![]() ![]() They actually look like their soaked in dirty water and sewage.Įven the chains that hang from his shackles look old and worn, though I’m not 100% certain they did that on purpose. Exactly the kind of look you’d expect someones’ pants to have who spends his days swimming in the sewer. ![]() From the feet up to his knees the pants are a darker color, with splattering on the rest of the pants. His pants look terrible (which is a good thing in this case). His teeth have brown staining on them, looking like old dried blood. Several scales are painted different shades of green to help with the realism. He has a wonderful wash all over the green of his body some dry brushing as well. There’s layers upon layers of paint, each one helping to detail the figure and bring out the amazing sculpt. He’s completely painted head to toe, which is normal for a DC Collectibles (have to get used to typing that) figure. I could probably write a dissertation on the sculpt of this figure alone, but I have to talk about the rest of the figure too, so I’ll leave it at that. Just another fantastic detail on top of everything else. It’s also worth mentioning that the chains hanging from his shackles are actual metal chain. They’re long, sharp, and are uneven and asymmetrical. He has the same texturing as the rest of his body, and his teeth look awesome. The straps on his wrists have the slightest texturing to them, making them look like worn leather. He has scale plates going down the length of his back that look very realistic. The scaling and texturing of his skin is nothing short of amazing. His sculpt is phenomenal and is uncanny to the game design. Killer Croc is HUGE! According to the box he comes in, he’s about 9.5 inches tall, though my own measurements put him at around 9.75 inches tall. Now, let’s just get it out of the way, right off the bat. SCULPT – According to the packaging, Croc was sculpted by Phil Ramirez. And the box is made of sturdy cardboard, so you know the figure is going to be safe. I’m a firm believer in “less is more” and I think this pulls it off nicely. There’s some really great photography of the figure on either side of the packaging, and pictures on the back of other and upcoming figures in the deluxe line, and a short bio on Croc himself.I’m a huge fan of this packaging. It’s trying to imitate the new DC Comics logo, which is now featured on the packaging, along with the new name of the toy company, “DC Collectibles”.We have the video game logo on the bottom right with his name “KILLER CROC” in large font. There’s a diagonal across it with some graphics that make it look like the cover of the box is being peeled back so you can see the figure inside. PACKAGING– Killer Croc comes in a giant window box. So is DC Collectibles’ first foray into the Deluxe Arkham Figure a hit or a miss? Read on to find out. ![]() But now that we have him, we’re going to take a closer look. Fans have been wanting a figure of him ever since Arkham Asylum, since that’s the game he was predominantly featured in. The first character in this new sub-line of figures is Killer Croc. And now we have the inclusion of the Deluxe line of Arkham City figures, specifically meant for the larger characters. Now, in their second wave of Arkham City figures, we’ve seen more detailed sculpts, new articulation (for DC Direct anyway), and a name change for the company (switching from DC Direct to DC Collectibles). But the fact that the game was amazing I’m sure helped sway me into buying them. They really upped the ante back in 2010 with their Arkham Asylum toy line, making two waves worth of characters that were really the first DC Direct figures I was ever truly interested in. There’s no denying that DC Direct has been on a role lately with their Arkham city toy line. ![]()
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