{"id":27739,"date":"2014-05-01T03:07:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T08:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=27739"},"modified":"2014-06-30T23:50:56","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T04:50:56","slug":"vault-review-club-infinite-earths-aquaman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=27739","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Club
Infinite Earths Aquaman"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve always been a fan of DC Comics\u2019 characters, but it wasn\u2019t until the 90\u2019s when I jumped headlong into the universe and began subscribing regularly to a number of the books.\u00a0 There were a couple of very specific instigators for my renewed interest, and one of them was Kenner\u2019s Total Justice line.\u00a0 I can still remember finding them in the store for the first time, looking at the back of the box and wondering who that new Green Lantern was and what the heck happened to Aquaman.<\/p>\n

\"hham1\"<\/p>\n

I soon discovered that Peter David happened.\u00a0 He took a character that was largely considered a joke and treated him with a more serious and realistic feel and personality.\u00a0 Sure he could still talk with the fishes, but now he was also the ruler of over half the planet, dealing with personal and political issues just as much as fighting the bad guys.\u00a0 Replacing a lost hand with a harpoon is pretty much the perfect symbolism for how Aquaman doesn\u2019t take shit anymore.<\/p>\n

\"hham2\"<\/p>\n

With new tooling at a minimum, I was actually really surprised by just how well Arthur turned out.\u00a0 His head sculpt is one of the more detailed in the line with that manly beard and huge plume of flowing hair.\u00a0 The hair sculpt alone gives him a dynamic pose, even when you\u2019re not trying.\u00a0 His stern \u201cI\u2019m gonna kick your ass\u201d gaze gives the figure a lot of personality too.<\/p>\n

\"hham3\"<\/p>\n

When looking at the body, Hook-Hand Aquaman is almost entirely new.\u00a0 His upper chest, right bicep, and forearm are covered in armor with sculpted bands.\u00a0 There\u2019s the obvious hook forearm on his left hand.\u00a0 His legs are new, with sculpted scales running down the sides.\u00a0 Heck, even his belt new as far as I can tell.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

\"hham4\"<\/p>\n

Arthur\u2019s paint job is also more detailed than I expected.\u00a0 His hair and beard are dingy yellow with much lighter highlights.\u00a0 The torso is molded flesh but has dark airbrushing for the muscle tone.\u00a0 His armor is shiny silver, and the hook and belt are gold.\u00a0 The pants are probably the most impressive.\u00a0 They\u2019re done in dark green, but the scales on the side have a metallic shimmery look.<\/p>\n

\"hham6\"<\/p>\n

Aquaman has basic DCUC articulation. \u00a0His head is on a ball joint, but it\u2019s limited by all that hair.\u00a0 Shoulders and hips are swivel hinges.\u00a0 There\u2019s an ab crunch that doesn\u2019t move very far.\u00a0 His biceps, wrist, waist and thighs have swivels.\u00a0 The elbows, knees, and ankles are all hinges.\u00a0 Unfortunately the hook doesn\u2019t move.<\/p>\n

Arthur doesn\u2019t have any accessories, but does he really need them?<\/p>\n

\"hham5\"<\/p>\n

I\u2019m happy that Mattel has finally gotten to this version of Aquaman, but it\u2019s still bittersweet.\u00a0 The line is sadly over, and unfortunately my 90\u2019s JLA will always be incomplete without a proper Kyle Rayner (not to mention Aztek, Zauriel, and all the other bit characters that made for an amazing team).\u00a0 But here at the end, where parts reuse was heaviest, we actually got a figure that\u2019s almost entirely new.\u00a0 A pretty amazing accomplishment and I\u2019m glad they did old Arthur right.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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