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Okay, I'll start the commenting with a fact. I really disliked the first two waves of figures. I wouldn't go so far as to call them a failure, but they fell waaaaay short of the mark. Floppy bodies, bad stitching, chest emblems falling off, sweating action all made their way into the production figures. I had pretty much written off any interest in these figures. I have much respect for EMCE and the efforts they put into them. It took a lot of love and time to get these made. Mattel just dropped the ball.
Now, fast forward to this evening. I recieved my Shazam figure from Ebay. Maybe it's cause I'm a Shazam fanboy, but only one word came to mind when I got him out of the mailer box...majestic.
This is a HUGE turnaround for the line, and I cannot be happier. I truly wanted this line and concept to succeed, and it appears that is going to happen. The suit and it's gold trim is a sight to behold. Very few of the pics do the suit justice. It's just stunning. The head sculpt is dead-on perfection. Sure he could have been CC Beck squinty, but this is much more effective and captures the boyish essence of the character. I have no idea how the changes were made from proto sculpt to this, but it's a 200 percent improvement.
The packaging is awesome too. That's an underrated part of the whole when examining a figure. The blue weathered look just simply works. The artwork chosen is a good representation of the era from which they were created. The entirety of the aesthetics is far beyond strong and a testament to hard work and evidence that a toy manufacturer actually listened to it's dissatisfied customers.
Bottom line, my mind has been changed big time. I don't say these things lightly. This is just such a treat to have this in my hands 37 years after I received my first Shazam figure. I almost have the same feeling. Now I've got to decide if I open the card...
Scott
Now, fast forward to this evening. I recieved my Shazam figure from Ebay. Maybe it's cause I'm a Shazam fanboy, but only one word came to mind when I got him out of the mailer box...majestic.
This is a HUGE turnaround for the line, and I cannot be happier. I truly wanted this line and concept to succeed, and it appears that is going to happen. The suit and it's gold trim is a sight to behold. Very few of the pics do the suit justice. It's just stunning. The head sculpt is dead-on perfection. Sure he could have been CC Beck squinty, but this is much more effective and captures the boyish essence of the character. I have no idea how the changes were made from proto sculpt to this, but it's a 200 percent improvement.
The packaging is awesome too. That's an underrated part of the whole when examining a figure. The blue weathered look just simply works. The artwork chosen is a good representation of the era from which they were created. The entirety of the aesthetics is far beyond strong and a testament to hard work and evidence that a toy manufacturer actually listened to it's dissatisfied customers.
Bottom line, my mind has been changed big time. I don't say these things lightly. This is just such a treat to have this in my hands 37 years after I received my first Shazam figure. I almost have the same feeling. Now I've got to decide if I open the card...
Scott
I think my biggest question is WHY on EARTH did Mattel go with this new body style, when Dr. Mego's Type-2s are pretty damn close to PERFECT??
). The quality just blows Mattel away. And he was only $14.99....worth every Penny!
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