Pros and Cons

As a continuation of the Adventures of The DC Universe Hasbro as announced this year a new sub-line of figures called the "Variations that Make Sense" line. These will come in "themed" waves. The first waves are all under the heading "Pros and Cons." These figures consist of 2 assortments that will run simultaneously with each other broken into 2 groups: popular villains incarcerated convicts and favorites from the DCU as in their everyday life as professionals.

Assortment 1-The Pros:

Bruce Wayne- Bruce is the simplest of repaints. Get rid of the Fire engine red overcoat and paint it black!!

Clark Kent-Clark is the body, arms, legs and hat of the Speed Racer Inspector Detector figure. The head is from the Clark Kent torso of the Quick Change Superman. I had to build a neck from sculpy. I know a lot of people make their Animated Clark customs with the Two Face body, but I wanted to use a base body that gave him more upper body bulk, like the regular Superman figure has. He looks kind of awkward being so big and stuffed into a suit, but I like that. It reminds me of the Jeff Loeb interpretation of Superman from "Superman: A Man for all Seasons" where Clark was really just an oversized homesick farm-boy. I really like the pen in his front coat pocket, no good reporter would go out without one.

Lois Lane- Lois was an Animated Supergirl. She repainted with a sculpy jacket and sleeves. You may also remember her from the Reign of the Superman line from the last Custom Con but I thought she was appropriate to include in this line also.

Commissioner Gordon- Gordon is my answer to all the people that complained when we FINALLY got a Gordon figure that he didn't have his coat. Gordon is the head and hands from the Commissioner Gordon figure and the body, arms and legs of a TerrorCast Joker. His tie is cut from a Batman cape. The gun and binoculars are from various Speed Racer figures. When I was making him I tried using the legs from the Gordon figure also, but that gave him a ridiculous wide stance, so I put the old legs back on.

Ra's Al Ghul- This is an old Charlie Jackam recipe. He is a Ra's head on the Movie Two-Face body. The cape is the Batman cape and cowl (with cowl removed) from the Undercover Bruce Wayne figure. His left hand with the gun molded in it was replaced... but I don't remember whom I borrowed it from.

Lex Luthor- Lex is another simple one... but one Hasbro NEEDED to do. He's a Lex head and a repainted Two-Face body.

The Penguin (Casual)- I'm not sure who the body for this guy was. I think it was either a Beetlejuice or a Ghostbusters figure. I found it at a yard sale on my toy run one weekend and thought it would make a funny Penguin in a smoking jacket figure. I like how in the comics Penguin has turned into this kind of nightclub owner with underworld ties. So, I thought I'd give him a kind of Hugh Heffner look. He's made from that unknown body and a heavily modified Super Powers Penguin head. His cigarette holder is a piece of wire. My wife picked the colors for him.