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News: Monitor and Harbinger Figure Reviews |
Okay, I originally wasn't going to buy these action figures, but I was at a comic convention the other day and they were semi-decently priced so I picked them up.
CRISIS ACTION FIGURE: THE MONITOR (Jun 2005)
I only picked up two Pérez-designed figures: Harbinger and The Monitor.
I have to say that because George Pérez wasn't involved in the action figures process, it just doesn't look that great.
If you look any of Alex Ross's Justice League Series, all the action figures has that Ross's art style to them. The Crisis figures, in my opinion, doesn't really bear that Pérez flair. I don't know what it is, it just doesn't feel like a Pérez figure :/
Anyway, the adhesive that DC Direct used on their figures was too sticky or something, because I tried to move the Monitor's left arm and it just BROKE OFF !!! I tried putting super glue on it and it seems to be holding, but it's permanently stuck.
It's really okay, I think of DC Direct's figures as nothing more than statues that you can move the arm and legs. For instance, Harbinger's arms does not bend down. It's pretty annoying, I wish these figures are more poseable.
Enough complaining, they DO look pretty cool.
Anyway, the Monitor figure is the most common (I picked it up for $5) while the Robin 2 Figure is the hardest to find, which I've seen for as much as $30 for that action figure. Despite what Diamond warns retails:
Retailers please note: The HARBINGER Action Figure is only available to retailers in Inner and Master Case assortments.Harbinger is NOT the rare in a case.
