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Originally Posted by ScottyHawkeye

Yeah. For me, it was the DC Direct Batman/Superman Ed McGinnis lines that introduced me to DC Direct. I like that they're sculpted to match the art style of the artist who drew the comic they're based on. However, I must ask, is it me, or are those early DC Direct figures extremely fragile over the summer I was gluing broken figures back together and I noticed just how many were DC Direct figures. In fact, when I got the Public Enemies Captain Marvel he was a loose figure I found at Vintage Stock and his legs were already glued back on by the previous owner. So I know I'm not the only one to find them fragile. I'm just curious if that's been your experience with DC Direct figures too.

Sorry! Somehow I missed your question. I haven't had too many problems with breakages. I think some of the older ones used pins/ posts/ pegs that became quite brittle over time, but I rarely move joints around on my figures. I bet if I tried to now some may crumble to dust. When I moved into this house, I had everything crammed into totes (and stayed there for about 7 years), so I had a couple of female figures arms snap off at the elbow and a Man-Bat lost his head. Otherwise, I've had problems with the wrist peg/hinges on the "super-posable" classic Superman (and every figure after that used the same mold) breaking like crazy. Beyond that, I've only had a handful of instances where a figure falls off the shelf and breaks a limb or something.