McFarlane Toys BATMAN Knightfall DC Multiverse Action Figure Review
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I watch a lot CZcamsrs in the figure community but always come here when I need an honest opinion. The critiques you give really show a passion for action figures rather than being someone who just collects. We need more of this in the community, especially prices are rising and essential needs are taking up a larger portion of our wallet. Cheers Anthony :)
Happy to help. Thanks for the support.
@@AnthonysCustoms of course!
This is to me the Neal Adams Batman. Look at the Batman comics that Neal Adams drew. This figure is the Neal Adams Batman.
Most technical toy reviewer around. I always love hearing your take on the fine details of color choice and musculature. Action figures are more than just toys.
They're works of art and engineering.
thanks a lot
Couldn’t agree more.
Quite right! Mister Anthony is bloody brilliant!👍
Yeah, though I wish he reviewed more Hot Yoys.
if it were not for channels like @AnthonysCustoms it would be very difficult to determine the good figures from the bad ones. And it would be a whole lot more expensive as well.
This mostly resembles Graham Nolan’s work in the series imo. Love it
That's right!
This is the best classic looking Batman by McFarlane so far, but if someone would've given this to me without the packaging, I would've never guessed in a million years that he's The Knightfall Batman.
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Indeed. I would have presumed it to be Batman from the 1970s.
@@doctorgiovanni853 Me too, but that's the selling point for me. I don't have any interest in Knightfall.
The Knightfall Batman, from the issue where he gets his back broken, looks very close to this figure. It’s the Jim Aparro art style. But, yes, he should have more muscle definition.
Yeah his style was very close to Neil Adam’s take, I think with this figure they hit a middle ground so they can easily reuse it, they can get a hell of a lot of mileage out of this considering this design of Batman was used for decades
Speeding bullets batman still my favorite, I hope they also reuse that body mold with slight proportion changes to make a prime gray and black batman. Also I do hope Mcfarlane releases another Tim Fox Batman but with the Justice League future state suit he used. The knightfall body mold would fit it nicely
Why can't companies just make a toy in the likeness of the comic version they are trying to mimic?!
It's weird
Long ears. Not Kelly Jones ridiculous. I would say Batman Returns Length. Long and imposing. Short ears on Miller and Sorry (only problem with) West Amazing Suit. Is the suit ears too small and Disappear
Mister Anthony, your technical and objective analysis/take on action figures has taught this old doctor so much-and I am grateful. An extraordinary reviewer, you have helped me cerebrate on my many action figure decisions; ponder about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion. A brilliant chap, you are! 👍👏
Now, as for the Question of the Day, I fancy Batman with medium-sized ears, then long and finally, the shorter ears; the longest ears look for Batman I will go are what was seen in the Arkham games: Asylum, City, Knight.
Aesthetically, the lack of muscle definition takes away from the figure slightly, thus making Batman look less imposing. Nevertheless, I concur; this IS the best classic Batman ever from McFarlane Toys. And yes, I do want it in my collection. 🙏
As always, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, mate!
Grazie!
Arrivederci,
Giovanni Marino, M.D.🇬🇧
Thanks, Doc
@@AnthonysCustoms No, dear boy... thank YOU!
Great review. I'm happy to say that this is my first official articulated Batman figure that I purchased. Amazing figure, I love it's blend of classic and modern. Looking forward to creating a stop motion project with it in the future. I prefer medium length ears as well
Praying that McFarlane makes the azrael figure that goes with this storyline, specifically the Red knight looking armor.
It would definitely be interesting to see the Knightsend version of the armor as a figure both in blue & red, but somehow it being a Mcfarlane figure both will have a lot of missing paint unfortunately...
Oh snap! The review we've been waiting for!😅
Long ears don't make sense when hiding behind a crate.
I think the wrinkle critique was reaching. Even Baffleck had wrinkles in his padded muscular bat suit. I think it adds a certain demensionality.
Pretty happy with it, still waiting for mine to arrive. Shame about the grey as it looks closer to white than the look in the comics from everything I've seen online. I also hate the McFarlane stylised capes so I'll probably replace it with cloth.
I'm a short ears guy, gotta love Jim Lee.
Oh man, this a really great review, I love when you “deconstruct” a figure like this
I was just looking for this review from you the other day, I could’ve sworn you reviewed it already. Awesome review, thank you! 🙏🏽
My pleasure!
Ear length would depend on the costume. For the grey, blue, oval costume, I prefer long ears. For the modern Batman, I prefer short ears. By long ears, I'm not talking about the Kelley Jones style but more like Neal Adams, Jim Aparo, Don Newton, etc.
Hey Anthony,I just wanted to tell you that you're doing an amazing job,and your reviews will help companies improve their figures overtime,if not already,I've seen a few changes since,but I'm proud of you.💟
Thanks a lot. Much appreciated.
Great review Anthony! (Just subbed by the way!) I really like your take on figures in general, and on this one in specific. Helped me decide to buy one. I will say this, recently I have been into the history of Batman, via the artists etc., and this figure, is a sort of generic version of the 80's and 90's look, as done by artists like Jim Aparo and others. I think the wrinkles are simply Mac's way of conveying that a suit is over the muscles. Not much more to it than that. Your points cover the rest quite well. I had put off getting this one for a while, but really SEEING the figure, helped me decide. Thanks for that. Keep up the exceptional reviews!
Welcome. Thanks a lot.
Was waiting for you to review this one. Definitely a great Batman fig on its own, but it’s not nearly as good as the 30th anniversary sdcc version. I normally hate cell shading on figures, but it works very well with the darker blue and grey color (it’s also more accurate color wise)
Ive gotta say I wasn't wholly disapointed with this one and am glad mcfarlane mostly delivered with this look bc its probably my favorite look for batman. The only hang ups I have are the ugly knee joints (looks like someone took a hatchet to the lateral sides of his knee caps), the limited ab crunch, and to a lesser extent the choice of colors (particularly the yellow gray). Apart from that im glad the proportioning is mistly there and captures a good heroic look. Def the cream of the crop in my batman line up from mcfarlane. Still doesent convince me enough to dethrone my DC essentials knightfall batman tho.
The design and all is really cool but the tone of grey killed it for me, wish it was darker. I hope they re-release him with other colors. And hopefully they'll use the Speeding Bullets some day. Short or medium ears for me. Great review, Ioved it
I really hope they make a black one. It would be so sick
Another fantastic review of a very good product. You are on a roll with your latest reviews. With T. Rex and Grimlock reviewed lately, a Top 10 of 2023 video is forming. I like Batman with the medium ears which is the reason why I like this product. McFarlane finally listens, a classic Batman and a Wonder Woman in one year! If you haven't taken a gander at the Maestro Planet FuRay line - I think you might like Veteran William and Blade Master. It is appreciated when action figures border on art.
Just got mine, out of the box the upper torso barely moves at all but the lower torso crunches forward maybe 40 degrees and looks like it’s more than yours. I haven’t pulled it apart so I’m not sure if I have a factory issue allowing more movement for lower torso but seems to be noticeably different than yours
Side note I dislike the ankle and wrist joints they don’t look right especially when fully bent
Cool, do you love this more than the DC Essentials Knightfall Batman?
I'm trying to decide between a used DC Essentials (has a bit of damage on the ears, a little bit cut, just a bit) and a brand new McFarlane Knightfall, both are about US25$.
God bless. Please advice :-) I'm new to collecting adult action figures, it'll be my very first.
Is there a specific brand of silicone shock oil you’d recommended or does it not matter?
doesn't matter as long as it doesn't have extra stuff in it
I’m using mine as a Tim Drake Batman from Battle For The Cowl. Granted he does t wear the suit long, but he does wear it.
Proportions and silhouette are great, even the musculature is quite good by McFarlane standards... but he still looks far too doughy for a comic book superhero, and I hate how restrictive the diaper is + the never-ending lack of thigh swivel continues to drive me nuts. I like the blue colour, but the grey is definitely too light.
McF figures are slowly improving for the most part, but I'm not likely to replace my DC Essential Batman anytime soon.
Thanks for another good review!
Are you getting the comicon version?
Looks like Alfred forgot to iron the batsuit. Not the best but definitely not the worst. Sweet lord! Can it be?! A Bat-a-rang not in the size of a phone book?!! It's a Christmas miracle! Now if Mcfarlane could only set this figure as the bar and try to surpass it for future figures in their DC line. I wonder what character is taking all the cake budget for 2023?
I'm surprised McFarlane has not reused the Speeding Bullet Batman (a few tweeks on the mold and that would be the actual best Batman)
Agreed
Always anticipating McFarlane finding their version of a pizza spidey for batman that they can use again and again.
I don't collect DC figures, but if I wanted a Batman this is the one I would get. I remember reading this storyline as the comics were coming out back in the day, but I do wish the grey was darker. For the qotd, medium.
For $19.99 is an excellent Batman. He is not lazy. He can’t use the art on the card that he wants, WB select the material not him.
The gray throws off the look completely for me. Has a good build but deserves a repaint with a darker gray with some shading.
I dig all the ear lengths for Batman but long years is definitely my favorite. Also sick review as always dude!!
Hey Anthonyscustoms, I always wanted to ask, do your reviews on Mcfarlane Batman and Batman center characters help with your CZcams channel? I don't mind it but I noticed you don't cover most Mcfarlane DC characters like Superman, Green Lantern, Flash (at least variants not counting the movies) or with DC villains like Grodd, Lex Luthor, & Lobo.
I just buy what I like usually. I rarely buy stuff just to review it.
Tough question on the ears because the Arkham Asylum video game ears are longer but not too long and I love those. But I also really love Ben Afflecks BvS cowl and that’s short ears
I just pre ordered the black hush variant. It’ll be my first mcfarlane fig so I’m hyped
I think AzBat and Speeding bullet are the only 2 mcfarlane figures I've bought an extra of. The painting that I did turned out fine, so I didn't end up needing them, but I liked those figures enough to get an extra incase i screwed them up. AzBat is probably my favorite McFarlane DC figure.
the photo on the left with the big ears is the post knightfall Batman that got his back mended and got trained up by Lady Shiva. It should be interesting if Mcfarlane actually does a Kelly Jones styled Batman.
Just got this figure, I hope they do a Superman to go with this Batman, new sculpt all around
for your question. I like the medium ears. I don't like it when his ears are so dang short is not there and when its ridiculously too long.
I had some issues with his Hush, Three Jokers and Rebirth Batman figures so for my money this is the best Bruce Wayne Batman they've done, otherwise Speeding Bullets Superman Batman has my favorite sculpt.
I like the short ears. Dude is sneaky around and being stealthy. I feel the long ears would easily hit things. The medium ears also work. But I like short ears Batman because it seems more functional.
I'm a short ear preference. I definitely prefer Azbat, speeding bullets, or Parallax in terms of body shape. I want some more meat, this is a little lean or slight for my ideal Batman. This body seems to work better for some other characters though. Catman seems good.
I wish the gray was a bit darker though. Still I think this is the best McFarlane Batman so far.
Batman 30th Anniversary
Very cool looking Batman. 😎
Though I like the proportion on this one but I hope they reuse the speeding bullets Batman buck in the future. I don't like the weird cape pose on this one but overall I like better than most McFarlane Batman figures
My first Batman comic I ever got was the one they chose the art of, #492, I simultaneously got the Legends of the Dark Knight Crusader Batman figure at the time, so I'm biased toward long ears. It's just what I have the childhood affinity for. Although I really love the overall look of Jim Lee's Batman from the Hush storyline. That one with long ears is probably my ideal Batman. And of course: BLACK > Blue :))))
I personally like the black one a little bit more but this one is still really good
I love long ears, but yeah medium is great. Im gonna get this one and straighten those ears out and get a cloth cape on him. I hate when the box art itself doesn't match the fig, it's very telling of the people in charge of the box images, that they don't care and this goes for other companies too
Been looking forward to your review of this guy. I think you should check out Page Punchers Superman, the colors and head sculp are wack but it's easily mcfarlanes best body mold with just a few modifications
His ears shouldn't be too long. I like the medium and the short ear look. Nice review.
Going to call it now this might be the base body for all Batman moving forward in different colors😂
Here we goooo
After watching the Tim Burton movie long ears were my favorite. Then I saw Jim Lee's Batman and didn't mind short ears.
I will just go with medium ears. Long enough to notice he has the ears on his cowl.
If I see this figure, I will make sure to get it. I will paint the core shadow on the mask. It just looks like something is missing without it. Even the 1967 cowl had it.
Man I’m so glad you have a great eye in aesthetics. Something about this looked pretty off and you hit it on the nail
Thanks.
@@AnthonysCustoms do you think the cowl beats the Blue hush Batman cowl? Just curious.
You mean the head sculpt? Maybe. They're different so it's hard to say but this one is solid...a little round though
It is indeed a great figure, and I do have the SDCC version, but I like the Hush Batman way more.
Really good figure and review
I like all three, but I prefer medium.
Will you be getting/reviewing the SDCC version?
idk. im guessing it's going to cost too much
Glad i got the last one in target
Ideally, I like this look for batman with darker gray and black shading on the blue. Sad that they made exactly that as a con exclusive so its way to expensive for a toddy Mac figure.
Very good review 👍👍
I do prefer the medium ears but I do like the look of the Arkham Batman with the long ears
I think this Batman is to McFarlane toys what the pizza Spider-Man was to marvel legends at the time. As in both really good figures for each brand’s most popular character that put on a high standard.
Honestly I don't know if anyone would agree with me but this body would be perfect for a Christopher Reeve/Brandon Routh Superman.
definitely better for a non-comic release
WOW! 9/10! That's great Anthony! Really good to hear! I'm very, very pleased with mine too and hoping to see a black and grey on this body sometime soon 🙌
have u seen the kong studios ssj3 goku “3.0” fig? wondering since you’ve reviewed a third party db once already
I used to think Anthonycustoms used to be far to critical and negative but as I’ve been in the toy community longer I’ve come to appreciate his reviews. In fact I usually go watch them before I get a figure. Do I always agree with him on everything? No, but his honesty and notice to detail is what is needed in this review community. Too many people push and overhype a figure knowing it’s not that good.
10:00 I actually took mine apart, and for whatever reason in the chest where the top of the ball peg connects there is a lip or cup to, secure, I guess, the ball peg. If you trim that lip down you can get a bit more motion there. But, it is a problem that I have hope McFarlane Toys will correct. They've been pretty responsive to fan feedback (wrist and ankle joints are one example, the side eye is another), so I hope we'll eventually see this corrected. Great review Anthony.
good info. what do you mean about the wrists and ankles though? the ankles still make standing very difficult.
@@AnthonysCustomsI think he means the first releases had ball pegs which were not sculpted and didn't look nice did give almost any range. These are somewhat better and are continued to the sculpt. But yeah, they should work on not making the legs ratchety, very tough to stand without the stands
Yeah. True.
For the card and box art. They chose that cover because it’s the first issue Batman debuts his “new look” which is the beginning of him wearing this costume.
It's not this costume though...
Medium ears for sure. Wish they had done a wash on this fig. It could REALLY pop with that.
Great review as always. Speeding Bullets "Batman" is definitely an underrated release. Which one would you say is better, Anthony? Speaking either neutrally as a reviewer o just your preference.
I do hope we get a regular release AzBat with a different paintjob.
The speeding bullets body is way better
@@AnthonysCustoms Thanks for your answer!
While i don't mind the long ears, i do prefer medium. This is gonna sound weird but i only like the short ears on Ben Affleck Batman and Dick Grayson's Batman suit from the Reborn run.
I think this look for Batman is cool. Definitely the best Batman from McFarlane Toys, barring the Speeding Bullets and AzBat.
Batman with shorter ears is what I like. Medium is good, too! Thank you for the review, Anthony. Excellent as always!
I like the ears in the style of Michael keaton batsuit but I do like the short ears too.
Damn ....9. Might have to pick this up.
I like medium ears too, Arkham games Batman I think has a good length or dark knight movie
Got a question for u man!
U think by off a part of his chest on both sides by the butterfly joints, he’ll be able to somewhat cross his arms in front? I’m really thinking of possibly doing that, but wanted to another opinion to see if that would be possible at all?
Thnx man! This was one review I was waiting on!! Bang on! 👍🏽👍🏽
Also “enough meat here in the crotch” 😂😂😂😂
You would have to cut off a lot
Waiting on you to review this one S well…… great job … !!
Hi Anthony ,Hush or this Knightfall better?
hush wasnt even very good.
Medium I would say, for short no shorter than Jim Lee style. For longer ears I prefer Keatons look in Returns (I do love Kelly’s work) but it in the comics? I prefer medium.
are you gonna take a look at the shf miles and gwen?
no
One of my biggest at issues with McFarlane is his lack of sculpt of musculature. I mean, does Batman not have any muscles on his legs come on there’s no definition.
I think medium or long ears like on the Arkham Asylum/City or Keaton's suit look the best. I personally hate short ears on Batman.
Deff like the medium and short
I kind of want this guy
I really like this figure, but I was a bit disappointed when I got it hand. Specially the lack of ab crunch. I like your reviews because you’re honest with your thoughts.
Use heat to pop off the ball joint for the waist then use a drimel or hobby knife to trim around the rims of the holes a bit, you should unlock the range a lot by doing this and it’s simple to do
@@gnoLeDwerdnA I’m a bit scared to mess up the figure, but I might give it a shot.
Would you make a top ten of Batman please... From all companies
@anthonyscustoms Review Catman. It has the same body buck as Knightfall Batman
Finally a McFarlane Batman that doesn't have a disproportionately small head. I'm definitely scooping this one up as soon as he hits my local Walmart
I still think Year 2 is my favorite
Outer thigh rotation is limited because for whatever reason they sculpted well defined cheeks on the legs that are only visible when you really force the leg up but they shouldn’t be visible like this anyway
This is like almost my ideal Batman design. If only the blue was black though.
qotd for me would be longish medium ears, just enough to give him a strongly noticeable silhouette. really hate the short stumpy ears
Damn we finally agree on a figure! After all these years of watchin your videos🤣🤣🤣 😢 this is one of the best proportioned figures McFarlane has made to date no Tina Turner legs!
kelley jones long ears batman gotta be my favorite
Hey Anthony, are you gonna review the Blue Beetle movie figure by Mcfarlane? It's honestly one of the best figures they've ever put out, and I'd really like to hear your thoughts on it.
No plan to. Sorry
I still prefer my dc direct essentials knightfall version. I just wish the arms on that version were a little shorter. I prefer my bat ears medium like this look.
Yeah I do agree with you which is why I don't get why collectors are hyping this batman so much... still prefer the MCF blue Hush over this