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Hi everyone! It’s about time we touched on DC after focusing on Marvel. To kick this off, I’m not going to review one figure. Oh no. I’m going all out with Eaglemoss Publishing’s DC lead figure and magazine line. “But Dee… these don’t have any articulation! Wouldn’t that make them statues?” Hmm… Good point, my friends. But since they are officially listed as figures everywhere, we’ll continue to call them figures! So let’s get started!

Company: Eaglemoss Publications

Articulation: None

Packaging:  Magazine and the grey box that holds the figure are usually packaged in a clear bag. The box holding the lead figure is very sturdy and the figure is encased in a plastic shell without twisty ties, which is excellent as it keeps from ruining the paint.

Released: The line started in early 2009.

Where to buy: Most comic book shops are carrying theses, if not, check out online toy stores. These range in prince from $12-14 dollars for the regular sized figures and $20-30 on the larger figures. Now while some may say that these 3” figures are expensive, you need to put into perspective that comics now are $3-4 separately, so I do believe these are reasonable in price.

Magazines: 20 full color pages showcasing the character with their personal history, relatives, enemies, and love interests. Also included as the last two pages is a detailed DC world history. To learn all about this section, you need to collect all of the issues.

High points: This is a great way to not only learn more about the characters and the history with the magazines and we are given really nice looking lead figures with really intricate detail. Some of the accessories, Robin’s staff and Riddler’s cane, for example, are all removable to be safely packaged. This also keeps the accessories from being bent out of shape.The best thing of all? You can collect anyone you want. Do you want all of Batman’s villians to have as your own gallery? Done! The Teen Titans? Done! Also, these are also in scale with each other. Catwoman will not tower over Batman. Instead, Killer Croc will be the one towering over the Dark Knight. If these keep up in popularity, we will probably get lead figures of obscure characters that we either want to know more about, or love already.

Low points: Paint is the main issue here. Some figures have fantastic paint jobs, others have a lot of paint bleeding or mis-paint (such as a white stripe on nose or missed areas, though this is very rare). Also, since the bags are not supported by anything but the magazine, bent issues are another thing to look out for and avoid. Another problem, not directly dealing with the figures, is that they are not released in order state side. I found Donna Troy (issue 22) before Joker (issue 3) was released at my comic shop.

Current issue/figure list:

Specials:

Darkseid
Doomsday
Bane
Killer Croc
Solomon Grundy
Batman on Batcycle
Superman Memorial Statue
Gorilla Grodd
Anti-Monitor

Dee McNamara
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