Play Imaginative Super Alloy Batman is Coming to America

The fity points of articulation, Jim Lee-based, 1/6 scale Batman that I have been salivating over is on its way to the US via BigBadToyStore. The specs look identical to the one being offered as an exclusive at the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention in early September, with the exception that this version has a matte finish, while the exclusive will be glossy. At 18.2 lbs. shipping, I can believe this behemoth is 85% die-cast metal.

You can pre-order the matte version of the Super Alloy Batman at BigBadToyStore for $269.99, due to arrive in September.

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Five Takeaways from the Batman and DC Unlimited Reveals

A couple of days back, BigBadToyStore listed the second waves of Batman Unlimited and DC Unlimited, with estimated arrival in the 1st quarter of 2013. For Batman Unlimited, we’re getting the garishly colored Planet X Batman (I guess “Zur-En-Arrh” isn’t packaging friendly) and the Dark Knight Returns Batman. And in DC Unlimited, we’re getting Batman from Injustice: Gods Among Us and Wonder Woman in her New 52 costume.

There’s been a lot of flux in Mattel’s DC collector-oriented retail offerings – here are the five key takeaways from these reveals:

1) Thank Grodd that the DC Universe Club Infinite Earths subscription went through, because Mattel’s DC collector-oriented offerings at retail haven’t been this limited since before Classics launched five years ago.

It wasn’t that long ago that we were seeing waves of seven figures, with retailer exclusive waves and two packs – so we’ll be suffering withdrawal going down to waves of four figures. The first waves of Batman and DC Unlimited had 3 figures each, but if retail has pushed that down to 2, Mattel DC is at the stage in the retail channel that Hasbro was at a few years back with their 2-pack offerings. It took a couple of lean years before Hasbro came back with a reinvigorated Legends re-launch, and we’re probably just at the start with DC.

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Play Imaginative Super Alloy Batman – the 1/6 Batman You’ve Been Waiting For?

Hot Toys may have the 1/6 scale locked up when it comes to the Nolan-verse Dark Knight, but what about those of us looking for some comics-based Batman in this scale? Enter Play Imaginative, which is offering  just that – a 1/6 scale Batman featuring the New 52 Jim Lee design. The catch? As of now, this is an exclusive that is only available via pre-order and on the show floor of the upcoming Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention 2012, running the 1st and 2nd of September.

With 50 points of all the right kinds of articulation, a die-cast metal body, bat-accessories that can be gripped in fully-articulated hands and fingers, and a gargoyle base, this could be the start of something really special for Play Imaginative’s DC license (of which I’d really like more details). At 350 Singapore dollars (roughly $280 USD), this will be tempting.

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Ani-Com: Hot Toys Booth Pics by godofcat

Ani-Com in Hong Kong is right in the backyard of Hot Toys, so it’s no surprise that there were a ton of reveals. Here’s a photo rundown of the Hot Toys booth from godofcat, via Mark OSR of One Sixth Republic.

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Bigger is Better – Hot Toys Reveals 1/4 Scale The Dark Knight Rises Batman

If twelve inches is still too small, maybe this 18-inch Batman from The Dark Knight Rises will finally satisfy you. But if you’re like me, a fan of Nolan’s Dark Knight and Hot Toys, you’ve already got one of the previous Batman releases. To entice you, Hot Toys is including accessories from all the movies, the PERS moving eyeballs, Bat Sonar light-up eyes on a separate head, interchangeable mouths for the masked heads, an uncanny Christian Bale likeness on yet another head, and a TDKR-inspired rubble strewn stand.

In other words, this is the ultimate Batman, so just grin and bear it… and hope they don’t make a 1/4 scale Tumbler or Bat so you don’t have to make room by getting rid of your bed. Batman doesn’t sleep!

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