There are also a number of parts simply cast in the color plastic, like his sweater, making them extremely shiny compared to other parts of the character. There's less slop on the Ventriloquist, but enough on Scarface to make up for it. Ivy has noticeable variation in skin color from her body to her face, and while her eyes are terrific, there's some slop around her clothes. The paint ops on both figures are pretty clean, but still are clearly mass market quality. If these were specialty market toys, I'd be far less forgiving. There are a number of other common issues that you see in mass market toys, like mold lines on the Ventriloquist's arms, but they are pretty common for this price point and type of market. It's so off that he really looks in a different scale to me when standing next to Batman. The Ventriloquist is awfully large, both in height and in girth, compared to Batman or other villains in the line. My only issue with this pair is one of scale. It means that the Ventriloquist figure looks a tad odd without the puppet, but the puppet can be used elsewhere if you so desire. The wrist of the Ventriloquist's left arm is actually a peg that fits into the back of Scarface, and he can pop right off. The sculpts are some of my favorites of this line so far, and they came up with a good way of attaching Scarface, yet allowing him to be separate if you so wish it. Most of us are just so damn happy to get these two in plastic form that if they looked like Shari Lewis and Lambchop we wouldn't complain. This isn't the old BTAS, 30's gangster look, but rather the newer pimp daddy appearance. The Ventriloquist and Scarface are terrific, as long as you like The Batman designs. These floppy arms are really annoying, at least to little old me. I said "look stiff", not just "stiff" - the latter goes without saying. Her only real downside is the arms, which are made from plastic so soft, she makes Clayface look stiff. The sculpted pose looks terrific, and the sculpted hands are designed to look good rather than hold accessories (since there aren't any). She's also in scale pretty well, and while she has itty bitty feet and a big head, they threw in a base to allow her to stay standing. Ivy has a terrific head sculpt, and I love the way they captured the hair. Sculpting - Ventriloquist ***1/2 Ivy ***īoth figures sport nice sculpts for mass market figures, matching up fairly well with the source material. There's also some decent text and a great line up style photo on the back. The bars on the cover don't block your view of the figures too much, and the thin size matches up with other recent multi-pack releases. This isn't quite as cool as the folding box we got with the original Batman Animated Arkham Asylum, but it's still a great idea. When it comes to "Value", I'll be grading on the price you have to pay to get both figures, $40, whether it's in the three packs or the six pack, and in the "Accessories" section I'll mention what comes with the full six pack. ( Clayface and Riddler), I'm focusing this review on Ivy and Ventriloquist. Since four of the six figures are rehashes, two of which I've actually reviewed before Those Target three packs are popping up right now as well. The new villains in the set, Ivy and the Ventriloquist, are also being packed into two different three packs for Target only, running $20 each. The set is a Toys R Us exclusive, and runs a whopping $40. Most of the sets come with the normal puppet, but there are some that come with Mr. There IS a variant to look for, and it's with Scarface. Mine has the first release Clayface face, and the smooth Freeze face, although I suppose there could be sets out there with the variant faces. I don't see anything new about Riddler or Clayface, and while I didn't have a Freeze handy to compare, I'm not seeing anything here that seems different. Freeze, Clayface, Riddler, Criminal Capture Batman, Poison Ivy and the Ventriloquist/Scarface.įour of these six figures are just repacks of already released characters. This new one is from Mattel, based on The Batman show, and includes Mr. Since most of his rogues gallery spends their sabbaticals in Arkham Asylum rather than jail, it's no surprise that we've gotten not one but two boxed sets themed around the place. Oh, he occasionally gets someone that doesn't need a rubber room, but it's pretty rare. Batman villains tend to have something in common beyond the criminal records - they're freakin' looney tunes.
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