They take a bit to get use to. If you pick up a Essentials for the first time you’re probably gonna take a bit to get him to stand. But I’m onto my 18th Essential and have figured out how to work with them.
Basically the ankles will be too far forward or backwards. You’ll have to finagle to get them to stand. I suggest watching a “Brad the Dc universe geek” Video review on YouTube. To see what I am talking about it’s kinda hard to explain. But nonetheless They’re fantastic figures just have to get used to their ankles. Probably my favorite Dc figs outside Dcuc/multiverse

As long as you make sure the little circle "stamps" are on the inside of the ankle, it is a lot easier to work with them and you shouldn't have any problems. I have every Essential and not a one has fallen using that configuration.

Cool thanks all. TBH the lack of guns is annoying but I have loads of spare gun accessories in my parts box he can use so thats not a deal breaker

Does the Essential head fit on the Multiverse 'hood body? I think the Essential one looks a lot better

I think it does, as I've seen the multiverse unmasked head on the Essentials body. I'd imagine it would work the other way as well.

The four horsemen sculpting on the figures was good.Their sculpting suited Darkseid and Orion.As well as Mister Miracle.But their version of Big Barda was a missed opportunity.The DC Direct version in the early 2000s was much closer to the Jack kirby art in the original comics.

4H nailed nearly every character they set out to do and the sculpt for Barda was among the very best (variant included) of the line, but I agree. Barda was shorter (sans helmet) than Miracle when she should have towered over him and many other figs.

Their Wonder Woman, which also endures as one of the better Wonder Woman figs to date across lines, was also a tad short. However that fig benefited slightly from heeled boots making her a little more statuesque.

I like the 4H Barda fig but agree she's far too short (compared to the comics where she towers over Mr Miracle)

Its a shame they didnt use the DKR Wonder Woman as a base to do an updated Barda!

Agreed on all counts! For the record, I own the regular release and the variant and love them both, but that love doesn't preclude me from identifying flaws.

I've noticed that some collectors conflate being a fan with liking EVERYTHING in a line or by a manufacturer - 'Fan' being operative of fanatic, or zealot (see Wesley Snipes and De Nero). That's never been me, and, IMO, that approach dilutes the meaning of liking something, but whatever. I suppose the proper term for me and ANYTHING I like is 'supporter'. Were I to create something to sell, I believe I might prefer 'supporters' over fans as they are capable, through their objectivity, of supplying constructive criticism that could improve the process.

...deep thoughts by NOT-Jack Handy.

I've said it before but this talk of Big Barda makes me say it again, I really want a new two pack of Barda and Scott. Maybe with the New Gods getting a movie it could happen.

Got the Big Guy!!!! Cerebral - KRANG
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Holy Crap! Thats freaking awesome! Where sid ya get it?

eBay for $350 Shipped.

Yeah I know he is very rare. But the most expensive one is done.

Freaking outstanding Ken!!!! I’m definitely jealous haha!

Hahaha. Thanx Man.

I hate Mattel for making the blue boxes much harder to open from the bottom than they needed to be.

Anyone got any Aquaman movie figs for trade? It can be the 5 inch ones or Multiverse.

So with the Killer Croc wave now out and the line seemingly finished for the forseeable future whats everyone's:

• fave figure(s)
• least fave figure(s)
• figure(s) you wish had gotten
• figure(s) you wish had gotten made

from any point in DCSH/DCUC/Exclusives/Matty Era & Multiverse

Here's mine:
Faves:
• DCUC wave 1 Batman
• DCUC wave 3 Deathstroke
• DCUC wave 6 Kalibak CNC
• DCUC wave 8 Parademon (comic version)
• DCUC wave 9 Green Arrow
• DCUC wave 9 Deadshot
• DCUC wave 10 Joke – love the Bronze Age Marshall Rogers design!
• DCUC wave 11 Question
• DCUC wave 11 Steppenwolf (comics version)
• DCUC wave 12 Darkseid CNC
• DCUC wave 15 Martian Manhunter
• DCUC wave 16 Azrael
• DCUC wave 16 Robin (Bronze Age)
• DCUC wave 16 Riddler
• DCUC wave 16 Bane CNC
• DCUC wave 18 Bronze Tiger
• DCUC wave 20 Green Arrow
• “Green Lantern’s Light” Guy Gardner
• Animal Man/B’wanna Beast 2 pack
• Batman Legacy 1st Appearance Batman
• DCSC Jay Garrick Flash
• DCSC Mirror Master
• DCSC Phantom Stranger
• DCSC Wally West Flash
• DCSC 90’s Aquaman
• Multiverse Jim Gordon Batman
• Multiverse Batgirl of Burnside
• Multiverse Reaper
• Multiverse Rookie CNC
• Multiverse Clayface CNC
• Multiverse Gotham by Gaslight Batman
• Multiverse Batman Beyond
• Multiverse Kyle Rayner Green Lantern
• Multiverse Nightwing
• Multiverse Starfire
• Multiverse KGBeast
• Multiverse Alfred

Least Faves:
• DCUC 11 Shark
• DCUC wave 15 Sinestro Corps Batman
• DCUC wave 17 Anti Monitor (for not being the COIE version!)
• DCUC wave 18 Captain Boomerang (for not being the classic version)
• Starfire from Matty Collector 2 pack
• DSCS Red Hood (WHY DID THEY MAKE A FIGURE BASED ON THIS LAME COSTUME HE WORE FOR ONE STORY!!!!???)

Wishlist:
• DCUC Wave 5 Eradicator (never had this wave released where I live)
• DCUC Wave 5 Riddler
• DCUC 10 Man Bat

Wish had been made:
• Simon Baz – sucks that he’s the only Earth GL without a figure!
• Parallax Hal Jordan
• Vigilante & Shining Knight
• Commissioner Gordon
• Heatwave
• Trickster
• Captain Boomerang (classic costume)
• Impulse
• Cyborg Superman (with better leg joints!)

I have a 3 or 4 of them. Any in particular you're looking for?

That’s a Fun list Jag.
My favorites are
Dcsh-Knight shadow Batman
Dcuc wave 1 Metamorpho(what a random but yet amazing Baf to start with)
Dcuc wave 2 Aquaman (still my personal favorite Aquaman fig)
Dcuc wave 2 firestorm(Ronnie)
Dcuc wave 3 Deathstroke
Dcuc wave 4 Batman beyond
Dcuc wave 6 Hawkman
Dcuc wave 6 Killer moth(Man hes just so absurd I love it)
Dcuc wave 7 Blue beetle and Booster Gold
Dcuc Wave 7 Flash(Barry!)
Dcuc wave 8 Dr fate(Non Gold one)
Dcuc wave 9 Green arrow
Dcuc wave 10 Man Bat
Dcuc wave 12 copperhead(Face sculpt alone is perfect)
Dcuc wave 16 Bane
Dcuc wave 16 Riddler(Jump suit)
Dcuc wave 19 Stargirl
Dcuc wave 20 Reverse Flash
Dcuc Animal man Bwana beast 2-pack
Dcuc Guy Gardner(5-pack)
Dc Unlimited savage hawkman
Owlman(5-pack)
Plastic man(Sdcc)
Dcsc mirror master
Dcsc lead
Dcsc elongated man
Dcsc Jay Garrick
Dcsc Wally west flash
Multiverse Red Hood
Multiverse Alfred
Multiverse king shark(Baf)

Least Favorites
Dcuc Cyclotron
Dcuc Golden pharaoh
Dcuc Omac
Dcsc Red Hood(exactly the same reasons as you)

Wishlist(Honestly could be 30 figures haha)
1. Dcsc Platinum(Need her to finish my metal men.)
2. Dcuc Gorilla grodd(Baf)
3. Dcuc Chemo(Baf)
4. Dcuc question(never found him)
5. Dcuc Stripe
6 Gonna cheat and say the Legion of superheroes pack

Wish would’ve been made(Honestly could be a list of 40 plus figs again haha) but ima do a top 10.
1. Heatwave
2. Trickster
3. Weather Wizard
4. The Top
5. Vigilante(Jlu costume)
6. Firefly
7. God speed
8. Pied piper
9. Gordon(seemed like a no brainer)
10. Poison Ivy(In BTAS outfit)

Sent ya a pm!!

Thanks! Thought it was be a nice celebration of the various lines over the years :)

Nice list! Metamorpho was definetly a cool & unusual choice for the first wave BAF! Killer Moth was great at showing how deep this line was willing to go for character selections to!

As someone who was a subscriber to the Matty line and generally enjoyed most of the selections I cant express how disappointed I was with Red Hood after hearing he would be the next figure its just...why? Such a waste of a slot (along with Batzarro!)

No worries about including the entire 12 pack, I never managed to get that either but it did look pretty amazing!

Cool wishlist, I really wish we had gotten more Flash villains (hell Flash could have had his own sub line like Batman & Green Lantern did!) Firefly would have been good to see as well along with Gordon and I did plan on using the Batman 80th Ivy as a BTAS version but thats before the actual figure came out LOL!

Ha, yeah that’s probably why I lurked Metamorpho so much, he was the first Baf I ever completed and he’s such a weirdly awesome character.

I was going to put Batzarro instead of Red Hood but I couldn’t do it. Ha. Batzarro is bad yes but Red Hood made me feel like they just choose that outfit to make us mad haha.

Man exactly!!! Flash Villains have been underused and produced. I would’ve killed ffor a Flash sub line(You should’ve worked for Mattel haha) I’m partially sad to see Mattel’s Dc figs come to a end, but hopeful that Mcfarlane does the license justice, I’m still wondering why we’ve never got a 6-7inch scaled Heatwave.

What would you say is the most underrated Dcuc/Mattel fig?
Mine would probably be Copperhead(even with lack of tail still) he’s one of the Dcucs I’ve actually got plural of. Still have a sealed and loose one haha.

Yeah it was a fun choice for a CNC, shame we never got the rest of the classic Outsider's to join him though!

LOL yeah same here! It was such a waste (overall I really liked the selection if not always the execution of the Matty figs except those 2)

Ha ha thanks! If I had then Flash would have totally gotten a seperate line (and Wally West Flash would have been a variant of Barry Allen Flash way back in wave 7 rather then waiting for the Matty line several years later!) Girder or Tar Pit would have made good CNC's choices!

I think Grodd is very underrated, especially as MOTUC even used the sculpt for Shadow Beast & Gygor. So was the Ted Kord Blue Beetle and the DKR Batman (which used the MOTUC buck)