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We're seeing more and more cold cast resin
statues hitting the market these days, with mixed results. Some
are extremely nice - others leave something to be desired. With a
limited amount of funds to spend, you have to be fairly picky about which
you buy and which you pass by. I had
been up in the air on these two for awhile. While I'm a huge Batman
fan, the $40 or so that most shops were selling these at was just a little
more than I really wanted to spend. But then the folks at Comics
Infinity put them on sale for $25 each, and I bit. Batman
is about 9" tall, and the Penguin is in scale at about 6".
Both are on a solid black base, and they are done in their classic Golden
Age style.
Sculpt - ****
Both of these statues has terrific sculpts. The work on the Penguin is
particularly good, but this GA Batman looks fantastic on the shelf as
well.
Paint - ***1/2
The paint ops are fairly good here - these are supposedly hand painted
across the board. The faces are extremely good, but there is a
little sloppiness on some areas of the bodies. It's not serious, and
it's actually to be expected of a hand painted piece, but I took a little
off.
Value - ****
At $40 or so, which is what most comic shops are charging, these are a
pretty good deal. But at the $25 that Comics Infinity is selling
them off at, it's a great deal. If you thought you had any interest
in these, I'd grab them now! Overall - ***1/2
Further nice work by the DC Direct folks. I'm hoping that we'll see
these continue, because I'd love to see a GA Joker, Catwoman, and Robin. I'm
quite happy that I picked these up, and they were one of my best purchases
in awhile.
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