Heroes of the DC Universe: Sinestro

Now that he is helping save the universe, I would have to agree that he is a "Hero of the DC Universe."

Distributor DC Direct
Designed By Gary Frank
Sculpted By Jean St. Jean
Type Bust
Size 5.75" H
Release Sept 22 2010
Price $70

Zimm's Two Cents
This one makes me want to hunt down the Hal Jordan Bust, so that I can have the two of these together.

Points in Favor

• The base is totally rockin! And it matches Hal's too.
• The level of detail. From his costume, to his sneer, to his hands and teeth. I love the little pieces.
• Love the Colors. DC doesn't attempt to shade anything, they just throw it at you.

Points Against

• The tips of the energy on the top of the lantern. How insignificent is that anyway.

Recommendation: Hot Buy....BUT - if you get this one, you need the Hal Jordan one. I like this one, and I tend to be tough on DC Direct.

Robert's Two Cents
I'm not crazy about the handling of Green Lantern in the recent revival. The resurrection and apparent attempt to make Sinestro a bit of a sympathetic character doesn't work for me. The one thing I feel they did right is his costume. I love the new Sinestro Corps costume. Plus Sinestro is the one person who single-handedly nearly brought the GL Corps down to their knees twice. Yes, twice. How would they compete with an entire corps of people like Sinestro?

Points in Favor

• The base is great.
  
• They did a great job on his costume.
  

Points Against

• The pose. If you're looking for definitive Sinestro, this isn't the pose you put him in. He should be standing upright and sneering.
• Forehead is all wrong.
  

Recommendation: Pass There has to be a better Sinestro piece than this one. I know Zimm is going to think I'm just contradicting him, but I'm not. Sinestro is one of my all time favorite DC villains and I just think he deserves a more accurate depiction.

One additional note on the costume: While I do love the costume, I think I just realized something. His costume basically looks like an updated version of Black Adam's costume. I need to think on that more.