McFarlane’s DC Multiverse toys up for pre-order

Well that was fast! As soon as the New Year came to pass, McFarlane Toys’ began its run with DC Comics action figures. They’re up for pre-order now!

The Dark Knight Rises

It was a kind of sad thing, when the DC license passed from Mattel to McFarlane. Not that there was trepidation about the new licensee, but there was some lament in the fact that Mattel was starting to do a good job with it once again. It’d been a long time since that was the case after all.

Since the close of DC Universe Classics, Mattel continually fumbled the line. Continued poor choices led to fans loosing interest too I suppose, which didn’t seem to re-emerge when they actually got their act together.

The result was a shift from DC’s traditional home to something new. You might’ve seen Spinmasters’ 4″ offerings make news yesterday, and they’re actually kind of cool. But there’s little doubt that McFarlane’s stuff is the main event. And it doesn’t look like the company will be letting too many people down.

As you can see here, the sculpts are excellent, and with 22 points of articulation they should make for some impressive displays. It’s especially nice too, to see the double joints on most of the elbows and knees. That’s something that Mattel never could get.

The lineup is equally impressive, with figures spread out mainly between the Batman and Superman corners of the DCU to lead things off. They’re not just comics-based either with classic animated figures and CW TV editions. Scroll down for the full list.

Batman: Detective Comics #1000

• Batman figure based on the DC Rebirth comic books
• Batman accessories include Grapnel Launcher and Batarang

Batman: Detective Comics #1000
Variant Chase

• Batman figure based on the DC Rebirth comic books
• Batman accessories include Grapnel Launcher and Batarang
• Showcases a different chest emblem as homage to the Classic Batman

Superman: Action Comics #1000

• Superman figure based on the DC Rebirth comic books
• Superman accessory includes a flight stand for 360-degree aerial figure posing

Batgirl: Art of the Crime–

Part of a 3-figure collector set -Batgirl, Nightwing, and The Batman Who Laughs – that includes a piece of a buildable Batmobile featured in the DC Rebirth comic books.  Each figure sold separately. 

• Batgirl figure based on the DC Rebirth comic books
• Batgirl accessories include Grapnel Launcher and Batarang
• The Build-A-Batmobile features rolling wheels and is 7 inches in length when fully assembled

Nightwing: Better Than Batman – 

Part of a 3-figure collector set – Batgirl, Nightwing, and The Batman Who Laughs – that includes a piece of a buildable Batmobile featured in the DC Rebirth comic books.  Each figure sold separately. 

• Nightwing figure based on the DC Rebirth comic books
• Nightwing accessories include two Escrima sticks
• The Build-A-Batmobile features rolling wheels and is 7 inches in length when fully assembled

The Batman Who Laughs – 

Part of a 3-figure collector set – Batgirl, Nightwing, and The Batman Who Laughs each includes a piece of a buildable Batmobile featured in the DC Rebirth comic books.  Each figure sold separately. 

• The Batman Who Laughs figure is based on the DC comic book series Dark Nights: Metal
• The Batman Who Laughs accessories include a Knife and a Sickle
• The Build-A-Batmobile features rolling wheels and is 7 inches in length when fully assembled

Batman: Batman the Animated Series

• Batman figure is based on the iconic style of Batman the Animated Series
• Batman’s accessories include a Grapnel Launcher and Batarang

Superman: Superman the Animated Series

• Superman figure is based on the iconic style of Superman the Animated Series
• Superman’s accessories include a piece of bent steel
• Includes bonus pair of alternate fists

Green Lantern: Justice League

• Green Lantern figure is based on the iconic style of Justice League Animated Series Green Lantern’s accessories include a Lantern Willpower Projection Blaster, headset, and visor

Harley Quinn: Classic

• Harley Quinn figure is based on the DC Rebirth comic books
• Harley Quinn’s accessories include a Mallet and (Gag) Bang! Blaster

Green Arrow: Arrow

• Green Arrow figure is based on The CW TV series Arrow
• Green Arrow’s accessories include a bow with knocked arrow and quiver with bundled arrows 

Superman: Unchained Armor

• Superman Unchained figure is based on the DC comic book series of the same name
• Superman features rotating posable wings that can extend the figure height to 9 inches tall and 10 inches wide (some assembly required)

Batman: Hellbat Suit

• Batman (Hellbat Suit) figure is based on the DC comic book series Batman and Robin
• Batman (Hellbat Suit) features articulated posable wings that can extend the figure height to 9 inches tall and 14 inches wide (some assembly required)

Bat-Raptor

• Incredibly detailed vehicle based on The Batman Who Laughs’ Batmobile from the DC comic book mini-series The Batman Who Laughs
• Designed to fit a 7-inch scale DC Multiverse figure
• 8-inch width, and has a telescoping front end to extend vehicle to full 12-inch length  
• Features rolling wheels

The full listing of figures should be posting shortly to a bunch of retailers for pre-order. Our pals over at Entertainment Earth look to be one of the first to actually have most of the listings active, so if you want to order them there, hit the links above to do so. If you do, BrutalGamer will get a small commission for the sale.

Most seem to be shipping out this month.