cost him greatly, but with my connection to him being the smallest of the trio, this will be all I need. He is a good figure, especially if you want to be on a budget. Just be careful with how frozen some joints could be out of the blister card. You could always use a heat blower, but as some say, you shouldn't have to.
And here we have the Secret Wars version of the character. This is a reuse of the Amazing Fantasy 15 buck, which had some prior use for some red and blue Spider-Men such as the Amazing Friends 3-pack version and the 90s animated series version sold at Walmart. This body has always been good for Spider-Man, especially with the lean proportions and how well they match the eras from the 60s through 80s. The paint apps are crisp and vibrant, with the lines having no major smudges or imperfections. The triangles on the hands are going to be a case of Hasbro being either inconsistent of mixing up artist reference, though how easy the latter would be noticed to some reviewers will vary.
His head sculpt is great, and it always makes me appreciate when they are a furrow to represent the eyebrows as they go with the big McFarlane-esque angry eyes. His articulation is the same as Final Swing, but Symbiote has boot rotation since his boots don't have any angled tops that would prevent a natural cut. He has his open hands...
...in addition to the web shooters and an alternate head with narrower eyes, showcasing even bigger expression potential for photography to match the comics with a simple design like this. He also comes with a snap-on shield that has the logo celebrating the 40th anniversary of Secret Wars.
The logo can be replaced with a second pog to show a common lenticular gimmick where the mask of Spider-Man can be swapped with Peter Parker. You could see a bit of artifacting from either face slightly, but it's still cool.
Here is Black Suit Spider-Man in-between Amazing Fantasy 15 and RYV. For anyone that uses RYV as their de facto Spider-Man, the scale may not be entirely ideal unless you have Symbiote be in-between a more traditional version of the AF15 buck and RYV. Regardless, this is still a version of Spider-Man I can easily recommend if you want a black suit figure that should be easier to get than prior versions. It does make me curious on how easy it is to bet the RYV buck in symbiote colors.
Final ranking: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for both.
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