The next figure in my May release onslaught is none of than miss Selina Kyle herself, Catwoman. I really love my Mafex Hush Batman and comic style Deadpool, so I couldn’t resist this bad lady. She’s a great figure and the purr-fect companion for the Caped Crusader.
Her accessories include 3 head sculpts (angry face, neutral face and goggles up), 6 pairs of hands (fists, holding, pointing, relaxed, open palm and clawing), an extra torso that has her whip tied around her waist like a belt, her whip, and a stand. The extra waist section is really easy to swap out. You simply pop off the top torso, pop off the waist and pop the other piece back in. All three sections attach via ball joint. The face sculpts are well done. The goggles are translucent so you can see her eyes underneath, which are painted nicely, as are her red lips. On her neck there is an actual small chain attached to it. This is how she zips on that oh so tight suit, which is a shiny black, with a duller matte finish on her gloves and boots. I love that they’ve started to include little plastic holders for her extra hands, so that the holes won’t be too tight and will slip on easily onto the pegs. And her whip is divided into 4 sections that can turn, so you have various options in how you want to pose it.
Her articulation is quite good. Head and neck are on ball joints so she can look far up and down, her ball jointed shoulders can rock forward and backward to allow for extra range. She has upper arm swivels, double jointed elbows and knees, hinged wrists, ball jointed upper torso and waist, ball jointed thighs with slight pivot, and her ankles can turn and pivot in all directions to help her stand well. She also sports a toe joint; the range isn’t too far but it’s acceptable. All of her joints allow her various kicking and kneeling options. Combined with her articulated whip, she is a lot of fun to pose.
I had always wanted a nice, articulated Catwoman figure, and Mafex have finally delivered one that tickles my fancy. I’ve long loved the character, from her various comic versions, to Julie Newmar and Michelle Pfeiffer’s interpretations. I even enjoyed Anne Hathaway’s version. But we won’t talk about Halle Berry’s spectacular disaster. Hush Selina Kyle has everything to make her the ideal Catwoman.
Hush Catwoman is another winning release from Mafex, who have really upped their game in the last few years with great sculpts, articulation, lots of accessories and reduced QC issues. These days, they are seriously giving S.H. Figuarts some stiff competition. Catwoman is a great figure that I highly recommend if you’re a fan of the character. She is purr-fection, from head to toe.
That's pretty cool! I own a few DC Mafex figures but I haven't purchased any in a few years. The headsculpts are really nice and definitely look like the HUSH era Catwoman. I never have felt like we received a truly great Catwoman action figure from either Mattel or DC Direct/ Collectibles when they were putting out figures as there was usually some flaw that held them back.
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