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(Banner Image Source)   (Following Images 5, 4, 3, 2 Source) Mcfarlane has been delving more and more into the live action realm of the DC Multiverse with his action figure line recently with the release of whole waves dedicated to both The Dark Knight trilogy as well as Batman and Robin (as seen above). I am all for more live action representation in the line, and we've seen it continue with single releases such as Ben Affleck's BvS Batman design and Hathaway's Catwoman, not to mention Michael Keaton's original Batman suit. It seems that the live action Batman films are ripe sources for Mcfarlane at the moment, and looking at all our live action interpretations from the years, these are my most wanted figures from across the Batman film franchise.  5. Batman (Batman Begins) Ever since the reveal of The Dark Knight wave of figures this is one people have been clamoring for. While not as dynamic as the later Dark Knight suit, the Batman Begins suit is where it began for ...

Hasbro's Star Wars the Black Series line hasn't had my attention as of late as it used to have, which may be attributed to several other toylines pulling me up and other toylines giving me more of what I want whereas a lot of recent Black Series offerings haven't entirely been tailored towards me. However, 2024 looks to be a banger of a year so far with a heavy focus on the prequels which I will always be excited about, but being that there are pipelined characters and creatures I've been wanting for a while, as this is all just a taste of what we're getting this year! So with 2024 rolling through into March already, these are my top 5 most anticipated Black Series releases of the year! 5. Anakin and Padme (Phantom Menace) (Images Source) For a while I've been wanting the Phantom Menace versions of Anakin and Padme, and especially more Padme figures as she has so many iconic looks through the series! The kid Anakin looks good; however, while I'm happy to hav...

The continued comparison between modern day Mcfarlane figures and their previous Mattel counterparts in the DC Action Figure pantheon continues as another 10 figures are compared and contrasted with the present and the past, and which points either company tackled better than the other. Batmen, live action films, iconic comic characters, and more lie ahead! (Images Source unless stated otherwise) Black Lightning Starting off the list will be Jefferson Pierce, a recent example I really like of Mcfarlane taking B-tier heroes and pumping them into a line that has been stuffed with  Batmen and Supermen. When it came time for Mcfarlane to make their version, they smartly re-used the body sculpt of their Speeding Bullets Superman so Black Lightning comes out with some of the best articulation in the line, and while not entirely accurate to the source material the striping on the arms is a nice touch of sculpting for the design. Mcfarlane's also comes out with lightning effect pieces whic...

With dozens of more figures coming out every year between new designs, new characters, and updates to classic designs, here is another running down looking at what came before (Mattel's DC offerings on the left side) and comparing them to what modern day has given us (Mcfarlane's DC offerings on the right). So with 10 comparisons to run through, here is my 8th run down of DC action figure's past and present! (Images Source - unless stated otherwise) Captain Atom A very simple design from the comics for toylines to take on, Captain Atom is one of my personal favorite characters in the DC universe and I was thrilled to see an updated version of the character crop up in Mcfarlane's line of 7 inch scale figures. As with the original Mattel figure, Mcfarlane's incorporates a painted on insignia, and both employ a nice metallic look to their figures. Where the Mcfarlane one comes out on top would be articulation advancements of the modern age, along with the inclusion of ...