[Dolemite]

I really appreciate this review and photo gallery, as I saw that these were out but there was no info on them and their quality. Glad to hear that they're all solid releases, but yeah, I knew that there was no way that Sypha's elbows were bending for shit after taking one look at those joints. Do they even bend at all?

Speaking of elbows, how much range do you get out of Alucard and Trevor? The pics in the review look like they really don't go much past 90 degrees, but I just wanted to confirm. I mean, can Alucard do 2-handed sword poses?

As for the lack of double-jointed elbows, you'll notice that while the solicitation images do indeed have them, they're also lacking bicep swivels. I assume that Diamond Select compromised and went with single-jointed elbows an bicep swivels instead? Who knows?

Bigger bummer regarding Trevor's lack of cape, rolled-up whips, and gripping hands. As for the hands, does it look like it was supposed to come with gripping hands but they forgot to include them with the specific figure you got (QC issue), or is this affecting the entire run?

Anyway, great review, Joe. You always deliver the goods.

BTW, fun piece of trivia about the show, which I just started watching (and am currently loving)- despite looking like traditional Anime, it's actually a 100% American-made production, from the writer (Warren Ellis, who earned permanent godhood for Nextwave: Agents of HATE alone) to the animation studio (some outfit in Texas, of all places). Really impressive stuff, and as a huge Castlevania: Symphony of the Night fan, it's so cool seeing Alucard in action.