I was on the fence until I saw the Batman Beyond switch outs, that's what sold me on it...
The funny thing was so many people were negative about this when XM first announced it.... The XM Guys have got to be smiling now
I honestly don't think too many peeps were negative about the piece. The concept art looked cool. The piece obviously turned out great. However, a lot of us are old school Bats fans. I'm a HUGE Batman fan but only like 2 Batman costumes. For me to purchase a Batman statue I want him wearing his classic black and gray costume or the Arkham Asylum/City Bat costume. You'll never see me purchase a New 52 Bats or any other one for that matter in 1/4 scale or larger. For me it's just a matter of preference and I prefer the 2 costumes I mentioned above. I think it's always great to see various takes on a character. Especially one that's as popular as Batman but in order to get me to pull the trigger, I personally want to order a Batman statue in his classic/Arkham costume. That takes nothing away from this piece and the collectors who POd it. I'm sure they will be thrilled to add this XM Bats to their collection.