McFarlane Man-Bat, Killer Croc, Ghost-Maker
 

DC Multiverse - Pre-Orders for Killer Croc, Ghost-Maker, and Man-Bat

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Killer Croce pre-ordered! My only wish is that he had a hinged jaw, I would gladly trade the useless toe joints for that!

Ghost maker looks cool but those parachute pants really throw off what coulda been a great design.

I instantly ordered that Man-Bat and Killer Croc.

Wow. Thats a really Good Line up. Espeically, the Man-Bat.

That Man-bat is really amazing and I also instantly preordered. Killer Croc looks really cool too but I'm still unsure on whether I want to preorder him.

The sculpt work on that Man-Bat is very impressive. The Croc looks great too.

Manbat with closed wings... Why?

EXACTLY!?!? I will still be pre-ordering right after i post this. But really? I would rather have permanently open wings. Maybe we will get one like that as an alternative down the road.

Probably because they wanted to keep him in the same box as other megafigs and looking at the in-box pics he already fills that space out pretty well.

I've joked about it before, but now it's no longer a joke. The Fortnite Overtaker is a better Ghost-Maker figure than the actual Ghost-Maker figure.

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Man-Bat should've come with alternate unfurled wings like the DCD BTAS one. It would've been worth an upcharge.
Killer Croc that can't chomp is also confounding.

For the megafigs I still feel Mcfarlane not including alt hands and heads is bloody nuts for the price point. At what price can the figure come with the standard stuff?

ManBat

After owning Goliath and Thailog from NECA. I get the desire for wings stretched out, but man the number 1 complaint would be.

"Takes up to much space".

I think this is a wiser design choice.
Though they could have also throw in interchangeable arms with extended wings. This right about where I'm on the fence about accessories vs price point.

I think from the Batman and monster building side of things, this might be a must buy.


Killer Croc

This one I get. It's the game design. Honestly we'd be here all day on the perfect croc look. His design is all over the place. From a fairly tall big guy(but still human) with some bumpy skin to a full on mutate giant crocodile man who can chomp people in half.

I think Arkham is really the perfect look for those on the giant croc side of things.

Again for the price, we SHOULD have gotten two fists and open hands.

I like the design but it's a mix on a must buy.



Ghost Maker

The character I'm least familiar with. His origin story isn't something we haven't seen before. He's Batman's Godspeed in a way as Jean Paul Valley basically did it better.
Or I might be wrong.

I really like the design. So I'll preorder. But I'm very much concerned about articulation. These pictures are only showing him standing up. How far can the legs bend?

This may be one of those cases where "Todd you aren't making statues". Or it's just the photographer didn't/couldn't push it without a flight stand.

The card picture is really boring compared to the pics we just got a Godspeed for example. Also comic images are back with ManBat?

Now as to the parachute legs. I mean that's what he looks like in the comics. I don't know how that fornite figure is more appropriate given the comic design. It's like saying Superior Iron Man is a better Ghost Maker look. Doesn't make a lot of sense.

He's basically a desert warrior- thus the baggie clothes.



Now overall. Not bad. My problem has never been a Batman universe focus with this line but literally doing Batman and characters like Duke and doing the Batman version. The first "Aquaman" was a Batman. But doing the rogues is different.

Also again this lack of standard accessories becomes more and more annoying.

I agree with this but regarding Swamp Thing. How does Swampy not come with different hands and ones of him regrowing limbs or roots. I swear the Masters of The Universe Revelation Moss Man is a better Swamp Thing in terms of accessories. Kajiu Swamp Thing is 40 comes with one different hand.

This is Moss Man a 17-20 figure comes with a bunch of accessories

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Don't be ridiculous. They're just traditional ninja/samurai pants and therefore eminently appropriate to the character's overall design. :rolleyes:

Im not saying its not true to comic but the bulkiness doesnt translate well in terms of articulation and aesthetic. A slimmer look to the pants would been better.

Ghostmaker had pretty cool villains in the backup stories that he was in. I like the character

without the spread wings he just looks like a stylized werewolf; I'm not a fan of the huge design

All that fabric would just get in his way. :rolleyes:

Man-Bat is a "Pre Pre" for sure!!! ;^)

I still fail to see what makes Man Bat and Croc more pricey "megafigs" when that Batman Doomsday thing was $19.99.

Love that ManBat- waiting on the pre-order. I LOVE the folded wings, means he's going to be a lot easier to get into my Rogues Gallery and still look awesome. Knowing Todd's game, an open wing version is no doubt already built and waiting to go

Open wing version in a 2 pack with a Batman that has zero changes :p

I still don't see why it's a "megafig". Yeah it's bigger than a standard figure, but I still don't see how the Man-Bat or Croc are in the same price range as Swamp Thing. If anything, they should be a new threshold of "deluxe" figure that's $30-$35.

Maybe Killer Croc would fit that price tier, but I can see Man-Bat being pricier due to the engineering.

Either that or Swamp Thing is simply an amazing value. ;)