Nonetheless, Christopher Nolan's first Batman movie, Batman Begins proved to be a huge success three years ago. The action is one thing, but the drama is what I'm looking forward to. Bruce Wayne's never-ending struggle to conceal his true identity from the public, while trying to win the heart of Rachel Dawes as an 'ordinary' person is very intriguing to watch, and hopefully, Alfred and Mr. Fox (Morgan Freeman) can crack more jokes as well ^^.
On the other hand, much like the Gundam series, ^^; plenty of Batman merchandises announced before the arrival of the movie. You have seen several on display at the recent Tokyo Toy Show, which were from Tamashii Nation. Now let's have a look at what Hot Toys is offering:
1/6 Batman (The Dark Knight Version) - 32cm tall, includes a new head sculpture of Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne, one set of gloves hands for riding the Batpod and many other accessories. Comes with display base featuring 'THE DARK KNIGHT' logo and 'BATMAN' nameplate.
To be available by Quarter 3 of 2008. Price from XL-Shop Dotcom is RM458 (US$140.10).
1/6 Bat-Pod - for 1/6 Batman (The Dark Knight Version) mentioned above, comes with Headlights light up function.
To be available by Quarter 4 of 2008. Price from XL-Shop Dotcom is RM740 (US$226.30).
1/6 Batmobile - comes with cockpit opening panel and headlights light up function.
To be available by Quarter 4 of 2008. Price from XL-Shop Dotcom is RM1,380 (US$422).
1/6 The Joker - 31cm tall, with 32 articulation points all over the body. Comes with plenty of little nifty stuff like his knife, Poker cards, and money notes. (casino dealer from Hell? XD) The evil grin looks totally real ^^;
Scheduled to be shipped this month. Price from XL-Shop Dotcom is RM468 (US$143.10).
All images from Hot Toys.
