What Could Have Been...

[The Bat]

It's no secret that Mattel broke my Heart with their Batman...but I'm over it now. And I'm confident that I can get somebody to make me a Neal Adams Batman Head...to make my own Custom with.

But I'm still hoping that they get Robin right.

[rcbats1]

But you havent seen the actual Batman yet...you might change your mind next week! I hope you end up liking him.

[drmego]

The long ear cowl would not fit in the blister. For the same reason, we could
not make Black Manta with a removeable helmet.

[bizzaro megomauler]

The long ear cowl would not fit in the blister. For the same reason, we could
not make Black Manta with a removeable helmet.

do I smell mattycollector exclusives???

[The Bat]

The long ear cowl would not fit in the blister.

Seems to me Mattel could have made a taller Blister. You did for your EMCE Andorian.

[GlobalObserver]

I sure wish cmonster would make a complete Neal Adams Batman. It would be perfect.

[The Bat]

I sure wish cmonster would make a complete Neal Adams Batman. It would be perfect.

No doubt about it!!

[BlackKnight]

.... Not meant to be a Jerk ...
But a Blister Card Excuse seems pretty far out there , for something not being Bad Arse.
Even More so with how Cheap them cards seem to be made.

[rlkrefft]

I like and don't like a few things about the Batman we saw at Toyfair. I liked that the cape was long but I didn't like how baggy the suit looked on him. It didn't appear to fit him tight at all. I really hope that got fixed. I hope the cowl looks nice we will see. I would like if the cowl had black shading on the mask (something the original Mego didn't have) I also hope it fits his head good and doesn't show skin neck area. The cape should hopefully cover that.

As for Robin I just hope he is shorter then Batman...and the cowlicks are gone from his hair.

[The Toyroom]

^ I agree with BK...With all due respect I'm sure if the thought was there from the get-go in regards to a slightly larger blister to accomodate longer ears for Batman or a removable helmet for Black Manta, I don't see how that should have been a problem. If it meant moving more product with a Batman more people would pony up for or added play value with a removable helmet for Black Manta, then I would think the small cost of another half inch in height for a bubble should have been a no-brainer. Yeah Batman will sell on his own regardless of the height of his ears but I'm sure he would sell better because of them.

[boynightwing]

The Batman we saw was the prototype right? Is there a picture of the official production version yet?

[Gorn Captain]

The long ear cowl would not fit in the blister. For the same reason, we could
not make Black Manta with a removeable helmet.

Jeez. That's like making Chewbacca shorter because he needs to fit in a certain size box. Mattel makes strange choices.

[Meule]

Gotta agree the blister excuse is lame

[Sandman9580]

Yeah, making a design decision that shouldn't be made, for a reason that should be more than easy to fix... that's depressingly lame. I mean... really??? Come on Mattel!

[drmego]

It's not an excuse - it's an explanation of what went on.

I'm sorry that you don't like the reason - in the future, I'll not
mention them.

Gotta agree the blister excuse is lame