Having owned a copious number of Toybiz Marvel figures as a kid in the 90s makes me exactly the demographic that MONDO is targeting with their popular Marvel 1/6 figure lines. They’ve successfully sold me a half-dozen-plus X-Men 92 figures, and now they’ve moved on to the Spider-Verse: the 1/6 MONDO Spider-Man Animated Series Spidey and Venom figures are currently up for order!

I know I’m fashionably late to the party for the MONDO Spider-Man TAS line, but I figured I would hop in the pool before the bus could entirely leave me behind. After first revealing them nearly a year ago, the MONDO Spider-Man and Venom 12-inch-scale figures finally swung in for order last month, including limited exclusive versions of both with more accessories at higher prices (which each sold out within a day).

In essence, these premium toys feel like upsized, better-sculpted versions of the classic Toybiz action figures, but with somewhat more articulation ND at a much higher price-point of $200+.

I’m really of mixed minds about these MONDO premium figures. On the one hand, they are really wonderful representations of the characters as these appeared in 90s Spider-Man TAS. These genuinely do look like our childhood cartoon characters, accurately brought to plastic life.

On the other hand, these figures are quite expensive for their quality and number of joints. These MONDO Spidey figures are scaled relatively closely the defunct 12” Marvel Legends line, but at more than quadruple the price.

While they’re worlds more poseable than the vintage Toybiz figures, the articulation is definitely a step behind modern super-articulated standards, with popular missing points of articulation such as butterfly swivel shoulders and hinged toes.

On the bright side, MONDO is definitively starting with the two characters that will sell best in the line (alongside an upcoming Symbiote Spider-Man as well). For a lot of collectors, Spider-Man and Venom may be all they need to feel their collection is complete for this series.

MONDO Venom is my preferred figure out of this opening duo. I think he looks really nice on the bulkier body, and the red/blue “cel-shading” details look better than I would have expected.

The accessories loadout of 3 heads, a double-digit number of interchangeable hands and various webbing is really all the extras I need. The tongue-out and tongue-free heads were essential inclusions, and I’m glad an Eddie Brock head is included for those who will display him that way.

This is a cool, albeit expensive, 13” Venom action figure. The sold out MONDO exclusive release came with a slime tongue head and a “transforming” Eddie Brock head for 10 bucks more, which I think were appropriate niche extras that not everyone will feel they need.

MONDO Spider-Man is a mite cheaper, but also smaller and less exciting. I feel like the basic articulation scheme hurts Spidey more than Venom, as you tend to expect more flexible, acrobatic poses from Spider-Man.

The most important accessory here is the Peter Parker head, which is present and accounted for and looks spot-on. There’s also a removed mask, six pairs of hands, a camera and webbing packed in.

The bonuses the MONDO Exclusive Limited Edition came with are pretty lame, so I don’t think fans who skipped that pricier release will feel too left out.

The MONDO Spider-Man and Venom 1/6 figures are currently up for pre-order and are scheduled to ship out quickly before the end of 2024. What do you think of these 1/6 figures, Spidey fans? Is MONDO impressing you enough with these to earn your $200+ per figure?