Thrillkiller Batman
Elseworlds Series 1, DC Direct, 2006
This figure is from the miniseries by Howard Chaykin and Dan Brereton Batman: Thrillkiller. It?s an Elseworlds (an alternate reality, not in normal timeline continuity) Batman tale set in the early sixties. Barbara Gordon is Batgirl and Dick Grayson is Robin, while Bruce Wayne is a detective on Commissioner Gordon's team. Their own servants murder Wayne?s parents and Bruce was left with nothing. He sells his house, to Barbara Gordon, who had earned a fortune off her murdered mother's insurance. Bruce entered the force and became a decorated detective while Babs went the Batgirl route. Only recently did she acquire the man wonder known as Robin. After the death of Robin, detective Bruce Wayne adopts the mantle of Batman to continue his crusade.
The base figure has a costume that is flat black. The extra long gloves and extra tall boots along with the cowl are gloss, while the cape is semi gloss. A small red Bat logo on the chest and a red Utility Belt accent this otherwise monochrome figure. The eyes are silver, not the normal white.
SPECS:
The figure stands 7 inches tall and has 12 points of articulation (head, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees) a plastic cape and comes with a display base.
PROS:
A solid sculpt and nicely articulated figure. The ball joint head is something I think needs to be standard on every Batman figure. The ball joint shoulders are almost Mattel like and better than most of DC Direct?s ball jointed shoulders.
CONS:
I don?t see any really. It may depend if you like Elseworlds and in particular Thrillkiller for you to like or dislike this figure.
OVERALL:
Elseworlds offer a legitimate reason for the Batman Variant figure. It is a different look at our favorite heroes and villains in a different world we don?t often get to see. DC Direct did a series Kingdom Come figures, another Elseworlds tale and Kenner?s Legends of Batman had a few Elseworlds figures in it as well.
To further twist things around, in Thrillkiller the Joker is a woman, a cold-hearted self-proclaimed *CENSORED* named Blanca Steeplechase. I?ve never read Thrillkiller, but hope to one day and I would like to see a Thillkiller Robin and Joker in an upcoming wave of Elseworlds figures.
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Posted on 03-02-2006 16:03
Pretty cool. I like the use of both flat and gloss black. Notice how the red chest emblem differs from the original press release photo. The figure reminds me a little of Adam West, especially in the head sculpt.
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