http://dc.superarticulated.com DC Superheroes and DC Universe Classics News, Photos, and Reviews Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:41:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DCUC Wave 3 has nothing short of a stellar line-up! This wave brings us superarticulated versions of Robin (Tim Drake version), Nightwing, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan!), Sinestro, and Deathstroke the Terminator. Not to mention the super-impressive Solomon Grundy C&C figure. The character line-up is great and while some production runs ... http://dc.superarticulated.com/2008/08/28/dc-universe-classics-series-3/ Because of his "violent" reputation, Lobo was a tough character for Mattel to release at mass retail in the DCUC line. But they cleverly worked around that by making him a con exclusive at SDCC in '08. The oversized figure is loaded down with accessories and comes in a really ... http://dc.superarticulated.com/2008/08/28/sdcc-2008-dcuc-lobo-exclusive/ The second series of Mattel's Movie Masters line in connection with The Dark Knight motion picture brings us 6" scale superarticulated versions of Batman is his original Batman Begins batsuit as well as The Scarecrow in his updated full-length straightjacket look from the new movie. There is also a chase ... http://dc.superarticulated.com/2008/07/27/tdk-movie-masters-wave-2/ The first series of The Dark Knight Movie Masters figures from Mattel is out and I picked up a couple of them this morning. The first series includes Batman, The Joker, and a Gotham City Thug, along with an unmasked Batman chase figure. I have mixed feelings about these figures. ... http://dc.superarticulated.com/2008/05/03/tdk-movie-masters-wave-1/ My wait for DCUC2 is finally over! I got my case of the second wave of DC Universe Classics yesterday and have been furiously snapping pics and writing reviews of Aquaman, Black Manta, Firestorm, Harley Quinn, Superman and the collect & connect figure Gorilla Grodd ever since I cut open ... http://dc.superarticulated.com/2008/04/05/dc-universe-classics-series-2/ The first series of DC Universe Classics is here! Hurray! You can check out detailed pics and info on all of the figures in this line at our DCUC-specific site - DCUniverseClassics.com. But, we'll also be covering the line here on SuperArticulated in our usual form. The first wave gives ... http://dc.superarticulated.com/2008/01/04/dc-universe-classics-series-1/ Okay, I guess Mattel's DC Super Friends aren't exactly 'superarticulated' but they're just so darn cute I felt like they deserved to be on the site anyway! Each classic DC Comics character is stylized in this adorable big-smiled, exaggerated-proportions fashion and comes with some kind of action feature gimmick. The ... http://dc.superarticulated.com/2007/11/27/dc-super-friends-series-1/ If Mattel was trying to really go out with a 'bang' in their eighth and final series of DC Superheroes, they only halfway succeeded. This assortment should have been really strong from top to bottom to help build fan anticipation for DC Universe Classics - the upcoming expansion of this ... http://dc.superarticulated.com/2007/10/08/dcsh-series-7/ After three long and exhausting Superman-themed waves, DC Superheroes returns to Batman's world and gives us four of Gotham's finest. This wave features Knight Shadow Batman, Cassie Cain Batgirl, Camo Bane, and Two-Face. While this is an excellent assortment of figures, they were nearly impossible to find in stores. This ... http://dc.superarticulated.com/2007/09/28/dcsh-series-7-2/ The sixth series of DC Superheroes was a long, drawn-out disaster of distribution. In fact, the two most sought-after characters in the wave ended up as 'Big Lots' exclusives (practically) when Wal-Mart dropped the line halfway through this series' run. Nevertheless, Mattel did manage to deliver us a Cyborg Superman, ... http://dc.superarticulated.com/2007/08/28/dcsh-series-6/