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DC Collectibles Blueline Wonder Woman Action Figure (Review)

I don’t know about you all but I’m getting super excited for the upcoming release of Wonder Woman this Friday.  June 2nd cannot come fast enough!  So how does one celebrate all things Wonder Woman in the meantime while we’re wishing our lives away for it to finally be June 2nd?  Well you can always watch Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice over an over, but even that could get tiresome.  What about the animated Wonder Woman feature reviewed recently here?  Beware of possible spoilers though!  Heck!  I even tried reviewing this newest collectible here, but it did not satisfy my appetite completely.  Hey!  I know!  What about this one?  Let’s kill some time today talking about a new figure coming out officially from DC Collectibles in June (or May 17th if you look here).  I’m talking about the new Blueline Wonder Woman black-and-white action figure, which is available to ship via ShopDCEntertainment.com on June 28th.  Let’s chat!

Inspired by the art of Jim Lee, this new black-and-white action figure captures Wonder Woman in all her Amazonian glory!  It’s rendered with hand-painted features, imprinted details and measures approximately 6.75″ tall.  This Modern Age Wonder Woman action figure is based on Jim Lee’s line-art from his reboot of the DC Universe in September 2011 and as she appears in Justice League (The New 52) series of comic books.  So just for you he recreated this famous superheroine in black and white and now you can add this artistic creation to your collection with the DC Blueline Wonder Woman action figure.  Don’t you feel special?  Of course you do!  You feel wonderful!

So if you’re familiar with my reviews of fine collectibles I’m going to continue where I last left off with the DC Collectibles Designer Harley Quinn series here.  I’m going to tackle this solo figure in much the same fashion starting with how things look outside the box and then we’re going to rip it open and play with this figure.  After all, Wonder Woman may be immortal, but she still has to breathe!  Come on!  Let’s take a closer look at all her um…lady parts down below.

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The first thing you’ll notice is how remarkable and exquisite this packaging is.  From it’s sexy curves to its artistic imagery not one part of me wanted to remove the plastic wrap from it.  It’s too perfect haha.  So let’s take a closer, 360 degree look at this packaging down below here.  If nothing else, you have to at least appreciate this pencilled artwork.

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Now that I sadly removed the  plastic thus voiding its new warranty let’s crack this open.  The first thing you’ll notice is the two halves of this spherical packaging is held together by an unseen magnetic clamp.  That’s pretty cool!

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Here’s what things look like split apart with a few closeups of both sides too.  For your maximum viewing pleasure make sure to click on the below images that allow themselves to be opened wider.

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It’s not intuitive as how to open both halves, but you kind of have to pry it open from the corners like you see down below here.

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Now let’s take a closer look at the figure housed very securely in its plastic tray.  You really have to pry her out not to mention cut the plastic tie that’s very snug around her waist.

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The other half contains a small piece of artwork and a blank canvas too, which I guess is for you to practice your drawing of Wonder Woman on?

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Don’t make the same mistake I did by ripping the bottom of the packaging as pictured below.  Sadly there is nothing behind the figure.  I really would have thought there’d at least be a stand for the price tag of this figure.

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So now that I nearly destroyed the plastic clamshell getting Wonder Woman out into our world check her out.  There’s not much to her.  She looks like an unfinished piece of artwork that you just want to color or paint in.  Her anterior is completely unfinished.  What say you?  Some of the pictures down below allow for you to click on them and open them wider.

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Please take notice the dental floss-like Lasso of Truth stuck to the figure’s right side.

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This Wonder Woman figures has 11 points of articulation in her neck, shoulders, biceps, elbows, hips and knees.

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As you can see down below  this figure’s right foot has a hole in it for what I think would be for securing her to a base or stand, but I digress.  This figure does not ship with a stand and as a result she is very difficult to get her to stand securely on her own.  She’s very lanky and top heavy.  You results may vary.

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Last but not least I wanted to finish this review with a sense of scale as it relates to something we all know…a can of pop or soda (depending upon where you hail from).  Even better it’s a can of Dr. Pepper with well what do you know…Wonder Woman on it!

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All in all I am a fan of this DC Comics Blueline Wonder Woman figure, but I gotta be honest about something.  The packaging alone is worth the price of admission here.  I like the packaging and artwork more than the figure itself.  The $30+ price tag is a bit high in my opinion.  My only other compliant is how difficult she is to make her stand securely.  She does not come with a base or anything of the sort so you kind of just have to lean her against something to ensure she does not topple over when you least expect.  Again though your results may vary.  Enjoy and thank you for reading!

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