Clark Kent is really on par with Arnie Kim's efforts no doubt. I wish he was available separately. But looking at this again with fresh eyes, I just don't understand how they could mess up the paint and hair so badly on the Superman sculpt.
The raw/digital sculpt looks spot on, but with the poofy hair, pale skin tone, dark circles around the eyes and maybe too dark/thick/heavy eyebrows, it just all gets thrown off. It's hard to drop 4k on the set on the hopes that they actually improve on it even though they say they will.
Also, the illusion of the Superman suit being fabric when it's actually sculpted is broken when you get to the red trunks. Almost has an NECA 1/4 Superman figure vibe to me. I know that's an extreme comparison but that's sort of what I see.
I was really excited about this, hoping to be blown away, but turns out Arnie Kim's statues are still the best and to my knowledge, doesn't use silicone either. Almost feel like getting the newest Sideshow PF and commissioning a new headsculpt for it would be cheaper.
Also, did anyone else notice that the \S/ on the cape appears to just be a sticker made to look like it's sewn in? You can see how the edges are already coming up off of the cape.
