Friday, January 23, 2009

Heroes of the DC Universe: Superman

The most recent release in DC's series of "DC Heroes of the Universe" busts - though all of them have not been heroes, I still have some high hopes for this series, and in some aspects, I still do. (The Green Lantern was not that bad)

In the interest of adding a Superman statue or bust to my collection, I opted to give this one a review and consider.

Available here.

Designed By: Carlos Pacheco
Sculpted By: Jean St. Jean
Dimensions: 5.75” high x 5” wide x 2” deep
Type: Cold-Cast Porcelain
Edition Size: Limited
Ship Date: September 2009
Estimated Price: $69.99

Zimm's two cents:
Points in Favor:
  • Paint job looks to be clean and not to splotchy.
  • Good clean lines on the sculpting.
Points Against:
  • Not a big fan of the face. Looks two much like a 'statue' face and not a 'chiseled' face. Unemotional
  • The chains tend to throw me off a bit.
  • I would have preferred his "Up Up and Away" iconic pose.
  • Looking for a pic of the cape, but think that there could have been more.
Recommendation: Pass. This one is not for me; however, there are probably some Superman geeks that could point out why this is a good bust.

Robert's two cents:
Points in Favor:
  • Solid sculpting
  • DC Direct always does a good job on the paint.
  • The base is designed to work with the new Supergirl bust designed by Terry Dodson.
Points Against:
  • Doesn't feel like a good representation of Carlos Pacheco's art. He's a great artist with bold, beautiful lines and I don't get that with this piece.
  • A little too typical of a Superman pose while not what I would consider an iconic pose. Doesn't everyone draw him breaking the chains or looking down over the city (ala Jim Lee's Superman statue)? I mean, you could wrap him in girders and pour concrete around him and he'd still get out.
  • How do they get the chains around him anyway? And if they (I'm assuming the villains) did get chains around him, wouldn't they realize he's letting him chain them and they're in trouble. Chains may have worked on the George Reeves Superman, but this is the modern Superman, who can juggle planets. Just a thought.
Recommendation: Pass. Overall, I haven't been impressed with this series so far.

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