Thursday 5 June 2008

"Why So Serious?"

As the anticipation for The Dark Knight movie continues to escalate, we've learned that the focus of this movie will be on the confrontation between Batman & The Joker. How fitting that DC Direct has just released a Batman Vs. The Joker Statue! Sculpted by Johnathan Matthews, based on Jim Lee's art & limited to 1600. I can't begin to describe the level of detail on the sculpt. There's not a point on The Joker that's not loaded with details! From Joker's face, to the buckles on his straitjacket, right down to his skin texture! Only slight disappointment for me is the sloppiness of the paint (one of my usual complaints about DC Direct products). However, kudos be given to the changes done to the base. It now looks better than what was previewed on DC Direct's website. Another thing to note is the lightness in weight of the statue, but I was already prepared for that after my experience with the Wonder Woman Vs. Superman piece.





















I'm considering selling my Kotobukiya Batman vinyl statue now that I have this. Don't need 2 Jim Lee Bats in my collection & was never a fan of vinyl statues anyway.

2 comments:

Parka said...

You've got a great collection

Sideswipe said...

Thanks!