plasmid303
Super Freak
That 'Bad' MJ figure? Cool. Not a big fan of the guy himself, but I don't mind that he's the choice for the 3rd DX treatment.
What I'm concerned about is what Hot Toys considers a DX from this point on. What about that DX03 package makes it a DX? Is it PERS? Is that now the defining feature of the DX line? If so, that's the only thing that sets the 'Bad' DX03 apart. I just don't feel like it's actually a DX at all. It doesn't come with much and the only thing that sets it apart from the previous releases are the PERS eyes. That's it. Well, if you count the display base, which is really just a re-purposing of the TDK movie prop display design used for the first two DX figures (This reuse is something I have an issue with), then that's one extra thing.
The MJ Bad set doesn't come with much else:
Consider the Thriller set and how much more it comes with. 2 heads, 2 whole outfits, full suite of hands -- and it's a REGULAR HT Icon release.
With the DX TDK figures, you might not have known what signified their 'DX' status, but there was so much stuff included, most of it new, that I'm sure no one would argue the deluxe title.
So, what does this mean for future DX releases?
What I'm concerned about is what Hot Toys considers a DX from this point on. What about that DX03 package makes it a DX? Is it PERS? Is that now the defining feature of the DX line? If so, that's the only thing that sets the 'Bad' DX03 apart. I just don't feel like it's actually a DX at all. It doesn't come with much and the only thing that sets it apart from the previous releases are the PERS eyes. That's it. Well, if you count the display base, which is really just a re-purposing of the TDK movie prop display design used for the first two DX figures (This reuse is something I have an issue with), then that's one extra thing.
The MJ Bad set doesn't come with much else:
Consider the Thriller set and how much more it comes with. 2 heads, 2 whole outfits, full suite of hands -- and it's a REGULAR HT Icon release.
With the DX TDK figures, you might not have known what signified their 'DX' status, but there was so much stuff included, most of it new, that I'm sure no one would argue the deluxe title.
So, what does this mean for future DX releases?