rotanga
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Registered: April 2007
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Review Date: Wed November 22, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $9.99
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Looks great! Big, solid and angry.
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Cons:
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Hard to find.
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The long and the short of it is this... Jack Kirby was the king, I love the guys art, and any chance to own an action figure of a Jack Kirby character is a treat. This particular Mattel toy turns out to be somewhat difficult to find at this point, but it's early yet, so who knows what'll happen. Here's a quick review...
How's the packaging? The DC Super Heroes line has nice bright and colorful packaging. Darkseid is a big figure, so it gets a little lost in the top of the bubble, but you'll probably want to tear this one open, so no big deal.
I'd like to see (assuming that this line continues much longer) Mattel ditch the paper that blocks the figure, and I'd also like to see a different comic book for each figure. I didn't need a copy of this book with Bizarro again. (Frankly, I didn't really like it when I got it the first time with Bizarro.)
So, how does the figure look? Design wise, Darkseid is a pretty simple character. There's no fancy cape, utility belt or robot parts, but he has a particular look that needs to be captured, and I think The Four Horsemen did a great job here. He's bulky, he's posed perfectly, he's sculpted and textured with just the right amount of detail. Darkseid looks as much like the god Kirby created, as I could want from a 7-inch plastic toy.
How does the toy feel? This is a well built toy. The plastic is solid, and the joints are reasonably snug, though he could perhaps use sturdier ankles, becuase he tends to pitch over if not balanced properly. Not a big a surprise given his size.
How about play value? Darkseid has a surprisingly decent amount of articulation -- shoulders, elbows, wrists, neck, waist, hips, knees and ankles. The weak ankle thing does sort of hurt the play value, but Darkseid is still capable of going toe-to-toe with Superman. He comes with a small handheld device, which is also covered in Kirby-esque mechanical detail. He looks cool holding it... frankly he just looks cool, and in this case, that counts for a lot.
Would I recommend that you buy it? If you can find him, yes, buy him. If you can't find him, then don't panic, and don't pay the scalpers, I'd imagine that Mattel will find a way to release him again as part of a set or something.
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