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DC Direct will unveil four Watchmen action figure prototypes at New York Comic-Con this Friday, but EW has a first look at two of them: Rorschach and Nite Owl. The figures will hit stores in January 2009, and will retail for around $14.99 each. I want them. Interesting trivia learned from wikipedia: Because DC Direct sells primarily to the comic book specialty market, the figures ship to stores on predictable dates, a rarity for toys.
Discuss:Â How cool is the Rorschach figure?
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April 16th, 2008 at 2:02 am
Rorschach is obviously awesome. And the Nite Owl looks way cooler than he did in the promo photos.
Thumb gives two mes up.
April 16th, 2008 at 2:12 am
Yeah, agreed - Rorschach is a must have. Nite Owl looks way better than those pics from before, I’m looking forward to seeing these figures in better pics or in person.
April 16th, 2008 at 2:39 am
definately a must for my collection
April 16th, 2008 at 3:10 am
These turned out phenomenal. Can’t wait to see the rest and the film!
April 16th, 2008 at 8:55 am
They are quite nice, but I hope that’s only the youthful Nite Owl and not the 1980’s version. Not “chunky” enough
April 16th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Rorschach isn’t missing any buttons! Is this a ‘flashback’ version.
OMG
April 16th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Nice detail, but too stiff. I’d rather see the figures from the graphic novel.
April 16th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I will have an army of Rorschach’s.
April 16th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Should have had McFarlen do them, the poses look way too stiff. That said…these are pretty cool though, aside from what I said. Rorschach is def. a must have. Except, not digging the tiny hands.
Now I’m Negative Nancey.
April 16th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
I really hate Snyder’s work, and despised the 2 hr Gay porn/video game trailer that was 300. He has the sensibilities of a music video/commercial director, which I guess the ADD youth responds to. However, comic fans won’t be satisfied with this and neither will regular audiences. Unless he really changes things, I don’t see a R rated period superhero film with minimal action scenes to do big numbers at the BO. Snyder obviously doesn’t handle actors very well (DOD and 300’s non action scenes played like bad soaps) which will really hurt him on this film since Watchmen is mostly dialogue.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
I think McFarlane statue figures suck. Along with cheap plastics that give after you pull them from their packaging. I find that they don’t pose well either. If it’s a good sculpture I don’t care if they can’t move.
I like this TDK DC Direct one
http://www.dccomics.com/dcdirect/?dcd=9825&lst=new&cat=JUST+ANNOUNCED
April 16th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
“He has the sensibilities of a music video/commercial director, which I guess the ADD youth responds to. However, comic fans won’t be satisfied with this and neither will regular audiences.”
I loved both 300 and what he’s doing for Watchmen so far, and I’ve been a comics fan since I was a kid. I guess I’m a unique snowflake in your world.