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DC Minimates wave 2


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Here is a detailed account of DC minimates series 2. Click the thumbnails to see bigger pics.

Note that Blue Beetle's face ressembles that of Bruce Wayne's. Not exactly, but close.

Pack back

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Blue Beetle & Booster Gold

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Dr Fate & Power Girl

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Robin & the Penguin

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Superman (BD) & Braniac 13

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They look great, thanks for taunting us with the pics :tongue: .

I REALLY NEED to get that Robin Minimate now

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Thanks for the pics. I was worried robin was going to have no weapons at all. Ted Kord does lokk almost identical to Bruce Wayne lol. And i know i'll be usng that Dr. Fate hair piece for my Doc Cottle lol

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I had the foresight to have my LCS reserve a Blue Beetle/Booster Gold 2-pack, and I'd then settle for whatever was left, which turned out to be the very last Superman/Brainiac pack. And this was only 2 hours after the store opened! I did inquire about them ordering more of both waves we've had to date (I only managed to get Hal/SS and Supes/Lex for cost reasons), so hopefully they'll come through.

Anyhow, I'll have a nice review sometime Friday of the two packs I did get. For now, though... all I can do is keep admiring Ted Kord standing shoulder to shoulder with Clark Kent and Hal Jordan, against Marvel heavyweights Spider-Man, Sentry and Iron Man. It's a glorious thing, my friends. Simply glorious.

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Personally, I was very amused by the fact that Power Girl has the (entirely appropriate) larger chest piece.

They coulda done just a cape...

Really looking forward to these - is that the Hector Hall Dr. Fate? I always thought Kent Nelson was clean shaven.

Thanks for the pics,

Jo

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They look great, thanks for taunting us with the pics :tongue: .

I REALLY NEED to get that Robin Minimate now

Yeah, when the prototype shots were made available, the Robin / Penguin two-pack was the only one I was so-so about but...

...these DC minimates always look far better when they are released. Robin's mask looks great and the Penguin having little feet is a unexpected touch.

I even like Hal Jordan's bigger forehead, it seems a bit more reminiscent of the character due to the mask shape.

Blue Beetle looks brilliant and will knock Iceman from the bronze position in my Top 3. Captain America ( the most recent one with the scaled suit ) and C3 Nightwing still hold the top spots.

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Interestingly, Powergirl and Fate's gloved hands seem to come from different sculpts. At least, Kara's hands are better defined, maybe that comes from the actual fabrication process. Anyway, since a lot of DC characters have similar gloves, here's hoping they use the cleaner, crisper Powergirl scuplt in the future.

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Hey, DC Minimates are bigger than Marvel ones ?

Are they of the same size ??

Basic figures are the same height.

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Aquaman has a point- he is slightly, ever so slightly, shorter than many of the new mates due to a lack of a head piece- his hair is painted on. Compare him with say Supes, or Blue Beetle and he's a smidge smaller.

Same way that the New Avengers Luke Cage is to Cap- painted on head versus an actual mask/helmet.

I wouldn't say that means they are out of scale however, since they are in the same size mate body as you note. It might bug some people I suppose. I don't really care. My John Stewart looks great next to my Hal Jordan.

As for wave 2- Wow. Great stuff again. I have a feeling I will be saying that over and over for the DC mates. They look great, the paint apps are very good, the accesories are wonderful. The Booster/Beetle two pack was so great- I bought the awesome Blue Beetle DC Direct figure when it came out and then nothing on Booster until the recent release for 52 figures (which by then I had already given away/sold all my DC Direct out of frustration).

Power Girl looks awesome. No need for a bigger chest. What they did works perfect for mates. Dr Fate is great and looking, maybe my favorite of the wave. I like him as much as my old Super Powers Fate frankly.

Braniac is very cool, along with Supes. Robin while slightly too big I think still looks great (can we get a SA BAtman to go with him maybe?) and they did a nice job on Penguin as well.

Overall a nice set.

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