The Dark Knight Returns
by Frank Miller is one of my favorite comic book series. Before I read it I actually assumed comic
books were boring and slow paced.
Although to be honest, I never read the series in comic book form, but rather
as a graphic novel. The graphic novel
allowed me to read the whole story in its entirety without interruptions. Trust me this is a story you will want to pay
attention to and follow completely. The
story is entertaining, mature, violent, and very intelligent.
As with most popular comics,
DC comics had released a toy line of the Dark Knights Returns. The collector set included Batman and the
Joker. However I never knew it came out
until much later, so I never had a chance to buy it. By the time I knew about it, it was sold out
and resellers where selling it for much more.
Thankfully this year Mattel decided to release a new version of Batman
from the Dark Knight Returns that would be sold in regular toy and comic
stores.
This version of
Batman uses the same mold as other Matty Collector figures from the Masters of
the Universe line. This actually works
out great because the mold is faithful to what the comic book drawings looked like. The paint is neat and clean, though the
figure does lack intricate details. The
cape is made out of plastic, which I prefer over a fabric. This feature does limit articulation, however
this isn’t a problem for me because I plan on displaying him as a shelf figure. My only complaint about this toy is the lack
of accessories (just one batarang is included), but other than that this is a
Batman figure that I’m proud to own.
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