Batman Premium Format (2024)

[IcedDog]

Originally Posted by Demona

And again it's insanity with those obliques!

Obliques and intercostal muscles are Batman's true super power

[Bubblegun]

I’m not a fan of the long ears on Batman pieces.

[SDguy]

Originally Posted by Mister H

Tryin to understand what?s going on with the cape. Seems to be a lot of cape around the shoulders but not much in the back.

This is my question too.

[SLO_MO]

Originally Posted by mva5580

At this point I?m 100% convinced one of Sideshow?s core values is to create underwhelming statues of the most popular characters. If something is deemed too good, it gets rejected.

Batman in particular, though. They seem to do well with Spidey and Wolverine and Supes has had a couple of good showings. They have absolutely nailed Batman before, but every time it's in a random / weird format that is not a normal 1/4th:

- Batman vs Superman diorama
- The recent Batman vs Joker
- the 1/3rd scale Sideshow bust by Bel
- the Batman / Catwoman diorama

All of these are very close to THE Batman that everybody wants and all of them look miles better than the PF's they keep putting out, but for some reason they just refuse to do it in a 1/4th standalone piece. I'm honestly starting to think it must be some kind of licensing thing or that they are actually banking on people buying these not-quite-there pieces as second choices while we wait. Otherwise it is insane to me that they keep fumbling the easiest hit I could possibly imagine.

Oh well, I guess the wait continues.

[Iko Iko]

Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

Looks pretty awful so far.

[The SHOGUN]

Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

Looks pretty awful so far.

The $85 1:8 PureArts Batman on Amazon blows this thing out of the water.

[Peedi]

Very stylized.

At this point it’s clear that for Batman, sideshow will do anything but “normal”.

[AC_808]

Originally Posted by XIIIWARRIOR

Omg, can I FINALLY be getting my dream Bats?!?! As in Michael Turner Bats?!

Originally Posted by Demona

?.now that you mention it? the broad shoulders into the much narrower waist is Turner. And he like narrow ears too.

Color isn?t his era, but the style kinda is. Belt is also wrong, but I prefer capsules over pouches.

Interesting. Didn't see that at first. But that could explain the chin, too. Michael Turner also liked to draw wide chins on male faces. Wonder if true ....

[FJC]

Yeah, just not feeling what I'm seeing so far. Not a Bats I want to add to my collection. Hopefully, all of you still waiting on a 1/4 Batman like this. I'll happily be sticking with my OG PF.

[pdenham]

Originally Posted by Mister H

Tryin to understand what?s going on with the cape. Seems to be a lot of cape around the shoulders but not much in the back.

That element- the way the cape bunches at the shoulders- looks very K Jones (in Wrightson mode) to me.

As do the ears and chin/jawline.