Mattel DC Figures

[Chooch555]

@AceofKnaves made me look up mendacity.

 

[jayjonah]

I just received Bats, Joker and DG Robin from BBTS. I haven't opened them yet. It was a very busy morning dealing with FedEx, lol.

I place them on my coffee table for now and my daughter came out of her room and looked and said whoa, that's a kids line Batman, dang that looks good.

 

[GrumpyMatt]

My daughters think all my figures are from kids lines ...

 

[Damien]

My daughter is a teenager and wouldn't notice if I -dressed- as an action figure unless I was taking her out somewhere and it might embarrass her.

 

[RexMason]

I'm really hoping they show something soon at SDCC so I can get excited about DC figures again. Unlike most of you guys, I'm not excited about this line yet, as they look too much like Spin Master's offerings.

I think I'm just burnt out on collecting the same characters over and over. Even when McFarlane gave us a new character (Geo-Force in his classic suit, Ragman, Kite Man!), I'd open the thing up and be underwhelmed from the lack of articulation (they're highly articulated, but still can't get into any good poses) and/or cost-cutting inaccurate details.

But if Mattel shows some figures that are compatible with DCUC and are first time in plastic characters, I'm hoping my enthusiasm comes back. Collecting DCUC was the most fun I've had collecting as an adult, and I'd love to revive those glory days.

In the meantime, I'm more interested in the occasional retro toy. I'm currently picking up the 1990 Dick Tracy movie figures when I see them at comic shows or collector shops. Trying to rebuild that collecting I had as a kid, and get that same fun from ripping those weird little guys off their card.

 

[ASM]

I got Flash today, and without ankles, there's not much posing to be had here. I like how the figure feels in hand. Sturdy, well built. I was worried it would feel like the jazwares Avatar figures. Loose and cheap.

I gladly would've sacrificed double knees for ankles, but then I suppose that would make these TOO good of a value.

I like it, and it makes me excited about what they do with the collector line. They already do dumbbell necks better than most hasbro figures.

 

[AceofKnaves]

I like how the figure feels in hand. Sturdy, well built.

Mattel definitely feels sturdy, I’ve been noticing that for a few years now. Their figures feel built for strong play. I dig it. Love the range of motion, too: Joker can high-kick and do the splits.