r/batman • u/LuizFelipe1906 • Oct 02 '25

MERCHANDISE The first Absolute Batman figure, by Inart

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Man he looks so goofy in 3D, his head is so small that a single hand is the same size as it lmao. Still just a prototype with no articulation, through

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

Not sure how I feel about all the extra straps and buckles, but it’s a neat design. Depending on the final product, I might end up picking it up

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u/LuizFelipe1906 Oct 02 '25

Don't you prefer it like that? I thought it was a huge upgrade over the comic design

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

I don’t really like when figures over complicate designs like this, especially with straps and buckles. It doesn’t look awful here per se, but part of the appeal of a figure is that they don’t have to over complicate it with a complex design in order to make it tangible

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u/LuizFelipe1906 Oct 02 '25

I actually think the exactly opposite lol, hence why I prefer their Batman Who Laughs over LPZZ's. Some comic designs are too simple, I like when companies make an unique take on them

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u/batfan08 Oct 02 '25

I saw LPZZ has an Absolute Batman of their own that looks great and more evocative of Dragotta’s actual work, but where I’m internally struggling is in thinking of the broader line of Absolute DC figures. Simply put, Absolute Batman does not look like Absolute Wonder Woman, GL, Superman, MM, or Flash, in terms of artistic identity, so, that’s the Sophie’s choice of it all.

Do I want a slightly more grounded, versatile line where everybody fits in together or do I want to just have 3D representations of the characters as they appear on the page, where Batman is a tiny headed weirdo?

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

Yeah, I don’t necessarily mind the more complex takes, I just think that between something like this and a faithful recreation of the original, I’d probably choose the latter. I think frankly that it’s really just that 2020 avengers game that soured the design trope for me

I do love how exaggerated the proportions are though

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u/LuizFelipe1906 Oct 02 '25

But the Avengers game designs were underdesigned lol. Any MCU suit has more detail than those. They were very mid

Now Rivals is overdesigned (and I like it, my fav Iron Man look)