All of your favorite heroes and villains….
Earlier this year I made a post that focused on Spin Master’s acquisition of the DC Comics license for toys. I mentioned that there were a number of new figures coming out in a 4″ line that looked really great. I recently acquired some of those figures and decided to give a brief review of them.
I managed to get my hands on not one or two figures, but five new figures released in the Spin Master The Caped Crusader line and the Heroes Unite line. I’ll focus on the Caped Crusader figures first and then move on to the Heroes Unite line afterwards.
The three figures that I received from the Caped Crusader line were Nightwing, Robin, and Catwoman. While they aren’t specific with which Robin that I received, it looks like a cross between Damian Wayne and Tim Drake, as it features the colors of both Damian and Tim, but lacks Damian’s hood. Because of this, I’m leaning towards Tim Drake. That being said, there’s also another Robin in this line that does have a hood but looks like an older version of Red Robin. In any case, the figure looks great.
All of the figures, including the Heroes Unite figures, come with three mystery accessories and a perforated collector card. According to the included pamphlet, there are rare versions of each accessory and multiple variants of coloration. The Catwoman accessories appear to be colored with the Septic Sludge variant. Of all of the variants it is my least favorite. The accessories just look dirty.
The Heroes Unite figures that I received were Shazam! and The Flash. Just like the other figures, they feature eleven points of articulation and come with mystery accessories. Shazam! is especially cool because one of his accessories is Billy Batson! Almost all of the other accessories are lame, but a Billy Batson figurine almost makes up for it.
The collector cards for all of the figures are pretty cool. I’m especially fond of the card that came with Shazam! It features the best artwork, but the Flash/Cyborg card looks pretty awesome as well. All of the figures are brightly colored and are very easy to pose.
Other figures in this line include King Shark, Bronze Tiger, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. All of them look awesome and they appear to be very popular as the shelves are emptying out everywhere. I’ve been looking for some of the other characters such as Aquaman and Cyborg, but they are proving to be difficult to find.
I hope that Spin Master continues producing these figures. They look great and are excellent as both toys for children and as collectibles. I plan on keeping all of them on my shelf at work and plan on adding more of these figures to my collection soon.
Let me know what you think about these figures. Do you have any of them? If so, which ones are your favorites? As always, thanks for reading my post. Look for more toy reviews in the near future!
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