Tamashii Nations has posted some teaser shots of their S.H. Figuarts Dark Knight Joker and while I want to like this figure, I mean, really REALLY like this figure, I just can’t.
Only three pictures have been posted with no info but Bandai went this same route with Batman. A couple of teasers followed closely by the full promotional package and pre-orders. And while Batman caught my eye hard, Joker isn’t having the same effect.
Which sucks because this is probably my favorite iteration of the Joker on the big screen. Oh, and since I like the look of Batman I gotta get this either way, right? He’ll probably be a little short to use with any other Joker, gotta match Figuarts with Figuarts for stuff like this, where there will more than likely only be a couple of releases.
But there is just something completely off about the face. Is it the sculpt? Is it that paint? The black around the eyes is definitely just too charcoal but the texture of the skin is also throwing me off. And the overall shape of the head. It looks cartoonish. I’m not used to the with Figuarts.
The two pics almost look like different heads but that may be a trick of the lighting. The figure has interchangeable hands, playing cards, and a machine gun. The only other bit of info is that it releases in September. More coming soon.
