I think I probably picked up most of the IH three-pack sets and a lot of that has to do with the packaging and the fact that these always seemed like a good deal when I saw them on the shelves. In retrospect, I really wish I had saved the packaging on all of these sets because they are fairly collector friendly and the figures just look really nice in the box. The back panel has little capsule stats on each of the characters. The front of the package has the tagline, “An Army of Heroes Within Your Grasp,” which I think really characterizes the highly collectible nature of these little guys. Keep in mind, Mattel considers the DCUC line for Adult Collectors, making these better suited for kids.

Green Lantern is a solid figure, and pretty much exactly what I’ve come to expect from the line. He relies more on paint than sculpt to make him who he is, but the head sculpt is decent and the somewhat generic body works fine. The hands are a tad big, but other than that the proportions are ok. The paintwork is very well done, right down to the little painted Power Ring on his right hand.

Hal’s articulation is good for a figure in this scale. His head rotates, his arms have ball joints in the shoulders and hinges in the elbows. His legs rotate at the hips and have hinged knees, and he can swivel at the waist. It’s not Marvel Universe level of articulation, but it’s better than we’ve seen in the Infinite Heroes line and you can get him into some good action poses.

Black Canary should have been my favorite figure in the set, being who she is and all, but unfortunately this is the weakest of the three. I think the body sculpt is ok, although the legs seem a little out of proportion. The sculpted jacket is a nice touch and I wasn’t really expecting them to replicate her fishnets in this scale. The head is what really throws this figure off the most. The sculpt looks good, but it seems way too small for her body. When I take in the whole figure, it just seems like something is wrong.

Black Canary also has the weakest articulation in the bunch. Her head rotates, her arms rotate at the shoulders and her legs rotate at the hips and have hinged knees, and she can swivel at the waist. It’s better than the basic five points, but not up to par with the other figures in the set.

And then there’s Green Arrow. There are very few DC characters that I have zero interest in, but for whatever reason Green Arrow is one of them. I don’t know why, but the connection just isn’t there. And that’s pretty ironic, because he is without a doubt the best figure in this batch, and in terms of sculpt and detail he’s probably one of the best IH figures in my collection. His outfit is incredibly detailed and complete with his belts and pouches and a sculpted quiver on his back.

The head sculpt is fantastic and it’s even a separate piece from his hood so you can still turn his head! What’s more, Green Arrow even comes with his bow. Yeah, it’s pretty essential to the character, but how many IH figures actually come with accessories? I sure as hell didn’t get a lantern with my Hal Jordan. All this and he even has the same level of articulation as Green Lantern.

All in all, this is a nice little set. It’s not a homerun, but I’m willing to say it’s worth picking up just for the exceptional Green Lantern figure. Hal Jordan is solid enough, too. Black Canary? Well, she’s not awful, but she definitely deserved a better figure. Thank god there’s always her DC Universe Classics version and a good selection of 1:6 scale figures, statues and busts which immortalize her a lot better. Bottom line, if I was a kid again, I’d be begging my parents for Infinite Heroes figures every time we went to the store.

And that, folks, is a wrap on DC Universe week. It’s not always easy for me to stay focused on one theme for a whole week, but when you’ve got this much material, there’s plenty to talk about. If you need more DC loving, there’s more DC based reviews buried in the backpages of my blog and eventually I’ll get around to looking at some of the other figures in my Infinite Heroes and Universe Classics collection. I’m also really trying to pick up Wave 14 in one shot, so here’s hoping we can do this again before too long.

If you’re into Transformers, you’ll get your fill of them over the next week. I’ll be looking at a couple of Generations figures this weekend and next week is going to be all about Classics and Universe 2.0!!