Spin Master Batman Figures Wave 5

Hitting Shelves As You’re Reading This!

Spin Master’s newest wave of 4″ Batman figures is starting to hit shelves. In fact, I’ve been seeing them on the shelf for about a month now. There’s a packaging redesign, a few new molds, a few old molds with repaints, and a couple of new characters added to the lineup.

Like previous figures in this line, articulation is decent and the paint schemes pop with color. The Bat-Tech Batman appears to have a new sculpt as does the Joker (same head as before, new body). Some of the new additions to the lineup include the Riddler and Mr. Freeze, a Target exclusive who is already showing up at bloated prices on Ebay. Hopefully I can find one in the wild and purchase it at its retail price.

I’ll be completely honest and state that I do not care much for the new package design. The classic design featured an opening panel that revealed a collectible card and three “lockers” that you could open to see which three “surprise” accessories you received. The new design also features the accessories in secret compartments (and just like the other waves, the accessories are mostly lame) but it’s a pain to open them. Both the compartments and the figure have to be accessed by the back of the package. The collectible card is (sadly) not included with the new packaging but a decent looking poster featuring Batman and Robin in the Batcave is included with the figure checklist.

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While I miss the collector cards, I do like many of the paint schemes on the new figures. Another wave is expected in the spring. Most of the figures appear to be repaints from previous lines. I’m not completely sure, but I do believe that the Batgirl figure is a new addition to the upcoming line. She features the Bat-Tech paint scheme, which makes me believe that there was a figure of her in one of the earlier lines in this series.

These figures are fun to collect and, at least in my opinion, look great on a shelf. Yes, they are geared toward children for play, but there’s something very satisfying about looking up at a shelf full of these colorful characters.

Thanks for checking out this post. I’ve got a few more of these figures that I could review, but there isn’t much to say about them. I may highlight one or two specific figures, especially some of the Target exclusives. Let me know what you think about these figures in the comments section. See you again soon!