McFarlane Toys BATGIRL DC Multiverse Action Figure Review

The Bat Family isn't complete without Batgirl. Will this new Batgirl release be a great new addition or will it simply be another mediocre release relying on character recognition?
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[@dobletmatutino9446]

I don't want to impose my opinion on your content but I prefer watching you review McFarlane Toys rather than Hasbro's Legends because at least in McFarlane Toys there are many things to point out while with Marvel Legends you feel every figure is the same one every time. I really appreciate your reviews, they really prevent me from buying whatever figure I think it's worth the money, which in my case I really have to decide carefully. Looking forward to see you reviewing The Batman movie figures (but I guess only you know if you'll review them or not, since you don't do movie figures, at least in the case of Marvel)

[@Spongemonkey26]

Yeah man, the Marvel Legends team has been coasting and riding on their early glory for several years now. No innovation, low effort, boring choices.

[@arthurchen6464]

His reviews have prevented me from buying basically every modern McFarlane figures save a couple of spawn ones. I do too appreciate his ML reviews though. They're very harsh, so when he recommends something and I end up picking it up, I'm never disappointed; even if I'm not into the character, the figure itself is worth collecting.

[@SuperZX49]

@@arthurchen6464 Yes, this is the purpose of reviews. It's baffling how some people don't understand that

[@VirussRuss]

Yess listen to this person he is 100% right

[@blue1133]

​@@Spongemonkey26 and skyrocketing their prices to ridiculous levels. There was a time when both McFarlane and ML were accessible for everyone to enjoy, but that's no longer the case and even the most boring ML figures are over $40. It's insane.

[@rsaaland]

IIRC, Todd explained in a stream that the side eyes are a deliberate choice because he felt that any figure with eyes forward looked lifeless. Feedback was bad (especially with the Pattinson Batman figures, I think) so they'll be dropping that going forward.

[@devantelewis6774]

Lol Todd making simple things 10x harder sounds just like him

[@arthurchen6464]

I partially agree. Figures with eyes forward look lifeless... if you suck at making more lifelike faces. Make better faces, Todd. Or rather, tell your sculptors to make better faces.

[@GT_rising24]

Todd Always Wants To Change The Norm

[@vspectra]

@@arthurchen6464 it's weird from mcfarlane because they actually do have figures with forward eyes and good head sculpts that don't look lifeless.

[@rishav-2749]

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter 👶🎉💐💖 I remember from your community post.

[@MuShinnen]

I could ignore the negatives of this figure if the eyes looked straight forward, and she had solid muscle definition. I could even ignore the giant ankle joints if the rest of her body had the sculpt to make her look like the badass she's supposed to be.

[@tjfields123]

I think this and the Batman from the same wave are 7/10. I don’t mind some of the quirks and weird decisions. Especially at this price point. It’s definitely better than Marvel legends at the same price point. And it looks more adult collector than ML. I think the engineering and design decisions just annoy you more than most people. But i can understand the frustration since some of the flaws are easily avoidable.

[@keonscinist2333]

better than Marvel Legends? hell no better than bucky Cap mold? hell yea

[@tjfields123]

@@keonscinist2333 fair enough. Yea i meant just the overall ideology of the two lines. While mcfarlane is lacking on accessories articulation and variation in the line. It’s just awesome to see unique molds that are specific to the characters references. Even if not always 100% accurate. To me it makes the ML line look like “toys” rather that collectibles. Plus there’s sooo much reuse

[@arthurchen6464]

@@keonscinist2333 Imo there has to be a happy medium between the ML molds and what Todd's doing with his figures. The McFarlane figures are so formless and bloblike with no real muscle definition, while the ML bucks are just 0% fat Mr. and Ms. Olympias. Back when Mattel debuted the prototypes for their DC Multiverse line, I thought we've found our perfect balance. The figures have the perfect musculature: in shape, with good muscle tone, but not absolutely ripped. But then the production figures came out and they're just absolute shit.

[@keonscinist2333]

@@arthurchen6464 to me idk care about perfect balance I want them to stick to their source material, I want accuracy.

[@SuperZX49]

Best Marvel Legends > Best McFarlane toys

[@MrMegaman0607]

This line peaked early with the Sean Murphy/White Knight Batman and especially Azrael figures. Not only did they actually resemble the source material but they had mostly functional (if a bit ugly) articulation and some paint for once lol I dunno what happened to McFarlane Toys ever since this modern “super articulation” sort of rebrand, it’s like they forgot how to sculpt or engineer action figures all of a sudden when they’ve made well sculpted and even articulated figures before this despite popular belief, very bizarre.

[@whozyourdaddy]

The import and boutique toy industry is absolutely destroying the mainstream companies in terms of collectability. Sure, you might pay two or three times more for an import or boutique figure, but at the same time, I'm not sure that if Hasbro or McFarlane started making $50 figures that the product would be that much better, not when you consider that they don't even do well with basic proportional sculpting. How is a professional toy sculptor getting leg proportions that wrong? How are they doing these ridiculous toe joints? Why the stupid trigger fingers? The side eye? The clunky grapple gun that looks Fisher-Price? It doesn't extra to do these things correctly, so I have to assume that they just don't care to do better. I guess for some people that's good enough? I just don't get who is buying these or why.

[@andiespinoza7768]

From what I have seen Todd McFarlane say in a few interviews, he is mainly marketing toward kids who, he thinks, won’t care. Todd’s main concern seems to be, that as long as his team and himself think the figures look “cool” the toys will sell

[@Voolee2196]

you assumed they care in the first place. Srs tho, some of initial figures were extremely welldone (see WK Azrael and those Arkham Asylum figures), they got adult colletable value... unlike the usual stuffs nowadays, most are just trashbin filler.

[@alexbenedikt]

@Who'sYourDaddy? You nailed it!

[@SuperZX49]

Based

[@TighelanderII]

Decades ago I talked to a guy at the San Diego Con that said the reason there was no TV Batgirl merch was that no one was sure who owned the rights: DC, or the TV company

[@kylecalong8557]

Even with all the flaws of this figure, I still like it. Hope mcfarlane toys improve there products.

[@fotzilla3832]

Maybe she's looking off to see where all that wind is coming from

[@Chadghostal]

love that side eye action! Why struggle to center the eyes when you can just stamp them to the left and keep QA going fast

[@gamerfellaa]

For the eyes, I was thinking if that was made of a different material like a magnet so we could use a separate magnet to move the eyes. Could have a lot of fun posing because eye contact while posing naturally with other figures is something which could become easier if that gets implemented. Also it's a win win situation for people who like side eyes & neutral eyes.

[@ShinGoji1987Official]

Lol I saw this figure at Walmart yesterday and thought the same exact thing about the awkward "side look face." I have a Batgirl figure from 2015 that despite not having as good articulation has a superior sculpt and design. I too like Barbra the most

[@momo.maru-kun]

The problem with McFarlane's torso articulation is because the whole ball peg is buried deep and enclosed in the socket, that's why it is impeded. The socket should have a 25 degree opening for the ball peg to move around it. It's a simple engineering problem, they can't seem to figure.

[@jonathanhodapp8735]

Man you bring up great points every time. Love the reviews. I would love you to interview Todd like other you tubers have. I feel you would bring up these great points and maybe get answers or make good change.

[@Edmondphk]

Your comment is fair enough, but I still like her in some ways. 🤣

[@RJRRedX2]

Grabbed quite a few of the mcfarlane figs recently (mostly discounted) because they practically every licence at this point. Always enjoy them more in hand than maybe they deserve. Really wish they would iron out some of the recurring issues. Thanks for the great review as always

[@253emiliano]

I'm done with McFarlane Toys. Articulation is always hit or miss, they hardly ever use soft plastics when necessary and never scale well with my other figures. Their sculpts are great but with their limited range of motion, they might as well be sculptures.

[@joemaurone7923]

Favorite Bat-Girl? Yvonne Craig. I wanted to like this figure more than I do, which looks great at first glance, but offers diminishing returns. (I thought the legs were too long; glad it's not just me). And I swapped the head out for the Alex Ross JUSTICE Batgirl figure head; needed some customization to do it, but no side-eyes.

[@fernandodelgado4329]

I don't have a DC McFarlane Toys Batman or a Batgirl, But I do think she is beautiful and cool even though she is a little bit too tall, I think she should be close to a teenager in my opinion. Thank you for making my days and happy Easter to you along with everyone else.

[@hannahsaphire7643]

Your commentary on the side eye made me lol 😂 🤟💗

[@szen2869]

I am laughing hard at your comments on her eyes 🤣 So to the point! Her expression is so weird

[@Victor-mc1sz]

The legs are long because they reused the legs from their other Batgirl which has a longer torso. I still got her because I'm a fan of Barbara Batgirl; one of the few figs that I bought for just the character. With the way this line is going, I'm going to limit my purchases of DC figs, even though I'm a big fan of DC. Hopefully he loses the license or ....a long shot... improves. I still can't believe that his DC line is being botched so badly, when he has been doing toy figures for decades now.

[@BatFan1]

Botched??? "February 11, 2022 - McFarlane Toys has received top honors in The NPD Group’s 2021 Toy Industry Performance Awards. The company received recognition for its DC Multiverse Collection in the 2021 Super category of Top-Selling Action Figures and Accessories for the U.S and Canada." "The NPD Group, a leading global information company, awards and recognizes the top-selling toys, properties, and manufacturers globally and in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Europe according to NPD’s Retail Tracking Service."

[@raglyph]

Yeah Ive been passing on a ton. I did like the swamp thing mega fig, but that hazmat batman wtf and that lobo was a big let down to me.

[@Victor-mc1sz]

@@BatFan1 Botched- scale of their figures are all over the place, out of scale accessories, cheaping out on paints, etc. Top selling doesn't necessarily mean quality. Sure they have a couple of good/decent figures that I've bought, but they have also had crappy ones. At the end of the day, each customer can buy or not buy his toyline. I'll be cherry picking the line and wont buy blindly. Funny thing is that his other lines havent been bad, especially the Warhammer one. As for NPD, it's a market research company, so their rating means nothing to me. It's another JD Power company for toys.

[@BatFan1]

@@Victor-mc1sz the name of the game is sales. theyre selling. that's all that matters to WB. Todd is making them money which in turn makes him money. They're not a KO company that dont take quality into consideration. If you think they dont care about details you're mistaken. If his figures didnt sell WB would notice. Collector nitpicks are just that. In the end they're not import figures that have "better quality" and even have their issues.

[@Victor-mc1sz]

@@BatFan1 Good for them. I'm still not buying anything that's not worth my money domestic or import. Just because I like Dc characters, doesn't mean I'll buy what ever gets released in the market. There are other figures from other lines that I rather get than a botched version of a DC character.

[@GUNPLAOFEL]

If Bandai make this plastic model it would be perfect. They have already Batman Figure-Rise and Darth Vader there are quite good. If you want it perfect I recommend to buy Model kit and airbrush with it. For me its satisfied when I finish the whole process. Those figure action they put less effort and make dozen of these them and put it on the market I get it some people want to use for display and never touch it again but In my opinion, the factor put more effort but it will cost more for that

[@danielk2018]

Anthony, just a heads up but the rebirth batman, dark detective batman, martian manhunter and aquaman are all in stock on Amazon. Really look forward to you reviewing those!

[@kltoybox]

She even look silly in the packaging. I am so glad I watch your reviews before getting any of the McFarlane toys. Some of the designs look cool, but if they are gonna be a hot mess I don’t need more shelf warmers lol

[@vizardespada1]

@anthonyscustoms I'm sure you've heard this before but watching your reviews is very reminiscent of a proper art critique.(at least on a technical level) and I think that most things that you point out in these figure reviews the average person won't see until you point it out or they wouldn't get the big deal unless they're an artist themselves. I just recently got that black suit mafex Superman and while it is a nice looking figure I can't help but to notice the long lower legs. It's less noticeable once you change to the silver boots but if you're into the arts (you'll notice on a technical level you'll notice.) I guess I'm saying this to say, while you make valid points in your reviews not much will change, just off of the simple fact that most consumers of these figures won't notice the flaws that you notice on these figures.

[@ultramaximusreviews]

I saw this at Gamestop yesterday and thought about customizing.

[@randaljr.8581]

lol listening to u explain proper leg proportions explains why gundams are sooo out of whack to me. that and their tiny heads arms and short torsos 😅. nice review as always 👍. much appreciated

[@raimiranda126]

Ok maybe I'll pick up the DC Essentials version of batgirl than this one

[@JC-dz5ur]

Maybe the other Batgirl will change your mind? McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Gotham Knights Batgirl Figure

[@jcarret26]

You sure it's not Sleepwalker....oh wait no it's not lol.

[@DanB.0]

I really understand your point of view about this figure, there isn't much to defend it. I think this line is a hit of miss and as this figure and several others are bad, I wouldn't say they all are. But I get the idea of the review is to inform people on some of them that aren't that obvious to tell apart.

[@TheStrscrm]

Cassandra Kane, for sure.

[@mistermastermind528]

Really unfortunate because the overall design of the figure looks really good. I like how yellow accents the black costume when it comes to Batgirl.

[@thebat8997]

I feel your pain Anthony’s customs

[@TheStrscrm]

Custom Batgirl heads soon? 😃

[@fabstv3968]

I literally got a Bat Girl from the old DC collectibles line and it look better than this. I've only got the Batman Year Two from McFarlane so far, mainly because I just wanted a classic grey/blue Batman and the Essentials Knightfall Batman is not worth the price now. When I look at the latest Mafex Hush figures, it's hard to collect these. Personally I feel that DC never really nailed the 7" figures. Used to love the DC Icons line and I do miss them. My last hope for them is the Batman TAS line. If they mess this up, I give up on them.

[@Fredhalldirectedition]

Great figure

[@cartman3593]

Initially when this line began I was all for it. Todd McFarlane making figures for dc, he would do justice to comic characters I thought. I was wrong, as figures released I became less and less impressed. As great as the details can be in those figures all I could ever do with them is stand them straight and do something with their hands. Eventually I gave my figures away. I would rather buy mafex knowing it's worth the price then thinking these cheaper ones are "just as good"

[@Castiel_Pr]

👍🏻

[@boomystick691]

Can we get a video on a update on rival collectables?

[@AnthonysCustoms]

There's nothing to update publicly. All the work that's going on is simply to refine and make better what i can until the time is right to move forward. The current world economic climate is far from ideal right now. An update would be boring because it would be about adjusting tolerances and stuff like that.

[@SoftEndy]

Cassandra Cain is my favorite for sure

[@JohnL226]

Todd is basically the creator we want but what he does we dont need. He wants to make statues and in my opinion statues sucks becuase im a figure collector.

[@simplebidnessman]

Review the movie The Batman action figures, Robert Pattinson’a Batman

[@TechnoTheHedgehog]

She thiccer than Gotham knights 19/10

[@GT_rising24]

Imo if Todd Made His Figures Up To 30$-60$ He Can Improve The Articulation And Detail I Wouldn't Mind

[@AnthonysCustoms]

He could at this price point

[@gerrysabron]

actually this figure's side eye isn't that bad, there are side eyes pushed al the way to the corner..agreed, could've been better, but for $16-$19, not bad really..

[@marvinonstage]

Sounds like you'd like McFarlane to sculpt Gargoyle figures.since you don't like all that definition on that line. I think if you put the amount of definition you want the figure would come off as too hard or masculine. They do definition with light and shadow. On a actual figure she might look to man-ish. But the eyes do blow it for me.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

I want the figures to match the source material.

[@marvinonstage]

@@AnthonysCustoms I get thay but sometimes as you know going from 2D to 3D requires comprmises.

[@donnaroman2727]

It’s a figure get yourself an. A.I . Batgirl if you want a realistic version. For the price point your nitpicking way too much. I agree with the eyes but it ain’t life threatening considering she’s going on a shelf. JS

[@AnthonysCustoms]

why did you watch a review?

[@duderepublic454]

review the new dragon ball super-super hero line up pls

[@AnthonysCustoms]

I will

[@GeorgyQ]

McFarlane should make biodegradable toys. This company should not use the resources of our planet.

[@arthurchen6464]

Figure companies need to stop making lower legs longer than thighs. Looking at you, almost every Japanese company.

[@steezdontgrowontrees3760]

I like seeing them in the toy aisle

[@Lyserg1260]

My least favorite Batgirl from McFarlane for sure. Art of The Crime and Gotham Knights versions are much better imo.

[@SymbiSpidey]

Ugh. I haven't seen a single DC Multiverse figure from McFarlane that doesn't have one glaring flaw that throws off the whole thing

[@collegerebel]

DC should take the license away from Todd.

[@vilasboasfabricio]

Wondering if it's possible to correct the leg proportions by cutting part of the shins. If so, how much to cut off?

[@Lyserg1260]

I saw people doing it with previous Batgirl (Art of The Crime) and it looked good.

[@BatFan1]

he pretty much gave you the ratio in the video , but ideally you want the heel of the foot to be touching the buttcheek when the knee is bent.

[@vilasboasfabricio]

@@BatFan1 I know but as a person who has never done this sort of thing, a more precise measurement would be extremely helpful. Thinking about it, probably someone has done that. Or on the other hand, maybe it's not that simple. Idk.

[@FirstLast-fc7dt]

Dcuc is still better imo

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Agreed

[@0mniscient1]

I'ma just say it, dude. DC Collectibles and Marvel Legends suck ass. They are the lowest of the low in terms of mass-produced 1:12th scale figures. I'm beginning to think this is a regional issue. US figures tend to range from okay to pretty good, whereas Japanese figures range from pretty good to amazing. QC problems aside, I feel like NECA is the only American company that actually takes their craft seriously.

[@reacts6230]

I definitely feel I get my monies worth with NECA's stuff. Solid to really good sculpt depending on the figure, multiple accessories and is a solid scale. Plus, none of that side eyes stuff