1/6 Batman: TAS figures coming from Mondo...

Scarecrow on display at Mondo's NYCC booth

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The accessories are super sweet! Joker rat from "Dreams in Darkness" we already knew about. The fear chemical hallucination portrait from "Fear of Victory" I did not expect but am very happy to see. I suppose that's the fear chemical vial from the same episode in the last photo. Original mask and fear gas hands from "Nothing to Fear", the scythe from "Trial" and an unmasked Jonathan Crane portrait, all of which look fantastic. Good job, Alex Brewer!
Can't think of any Scarecrow episode that featured a crow, off the top of my head. Might be a reference to the early 90s Kenner figure, which came with a crow that looked almost exactly like this one. If so, that is preeeeeetty cool.

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As per the card, the Limited(!) Edition will be up for preorder on Halloween.
Looks like it’ll actually come with 2 different crows. I assumed the one perched on his left arm to just be a second copy of the one lying at the base of the display, but the one on his arm appears to have a closed beak and slightly more relaxed wings.

paintHuffington said:

Scarecrow on display at Mondo's NYCC booth
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via https://x.com/preterniadotcom/status/1846922801359327314

The accessories are super sweet! Joker rat from "Dreams in Darkness" we already knew about. The fear chemical hallucination portrait from "Fear of Victory" I did not expect but am very happy to see. I suppose that's the fear chemical vial from the same episode in the last photo. Original mask and fear gas hands from "Nothing to Fear", the scythe from "Trial" and an unmasked Jonathan Crane portrait, all of which look fantastic. Good job, Alex Brewer!
Can't think of any Scarecrow episode that featured a crow, off the top of my head. Might be a reference to the early 90s Kenner figure, which came with a crow that looked almost exactly like this one. If so, that is preeeeeetty cool.

edit:
As per the card, the Limited(!) Edition will be up for preorder on Halloween.
Looks like it’ll actually come with 2 different crows. I assumed the one perched on his left arm to just be a second copy of the one lying at the base of the display, but the one on his arm appears to have a closed beak and slightly more relaxed wings.

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Looks very good and love the 1st and 2nd appearance masks to give you both options (I love the BTAS figure by DCD but wish it had included that 1st appearance mask to)

The crow is a great inclusion as a reference to the old toy (one of the few BTAS villain figures I was able to actually as a kid which I always cherished!)

Opened up Mondo Bane today and he's one of the best in the line IMO

Its funny how we have gotten 3 Bane figures in 2024 (Mondo, McFarlane and Mafex)

paintHuffington said:

Scarecrow on display at Mondo's NYCC booth
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via https://toynewsi.com/405-55222

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via https://x.com/preterniadotcom/status/1846922801359327314

The accessories are super sweet! Joker rat from "Dreams in Darkness" we already knew about. The fear chemical hallucination portrait from "Fear of Victory" I did not expect but am very happy to see. I suppose that's the fear chemical vial from the same episode in the last photo. Original mask and fear gas hands from "Nothing to Fear", the scythe from "Trial" and an unmasked Jonathan Crane portrait, all of which look fantastic. Good job, Alex Brewer!
Can't think of any Scarecrow episode that featured a crow, off the top of my head. Might be a reference to the early 90s Kenner figure, which came with a crow that looked almost exactly like this one. If so, that is preeeeeetty cool.

edit:
As per the card, the Limited(!) Edition will be up for preorder on Halloween.
Looks like it’ll actually come with 2 different crows. I assumed the one perched on his left arm to just be a second copy of the one lying at the base of the display, but the one on his arm appears to have a closed beak and slightly more relaxed wings.

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He looks awesome. The crow was in the Dreams in Darkness episode, I believe.

JAG2045 said:

Opened up Mondo Bane today and he's one of the best in the line IMO

Its funny how we have gotten 3 Bane figures in 2024 (Mondo, McFarlane and Mafex)

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It's great that after years of mostly getting these modern hulk-like Banes, we're finally getting the early 90s more "realistic" Knightfall physique representations.

JAG2045 said:

Looks very good and love the 1st and 2nd appearance masks to give you both options (I love the BTAS figure by DCD but wish it had included that 1st appearance mask to)

The crow is a great inclusion as a reference to the old toy (one of the few BTAS villain figures I was able to actually as a kid which I always cherished!)

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I had him too, as a kid. Still do, actually. Just recently I dug up all my Kenner BTAS toys when I visited my family home. I had forgotten that the top of his hat had a translucent plastic screen you could shine a light through to make his eyes glow red. Awesome!

JAG2045 said:

Opened up Mondo Bane today and he's one of the best in the line IMO

Its funny how we have gotten 3 Bane figures in 2024 (Mondo, McFarlane and Mafex)

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Totally agree. IMO, of the ones in people’s hands, he’s top 4 along with Harley, Man-Bat and Freeze. The second torso he comes with is brilliant, but what I appreciate most is the restrained, more elegant approach to cel shading, especially compared to the earlier releases in the line. The heavy cel shading looks fantastic on Freeze but somewhat heavy-handed on some of the others. Joker being the worst offender in this regard.
Despite only seeing him in a single episode, Bane's design left a big impression on me as a child. Mondo captured him perfectly.
This will never happen, but I love imagining Mondo doing second runs of characters that feature alternate appearances. I want Ivy in her russet trench coat and sunhat, and Bane in his grey suit and fedora

professorratigan said:

He looks awesome. The crow was in the Dreams in Darkness episode, I believe.

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Yeah, that would have been my best guess too, but, rewatching his episodes, they feature all sorts of animals except for crows, surprisingly. I guess one could argue that scarecrows are supposed to repel crows, not attract them lol
Kenner most likely simply included one because the image of crows perched on a scarecrow is so ingrained in pop culture. And now Mondo is referencing the old Kenner toy. I love it when they do stuff like this.

Coincidentally, Toy Anxiety just uploaded a video tour of Mondo’s booth, in which Alex Brewer confirms it’s a recreation of the Kenner crow.




Toyshiz and Toyark have shared some great close-ups of everything:


more at https://www.instagram.com/toyshiz/p/DBSceK2NCFF


and more at https://www.toyark.com/2024/10/18/n...niverse-and-batman-the-animated-series-547741

But most importantly:

I know what I'll be doing on Halloween.

For anyone not following Mondo on TikTok, here are Hector and Peter providing a brief overview:

What I love on my Mondo shelf is all the bright colors.
Joker is purple
bane is blue
Harley is red
Manbat is brown
Batman gray

Well that is all I have. I anticipate riddler, Christmas joker, bullock, ivy, Bruce Wayne, Robin, dent...just being eye candy on the shelf.

I was on the fence with these but so glad I invested in them.

I was always disappointed with the 7 inch versions. They just FELT bland. In the end size matters....it just stands out more.

paintHuffington said:

I had him too, as a kid. Still do, actually. Just recently I dug up all my Kenner BTAS toys when I visited my family home. I had forgotten that the top of his hat had a translucent plastic screen you could shine a light through to make his eyes glow red. Awesome!


Totally agree. IMO, of the ones in people’s hands, he’s top 4 along with Harley, Man-Bat and Freeze. The second torso he comes with is brilliant, but what I appreciate most is the restrained, more elegant approach to cel shading, especially compared to the earlier releases in the line. The heavy cel shading looks fantastic on Freeze but somewhat heavy-handed on some of the others. Joker being the worst offender in this regard.
Despite only seeing him in a single episode, Bane's design left a big impression on me as a child. Mondo captured him perfectly.
This will never happen, but I love imagining Mondo doing second runs of characters that feature alternate appearances. I want Ivy in her russet trench coat and sunhat, and Bane in his grey suit and fedora


Yeah, that would have been my best guess too, but, rewatching his episodes, they feature all sorts of animals except for crows, surprisingly. I guess one could argue that scarecrows are supposed to repel crows, not attract them lol
Kenner most likely simply included one because the image of crows perched on a scarecrow is so ingrained in pop culture. And now Mondo is referencing the old Kenner toy. I love it when they do stuff like this.

Coincidentally, Toy Anxiety just uploaded a video tour of Mondo’s booth, in which Alex Brewer confirms it’s a recreation of the Kenner crow.




Toyshiz and Toyark have shared some great close-ups of everything:

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more at https://www.instagram.com/toyshiz/p/DBSceK2NCFF

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and more at https://www.toyark.com/2024/10/18/n...niverse-and-batman-the-animated-series-547741

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Scarecrow Is limited edition a timed exclusive meaning a week to order? I get lost with all the terms. I hate when they give us one day to order...as I cannot be around my Internet 24/7

MarkKing said:

Scarecrow Is limited edition a timed exclusive meaning a week to order? I get lost with all the terms. I hate when they give us one day to order...as I cannot be around my Internet 24/7

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Yeah, they sometimes use Limited, Deluxe, Exclusive etc. interchangeably, but they usually are very specific when it comes to their Timed Editions. Since they haven’t been referring to this as a Timed Edition at any point, I’d expect it to be available only in limited quantities and only until each unit is spoken for. I imagine this one will be limited to anywhere from 1000 to 1500. The Joker and Man-Bat exclusives both had edition sizes of 1000 units, IIRC.

Geek Dad Life booth tour of Mondo Scarecrow

They confirm there is going to be a Limited and Regular Editions - the Limited version will include the "Monster" head, "First Appearance" head and Joker rat

Wonder if Scarecrow is still on for tomorrow. Didn’t see any blog post.

BurningRage said:

Wonder if Scarecrow is still on for tomorrow. Didn’t see any blog post.

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I’m wondering if they aren’t going to post it/drop the announcement with tonight’s Toy Talk…

Exclusive limited to 1000 $210

Nice to see the grim reaper watch included to! (which wasnt shown at NYCC)

He looks so good. The pocket watch is a nice surprise. Dreams in Darkness is his best episode IMO
Can't wait for tomorrow.

How good is this shot!?! Wow


On the other hand,... what happened here? ewww

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Look how beautiful he is and with the perfect cell shading!
So very different from Freeze. I hope Mondo revisits Freeze with this new cell shading style!

I’ve been hoping that they revisit Batman, Catwoman and Mr Freeze. They hired a new artist starting with Harley right? Hope they let him do a 2.0 on those three. Batman is currently shorter than Harley. It makes no sense.

Hologram AI said:

I’ve been hoping that they revisit Batman, Catwoman and Mr Freeze. They hired a new artist starting with Harley right? Hope they let him do a 2.0 on those three. Batman is currently shorter than Harley. It makes no sense.

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Wasn't the Batman Redux version made to be taller than the original version?