As the Hot Toys Superman figures start hitting retailers, the reviews will be coming in droves. The first one we found is from youtube user Kidulttoyshop. This video is basically just someone opening the shipping box and pulling Superman from the packaging. It is still worthwhile to watch because it means that for those of you who ordered a Superman, it will be in your hands soon! This review pretty much confirms just how cool this figure is…
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Enough with the talk, watch the video below…
Amid high anticipation, Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are proud to present the Superman 12-inch Figure from the 1978 classic superhero film Superman. The movie-accurate Superman collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Christopher Reeve as The Man of Steel, highlighting the authentic head sculpt, movie-accurate costume and detailed light-up figure stage imitating the Fortress of Solitude.
Additionally, Hot Toys Limited will be donating a portion of this collectible figure’s sales to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The Reeve Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. Hot Toy’s hopes to contribute to the foundation and the injured through the enjoyment of collectible figures.
For more about the organization, please visit: http://www.christopherreeve.org
The Superman 12 inch Figure features:
- Authentic and detailed, hand-painted likeness of Christopher Reeve as Superman in the Superman movie
- Realistic facial expression with detailed wrinkles and texture
- Detailed hair sculpture
- Stands approximately 30 cm tall
- Newly sculpted muscular body with over 30 points of articulation with extra muscular upper body, neck and chest
- Three (3) pairs of interchangeable palms including:
- One (1) pair of relaxed palms
- One (1) pair of fists
- One (1) pair of palms for fighting
- One (1) set of Superman costume including one-piece blue costume with Superman logo in chest, yellow belt, red shorts and red cape
- One (1) pair of red boots
- Fortress of Solitude themed figure stage
- Figure stand with Superman nameplate and movie logo
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I have a feeling that we may see a Reeve Clark Kent, in the near future… But that maybe it for Reeve-likeness licensed HT figures. I hope that they do a Hackman Lex Luthor, and maybe a Stamp Zod. Although I also wanted a Dark Superman, from Superman 3, but that may never come to be…
The head sculpt on this figure, is uncanny to Mr. Reeve. Whomever says that the sculpt doesn’t look like him, must be out of his/her fckin mind. But is it just me or did the figure on the prototype pictures, look better? The colors of the suit, the fitting of the suit, and the skin tone on the prototype figure, seemed a lot better to me…
Also the body of the prototype pictures seemed leaner– where as the body on the final product seems bulkier (lets just hope that its only the camera, adding 100 lbs to the figure). The the suit and the bulky look of the final HT, very slightly resembles the Matty version. Also why does his face seem darker, than the skin tone of his neck and hands? Was he tanning?
I just hope that HT doesn’t turn this into the Joker fiasco of 08, with millions of remastered and tweeked re-releases of the figure– that would make even George Lucas jealous.
Let’s chalk it up to bad camera right now and hope for the best. Hot Toys products do look better in solicitation photos opposed to their actual released counterparts, but not that much worse.
I guess he also could have gotten one that is not up to par like the other ones…
You’re right John, it seems that the camera and the one he got is what is making it look crappy. Here’s another video of the figure by someone else, and this version of the figure looks great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Vqb9ikjPc