Here we have Batman, with a blue and gray suit that was later phased out for one with black and an oval-less symbol. Overall, the figure captures the chunky proportions that he had, and they also add to the aged appearance this Batman has compared to when he was a younger man. There's not much going on in terms of paint, but at least the sculpting is fairly decent. What is paint on this toy feels a bit off. The chest emblem certainly looks off-centered and somewhat warped while the yellow utility belt could be a bit of a darker shade in my opinion.
I feel that the bulkier proportions for Batman work well with the character if you need him to be a lot more imposing. The side doesn't look too horrible, and the cape, despite being made of rubber material, is at least sculpted to look less limp.
The head sculpt is good, though there is no real weathering to the mouth and the flesh paint seems slightly off because it's not quite applied as well. I guess I can try to fix it myself, but I need to be patient with handling such a tight space.
Articulation is alright for the figure Head can move left and right and slightly look up and down. Shoulders are able to move front and back, in and out, the biceps swivel, the elbows bend at a right angle, and the wrists rotate. There is both an ab crunch joint and a waist swivel. Hip movement is limited front and back yet is able to move more freely in and out. The thighs swivel, the knees bend, and the ankles hinge.
He only comes with one accessory, that being a mere Batarang. Yes, just the one. You don't get a grapnel gun nor any other items that a Batman figure, let alone one from TDKR, would use. Even if most of the plastic went into a figure that was reused, this is embarrassing, to say the least.
Yes, this is a reuse of a previous figure. The toy originally came from the Batman: Unlimited series, and as far as I can tell, the heads are different, but I do like this suit design better in terms of it fitting well with Batman. The black looks slick, the gray's darker, and the symbol fits his proportions. His belt even looks better with the coloring it has.
Superman shares the same body mold that Batman has, though there is new tooling to give Superman his own look, which includes the head, cape, hands, boots, and trunks. I know this was how Superman looked in the novel, and it represents him going into more power, but it kind of looks jarring compared to Batman. Call me crazy, but it feels more like if Superman's suit inflated to make him look strong or if he had a bit of an obese look. The figure's colors are at least accurate, and the S-shield is at least better applied than Batman's chest emblem was. The cape is curled in; maybe it was supposed to be like that, but it doesn't feel like it should.
His head captures his look fairly well. As I mentioned, the head kind of makes Superman look a bit fat, which is probably due to how much muscle he has. I do appreciate that he has the curl, though it's pretty thick.
His articulation is identical to Batman's though his ab crunch feels loose in comparison. Also, his head is pretty weird to move side to side. The neck just doesn't feel like it wants to move around as much as it could. Must be quality control.
His only accessory is one that harmed him in-fiction. It's pretty pitiful, especially due to how other figures with their sizes had more accessories than this. Some alternate hands would have been neat.
These two figures are basic for what they are. They certainly aren't horrible figures, but they do feel a lot less interesting than what other products were offering. I got them each for 5 dollars, which isn't a terrible deal. As for the original asking price, you're better off spending 20 dollars on a figure that's from a similar line but with more value for money.
Final ranking: ⭐⭐ and a half out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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