Batman, Aquaman, Two-face, Black Manta

[drmego]

Removeable cowl

Batman will have a removeable cowl, but the sample from the factory
was all black, so in order to avoid confusion, they showed the head
and mask as one, and the Bruce Wayne sculpt.

All 4 of wave 2 will be at Toys R Us.

As for compliants - I would rather hear them now and show them
to Mattel, then wait until the line is cancelled, then discuss what
we didn't like.

NOW we're talking. Batman and Two-Face, hell yeah.
One thing tho: everyone keeps going about Batman having a removable cowl, but to me it looks like the cowl is molded and there's in fact 2 different sculpts: a Batman sculpt and a Bruce Wayne sculpt. I'm probably wrong, but that's what it looks like to me. The head with the cowl on looks almost the same size as the others, with a RC cowl on shouldn't it be a lot bigger?

Either way, I'm buying multiples of each

[pmwasson]

The prototype heads generally don't fit on the bodies as well as the final ones. The batman w/cowl may look much better if its tight fitting onto the body.

[Caelonfox]

I agree. I believe it to be two heads as well.

Toy Fair 2010 Gallery/mattel/mattel-dc-retro-action-and-zod

To me, the Batman "Cowl Head" would look good if the bottom of the cowl were more tapered to the neck. It's too "blocky" at the bottom. It's unnatural. I put my fingers up to cover the bottom of his head to thin it a little and it actually looked pretty good.

I like the Aquaman choice and head sculpt, but I think that the Aquaman scales on the suit are a bit too stark in contrast with the orange. It stands out too boldly. Maybe a softer black (flat) , even charcoal or darker orange could look better. Who knows?! Did anyone notice any leg fins?

Black Manta is awesome!!! Love him!

Two Face is not one of my favorite Batman enemies, but I will definitely buy him as well. It has a very good head sculpt. Not sure about the grey hair though. I also think the suit could be better if one side were striped/checkered or in some way textured a little, instead of simply being two different colors.

Over all, I am still extremely excited and can't wait for the "WAVE" of Wave 1 to reach the East Coast TRU stores. Looking forward to taking my 4 year old to the store to see them. I know I'm a dork, but I am even taking my camera to take pics of the displays as well as my son gazing at them!!

So excited!!

[mitchedwards]

NOW we're talking. Batman and Two-Face, hell yeah.
One thing tho: everyone keeps going about Batman having a removable cowl, but to me it looks like the cowl is molded and there's in fact 2 different sculpts: a Batman sculpt and a Bruce Wayne sculpt. I'm probably wrong, but that's what it looks like to me. The head with the cowl on looks almost the same size as the others, with a RC cowl on shouldn't it be a lot bigger?

Either way, I'm buying multiples of each

The more I look at the pics the more I'm convinced its 2 different heads.

[JDeRouen]

I'm really happy with the inclusion of Two-Face, less so with Black Manta, but I'll still end up getting one I'm sure.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Again, not begrudging anyone their opinion, but if I can express my own:

RETRO-Action guys. It's supposed to look RETRO. Batman's look in the 70s on most merchandise was still heavily influenced by the 60s show. Just look at Mego's offerings. If it looked like Jim Lee designed it, it would be wrong for what they are trying to accomplish. Neal Adams may have worked, but may have stuck out given the look of the other figures. The head looks a lot like Alex Toth's Super Friends design, which is wholly appropriate. Two-Face doesn't look like an actual burn victim, and Batman doesn't look like an obsessed loner vigilante. The look fits the times.

DC Direct and Mattel make tons of modern-looking Batmen every year. And my bet is they are sticking with the retro feel of this line, in part not to cannibalize on the 13" DCDs and other licensees with cloth costumed DC figures (Hot Toys, Tonner).

As a fan of the history of Batman, I appreciate the old-school look.

Chris

[Brown Bear]

Batman and aquaman look like they stepped right off the super friends which mean zero complaints from me.

Two face looks amazing!

[Mikey]

It's like the sculptor of all these figures has a fetish for making stupid looking Eric Stoltz as MASK chins.

[thunderbolt]

I love Batman more every time I see him. Here's to hoping we get a Robin to go with him eventually.

[gonzo]

Some more pics here. Now I think Batman and Bruce are two different heads.


Toy Fair 2010 Gallery/mattel/mattel-dc-retro-action-and-zod

If it is a cowl, it's the tightest one ever made, which is a good thing.

And it DOES resemble the Ideal Batman play-cowl. I have one!!!

Chris

It's two heads. And I'm willing to bet that one will be a variant and probably shortpacked.

[The Toyroom]

Some more pics here. Now I think Batman and Bruce are two different heads.


Toy Fair 2010 Gallery/mattel/mattel-dc-retro-action-and-zod

Wow....that close-up makes it clear...Batman looks like a dork with that cowl. Yeah it resembles the Ideal cowl from the 60s, but hell this ain't the 1960s. I would have rathered they didn't try and emulate Mego's RC idea if that's the best they can do with today's technology. Batman may very well be the weakest link of this line IMO.

[Jerry68]

It looks like he has the mego batbelt and outfit. I think if the mask fits a little higher up everything will be fine. These are just prototypes, I am sure the final product will be better. Thin the head a little and adjust the cowl, Bam good job.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Some more pics here. Now I think Batman and Bruce are two different heads.


Toy Fair 2010 Gallery/mattel/mattel-dc-retro-action-and-zod

If it is a cowl, it's the tightest one ever made, which is a good thing.

And it DOES resemble the Ideal Batman play-cowl. I have one!!!

Chris

[Mikey]

It seems for the most part many of us are unimpressed when a WGSH is remade, but we're overjoyed when a new character appears.

I think it's because when a new character is made we have nothing to compare it too.

I'm not 100% overjoyed about how this line is going, but I still have a lot of high hopes.

[darkmonkeygod]

A year ago we had nothing but rumours and hope, now look at the embarrassment of riches this toyfair has brought us, this is an incredible time, I find it hard to pick apart anything.

I've found the last 10 toy fairs boring and disappointing, I can't believe what today has brought.

You said it! This is kinda off topic, but I've been to five or six TFs, only one of those was way back when (um, the early '90s way back), the rest over the last half decade, and what I've seen here just blows all of them away. Not just the Mego style figures or my beloved Universal Monsters, but kid-dreamlike stuff such as a rocket firing Boba Fett, or a Super Powers style Lex Luthor vs MOTU Skeletor 2 pack? CRAZY and FUN! I don't collect much of this, but I sure do appreciate it. Can't wait for more pics of the smaller companies displays. I actually wish I'd gone this year, even w the snow and the fact that the lady pal would not be happy were I in NYC again without her on St. Valentine's day.