[Poison Shadow]

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Originally Posted by thewriteguy

From the linked article, it looks like the parts are colored plastic. So it's up to the owner to customize it further with paint. And the kit will come with logo decals. I think they look good enough without painted details. I wonder how sturdy, playable an assembled figure will be. How much manhandling they can withstand.

What I find interesting about this is, along with Microman and the DC Collectables lines, this is another 4" DC action figure alternative to Mattel.

Yup. Between DCC stepping up and giving us more and more characters in their 6.75" scale while upping the articulation count, their decision to delve into a true 6" scale with their BTAS toys, and making their own (terribly fragile) 3.75" toys - along with Microman stuff and now Bandai's models like you've pointed out - the writing may be on the wall for Mattel's DC offerings.

As soon as DC Collectibles pulls their heads out of their asses and stops using clear plastic in the joints, Multiverse has some competition.

If DCC expands the BTAS line into Justice League and Justice League Unlimited (not to mention Batman Beyond, Superman TAS or even Static Shock), Mattel's supposedly collector-oriented, site-exclusive 6" Total Heroes stuff (featuring a pseudo animated style) will be rendered pointless.

Their kid-oriented stuff will presumably be safe, of course, since Mattel has the advantage of being available at retail stores. Their "collector lines" could very well become irrelevant though.