Did Mafex just cook the DEFINITVE Knightfall Batman??

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Been a while since I covered a Mafex figure of the Dark Knight, and wouldn't you know it: the Knight Crusader Batman from the Knightfall comic just dropped! Is it the definitive Batman figure from Medicom or do they still have yet to perfect the formula compared to other versions?
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[@chancylvania]

The open fists are for holding the cape. The hush has the same hands and they use them on the box for holding the cape.

[@bustercoutee8778]

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[@tonyak8354]

I've the Mafex, the McFarlane Knightfall, and the SDCC Knightfall. They're all 3 pretty sick

[@TheEdorizo]

I like Mafex cuz all the figures come with cloth capes and they have more Articulation.

[@jasonpatchen1912]

be careful with the wire the black coating comes of to easy

[@jgabriellicam8832]

I wasn’t gonna pick this up, but you actually convinced me to look him up

[@aliteralchad7128]

BRO YOU JUST EXPRESSED MY PROBLEM macfarlane figures NEVER represent the actual comic they take it from they look like someone put a nightfall skin on a random dude

[@garf7298]

That actually makes a lot of sense. It’s something about the shoulders and neck that just don’t scream Batman to me idk

[@tenorsopranoshows]

that any batman comic fan doesnt know what knightfall ibeyond crazy to me. i cant imagine that...wth!??!?!?! everyone should read some things in batman history...or like in flash the infantino era, the trial of the flash

[@Chalor.]

24:14 Hey, the waiting comes from overpaying from US places like Big Bad. I started pre-ordering from AmiAmi about five years ago and never looked back. Pay under a hundred shipped, packed well in very sturdy boxes; and once shipped, it just takes two days to arrive at your door from Japan. *As long as you pick DHL, you'll be getting that item _waaaaay_ sooner than your standard company.

[@owene2530]

Heres hoping they reissue a black one

[@thisismyepicname4474]

If you can’t afford Mafex don’t buy it get Mcfarlane it’s still really good I have both and using Mafex is a much better experience when trying new poses . Mcfarlane is the base when it comes to well priced decent figures .

[@asurlybarber3620]

I have two definitive looks for Batman: The Neal Adams rendition circa 1971 George Clooney and his beautiful Bat-nipples

[@thebladeofnexus3049]

Mafex destroys McFarlane. I’m not sure how people can see the Mafex and think McFarlane stands a chance. McFarlane articulation is sooo bad. I love Todd as an artist but he needs to go back to the drawing board (forgive the pun) when it comes to designing figures. I get most people don’t wanna shell out $70 for a figure but Mafex brings characters from the page to our hands. They are hands down the best comic book action figure company today.

[@garf7298]

It’s literally people see the 25 vs 90 dollar price points and can’t believe people pay 100 dollars for a single figure. But in reality they’ve probably just never owned a Mafex so they don’t get how much better they are genuinely. I could watch 20 videos on a Mafex figure and it still can’t do it justice to how good it really feel in hand. They just see it as the same character but ones cheaper

[@thebladeofnexus3049]

@@garf7298 even in pictures though McFarlane figures look like shit. They’re so stiff. Bad articulation and can’t stand on their own.

[@DragoonMS]

McFarlane...it's definitely way too big; it probably would've been a decent match to emulate the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers x Justice League crossover comic by Boom Studios, if you used Bandai America's Legacy MMPR figures. As for the look...that ain't accurate to Knightfall at all, it looks like somebody ran the Adam West Batman through a 70s/80s filter. On the other hand, MAFEX looks like it'll go wonderfully with the likes of them BST AXN TMNT figures by The Loyal Subjects, among other things. But a lot of places now charging triple digit prices for the MAFEX stuff. No way in hell am I dropping high-end mainline/low-end third-party/low-end Masterpiece Transformers money...on some figure that ain't even 6½" tall, that there's highway robbery!!

[@faridrv3889]

This excessive, bulky musculature looks a bit alien to this particular design

[@jHounder]

That's how Kelley Jones drew the Knightfall covers.

[@joshpantel1958]

Mafex $90 and Mcfarlane $25. How can anyone compare these?

[@bariscansac1695]

Mafex figures are actually $50-55 in Japan. You pay 90 because you import it. The world is not just US.

[@garf7298]

I would still rather pay 120 for a Mafex than 20 for a mcfarlane. Mafex are action figures, mcfarlane are statues with joints. Big difference

[@JokerREAL123]

Mafex are far better. They look better, they have better joints, and they are actually worth the price. Most of the DC figures that Mafex has released, are FAR better than their competitors.

[@johnnysands4900]

Mafex is a Premium imported figure where as McFarlane is just a domestic target toy. It’s based on preference but there is a difference in quality with Mafex now a days. I think some folks have to see what they like

[@itsnubz]

While mcfarlane didn’t do it to the tee in terms of the knight fall design it easily outclasses the mafex batman in terms of build, colors, face sculpt and PRICE. The mcfarlane figure I HAVE has a smooth and detailed face sculpt as well as a magnificent paintjob for the bat emblem. The mafex has some pros like the shoulder cape spikes, the longer bat ears, and the wired cape along with its perfectly spiked batcape ends. However i customized my mcfarlane figure by buying a wired cape and it made the figure pop out so much more, i constantly look at it on my comic shelf and pose it all the time and to me is just the definitive look for batman. $60+ for a few cool details while lacking in major areas and details is just not worth it to me and you just cant beat that $20 price.

[@zeroyagami7753]

the Mcfarlane is fine if you just want your figures standing there. Mafex is great if you want to have your figure in dynamic poses or do figure photography. Most collectors don't get into posing like that so I understand why more people would prefer the $20 figure over the $65 one. But if you are one of those people who enjoy figure photography then this Mafex is an incredibly fun figure with tons of pose potential.

[@qqqqqq4352]

@@zeroyagami7753 that guy is another one who bases his opinions on youtube videos and very likely has never held a Mafex, or likely, any other brand other than McF/ML. No sane person would ever put the McF figure over Mafex in anything. Anyone who actually has in hand figures from both companies knows how things actually are. The guy is trying to convince himself that Mafex is not worth it for a "few details" and "lacking" in "major" areas.

[@itsnubz]

@@qqqqqq4352 “no sane person” yeah no sane person would ever spend $100+ on action figures when its not necessary and when they dont want to. I collect statues more than figures but I have 7 different mafex figures that i absolutely love while ive returned dozen’s because they just werent worth it. Mafex does a lot of things right like articulation, extra accessories, and detailed sculpting and yes easily outclasses mcfarlanes cheap and lazy designs but thats not every figure and not every figure is going to meet everyones standards or tickle their fancies. This mcfarlane batman figure is their best figure to date and just looks like my definitive version of batman which is why i love it, my biggest problem was the cape and i fixed it with a custom cape. If i bought this figure im 90% sure id still have the same opinion and return it, if the extra $80 is worth it to you go ahead more power to you, it just isnt to me 😘.

[@ThinkAboutIt186]

@@itsnubz the McFarland is awful. I bet if you’d try posing it. Its leg would snap off. Idk where you get the idea that it’s more detailed because it isn’t and the proportions look terrible. The McFarland looks more like a statue than a posable action figure and it practically is a statue

[@itsnubz]

@@ThinkAboutIt186 i have posed it and its decent, and yeah the statue part is probably why i like it, its practically catered towards me 😭

[@Whaaaackin]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR OPINION idk if im getting this

[@faridrv3889]

Mcfarlanes, in terms of design, actually looks better imo. But obviously, it lacks long ears head, and shoulders' spikes, and fabric cape

[@cosmicape4829]

Mafex looks far better keep coping

[@coryyfps]

In my opinion, Mafex is really lazy with their design, they're clearly reusing body molds and it doesn't work with this particular Batman. Knightfall Batman was clearly slimmer, not skinny, but not your usual buffed out superhero. Everything with the Mafex Batman is too proportional, bulky, and stocky for what Knightfall Batman is supposed to look like. McFarlane Batman clearly proportioned their Knightfall Batman much better, slim torso, long legs, long arms, and broad shoulders, but of course there are some flaws. More defined muscles, longer cape, and longer ears is all that the McFarlane Batman is missing. And not to mention the price cannot be beaten, spending $60-$120, depending on where you're buying a Mafex figure from, is just downright outrageous, especially considering the fact that almost every toy they make has parts reused of some kind. Overall, for what I am getting I'm choosing McFarlane all day. Edit: Just to be clear I am not a Mafex hater, I own most of their Spider-Man figures, which I think their best work! 😊

[@Randomuser0987]

Nope, mcfarlane wins this one.

[@dz6ru]

A claim such as this can only come from someone who only buys McF. There is not a single aspect that is comparable between Mafex and McF. The gulf in quality regarding everything is just too vast. Looking at pictures or videos doesn't really show the small details that you will see when having it in hand. The feel of the plastic. The engineering. The way every joint moves. With McF you move the joints as if you're breaking wood. With Mafex its like skates gliding on ice. Its the smoothest feeling joint. The articulation. The silhouette of the figure. McF has the ugliest cuts of every manufacturer. The knees, elbows, legs are very unrefined. The sculpt of the Mafex is beaitiful and the outline it strikes while posed is top of the lines. How every line and joint flows. AmiAmi has this for just 55 euros plus another 13 or so for cheap shipping, if people are interested.

[@sirmustardofhousemayonnais9907]

​@@dz6ruso like $80+. I like how you're trying to make it sound cheap 😂😂

[@dz6ru]

@@sirmustardofhousemayonnais9907 no, literally 55 euros, like i said. About 2 McF figures. Surely we're not gonna add shipping from Japan and call it a $100 figure. The logistics of importing a product from another country does not factor into the retail price and manufacturing of said product

[@TheMechaNerd05]

Tell me how? Just give me at least one dang reason bud? Mcf is the worst of all for any DC collectors, I own more mcf figures than mafex...but based on my experience Mafex is superior in every single points, especially the quality you get when you pay for it, but for mcf...is just a pile of rubbish you gonna get.

[@Grotesque_denizen]

The Mafex figure looks like a microman figure with all the weird cuts of the shoulders and the torso. McFarlane's sculpt is brand new and they made a dedicated sculpt that represents Batman from the Bronze age through to Knightfall, striking a pretty good balance of that look. Whilst Mafexs is a rehashed reuse of their Hush figure for the most part, looking more like Knightfall Batman if drawn by Jim Lee which just isn't accurate at all, so you get this odd looking hodgepodge. The cut of the joints and the sculpt just looks better on McFarlane. The joints themselves move really nicely, I have no issues with them and are pretty much on par with Mafex for the most part, even beating them in some areas, sans the torso crunch going forward, though it's good on the McFarlane Knightfall Batman.

[@xerqel]

The slight open hand is for holding the cape it’s the same with hush Batman

[@robseman5212]

The Norm Breyfogle Batman is really coming through in this release

[@MJAranas]

I don’t mind them having the body be similar to Hush. It’s the same guy different costume so it doesn’t bother me.

[@ShootItALBY]

I'll take the McFarlane. The best Batman they ever did so far imo

[@zeroyagami7753]

it definitely was for a while but even then it's just an 8/10 at best. right now I'd say the Detective Comics 27 (aka First Appearance) Batman is their best Batman figure right now. The wired cape takes it over the top