NECA Pennywise 2017

My latest NECA horror figure that I got is Pennywise from the 2017 film adaption of Stephen King's It. It's a very nicely detailed figure that comes with just the right amount of accessories.

This is the 4th horror figure I own from this line, the other 3 being Freddy Krueger from Nightmare 2, Leatherface and Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th IV.

It comes with 3 heads (smiling, serious and open mouth scary), 2 sets of hands (open hands and a pair of holding hands for holding the paper boat and balloon, which you can thread the wire through a small little hole between the fingers.

The articulation includes the head, shoulders, elbows, elbow swivel, hands, waist, legs, knees and a bit at the ankles, though not too much. The elbows only move back to certain degree, it would've been nice if they were double jointed for more movement and expressive poses. Still, you can get him in some decent poses.

Pennywise stands pretty tall, 7", slightly taller than the other horror series figures I own. He will tower next to S.H. Figuarts, and also taller than Marvel Legends figures and standard Bandai figures.

I picked it up at a local shop called Zonkey Toys, who carry quite a bit of NECA figures, as well as Figuarts, Bandai, Marmit, Beast Kingdom Egg, Funko and many other lines. When I picked him up I also got a NECA burning Godzilla.

NECA is also releasing the Pennywise figure from the 90's miniseries starring Tim Curry. Having read the novel as a teenager, I didn't care much for the TV adaption, though Tim Curry was great and he made the character iconic. I'll most likely pick up that Pennywise figure as well, as that one is also very nice.

Bill Skarsgård did a fantastic job in the role, I thought. He made the character iconic for a new generation of fans. I did enjoy the new film, though it wasn't as scary as I had hoped.

Anyway, NECA Pennywise is another nice release, and if you're a fan of this film/version of the character, then you should definitely pick it up.

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