I should have a lot of DC Multiverse figure reviews popping up, as I’ve been spending a lot of time opening my backlog and getting them up on the display shelves. A lot of these will be older figures, but I’m not against pushing some newer releases to the head of the line. Like today’s Green Lantern Corps set featuring a Mega Figure of Kilowog and another release of Kyle Rayner Green Lantern!

This box is bigger than your average DC Multiverse two-pack, enlarged to contain a whole Kilo of ‘Wog plus the regular sized figure and a fair number of accessories. It’s a Gold Label release, meaning that it is a retailer exclusive, and in this case that retailer is Amazon. I do enjoy Amazon exclusives, because they tend to be easy to get and actually ship on time, whereas I have almost no chance of even ordering most Walmart Exclusives and as for Target, they just issue about twenty “Approve Delay” emails before cancelling it anyway. The last Kilowog figure I had was Mattles Collect-and-Connect version from DC Universe Classics, so I am very excited to get an updated release! And sure, Kyle Rayner too? Why not. Let’s start with him.

Of course, we already got a Kyle Rayner Green Lantern in DC Multiverse not too long ago, but this time we’re getting him in his debut costume. And while I’ll be the first to admit that this design never really struck a chord in me as a Green Lantern uniform, I do like to get characters in their first appearance costumes so I am pretty happy to get this release. There’s a fair amount of reuse from that previous figure giving him the same textured body suit, albeit repainted in black and white with a Lantern Corps emblem on the left side of his chest. The boots and gauntlets are new, with a smooth and organic armored design and provide the bulk of the green in this costume’s color palette. And I do indeed like the emerald green used on this costume a lot more than the pea soup green used on the last release.

The head sculpt is borrowed directly from the last figure, which is good and bad. It’s good because I actually like this portrait a lot. The strands of hair are a bit chunky, but I like his cheesy grin and the fact that the mask is sculpted separately from the face. Also, you get more of that emerald green for the mask. The bad is, well it’s a Gold Label figure with a lot of reuse in the body so, I dunno, maybe you could have splurged for a new head, Todd. Eh, it’s fine.

And speaking of reuse, you get two recycled accessories as well. Both the large sword and the lantern are lifted straight from the Atrocitus Wave Rayner. But they are both cast in translucent emerald green plastic and once again, these look better than the clear pea soup plastic. Kyle also comes with an extra right hand designed to grip so he can wield the large blade construct with both hands. I’m a little less salty about these recycled accessories, because you also get two new ones…

The Samurai-style armor and sword constructs are pretty damn cool. The armor simply slips over the head and rests on the shoulders. And despite being a translucent plastic piece, it has a lot of nice detail in the sculpt. The sword is a lot more sensibly sized and goes really well with the armor. I’ll admit getting a first appearance Rayner makes me willing to overlook the reuse here to a degree, but if only there were an absolutely bitchin Kilowog figure included in this set to smooth things out…

And there is! Kilowog is an appropriately big bruiser with some intricate texturing all over his uniform. He’s got a nearly even mix of green and black deco, with the black found on his arms, legs, and hands. He’s got chonky boots, armored bracers on his forearms, and his Lantern chest emblem is green against a white background. Naturally, he also has his ring sculpted onto the finger of his right fist. The proportions here are really nice and he looks like an absolute powerhouse. This is a big departure from the super smooth costume on my DC Universe Classics Kilowog, making for a truly modern looking update.

The head sculpt is really nice with a complexion that reminds me of pink silly putty. His eyes are set very deep, nestled under a severe brow ridge. His downturned mouth is parted just a bit to flash a few teeth and I can’t overstate how cool and casual the depth to that mouth looks. There’s also plenty of creases and lines in his alien flesh, and the only thing I can pick at here is that a little bit of added paint wash would have made the sculpt look even better.

The normal Mega Figure articulation applies here, which is to say, it’s very good, albeit with the expected abbreviated range in those elbows. Still, he sports double hinges in the knees, a wide range of motion up in those hips and shoulders, and he even has the toe hinges. Kilowog has an excellent balance and he is lots of fun to pose around and play with. He also feels heftier than Mongul, the most recent Mega Figure I checked out.

Naturally, Kilowog includes his lantern battery and it is pretty big! The accessory is cast in the same translucent green color as Kyle’s and it looks great in hand or displayed beside the figure.

And you also get a hammer construct, which looks like a medieval meat tenderizes. There’s some sharp detail in the sculpt, despite the translucent plastic and I love the studded surface of the heads. It’s not overly huge, but big enough that it fits the figure pretty well.

Man, I really do dig this set a lot. I think a good percentage of collectors would have rather seen Kilowog released as a stand alone Mega Figure, and I can certainly understand that. But I’m fine with the two-pack since it got me the first appearance Kyle Rayner costume, which I would have picked up as a single release anyway. And like it or not, that’s the way the game is played. Companies squeeze more money out of existing tooling in order to bankroll new figures. The MSRP here is $69.00, which breaks down to about $50 for Kilowog and $20 for Rayner and that’s about right for McFarlane’s pricing. Granted, there’s no diorama-style figure stand here like we often get in these two-packs, but I don’t tend to use those anyway. Maybe tossing in a couple of card holders would have been a nice idea, but again… not something I tend to use so I don’t miss them.