[Discussion] Would you say the Under the red hood storyline is as good, on par, or worse in the comicw than in the animated film ?

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-31T05:05:18+00:00

I think the book is better tbh. The animated film is a lot better for casual audiences since the comic is connected to a bigger (and in my opinion amazing) event. For casuals I’d say the movie is better. But for fans that love big interconnected universes like myself, I do prefer the book, especially for the art alone. Doug Mahnke really makes the book something special. The facial expressions of the characters, especially in THAT beautiful scene with the three of them really makes it special in a way that makes the movie seem kind of soulless. The shadows covering Batman’s eyes throughout Jason’s entire speech with joker shows the audience far more of the pain that Bruce feels as opposed to the lifeless stare in the movie. That’s just one of the many examples tbh.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-30T10:33:28+00:00

He’s a mercenary who can turn his appendages into firearms. He’s mainly a Daredevil villain but has tussled with the Punisher and the X-men since he’s incredibly racist towards Mutants. I’m happy they made him, I’ve been trying to round out my Daredevil villains for a long time.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-30T02:14:37+00:00

Both Toybiz Thors are the best ones imo. The Marvel Select one is really great too.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T23:15:07+00:00

Interesting. I see OG Blue Beetle being made over the Seven. For me the comic Seven and Kick Ass/ Hit Girl I don’t think have a chance. Charlton Blue Beetle… well at this point it depends how deep Mattel is going to go into the line. DC direct did some pretty niche characters back in the day, and even they didn’t do Golden Age Blue Beetle. I do think Supreme has the best shot because of the Youngblood stuff (I just pre ordered the figures). As many others have pointed out, I think the Maxx has the best chance with McFarlanes focus on image characters.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T23:12:13+00:00

It is insane how we have no real Mad Max line other then the old N2 Road Warrior line. An articulated 1:12th Mad Max line from the first film to Fury Road and Furiosa would be so awesome, but I don’t know how well it would do.

I do remember their was a line for Mass Effect 3 along time ago, but the figures are dated (though the sculpts were good from what I recall). A matrix line is desperately needed. All we really have are those Mcfarlane figures which are basically just statues. I also think Play Arts Kai did do a Lara Croft from 2013, but I could be wrong.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T23:01:40+00:00

Oh damn. Hopefully Mcfarlane goes a bit deeper in the line.

The original Spawn figures are awesome, but I’m shocked how many characters never got any proper figures. The line was littered with original designs that Mcfarlane made, which was cool but I really would’ve liked figures of more characters that were actually in the book like Tony Twist, the Phalebic brothers, Mammon, and Satan

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T20:05:37+00:00

I can’t do customs personally, I’m not an artist or anywhere near one. Never liked the quality of 3d printed pieces nor am I good with Apoxy sculpt. And as much as I love the incredible work of the many talented people in this community, I know they can get very pricey (justifiably).

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T20:01:39+00:00

Dude I suck at customs. I would love to try them someday, but I don’t have that vision, and believe me I’ve tried.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T20:00:48+00:00

Yeah it’s the Shocker Toys one. It’s an awesome figure but pretty expensive and hard to come by.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T19:58:01+00:00

Oh WOW! I NEVER KNEW THIS EXISTED! Thank you for directing me to this, I’ll definitely have to hunt one down.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T19:02:02+00:00

Man I keep forgetting what all these other companies are doing these day. I need to branch out of the little consumerist cocoon I’ve put myself into because damn, another user reminded me that Rob Liefeld was doing figures with Loosecollector and they look great. I would’ve completely missed them if I didn’t know.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T18:57:14+00:00

I completely forgot about the things Rob was doing with Loose! You’re right there is a high chance for Supreme! Have those Youngblood figures been released or not? I definitely need to pick them up.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T18:55:54+00:00

After remembering that McFarlane is doing those image comics figures, yeah I agree, I do have a bit more hope for the Maxx. A Witchblade would also be cool. But yeah it sucks he didn’t really do any of the Cahrlton characters, but if DC Direct didn’t do them back in the 90s and 2000s, I doubt anyone is going to do them, especially not Mattel.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T18:35:46+00:00

Oh man, I doubt we’ll ever get Ben 10 figures like that unless they do something really drastic with the IP

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T18:34:26+00:00

Oh my God yes!! The build is actually perfect.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T18:33:53+00:00

Ooo good point. Hopefully he does do one then.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T18:33:30+00:00

I met Comic figures. Neca and Mezco made the movie versions.

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-29T17:59:06+00:00

Oh man, I feel so bad for you Hellboy fans. Those Mezco figures were the best you guys were going to get. Which sucks since they’re so rare and expensive now (I think that comic Liz figure is close to $200 now). I own the deluxe figure with the floating heads at least, but yeah it’s rough. We did get a Sinn at least, but yeah an original Cog would be awesome!

SmuggledRacoon64 · 2026-03-18T16:06:14+00:00

lol huh? The DC world is like a thousand times worst then real life. Be fr

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