It’s definitely not the first time they’ve used that wording, we shall see, surely there’s more thought gone into the process than just rooted hair for these releases, both got a new sculpt for one, Joker got a new custom 1 of 1 body to match Ledgers. Wish IA would’ve done that. The prototype paint on the Artisan Joker looks different than the paint application process used on the DX11.
Also we’re giving IA a break on the massive variance between prototype paint and production but not HT now?
Not my photos
If you don’t feel screwed by that comparison, buy another set.
I don't think anyone is giving them a break though? People have been pointing out their errors since day 1. Slightly oversized head for the jail cell look, dumb decision to do the base magnets at only certain areas, magnets sometimes coming off of the sockets, etc. Also to be fair, it's probably better to at least use a better comparison picture there.
Which shows that it's honestly not that crazy far off.
The biggest difference between the two is that, Hot Toys has nearly
20 years of doing this on their belt. Not to say they're perfect, nor will they ever be, but it kind of gets to a certain point where them repeating certain behaviors and terrible decisions, comes off incredibly baffling and questionable. Especially for a lot of collectors who have been with them from nearly the start now. We
KNOW they can do better and do some incredible things when they try but it's something you see every once in a while. In-between that are figures that are either filler or stuff that clearly went to their B Team to quickly put together.
How are you gonna re-release an 11 year old Batman Begins figure last year for $260 with a straight face? Seriously..? Then they release the DX19 only to announce a $600 Armory version a few months later with the updates that people have been asking for since the DX12. Like...why? This kind of stuff just makes them look like a**holes.
They're both completely open to be criticized. I've personally given INART a bit more slack due to this figure being their very first one into the market and them doing a great job with it. It's not perfect by any means and I hope they continue to improve with each release. But in comparison, all we've seen from every other company so far (Threezero, Sideshow, Blitzway, StarAce, etc) has been incredibly subpar, while also being in this business for far longer.