Here we have The Atom in hand, and this figure is another reuse of the Blue Beetle/Booster Gold set. The blank body does work fine enough, and the paint apps for the red on the gloves bad upper body are applied well. The ridges on the boots, however, are inaccurate; they should have points at the tops from the front like on Batman's boots, not be flat like on the original users of the mold. Even worse, the belt is a tampographs rather than uniquely sculpted for the diaper piece. HOW IS THAT EVEN ACCEPTABLE FOR A REUSE?! If a diaper piece with a belt sculpted on was used instead, even if it would be inaccurate, at least it would be acceptable given how you wouldn't normally paint belts on.
His head sculpt is done very well, and I like that the flesh tones and atom logo are painted on properly. However, as I said before with Marvel Legends, just because the head is great, doesn't mean the rest of the figure will be saved that much. The articulation is standard for the DC Multiverse line, and with this being a blank body, you are free to check out some prior DC reviews that cover the articulation in greater detail. As for his accessories, he has a pointing right hand and a more open left hand; the highlight of his accessories is a smaller version of the character, which is decently sculpted and painted yet can barely stand on its own and has no articulation. An extra version that doubles as a Page Punchers figure would have worked, and it might have made people want to get the miniature figures that came with the comics (assuming they're still a thing). The Atom being a reuse on a blank body isn't necessarily a bad idea, but the way it was done on this figure is embarrassingly comparable to the worst Hasbro Marvel Legends figure. The ones on blister cards and without BAF parts, and the ones with only one alternate set of hands. If this figure came with a newly sculpted belt, an alternate head for Ray Palmer, and as many alternate hands as a figure with a blank body like Jim Gordon Batman, then I wouldn't mind the rest of the toy. But as it stands, THIS is the kind of figure that McFarlane haters should go after instead of the line as a whole.
And here we have Green Arrow, based on his appearance in the Longbow Hunters arc. While the figure may seem newly sculpted from the ground up at first, this is actually a retool of a figure from an entirely different McFarlane toyline. The reused parts come from Inigo Montoya of The Princess Bride fame. I've never seen that movie before, but with a figure that came out 2 years before this, the reuse could either be seen as super ingenious by die hard collectors or the most sinful form of retooling in the eyes of the haters. Personally, I wouldn't have known had it not been for people pointing it out. It's not my choice for a retool, but reusing a separate line's figure for parts can be a whole lot more clever than just painting details on a blank body and calling it a day. It's not perfect, however; the greens could use a bit of a wash to highlight the textures of the costume, and those fasteners on the bottom near the harness should have been painted. One thing I do like is that the flesh tones are painted for the gloves to have them more exposed from the outer side of the arms, a common detail for archers. So a few mishaps here and there for the looks, but it's still a step up.in creativity from the Atom.
His head sculpt is a separate piece from the hood, which is instead part of the torso. Some may find this to be logical given how it won't break up the sculpt used for the costume, though it means he won't have much range for his neck. It's ironically more limited than the Keaton Batman figures McFarlane made! Other than the set of arrow that go in the quiver, he comes with a single arrow and a bow without a string. Would have loved to seen a string and some method for the arrows to be launched like ToyBiz's Hawkeye from years ago. Hell, extra arrows and alternate hands would be nice. Still, I think this figure turned out a lot better than The Atom did. Sure, it's reusing parts from a separate line, but at least it makes sense in the context of a similar fantasy design for Inigo and Green Arrow. More accessories would have been great, but if you were to get either figure, then this will be your better option. I'm sure both are on discount given how much they warmed shelves; Atom makes sense given what was said, though Green Arrow deserves a bit more love given it's based on the popular story arc that makes the character a bit more famous than just the Arrowverse.
Final ranking: ⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Atom)
⭐⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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