(Image from Toy News International)
There wasn’t a whole lot of new stuff at C2E2, but one thing we did see was the prototype for the Golden Age Batman, a figure in the upcoming Batman: Legacy sub-line by Mattel.
Looks great–and I’ll be getting it–but what I really want is that same figure with the yellow oval, to truly match Super Powers Batman. I prefer the lighter gray with the blue, rather than the darker gray used on the DCUC1 figure. Oh, and double-articulated knees and elbows, please.
dayraven
strange man… why not hold out for something that satisfies more of your wants?
this is proving one of the great sticking points between me and my fellow collectors, i don't get the impulse to buy when your needs aren't being met. like, to give you a good example, i don't own a marvel legends magneto. i wasn't satisfied with the iron man repaint that was the only entrance in marvel legends, and the couple we got from the x-men line either weren't his comic uniform, or had tiny heads… not my bag. now that said, mags is my absolute favorite marvel villain, has been for decades. but i'm not compromising my wants… honestly, that marvel select one comes damned close, but i want better articulation and perhaps a more apropo scale.
Snarf! Snarf!
Poe wrote:
Mine would be pretty much that but with interchangeable capes as well.Standard Plastic Cape, "closed cape" for "brooding pose", Fully extended cape for aerial poses, and Cloth cape for Batmobile possibility… (I hate cloth, but)
Judging Mattel's prices this sucker would be almost $30… which would suck
Poe
@ dayraven: He's not my ideal Batman, but he still looks great.
We're all a complete mark for something (or somethings), and mine are 6" Batman figures and MOTU.
And to be clear, while I do want a Super Powers-colored Batman with double-jointed elbows and knees, my true ideal Batman would have:
A gray/black color scheme
the more slender Nightwing torso
the black bat symbol
the DCSH8 pouch belt
a newly-sculpted head that resembles the Sinestro Corps Bats but without the snarl
double-jointed elbows and knees
Interchangeable fists with hands for holding batarangs
dayraven
ok, i have to ask poe, if you would prefer a batman w/ the gold oval, and with double knees and elbows (all of which are features this figure clearly does not have) why would you buy this figure? he's not the figure you want. i don't understand.
George
Yea even though I have 13 different (mostly the same just different colors) Batmen I love every single Batman they've taken out. So I love the Bat-man, sue me. Except Mud-Splattered Batman, I mean really?
(Sorry Michael Scott moment there.)
PhigmentSuicide
Bob Kane Golden age, only thing that's off is the belt.
Barbecue17
" Love that Joker!"
Seriously, that looks like a really nice retool. The coat looks perfect. He just needs a cane and a hat.
nerdbot
The shape of the cowl – particularly the ears – and cape, and the shade of blue used sure make it look Silver Age to me. Well- mostly Silver Age; I agree that it looks like a mash-up of styles.
Kevin
Batman looks good, absolutely cannot wait to get ahold of that Joker.
carlos
@ Josh:
The Golden Age Batman didn't have the oval. This is what he looked like in the 1940s:
Nik
misterbigbo wrote:
lol most complaints were that they kept using the same headsculpt.
misterbigbo
ero wrote:
Looks to me like an odd amalgamation of GA and SA. How come all the Batmen shown in this line have different head sculpts? Couldn't the "flavor" of the different styles of Batman be captured with a consistent-looking Bruce Wayne?
I'm a little disinclined to get more than just the modern Batman because of this discontinuity.
FakeEyes22
I really like that. It somehow looks cool and not very goofy. I think the black on the face works much better with a dark blue.
I think I'd prefer Crimestopper Batman without the black face for Super Powers. Crimestopper hasn't got much purpose now that this one takes the style a bit further.
Josh
that isn't the figure that Mattel is calling GA Batman, is it? bats looks awful Silver Age-y to me in that pic.
clark
I will skip this one, just because I have too many batmen (of course, if it's in a 2-pack with that Joker then I guess I'll be getting this guy). This does give me hope that we might get a golden age Superman though (if he looks just like the Fleischer cartoons then that would be awesome).
ero
I believe it's comic-accurate, though.
I, too, would prefer to have this guy with the oval. I can live with Wave 1 Bats for my Super Friends shelf, but this one looks so, so close to the Batman: The Brave and the Bold version, I'd love to have it!
Nik
They're gonna make both eventually, don't you worry. And in the most annoying "you have to buy something twice or buy something really dumb as well just to get it" kinda way.
DiegoSanches
blue/grey needs the oval as much as black/grey needs the solo bat
BubbaShelby
"Oh, and double-articulated knees and elbows, please"
Do you really think Mattel could pull that off without it being a complete QC nightmare?
Snarf! Snarf!
Blue/Gray without the Oval!? Oh well! Personally I prefer the Oval…