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REVIEW: MCFARLANE TOYS DC MULTIVERSE YEAR 2 - PART 1!
This week, we’re gonna continue what we started last year, with the big reviews on multiple waves of McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse figures.
TOYFARCE REVIEWS:
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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DC DIRECT: REBIRTH - COULD THE RESURRECTION OF DC DIRECT BE PART OF ANOTHER DC COMICS CRISIS?
Earlier this month, it was revealed that McFarlane Toys would resurrect DC Direct, and fans worldwide rejoiced (including yours truly)!
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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NEW DC MULTIVERSE LEAK: “HEROES DO DO THAT” TWO-PACK?!
It’s been a weird couple of weeks for the caped crusader!
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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NEW DC MULTIVERSE LEAKS?! SUPER PETS WAVE WITH BAT-COW BUILD-A-FIGURE?!
ToyFarce got another exclusive first (fur-st?) look at a future wave of McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse figures, and this is a surprisingly paw-some one, folks!
BREAKING NEWS:
NEW DC MULTIVERSE LEAKS?! SUPER PETS WAVE WITH BAT-COW BUILD-A-FIGURE?!
Oops, we did it again!
ToyFarce got another exclusive first (fur-st?) look at a future wave of McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse figures, and this is a surprisingly paw-some one, folks!
Krypto, the Super Dog and Ace, the Bat-hound!
Streaky, the Super Cat, B’dg, the Green Lantern squirrel and Jumpa, the Wonder Kangaroo!
That’s right! The Super Pets are joining the DC Multiverse collection! The information also showed that each figure will come with a build-a-figure piece of none other than Bat-Cow!
ToyFarce was also told that Bat-Cow will be the first figure with a “shank-swivel”!
This leak was sent to ToyFarce by a pet store from Bulgaria that had this listing added to their inventory earlier today! Finally, some nice action figures of everyone’s favorite team!
Look at them, gloriously gazing at the horizon!
For our previous McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse leaks/reveals, visit the following links:
https://www.toyfarce.com/news/breaking-more-dc-multiverse-leaks
https://www.toyfarce.com/news/update-even-more-mcfarlane-toys-dc-multiverse-leaks
More news at 11:00… BARK! BARK! MEOW! SQUEAK! * whatever sound a kangaroo makes*! MOO!
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REVIEW: DC COMICS AMAZING YAMAGUCHI REVOLTECH JOKER
This week we’re checking out the latest Amazing Yamaguchi Revoltech DC Comics figure, the Clown Prince of Crime himself, the JOKER! “haHAHAhAhaha”.
TOYFARCE REVIEWS:
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!
It’s Wednesday. You know what that means… ToyFarce review! Third and final round of pictures for the McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse!
TOYFARCE REVIEWS:
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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DC/WARNER REMOVE GUNS FROM ALL UPCOMING PRODUCTS… TOYS PROTEST!!
ToyFarce heard that the action figures were not happy about this new rule and have decided to protest, as a sign of cooperation for their soon-to-be-released friends.
BREAKING NEWS:
DC/WARNER REMOVE GUNS FROM ALL UPCOMING PRODUCTS… TOYS PROTEST!!
It all started a few weeks ago, when Mezco posted some promotional pictures from their upcoming ‘Constantine’ figure. Some fans noticed that no pictures were showing John Constantine holding a gun, rifle, or his signature cigarette… Mezco replied with a tweet saying that they were requested to omit the items from their current marketing photos…
Gun holding hand…without gun
There were also promo pictures from Prime 1 Studio’s Grim Knight statue, that were all missing the weapons, even though the Grim Knight is basically the Batman version of the Punisher (in his universe, he grabbed the gun from his parents’ killer and shot him dead on the spot, leading to him becoming a vigilante that relies heavily on lethal weapons).
Gun holding position…without guns. Pretty silly, no?
Notice the blurred guns
Then, earlier this week, the collectors who have ordered the “Batman Hush: Joker” or the “Dark Knight Returns: Armored Batman”, both from MAFEX received an emails mentioning that the guns will not be included with the figure anymore…
The Joker’s gun
(Note that it is not even a gun, but a prop gun with a flag in it…)
Armored Batman’s gun
It was mentioned last year that Warner Bros had decided to remove guns from their shows, including the upcoming Looney Tunes reboot show, in response to the US gun violence. Characters like Elmer Fudd or Yosemite Sam will not be able to have guns or rifles in the new shows, but it was not expected at any point that the regulation would also find its way in DC Comics and all the toys as well (especially after McFarlane Toys just released a Grim Knight, Flashpoint Batman and Red Hood figures, all dual-wielding guns and weapons of all sorts).
ToyFarce heard that the action figures were not happy about this new rule and have decided to protest, as a sign of cooperation for their soon-to-be-released friends. They want their right to bear arms to be respected. “We Want Guns!” signs were seen in the crowd, and ToyFarce tried to get a few words from some of the members of the protest…
DC Comics gun-wielding figures decided to take to the streets to show their discontent…
“I am an Armored Batman too and I have a gun, so there’s no reason my MAFEX counterpart shouldn’t have one. It’s a 1:12 gun…”
“Well, what can I say? This thing is actually glued to my hand and can’t even be removed! A Joker from Batman:Hush without a prop-gun is like a joke without punchline, it makes no sense!
What does that mean for future DC Multiverse figures from McFarlane Toys, for example? Will the Unmasked Flashpoint Batman come empty handed? Only time will tell…
We will keep you informed of any significant developments.
More news at 11:00… That’s All, Folks!
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REVIEW: MCFARLANE TOYS DC MULTIVERSE YEAR 1 - PART 2!
It’s Wednesday. You know what that means… ToyFarce review!
We’re continuing the McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Year 1 reviews, with part 2.
TOYFARCE REVIEWS:
MCFARLANE TOYS DC MULTIVERSE YEAR 1 - PART 2!
It’s Wednesday. You know what that means… ToyFarce review!
We’re continuing the McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Year 1 reviews, with part 2. Full disclosure, I skipped the Wonder Woman wave, because I didn’t think they looked great, and was waiting to see what a MAFEX or SH Figuarts would look like before getting one, and now that we’ve seen the movie, well…I won’t be getting those either.
I had already typed a very nice and long review for each figures, but my browser crashed right at the end and I don’t have time right now to rewrite it all, so this will be a bit shorter than the last one. Apologies to the 3 people that actually read it!
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM WAVE
The “Batman: Arkham” video game franchise is one of my favorite video game franchises, and I already did collect most action figures that came out from those games, so when those were announced, it was a no-brainer.
BATMAN (ARKHAM ASYLUM):
Great figure, very simple and basic Batman, which is never a bad thing. The only issue everybody had were the eyes, that are basically just a blue/black dot. Some people did an amazing job repainting them (either white or more detailled).
Comparison with Hot Toys, Square Enix Play Arts, and DC Direct Arkham Asylum Batman figures
THE JOKER (ARKHAM ASYLUM)
Finally, the first Joker from McFarlane Toys! When I first saw the promo pics, I was a bit concerned about the head, which looked a bit odd, but in the end, he looks pretty great. The expression looked goofier on the promo pics.
Comparison with Hot Toys, Square Enix Play Arts, and DC Direct Arkham Asylum The Joker figures
* insert epic music *
Generations of Arkham Asylum Batman and Joker
BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT WAVE
Batman: White Knight was a fantastic comic book by writer/artist Sean Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus, The Wake, Chrononauts). When that wave was announced, I was very excited to get big 7” figures from that comic book, with that design.
BATMAN (WHITE KNIGHT)
This figure looks like it walked right out of the comic book. It is SPOT-ON. It also has a nice range of articulations so can recreate many poses from the comic book and covers (we've all seen the pictures at this point). It comes with a grappling gun and 2 different ropes for it (rolled or straight). There is a peg on his belt to attach the rolled one, which is a great touch.
THE JOKER (WHITE KNIGHT)
The headsculpts, especially the Jack Napier (no make-up) one also look like they came right out of the comic book. The outfit is the GTO (Gotham Terrorism Oppression) uniform from the comic book. Not the most memorable, but it is nice to have variety, so I'm not complaining!
“KAPOW!”, “CRUNCH!”, “BAM!”
AZRAEL (CURSE OF THE WHITE KNIGHT)
The sequel to Batman: White Night came out a year later (2019). In the comic book, Jack Napier/The Joker recruits Azrael to help uncover a dark secret of Gotham. That figure is an amazing representation of that Azrael. It comes with his sword with a fire effect, and it looks incredible.
Batman: White Knight wave
DARK NIGHTS: METAL WAVE
It was very expected that McFarlane Toys would do action figures from the Dark Nights: Metal comic book, especially since Greg Capullo, Todd's old Spawn comic book buddy, did all the designs, and they did not disappoint! The figures look exactly like in the comic books, and one of them is indeed a lot of plastic!
BATMAN (EARTH -32) aka DAWNBREAKER
In the comic book, a young Bruce Wayne is recruited by the Green Lantern corps right after losing his parents. He tries to reanimate them, but can't, and his will, anger, and grief override the Green Lantern ring. He then decides to fight crime…lethally. The figure comes with a flight stand and a bat-construct made of green light.
BATMAN (EARTH -44) aka MURDER MACHINE
This is what happens when Batman asks Cyborg to create an A.I to replace the recently deceased Alfred, and it becomes a virus, taking over Bruce Wayne's mind, becoming a lethat weapon that will kill anything that could be a threat to Batman (friend or does). The figure is the simplest one of this wave, but the details are very nice.
BATMAN (EARTH -1) aka DEVASTATOR
Devastator is from a planet of the Dark Multiverse where Batman used the Doomsday virus on himself in order to defeat Superman. The virus ends up spreading and he cannot save his world. That figure is part of the “That’s a lot of plastic!” figures that Todd McFarlane talked about in his interviews. It reminds me of the Overkill figure from the very first Spawn wave.
THE GRIM KNIGHT
The Grim Knight is the Punisher equivalent of Batman. When his parents were killed, young Bruce Wayne managed to get the gun from his parents' killer and shot him dead. He would then become a vigilante that relies heavily on weapons, and killing. A lot.
WAVE… 6? (MISCELLANEOUS WAVE)
A Flash, a Joker and an armored Azrael? Well, why the hell not? Let's gooooo.
THE FLASH (REBIRTH)
That is a very decent Flash figure that is only made better by the addition of the lightning effects (yeah, the one from the two-pack with Red Death doesn't come with those, so you need that one too. Damn you, Todd!). His facial expression, a smirk, is pretty nice for a Flash figure. (The one from the two-pack has an angrier face).
* All the single ladies, all the single ladies 🎵 *
Comparison with DC Collectibles TV, Designer Series Greg Capullo and Essentials Flash figures
THE JOKER (REBIRTH)
Now that is the one that I was the most disappointed with, to be honest. I had high expectations for a comic book version of the Joker from McFarlane Toys. I understand it's a call back to the Super Powers figure color-scheme, which is nice, but that head sculpt and paint really suck (in my opinion). He doesn't look anything like the Rebirth version. The red eye make-up is awfulb(once again, in my opinion). I guess I'll wait for the next one… the figure still had decent articulations, though. Crowbar + long gun as accessories.
Comparison with DC Direct Hush, Designer series, Tamashii nations Injustice, DC direct New 52, mezco Joker, DC Collectibles Essentials, Kotobukiya, DC Collectibles Icons and Comics Joker
AZRAEL (CURSE OF THE WHITE KNIGHT)
Beefed-up Azrael from the Curse of the White Knight storyline? Yep. The figure looks awesome but the articulations are pretty restricted. Still a great looking figure.
Comparison with all DC Multiverse White Knight figures
Next time, part 3 will go up to the Flashpoint Batman.
More news at 11:00… That’s a lot of plastic!
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REVIEW: MCFARLANE TOYS DC MULTIVERSE YEAR 1, PART 1 (FIRST WAVE 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY)!
About a year ago, give or take a few days, the first wave of McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse figures started to hit Walmarts all over the US.
TOYFARCE REVIEWS:
MCFARLANE TOYS DC MULTIVERSE YEAR 1, PART 1 (FIRST WAVE 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY)!
It’s Wednesday. You know what that means… ToyFarce review!
About a year ago, give or take a few days, the first wave of McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse figures started to hit Walmarts all over the US. It was supposed to come out on either Jan 19th or Jan 24th,2020 but lots of stores ‘broke street date’ and had them out before, which caused panic and FOMO all over social media, with people paying way over double retail to secure the figures mere days before the actual release date (Yes, it was very silly. I wonder how the guy that paid $100 for a Batman who Laughs feels today).
It seems that figures from that wave are still popping up in stores to this day (a year later), because I’ve seen people post pictures of the Animated Series Superman figure, saying “SCORE! Did you guys know this one was coming out??” while it is a year old, so here’s a look at the full entire first wave (minus the Bat-Raptor vehicle, which I wasn’t interested in).
(Not on the pic: Comic book Superman and Unchained Superman)
When Todd McFarlane announced that he would be picking up the license for DC Comics at the ToyFair in 2019, I was very excited since I’ve always liked McFarlane Toys figures, and have been collecting DC Direct/Collectibles items for a long time. 11 months later, the first wave came out. This will be the first part of a 3-part review of the first year of the DC Multiverse line.
BATMAN (DETECTIVE COMICS 1000):
First off, the first Batman figure released by McFarlane Toys. At the time, we were all innocent and did not know there was going to be 20492 more coming after that. This figure had a pretty divisive reception, people either loved it or hated it. It still does have great articulations and is pretty nice for a basic Batman. My only issue with it is the squinted eyes, but it makes him look like taken from a Jae Lee design. Comes with a grappling gun and batarang.
Comparison with DC Direct/Collectibles Arkham Asylum, Hush, Designer Series Greg Capullo, Essentials and Icons Batman figures
Comparison with DC Collectibles Designer Series Jae Lee figure (see what I meant?)
SUPERMAN (ACTION COMICS):
Now this is a Superman figure! The sculpt, the face, everything is great with that one. It comes with a flight stand so you can display your Supes up, up and away. I haven’t seen a single complaint about this one, and I understand why. A solid Superman.
Comparison with DC Direct/Collectibles Infinite Crisis, Designer Series Greg Capullo, Essentials and Batman: Hush Superman figures
HARLEY QUINN (CLASSIC):
Now that one left me a bit puzzled. She is supposed to look like the comic book version, but looks more like the animated series version at the same time. The facial expression and paint is very simple compared to the other figures, and I do not know why. This is the weakest one from that first wave for me. Also, she’s the same size as all the other figures, which a lot of people hated about her, calling her “Giant Harley”. The accessories are nice (mallet, gun with a “bang” flag), the articulation is great, but that face…
Comparison with DC Direct/Collectibles Essentials, Animated Series, Icons, Hush and Kotobukiya Animated Series Harley Quinn figures
GREEN ARROW (TV SERIES):
That TV show was great for about 3 seasons, and then went downhill until it ended. Stephen Amell did do an amazing job in the show, though. I had the DC Collectibles figures from the Arrow series, so I was curious to see what the McFarlane version would bring to the table: a bit more articulations (double elbows and knees). The jacket is made of a soft rubber, which restricts the posing a bit, but it still looks pretty good. The textures of the costume are very nice. The likeness? Close enough… Comes with a quiver filled with arrows, and a bow (that looks kinda crappy).
“You have failed this city!”
Comparison with DC Collectibles Arrow figures season 1 (x2), Flash/Arrow two-pack and season 3 Green Arrow figures
BATMAN (ANIMATED SERIES):
Now that one got a lot of people confused and angry. To my understanding, it is a Batman, as he would look in the Animated Series if designed by McFarlane Toys. It’s an interpretation of the design from the Batman from the Animated series from Todd McFarlane/the team at McFarlane Toys. People got so mad that it didn’t look EXACTLY like the designs from Bruce Timm (like we didn’t already get half a dozen of perfectly accurate figures from DC Collectibles in the last decade…). They gave it their own spin, and I am fine with that. It’s a great figure (and I’m tired to pretend it’s not, Murray!). Great range of articulation too! Comes with a pair of extra hands, grappling gun and batarang.
Comparison with the DC Collectibles Animated Series, New Adventures of Batman and Justice League Batman figures
SUPERMAN (ANIMATED SERIES):
That Superman goes on par with the Batman, it’s once again a “stylized” version of the Animated series design by McFarlane Toys. Same as Batman, great range of articulation. The only nitpick would be that it didn’t come with a flight stand like the other Superman, which would have been great. He comes with a couple of extra hands and a piece of bent steel.
The paint on the face is a tad too shiny compared to the neck…
Comparison with DC Collectibles Animated Series and Justice League Superman figures
(yeah, Superman hasn’t really been gifted when it comes to Animated series figures…)
GREEN LANTERN (JOHN STEWART - ANIMATED SERIES):
Another stylized Animated series figure with a ‘modern’ John Stewart. The figure comes with great accessories (constructs made of green lantern solid light, I mean!). Once again, a flight stand would have been amazing, but I’m fine with it that way too. Those 3 animated figures are very decent and quite big.
Comparison with DC Collectibles Justice League John Stewart figure (Ouch… And I thought the Superman looked bad…)
BATMAN (HELLBAT SUIT):
Now for the big boys! To quote Todd McFarlane: “That’s a lot of plastic!”. A great big figure, with huge wings that can be folded. This is the first time the Hellbat Suite was made into a figure, and it looks amazing. The shiny paint job on parts of the armor looks ridiculously good. More of that, please!
Comparison with various Armored Batman figures: DC Collectibles GCPD Batman, Mezco BVS Armored Batman, and DC Collectibles Thrasher suit Batman figures
SUPERMAN (UNCHAINED):
Another big boy with the Unchained Superman from the comic book of the same name. Jim Lee’s design was already amazing in the comic book, and the figure looks like it just came right out of it. It has a pair of wings that can be folded to look like a cape, or open. A beautiful piece of toy-engineering. (No comparison shots, due to lack of other armored Superman).
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS (BUILD-A-BATMOBILE):
The following 3 figures came with a piece of a Batmobile, à la “Build-a-figure” from other toy lines (this one comes with the left side of the car). The Batman who Laughs is the only brand new character from that wave (in the sense that there had never been any other action figure version of him before this one came out), and what can I say: McFarlane Toys sure know how to do creepy! It looks just like the Greg Capullo designs from the Dark Night: Metal comic books, and comes with a big knife and a scythe. What else?
BATGIRL (BUILD-A-BATMOBILE):
A very nice figure of ol’Barbara Gordon, coming with the right side of the Build-a-Batmobile. One of the best figures from that wave, with decent articulation allowing great poses. We need more Batgirl figures. She comes with a grappling gun and a batarang.
Comparison with DC Collectibles Essentials and Designer Series Greg Capullo Batgirl figures
NIGHTWING (BUILD-A-BATMOBILE):
Last but not least, Nightwing, aka Dick Grayson, formerly known as the boy wonder, Robin, coming with the center part of the Build-a-Batmobile. A very nice sculpt on this Nightwing (maybe a bit too emo-ish on the expression). A highly articulated Nightwing (double elbows, knees, all the works…) was long overdue. He comes with his Escrima sticks.
(Slightly blurry) comparison with DC Direct/Collectibles Hush, Essentials and Designer Series Greg Capullo Nightwing figures
BUILD-A-BATMOBILE:
Here’s the Build-a-Batmobile, when you combine the 3 parts from The Batman Who Laughs, Batgirl and Nightwing. I really like the design they chose for this Batmobile. I really hope there will be a few more in the future, even though it seems they have favored Build-a-figures rather than vehicles in the waves after that.
For a first wave, it was a very satisfying wave that the folks at McFarlane Toys gave us (not that I had any doubt about it, since I’ve been buying their product since the very first Spawn figure nearly 25 years ago). Little did we know that new figures would be announced every couple of weeks and be released soon after that, totalling in 49 figures released in 2020 alone (with already 35+ announced for the first half of 2021…yikes).
The McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Year 1, Part 2 review should drop very soon (I am unsure yet if I want to drag this over 3 weeks, so I might release them at different times, as ‘bonus reviews’). Part 2 will most likely deal with the waves up to the Dark Nights: Metal wave.
More news at 11:00… That’s a lot of plastic!
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UPDATE: EVEN MORE MCFARLANE TOYS DC MULTIVERSE LEAKS?!
Since last week’s article caught fire, ToyFarce felt that we needed to share that update with you right away. It could also be a lesson about always checking the source…
BREAKING NEWS:
UPDATE: EVEN MORE MCFARLANE TOYS DC MULTIVERSE LEAKS?!
Once again, ToyFarce got the scoop before anyone else (Sorry again The Voice of reason / @pzahui). Another store in Malaysia (it’s always Malaysia) sent us the ultimate proof (a photography of a computer screen!) about the line-up of the future waves of McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse action figures, and it’s even more surprising than the “Batman Forever”/”Batman & Robin”-Schumacher-verse waves!
There will first be a wave of DC Multiverse figures that will include Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Captain America!
After that, the DC Multiverse line will dive into the Star Wars side of DC Comics, with Darth Vader and Boba Fett figures! We can’t wait to see what Todd McFarlane has in mind for those!!
Then, there should be a new wave that will include Ronald McDonald, the Hamburglar and Grimace! They should come with various items from the McDonalds menu as accessories!
Finally, the last DC Multiverse leaked wave will be all about Sesame Street, with a 7inch action figure of Elmo, Big Bird and the Cookie Monster. There should be a build-a-figure Mr. Snuffleupagus (or ‘Snuffy’), but it hasn’t been confirmed yet!
Since last week’s article caught fire, ToyFarce felt that we needed to share that update with you right away. It could also be a lesson about always checking the source, but we are sure that everybody did, and read the article anyway, RIGHT?
We will let you know when we get more updates from Malaysia!
More news at 11:00… and always check the source!
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