Re: DC Collectibles doing Batman The Animated Series figures!!!!!
Hey there. I found your thread on google and wanted to ask if there are new informations about the quality. I was wishing for my whole life a BTAS Batman figure like this would come and then I read again and again of lacks in coloring or defect articulations and it breaks my heart to read that. I wanted to have such a Figure really my whole life and then this.
I hope you understand that I can't read all of the 347 pages so can you tell me some news?
(Sorry for my english. I am German, but I do my best ^^; )
Bear with me, as I'll try to address as much as I can. The first wave of figures that hit last year was plagued with issues of brittle plastic used within certain joints, and there were also some aesthetic differences, as well, in the form of the drilled holes in each thigh. As of now, the plastic issue has been solved, and all of the batches of first wave figures, as well as the figures in subsequent waves feature the new, stronger plastic, which I can attest has been free of any of the breakage issues, as far as I can tell. However, the presence of the holes in Wave 1 has not yet been altered, but resolicited versions of two of the Wave 1 figures (The New Batman Adventures Batman and Batman: The Animated Series Catwoman) are, from what I've read, supposed to have the holes filled, which will lead to a more cohesive aesthetic that matches with the rest of the line (as all of the figures released since Wave 1 do not have the holes).
From what I've read, there have been some issues of paint rubbing on certain figures, but, from what I can tell, it isn't a widespread issue and almost all of the figures from Series 2, onward, have been problem free. As far as an Animated Series Batman goes, if you're referring to the New Batman Adventures version, your best bet would be to wait for the re-release in December, but, as far as the actual Batman: The Animated Series Batman goes, he's not going to be released until October, and, from what I can tell, it will be a great figure. Here's the full, upcoming schedule, so far:
The only figures not pictured on that release schedule that have been released so far and are not yet scheduled for re-issues are The Creeper, Mr. Freeze, and Two-Face from The New Batman Adventures, though, as the latter two were part of the problematic first wave, I would wager that they, too, will see a re-release with the aesthetic changes (even though later batches of the original figures have included the new plastic joints, fixing that issue). I hope that helps!
