DC Universe Classics - Captain Cold

With the San Diego Comic Con going on right now and all the news about the new DCUC action figures coming soon, its got me thinking that its time to catch up on some of my reviews. Still going through wave 7, today, I'll take a closer look at Captain Cold. Personally, Captain Cold is one of the characters from this set who i was looking forward to due most mainly to the old Superfriends TV show from my childhood.

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As far as height goes, Captain Cold is a noticeably shorter than the norm for this series. Similar to Sinestro from wave 3. See below standing next to Flash, Cap is a good 1/4 inch shorter.

The sculpt is very good and made up of a lot of original parts that we have not seen before on any other figure from the DC Universe Classics series. Probably due to his unique size and costume.

All in all, a very good likeness of the comic book villain. Click on any of these pictures to enlarge for more detail.

Taking a closer look at Captain Cold's face, you'll notice he is mighty pissed about something. The teeth and mouth are painted fairly cleanly. So are the glasses. No paint runs or anything noticeable. As for the rest of the paint job, His parka, boots and gloves are all grey and then the fluffy parts of his hood, gloves and boots are highlighted in white. After that, the majority of his costume is one shade of blue except for his belt which is yellow.

Captain Cold comes with one accessory and that is his freeze gun. Unfortunately it fits very loosely in his right hand and his left hand is a closed fist. Its a minor inconvenience. On the bright side, the gun fits nice and snug in his side holster.

Despite the difference in size, Captain Colds articulation still matches up with the other DCUC action figures. Joints include the neck, shoulders, biceps, elbows, wrists, abdominal, waist, hips, thighs, knees and ankles. Unfortunately Cap's parka restricts some of the shoulder joints movements so you cannot totally raise his arms above his head.

Overall, like many of the figures from this collection, Captain Cold a good action figure. My biggest complaint is how loosely his gun fits into his hand but that's just me being picky. As far as I'm concerned, he is a must have even for the casual collector of this set, especially for those trying to fill out their Legion of Doom roster.

Sculpt - 9, Paint - 8, Accessories - 5, Articulation - 9, Fun - 8

There are a lot of these Captain Cold figures floating around on eBay right now for very reasonable costs. Its really worth checking out.

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Thats it for this review. I'll be getting into the rest of Wave 7 and hopefully into wave 8 shortly as well as report on some of the new announced figures announced at SD Comic Con 2009.

DC Universe Classics - Blue Beetle

The third action figure I will review from the DC Universe Classics wave 7 set is the Blue Beetle. To buy the Blue Beetle on eBay, click here.

Here is your standard packaging shot. Not much to explain here. If you've bought one of these Mattel action figures, then you know what the packaging is like.

Blue Beetle's body sculpt is fairly basic. Basically the same as Booster Gold's. The main differences of this figure compared to others with the similar body type are obviously the head sculpt and the paint job which I will touch on shortly.

On the side of Blue Beetle's belt is a holster for his gun which has an attachable flap. BB also has similar goggles to Booster Gold which are made of a transparent yellow plastic.

Blue Beetle's paint job is actually pretty good. There are a couple minor spots where the paint has a paint color crosses over the lines so to speak, specifically the yellow paint on his belt buckle. Other than that, its a fairly good job.

As far as accessories go, other than the collect and connect piece of Atom Smasher, Blue Beetle only comes with a small gun (which looks like a hair dryer) that fits well into either of his hands and perfectly into the side holster on his belt.

Since his body type is similar to about 90% of the DC Universe Classics figures, so is the articulation. Joints are in the neck, shoulders, biceps, elbows, wrists, abdominal, waist, hips, thighs, knees and ankles.

Overall, a fairly standard figure for the DC Universe Classics toy line, which is a good thing. There are similar body parts used on this figure that we've seen before on others but the paint job and head sculpt gives Blue Beetle his own uniqueness from the rest of the crowd.

Sculpt/Design - 8, Paint - 9, Accessories - 5, Articulation - 9, Fun - 8

DC Universe Classics wave 7 action figures are all over eBay right now ( as of June 09) so they should be that hard to find, and with wave 8 figures starting to make an appearance, now's the time to pick up the wave 7 figures at reasonable prices.

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Thats 3 down and 5 more to go from wave 7 so be sure to check back for the next DC Universe Classics action figure review.