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Packaging - ***
The packaging is the usual, with just a few rubber bands and no
twisties. It's not collector friendly of course, but it does the job,
and the full set is shown on the back of the card, along with the
Collect and Connect figure.
Sculpting - Magog ****; Hawkman ***1/2
Both of these figures are terrific looking, with complex uniforms and sharply defined sculpts. I
love the armor and scale on Magog, and he's not even a character I'm
all that fond of. The horned helmet looks great, and the belt and
handgun add a cool factor. Unfortunately, the gun is sculpted as part
of the holster, so he can't actually draw it, but it still looks
terrific. The wings on Hawkman are huge and finely feathered, and he can maintain an upright position even with them spread. He
takes a hit though, and scores slightly lower than Magog, for two minor
issues. First, I'm not a huge fan of the chicken beak mask. I know it's
accurate, which is why I'm not deducting too much - but it's goofy
looking. I'm also hitting him up slightly for the hand sculpts.
While Magog has two grasping hands, Hawkman has only one - his left.
The right is a solid fist, reducing the options with the included mace. These
are both on the large size for the 6" scale DC Universe Classics, but
that fits with the characters. They stand great on their own, even in
deep stances.
Paint - ***1/2
The paint work on both figures is quite clean, although it's a little light on the details. The
gold armor looks great on Magog, and the tough red and yellow on
Hawkman are fairly clean. There's a fuzzy cut line here and there, but
considering how tough these two colors can be, it's not bad. The
eyes are clean on all three head sculpts, but there's not a ton of
small details on the costume and body. Even the wings, which have very
finely sculpted feathers, aren't painted in such a way as to bring out
that detail work.
Articulation - ***1/2
Both figures have the usual excellent DCUC articulation. From ball
jointed shoulders to pin ankles, all the joints you expect are here. Most
have an excellent range of movement too, including the ball jointed
necks. Both can tilt and turn, and this adds plenty of personality to
any pose. The joints are tighter than usual, but I didn't have
any trouble breaking them free. The pins are solid and high quality,
with little chance of breakage.
Accessories - ***
They're a little light in this category, but what's here makes sense. Magog has his funky Stargate-like staff, which fits nicely in either or both hands. That's it though - a tad light as I said. I was expecting the gun to be another accessory, but it's sculpted into the holster. Hawkman
does a bit better, with both his traditional mace and a second head
sculpt. The second one is more 'normal' in appearance, lacking the more
bird-like helmet, but also a bit less 'classic'. The heads swap pretty easily, and both work well with the ball jointed neck.
Fun Factor - ****
Kids
will enjoy both of these figures, even if they don't know who the
characters are. Magog has the cool armor and horns going for him, and
Hawkman has the wings - what more could an eight year old ask for? Of
course, the great articulation, sculpt and paint all help.
Value - **
Fifteen bucks I could live with, but with the
prices of DCUC figures getting closer to $20 every day, I'm having a
tough time calling them a decent value.
Things to Watch Out For -
Zippo!
Overall - ***1/2
While these two have a few issues here
and there, I have to say that both really impressed me. The chicken
beak is a bit goofy, but Hawkman's wings and extra head sculpt make up
for it, and Magog is just cool all the way around. These two are both
winners, and I can't wait to get my hands on the rest of the wave.
Score Recap:
Packaging - ***
Sculpting - Magog ****; Hawkman ***1/2
Paint - ***
Articulation - ***1/2
Accessories - ***
Fun Factor - ****
Value - **1/2
Overall - ***1/2
Where to Buy -
Online options include these site sponsors:
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Related
Links -
Other DCUC reviews include: - most recent were the series 17 part 1 and part 2, as well as series 18 part 1 and part 2. - other recent reviews covered the new Green Lantern waves: wave 2 part 2 and part 1, and wave 1 part 2 and part 1.
- Series 16 was split up too, into part 1
and part 2.
- I finished off wave 15 in two parts, one here and one here.
- and wave 14 was also in part 1 and part 2.
- the SDCC Plastic Man was the previous
review.
- I split the wave 13 up into two sections, part
1 and part 2.
- I covered half of wave 12, but it took
awhile to pick up the second half.
- prior to that was part 1 and part 2 of wave 11.
- big surprise, wave 10 was before that, with some here and some
here.
- you can find wave 9 part 1 here, and part 2 over here.
- I split wave 8 up into two parts, one here
and one here.
- prior to that was wave 7 (duh), which I covered here.
- I broke wave six into two reviews, one here and one here.
- no, I never reviewed wave 5, but prior to that was wave 4 which I also
broke into this review, and this
one.
- of course, prior to that was wave 3. -
I covered wave 1 in two parts, one here and one
at here. It took me so freakin' long to find
them, I never did review wave 2, but if you're looking for one, Kastor's
Korner has a great review.
- last up in the DCSH figures were the Clayface
and Bruce to Bats figures.
- before that was Mongul, who is also one of
the best figures this year and Parasite and
Steel.
- don't forget the 12" version of the
smaller Batman, and the 12" Cyborg
Superman.
- in this smaller line, the fourth series was Superman themed, with Brainiac and Darkseid. There's also the Batgirl and Superman from the two packs.
-
there's the guest review of series 3 Batman and
Azrael.
- a guest review of series 2 Doomsday, and
another of the series 2 Superman.
- my review of the series 2 Bizarro and
Supergirl. - my review of the Batman and Killer Croc
from wave 1.
- and finally, my review of Bane and Scarecrow that were released
internationally as part of the old Mattel line, and then re-released with wave 1
of the DCSH.
- and while the aren't technically DCUC, the new Public Enemies figures are
close enough for most of us. I split the review into part 1 and part
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