{"id":32270,"date":"2015-11-16T01:13:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T07:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32270"},"modified":"2015-11-16T01:16:44","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T07:16:44","slug":"neca-superman-7-christopher-reeve-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32270","title":{"rendered":"NECA Superman
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\"\"<\/a> “Now, you listen to me. When you first came to us, we thought people would come and take you away because, when they found out, you know, the things you could do… and that worried us a lot. But then a man gets older, and he starts thinking differently and things get very clear. And one thing I do know, son, and that is you are here for a *reason*. I don’t know whose reason, or whatever the reason is… Maybe it’s because… uh… I don’t know. But I do know one thing. It’s *not* to score touchdowns. Huh?”<\/em> – Johnathan Kent, “Superman: The Movie” (1978).<\/strong> <\/p>\n

So a couple weeks ago, NECA did their \u201cOh, Hai. Here is a figure you want. It\u2019ll be out next week\u201d thing and their 7\u201d Movie Line grew by three: Heath Ledger Joker, Adam West Batman, & Christopher Reeve Superman. When they did this with Keaton Batman last year, I snagged him on eBay courtesy of the NECA\/Hastings\/WarnerBros store and lucked out \u2013 because I never saw Keaton Batman in stores. <\/p>\n

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When the new trio popped up on eBay just before Halloween, I got lucky again. I only had enough money for one and I chose Superman. I ran across Joker & Batman at TRU later that week, but Superman seems to be shipping a little bit behind the others and I haven\u2019t run across him yet. That\u2019s twice I\u2019ve chosen wisely. I live in fear of the toy comeuppance. <\/p>\n

Until then, I get to enjoy a Holy Grail come true. Superman is my favorite comic book superhero. I love a ton of comic book characters and all sorts of less popular guys. Dr. Fate, Firestorm, Plastic Man, etc. But in terms of being a DC fan, there\u2019s always a \u201ctwo kinds of people\u201d debate. Batman or Superman? Batman is awesome; particularly in the 70s & 80s when the sci-fi closet started to wrap up and before the gritty emotional stiltedness set in. <\/p>\n

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But Superman? Superman is the best. Like Batman, he\u2019s had his fair share of less than great eras and poor writers, but when the folks working on him get it? It\u2019s some of the best stuff. I don\u2019t know how to even explain it without sounding like a dippy fanboy, but it just speaks to me more than reading about any others superhero. While not all the Superman movies got everything completely right, Christopher Reeve simply nails it. And for a toy collector, a figure of him has been atop many want lists. <\/p>\n

For me, the Christopher Reeve Superman was one of the figures that finally got me to cave and start collecting Hot Toys. I did pick up Mattel\u2019s weak 4\u201d attempt, but skipped NECA\u2019s quarter scale figure (they\u2019re awesome, but just too big). So NECA scaling down that monster into their standard 7\u201d size? Well, that was worth buying a DVD I already had, I guess.<\/p>\n

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The packaging is NECA\u2019s quarter scale packaging scaled down and is a nice, simple window box with a Fortress of Solitude motif. It\u2019s probably cool for display, but I couldn\u2019t wait to tear my figure out of it. <\/p>\n

The sculpt is gorgeous. The suit is well detailed throughout to give a cloth-like appearance while the boots appear leathery. The body proportions are good too. The figure may be a bit more heroically startured than Reeve himself, but it looks like a great cross between realistic and super-heroic. The materials concern me just a bit as the torso and outside-undies are a softer plastic covering an internal torso. This works great for posing and the extra layers don\u2019t cause any bulk, but I just worry about how that soft plastic will be looking in ten or twenty years \u2013 this is a Chris Reeve Superman, I need it to last a long time. <\/p>\n

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Sitting atop all that is a great head sculpt. There are one or two angles that maybe don\u2019t nail down the likeness, but there are far more that do. This is a little Christopher Reeve hanging out on the shelf and it makes getting the figure all that much sweeter. NECA really outdid themselves on the sculpt. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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There is the little matter of the cloth cape. I am *shocking, I know* totally cool with it. It\u2019s a heavier more cotton-like fabric than either Batmen and hangs much nicer as a result. It is tucked in between the torso and the suit, which also helps with the shoulder ruffles \u2013 one beef I did have is that the edge is tucked under on one side and over on the other, but it\u2019s a minor visual quibble. It\u2019s easy to spread out over the shoulders or fold up behind him. It\u2019s one of the best cloth capes I\u2019ve ever had. I don\u2019t hate it. <\/p>\n

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The paint work was thankfully sharp throughout since I ordered this guy online. The head sculpt is great and most of the lines are straight with little slop. The s-shield paint doesn\u2019t extend to the sculpted border. That I don\u2019t like, but the edges are still painted cleanly. There are some scratches on the neck, so I\u2019ll need to be careful there as well as on the wrist pegs. Most of the paint has already worn off leaving blue tabs on his hands. We did get a great and accurate tampo on the cape. I was happy to see that back there. <\/p>\n

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Articulation is pretty par for NECA at this point: ball-joints at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist hips, knees, and ankles. Most are limited in range to preserve the sculpt, but there is still plenty of movement to get some great poses out of the figure. The articulation is the one big problem I have hard with the figure. I\u2019m guessing the knees are ball-joints, but I can\u2019t say for certain because they are fused. They still function as a hinge (Which is more important), but I just can\u2019t get those knee joints to rotate. There have been reports of a couple breaks \u2013 you never know how prevalent they are. The joints on my figure are solid, he doesn’t feel fragile, but those knees locked from rotating is still disconcerting and I\u2019m still being careful with them on this guy. <\/p>\n

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Superman did include two accessories, alternate open-palm flying hands to swap out with his wrists. I was scared to swap them out due to the fused knees, but I haven\u2019t had any problem popping them in and out for the review pics. They get easier to move on and off as the flesh-tone paint is worn off. <\/p>\n

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Overall, I love this figure. I\u2019ve been waiting for a good Superman figure for a while. I still hold the Super Powers one up as one of the best though DC Collectibles has done some nice ones through the years, notable a nicely articulated one right around 2001. Mattel never got it, at least not in the basic, classic costume. But to see this? Nearly 40 years after the movie came out? It\u2019s a little unbelievable. But it was worth it. NECA nailed the sculpt and paint. As long as the QC issues stay limited, this will always be one of my favorite things they\u2019ve ever done. <\/p>\n

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