Upcoming DC Universe Figures!

[pud333]

TDKR Batman looks great except for his mouth. New 52 Wonder woman looks like a big improvement over the previous DCUC WW. For the first time in a long time I am actually excited about something from Mattel. Preordered both already!

[Toy Gremlin]

Is it just me or does that TDKR Batman looks like it uses some MOTUC parts?

[StarwarsTF]

100% agreed!

[pud333]

Originally Posted by Toy Gremlin

Is it just me or does that TDKR Batman looks like it uses some MOTUC parts?

Yes. Yes it does. That wouldn't surprise me. Still looks pretty good.

[lars573]

Originally Posted by Toy Gremlin

Is it just me or does that TDKR Batman looks like it uses some MOTUC parts?

Probably the same way that Gygor uses Grodd parts.

[cloud]

I just want to say that while the prototypes look good it just seems like Mattel has lost confidence in the DC license and has no idea what to do with it.
From DC Superheroes to DC Universe Classics and then the ill fated DC All Stars and now DC Unlimited. It seems like Mattel has no direction. We get 3 Batmen and there's no promising in what the next series is going to look like. If Mattel really wants to tap into these alternate looks of popular characters they should show some dedication with at least a Dark Knight Returns Superman and a Two-Face or Joker to show that it's not another Supermen&Batmen/DCSH line.

[pud333]

Yeah, it's spastic. Whenever a product goes under several rebrandings in such a short time, it's a clear sign there is no direction.

We'll see how these new figures are; some of them legitimately look good, but the final product may not be the same. We'll see.

[Toy Gremlin]

Originally Posted by cloud

I just want to say that while the prototypes look good it just seems like Mattel has lost confidence in the DC license and has no idea what to do with it.
From DC Superheroes to DC Universe Classics and then the ill fated DC All Stars and now DC Unlimited. It seems like Mattel has no direction. We get 3 Batmen and there's no promising in what the next series is going to look like. If Mattel really wants to tap into these alternate looks of popular characters they should show some dedication with at least a Dark Knight Returns Superman and a Two-Face or Joker to show that it's not another Supermen&Batmen/DCSH line.

Originally Posted by pud333

Yeah, it's spastic. Whenever a product goes under several rebrandings in such a short time, it's a clear sign there is no direction.

We'll see how these new figures are; some of them legitimately look good, but the final product may not be the same. We'll see.

Agreed! I'm hoping they find some kind of direction for the line by wave 3.

[Prowl_2009]

Hey, DC Fans! For those wondering, it looks like Toys R Us Canada will start carrying the DC All-Star, DC Unlimited and Batman Unlimited lines in the coming months!

I sent the TRU Canada team a message on their Facebook page asking if these lines will be available at TRU Canada and they quickly responded back with:

Hey John, sounds like this is on the horizon. Check back closer to the holidays. Thanks!

So, as the Holiday's get closer and closer, I'll be keeping tabs on this and will be posting an update when available!

[Prowl_2009]

For those wondering if the newly revealed Batman Unlimited Dark Knight Returns Batman utilizes parts from MOTU, itsalltrue.net has uncovered the truth...

Twitter user Poe Ghostal asked the Four Horsemen straight out if this new Batman figure uses parts from past MOTU figures and the 4H responded as follows:

Yes and no. Parts of him [DKR Batman] are MotU re-use and some are not.

Okay, so the answer was kind of vauge. Thankfully, Toy Guru shed some further light on this mystery on the Matty Collector forums:

I actually checked with the DC team. This is not a Batman fig using the MOTU buck. It is in “scale” to MOTUC (in order to create that unique one time Dark Knight Returns look) but the only MOTUC part it uses is the shoulders. All other parts are brand new. We were happy to loan the use of the shoulders as a one time help for the DC team, but as always, MOTU classics parts will only be used on MOTUC toys.

So there you have it, new shoulders and that's it...

As a small side note: On their Twitter account, The Four Horsemen also went on to address the figures height by saying simply:

Don’t worry about the height. He looks awesome.

And I couldn't agree more! With The Dark Knight Returns on the cusp of its 26th anniversary and the new animated flick hitting stores in about 40 days, I seriously can't wait for this piece to hit retail!