NECA Calls Mattel’s Batman vs Superman Action Figures “Awful” and “Laughable”
Well this was a bit of a surprise to spot on Twitter. It seems that someone running NECA’s Twitter responses isn’t all that much a fan of Mattel’s work on the new 6-inch scale Batman vs Superman action figures (find at Amazon.com*). Last night, in a tweet to a fan, the NECA account posted:
I think they’re pretty awful actually & laughable they cost the same as our figures. Hasbro does better w Marvel https://t.co/IiDhNbCVVr
— NECA (@NECA_TOYS) January 8, 2016
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There are two 6″ ranges — a movie version and a Multiverse version. The Multiverse ones are essentially a replacement for the Movie Masters figures Mattel used to do.
I have only seen WW reviewed, and while it looks pretty good as an interpretation of WW, it does not really look like Gal Gadot and there are serious eyebrow paint issues, rendering her a little too masculine-looking.
While I wouldn’t go as far as Randy did here, I wouldn’t (happily) pay what I pay for a NECA Predator for one. Hopefully DC Collectibles will issue some better ones in a few months or something.