Flash villains have gotten very little love from Mattel in regards to the DC Universe Classics action figures (and maybe with good reason). We have only seen a handful of Flash related characters up until wave 18, specifically Gorilla Grodd in Wave 2 and Captain Cold in Wave 7. Now that DCUC wave 18 is out, lets take a closer look at Captain Boomerang.
Pretty cool sculpt. Right off the bat you're gonna notice that Captain Boomerang has the newer elbow and knee joints giving him more flexibility. More on that later. The sculpt of the character is pretty cool. The jacket is a separate piece but does not come off as the boomerangs across his chest keep the jacket on
Captain Boomerang's scarf is sculpted so that it looks like its slightly blowing in a breeze. The body frame size used is the slightly skinnier body parts similar to Thaal Sinestro, Creeper and Deadman but the detail work in the actual sculpt is definitely all unique.
The DC Universe Classics head sculpts are 99% of the time, amazing and Capt. Boomerang is no different. Pretty sweet sculpt right down to the stubble on his face and detail work in his toque.
Captain Boomerang's paint job is not too shabby. No really issue except for some paint missing from the inside of his left hand which I didn't even notice until i sat down to type out this review.
Mainly due to the newer knee joints, Captain Boomerang has a slight height advantage over the DCUC action figures that do not have these new knee joints. Above, I've compared Captain Boomerang to Flash.
As far as accessories are concerned, besides the Collect and Connect head and waist pieces of Apache Chief that comes with Captain Boomerang, the only other thing you get is one, plain ol' Boomerang with no special detail what-so-ever and fits rather loosely in either of his two hands. Not only that, the boomerang is made of a very limp rubber and bends too easily. Boooooo!!!
Captain Boomerang's strong point is definitely articulation. As mentioned, he has the newer elbow and knee joints which add a little bit extra movement. All other joints are pretty standard. Neck, biceps, wrists, abdominal, hips, thighs and ankles. All joints were in great working order and too loose or tight.
Sculpt - 9.5
Paint - 9
Accessories - 1
Articulation - 9.5
Fun - 8
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