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Old 11-29-2018, 07:03 PM   #351
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Unfortunately my closest comic book store is kind of hole in the wall so I'd have to be really lucky to find it there, and then hope it looks good.
poor pizza. Comic book store is kind of ? heheheheh JK
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Old 11-29-2018, 07:28 PM   #352
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poor pizza. Comic book store is kind of ? heheheheh JK


As far statues and action figures it's slim pickings. It's Ok for comics so I guess it's technically doing what it should be doing?
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Old 11-30-2018, 01:04 PM   #353
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Definitely. I buy online only when there's a great deal or when an item is hard to find.
Agreed. Picked mine up at my LCS yesterday and I'm pretty impressed with it. The design is great and all the hand-wringing over the face distortion and what not seems to be a false alarm. I admit she looks like she has a slight overbite from a certain angle, but overall it's a winner. Quite honestly, I like her much more than the Joelle Jones Catwoman. The Cat head base works better for me than the safe with the exaggerated dial and I always felt JJ's head sculpt was a bit balloon-headed, IMHO.
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Old 11-30-2018, 04:39 PM   #354
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Agreed. Picked mine up at my LCS yesterday and I'm pretty impressed with it. The design is great and all the hand-wringing over the face distortion and what not seems to be a false alarm. I admit she looks like she has a slight overbite from a certain angle, but overall it's a winner. Quite honestly, I like her much more than the Joelle Jones Catwoman. The Cat head base works better for me than the safe with the exaggerated dial and I always felt JJ's head sculpt was a bit balloon-headed, IMHO.
Please post some pictures of it. Same with me, I like it more than the Joelle Jones.

How is it in the scale wise compared to other DC gallery or the DC cover girls?
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Old 12-02-2018, 07:23 AM   #355
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https://youtu.be/yfLepDA3nME

It's not bad. Not at all. But that is not the face that sold me on this piece. Had the prototype portrait looked that way I might have just had a mild interest in the statue and not been anticipating it since February when I first saw pictures. So note to self, do not get excited for Diamond Select until you see in hand pictures.
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Old 12-02-2018, 08:44 PM   #356
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For $40 these things are a bargain, but it should come as no surprise to anybody that production pieces at this price point don't match up to their prototypes. Prime 1 these ain't.

But for a nicely scaled collection at a rock bottom price, they work really well. Just don't expect them to hold up to close scrutiny, there are severe production limitations at this price point. You'll never look at a Diamond Select piece and think it's the most beautiful thing you've ever seen, they're mass marketable on the cheap. But they're great for what they are, IMO.
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Old 12-02-2018, 09:08 PM   #357
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https://youtu.be/yfLepDA3nME

It's not bad. Not at all. But that is not the face that sold me on this piece. Had the prototype portrait looked that way I might have just had a mild interest in the statue and not been anticipating it since February when I first saw pictures. So note to self, do not get excited for Diamond Select until you see in hand pictures.
Saw the video, too bad I don't speak the language. I think it is nice for the price. If I am paying a grand for it then I am expecting to look like the prototype or better. But then again, what looks nice to me may not look nice for some people. For the price that DST is asking, I think this line nicely done (mostly).
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Old 12-03-2018, 03:27 AM   #358
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I’m disappointed but I’m not surprised, so far this line hasn’t impressed me at all.
I don't have anything from this line yet, but was planning on getting a few, especially the upcoming Wonder Woman Metal.

Are all of them subpar? Or have there been a few good ones too?
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Old 12-03-2018, 12:20 PM   #359
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I don't have anything from this line yet, but was planning on getting a few, especially the upcoming Wonder Woman Metal.

Are all of them subpar? Or have there been a few good ones too?
That depends on your definition of subpar. If by subpar you mean not looking exactly like the prototype, then yes, both of them are subpar (only superman and aquaman are out so far, and I have both). If you mean subpar for a $40 1/7-ish scale painted statue, then no, none of them have been subpar. They are $40 10-12" statues, their is no par because nobody else is coming close to this size, at this price point. For what you pay they're a bargain.
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Old 12-03-2018, 12:48 PM   #360
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only superman and aquaman are out so far
No, six have been released. Please read the OP.



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Are all of them subpar? Or have there been a few good ones too?
Tushar, I've been posting pictures in this thread.
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