Originally published May 31, 2017. This article preserves One Sixth Society’s original reporting and images; product availability, pricing, and opinions reflect the original publication period.
Sideshow’s comic-based Marvel lineup already included Punisher, Deadpool and Wolverine, with Daredevil announced next. Its Thor reveal brought a winged helmet, red cape and Mjölnir to that sixth-scale range.
Thor Odinson brings a Norse god to the lineup. Famously portrayed by Chris Hemsworth, we finally have a more traditional look available for fans of the son of Odin. There are some interesting points of note about the figure from what we’ve seen, so let’s break it down!
God Among Figures?
Thor’s essence appears to be captured quite well in the figure, especially in the sculptural details. A stoic expression runs across the face of Thor. His head is adorned with his classic silver winged helmet and his characteristic flowing blonde hair. His Asgardian outfit is somewhat minimal in design, but it is executed nicely. A brilliant red cape with a removable fur collar adorns his armored tunic. Interestingly, the outfit appears to be mostly fabric, where the figures from the films have a molded armor attached. However, this fabric appearance is more reminiscent of the comics. His belt, gauntlets and boots are all sculpted and painted with a quality indicative of other Sideshow comic hero figures.
Thor includes interchangeable hands and Mjölnir with an inscription and a textured sculpt. The announcement did not confirm the hammer’s material. The Sideshow Exclusive adds Puddlegup (Thor Frog) holding Frogjolnir.
Is The Sideshow Collectibles Thor Worth a Buy?
Now, the price is steep, coming in at $249.99 plus shipping. This price carries some issues as there really is not much to the figure. A diorama base, alternate portraits or even a Beta Ray Bill head would have made the package more compelling to me. Another issue is that while it’s clearly a muscular body, Thor is always portrayed as rather physically intimidating, so it would have been nice to see that he stands a bit taller than 12 inches. That is a limitation to weigh against the design.
For fans of Thor this looks like a no-brainer of a purchase. Some of the more casual collectors may be slightly turned off by the price. For those on the fence, you may want to wait for some in-hand photos. Sideshow has been improving as of late especially since their Beetlejuice release. Hopefully we will be able to get some photos while we’re at San Diego Comic-Con!
For a later movie interpretation, see Hot Toys Thor MMS919, which uses Chris Hemsworth’s likeness and a different costume and display.
Checking the exclusive bonus separately
For this release, a photograph of Thor alone does not establish that an exclusive set is complete. The Puddlegup bonus needs its own photograph and condition description. Treat the main figure and the bonus as separate checks when looking at an old listing, especially if the seller has reused the original announcement pictures.
The suggestions elsewhere in this article, including a possible Beta Ray Bill, were requests for future releases. They are not extra characters supplied with this Thor. Keeping the actual bonus separate from that discussion makes the original announcement much easier to use when identifying a secondhand set.
