Upcoming Batman Action Figure Wants!

Mattel's basic 'evergreen' Batman line (Batman, Killer Croc, Joker) appears to have permanently shrunk from around 5" to around 3.75" in 2014, and the new smaller line will include an Azrael Batman!

Dubbed Action Wing Batman, this is the gaudy ridiculous literal killer Batman from the nineties you either love or love to hate.

Personally, I'm a sucker for Azrael Batman (see here, here, and here) and while I wish this figure was in the same scale as the handful of figures I 've already picked up in this style are in, I'll be hunting this one down for sure!

Azrael Batman will also be available in red and yellow in this seven figure set:

I can't say that I'll be getting this set, unless I get it as a birthday present this November or something. I don't really want everyone here - If I could cherry pick, I'd only get Azrael, maybe Robin...

...and Clayface. I like the extra gaping maw in his chest. Nice touch!

Deathstroke looks kind of cool, but I have a few good versions of Deathstroke and don't really care for the character enough to need to add more at this juncture.

Green Arrow is pretty cool in this style too. I do wish these were all available in the 6" size, but it is easier to build up a large set at this smaller scale, and hopefully they take advantage of the size and release some keen  newplaysets and vehicles!

Random Toy Pic :: Batzarro by DC Direct

One of my favorite non-Batman Batman figures in my collection is Batzarro, by DC Direct before they became DC Collectibles.

Batarro's design is based perfectly on the art of Ed McGuinness, as seen during McGuinness's run on Batman/Superman.

Mattycollector recently released their version of Batzarro as part of their Club Infinite Figures or Whatever it's Called, but for the price, and since I already have this version, I am content not owning the Mattel version.

Bat Wars :: Episode VII :: A New Knight

Original version. "Robin...I am your father!"

After putting together a custom arctic Batman, I realized I could simply slap that white Batman cowl onto one of my Lego Stormtroopers. That idea led to the following handful of photos.

From the re-mastered re-release. "Robin...I am your father!"

Batman with Darth Vader's helmet, or Darth Vader with Batman's cowl. Which do you prefer?

Personally I am rather fond of the Batman body and Darth Vader helmet combo.

Here's that white Batman cowl on a Stormtrooper body, along with Batman's body and Darth Vader's helmet...

 ...and again.

I only have Luke Skywalker in his X-Wing flight suit in Lego form, so I mashed it up with Robin. I could have gone another way with it but I felt it worked best with the Darth Vader Luke Skywalker relationship.

And here's Robin with Luke's head and helmet.

I had a lot of fun putting this quick photoshoot together. I have a few more Star Wars and Batman themed minifigures, so I may do more silly combos in the future. Stay Tuned!

Harley Qwednesday :: Happy New Year and a Random Toy Pic!

"Years ago, when the score was four to seven, our four fathers brought to this continent a nude nation, conceived in the back of a Honda, and dedicated to the prospect that all Quinns are not created equal!"