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I picked up most of the third wave of figures this week (all except Nightwing) so I figured I throw up some pics and do a quick review of each.



I honestly don't have much to say about this Joker. He's not bad, in fact he's much better than I thought he would be. Like Black Arbor, I would have preferred a more traditional look for him. Hopefully this line can continue and we'll get figures from the Three Jokers story that Jason Fabok is drawing.



Much like the Icons Harley, the Essentials Harley Quinn is a pleasant surprise and a great figure. I thought the heels would make it difficult to get this figure standing up but I haven't had any problems, even on uneven surfaces. Unlike Marionette and all of the male figures, Harley has a more traditional ankle so you don't have problems with the feet clicking too far down or too far up. The left eye on mine looks like it was painted a little wonky but it's not so bad that I feel like trying to repaint it or exchange it. I noticed the same thing in Brad the DC Universe Geek's Harley Quinn review so this might be common on most figures. Overall, I would say that Harley is my favorite of the three that I picked up.



I hadn't looked at any of the packaging pics or reviews for Batgirl so I was surprised to see that she came with an interchangeable grip hands. I alway felt the motorcycle that came with the Icons Batgirl was too big for that figure so after putting the grip hands on the Essentials Batgirl, I put her on the Icons batcycle. The bike seems better proportioned to the Essentials Batgirl but I did have to heat the hands up to get them on the handle bars. I wouldn't say that it's necessary to get the Icons Batgirl just for the motorcycle but it's a nice bonus if you already have it and you get the Essentials Batgirl. Like Harley, Batgirl doesn't have the standard Essentials ankle so it's easier to get her feet flat on the floor.