13" Green Arrow PICS [Archive]

grayhank

Apr 5, '08, 3:38 PM

Here is the man! Enjoy!

Boxed
http://a95.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/47/l_d66f2ce0b976fcfa6f421fa73d761b7e.jpg

Open Insert
http://a16.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/33/l_9a801a4ac68cc11d7676378ebb1f1f57.jpg

Loose - Unmasked with Closed Fists
http://a31.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/31/l_c5173a27e4d1e45e99ac583cd4e5b556.jpg

Loose - Masked with Closed Fists
http://a784.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/72/l_10f40a39f140072929bff8616ee50bc7.jpg

Loose - Action Stance with Alternate Posable Hands
http://a901.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/74/l_fc8fd4385dfe045410d360573a42a194.jpg

10 Trick Arrow Set (actually comes with 31 Arrows Total)
http://a136.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/92/l_1ccc785bd99c036a7f6a0c53bfbb2d8f.jpg

BlackKnight

Apr 5, '08, 4:22 PM

That is Totally Bad Arse Hank !!!! :grin:
Big thanks for the Pics. :yes:

toys2cool

Apr 5, '08, 4:39 PM

man that looks bad!!!!!!!!!!!! :grin:

BlackKnight

Apr 5, '08, 4:47 PM

I like the Masks on these.... They got some sorta Magnet in them,.. or something,.. to hold them into place I would think. I don't have any of the Mask one's yet... It's just what I gather they did. I can look at this figure all day. I know I have to get him. The last one I felt like this with was the Blue/Grey Batman,.. & he ended up comming Home. :yes:

thunderbolt

Apr 5, '08, 5:35 PM

The head looks a bit odd with the hat off, and DCD really needs to do something about that bicep cut. The trick arrow look sweet.

Overkill

Apr 5, '08, 8:20 PM

Man, that's a really nice figure! Love the arsenal of trick arrows and the action pose! Though I do agree about the head looking a bit odd without the hat. Kind of looks like an old man hairline, or a wig placed badly on his bald head. I'd just keep the hat on at all times. :P

And Jason, as for the mask, I own a Robin figure, and the mask sort of fits into the groove of the figure's face (no magnetism). The bad part about this is that the mask can easily be popped off at the slightest pressure against it since it's a weak hold (well mine is at least) That's why I used a tiny thread the wrap the mask around the back of the head for insurance. I really think they should of magnetized the masks, it would of made much more sense.

grayhank

Apr 5, '08, 8:40 PM

I don't like the hairline on him either without his hat. He does look like he's balding with a bad comb over. The only other thing that really bugs me is that the hat seems a tiny bit too small as far as fitting on his head.

This is the first DC 13" figure that I have opened and I am somewhat disappointed that considering what they cost, there isn't much play factor to these guys. They are GREAT to look at, but it took me a considerable amount of time to get Ollie into that action pose. His hands kept popping off as I tried to place the bow into them or when adjusting his pose. Perhaps the reason for this is the bow is actually upside down in my pic but when I realized that I didn't want to start all over again.

Earth 2 Chris

Apr 5, '08, 9:46 PM

Looks great except the hair and the hat does seem too small.

DCD REALLY needs to rethink the hands. It's the one consistent flaw in the line. At least give us a pivot point.

Chris

misterdroid

Apr 5, '08, 11:15 PM

That is a beautiful figure... but those bicep cuts are wretched. It doesn't quite ruin the figure, but it's the reason why I keep passing on these guys. They are UGLY and show through costumes... not good.

SlipperyLilSuckers

Apr 6, '08, 5:57 AM

Now I've really gotta get one. Thanks heaps for the pics. Nice to see someone else takes them outta the box. I love the trick arrows too.

The Toyroom

Apr 6, '08, 7:34 AM

Very cool figure!

monkey tennis

Apr 6, '08, 7:46 AM

Man that's cool.
Love the beard.

huedell

Apr 15, '08, 4:43 PM

I don't think the hair is as bad as everyone's saying---
I mean---so Ollie's a bit follically challenged once he has "hat hair" head.
Seems realistic enough (Ollie IS an older guy)....PLUS the way the hair is styled
seems to make it easier for the hat's placement on the head.

And...
Who was planning on displaying him without his hat anyway?

My verdict?

"Perfect figure"---and possibly the best superhero figure release ever.

Thanks for the pics!

thunderbolt

Apr 15, '08, 4:48 PM

^^^ I don't buy the hair or the hat excuses. Hasbro did it just fine on a cheapo 9 inch figure, for 70 bucks or so, I'd expect better.

huedell

Apr 15, '08, 5:53 PM

^^^ I don't buy the hair or the hat excuses. Hasbro did it just fine on a cheapo 9 inch figure, for 70 bucks or so, I'd expect better.

Better in what way?

It was a design choice that looks appropriate in its practicality....
i.e. a headsculpt that looks realistic in the context of having to have that
cool removable hat as a feature.

Now, if you would've liked him to have perfectly styled hair and still
have a removable hat---maybe he shoulda had two heads--one with
hat wearing capabilities and one without, one that'd have "perfect hair"
---a "non-hat head" look (if you will).

(But then again, it IS a GREEN ARROW figure and not an OLLIE QUEEN one)

Other than that suggestion which might've been a reasonable one to
build into the "high" cost---I can't see any reason to complain.

Hey---I'm used to paying $70 plus for a nice figure---and THAT one
is the best superhero figure I've ever seen made by a factory!

(That other figure you mention PALES in comparision just by the arrows alone
---edited to add that if you say the HAT worked better on the other figure---well,
I guess that's a legitimate point, but I'd have to take another look)

BlackKnight

Apr 15, '08, 6:04 PM

.. I think the Prices on these figures are very reasonable for what you get. Hell,.. I pay 70 bucks or More for a Minty Mint Loose 8"Mego. :smiley1:

thunderbolt

Apr 15, '08, 7:44 PM

Better since Hasbro's doesn't make Ollie look like he's wearing Speedy's Peter Pan hat he got at Disney land.

Well, at least 13 inch overpriced Ollie has a equally scary Black Canary to hang out with now. :)

huedell

Apr 15, '08, 10:29 PM

Better since Hasbro's doesn't make Ollie look like he's wearing Speedy's Peter
Pan hat he got at Disney land.

ZING! :)

Actually I like that hat---but I can see why you'd be put off if you despised
the hairsculpt underneat AND the hat---it starts to add up.

Black Canary?

I had no idea--- Is she in her classic 70s suit like GA?

thunderbolt

Apr 16, '08, 3:47 AM

^^^ She's in her classic threads, sculpted hair, no gloves, and a MASK??

Earth 2 Chris

Apr 16, '08, 8:15 AM

The Golden Age Black Canary wore a mask in her first few appearances in Johnny Thunder's strip in Flash Comics. So you can have JLA Dinah or her JSA mom.

By the way, I got GA in Friday and while his hat is a bit small, if you fiddle with it some and get it on there right it looks MUCH better. Great figure over all. Canary comes with an alternate "Canary Cry" head by the way:

http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/9/8/9821_b_full.jpg

More pics here:
DC Direct (http://www.dccomics.com/dcdirect/?dcd=9821&lst=new&cat=JUST+ANNOUNCED)

Chris

BlackKnight

Apr 16, '08, 10:05 AM

... I am a bit disapointed with some of thier character selections with the line... I think that when I saw the BlackCanary. :ugh_y:

huedell

Apr 16, '08, 10:33 AM

Earth 2 Chris

Apr 16, '08, 11:47 AM

I think Dinah looks nice myself. The only figure in this line (besides the movie Supes and Bats) I have a quibble with is Two-Face. His head is indeed to small. I think the thick suit makes it look even smaller, but it's too small to begin with.

The movie Superman and Batman don't look enough like the actors for me to bother.

Chris

BlackKnight

Apr 16, '08, 11:58 AM

I must be a "sucker" to some (BK, T-bolt) as I like everything from this line----
and some of them just seem like "homeruns"
I thought that BLACK CANARY looked real cool.
Like---what's wrong with it?
(Thanks for posting the pix Chris)

Let me Explain my comment.
I do think That Black Canary looks good,.. However to Know that WonderWoman has still not been made,.. it's alittle disapointing.

I also think that all the Movie related 13inchers just Blow imo. The 1st Batman, Superman & Now the new Batman & Movie Joker are just lame,.. when you think about the characters that have not been made yet. Like Hawkman & Deathstroke to name a few.

I am a big fan of the 13inch DCD Figures. & DO think that most of the line is a HomeRun,.. & think the price is resonable for what you get. I am confused a bit on how they are kinda all over the Place with the figures. Like,.. what timeline are they trying to achieve ? You got a Dick Robin now,.. when before they Made a NightWing in his current digs. When they went with a Current CatWoman,.. then released a Barb BatGirl .. ?

I just kinda Wish they would follow a certain time period with the figures. :smile:

Earth 2 Chris

Apr 16, '08, 12:09 PM

I think they are really being fairly smart in their release schedule. By jumping around to different eras and skipping some of the more popular characters, it insures that the line can last. Remember Super Powers? All of the main characters came out in the first wave. That helped kill the line over the long run, I think.

George Brewer, head of DCD, has said they are waiting to do Wonder Woman after they have several female figures under their belt so they can get her just right.

Chris

BlackKnight

Apr 16, '08, 12:11 PM

When WonderWoman comes,.. I know she will be great. I just want her Bad. :grin: ... Wouldn't mind a Red Tornado & a StarFire either. :yes:

Earth 2 Chris

Apr 16, '08, 12:18 PM

Wouldn't mind a Red Tornado & a StarFire either.

With Starfire they could use the..er...chest accessory they developed for Power Girl.

I really need to snap some pics of my figures. I have all now but the movie figs and the classic Superman...

Chris

huedell

Apr 16, '08, 12:40 PM

BK---thanks for the extended explanation....I can relate because
I'm following along and can see what you're talking about regarding "era jumps"

Personally---if I WERE to start collecting (inevitable, I think!)---I'd only attempt to
get more of a "classic 70s" look to my collection---INCIDENTALLY THAT explains
why I haven't been critical of the likenesses on the movie figures :)

A sad thing for me will be IF the WW is never available with her "EAGLE" chest icon
---as it is, I can see possibly comissioning someone to redo Aquaman's shirt
with a strictly orange material.

(Maybe even comission a sculptor te resculpt JOKER'S hair to something a bit more
70s---i.e. less bangs)

grayhank

Apr 16, '08, 1:28 PM

I have gotten all of them but the movie Bats & Supes. Overall I think most of them have been done decently enough. The ones I like the least are Two-Face, Catwoman and Power Girl.

Two-Face - I have to agree that the head is just too small. Other than that not a terrible figure.

Catwoman - I just don't like the outfit. I don't know why when it comes to making her in particular that nobody ever seems to get her right. It might be perhaps that she has had more costume changes than just about anybody. I think the one I liked the most from the comics was the purple cat suit.

Power Girl - The sculpted hair looks really bad. But the "BIGGEST" problem is her big chest. They made her chest so ridiculously huge that it's difficult to take her seriously as a character. She's another of those DC characters that they just don't seem to know what to do with. She should have been killed off in Crisis instead of Supergirl. I don't know who came up with that lastest costume of hers but it too needs a drastic change. The cape going under her arm like that looks totally stupid and makes no sense. I dunno, maybe I'm just not a fan of the character.

I think the smartest thing DC Direct could do in regards to Wonder Woman is to model her figure based on the Lynda Carter look. Not necessarily her face, but her costume was perfect on the show. If they go with the modernized version of her then she should be based on Brian Bolland's depiction of the her on those great comic covers he did.

Earth 2 Chris

Apr 16, '08, 1:46 PM

Just FYI Power Girl's current outfit and overly chesty depection goes all the way back to All-Star Comics #58, her first appearance. Ric Estrada and Wally Wood illustrated PG with the peep-hole and the cape over the shoulder and all that. She was toned down later on due to complaints mostly from former DC publisher Jenette Kahn.

I actually like what they did with PG. It fits the character as she was originally and currently depicted. The normal female body wouldn't have been quite right for her.

Chris

grayhank

Apr 16, '08, 2:09 PM

I dunno, the costume perhaps does...

http://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/d/d7/All-Star_Comics_58.jpg

But the chest has taken on an identity of its own. I know a lot of guys who think the bigger they are the better they are but let's leave those things to the adult entertainment industry. :yes: (Seriously, they are bigger than her head.)

http://www.perfectframesgallery.com/images/PRODUCT/large/2202.jpg

The Toyroom

Apr 16, '08, 5:50 PM

Man, I gotta start collecting these!

BlackKnight

Apr 16, '08, 5:58 PM

I like PG Myself... thought She was the Best female character thus far that was made.

grayhank

Apr 16, '08, 7:03 PM

I like PG Myself... thought She was the Best female character thus far that was made.

Hmm, stop looking at her chest and look at the entire figure :smiley1:

I think Batgirl has been the best.

BlackKnight

Apr 16, '08, 7:36 PM

Come to think about it,.. I didn't realize there was more to look at. :smiley1:

Earth 2 Chris

Apr 16, '08, 9:29 PM

BlackKnight

Apr 16, '08, 11:00 PM

Well, PG had a larger chest inside the comic than on the covers. And they just kept getting bigger. In Wally Wood's last issue the were the size of two medicine balls. The rumor I read somewhere is Wood was miffed at having to lose the peep-hole, so he just kept inking and or drawing them bigger and bigger. Next issue Joe Staton took over and they went to normal comic heroing size.

Chris

& There you Have it ! :grin:
Toon in tommorrow Folks,.. same Bat time..., same Bat channel & Our Very own Resident Museum expert in the art of Drawing Boobies will explore an indepth Review on Everyone's beloved Big Boobied CatWoman from the 90's In her Purple Suit. MMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEOW ! :smiley1:

Sorry Bro,.. Just having some fun.
I actually enjoyed that bit of info In the World of ComicBook Boobies. PG Is My Favorite Chick in the DC Universe. It's great that She has developed (Not that way) :terror: ... Into more of a Powerful Character in the Universe. :grin:

Earth 2 Chris

Apr 17, '08, 7:04 AM

Yeah, I guess it did sound like I was taking all of that a bit too seriously. A schloarly examination of BG's chest size is a bit much.

As for Catwoman, that's all Jim Balent. Before him Selina was just the typical comic gal.

Chris

The Toyroom

Apr 17, '08, 7:19 AM

^ Yeah I think Balent's version of Catwoman is my least favorite actually. I prefer my Catwoman to be more Newmaresque in stature and uh...attributes. :)

BlackKnight

Jun 4, '08, 11:00 PM

I finally got my Green Arrow today.
I must say this is one of the Most visually stunning Figures Ever.
What a Fantastic Piece. Get yours before they go up in price ! :yes:

TCM Hitchhiker

Jun 4, '08, 11:13 PM

This figure could have been so awesome, but his tiny hat completely ruined it for me.

huedell

Jun 6, '08, 1:16 AM

I don't have it in hand, but by all accounts it seems to be the only
superhero action figure MASS MARKET figure that I'd say was my top TOP
favorite---if only to look at (as I'm not one to currently be collecting such large figures)----

Here's a great review for the great figure:
Deluxe Green Arrow action figure - Another Pop Culture Collectible Review by Michael Crawford, Captain Toy (http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_043008a.htm)

Michael is a pretty reliable source