Call it crazy or genius, but the team at Mondo have done it, they’ve turned the ‘Wolverine crush’ meme into a real action figure. The (now sold-out) Limited Edition SDCC Variant comes with a sad masked face that fully emulates the meme’s scene, complete with the setting.

About the setting, it is faithfully recreated, with Wolverine lying in bed, bearing the costume design from X-Men: The Animated Series while holding a framed picture of Scott and Jean. The difference with this “tangible meme” is that you’ll get the additional bonus of having a 4 lbs, 11.5" Wolverine figure with 17 articulation points and swappable expressions, hands and claws. In addition, you can change the Scott and Jean photo in the picture frame to a photo of your liking and have a crack at posing sad Wolverine while looking at different pictures.

 

Memes aside, Mondo’s Wolverine 1/6 Scale Figure is very much the Wolverine figure I’ve always been looking for. The X-Men character is my personal favourite superhero and this action figure brings him in a tangible form with intricate details and swappable accessories to pose and display to your heart’s content. The character is faithfully recreated and the articulations keep the figure’s emulated motions in place.

 

The Wolverine 1/6 Scale Figure - Limited Edition SDCC Variant comes with the following accessories:

• Limited Edition Sad Masked Head
• Neutral Masked Head
• Angry Masked Head
• Logan Unmasked Head
• Morph Head
• Picture Frame with Scott and Jean photo (swappable)
• Thanksgiving Turkey Leg
• Claw Energy with hands
• Interchangeable claws
• 7 interchangeable hands: 2 fists, 2 neutral hands, 1 c-grip, 1 c'mere hand, 1 picture frame hand
• Limited Edition Fabric Pillow
• Limited Edition Bedroom Box Diorama Packaging
• Figure Stand

Mondo also recently launched the regular version of the figure that comes with fewer accessories and doesn’t come with the sad mask face. But this model is thankfully not sold out at the time of writing.

Even if I’m a fan of the action figure and would recommend it to any fan of Wolverine, I’ve had some gripes with the product. Firstly, Wolverine’s bed and background meme scene are all part of the packaging, made of cardboard printed with the scene and held with wires, tapes and a plastic "bed". It’s not bad per say but you will have to carefully put the figure back inside the box should you want to display the scene. And for the $200 cost of the product, a scene made out more than printed cardboard would be expected.

In addition, the accessories and swappable parts are among the worst stored ones I’ve come across while doing product reviews. They are stored under the “bed” and are extremely hard to reach without damaging the cardboard scene. Mondo might have packaged it this way so you can’t put the items back for some reason but having the accessories more accessible would have been expected from any consumer.

Also regarding the accessories, while the stand is handy and helps keep Wolverine in certain positions as it is retractable, it cannot keep the figure in position for whichever pose you strike. The grips’ width can only hold the head, an arm or a leg. But having a stand that, say, wraps around the waist of the figure would allow you to pose and display Wolverine in more ways.

Nevertheless, Mondo’s Wolverine 1/6 Scale Figure is one of the best ones out there for the character. Not only does it strike with the meme setting but the figure itself is incredibly well made and detailed to emulate the artstyle from the iconic X-Men: The Animated Series. It’s a recommend from me for Wolverine fans and I hope that Mondo expands its library of action figures from the series!