REVIEW: MCFARLANE TOYS DC MULTIVERSE YEAR 2 - PART 1!

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MCFARLANE TOYS DC MULTIVERSE YEAR 2 - PART 1!

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

This week, we’re gonna continue what we started earlier this year, with the big reviews on multiple waves of McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse figures. The reason is just that I have a huge backlog of pictures of figures that I have taken throughout the year, and wanted to post them at some point, when there is some downtime between deliveries. New stuff will be back next week!

Here are links for the ones from last year: https://www.toyfarce.com/news/review-mcfarlane-toys-dc-multiverse-wave-1 , https://www.toyfarce.com/news/mcfarlane-toys-dc-multiverse-year-1-part-2 , https://www.toyfarce.com/news/review-mcfarlane-toys-dc-multiverse-year-1-part-3

The last figures we checked in ‘Year one - part 3’ were the Flashpoint Batman and Red Hood figures, so we’ll pick up right where we left off with the Batcycle, which came out in early 2021.

BATCYCLE

This version of the Batcycle was taken from the Dark Nights: Death Metal comic book. McFarlane Toys seems to be doing great when it comes to vehicles, which are affordable and look awesome. That bike has a ton of nice details, and looks pretty much like what your bike would look like if you wanted to disguise it as a skeleton bat!

Packaging

Wouldn’t you look badass driving that in your neighborhood?

Front

Ribs… ?

The details on the bike parts are pretty great too!

RANDOM FIGURES WAVE

This wave didn’t really have a theme, so we’ll call it the ‘Random Figures wave’. A Dark Nights: Death Metal Batman, a giant Robin, a Red Son Superman and the Drowned from Dark Nights: Metal, to complete the Dark Multiverse gang.

The Random Figures wave

Packaging

Let’s give him a leather jacket and a scythe! Because Batman wasn’t badass enough, right?

All jokes aside, that is a gorgeous Batman figure.

*BADASSERY INTENSIFYING*

Packaging

That is a TALL Robin!

That South Park facial expression <3

This figure is the new standard scale to measure other figures against.

The robot dance!

Superman, from the classic Mark Millar story arc Red Son, in which Superman did not land in Smallville, but in Ukraine during the Soviet era

Serious Superman is serious.

He reminds me of an actor, but I can’t place who. If you have any idea, let us know in the comments!

Also, HE GOT FAT WRISTS!

Packaging

The Drowned, the last one from the Batman who Laughs’ gang.

This is a version of Batman from another universe where Batman (Bryce Wayne) killed all the metahumans after the death of her lover, and basically became that world’s Aquawoman, after a huge war with Atlantis drowned Gotham City in the ocean. FUN TIMES!

“Under the sea… under the sea…”

BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH WAVE (with BANE build-a-figure)

Finally, a wave with a theme! This entire wave is based on the comic book “Last Knight on Earth” which saw Batman wake up in an asylum, being told that all of his Batman adventures never happened, and he had been in a mental institution the whole time, imagining them. Of course, it’s Batman, so he’ll escape and try to get to the bottom of it. Great story!

The Batman: The Last Knight on Earth wave

A nice different design for the Bat, inspired by Greg Capullo’s art from the book (of course, it had to be Capullo).

Cape made of the straight jacket’s belts

There’s a lot going on on that design

“Oh that? Yeah, that’s just the Joker’s head in a jar, that I carry around.”

Omega was the main villain in the comic book, and was actually (SPOILERS). Crazy, right?

Another cool design by Greg Capullo

Small cape!

Wonder Woman with a mohawk. Because why not?

Nice details on the cape, the texture is very fabric-like.

“It’s not just a phase, mum. I love punk!”

Guess who got a weird super-creepy design in that comic book? The Scarecrow!

His head is inside a transparent red plastic “shell”.

Here is what he looks like without, in case you were wondering. Gilbert Gottfried, anyone?

The Build-a-figure for that wave is none other than the massive Bane!

Built! Does he have crap articulations? Yes. Did you expect to put Bane in Spider-man poses, though?

It still has great details all over!

In the comic book, Bane is mostly used to transport Scarecrow around.

“This is my ride!”

BATMAN - DESIGNED BY TODD MCFARLANE

I forgot to take a picture of the packaging. I brought shame upon my family.

Behold… one of the ugliest Batman figures ever!

The proportions are weird, he’s got a giant forehead (or fivehead). I’m not a fan of the design of the cowl.

Knives go in the back! (No, not like that!)

It’s weird to me that Todd McFarlane would design a Batman like that, after giving us awesome character design for years.

He even drew some awesome Batman back in the days… Maybe it looked better on paper, and the execution was botched?

I AM… DISAPPOINTMENT.

DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL WAVE (with DARKFATHER build-a-figure)

Another comic book drawn by Greg Capullo means another wave of McFarlane Toys figures (the prophecy!). Dark Nights: Death Metal was the sequel to Dark Nights: Metal. More Dark Multiverse characters, more dark versions of Batman, and even a soundtrack full of big metal band names to accompany it.

Batman with a Plastic Man guitar. Yep.

Same figure, different accessory, still needed for the BAF parts. Damn you, Todd!

Batman SHREDS

*Bitchin’ guitar solo sounds*

That Superman is… certainly a Superman.

It’s like Danzig met Rosie O Donnell and WWF Superstar Chyna and they had a child, and he worked out a lot. (The paint mess on the nose only makes him more powerful!)

“METAAAAAAAAAAL !”

That Wonder Woman figure looks great! The design translated really well into figure form.

She just kinda looks super bored…

“Yeah, I have a mini-chainsaw… sigh”

The Robin King was an interesting character in the book, it was the Robin that had had the shittiest possible life in the Dark multiverse.

Oh, and of course, it’s also Batman (or Bruce Wayne).

“We’re ALL Batman!”

Time to build a Darkfather! Here are all the parts.

For those wondering what it looks like under his trunks (I know you wanted to know)

The DarkFather (aka Batman, if he were Darkseid)

In his universe, Batman defeated Darkseid and took his powers, becoming one of the most powerful beings there.

That figure has so much spikes, it’s impossible to assemble without hurting your fingers.

Colorful!

BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT BATCYCLE

Finishing on a high note, that Batcycle is an amazing toy. The front wheel can be “cocked”, so you can extend the front a bit more to make it longer. The Batman: White Knight comic book already had some of the best figures from McFarlane Toys, and now it also has the best vehicle.

Uncocked (or normal)

Cocked (or happy)

Bask in the awesomeness of that Batcycle

That figure was already one of the best from the DC Multiverse line, and has now been upgraded with its badass batcycle!

LOOK AT IT!

Of course, there’s a lot of details on all the bike parst too

And that covers the first half of 2021! Going forward, I might skip more figures, and the next wave I’ll review will be the Suicide Squad movie wave with the King Shark B.A.F.! Can’t wait to get my hands on those, that King Shark figure looks really fun.

More news at 11:00… THAT’S A LOT OF PLASTIC!

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REVIEW: MAFEX BATMAN: HUSH - HUSH!

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MAFEX BATMAN: HUSH - HUSH!

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

This week, we’re taking a look at the brand new Hush figure from the Batman: Hush line, by MAFEX. No, the figure is not called “Hush-hush” as the title of the review implies (Sorry!). This figure is the fourth figure from the Batman: Hush line (fifth if we count the black cowl batman, WHICH IS A REPAINT), and is a figure of the main villain from the classic comic book story arc, by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee.

Packaging, same old MAFEX box

A nice insert inside the box, though, with the delightful art of Jim Lee

Here’s what’s in the box! *Record scratch* Wait a minute…

ARE THOSE GUNS?! YEAH BOY!

As usual, MAFEX delivered in terms of sculpt and articulations. Hush comes with a dozen hands (for real!), 2 other headsculpts, interchangeable belt and logo parts for his costume, 2 Harvey Dent/Two-Face coins and a batarang.

The 2 extra headsculpts are the Jason Todd face from that moment in the comic book and his ‘resting bitch face’.

The logo and belt can be switched for when you’re using the Jason Todd headsculpt. Ingenious!

“Hushhh…”

“A single soul dwelling in two bodies…”

Action pose time!

Hush’s jacket is removable, but…

“Damn it, I forgot to remove my sleeves again. I hate when that happens!”

The “Jason Todd-Hush figure look” looks pretty great too. It’s nearly tempting to buy a second one to have them displayed differently.

THE POUCHES ARE INDIVIDUALLY ARTICULATED! Rob Liefeld (the creator of Deadpool) would be proud.

Marilyn Monroe white dress scene re-enactment!

“Trying to get me angry by doubting who I am. Thinking that will make me sloppy.”

“HOW COULD YOU LET ME DIE?!”

“You owe me that. Show me some respect… so I can win this game, Batman!”

“I only wanted to be loved… - That is the mistake you made.”

Time for a face reveal!

Oh my god! Hush is secretely handsome millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne! (spoilers?)

DC Direct Batman:Hush - Hush, MAFEX Batman:Hush - Hush and DC Direct Arkham City Hush. It was about time Hush got a decent figure, huh?

The MAFEX Batman: Hush line

“Hushhhh…”

The next figure from the MAFEX Batman: Hush line should be the Joker coming out in November. After that, there is still Harley Quinn, Stealth suit Batman, Huntress and Nightwing in the pipelines!

More news at 11:00… Hushhhh…

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MEZCO AND MAFEX IN A HIGH LEVEL COMPETITION TO SEE WHO CAN DELAY THEIR RELEASES THE MOST!

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MEZCO AND MAFEX IN A HIGH LEVEL COMPETITION TO SEE WHO CAN DELAY THEIR RELEASES THE MOST!

Mezco and Mafex. 2 companies that are known for their high quality products, great articulations, awesome details…and never-ending delays!

The American brand Mezco, popular these days thanks to their One:12 collective line which include soft goods, great details and tons of accessories has suffered multiple delays over the last few months/years. Meanwhile, the japanese brand MAFEX, which collectors adore thanks to their highly articulated “import” figures, have made delays in release dates a tradition. Both brands sell high quality action figures for over $90 a pop (which is pretty steep), so you would expect that the figures would come out on time, but nope… ToyFarce uncovered the truth!

Announced in July 2020, release date: May 2021… then July 2021… then October 2021…

It appears that both brands are now in a competition to see who can have the most action figures delayed at the same time! This was revealed by an anonymous source (probably a disgruntled employee, again), who told ToyFarce that their goal is to become “THE” brand that announces the most products, but actually never releases anything. “It’s the perfect cover! They just keep announcing new figures every few months, people pre-order the hell out of them, they make a ton of money, with no plan whatsoever to actually start production!” said the anonymous source. “They are Announcements/Reveal brands, now".

Announced in January 2020, release date: Aug-Oct 2020… now showing Aug-Oct 2021…

More news at 11:00… Raise your hands if you’re also waiting for a Mezco Batman ‘89!

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DC DIRECT: REBIRTH - COULD THE RESURRECTION OF DC DIRECT BE PART OF ANOTHER DC COMICS CRISIS?

BREAKING NEWS:

DC DIRECT: REBIRTH - COULD THE RESURRECTION OF DC DIRECT BE PART OF ANOTHER DC COMICS CRISIS?

“I can’t prevent the future. To me, it’s already happening” - Dr. Manhattan

Earlier this month, it was revealed that McFarlane Toys would resurrect DC Direct, and fans worldwide rejoiced (including yours truly)! There is not much information yet, apart from the plan to manage the current remaining stocks, along with revamping some of the fan-favorite lines of figures and statues. We can speculate that the Batman Black and White statue series could make a comeback, as it would give McFarlane Toys another way to pump out even more Batman items, and hope that the Animated Series line is coming back (please, please, please!).

The Voice of Reason (@pzahui) found out about pre-orders for those cancelled items on European stores. EXCITING!

But in the comic book world, it is not uncommon to see characters die, and come back to life later. What if (not related to Marvel) this was all part of a DC Comics event too?

The most recent “crisis”-level event in the comic books was the “REBIRTH” event, where we learned later that all that happened during the previous event (New 52) was because of Dr. Manhattan (yes, the blue naked dude from Watchmen) reshaping reality and changing the past. Heroes that were dead were resurrected, so it’s not too farfetched to think that the same could have happened to DC Direct. DC Comics had already rebranded DC Direct to DC Collectibles in the past, before changing their mind and rebranding it back to DC Direct (kind of like what happened with the New 52…). Is Dr. Manhattan behind all this?

More news at 11:00… Nothing ends, Adrian… Nothing ever ends.

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REVIEW: NECA’S BATMAN/ALIENS & GREEN LANTERN/PREDATOR TWO-PACKS

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NECA’S BATMAN/ALIENS & GREEN LANTERN/PREDATOR TWO-PACKS!

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

This week, we’re looking at the NYCC 2019 exclusive two-packs from NECA, that included a Batman figure with a Joker Alien, and a Green Lantern with a Yellow Lantern Predator! I had been on the lookout for those sets since they were announced. They were inevitably all scalped on eBay and people wanted over $200 for each set for a while, until one day, they started to randomly pop up at Walmart stores during 2020. This led to the prices going a bit down, and after waiting for a while, I found someone in a Facebook group that would sell them at a reasonable price (I still overpaid, but they were only $15-20 more than retail, which was $59,99).

The packaging are some of the most sober ones i’ve seen. A simple black box with logos on the front. No text, no pictures, nothing else.

When NECA made DC Comics figures… and did it really well!

First off, the Batman and Aliens set. I knew I wanted that set since I first saw that Batman figure. It’s a hell of a nice Batman figure! At the time, DC Collectibles/Direct and Mattel were the only ones in town doing DC figures, so seeing that NECA version was a nice surprise. Then, there is that Joker-looking Xenomorph, which is better than having a basic, normal Xenomorph! I’ll take a variation of the normal Xenomorph any day!

Basic packaging is basic.

The cape on that Batman figure has a great feel to it. DC Collectibles ended up doing a similar one on the Batman vs TMNT figures.

That Caped Crusader is JACKED! #proteinshake

Ssssssmile!

The face-off

You have bad breath.

You wanna hear a ‘knock knock’ joke?

BE GONE!

HISSSSSS!

The Green Lantern/Predator set ended up being the most interesting one, in the sense that it not only gave us a great Hal Jordan figure, but also a Yellow Lantern Predator, which would be terrifying, when you think about it. The Yellow Lantern corps’ emotion being fear, the Predator would be a great asset for them.

Both figures come with various accessories, green and yellow constructs from their rings.

In Brightest Day, in Blackest Night… No Evil shall escape my sight… Let those who worship Evil’s might… Beware my power, Green Lantern’s light!

In Blackest Day, in Brightest Night… Beware your fears made into light…

Let those who try to stop what’s right… Burn like his power, Sinestro’s might!

One of the accessories, John Stewart’s head, gives you an extra figure for the set!

Respect social distancing!

ROAAAAAAAAAR!

Nice ring!

That doesn’t look very efficient…

Green vs Yellow… fight!

EN GARDE!

I would lie if I said I wanted those sets for the Alien and Predator figures over the DC Comics ones, but in the end, both figures in each set ended up being great. NECA still did an awesome job with those DC figures. I’d love them to revisit that down the line. There is also an ‘Armored Batman’ and Predator, and a Superman with a normal Xenomorph two-packs, which I might get someday, but those were really my priority, considering Batman and Green Lantern are my favorite characters.

Comparison with the DC Essentials Batman, and the McFarlane Toys Batman (Detective Comics 1000) which all came out within a year.

What? You don’t like this makeover? I spared no expense!

DC Essentials Hal Jordan and NECA Hal Jordan

With that ring, you make anything appear in solid light. It doesn’t have to be your own weapons, you can do anything! An elephant, a balloon, whatever you want!

More news at 11:00… In Brightest day, in Blackest night…

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NEW DC MULTIVERSE LEAK: “HEROES DO DO THAT” TWO-PACK?!

BREAKING NEWS:

NEW DC MULTIVERSE LEAK: “HEROES DO DO THAT” TWO-PACK?!

It’s been a weird couple of weeks for the caped crusader! A few weeks ago, we learned that Warner executives had asked to the producer of the 3rd season of the Harley Quinn animated series to remove a scene where Batman was… practicing oral sex on Catwoman. This led to internet catching fire (as it usually does…). Fans posted various pics of the comic book, or parodies with action figures in very “ooh lala” positions. The best one though, came from Zack Snyder himself, (the guy from the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut hashtag!) who just posted this:

It is canon!

Now, ToyFarce has discovered a leaked listing from an organic vegetable store in Latvia that mentioned that a two-pack of Batman and Catwoman called “Heroes do do that” would come out later this year. Let’s be honest, if there is one person that would do this, it certainly is Todd McFarlane. The man has a documentary about himself called “Like Hell I Won’t”! If DC would tell him to specifically not do a two-pack of Batman and Catwoman, and specifically not put them in a certain position in the packaging, we all know what Toddy Mac would reply: the title of his documentary. (The documentary was pretty good actually, and can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qc3hNtKJ1k )

This is the face of a man who would not be scared to make a two-pack of Batman going down on Catwoman. Look at him!

We have yet to see any picture from the two-pack, but it will actually be the first Catwoman figure from McFarlane Toys.

Here is a “fake” statement from DC about Batman going down on Catwoman. (I don’t know why they say it’s fake. Next thing you know, they’ll say that ToyFarce is fake! *eyeroll*)

Heroes don’t do that. They do way worse!

More news at 11:00… #HeroesDontDoThat

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REVIEW: MAFEX BATMAN: HUSH - CATWOMAN!

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MAFEX BATMAN: HUSH - CATWOMAN!

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

Today we take a look at the MAFEX Catwoman from Batman: Hush! Another home run for MAFEX for their DC Batman: Hush figures, that Cat-lady is very articulated! Like her counterpart from the comic book, she can get into all sorts of acrobatic poses, and is pretty easy to mess with (that came out wrong). My only issue with her would be that she’s the same price as the Batman and Superman figures, while clearly, it’s a lot less plastic. If they knocked down $20-25 from the price, that would have made a lot of sense.

Selina (huh? Spoilers!) comes with 2 extra heads (one angry face, and one with the goggles up), 5 extra pair of hands, her whip and an extra waist piece, to switch if you want her to have her whip attached as a belt.

The whip is actually several parts joined together with pegs, so you can switch it in different positions.

“MEOW!”

“Hello there!”

“Hisssss!”

The face without the goggles looks just like in the comic books.

Pretty great balance!

And now, the traditional “Let’s copy poses directly from the comic book”!

“I don’t want to fight you!”

“Interesting. My man wears jewelry…”

One of the first poses I wanted to try when I got her. I missed out on the DC Direct statue years ago, and its price is now insane, so I’m happy I can at least display them that way!

“Your breath smells like tuna…”

DC Direct Batman: Hush Catwoman, MAFEX Batman: Hush Catwoman and a DC Direct mini-statue of Batman: Hush Catwoman.

The MAFEX Batman: Hush line so far…

Catwoman then realized I actually have 2 cats at home and demanded a photo session with them.

“Join me, and together, we can rule Gotham City!”

“Seen anything interesting, lately?”

“WE RIDE AT DAWN!”

The next ones to come out should be the Joker and Hush himself. They are scheduled to be released in the next few months, but with the usual delays we get from MAFEX, we can’t really know. Let’s hope they announced more characters from that awesome story-arc. Poison Ivy or the Riddler, anyone?

More news at 11:00… Meeeeow!

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POCKET FIGS: THE LATEST POPULAR TREND?

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POCKET FIGS: THE LATEST POPULAR TREND?

It is not often that we talk about fashion and trends at ToyFarce, but with an increasing amount of photos of pocket figs being sent to us, we had to address it. More and more celebrities are seen displaying their Pocket Figs with pride. But what is the origin of the Pocket Figs?

According to several sources, the “Pocket Fig” term was first coined by Wade from Unparalleled Universe. When asked about it, Wade replied “I’m pretty sure I made that up, but let me think about it. Hold up… Ok yeah, I made it up.” (this is an actual quote!). Make sure to follow Unparalleled Universe on Youtube and Instagram! (Tuesday crew! 🔪🔪🔪)

Wade (Unparalleled Universe), the originator of the Pocket Fig.

But what is a “pocket fig”, you ask? A “pocket fig” is an action figure, from your collection, that you carry around with you as you go about your everyday life. You can see it as a support item to give you that extra boost, to make your day better. Having a tough time at work? Bring your favorite figure along! Boring meetings all day long? A figure would cheer you up. A funeral? Ok, maybe not…

Here is Barry Dean’s great explanation about his habit of having a pocket fig:

Follow @barrydean on instagram!

There are no official rules on what can and can’t be a pocket fig, but common sense would rule out any figure that has to much accessories or removable parts (you don’t want to lose anything, right?). Also, as the name implies, it has to fit in a pocket, so 12-inch figures, or 1:4th scale figures do not make great pocket figs.

What started as a small trend between members of the toy community is now becoming a global phenomenom, as several celebrities have been seen carrying pocket figs around on paparazzi pictures! Here are a few pictures that were sent to ToyFarce in the last few days:

Brad Pitt, carrying a Spin Master Batman as a pocket fig

Kanye West, with a Marvel Legends The Thing

Jean Claude Van Damme, sporting a Predator pocket fig (how fitting!)

So how about you, do you have a pocket fig? If having a pocket fig with you makes you feel great, why not give it a try?

More news at 11:00… #pocketfigs

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REVIEW: DC COMICS AMAZING YAMAGUCHI REVOLTECH JOKER

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DC COMICS AMAZING YAMAGUCHI REVOLTECH JOKER!

It's Wednesday. You know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

This week we’re checking out the latest Amazing Yamaguchi Revoltech DC Comics figure, the Clown Prince of Crime himself, the JOKER! “haHAHAhAhaha”. Here are some packaging shots:

The Amazing Yamaguchi Revoltech Batman is ready for this…

Front

Back

Inside

The figure comes with an alternative head (maniacal laugh), 3 extra sets of hands, a cane, a ‘shattering teeth’ toy (a toy that comes with his own toy…gotta love it!), and surprisingly… Guns! 2 revolvers, 1 prop revolver, and 2 submachine guns (had to google that), with fire effects!

A great feature of that figure (outside of the ridiculous amount of articulations) is that the eyes can be moved on both headsculpts, using a tool that comes with the figure. Cross eyed Joker is now a possibility, folks!

Now, as always with Revoltech, the figure has articulations on top of articulations. If you suck at posing, like I do, this figure will be a pain in the ass to manipulate. I did what I could! Those figures are hyper-articulated, and each part can move pretty easily, and hold great. No QC issues there (*cough* take note, MAFEX *cough*).

“TADAAAAA!”

“Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?”

“What would a villain be without a cane!”

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

Not sure if this figure was made before Warner/DC decided to remove guns from toys, or if there’s still a misunderstanding with the weapons being added to the figure, but not present on the promo pics, but his weapons are pretty great too. (Although, MAFEX did send an email saying the guns won’t be present with the Armored Batman and HUSH Joker later this year, so who knows…)

The stand allows more fun poses, or you can get your Joker airborne if you want to display him while punched by Batman.

“Tee-hee!”

“I should go and take more pictures of the Comissioner’s daughter…”

“Say cheeeeeese!”

“Remember when I removed my face, and wore it as a mask? Weird times…”

Here’s a display of the articlations when stretched to the max, which looks very painful.

“I should go see my chiropractor again…”

“Well, well, well! Look who’s here…”

“Let your favorite clown give you a kiss… with his fists!”

“I just want to grab you…”

“…and bash your skull in!! Hahaha!”

“Whoops! That’s my cue! Bye, batsy!”

“Hahaha! I got you again with the oldest trick in the books! Seriously, it has to be the 1000th time by now!”

One of the coolest accessory are the “Haha!” bubbles that can be attached to his back (or on the stand), capturing that classing “The Killing Joke” look (which I have tattooed on my leg, humble brag).

The Revoltech figures are not for everyone, but look very nice on a shelf (#DetolfClub). Some don’t like the over-articulations, or the Japanese anime-like design on those, but if you can get past that, they are very cool figures (apart from Batman’s cape, which is shouldn’t have come in puzzle pieces, and still looks awful).

The Amazing Yamaguchi DC Comics figures (minus the ladies, Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman)

A group of Jokers is called “a circus”. You heard it here first!

Will you be picking this one up? Let us know in the comments!

More news at 11:00…and that puts a SMILE on my face!

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REVIEW: MCFARLANE TOYS DC MULTIVERSE YEAR 1 - PART 3!

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MCFARLANE TOYS DC MULTIVERSE YEAR 1 - PART 3!

It’s Wednesday. You know what that means… ToyFarce review!

Third and final round of pictures for the McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse! From the Arkham Knight/Origins wave until Red Hood (single version). I did Part 1 and 2 back to back, but needed more time to go part 3, as I was still missing a couple of the figures. Now that they’re all here, here we go!

Part 1: https://www.toyfarce.com/news/review-mcfarlane-toys-dc-multiverse-wave-1

Part 2: https://www.toyfarce.com/news/mcfarlane-toys-dc-multiverse-year-1-part-2

ARKHAM KNIGHT/ORIGINS WAVE:

More video games action figures, with the Batman from the Arkham Knight video game, along with Deathstroke from Arkham Origins. I’ve already had some fun with the way Deathstroke looked like in the packaging in our social media, but for those who missed it, he looks like he’s doing the Conan O’Brien string dance (also, follow @toyfarce, you’re missing out!).

BATMAN (ARKHAM KNIGHT)

This one is way better than the Arkham Asylum one (see Part 2 of our DC Multiverse Year 1 reviews). The articulation is pretty bad, but to me, the scuplt more than makes up for it. This figure has a great presence and will look awesome on any shelf.

DEATHSTROKE (ARKHAM ORIGINS)

Same as the Batman, a great looking figure, with pretty bad articulation, but that will still look good on a shelf. It’s only weird that he came only with a sword, but now that we know that there might be something about Warner Bros removing guns from their products, it might be linked. The sheath is made of soft rubber, which is also weird.

CYBORG (TEEN TITANS)

Now this figure is AWESOME! In the first wave, the 3 figures related to Animated series were not necessarily faithful to their source, but this Cyborg figure looks exactly like Cyborg did in the cartoon “Teen Titans”! Some of his parts are made of clear blue plastic, so we can see a bit through, which is a very nice touch. He comes with a blasting canon arm that can be used to replace his arm.

THE MERCILESS BUILD-A-FIGURE WAVE

Finally, we got another ‘build-a-something’. There was a ‘Build-a-Batmobile’ in the first wave, but nothing after that. The Build-a-figure from this wave looks gorgeous and there was no “filler” figure in that wave, it ended up being 100% awesome.

BATMAN (REBIRTH)

A Greg Capullo designed Batman figure from McFarlane Toys? Sign me the heck in! At least it looks better than the DC Collectibles Designer Series Greg Capullo Batman that looked just awkward… He comes with a couple of axes, so you can recreate that panel from the comic book (minus the baby Darkseid). The cape is interesting, it’s blown to the side by (imaginary) wind, so it’s a nice change from decades of normal/hanging capes. Another solid Batman from McFarlane Toys.

INFECTED SUPERMAN

Coming from the Batman/Superman comic book, this is the figure I actually thought would be the one I would like the less from this wave, and boy, was I wrong. This Infected Supes is GREAT. Decent range of articulation, killer sculpt. The only thing missing would be a flight stand (I don’t know why we don’t get a flight stand for all flying characters. Why are they stingy on the flight stands?). A+ figure.

THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS (WITH SKY TYRANT WINGS)

The first Batman Who Laughs figure was already a very nice action figure, but this one blows it out of the water. The mouth open sculpt is terrifying, the wings look spectacular. Not sure why he comes with the WCW World Heavyweight championship belt, but I’ll take it! It’s like if the Batman Who Laughs was cosplaying as Sephiroth, and I’m totally down for that (except he has 2 wings instead of 1…SEPHIROTH!)

ROBIN CROW (EARTH -22)

There are 3 different versions of that figure: One with mouth open mouth, one with a smirk, and one with a screaming face. I got the smirk at random and I’m happy with it. Those Robins are very well done, with a lot of creepy poses that can be achieved. Maybe one day i’ll pick the other 2, just to have a nice display with both Batman Who Laughs.

Special mention about the tiny shorts, which are made of soft rubber and move nicely with the legs. Creepy !

THE MERCILESS (BUILD-A-FIGURE)

Last but not least, The Merciless (from a dark universe where Bruce Wayne became a God of War and killed Wonder Woman). That figure is part of the “That’s a lot of plastic!” series that Todd loves. Amazing sculpt, easy to piece together. Basic articulations, it would have been nice to be able to pose him in different sword-wielding poses, but we’ll make do with what we have. More Build-a-Figure of the sort, please!

THE FLASH VS EARTH -52 BATMAN (aka RED DEATH)

I wasn’t super excited about getting a second Flash, but I really needed the Red Death to complete the set of the Dark Night: Metal villains. The Flash is pretty much identical to the single version, with only a different head (screaming instead of smirk) and different hands, and no lightning effects. That Red Death, though, is a great figure. Same articulation range as Flash, but EVIL! I wish he came with the black bat-lightning effects that he had on the first promo pics, though. The base is a nice addition, even if it’s a bit plain. It’s going to be nice to use for other toy photography, still.

The gang is nearly all back together!! (The Drowned, coming soon!)

FLASHPOINT BATMAN

Now THAT is a AWESOME figure. That Thomas Wayne looks like he came right out of the comic book. Probably one of the last few figures to come with guns, also, it seems. I can’t say anything bad about that one. Great sculpt, great poses, great presence. More of that, please!

RED HOOD (SINGLE VERSION)

I did not pick the two-pack with the red Nightwing, because I already double dipped on the Flash with the other two-pack, and since this one was announced not too long after the two-pack came out, I just waited for the single version instead, which is completely identical to the other one. That helmet is SHINY! I thought the DC Essentials Red Hood figure (from DC Collectibles) was a great figure, well, that one is even better. I guess it’s the popped collar. It makes anything looks cooler. The White Knight Batman has one too, and he does look cooler too. We need more figures with popped collar!

And that is a wrap on the first year of DC Multiverse from McFarlane Toys! Which one was your favorite? And which DC Multiverse figure are you the most looking forward to in 2021? Let us know in the comments!

More news at 11:00… That’s a lot of plastic!

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