Introduction:
I'm not sure if I'd characterize myself as a NECA fan. I mean sure, I own a decent amount of their figures. And sure, their figures occasionally border on incredible for the 20-30 dollar price point. But, MAN, do they have the ability to frustrate their consumers. Flimsy materials, awful quality control, odd handling of character rosters, and cheap shortcuts are just some of the common issues people have with NECA products. And that's just scratching the surface. I've personally lost count of the amount of times I've had to return a Xenomorph with a busted hip (God bless Toys R' Us and their flexible return policy!!). But despite their... questionable quality, NECA has many people coming back for more. Why? It's simple. NECA has a wide variety of licenses to a huge variety of collector friendly properties, some of which could very well never have seen figures based upon them.
One such property is Sam Raimi's Evil Dead Trilogy. For it's 25th Anniversary, NECA released a quartet of 7' Evil Dead 2 action figures. While the character lineup wasn't exactly what you could call "comprehensive" fans received what is considered by many (myself included) to be the first "good" mass market action figure of the film's hero, Ashley "Ash" Williams with his chainsaw hand. Not only that, but NECA surprised everyone by releasing his demonic nemesis, Henrietta, for the first time ever in figure form! It seemed possible that other long awaited/requested deadites such as Evil Ed and the Winged Demon were now possible as well!
Unfortunately that was not to be the case, as it seemed that NECA had no other Evil Dead 2 figures planned in the standard line. However, there was one more surprise to follow in the format of NECA's 8" Retro Style series. Ash was announced for an April release, with Deadite Ash following soon on his heels. These weren't exactly the continuation we were waiting for, but it meant that NECA wasn't finished with the film at least.
After numerous (admittedly frustrating) delays, the two figures ended up being released simultaneously. So were they worth the wait? Read on and find out:
One such property is Sam Raimi's Evil Dead Trilogy. For it's 25th Anniversary, NECA released a quartet of 7' Evil Dead 2 action figures. While the character lineup wasn't exactly what you could call "comprehensive" fans received what is considered by many (myself included) to be the first "good" mass market action figure of the film's hero, Ashley "Ash" Williams with his chainsaw hand. Not only that, but NECA surprised everyone by releasing his demonic nemesis, Henrietta, for the first time ever in figure form! It seemed possible that other long awaited/requested deadites such as Evil Ed and the Winged Demon were now possible as well!
Unfortunately that was not to be the case, as it seemed that NECA had no other Evil Dead 2 figures planned in the standard line. However, there was one more surprise to follow in the format of NECA's 8" Retro Style series. Ash was announced for an April release, with Deadite Ash following soon on his heels. These weren't exactly the continuation we were waiting for, but it meant that NECA wasn't finished with the film at least.
After numerous (admittedly frustrating) delays, the two figures ended up being released simultaneously. So were they worth the wait? Read on and find out:
