Released in Dec of 2013, DC Collectibles made a series 4 of characters for the Arkham City which included Talia Al'Ghul, Nightwing and Deadshot. They took a crack at adding in more articulation: double jointed knees, ab crunch and a diaphragm joint. For the most part, it works well. They kept the excellent use of paint application from previous lines by putting in good shading on the face, piercing blue eyes and details on the belt and gloves. The bat symbol on his chest is sculpted on rather than painted. The gripping hands are mostly for his single remote Batarang, which was quite a bit smaller than the larger, folding batarangs that came with other Batman figures from previous waves.
The increased articulation allows for a lot more crouching poses and the way the cape was designed off the shoulders really helps to get his arms to raise up higher. All in all, I really like this figure for the extra poseability and good paint applications.
Sculpting & Paint - 8/10 Great shading on face, lips, eyes, gloves, and belt. Well sculpted cape, gloves, boots and bat symbol.
Articulation - 6/10 Improved from other lines but compared to figures released by DC and Marvel Legends, not tons. 19 points of articulation.
Price point/Availability: 4/10 While it's not too hard to find, good luck getting this figure for anything less than 60-100 dollars despite its original price point of 30 bucks.
Accessories -2/10 Single, small, remote Batarang used in the game as a sort of homing missile guided by the player. A bit of light blue paint to showcase the glowing light from the middle in the game.
Total Rating: 20/40 Not a bad figure, great for the leaps it made in the DC lines and enjoyable posing options, but there's a lot better out there in the 7-inch line.
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| Disapproval! |
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| This is the part where he defeats the Cobrai Kai |
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| He secretly wishes he could fly |
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| Tried and true |
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