Friday, June 28, 2013

TOY NEWS FOR 6/28/2013 - MEDICOM - NEW FIGURE REVEALS

Medicom held a showing of new and old products the other day in Japan.

There were a few interesting reveals there...

KICK ASS 2 - HIT-GIRL

Oh, how this could have been so awesome! I mean, the costume looks really good-- but the face--! Augh-- that face! Looks nothing like Chloƫ Grace Moretz and everything like an Asian girl/actress. Oh, well....

Medicom RAH Kick-Ass 2 12" Hit-Girl Figure (display image)

BATMAN: HUSH - BATMAN (BLACK VERSION)

This is the same as the version that was released a few months ago, except that this version replaces the blue of his cape/cowl, gloves and boots with black instead of blue. The figure itself still looks.....okay.

Medicom RAH Kick-Ass 2 12" Batman Hush Figure (display image)

BATMAN: HUSH - JOKER (BLACK SUIT VERSION)

Like the Batman, this is just a color change.

Medicom RAH Kick-Ass 2 12" Batman Hush Joker Figure (display image)

BATMAN: HUSH - SUPERMAN

To me, this figure exhibits all of Medicom's weaknesses.

The head sculpt doesn't look like a Jim Lee drawing and instead looks like a generic Manga version of Superman. (To my knowledge, the whole idea of the Hush line was that it looked like Lee's drawings, which this does not.) The suit is also made of the same material Medicom uses on their Kamen Rider suits-- which works great for them-- but this would not be the same material in real life, so why use it here? It makes the figure look "plasticy" and cheap-- even leathery. Superman's suit is not leather.

Medicom RAH Kick-Ass 2 12" Batman Hush Superman Figure (display image)

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS - BATMAN

The body looks good. The head sculpt looks really good. But again we're getting this silly looking plastic/leather costume. Kills the whole thing for me. Bummer.

Medicom RAH Kick-Ass 2 12" Batman The Dark Knight Figure (display image)

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