[thewriteguy]

Just my initial thoughts, based on closer examination of the photos... I know some of you have already mentioned these things...

* Will the AK Batmobile be sold after SDCC? The title card says the vehicle is available for sale at SDCC, doesn't say "exclusive".

* Detective Mode Batman: It looks like this is simply Batman's armor in AK, but with a slightly glowy paint job.

* Thugs: They have re-purposed MV Bane and AK Red Hood as Thugs, or is this a misreport? (Does Bane appear in AK? What about Freeze?) Are Bane-Thug and Red Hood-Thug meant to be sold together?

* Joker sold alone vs. the 4-pack: I think the 4-pack version on display is actually an earlier prototype. It looks more crude, rough than the Joker displayed standing alone, which I think is the final version we'll see also packed in the 4-pack. (I shall nickname this Joker the Sting-Joker.)

* Harley: They probably mixed up Harley on display... the black-red pattern of her legs of the version standing by herself is incorrect. The Harley displayed in the 4-pack group has the correct black-red patterning. So the one standing by herself is the earlier prototype version.

* Catwoman: It sucks that it looks like they will force people to buy this 4-pack in order to get her. This reminds me of the TDKR 5-pack that was exclusive to Target which was the only way you could get the Anne Hathaway Catwoman.

* Killer Croc, Grundy and Clayface: They look like they will be sold paired with, respectively, Nightwing, Batman and Batman (blue & gray color). Are these figures supposed to be part of the 4" format? I can't tell if Nightwing and the Batmans are 4". They look like they could be 6"

So it looks like there will be a total of 10 new 4" figure molds/designs. (Assuming that the Nightwing may not be 4".)

The ones I personally want (I'm not a complete-ist; I just like to collect personal favorite characters but only if I find a particular figure design cool): Joker, Harley, AK Batman and Scarecrow.