Top 5 most wanted Mcfarlane DC Multiverse figures based on The Dark Knight Returns comic series vol 2

I knew it was only a matter of time until Mcfarlane got around to the Dark Knight Returns seeing as it is one of the most popular Batman centric storylines of all time, and they knocked a lot of the primary characters out in one fell swoop as a wave all together! In addition to the armored Batman that we already had, we now have Joker, Carrie Kelley, Superman, and standard Batman all based on this great comic and all looking great. The standard Batman is by far my favorite among the bunch but Superman's beefier, stockier design comes in at a close second. With this big dive into the Returns universe I'm hoping Mcfarlane won't forget about it soon because there are several more characters I'd like to see next from this universe, and I'll kick my top 5 off with a familiar character!



5. Carrie Kelley (Batgirl)
The less said about The Dark Knight Strikes Again the better, but The Master Race really brought things back around for me and delivered a solid story that made the Dark Knight Returns universe great once again! Carrie Kelley was in a much more confident, prominent role as Batgirl, a full on partner to Batman who had long outgrown her Robin moniker. I loved this matured take on the character that made it feel like she was truly growing!


4. Lara Kent
Introduced in Dark Knight Strikes Again as one of the only parts I could stomach, Lara's storyline stretching throughout the 2nd and 3rd books in this universe were a delight to read. Her downward spiral towards villainy throughout the 3rd book was a tough pill to swallow as she opposed her father and the other heroes, but seeing her begin to come around and see the error of her ways was great.


3. Wonder Woman
Mattel brought this design to the action figure realm once already but another go around would be appreciated, and Wonder Woman is another character that I think really excelled in this universe after her introduction! Just like Lara, the 3rd book in the series really knew what to do with the character and conveyed her in a better light than the 2nd, giving us a great version of Diana in the gritty, grim world that had been built.


2. The Flash
Speaking of the grim and gritty world, Barry Allen still managed to retain a lot of his light and injected that into the series after his introduction. Seeing him plowed by the Kryptonians in the 3rd book was painful to read, but his continued optimism made him a great opposing energy to the rest of the characters. I also like his design a lot in the series, the black and yellow being a big departure and something new, with the shorts another aspect that is specific and unique to this iteration of the character.


1. Mutant Leader
This is the only character to cross over from the previous list, and to be honest I'm still scratching my head over why Mcfarlane decided to go with a horse as the Build A figure from the first wave, and not the Mutant Leader to nicely put a bow on the first book in the series. One of the most iconic elseworlds characters of all time, the Mutant Leader lead the disgusting, oppressive Mutant gang of Gotham and was involved in one of Batman's most brutal, bare knuckled fights of all time. I would love to see Mcfarlane bring this revolting character to life in figure form once again to go along with the rest of the set!



Related posts:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Top 5 most wanted Star Wars the Black Series aliens from The Phantom Menace

Image
The prequel love is very strong recently in Star Wars the Black Series, the line of 6 inch collection figures covering the Star Wars franchise. It felt like, as a prequel fan, that I was gasping for prequel figures in the collection not only a year ago but now we've had a flood of them, with another flood quickly coming! It's gotten me more excited for the line than I've been in a long time, and I've been thinking about some choice prequel characters I'd like to see! Aliens are getting a bit of a resurgence in the line as well, with prequel Jedi, Moloch, Rio, and a few others, so what better list to make than my most wanted aliens from the prequels? For this post I'm focusing in on Phantom Menace which had a great selection of aliens! And here are my top 5! (Image Source) Related posts: Most wanted Star Wars the Phantom Menace Black Series figures Top 5 most wanted Star Wars Black Series droids 5. Pod racers Undoubtedly, one of the best scenes of
Read more

Top 5 most wanted Jakks Pacific Sonic Badniks vol 2

Image
(Images Source) We have been getting more and more robotic Badniks in Jakks Pacific's line of Sonic figures which is very exciting! Primary characters are great, but getting more of the background designs to fill out the scenes is awesome and we've recently got some Badniks I was eagerly waiting for like the Burrobot, Newtron, and most recently the Caterkiller!! Eggman's army is packed to the brim though with all kinds of robotic enemies, and these are five more I hope to eventually see! 5. Jaws The Chopper is not the most posable of the Badniks that we've gotten so far (not that many are very posable to begin with), but it is such a classic design from the series and another underwater enemy would be the Jaws. With Jakks Pacific steadily working through giving us little playsets themed around different levels, a set themed around the underwater sequences would be the perfect way to get this guy into the line. 4. Roller With complete transparency, I will admit that thes
Read more

Top 5 most wanted Mattel Hammond Collection dinosaurs

Image
The Hammond Collection looks to be the collector's dream for an articulated, highly accurate line of dinosaur figures! We're getting lot's of iconic and fan favorite creatures in the line's first year, with more great figures sure to be in the line's future! (Image Source) 5. Pteranodon The version of this dino that we got from the Amber collection was pretty spot on; however, we've got a new scale to work with and so I'm needing myself a new collector's line Pteradon to fit in with the rest of the Hammond Collection we've been building up to this point! I'd be really interested to see if a flight stand would be included as well, especially since stands haven't been utilized up to this point in this line. (Image Source) 4. Quetzalcoatlus A newer dinosaur being introduced into the film series is one who looks epic brought to life! I love the head design of this massive flying beast, and just like the Pteranodon I have no doubt that the wingspa
Read more