Kotobukiya "The Dark Knight Returns" ARTFX Statue

No legs on Joker looks weird

Looks great.

Description:

A Kotobukiya Japanese import! As one of the most popular comic book superheroes of all time, it’s no surprise that the Dark Knight has appeared quite frequently in Kotobukiya’s lineup of DC Comics ARTFX Statues. And now, Bruce Wayne is back in an incredible reimagining of one of the key scenes in Frank Miller’s masterpiece, The Dark Knight Returns: Batman - Hunt the Dark Knight! A four-issue miniseries released in 1986, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns tells the tale of a future world in which superheroes have retired. An older, angrier Bruce Wayne puts on the costume once again to save Gotham City and in the process encounters one of his most hated enemies, the Joker! Inspired by Miller’s gritty style, the duo presents a dark, dynamic vision that’ll look great on your shelf.

Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns Batman is much thicker and heavier than most representations of the character, and that’s quite apparent here. The bulky Dark Knight kneels over the prone Joker, holding him down with one hand on his collar while pulling the other back in preparation for the final strike! Perfectly recreating the artwork, the statue is intricately detailed with special attention to Batman’s powerful musculature, the rumpled clothing of the evil clown, the furious expression on the dark hero’s face, and of course Joker’s maniacal laughing. The painting too reflects Miller’s artwork with stark colors and bold strokes.

Sculpted by Junnosuke Abe, The Dark Knight Returns Batman VS Joker stands nearly 12 inches tall (1/6th scale) on a special display base that really shows off the action of the scene. Miller’s Dark Knight duo looks great on its own or alongside any of the other dynamic Batman statues from Kotobukiya like the Black Costume ARTFX Statue or the upcoming Batman Dark Knight Rises ARTFX Statue (sold separately)!

Available September 2012.

Maybe the display base makes the no-leg situation better? I hope so, as tDKR is absolutely my favorite incarnation of Bats, and otherwise, this is beautiful.

This looks awesome. I really like it.

Looks really great. Any guesses at the price point?

The no legs makes sense, as I'm assuming it's based on Joker's death at the carnival where they're fighting in water. Would be cool to see the Batarang in his eye, though.

Lots of great Dark Knight Returns stuff coming out. DC Direct's new Batman vs. Superman statue, this, and Eaglemoss just announced DKR Batman/Joker chess pieces.

Wow! Looks pretty good! Will surely get it. The only TDKR statue I have is Paquet's, this would be an awesome addition!

Rex Mason said:

...DC Direct's new Batman vs. Superman statue...

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Are there any WIP pics yet? Didn't search the board, but is there any thread for it? All I have seen is this pic up on BBTS:

Lord Aykroyd said:

Maybe the display base makes the no-leg situation better? I hope so, as tDKR is absolutely my favorite incarnation of Bats, and otherwise, this is beautiful.

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From memory, I think the final fight between Batman and Joker was in shallow water ...sewer pipe...theme park tunnel, I can't remember....

I think the base will show that Joker is partially submerged in water.


.....or I could be way off

SAB said:

From memory, I think the final fight between Batman and Joker was in shallow water ...sewer pipe...theme park tunnel, I can't remember....

I think the base will show that Joker is partially submerged in water.

.....or I could be way off

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If so, then Batman must be flying.

It does look like the Joker's legs would be shown submerged in water in the dio.

BB&WSF said:

Are there any WIP pics yet? Didn't search the board, but is there any thread for it? All I have seen is this pic up on BBTS:

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That's all they've shown so far. Looks promising, though.

Looks good.

Looks really good

AWESOME !!!

DiFabio said:

Looks great.

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Looks great indeed.

1/6 for the win! I can't wait to get this.

It looks good but jokers hand placement makes it look like he's trying to tickle batmans balls....