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Originally Posted by Dolemite

This Batman and Superman pics above both feature VERY soft sculpts; Batman looks sub-Mattel level, honestly, and both Bats and Supes are completely lacking in any clear muscular shape and definition. At least Supe's face sculpt looks pretty good, but otherwise they both look like bags of mashed potatoes.

And the proportion issues I previously mentioned are on full display. Take McFarlane Batamn for example- his arms and legs are the same length as the NECA Batman next to him, but his torso is much longer/wider, making the arms and especially the legs look stumpy and short. NECA Batman's hands reach down to his mid-thigh - like a real person's would - whereas McFarlane Batman's hands barely reach the tops of his thighs.

As for Superman, the problem is even worse! I mean, look at how TINY Supe's legs look! Dude looks like he has polio. And look at that bicep swivel that, if actually used, will totally break up the sculpt and look like shit. The Batman figure has a proper bicep swivel that connects into the shoulder (like Hasbro and NECA does), so why does Supes have one that's below the shoulder and partially INTO the bicep? It looks terrible and also runs into that "lack of articulation continuity" issue I spoke of where there's a complete lack of uniform articulation design from figure to figure. Other companies manage to consistently do it.

Plus, Superman and Batman's arms and legs are all pretty skinny/undeveloped compared to their torsos. Look at NECA/McFarlane Batman for example- despite being taller/bigger overall, the McFarlane Batman looks far less muscular, especially when you go limb-for-limb.

Overall, however, at least they're better than the garbage Mattel put out.

I can see already that Vamp is a huge McFarlane apologist and thinks these figures are perfect and flawless in every way so I understand there's no arguing with him. And that's fine. I'll just say that if he likes this line I'm very happy for him and I hope McFarlane continues to churn out figures for him for years to come.

And finally- the time between the reveals and people getting these in-hand seems to be the shortest I've ever seen in the toy business. I mean, other companies will reveal product months or even YEARS in advance. What gives? Does anyone in the know want to chime in here with their opinions? Are these figures super rush-jobs, the ultimate surprise, or what?

It seriously feels like every single time Todd McFarlane starts a new toyline, he forgets everything he learned with the previous line. 5 inch Walking Dead figures start getting decent articulation? Great! Let's increase the size by 2 inches and makes them immobile statues with useless joints! Fortnite figures have awesome sculpts and useful articulation? Pffft, who would that in a Batman and Superman figure??