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« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2012, 01:47:36 PM »
One interesting element of the comic Watchmen is how vibrant the colors are... Surprised colorist John Higgins went with such a colorful palette given the dark and noirish nature of the story.  Then again the deconstruction/satire of heroes might have not have worked as well if they went all grim and gritty with the colors...



Mattel nailed the colors and even the missing button on the coat!  Add in that their Walter Kovacs is infinitely more posable than DCD's which is a little better than a staction, but not by much.



DC Direct movie Rorschach is pretty damn similar, sans the missing coat button and different ink blots... His colors are washed out like they were in Snyder's movie, and the scarf is a different color...
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« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2012, 01:59:16 PM »
Not loving the Mattel Dr. Manhattan... the head just looks clunky on the neck (although it looks slighty better than their neckless Phantom Stranger), and the generic base body doesn't give Manhattan the towering presence and distinct Gibbons illustrated body type from the comics...

He has a lot more articulation than the DCD movie version, but the DCD movie sculpt is better hands down.   Mattel headsculpt is solid and comic-ish, but I don't think they nailed Manhattan's distant and sometimes tragic look that Gibbons gave him....



Here's the movie version...
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« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2012, 02:21:15 PM »
Rod Keith said it best; isn't this what we wanted all along? The very epitome of a good sub line is this: A popular collection of heroes, all the version people want, and finished in one "wave". Unless you aren't a Watchmen fan, this one is a no brainer.
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« Reply #18 on: July 14, 2012, 02:43:12 PM »
Also forgot the Silhouette and whoever that Catwoman-style villain Nite Owl fantasizes about. Of course we'd be lucky to get a second year, never mind another female figure from Mattel. But one can dream.
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« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2012, 02:46:54 PM »
Quote from: Rod Keith on July 14, 2012, 02:43:12 PM
Also forgot the Silhouette and whoever that Catwoman-style villain Nite Owl fantasizes about.

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« Reply #20 on: July 14, 2012, 03:22:26 PM »
Ta, guv! That's a point.


As far as the cost goes, yeah, I can see that be a breaking point for some people. The way I look at it is, this is the only way you're going to get a DCUC version of the team without paying for or making customs yourself, which would be a lot more expensive and time-consuming than $25 + shipping.
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« Reply #21 on: July 14, 2012, 04:01:11 PM »
I really wish they had started with the characters who were most changed in the movie, so the likeness to the comic would stand out more. Mattel's Nite Owl or Silk Spectre are probably going to look really good. And Ozymandias too.
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« Reply #22 on: July 14, 2012, 04:08:14 PM »
I Comedian comes with two heads... pre and post scarred.

BTW-- I don't hate the ENTIRE movie... I love the part where Comedian beats the living shit out of the hippies and peaceniks.

That's one thing I think we can all agree upon, hippies need to be beaten early and often.
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« Reply #23 on: July 14, 2012, 04:09:30 PM »
Like..man why do you have to like bring me down man?

Can't we all just, y'know, smoke a doob and make love?
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« Reply #24 on: July 14, 2012, 04:19:14 PM »
Quote from: The Cosmic Hate! on July 14, 2012, 04:08:14 PM
I Comedian comes with two heads... pre and post scarred.


He could do with three, I think (I know...!) - middle-aged/domino-masked (Crime-Busters), white-templed, old and scarred, and leather-full-masked.
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« Reply #25 on: July 14, 2012, 04:34:15 PM »
I'd rather have a caved in, post fall from window head.

Just so I could recreate this.

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« Reply #26 on: July 14, 2012, 04:35:31 PM »
Having just watched that clip, anyone think Kevin Costner would've made a great Ozymandius circa that film?
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« Reply #27 on: July 14, 2012, 05:54:32 PM »
Quote from: The Cosmic Hate! on July 14, 2012, 04:08:14 PM
BTW-- I don't hate the ENTIRE movie... I love the part where Comedian beats the living shit out of the hippies and peaceniks.

That's one thing I think we can all agree upon, hippies need to be beaten early and often.

YES

And I'm so looking forward to the Comedian, I think his figure is going to be the best of the bunch

Although will Nite Owl be fat and old or young and slender?
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« Reply #28 on: July 14, 2012, 05:59:29 PM »
Ah c'mon.

I set up a joke like that and no one's gonna jump on it?

For shame, Critical Mess, for shame. Mr. Mxyzptlk

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« Reply #29 on: July 14, 2012, 06:13:14 PM »
Quote from: JSayonara on July 14, 2012, 04:09:30 PM
Like..man why do you have to like bring me down man?

Can't we all just, y'know, smoke a doob and make love?
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Quote from: Steve on July 30, 2012, 05:16:22 PM
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