What is a DC Direct GRAIL to you??? Share yours with the whole world!!!

[JP Sarri]

Everybody has an opinion on what a "Grail Piece" is, or what it should be. But what do you think??
Feel free to express your opinion and to post proudly your DC Direct Grail photos.

[slade777]

to me the top dc direct pieces are batman vs killer croc diorama and green lantern vs parallax dio.

[JP Sarri]

Originally Posted by slade777

to me the top dc direct pieces are batman vs killer croc diorama and green lantern vs parallax dio.

Great choice.

[Matches Malone]

Originally Posted by slade777

to me the top dc direct pieces are batman vs killer croc diorama and green lantern vs parallax dio.

Those two and Superman vs. Wonder Woman are awesome. Also the Joker 1:2 bust is hands down the best bust in that scale.

[pavehawk78]

Originally Posted by Matches Malone

Those two and Superman vs. Wonder Woman are awesome. Also the Joker 1:2 bust is hands down the best bust in that scale.

I might be in the minority, but I think the 1:2 Two-Face bust is well done also.

[Matches Malone]

Originally Posted by pavehawk78

I might be in the minority, but I think the 1:2 Two-Face bust is well done also.

I own that one as well and the sculpt is indeed spectacular. The only thing that lets that one down a bit is that the paint is a touch flat and doesn't have the depth of the Jokers. Having said that I will take a Bergholtz bust in my collection anytime!

[Kicksplode]

I guess the two personal grails that I went through the trouble of acquiring would be the Gotham Girls Animated Catwoman statue and the old William Paquette Swamp Thing statue. With Catwoman, I scoured eBay for a couple months until I found a listing for one that had a broken pinkie finger. It was repainted in such a way that the missing finger is only really noticeable when you look at the statue from straight above. So I was perfectly happy to pay original MSRP for a piece that usually seems to go for several times that amount. Now I'm hoping to add the Batman TAS Batman and Joker maquettes to my collection in the near future.



With Swamp Thing, I eventually realized that the various "Buy It Now" listings on eBay aren't representative of the statue's real value. I wound up winning one for just under $70 once I found an actual auction.



In terms of a grail I'd really like to own but probably never will, there's the Batman vs. Killer Croc dio. It's easily one of the best-looking statues DCD ever put out, but the aftermarket value is just too much. Unless I happen to walk into a comic shop still selling it for MSRP, I don't expect to own one.

I've also thought about buying the Joker 1:2 scale bust, as that's another great-looking piece. But even though I've had a couple opportunities, I've held off because I don't collect 1:2 scale busts and don't want to open that floodgate.

[Madame_Siryn]

My DCD/DCC collection is all female mainly Cover Girls statues and Women of DCU busts. My grail from those is the first Wonder Woman statue for the AH line. I feel like the statue captured the WW cover that its based on beautifully.

[toyzplz]

The original Bowen Batman statue & the batgirl animated statue where she's sitting on the bat signal are the 2 pieces I consider "grails" for DCD. Others are more "meh. If I ever find a good deal"

[JP Sarri]

Even though some people may not consider it, I prefer the Superman vs Darkseid over the Batman vs Killer Croc diorama, although I do understand why the second one is such a sought out piece. But this is my personal preference and has nothing to do with market value.