Like the costume itself, this figure really shouldn’t work. He comes with two very un-Batman-like weapons: a knife and a spiked baseball bat. Rather than simply repainting an older Batman, Zur-en-Arrh has the stitching sculpted in, and a much softer cape to allow the arms and legs more posing leeway. RELATED: Toy Review: McFarlane Toys’ The Batman and His Batcycles That fits with the current retcon of the design, now for a hidden Bruce Wayne personality, which was originally for a Silver Age alien who modeled himself after Batman. There’s some awkwardness - our sample has weaker ankles than usual, which arguably adds to the effect of disoriented Batman. (Though its chest logo looks the most like an actual bat silhouette.) Yet the figure executes it pretty well. His outfit is, objectively and deliberately, possibly the worst Batsuit in modern comics canon. Zur-en-Arrh Batman is a bit like Zod in reverse. Diamond Select could take a lesson on that design. No alternate hands in this one, but we once again get the elegant, very clear McFarlane flight stand. If neither’s perfect for you, rest assured McFarlane will certainly make more variants. It’s really all about which upper body type one prefers, and which color scheme. Both emphasize cloth over muscles in the sculpt, in different ways. Typically, Superman reverses this, as in the first McFarlane Superman (seen here below in his angry variant from the Doomsday 2-pack).īoth keep the S-shield shiny. The more modern costume features less red, and the cape is a diamond-ish shape, wide in the middle and short on the sides. It’s making him more in line with other current Supermen, looks a little bit like Tyler Hoechlin in the face, and…isn’t necessarily an improvement. Rebirth Superman is simply a “normal” version of the body we’ve seen McFarlane use for Infected Superman and Bizarro, not to mention the Three Jokers Batman. RELATED: Toy Review: Mondo Toys Wolverine – X-Men the Animated Series Maybe since he has no other accessories, they add perceived value. Of all the figures in this batch, Zod needs those hands the least. Superman, on the other hand, just has fists not even the salute/fly pose hand. He includes a bunch of extra hands, which seems weird considering he doesn’t include anything to hold.
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