DCAU/Batman Animated

I feel like we’re imminently going to see the Mezco Batman ship any day now. It’s literally the end of December and the release date hasn’t changed . Could be on the horizon soon


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So....wait....when I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus, does that mean......?! 😰

Looks great, Prof! I still wish I had somewhere to put mine. It was sitting in the box for damn near a decade, eventually becoming something of an end table for my couch. Took it out of the box last year to make a little room, but it's still just sitting in a bag until I have room to display. But hey, I guess that's a little progress!
 
Clock King BAF shown off at ToyFair. Looks pretty good, but of course it's tied to a BAF. Oh, Todd.

Batman, Joker, Zatanna, and Mad Hatter are the re-release figures
 
Clock King! He’s been my number one want from the line once McFarlane resurrected it.

I’d love to get even more figures (like TNBA Penguin) but I consider the B:TAS line done for me.


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Another off my list! I really just need Red Claw and the Ninja to be fully happy with this line. So close! Wonder if he can continue with these since he's allowed to keep going with Super Powers?
 
I'm torn because I've wanted a Clock King for so long (and have made a decent custom based on a non-animated version of this look), but
1) the articulation scheme of these animated offerings has always held them back (particularly at the hips, where merely raising the hips can cause stress marks in the pelvis, whjch is particularly noticeable with the simple aesthetic employed). Anyway, they're terrible figures for 2026 of characters I've wanted since 1996.
2) These Target exclusive BTAS offerings are impossible to get, rarely available on-line and hit ir miss in store. PITA. I wanted Bruce Wayne but never saw the wave and was unable to find him reasonably priced on ebay.
3) McF's practice of burying new, long sought after figures under purchase of 4 super outdated, super overpriced retreads that nearly 100% of those clamoring for the new figure already have may be the sleaziest practice in modern action figure sales. At most these should have been 2-packs with a retread but good gosh the greed of it! I was able to resist Condiment King, Jonah Hex, and Maxie Zeus (favoring my customs), but folded and went in on Lock up (despite probably having a better custom). I might fold on Clock King...
 
Yeah, the buy four thing is annoying, but I've had luck reselling them for close to what I paid, never making the BAF more than $10-20, which is actually cheaper than just buying the figure at the store. Huge pain, though, and I'd rather just buy it outright. I'm still one piece of a Jonah Hex away from a complete collection.

The articulation doesn't bother me, as I'm looking for style over joints in a cartoon line. I like the look of them, and man, what a collection. DCD outdid themselves with character selection, and now to have it continue, even if McFarlane's plastic feels cheap in comparison, is incredible to me. Even kid me didn't dream of getting a Bullock and Montoya. Maxie Zeus and Lock-Up? That's just fantastic.

I don't know what it is about Timm-styled figures that make the companies make us buy multiple figures to get the ones we actually want, but it's been the worst tradition ever since Hasbro did four packs to get an Alfred or a Talia figure. Mattel kept that traditional alive in those impossible-to-find JLU packs, and now McFarlane is caring that torch.

I keep hoping for a grand finale wave of all-new figures. My picks would be: Red Claw, the Ninja, Hugo Strange, and Tygrus with a BAF Werewolf. Not plausible, but what a gift that would be.
 
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I remember back in the day when McFarlane did an interview with some toytuber about the potential of BAFs in Multiverse and he said he wanted to be careful with BAFs so as not to force people to buy a bunch of figures they don’t want. I wonder what happened to that sentiment, Todd?

So, yeah, I’m down for Clock King, but hate having to buy 4 figures I already have and hate even more having to deal with these as Target exclusives.
 
I wonder if DC makes McFarlane pay a big fee to use their molds or something? Hiding new sculpts behind a BAF seems extra scummy with this subline since it's otherwise all reuse.
 
Misfit said:
I wonder if DC makes McFarlane pay a big fee to use their molds or something? Hiding new sculpts behind a BAF seems extra scummy with this subline since it's otherwise all reuse.
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My guess… all the scummy comes from McFarlane Toys alone and they don’t need a reason, but what do I know 🤷‍♂️.
 
While I’m not a fan of having to rebuy figures to get the BAF pieces, I don’t think it’s a bad thing to re-release these figures. Lots of people missed out on the since the were direct to the comic shop market. The fandom for this property is much larger.


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gpmartin414 said:
While I’m not a fan of having to rebuy figures to get the BAF pieces, I don’t think it’s a bad thing to re-release these figures. Lots of people missed out on the since the were direct to the comic shop market. The fandom for this property is much larger.


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Absolutely agree, I have no issue with the releases, and for the very reason you stated, they should not need to add a BAF as an incentive to force others to rebuy. These should sell well enough on their own, and just release the new characters separately.
 
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