[Straker]

I just picked up this set at Target and...it's ok but there are problems here.

Batman's shoulders and arms are sculpted in such a way that he can't bring his arms down closer to his sides which bugs me. He can't bend his elbows very far, no ankle tilt means if you spread his legs too far he looks silly and loses his balance too easily and can't hold any accessories at all due to fists ONLY. I will say that they added some nice texture to the over all figure and the forearm and shin armor detail IS indeed very nice. Two Face...well he's not bad. Mine suffers from some loose hip joints but stands perfectly solid anyhow. No gun though...not that he was sculpted to hold one...which is my biggest bitch about this set. Would the price point they're selling these at REALLY have negated an interchangeable hand each and a gun and Batarang? Hell, Mattel could have saved mold costs and molded the Batarang and gun into the alternative fists. I'm not buying the BS about the shoulder joints BTW as their DCU line has done figures wearing suits with great double jointed shoulders with no problem. Mattel just ham-fisted these sculpts and don't want to admit it is the REAL problem.

Bottom line, if you are a completest or just love the game or want Batman in just black and gray or can't find the (superior) DC Direct version, buy this one.

PS, YES i said the DC Direct one is superior. In sculpt and execution and considering that if you cut the cost for this two pack in half it's $15 per figure which is near enough to make no difference, the same price I paid for the DC Direct version with more paint applications which add a LOT of detail and realism and even has an accessory that it comes with. Regardless if you don't like the more accurate color scheme of the DC Direct figure, it really is still SO worth every cent. I don't think too many people will pay $15 just for the Mattel version. I did...but I'm a completest.