DC Universe Club Infinite Earths Signature Collection Poison Ivy

Here's a look at the DC Universe Signature Collection Poison Ivy.

I think this is a good figure. Her hair in particular was very well done. It's very well painted. There's some black mixed in with the red. To top it off, there are several leaves strewn in it. Very nice. The head sculpt is good. She has on a steely gaze which suits her. There's not much detail on her body. The leaves on her suit are just about the only thing. There's a little bit of black wash on them to bring out the pattern of the leaves. The figure would look very plain if not for the vines accessories. 

She comes with three vines. Two for her arms and one for her leg. They are meant for aesthetic purposes but you can use them as weapons.

Articulation. She's got a ball joint neck, ball hinge shoulders, bicep swivel, single hinge elbows, wrists swivel, torso rotation, peg hinge hips, thigh swivel, single hinge knees, and ankle hinge. Her neck articulation is limited due to her hair.

I was previously using the DC Direct Hush Poison Ivy in the display. It's a little too tall to fit in with DCUC and it has trouble standing without the base. The sculpt and detail are great though.

Comparison shots.

Poison Ivy was a long overdue figure. The display feels more complete now. There are still plenty more of Batman's rogues gallery to go though.  My most wanted would have to be Ra's al Ghul and Talia. Then there's Firefly, the Mad Hatter and Ventriloquist and Scarface etc. I think I would be satisfied if we got all those. Hope Mattel gets round to producing them. Thanks for viewing!

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Have you watched Star Trek: Into Darkness? If you've not, you should. I think it's a great show. I enjoyed it more than Iron Man 3. There were several twists and lots of action. I would have loved to see more of the Klingons. 

 

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Batman Unlimited The Dark Knight Returns Batman

I liked the comic and I liked the animated movie which was released not long ago. Getting this figure was one of my few DC figure priorities.

Batman in this story is bigger. Hence the figure too is bulked up. This was done partly by using some similar parts from a Masters of the Universe Classics (MOTUC) figure. I think the body is a little too muscular though. He's got a great head sculpt. It's shape looks exactly like from the comic. And the grimace on his face suits him. His detailed belt and trunks were made with a soft rubbery material. The cape was also made with a soft material. It's big and wide which suits action poses but not standing ones. The paint is good overall. There's just some bleeding at his mask and gloves. The logo was well painted on.

Comparison with the MOTUC He-man. The arms and the legs most notably are similar.

 

He comes with a batarang. It looks kind of like a comb or moustache.

Articulation. He's got a ball joint neck, ball hinge shoulders, bicep swivel, single hinge elbows, wrist swivel, ab crunch, waist rotation, peg hinge hips, thigh swivel, single hinge knees, calf swivel and ankle hinge. I would have liked if he could lift his legs up more.

Comparison shots.

Great figure. I hope Mattel releases a couple more characters in the Dark Knight Returns style to go along with it. Thanks for viewing!