DC Icons: Supergirl Rebirth

I might be on a DC figure roll here, but let me just say that I am not building a massive army of DC Icons... just Harleys. BUT here we have another DC Icons in the form of Supergirl. NOW, I don't want to digress with my reviews on toys that much, but something happened between this figure leaving the BBTS factory and receiving it on my doorstep. So here's a link about that experience. Trust me, it's worth the read. Anyways, on to the figure.

The package is indeed similar to the Burnside Batgirl I bought earlier this year. And they do share a lot of similar qualities, both good and bad as I'll mention in this review.

And I have no intention of getting the rest of the figures in this set.

I think throughout the years, DC has struggled with Supergirl's costume. It's a fine line with giving her a 'feminine' look, while at the same time keeping the "Superman" influence alive. Sure they could have gone the easy route and just give Supergirl the same tights and let her curves do the talking, but... they decided to be bold and give her a skirt. That poses a problem (not for me, but... ya know):

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This version of Supergirl was (I believe) was during Jim Lee's run with Supergirl, my favorite version of the Maiden of Might. While she gained a fan following, the problem is the flouncy skirt was going to give too many panty shots! So? How to rectify that? They really didn't. But I digressed. The costume we have here just made the boots longer and made it less of a 'cheerleader' look. While I haven't read the comic books, from images I have seen, this is a pretty accurate sculpt of Kara from Rebirth. She does look a little older with the face we get, but the body is quite nice. The cape, while not articulated, is soft and pliable, and it does have some dynamic look. 

The colors are quite nice. Though it might look bland, and it certainly is, the idea of this figure is to try and replicate her look in the Rebirth series, which from all the artwork I have seen, that comic book is not mean to be as vibrant or as 'flashy' as the New 52 or the continuity before it. My only real complaint is her hair. I think of Kara as having blond hair that sticks out a little bit. To have it so flat colored is a bit underwhelming. Still, the paint job is clean so I'll take it for sure.

You'll have to forgive the funny angle her heads are in! Due to the hair position, I can't get a good shot on these faces (that's why I do an upclose photo). She comes with alternate hands as well. Not a lot of accessories, but good enough. She also comes with this:

It's a transparent stand that does its job well enough. It has an angle and it can offer some levitating poses. Not dynamic flying poses, but it can do some cool things.

This is the first version of her face. Again, she looks a bit too calm and not as 'young' as I picture Supergirl. I think they were going for the TV series and the Rebirth look.

Her second head is more or less the same except that it has attachable heat-ray visions. Cool things to have since it offers a few more poses.

Articulation is mediocre. High mediocre and definitely passable. I was able to get some pretty good shots on her, so I'm not bummed out at all with what I got. Some are really classic Supergirl poses too. The one thing going for her is the giving material of her skirt, cape, and her hair (to an extent).

One thing I didn't try as hard was getting her into a flight pose that is every bit familiar a Kryptonian would do. Again, the neck barely allows her to look up and that cape of hers hinders her arms pointing in the direction a flying pose needs. The eyebeams are awesome though, but they are limited in what they offer. Still, glad to have them.

A good new design that is a happy medium. Passable paint job. Good sculpting. Standard articulation hindered by costume. Decent accessories. After the New Batgirl, I expected something more from this figure. But then again, that was a deluxe figure with a bike, this is the standard. For any Supergirl fan, this is probably a good grab. For casual fans, this is an easy pass. Still, this is the only Rebirth Supergirl figure I have seen so this might be a must unless we start seeing some more. I mostly consider this figure as a highly articualted statue. 

Collection Update

Before I list the 'coming' additions, I might as well show who ARE in my collection that came late March. Yes that is another POP in the form of Peebee from ME: Andromeda. And I FINALLY own Kiritsugu, which I am excited to open and review. And to fluff up my Spiderverse collection, here comes Spider-UK. I'm a bit hesitant to open these for reasons... I am not yet ready to convey. When I do open them, obviously I'll review them like normal. Now, on to the upcoming additions that I most likely will follow through. All are preordered! 

First, let me start out by saying that I'm not a big fan of Tom Holland Spider-man for reasons of my own. I think the costume looks nice though so that's why he's on the list!

I've always wanted a good Supergirl figure and DC Icons seems to be able to deliver on that. And yes, a whole lot of Harleys in this list AND a couple of Spider-Gwens.

And I still have yet to get the Mafex Suicide Squad Harley! It's been damn near a whole year! I wonder if the delay is because they are trying to improve on their product? I hope so. And yes, finally! A Chun Li figure coming up with some awesome accessories and articulation.

This set I want because it has a lot of characters I like. The BAF is pretty unique too so I can't complain all in all. Admitedly, Legends' prices are going up higher than I would like but hey... what can I do, right? So those are the 'for sure' ones. I do have a long list I plan on getting, whether by this year or the next. I swear, somewhere along the line I might have to stop... seriously. 

DC Icons: Batgirl(Burnside)

Speeding to the scene of the crime we have Batgirl and her batcycle! Aiding the Dynamic Duo in their never ending quest to rid Gotham City of evil-doers! THWACK! BAM! KAPOW! SHWAP! TWERK! Wait, what? Okay, I apologize. I can't help but just see Yvonne Craig(rest in peace) Batgirl influence all over the 'modern' Batgirl outfit. Speaking of modern outfit, I was really curious as to how it would translate to something as articulated and artistic as DC Icons(DC's answer to Marvel Legends; sort of). Well, here's our chance to find out!

This line is not exactly a direct answer to Marvel's Marvel Legends toy lineups. The price point for one figure definitely falls in line with import prices and the amount of accessories, detail, and fun factor is of a higher caliber. Just the box itself implies the difference between the two. And while this is the 23rd DC Icon(least, that's what the number on the side implies), this is my first and probably will not be the last.

I didn't have an upset stomach when I first saw this costume on Barbara. While I truly liked her New 52 costume, I felt as if this costume really set her apart from the rest of the Bat-Family who donned the skin tight 'armor' with the ominous black color and the utility belt (that obviously would not hold half the things that they are written they do). As a figure, she is great for a lot reasons. While I don't own any other Icons, I do believe that each sculpt is unique to the character--with some recycled parts I'm sure for future additions. She has a lot of sculpted parts which makes accessories and clothing stand out rather than blend in like her belt, her boots, her symbol, etc. The cape is also well done and it's not the only cape. We'll talk about that later. 

Her paint is crisp and clean and spot on down to the lace of her boots. The choice of purple definitely gives me more of an impression that Yvonne Craig Batgirl had a nudge in this design; I mean even in her mask. The color on her hair is darker than how we used to see it, but it is also darkened by the shading added to it. Again, this is why I will say that this isn't a full on answer to Marvel Legends; higher price point means higher enjoyment factor/ better quality, dare I say. 

She comes with three pair of hands, a grappling hook, two capes(which look the same from here, but they're not), and two heads. The hands are good, can't complain too much. The cape and alternate heads are good, just think we need one more cape to 'fill the void' of a bat character. Speaking of, how can we have a bat-character without a damn batarang?! I will also point out that there are no paint details on her grappling hook; at all, which is a let down.

The 'neutral' face is definitely a pretty one. The alternate head has a stoned look to her for some reason, but to her defense, it's supposed to be an action dynamic face which is why her hair is like this:

And of course I can somewhat forgive them for not giving her a batarang because of the next accessory:

Now it's a cool accessory. It probably is the reason why the price of the figure is twice as much as a Marvel Legend. It has a metallic purple to it and for the sake of being lazy, I can't find an official artwork in the comic book that features the exact one. Again it reminds me of Yvonne Craig's bike, but hers is battier. And the stand with this bike comes with a special effect; one that implies that Batgirl is in a high speed endeavor. It has an amazing feature which allows you to lean the bike right to left to add more dynamic to the bike; sadly, the bike isn't that great to stand on its own without the stand.

Now on to the articulation itself!

Batgirl can definitely give Marvel Legends a run for its money with the range of movements she can perform. In fact, she handles more like an import; from her range of movements, to her feel, size, etc. You can make her do some pretty dynamic things and you don't even need to have be in a duo... okay, anyways! While I didn't attempt any action sequence, Batgirl can be posed doing some awesome action scenes: kicking and punching another figure and all that. If you have the proper stand and patience, you can get her in a running pose for sure! There are some Batgirl-like poses that she can't do and that's me personally feeling that she needs a batarang and an 'extended bat cape' variant.

I definitely had a blast taking pictures of her though.

One thing I forgot to add, she can only hold her grappling hook on her right hand, which, takes away some variations for her some poses. Could really use a batarang though.

So I talked a lot of how this figure 'lacks'. I also compared it a lot(too much, perhaps) to Marvel Legends when I should really put her up to par against Imports like Figuarts, Bandai, and Figmas. If I do that though, she will fall behind in that ranking system. But she'll be a grade a little to high compared to your local retail figures. So maybe she's just her own thing. As of right now, she is one of my favorite catch. Great accessories for what she has, that bike is awesome, great details, and awesome articulation. Anyone a fan of Barbara Gordon and this outfit will have a blast with this figure. I did and I'm not that big of a fan of Batgirl!

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She's supposed to have a "cellphone" accessory. I found it and found it ridiculous. Didn't even take pics of it.