The end is nigh! DC Comics Multiverse from Mattel is coming to a close, and the last rounds of figures are dropping now. Today we have a look at 2 waves* – The Multiverse Killer Croc Connect and Connect wave, also titled Batman 80th, and the DC Originals Wave which are ToyBiz tribute figures. The Killer Croc wave consists of Dick Grayson as Batman, Alfred, Red Robin, Red Hood, KG Beast and Katana, with the CnC being a comic inspired Killer Croc. The DC Originals tribute figures are Target exclusives in the US and consist of Batman, Joker and Poison Ivy.
The Killer Croc Wave is well done, one of the most well rounded selections Mattel has offered. The winner of the wave is Alfred, not for engineering sake, though that is solid, but the fact it comes with 4 heads, all of which nail the likeness for the era it belongs to. Runner up is Red Robin – he has true double jointed elbows and a streamlined tight sculpt. If this was the route Mattel was going to go, Multiverse would have gotten real good, real fast next year. Red Hood is a tad disappointing – his guns are molded into the holsters, even though he comes with gun holding extra hands. His helmet is a tad big for the body too. The rest of the wave is above average, great roster fillers. To cap it off, a comic inspired Killer Croc is the CnC, and it is BIG. And well done – colors, sculpt, articulation is all there. I have a feeling this will be the Croc to match for a while.
The Originals figures – solid but not as good as they looked when originally shown at Toy Fair 2019. Poison Ivy especially suffered being translated from proto to production level. If you are looking for nostalgia, they fit that bill, but they weren’t my cup of tea.
Now, there is at least one more wave of figures that hit the proto stage – The Batman Ninja Joker CnC wave. This had Black Canary, Hawkgirl, Simon Baz Green Lantern, Flashpoint Aquaman, Rebirth Mammoth, and a Riddler Retro/Originals figure. Whether these will hit market before the license ends we aren’t sure. Right now, no word and no solicitations are out there.
So, to potentially cap things off for Mattel’s Multiverse figures, read on to check out our gallery for these 10 figures with over 125 HD shots after the break courtesy of Mattel!
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DC Multiverse Killer Croc Batman 80th Wave & DC Originals Gallery
Okay i gotta ask.....whats with the weird, pale, zombie-like head for alfred?
I had to look it up too. Apparently in a recent run, The Outsider from another earth was basically a Alfred and the mastermind of cross-earth drama. So he looked like Alfred but with this head. Or something similar to that, I didn't read the run it was in.
It’s easily the best Dc multiverse wave I’ve seen. It’s a shame too. Because the last couple of waves have actually been pretty good. It’s just they’re impossible to find at retail. Mattel finally got their stuff together but it’s too little too late.
I was already disappointed with Poison Ivy from everyone else sharing how lame the final product is but now I'm also let down by Red Hood and his lack of usable pistols. At least he has options on hands to just give him fists but even then he has gun holding hands for the guns he didn't come with. Seriously Mattel, you were making such nice steps to go out with a bang given some of the previous waves and then you fumble it at the end.
Why is nearly every Red Hood figure such a letdown? He's one of my favorite characters, but almost no good figures.
Awesome pics. Nice Job.
All your Outsider questions answered:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsider_(comics)
How does Alfred scale with Mezco figures?
Overall its a superb wave but 3 things. the body design on Bats (gray one) is bad and the Joker is awesome except for the head sculpt, maybe replace that head with another Joker head. Im NOT into Red hood but his masked head looks alittle too big
Sidenote: What Bats is that with the Yellow outline bat chest symbol, he looks sweet.
It's been a while since I bought a DC Multiverse figure, but I picked up Katana, and she had one of the worst ankle rocker designs I have ever seen. The foot pegs straight down into the boot, rendering the pivot basically useless unless she's standing in a static pose.
I ended up swapping her feet out with a pair of basic female Legends feet (Vintage Black Widow,) and she works so much better. I highly recommend anyone who picks her up do this mod, as it's super easy to do, and makes the figure so much more enjoyable!
I think the biggest loss here is that Mattel will never get a chance to make a better Damien Wayne.
That ‘89 Batman and Joker are such pleasant surprises for me. I had no intention of picking them up, but when I saw them in person I was overwhelmed with nostalgia and couldn’t resist.
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Croc looks awesome, but I do wish he wasn’t so huge. I’ve always preferred the more human renditions of Croc.
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