I honestly don't know much about different company history's, but in this current marketplace Mcfarlane is doing something nobody else is doing...listening to the customers. Statue articulation sucked, now its 22+ moving parts(Color Tops vs Multiverse) We wanted alt hands, now we getting alt hands(Blue Beetle movie) We wanted alt heads, now we getting alt heads(Digital Wave) Sold out products, Okay here's a slightly different paint but you can at least get it (Batmobile) MEZCO cant figure out inventory (How the F can you sell out a product pre-production?????) HASBRO is deaf
You are seeing the good that nobody talks about.... Only thing people care about is hate.... No company is with out their faults... No customers will ever be fully satisfied... I'm just trying to collect...😆👍💀
Absolutely agree with your side of the arguments. Dc essentials is too mechanical. Mcfartlane has it overall over the past renditions because the figures give a better sense of realism. Not just goofy toybiz toys. 😂❤
Great comparison video, Bones! Just FYI, the extra detail lines on the gloves of the DC Essentials Knightfall Batman are there because they were originally used for the Rebirth Batman. I have most of the DC Essentials figures, and I do like them, but it was a very “cookie cutter” line, and really can’t begin to compete with McFarlane…especially when Todd is at or near the top of his game as he was with the Knightfall Batman.
The icons is the best one, only problem is he's a little fella, if only mcfarlane was available. Nice comparison. I do have the mcfarlane bane crushing batman icons pose😊.
You can easily get a little more height out of this mcfarlane bats. I heated mine up and pulled apart the torso and put a little plastic disc in the top ball joint then put it back together. It added about 1/16 of an inch maybe a hair more of height to bats. Now he's in proportion with Wonder Woman. Works for just about any mcfarlane figure.
@@theotherguy21 I'm sure there's plastic washers that would work but I cut a teflon/plastic bolt about 1/16 of an inch into a disc. Even after heating the torso it was tough to pull it apart so just a heads up. The point of the disc is so the ball peg doesn't countersink into the ball joint.
I'm such a throwback that I HAD to paint batman's mask black on the faceplate. I still recall when Catwoman captured them and unmasked him, Batgirl, and Robin, and they all had their faces painted black where the masks usually covered them.
The bad thing about the mcfarlane line is there are figures taller than Knightfall Batman like Firestorm Hawkman is tall too but I expect him to be taller than Batman Knightfall Nightwing his head is bigger than Batman Batman taller than Superman Knightfall Catwoman has a bulge on her bigger than Batman So his line is far from perfect he still has lots of work to do
The arms on those figures are ridiculously long. I gave most of the ones i owned away. All i have left is zombie Batman and Hal. Ive never even bothered to open them.
My Cheetahs 🐆 tail broke. Ferocious yet fragile. I think the Cheetah from the Essentials line was the best female figure. Articulation on her is good especially her head and hair articulation. However I’ll take McFarlanes treatment. I have the WW and enjoy them both. But I’m bias. Spank!
Hey i know this dont have anything to do with video but did u go thru alot of trial n error when u first started customizing? Or did u pick it up fast? I want start customizing a few of mine (like knight batman's armor irks me) but im leary to start.
It's definitely process... I still make mistakes now... No matter how long I've been doing this... But look up vids if your not sure of something and do some try out figures on figures you don't care about...👍💀
The next apes movie should be planet of the dc essential knightfall batmans, ..ugly ass long arms, but I will say the Grey and blue is slightly better than mcfarlane knightfall batman, what you think bones
Is DC essentials perfect? Not really most of the QC issues are due to the clear plastic dc direct used to make their figs and they did have long limbs they were brittle but What made this line great was the fact they kept the line very comic booky, the amazing capes, heads designed by fabok and they all had an aesthetic consistency in paint and obviously due to standard toy reuse tactics THINGS that mcfarlane fails at aswell and share the same issues your criticizing on essentials like long or short whacky limbs, unnecessary textures on every release like come one he hasn’t made a consistent GL corp and we all know how a GL corp should look like, 90% of the figures have like you said NADA no alt hands no accessories no nothing, most of the figures if not all are innacurate, most do suffer from the diaper syndrome, barely articulate and mcfarlane last two years has been reusing nonestop and it hasn’t been smart reuse and until this date they have whole lot of problems. You bring up some good points on these reviews but you always end up looking like a fanboy and creaming over mcfarlane about what you criticize on other line like tf??😂 mcfarlane is everyone cheapest dc kick thats decent half of the time. This mcfarlane knightfall batman is indeed a highlight and a gold standard of what todd can do but sadly this isn’t the norm and that puts todd products down so making a comparison with one of todds one hit wonder is not real way to make a line comparison like you ended up doing comes off very fanboy ish and projecting
Lol.... What's funny is all the false hoods your spouting... You do know that the majority of Lanterns Mcfarlane has been making all thave the same textured suits ... Only the original Hal Jordan and the new one are different to all other lanterns... Id say about 70% of figures come with at least one accessory... Saying 90% come with nothing is a blatant lie... I was mostly focusing on articulation and design..so how is that me siding with Mcfarlane? If you have no head articulation and DC Multiverse does how is that my problem? I'm just answering people who say DC Essentials is better than DC Multiverse.. .maybe for you in your dream world... I don't get paid to do this or get anything from Mcfarlane so I really have no reason to be fanboying over him... I just collect DC figures and right now McFarlane is making them... As for your gold standard Knightfall Batman from DC Multiverse.... I don't even like that Batman... I'm a Hush Batman guy... People coming in here and trying to tell me what I think or why I do things like they know more than me is really hilarious...😆💀
@@bonesandthenecrozoo yes the majority of mcfarlanes lanterns have textures when they are not supposed to thats the point. Some look like they got sweater jumpsuits and others have smooth suits with piping no cohesion when we all know the GL have smoothed out suits with small details to differentiate each an example of texture over saturation. A pair of alternate hands isn’t accessories like its a standard thing with figures not having its sad which is mcfarlanes MO in most of his figures my guy made a shovel before making proper heat vision for a super figure and batarangs that look like spatulas it not a blatant lie you praise mcfarlane for things you diss other lines for. You were focusing on the articulation and design until you started talking about the line as a whole when mcfarlane is inconsistent and that batman is not an example of the bad things mcfarlane does and when people point it out you say they are wrong😂 the problem is your god complex that has a need to turn your opinion into a fact and diss on everyone that disagrees all high and mighty. Sometimes your right on things but you can’t admit when your wrong on a lot of things
I think your major problem is you are blind to the fact that not all collectors are the same... You think everyone wants clean spandex suits with no sculpt but that isn't necessarily true... I know a lot of collectors that like the sculpted lantern bodies that Mcfarlane has made.... Have you ever seen the Mezco Hal Jordan... definitely not a simple costume with no design and if it's from space I would expect a little texture at least... But you want everyone to agree with you... So who here thinks he's a god .. you even changed the rules by saying extra hands don't count as accessories... 🤣 I'm just trying to collect DC figures and I don't expect everyone to think like me... But I was just giving my opinion and that's everyone's right as a collector... Especially if you pay with your own money... I can like whatever I want and so can everyone else... Good day ...💀
That is an amazing Batman I hope I can find one. Someday 😢... Changing topic I just watched. Crisis on infinite earth. And went back looking for Your review. And couldn't find it, did you deleted that video ?
I honestly don't know much about different company history's, but in this current marketplace Mcfarlane is doing something nobody else is doing...listening to the customers.
Statue articulation sucked, now its 22+ moving parts(Color Tops vs Multiverse)
We wanted alt hands, now we getting alt hands(Blue Beetle movie)
We wanted alt heads, now we getting alt heads(Digital Wave)
Sold out products, Okay here's a slightly different paint but you can at least get it (Batmobile)
MEZCO cant figure out inventory (How the F can you sell out a product pre-production?????)
HASBRO is deaf
You are seeing the good that nobody talks about.... Only thing people care about is hate.... No company is with out their faults... No customers will ever be fully satisfied... I'm just trying to collect...😆👍💀
Absolutely agree with your side of the arguments. Dc essentials is too mechanical. Mcfartlane has it overall over the past renditions because the figures give a better sense of realism. Not just goofy toybiz toys. 😂❤
Definitely agree...👍💀
IT WAS A MASSACRE!!!
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Great comparison video, Bones! Just FYI, the extra detail lines on the gloves of the DC Essentials Knightfall Batman are there because they were originally used for the Rebirth Batman. I have most of the DC Essentials figures, and I do like them, but it was a very “cookie cutter” line, and really can’t begin to compete with McFarlane…especially when Todd is at or near the top of his game as he was with the Knightfall Batman.
Thanks for the info!... Ya .. they are actually a good looking collection... but Articulation is from the dark ages...😆👍💀
I love the DC Direct/collectible/icon line I still have all the collections but for Mcfarlane I only collected Superman and Superman Villains
Definitely some beautiful figures in those lines..no doubt...👍💀
Best channel for everything mcfarlane toys. Love your videos man ✌🏽
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Like the intro music and imagery my bro! Keep on pushing!
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I love these types of comparison videos! Looking forward to watching it.
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The icons is the best one, only problem is he's a little fella, if only mcfarlane was available. Nice comparison. I do have the mcfarlane bane crushing batman icons pose😊.
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Little fella....👍💀
I figured you’d know who Tom Platz is! 💪🏼
Great comparison review too. 🤙🏽
My uncle called Mr. Tom "Leggz" lol
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You can easily get a little more height out of this mcfarlane bats. I heated mine up and pulled apart the torso and put a little plastic disc in the top ball joint then put it back together. It added about 1/16 of an inch maybe a hair more of height to bats. Now he's in proportion with Wonder Woman. Works for just about any mcfarlane figure.
Where could I get a plastic disk might have to try this
@@theotherguy21 I'm sure there's plastic washers that would work but I cut a teflon/plastic bolt about 1/16 of an inch into a disc. Even after heating the torso it was tough to pull it apart so just a heads up. The point of the disc is so the ball peg doesn't countersink into the ball joint.
I've actually heard of this... Definitely gonna investigate this... 👍💀
I like the separate part for adding wired capes.
Yes! Was just going to comment this. Massive 1 up for customizers.
You are absolutely correct... Never noticed that...👍💀
I don’t like there diaphragm cut of essentials but I like thigh and boot cut. I don’t mind it breaking the sculpt.
I don't mind the cut if they hide it... But the cut just through the leg is ugly... 👍💀
I'm such a throwback that I HAD to paint batman's mask black on the faceplate. I still recall when Catwoman captured them and unmasked him, Batgirl, and Robin, and they all had their faces painted black where the masks usually covered them.
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The bad thing about the mcfarlane line is there are figures taller than Knightfall Batman like Firestorm
Hawkman is tall too but I expect him to be taller than Batman
Knightfall Nightwing his head is bigger than Batman
Batman taller than Superman
Knightfall Catwoman has a bulge on her bigger than Batman
So his line is far from perfect he still has lots of work to do
Ya ... That's why I use Hush Batman with some figures and Knightfall with others .. but I don't think any figure line will ever be perfect...👍💀
I might have not been alive then and i know it was the price but 1987 is a great year
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In my opinion: Size and proportions - Multiverse; Details - Tie; Color Scheme - Essencials; Articulations - Multiverse; Accessories - clearly Multiverse. Multiverse wins 4:2
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Been using your Beavis line lately..great video great content as always 🎉
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I know i paid 30 for an auqaman years ago before i started really collecting again and couldn't believe the price
Ya... They was expensive as hell...👍💀😆
The arms on those figures are ridiculously long. I gave most of the ones i owned away. All i have left is zombie Batman and Hal. Ive never even bothered to open them.
I wanted to get the zombie green lantern but it was like 30$ at my local store and it wasn’t worth 30$ to me lol
@@fredthetank8386 I paid £19.99 for him but I don't even want him now😁
Well send him over then 😂. Jk lol. Unless…
@@fredthetank8386 I'd be happy to trade but I'm in Ireland and you're in the states so not sure how practical that would be.
Ya ... That's one reason I never even started collecting that line .. Also the price was crazy for that time ..👍💀
My Cheetahs 🐆 tail broke. Ferocious yet fragile. I think the Cheetah from the Essentials line was the best female figure. Articulation on her is good especially her head and hair articulation. However I’ll take McFarlanes treatment. I have the WW and enjoy them both. But I’m bias. Spank!
Lol... That Cheetah figures has no clothes!!!
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I remember that knight fall Batman by DC Essentials . It was pretty good. But I sold him off long ago. 😅
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Dc essential clay face baf still gotta be the best clayface of all time been wanting to switch that one with mine
The Arkham one?? If so ya that's a huge figure...👍💀
Hey man i have that Nightwing if you need an open one
Thanks brother...👍💀
Hey i know this dont have anything to do with video but did u go thru alot of trial n error when u first started customizing? Or did u pick it up fast? I want start customizing a few of mine (like knight batman's armor irks me) but im leary to start.
It's definitely process... I still make mistakes now... No matter how long I've been doing this... But look up vids if your not sure of something and do some try out figures on figures you don't care about...👍💀
@@bonesandthenecrozoo ok cool thx for yr input.
Hey Bones! Wondering how tall are you?
Not only are Eddie Guerrero and me from the same city... We are the same height... 👍💀
@@bonesandthenecrozoo awesome!!
The next apes movie should be planet of the dc essential knightfall batmans, ..ugly ass long arms, but I will say the Grey and blue is slightly better than mcfarlane knightfall batman, what you think bones
Totally agree...💪💀
You should compare McFarlane and Mafex.
$100 vs $20.... It's definitely close...👍💀
😄 Promo-SM
Hell yeah!!!! 💪💀
Is DC essentials perfect? Not really most of the QC issues are due to the clear plastic dc direct used to make their figs and they did have long limbs they were brittle but What made this line great was the fact they kept the line very comic booky, the amazing capes, heads designed by fabok and they all had an aesthetic consistency in paint and obviously due to standard toy reuse tactics THINGS that mcfarlane fails at aswell and share the same issues your criticizing on essentials like long or short whacky limbs, unnecessary textures on every release like come one he hasn’t made a consistent GL corp and we all know how a GL corp should look like, 90% of the figures have like you said NADA no alt hands no accessories no nothing, most of the figures if not all are innacurate, most do suffer from the diaper syndrome, barely articulate and mcfarlane last two years has been reusing nonestop and it hasn’t been smart reuse and until this date they have whole lot of problems. You bring up some good points on these reviews but you always end up looking like a fanboy and creaming over mcfarlane about what you criticize on other line like tf??😂 mcfarlane is everyone cheapest dc kick thats decent half of the time. This mcfarlane knightfall batman is indeed a highlight and a gold standard of what todd can do but sadly this isn’t the norm and that puts todd products down so making a comparison with one of todds one hit wonder is not real way to make a line comparison like you ended up doing comes off very fanboy ish and projecting
Lol.... What's funny is all the false hoods your spouting... You do know that the majority of Lanterns Mcfarlane has been making all thave the same textured suits ... Only the original Hal Jordan and the new one are different to all other lanterns... Id say about 70% of figures come with at least one accessory... Saying 90% come with nothing is a blatant lie... I was mostly focusing on articulation and design..so how is that me siding with Mcfarlane? If you have no head articulation and DC Multiverse does how is that my problem? I'm just answering people who say DC Essentials is better than DC Multiverse.. .maybe for you in your dream world... I don't get paid to do this or get anything from Mcfarlane so I really have no reason to be fanboying over him... I just collect DC figures and right now McFarlane is making them... As for your gold standard Knightfall Batman from DC Multiverse.... I don't even like that Batman... I'm a Hush Batman guy... People coming in here and trying to tell me what I think or why I do things like they know more than me is really hilarious...😆💀
@@bonesandthenecrozoo yes the majority of mcfarlanes lanterns have textures when they are not supposed to thats the point. Some look like they got sweater jumpsuits and others have smooth suits with piping no cohesion when we all know the GL have smoothed out suits with small details to differentiate each an example of texture over saturation. A pair of alternate hands isn’t accessories like its a standard thing with figures not having its sad which is mcfarlanes MO in most of his figures my guy made a shovel before making proper heat vision for a super figure and batarangs that look like spatulas it not a blatant lie you praise mcfarlane for things you diss other lines for. You were focusing on the articulation and design until you started talking about the line as a whole when mcfarlane is inconsistent and that batman is not an example of the bad things mcfarlane does and when people point it out you say they are wrong😂 the problem is your god complex that has a need to turn your opinion into a fact and diss on everyone that disagrees all high and mighty. Sometimes your right on things but you can’t admit when your wrong on a lot of things
I think your major problem is you are blind to the fact that not all collectors are the same... You think everyone wants clean spandex suits with no sculpt but that isn't necessarily true... I know a lot of collectors that like the sculpted lantern bodies that Mcfarlane has made.... Have you ever seen the Mezco Hal Jordan... definitely not a simple costume with no design and if it's from space I would expect a little texture at least... But you want everyone to agree with you... So who here thinks he's a god .. you even changed the rules by saying extra hands don't count as accessories... 🤣 I'm just trying to collect DC figures and I don't expect everyone to think like me... But I was just giving my opinion and that's everyone's right as a collector... Especially if you pay with your own money... I can like whatever I want and so can everyone else... Good day ...💀
That is an amazing Batman I hope I can find one. Someday 😢... Changing topic I just watched. Crisis on infinite earth. And went back looking for Your review. And couldn't find it, did you deleted that video ?
Not sure ..maybe WB copyright strike it...🤷♂️👍💀
Ya that’s fine and all but at time of their release that’s all we had there was no Mcfarlane dc around so I was happy at that time 🫡🫡🫡🫡
Definitely.... If that's your line I definitely can say they look awesome as a complete collection...👍💀