Tonner batman

[kingdom warrior]

I happen to see this months Toy fare and they had a pic of the Tonner Batman.......I don't mind the silver age look but the removable mask is just horrible the head looks okay.

This is from the site
DC Stars Collection - Tonner Doll Company (http://www.tonnerdoll.com/dcstars.htm)


http://www.tonnerdoll.com/2007Images/TONNER%202007/DCStars/batman.jpg

http://www.tonnerdoll.com/2007Images/TONNER%202007/DCStars/batman1.jpg

[jemboy2004]

I love his Mera and Aquaman isn't bad but the mask does look a little odd on this doll. I feel the same way about the batgirl mask too. Otherwise it's not too bad looking.

[BlackKnight]

Well,... I for some reason think he's cool,.. & might want to purchase him, for some reason. :cool_y:

[joshvox]

the mask looks REALLY bad, but other than that, for a tonner doll, it's not bad.

[The Toyroom]

Looks like a foreign knock-off....I'll pass! :ugh_y:

[thunderbolt]

yeeeshh!!!! Man, that's horrid. right up there with the Phyllis Diller looking Joker.

[Werewolf]

I’ll say it again I just don’t get the market for these. I can’t imagine fashion doll collectors wanting them and they are way too goofy looking for super hero collectors. Also when you compare the Tonner Batman to the DC Direct 13 inch Batman, it goes from goofy to down right cringe worthy. The DC Direct one is also a fraction of the price.

http://www.cooltoyreview.com/DCD_13deluxe_BatmanClassic.asp

[nightowlghoul]

it seems they sculpted a Batman Begins cowl and decided to go with a classic look and color instead.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Mego's Batman cowl was better 35 years ago.

The blue is WAY too light as well. I agree with everything Werewolf said on this.

Chris

[saucerful]

I don't dig the white eyes in the cowl. makes him look like Galt (that's his name, right?) from "Gamesters of Triskelion", who is cool, but...well, you get my point.... :googly:

[MegoScott]

How do you spend who knows much money on a license, go through who knows how many meetings and emails and come up with that?

[huedell]

How do you spend who knows much money on a license, go through who knows how many meetings and emails and come up with that?


Throw "in 2007" somewhere in there and that's what I'M thinkin' :juggleyes_y:

[toys2cool]

yeah that mask isn't all that great but the face is worse,so the mask it is :grin:

[Overkill]

yeah that mask isn't all that great but the face is worse,so the mask it is :grin:

I think the figure wouldn't be all that bad if the whole head piece was just chopped off(including the cowl). The head is just what destroys the figure.:no:

[LadyZod]

If you've got $170 to blow on a Batman figure like that, I think I can cobble together something with a group of kindergarteners using latex paint, a discarded Ken doll, and an old bowling bag that can equal if not surpass THAT effort.

[MegoSteve]

It looks like a scaled-down department store mannequin from 1979. Last time I saw hair like that on a man, it was in an ad for "the wet look."

[jemboy2004]

fashion dolls and super heros have crossed paths a few times. Some with success and some not.

Ideal used glamour misty to do the Super Queens and Mego Did the Wonder Woman Lynda Carter dolls in the fashion doll type of toy. Even though some will say it was marketed as a action figure.

Barbie has done super hero themes serveral times. Some of famous characters Like the Wonder Woman collector doll in 99 & Catwoman in 04 and the many DC stars in recent years by mattel or the Guardian Goddess dolls done in 79 by mattel, which were she-ra type of suepr hero dolls, Not to mention a few other fashion doll hero types too.

Tonner also did hero's about 10 years ago, the porcerlain collector dolls about 10 years ago too.

Tonner continues to do them so My guess is they are selling or they would end them.

Long story short. Fashion doll collectors lover superheros! :) I've collected many fashion dolls over the years and know alot of others who do too and most love fashion dolls as superhero's so I think that is who's buying the tonner dolls.

[K]

The Tonner company makes a very "pretty" Aquaman, too. LOL!

VERY pricey stuff!

[starsky]

yeah, i'm pretty sure there's a specific audience they are targeting not just your typical "action figure collector."

[Werewolf]

fashion dolls and super heros have crossed paths a few times. Some with success and some not.



The differences between those and the Tonner dolls is they were all aimed at children. The Mego WW and Mattel Barbie heroes are also a lot nicer looking and a heck of a lot cheaper as well. The prices on those were also all low enough super hero collectors could pick them up just for the novelty of it.

I mean, I like fashion dolls as much as the next collector (maybe more), but those Tonner heroes are just ridiculous looking. Heck the Tonner Batman makes Mattel's Superman Returns Ken/Sups look good by comparison.

[palitoy]

I really like the Barbie Superheroines line and wish they'd do more but these are just a slight bit too pretty for my tastes.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I really like the Barbie Superheroines line and wish they'd do more but these are just a slight bit too pretty for my tastes.

According to my wife, Toy Fair should reveal new Barbie WW, Batgirl and Black Canary. This according to reliable Barbie websites.

Chris

[HardyGirl]

The girl figures are nice (albeit really expensive), but the guys look too feminine. And that Joker is a NIGHTMARE.

[jemboy2004]

see werewolf I Love the ken as Superman Returns "fashion Doll"

I agree that most of the fashion dolls as heros were aimed at childern but Tonner is aiming at fashion doll collectors and They must be selling them as they continue to do them. I got the L.E. spiderman 3 set from FAO for X-mas and I really like the set alot. I guess I'm one of those fashion doll collectors who think that they are ok and sometimes they are pretty nice too. If I had the space and money I might get a few other's but I'd rather get antique toys if given the choice, still if given to me as a gift I'd think that was great.

[argent007]

Tonner Batman = Lame.

[spaceace35]

According to my wife, Toy Fair should reveal new Barbie WW, Batgirl and Black Canary. This according to reliable Barbie websites.

Chris


more batgirl yessss

[Earth 2 Chris]

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/wizarduniverse_1987_357436940.jpg

Check out Tonner's new "Wonder Woman" (I use that term loosely). Its a Diamond exclusive (probably because no one else would carry it!)

Who wants this, honestly? It's like a $200 version of Hasbro/Mattel made-up-pink-dayglow-nightmare Batman!

My wife, Wonder Woman AND fashion doll collector thinks this is hideous...so whose buyin'?

Chris

[The Toyroom]

Oh that's sooooo friggin' UGLY! When the heck has Wonder Woman EVER worn that? Answer....NEVER! What are these companies (DC) thinking when they license their characters out like that? $$$ Cha-ching! (Although who would actually PAY anything for that is probbaly another matter entirely.)

[kingdom warrior]

That's Hideous!

[jemboy2004]

well, I don't know all who collect the tonner dolls but know a few and they love the hero's and especially the heroines. Chris, your wife doesn't like it but I like the other one that's like this WW but done in different colors. Amazon Warrior, I think it was called. If no one liked them and wasn't buying them why would they continue to make them? Someone out there likes them.

These are collectors dolls and It's no surprise that guys(and gals) who like action figures would hate them. The tonner dolls need to be seen in person, they look alot better in person. I only have the spiderman set from FAO but seen most in person and was surprised that they looked much better in person. Especially WW, the first one I thought she looked cheap and ugly too but in person I was like wow the prototype in the promotions didn't do the doll justice.

[BlackKnight]

I think the Head piece & Chest Emblem Kills it the most for that Wonder Woman...., the rest of the figure is not that bad imo. Like some weird Variant or something,.. Surly no worse than "Rocket Powered Ice Tonic Green Batman" :smiley1:

[Earth 2 Chris]

Cindy actually owns the "normal" WW like this, and she likes it. And the Amazon warrior one isn't bad, but this seems a bit steep for some made up variation when there are plenty of legitimate WW costume variants from the comics to choose from. Plus, the eagles do kill it, and make it look like someone took some cheap plastic animals and glued it on her.

This costume looks like something someone would wear to put you in mind of Wonder woman (like on a bad variety show) but not actually Wonder Woman.

My wife likes elements of the costume (especially the kick a** thigh high boots) on their own but when put all together calls it a garish "total fashion do NOT"

Just my take.

[TCM Hitchhiker]

Yikes, that mask is horrible indeed. No way in hell I would release something that looked like that. I have seen some of their other male figures and they are almost as bad. They should stick to the chicks.