{"id":32712,"date":"2016-03-28T02:27:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T07:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32712"},"modified":"2016-12-07T00:11:48","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T06:11:48","slug":"dcclassics-com-review-multiverse-superman-dkr-30th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32712","title":{"rendered":"DCClassics.com Review
Multiverse Superman
DKR 30th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> “I want you to remember… my hand… at your throat… I want you to remember… the one man who beat you…”<\/em><\/strong> – Batman, Dark Knight Returns (1986).<\/strong> <\/p>\n

I took last week off of work to get caught up some things around the house, get a few more reviews up on the site, and to send a little more time with Sam. Things were getting busy at work lately and I was missing the little guy. Well, it\u2019s late Sunday night and I have to be back at work in the morning. I didn\u2019t really get much done around the house and I\u2019m working on this review at the eleventh hour. That\u2019d be strike one and two, but Sam & I had a great week so I\u2019m not too broken up about it! <\/p>\n

In the interest of still trying to get a theme week up for this week, I decided to go really broad, lots of wiggle room with \u201csuperheroes\u201d, and start off with a figure I thoroughly enjoy. It\u2019s rare in toy collecting that you can want something really, really of the wall\u2026 and then get it. But that\u2019s exactly what happened here. <\/p>\n

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A lifetime ago, Mattel teamed up their popular MOTU Classics line with their DC Classics line and made a handful of Toys R Us exclusive two-packs. The highlight of those was another \u201coff the wall\u201d request, Battle Armor Faker. Sometimes, I feel like Mattel made him just for me. If there was something lackluster about those two-packs though, it was every single DCUC figure. The MOTUC side had merit \u2013 Stratos with reversed color gear, Zodac with gloves, etc. It was a great way to get out some oddball differences. The DC side though, sucked. There\u2019s really no pulling punches on it. The same Superman that was released multiple times. The third release of the exact same Lex Luthor. So on & so forth. Whether red tape or short-sightedness, Mattel missed an opportunity to package up some DC characters on MOTU Classics bucks (or even vice versa) and give us something really special. When asked about it, Mattel more or less said it couldn\u2019t be done. <\/p>\n

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Three years later, \u201ccouldn\u2019t\u201d turned into *boom* and we got an amazing MOTUC-sized Dark Knight Rises Batman in the Unlimited line. I love that figure, but just as I was getting ready to hope for some more, the DC side of things went kaput. Hope was lost.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Mattel turned their Multiverse line to 6\u201d so we can keep getting a trickle of new figures and then doubled down with a Walmart exclusive wave of Dark Knight Returns figures just in time for the 30th Anniversary! And lo & behold, there as finally a MOTU Classics Style Superman! Rejoice! <\/p>\n

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Man, was that enough backstory? Geez. So this figure is more or less exactly what I wanted. You\u2019ve got that chunky MOTUC goodness and all the right new parts to get the figure done right like the undies and the boots. Now, I don\u2019t know if we\u2019re still trying to claim he\u2019s original parts, just shares parts with Batman, or is using MOTUC parts \u2013 Mattel claimed the earlier Batman only used a few pieces like the shoulders, but the sculpt rocks. This is the exact Superman I want hanging out on Eternia\u2026 er, I mean my MOTUC shelves. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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I wasn\u2019t so hot on the head sculpt when I first saw it, but that\u2019s on me. I don\u2019t want a DKR Supes, I wanted a MOTUC Supes. My dislike wasn\u2019t a fair criticism. I\u2019ve also warmed up to it over the last few weeks because having it is just so damn fun. It\u2019s a good representation of the DKR art to me, so I\u2019m solid there too. <\/p>\n

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My absolute favorite thing? That big, beautiful S! Mattel kinda sucks at the ol\u2019 \u201cS\u201d. The DCSH line had this great wide Super Powers like symbol, but the main DCUC line got this more squared of smaller version of the symbol and it just never looked right to me. This symbol is great though \u2013 it\u2019s crisp and it stretches across the whole chest. It just draws your attention and looks fabulous. I wish I could give it to all my other Supes figures. Like the chest tampo, the paint work is pretty sharp. There are some sloppy edges on the belt and a spot on his face I need to trim off, but it\u2019s good overall. He\u2019s darker blue than I\u2019d like, but again, this is a DKR figure.<\/p>\n

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The articulation is the one area a little lacking just due to the bulk & then the cape on deeper poses. It\u2019s not a deal breaker, but when you play with him as a DCUC & a MOTUC, you kinda notice. The MOTUC does look better posed though thanks to that very same bulk.
\nI totally forgot to take a picture of it, but Superman did include a kryptonite arrow (you can see it in the package pic). It\u2019s a cool piece even if it just makes me want a Green Arrow. <\/p>\n

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Overall, did I mention I love this figure? This is a huge thing off my want list. It just looks fantastic and them getting the symbol so dead-on right just adds to my appreciation of the figure. Even if it were a little off, I\u2019d probably still be happy to have it, but Mattel knocking it out of the park is perfect. The only downside at this point is that I\u2019ve got a MOTUC Batman\u2026 I\u2019ve got a MOTUC Superman\u2026 when am I going to get my Star Riders Wonder Woman in the MOTUC line? C\u2019mon now! It\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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