You can’t see much of his actual face, so you need to nail what little is shown to make it stand out, and the sculptor did just that. This is the kind of facial detail that a character like Owlman needs. His lips have a defined stern look to them, and you can even see his nose and nostrils underneath the beak of his helmet. Much like Batman, only his mouth and lower jaw are exposed. Now, although only a little of his actual face is visible, it really stands out to me. It’s not just the helmet that makes the head sculpt so dynamic, it’s also the face underneath. This new helmet almost has a spartan-type feel to it and I kinda dig that. At first I was hesitant to accept this new look for Owlman as I had grown to love the Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely version from their Earth 2 graphic novel, but I must admit, this look is starting to win me over. His helmet is really a standout with its individually sculpted sections and armor plating that comes together to resemble the feathers of an owl. Like I said earlier, I really think his head sculpt is the best of the bunch so far. His cape is sculpted with individual “feathers” as well, giving him a look that is much more than just a simple cape draped over his shoulders. His helmet, cape, Owlman chest symbol, and his belt are all very nice additions to an already impressive figure. When you add in all the little details of his Owlman costume, he really becomes a standout figure. Head to toe, Owlman is simply a well sculpted, well built superhero figure. Sculpt has always been DC Collectibles’ strong suit and these figures are all sculpted supremely well.
OWLMAN RETURNS CRIME CYNDICATE FULL
That may be because the shape of his feet allow for the peg to sit in properly so the turning “rocker” ankle is allowed full movement. The rocker ankles on Owlman seem to work better than both Ultraman and Superwoman. They have the usual ball-jointed neck and shoulders, but these figures also have single-jointed elbows, hinged/swivel wrists, an ab crunch, waist swivel, 360-degree rotating hinged hips, double-jointed knees, and rocker ankles. Just as Batman and Superman are of similar size, Ultraman and Owlman are also similarly built, so their sharing a torso, arms, and upper legs works well.Īs I mentioned in my reviews of my other two figures from the Crime Syndicate wave, these figures are a huge step up in articulation from the usual DC Collectibles articulation setup.
So there may be some method to their madness on the business side to help reduce costs. Reusing parts on different figures isn’t something that DC Collectibles usually does, but neither is creating super-articulated action figures. Owlman looks to share quite a few different parts with his teammate and hated friend Ultraman.
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