{"id":32263,"date":"2015-11-12T01:09:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T07:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32263"},"modified":"2015-11-12T01:09:22","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T07:09:22","slug":"dc-collectibles-batman-the-animated-series-6-harley-quinn-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32263","title":{"rendered":"DC Collectibles Batman
The Animated Series 6″ Harley Quinn Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> “Gee, boss, you really know how to put the fun in funeral.”<\/em>– Harley Quinn<\/strong>, Batman: The Animated Series “The Man Who Killed Batman” (1993) <\/p>\n

I\u2019m wrapping up this Bat-Week with the new figure on the block, Harley Quinn. After the great Robin & the great Batmobile, I\u2019m a little bummed about Harley. She has a lot going right for her, but there are a couple things that keep her from being on par with the others. <\/p>\n

Before I get into the nitty-gritty, I do want to bring up Joe Posnanski\u2019s Plus-Minus System where expectations are factored into enjoyment. I had low expectations for TNBA Robin and he blew me away, so he prolly got a little bit of a bump in his review. This is Harley Quinn. She\u2019s basically the biggest thing to come out of the show other than Kevin Conroy\u2019s perennial Batman voice. She, more than most, needed to be perfect (kinda like BTAS Batman\u2019s noggin). She isn’t. <\/p>\n

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I also need to clarify that I would struggle to articulate an answer if you were to ask me what\u2019s the difference between BTAS Harley Quinn & TNBA Harley Quinn. There are things I associate with BTAS Harley \u2013 having pupils & being curvier than the later more stick-like TNBA Harley, but those aren\u2019t consistent details among BTAS episodes. Even in the episode this Harley hails from, The Man Who Killed Batman, she\u2019s got lighter blue pupils, black pupils, and no pupils at all. <\/p>\n

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Anyway, if I can\u2019t tell you what the differences are exactly, I can\u2019t expect DC Collectibles or their sculptors to either. Thing is though, when I look at this Harley \u2013 I see TNBA Harley. I\u2019ve come around on the head sculpt being more BTAS. The resolicited Mad Love 2pk with Harley in her night gown, which is from TNBA, appears to have a more TNBA head sculpt and I can better see the differences. Maybe, if DCC tries to double dip and do a full-on TNBA Harley (I think they well, more on that in a minute), maybe that figure will have a new body that makes me understand that I\u2019m completely wrong. Until then, I see the more lithe legs, the long neck, and I just don\u2019t feel like this figure is completely right for BTAS. <\/p>\n

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The sculpt is still nicely done \u2013 it\u2019s clearly Harley even if an amalgamated version. The head sculpt reminds me of the classic toy. I like it, but I kinda wish Harley was doing something besides that plain smile. Her TAS facial expressions are comedy gold and DCC can definitely mine the well here if they choose to come back to it. <\/p>\n

The paintwork is a little rough. My LCS got in five Harley\u2019s and thank goodness, because I really had to scour and pick. Maybe there\u2019s something uniquely difficult about her paint applications, but she\u2019s the messiest one I\u2019ve seen yet. The diamond tampos are great all around, but it\u2019s where the reds & blacks meet the white areas that the figure got into trouble. I took the best one so other than a little fuzziness here and there, I was ability to mitigate any bad QC. Hopefully, everyone can choose form a few. <\/p>\n

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The articulation is another area where I wanted more. The neck is basically a swivel-joint while there are ball-joints at the shoulders, elbows, & wrists. The arms are good and consistent with the line. The legs start okay with the h-style hips while the knees confuse me. They should be ball-joints and the do move as such in some directions, but it doesn\u2019t feel right, like they\u2019re just supposed to be hinges. It\u2019s strange. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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But the real issue is the ankles, or lack thereof. There is swivel\/rocker articulation in the toes, but no ankle hinge. This really limits the legs and while I could abide that on some figures, we\u2019ve got an acrobat here. There should be a ton of possibilities with her poses. I simply need more out of the legs than I can get. Worse still, and I hope this is just on mine, is that the right leg is longer than the left leg just slightly. I really need ankle hinges to get her to balance better and since they\u2019re not here\u2026 she\u2019s kind of a pain. I can\u2019t just sit her down on the shelf. She has to be balanced & slowly released. It\u2019s annoying. <\/p>\n

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Harley included six hands (fists, open palms, and gripping hands) and two accessories. The accesosries kinda throw me. Typically, they are from the episode listed on the DCC checklist, in this case \u201cThe Man Who Killed Batman\u201d, but Harley doesn\u2019t really use anything in that episode other than a kazoo. And she doesn\u2019t come with one of those. Instead, she\u2019s got her cap gun and a Joker Fish from \u201cThe Laughing Fish\u201d. That\u2019s totally fine, but I\u2019m surprised there\u2019s no mallet & no hyenas. That\u2019s what almost leads me to wonder if we\u2019ll see a third Harley in the line that uses the head from the 2pk, this body (or a somehow more TNBA body), and that gear. I\u2019d buy it. <\/p>\n

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Overall, I said I was a little bummed about Harley in the intro and I think that\u2019s the best summation. The sculpt isn\u2019t bad, but I just have trouble seeing it as a true BTAS figure. The paint is fine if you can find a sharply painted one. I had to look through five and only found two I\u2019d buy. The articulation is almost par for the course, but losing the hinges in the ankles is killer. Combine that with the uneven legs and the figure being prone to fall over and a big chunk of my enthusiasm is out of the window quickly. The post wave one figures are so much better than the first batch. They feel sturdier, they stand easier, but now with Roxy\u2019s loose knees and Harley\u2019s uneven legs, I\u2019m feeling a little burned out. The two Robins have been great though, and the Batmobile is amazing. I\u2019ve got six figures left in my review pile. Hopefully, I find good figures in all of them. <\/p>\n

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