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Re: Neca 1/4 scale batman begins batman
It was sad that nobody acknowledged Batman Forever's 20th anniversary last year. Then again, nobody really gave a damn about Begins' 10th either.
Like I've said before, I'd buy both Kilmers in figure form and that first red and green Robin. To me, those two are more visually appealing than an Arkham Batman and Arkham Robin. Hell, it's up there with the iconography of Adam West and Burd Ward. Only way I'd buy or want Clooney is if they did Kilmer, just so I could have all the actors as a completeness thing. NECA would do those costume designs justice. They're the only company I could see that would dabble with those kind of lines since cult licenses are their specialty.
Batman Returns felt the same way. I don't consider Returns to be some untouchable classic in the same vein as Batman '89 or The Dark Knight, but look, NECA took a chance and made two (maybe three) gorgeous figures. All the other tou companies like Mattel, Hot Toys, and DCC are playing it safe with their boring, modern movie choices. It'd be awesome to see a company branch out more with these decades old movies, especially when there aren't any modern collectibles of them being done.
Even if half of the movies suck, just imagining a shelf with West, Keaton, Kilmer, Clooney, Bale and Affleck would be awesome.
It was sad that nobody acknowledged Batman Forever's 20th anniversary last year. Then again, nobody really gave a damn about Begins' 10th either.
Like I've said before, I'd buy both Kilmers in figure form and that first red and green Robin. To me, those two are more visually appealing than an Arkham Batman and Arkham Robin. Hell, it's up there with the iconography of Adam West and Burd Ward. Only way I'd buy or want Clooney is if they did Kilmer, just so I could have all the actors as a completeness thing. NECA would do those costume designs justice. They're the only company I could see that would dabble with those kind of lines since cult licenses are their specialty.
Batman Returns felt the same way. I don't consider Returns to be some untouchable classic in the same vein as Batman '89 or The Dark Knight, but look, NECA took a chance and made two (maybe three) gorgeous figures. All the other tou companies like Mattel, Hot Toys, and DCC are playing it safe with their boring, modern movie choices. It'd be awesome to see a company branch out more with these decades old movies, especially when there aren't any modern collectibles of them being done.
Even if half of the movies suck, just imagining a shelf with West, Keaton, Kilmer, Clooney, Bale and Affleck would be awesome.
). I just think in the grand scheme of things, there wouldn't be enough demand for them from NECA. From a business point of view it's a waste of time.
