Last time, we looked at The Spectre and Eclipso, which was a pretty common sense pairing. Today, not so much. There is sometimes a certain sense of randomness to the figures being released in these waves, so apart from just wanting to look at these figures two at a time, there’s really no other reason I’m pairing these two together. Except, maybe, for the fact that they are both awesome figures based on characters that I was hotly anticipating being released through DCUC.
Once again, slightly new packaging. Ok, really not all that different apart from the “75 Years of Super Power” and the collector button, which has already been pitched into one of my junk drawers and forgotten. Bios and stats are on the back, along with photos of the other figures in the wave and Darkseid!
Dr. Mid-nite is fantastic. I love this character and for whatever reason, I get into all sorts of arguments with one of my pals insisting he is in fact awesome and not lame, as this fellow suggests. I love the fact that he’s a surgeon and I love the fact that despite his “power” of being able to see in pure darkness, his goggles give him the best of both worlds. Oh yeah, he has a sidekick… he’s an owl… and his name is Hooty. Try to top that! No, don’t try… you can’t.
The figure captures all that is great about this character right down to the crescent buttons on his red tunic. He has black sleeves and leggings, a black cowl with his infrared goggles, and brown gauntlets and boots. His green cape is pretty narrow and doesn’t get into the way of his articulation much at all.
Naturally, Mid-nite comes with Hooty the owl. This little guy is an amazing sculpt for a little accessory. All of his feathers are detailed as his his tiny little face. His paint apps are equally impressive giving him realistic glossy eyes and beak. His bottom is molded so he can clip onto Mid-nites arm as if perching there. He’s even articulated as he can rotate his head 360 degrees.
Copperhead is admittedly something of a backbench villain, but I’ve always thought he was damn cool and pretty creepy at the same time, especially the way he was portrayed in the Justice League cartoon. Yikes. Besides being a sicko in a snake suit, he’s also got a poisonous bite and constriction and contortionist skills.
Copperhead’s body sculpt is particularly cool as he’s covered in scales, save for his green boots, undies and gauntlets. His skin has a glossy orange finish. The fact that his face is visible through the snake hood’s open mouth is something I’ve always found unintentionally hilarious, made even more so by his face sculpt frozen into a maniacal laugh. Awesome. There’s really only one thing that keeps this figure from being close to perfect. Umm… where’s his friggin tail? Seriously, it was a pretty big aspect of his costume and the fact that Mattel omitted it really pisses me off.
Articulation on these figures is standard for the DCUC line. You get a ball jointed neck, ball jointed shoulders, swivel cuts in the biceps, hinged elbows and swivel cuts in the wrists. The waists swivel, there’s a huge hinge in the torso. The legs have ball joints up in the hips, swivel cuts in the thighs, and hinged elbows and ankles.
I wouldn’t change a thing about Dr. Mid-nite, and Copperhead is really a great figure too, even if he is missing his tail. Grrr. He’s good to have around for when my Batman gets tired of beating the shit out of The Joker and wants a little variety. These are two great additions to DC’s amazing figure line and I’m really glad to have them in my collection.
Next up… Desaad and Iron.
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