We've finished posting our reviews of the six Wendy's Kid's Meal DC Heroes sets, but that's not the end of things. Matt Kaufenberg and Joe Allard did a lot of design work before getting to the final approvals.
From Set #2, we almost got a Nightwing with his '90s costume details, or even possibly a cape!
The Catwoman we got was a vintage design, not this more modern take that would have had her whip around her waist - and would have been yet another example of her being black!
On the subject of modern designs, Set 5's Nubia could have gotten a look that wasn't from the '70s:
In Set 6, Aquaman nearly got a Brave and the Bold-style beard:
We already told you how Mera was supposed to have some water swirling around her hand, but here's the proof:
Before settling on the style we got, some others were considered, like this more chibi idea (special bonus glimpse at a character who didn't make the final lineup):
And finally, before deciding on mini figures, Wendy's also considered just doing a "Colorforms"-style sticker set. Here's the art for that pitch:
Check out all the cameos on the Bat-computer!
Who’s that on the bottom left?
Clayface, he's a Batman villain. 🙂
Seriously: it's hard to tell, since you can't see much of her costume, but that's Halo. The big clue is that she's a member of the Outsiders, just like Black Lightning, Katana, and Metamorpho. It was a smart move to place her right next to Harley, to keep everyone from assuming that's who she was meant to be and then never giving it a second thought...