I’ll start this post with the protagonist of the three pack ,Spider-Man.Not a bad figure with limited(9 points),yet workable articulation.Love the deep blue color scheme on the textured uniform.It reminds me of the new 3 3/4  Superman figure.The launcher added as a gimmick also has a cool design.Must be a Tony Stark innovation 😉
With a little bit of birthday cash left over,i decided to snag up a GL figure to go along with my MOS Superman and DKR Batman.I could have gone and played it safe with a normally outfitted GL,but opted to go with this awesome repaint!As far as i know this version is neither comic or movie  accurate,but no worries here.In my universe,this is “bad ass” Green Lantern!The paint mixed with translucent plastic and dabs of glitter make this truly unique figure stand out nicely.A more menacing Hal Jordan.I also dig the glossy green mask on this particular head sculpt as opposed to the usual flat green that was used on most of the other movie figures.Enjoy the pics!
Zod is another awesome little piece of plastic from the  3 3/4  inch line of  Superman MOS figures.There is something special about these figures.While they are not super articulated,they are durable,sharply painted figures that aesthetically hit the mark.Zod sports the cloth cape,which i just love on action figures, and comes with a super sized weapon that can detach to become  a kick ass sword and blaster.Now that i’ve managed to subdue the stranglehold NECAS voodoo had over me,i can start to focus on 3 3/4 figs again.I’m hoping they release a single carded version of Jor-El and the rest of  Zods henchmen!
I can’t believe this is my first Batman figure in ..well…30 years.I was around 6 years old living in Puerto Rico when i got my first Batman and Robin figures.It was Christmas time  and i can still remember my aunt messing with my head telling me that Santa forgot to give her my present lol.She got me good because because i can rememeber feeling extremely sad about it.Until she reached inside of  a big,black plastic bag  and pulled out this amazing set that included the Batmobile with the Batman and Robin figures.It was insane!I’ve searched everywhere on the internet for that set and can’t find it.The one detail that i can vivdly remember were the capes on both Batman and Robin.They were made out of a very hard,stiff plastic.I was 6 so the year was 1982-83.If anyone has any idea which set this was,please gimme some info 😉 I now officially own my second Batman figure and i really like it.One of my biggest beefs with contemporary Batman figures is their cartoonish appearance.Kenner and ToyBiz produced more realistic looking versions of Batman in the 80’s and 90’s,but then the animated series came out.I liked the animated series and always thought it had great writing/stories,but was never a big fan of  the broad shouldered look they gave Batman.The same went for the figures.It seems like from that point on every action figure of a  DC character had to have those wonky,broad shoulders.I never dug it.This Batman figure suffers from lack of articulation,yes,but makes up for it with the clean and very detailed sculpt imo.There are certain figures that give you a  sense of excitement when photographing them,such was the case with DKR Batman.The overall appearance of the figure is so bad ass that it doesn’t really matter what pose you have him in.He will still look bad ass.
I don’t know what it is about these pint sized (3 3 /4 more or less)  Superman figures that keep pulling me in.I’ve stated before how this may be a result of  previously not owning any Superman figures which in turn has led me to suffer a withdrawal of sorts,but i stand corrected.I really like these figures!Yes i would have loved to see a bit more articulation but remember,this is not a Marvel Universe figure nor is it a POC/Retaliation Joe with loads of accessories.These are fun little Superman figures meant to be collected by the handful and played with in the back seats of  family vans/cars  while mom does her usual errand running.I guess it’s  the kid in me that can truly appreciate these figures for what they are.I must admit to whizzing Supes around ,with arms straight up in simulated flight like i was friggin’ 8 years old again.MY THOUGHTS:Again we have pretty much the same sculpt as the split cycle version except for the face sculpt which seems to look a bit different this time around and a lighter shade of blue on the outfit.I love the paint on this line of figures and mega tire blaster Superman delivers in this department as well.I’m really digging the many variations of  Superman and the use of different  outfit designs.The included accessory is more of a gimmick and can only really be used by hand and not while the figure is holding it.Another big difference lies in the cape,as this one is made of a transperant plastic rather than of cloth like the split cycle version has.The plastic seems a bit flimsy and is comperable to the plastic used for the lenses on a set of  3d glasses.The cape casts a reflection of the figure when photographed at certain angles,an effect that translates nicely when taking pics.If i had to give these figures a numericle rating from  1-10  based on what most collectors want out of an action figure,then i would give them a solid 6 .
These next couple of pics go out to fellow blogger Figure Fan Zero ,who btw has an awesome action figure blog with a lot of good reads at  http://figurefanzero.com/ .He dug the  vs.Hulk pic in my last  Superman  Man of Steel  post ,inspiring me to snap a few more 😉   Â
And yes..those are my creepy man child fingers thrusting Superman into action to deliver a straight right hand cross onto Marvel Legends series 1 Hulk’s incredibly fugly grill!
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I gotta start this off by saying that i do not consider myself a toy reviewer.I’ll point out a couple of things here and there collectors may or may not like,but that’s about it.So if  this write up starts to come off as some kind of an educated toy review,totally disreguard because it’s just me trying to sound smart.That said,i will also confess to never owning any of the contemporary Mattel 3 3/4 DC figures.In fact the closest i’ve come to those are a couple of Generator Rex figures Mattel released a while back,but that’s about it.The limited articulation on alot of  the 3 3/4 DC stuff was a huge turn off for me and i wasn’t about to pay 15 bucks for the 6″ stuff. I’m not very hip to the DC universe of figures but i’ve always wanted a decent Batman and/or Superman figure in the 3 3/4 scale.When the last Batman film released i was hoping to get some cool figures out of it, but only got those dinky little 5 dollar ones that showed up on the pegs at stores i didn’t even kniow sold action figures. I literally tripped over these figures on my walks around the block with my daughter.Needless to say i wasn’t biting.Now it seems Mattel is doing the same with these Superman MOS (Man of Steel) figures,and at first i wasn’t going to bite,then i bit …and i’m glad i did.At first glance this figure didn’t blow me away.In fact i think  what blew me away more was the  concept of  finally owning a Superman figure.I was a bit star struck to say the least.I mean, this guy could essentially kick every figure in my collection’s ass into next week with the exception of my Avengers Hulk figure and even that’s a toss up.Superman MOS would be catapaulted into the number one spot atop my  “most powerful action figures” list.MY THOUGHTS: I’ve come to terms with the lack of articulation in the legs only because the arm sculpts/articulation make up for it imo.Another plus lies in the facial sculpt which manages to capture some of Henry Cavill’s appearance but also has an old kenner vibe to it with the blue dotted eyes.The overall sculpt is pretty solid and while you can’t pose much of his lower half,the arms can be positioned in ways to make for some really cool display stances.The paint and new suit design is on point,textured and has somewhat of a glossy finish to it.I love the cloth cape BUT BE CAREFUL when taking this figure out of the package.For some reason,Mattel has placed a small plastic tag that keeps the cape in place while in the package and if you attempt to pull the figure out of the package without taking this small plastic tag off,it will pull on the cape  leaving a small little annoying hole at the bottom of  it.The whole motorcycle gimmick is pretty a much a wash and it’s pretty difficult to make the figure hold it while it’s put together.Other than those small gripes,i  love this figure for what it is.BTW-At first glance i didn’t think these would be in scale with any of my other figures so i posted a couple of example pics for size comparison.
Snagged this up recently and i’m pretty excited about it,seeing as how this is my first DC action  figure.I’ve already taking this guy out of the package and i’m surprised at how much i like it.A post with loose pics of  Superman MOS split cycle will be up shortly 😉
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