Crimson Mist Batman
Elseworlds Series 1, DC Direct, 2006
BATMAN CRIMSON MIST written by Doug Moench, art and cover by Kelley Jones and John Beatty is an exquisitely rendered tale that concludes the Elseworlds trilogy of a dark Batman's battle with demons both within and without that began in the pages of BATMAN AND DRACULA: RED RAIN and continue in BATMAN: BLOODSTORM.
To defeat the legion of vampires overrunning Gotham, a bitten Batman pays the ultimate price. Batman, who becomes a vampire after battling Dracula, is an even more terrifying vision of vigilantism. When vampires are defeated, and the undead no longer stalk the streets of Gotham, Batman, now lies with a stake through is heart. However, when the undead return to Gotham, James Gordon and Alfred Pennyworth must remove the stake from Bruce Wayne's heart. Will reviving Batman unleash an even greater threat?
SPECS:
The figure stands 7 1/2 inches tall and has 18 points of articulation (head, shoulders, elbows, gloves, hips, knees and wings) long crumpled plastic cape, wings and comes with a wooden stake and a display base.
PROS:
Clearly the creepiest Batman figure ever produced. A ball jointed head sticks out on the longest neck on a Batman figure. The wings have a ball joint that snaps into holes on the back. The long cape makes it very stable to stand on it?s own without the base.
CONS:
It will depend if you like Elseworlds style figures and in particular Batman as a vampire for you to like or dislike this figure. With the exception of the arms and head, there is really only one pose for this figure.
OVERALL:
I almost passed on this figure, but I got all the others in this series, so I picked up the whole case. I don?t think this figure is for everyone, but I do think it?s cool enough and different enough to take a look at.
Anybody read the Batman/Dracula Trilogy (Red Rain, Crimson Mist, something else, man my memory is slipping)? I never did, but it looks like it would really fit Kelley Jones's art style (better than in the Batman title at least). I have thought of trying to hunt them down.
The figure looks really cool. If you like stuff like horror/zombie type stuff this figure would look great with other of the genre.
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The sculpt looks sort of messy, yet it seems to fit Jones' artwork well. Having both wings and a cape is a little strange, but this is still a pretty cool design. I knew from the moment I saw promotional photos that I'd get this figure. I just haven't yet...
Etrigan wrote:
and for some reason, my reply to this has been deleted
Hmm. I don't know how that would've happened, but I'm sure it wasn't intentional. Sorry, Etrigan.
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