{"id":5579,"date":"2011-09-17T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T04:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=5579"},"modified":"2011-09-14T19:35:15","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T23:35:15","slug":"minimate-mini-review-27-batman-clayface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/minimate-mini-review-27-batman-clayface\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimate Mini-Review #27 - Batman & Clayface"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#27 - Batman\/Clayface<\/h3>\n

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In Minimates, just as in every other toyline ever, having the license for DC Comics characters means one thing above all others: too many Batmen. Even ignoring the many<\/a>, many<\/a> Batmen<\/a> in the C3 sets, this is the third Batman in the DC Minimates line - an average of one Batman every other series. This one is a Silver Age version, wearing light gray and bright blue, with a shadow on his forehead and a yellow circle around his chest. Surprisingly, while the cape and gloves are the same pieces the previous Batmen wore, his ulitity belt and mask are a new molds, used only this once: the ears on the mask are pointier and more toward the center of the head, and the belt has a distinct buckle. The muscles on his chest and legs are painted simply, but they work.<\/p>\n

It's kind of ridiculous that the figure doesn't include a batarang, but at least he has a removable mask. So that you don't have to worry about lining up the Minimate's face with holes in the hood, there's a face painted on the head cap, too. When you take it off, there's a new black hair piece to turn him into Bruce Wayne. Or at least into \"casual Batman.\"<\/p>\n

Batman's foe in this set is Clayface, and he caused a bit of controversy back when he was revealed. You know how Rustin is always talking about the balance between painted details and sculpted parts on a Minimate? Well, Clyface is almost entirely sculpted parts. These days we're used to that, with figures like Mr. Stay-Puft<\/a>, but Clayface was the first to do it and people got their panties in a twist. The core of the figure is a 2½\" Minimate body, but the feet, forearms and head\/torso covering are all new pieces added onto the body. The pieces have a very good asymmetrical sculpt, all goopy and mud-like without looking like sculpted clay, which had to be tough to accomplish. The face is just painted on; there are no sculpted elements to it.<\/p>\n

The Batman in this set is entirely unnecessary if you have any of the previous versions, but taken objectively, he's perfectly fine. Don't have a Minimate Batman? This one's great. Clayface is done well, even if he is made of a lot of new pieces - and everybody loves Bat-villains.<\/p>\n

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