Hot Toys: Batman 85 Years Announcement Speculation
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bat1975
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Apologies in advance for refreshing this thread and getting anyone’s hopes up.
Well, the 85th anniversary year is starting to wind down and nothing remotely comic-related announced by HT.
I think our last best hope is next month for Batman day on the 21st. Not exactly holding my breath, of course.
Well, the 85th anniversary year is starting to wind down and nothing remotely comic-related announced by HT.
I think our last best hope is next month for Batman day on the 21st. Not exactly holding my breath, of course.
Marvel hogged most of the last two months so I would expect Batman to take over next month.
Maybe a comic related Batman in their HONO series?
A well done Neal Adams or Frank Miller Bat would be great. HONO's track record though...none of them have wowed me so far.
Apart from the thong trunks I think both Wolverine figures turned out pretty great.
Would be happy to get figures like that for Batman, Superman, Flash, Green lantern etc rather than paying twice as much for SSR figures that have plenty of issues of their own.
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I need a great comic-inspired Wally West. All the Flash figures on the horizon are Barry… and none exactly hit that sweet spot for me.
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batfan08
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I still maintain that Hot Toys and Hoño should take note of what Prime1, Iron Studios, Gong, and SSR are doing with Alex Ross’ stuff. His style is literally a perfect fit for Hot Toys with how much they like to deliver heightened realism with a trend toward idealized imagery. A Justice and Kingdom Come line would be a veritable license to print money. Low introductory costs and few accessories with an emphasis on quantity over quality. They make one male and one female buck based on his designs and they’re golden because, if there’s one I’ve noticed about his work, it’s that every single hero has the exact same body. Batman, Superman, Aquaman; Flash; I suspect it stems from the fact that he uses actual models and friends to inform his art, but, for a toymaker who wants to keep costs down as much as possible? It’s a dream come true.
To this point, with all the options I’ve seen, none have really wowed me in any scale and I feel like, if Hot Toys/Hoño went all-in on Ross and gave people a 1/6th scale counterpart to the extensive DC Direct line from years ago, they’d have a winner on their hands. Outside of that, I echo the sentiments about Neal Adams; I’d also take a Super Powers inspired José Luis-Garcia López line based on his style guide from the ‘80s (still hoping MAFEX comes in clutch with that in 1/12th), but I really want a Mazzuchelli/Year One-based Batman. Give me a removal tourniquet for his leg, some swappable face plates; it’d be such a beautiful figure and I feel like his art style is actually best suited to mixed media, be it from a 1/6th company like Hot Toys or a 1/12th company like Mezco. The way he drew Batman was very undefined; very European, and completely grounded. This wasn’t a painted on suit showing rippling muscles and chiseled features; it draped like fabric would over a human body. It felt real…and frankly? It doesn’t get enough attention in the collectibles realm for something as influential as it is should.
To this point, with all the options I’ve seen, none have really wowed me in any scale and I feel like, if Hot Toys/Hoño went all-in on Ross and gave people a 1/6th scale counterpart to the extensive DC Direct line from years ago, they’d have a winner on their hands. Outside of that, I echo the sentiments about Neal Adams; I’d also take a Super Powers inspired José Luis-Garcia López line based on his style guide from the ‘80s (still hoping MAFEX comes in clutch with that in 1/12th), but I really want a Mazzuchelli/Year One-based Batman. Give me a removal tourniquet for his leg, some swappable face plates; it’d be such a beautiful figure and I feel like his art style is actually best suited to mixed media, be it from a 1/6th company like Hot Toys or a 1/12th company like Mezco. The way he drew Batman was very undefined; very European, and completely grounded. This wasn’t a painted on suit showing rippling muscles and chiseled features; it draped like fabric would over a human body. It felt real…and frankly? It doesn’t get enough attention in the collectibles realm for something as influential as it is should.
I think SSR is getting pretty close with their take on Alex Ross inspired Superman (1/6 Justice Savior), but it looks way too buff and the head is not quite there, but still, it’s close enough.
Hot Toys will never do this. They would rather make 30 more Star Wars, Spider-Man, and Iron Man figures before they even think about making comic style Superman.
Hot Toys will never do this. They would rather make 30 more Star Wars, Spider-Man, and Iron Man figures before they even think about making comic style Superman.
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As much as I love Dark Knight Returns, I really hope it’s not a Miller Batman. Lots of 3rd party options on that one. Would LOVE an Adams (or Breyfogle, or Rogers) classic/ Bronze Age Batman though.
As for Year One Bats, I would love one, but I'm convinced that there must be some issue with licensing Mazzucchelli's art for figures. I find it hard to believe that we don't have one licensed figure in any scale of Y1 Bats since the series first came out. Closest we've come is the B&W statue, I guess.
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I love everything about this statement
0tigadark0
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Not to disappoint anyone, but knowing that its HT, 85th anniversary will be: Batman & Robin 1997, and BR 2.0.
There were even discussion that BR 2.0 might be cancelled since the poor reception of Batman 1989 2.0 and its low order batch. But who knows.
There were even discussion that BR 2.0 might be cancelled since the poor reception of Batman 1989 2.0 and its low order batch. But who knows.
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Neon tech Iron Batman please.
Not even joking.
Not even joking.
The figures are pretty much guaranteed. Environments and vehicles are 99% dressing for booths.
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If only Hot Toys celebrated Batman’s 85th like this.
0tigadark0
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Leave it to MARS TOYS
DanTheBatFan99
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That Poison Ivy would be my dream 1/6 figure with the robe and plant as accessories. Mars Toys would be cool but having a licensed figure just hits more.
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Joost said Uma Thurman’s Ivy is in the works, so hopefully we should have one at some point in the future.
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