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In an earlier Ask Matty Q&A, when asked about characters that aligned with recent DC storylines Toy Guru hinted at this set, the DC Universe Classics Color of Fear 2-Pack. It features Sinestro Corps members Romat Ru, Karu-Sil, and one of her fear dog constructs.  I’m psyched for this set, which is coming out in November, a month later than originally planned, at Mattycollector.com.  It will help build out my Green Lantern display, which is kind of empty right now with just Hal Jordan and Abin Sur there.  I’m also hopeful that this set helps us get a re-do of Sinestro himself, who was undersized in his first release.

The figures look good, but there’s a little too much bleed through on Romat Ru, making the separation between yellow and black on his torso a bit blurry.  We’ll have to see when this set hits if that varies from figure to figure.

I think this is a great set and the figures are really well done, but I am even more excited because I would really like to see this execution done across the entire Lantern color spectrum in upcoming releases. We could have Saint Walker (just a Deadman body away) and Warth, Star Sapphires Carol Ferris and Fatality, Red Lanterns Atrocitus and Vice (with a Dex-Star pack in), Larfleeze, Indigo, Black Hand, the list goes on and on! The Sinestro Corps is a good place to start though and this set does not disappoint.

via First Look – DC Universe Classics Color of Fear 2-pack | thefwoosh.com.

Alright, Teela fans, it looks like we’ll be waiting another day or so for a Masters of the Universe Classics Teela review – but VeeBee at the Fwoosh has put up a first look at the upcoming DC Universe Classics Justice in the Jungle 2-pack, with Animal Man and B’wana Beast.  Throughout the Mattel product lines, I think there’s been a reduction in paint apps, but that’s certainly not the case here.  B’wana Beast has got some of the richest paint apps to date, and his skintones are so warm that you almost don’t notice his lack of nipples.

Justice in the Jungle is currently scheduled to go on sale on December 15th on Mattycollector.com – although I think there’s a chance it may slip into the new year since the Color of Fear 2-pack was pushed back a month from October to November.

The figures themselves work really well and I want to highlight that Buddy uses the smaller, slimmer male buck while B’wana Beast uses the larger body shared with guys like Captain Atom. People have said that Mattel should have used the Hawkman body for B’wana Beast (you, know because of the nipples?) but it would have been a trade off as I think that body is too big for B’wana. Paint is a real strong point for this set as well, Animal Man’s eyes are perfectly painted under his goggles and B’wana Beast has very nice airbrushing that accents his muscle tone and very clean lines in the stripes of his loincloth and in the spots of his leopard print.

There is not a ton of 100% new parts on either of the figures (as they don’t really require it) but what is there is great, especially with Animal Man – his jack is new (not a Mr. Terrific reuse) and he does have one of the best head sculpts of the line so far, I really, really love it. B’wana has a great head sculpt as well and I really like how his boot cuffs are textured (much like Giganta’s costume). They could have just used Red Tornado’s boots by they opted to go the extra mile and really counts.

via First Look – DC Universe Classics Justice in the Jungle 2-pack | thefwoosh.com.

DC Universe Classics has been the special kind of action figure line that has continued to impress me.  It feels like with every wave that gets delivered, I find myself with a new favorite figure.  For those keeping track, my current favorite is wave 10’s Forager.  With DCUC wave 12, which was first revealed in Toyfare magazine, followed shortly by press pics released to the online media, I had the same reaction, in this case with Dr. Mid-Nite.

But there’s one figure that I think could use a little tweaking – and that’s Eclipso.

On the left is the original pic of the prototype.  I was initially put off by the leering grin, but over time, realized that what was throwing me off was the large gap between the tip of his nose and the top of his mouth.  In my opinion, it throws off the proportions, making his head too long.

On the right, I’ve modified the image to reduce the gap between nose and mouth.  Again, it’s my opinion, but I think it’s much, much better.

Given that this wave is due in the 1st quarter next year, I’m not sure if there’s still the opportunity to make changes to the figure.  I’m not sure if Mattel would be inclined to change it, even if they could.

Whether you agree or disagree a change is needed to the Eclipso head, please leave a comment.  I’ll share your feedback with the good folks at Mattel and the Four Horsemen.  Thanks!