New photos and information for the upcoming Square Enix Play Arts Kai DC Comics Variant "Batman: Timeless" Bushido Batman action figure have been revealed. This latest Bushido Batman action figure is part of Square Enix Play Arts Variant "Batman: Timeless" series of action figures, depicting how Batman could have looked if he had appeared in different timelines. DC Comics has taken this approach with Batman before in their "Elseworlds" publications. Elseworlds is the publication imprint for a group of comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon. Unlike its Marvel Comics counterpart "What If...?", which bases its stories on a single point of divergence from the regular continuity, most Elseworlds stories instead take place in entirely self-contained continuities whose only connection to the canon DC continuity are the presence of familiar DC characters.
The first Elseworlds title was "Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (1989)", by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola, and edited by Mark Waid, which featured a Victorian Age version of the superhero Batman hunting Jack the Ripper, who has come to Gotham City. This title was not originally published as an Elseworlds comic, but the success of this concept lead to the Elseworlds concept and this title was retroactively declared the first Elseworlds.
The Square Enix Play Arts Kai DC Comics Variant "Batman: Timeless" has also included previews of Wild West Batman, Spartan Batman (I am excited about Spartan Batman which I posted on my toy blog HERE) and Steampunk Batman, some of which has already been released. The Square Enix Play Arts Kai DC Comics Variant "Batman: Timeless" Bushido Batman action figure features a massive armor set, a solid red cape and slight battle damaged sculpting throughout. Bushido Batman stand nearly 11 inches tall (at 1/7th scale) and include two swords, sheaths, interchangeable hands, a grappling claw and a figure stand. It is scheduled for release in June 2016 at a price of 19,800 Yen (about $175 USD).
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A new Play Arts Kai series that transcends time and space. Legends exist regardless of the time. Through generations, there has always been a force of justice that agents of crime, chaos and evil have contended with. Every incarnation of Batman that existed throughout time stood as a beacon of hope and a reflection of the age it is a part of. Utilizing and innovating the technology available, Batman is ever vigilant even in lawless times. Now a new entry joins the ranks, its concept derived from the samurai spirit of bushido, "the way of the warrior."
Related posts:
Square Enix Reveals Play Arts Kai "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" Batman figure - posted on my toy blog HERE
Square Enix Play Arts Kai DC Comics Variant 1/7th scale Batman figure by Tetsuya Nomura revealed HERE
August 13, 2015 – Square Enix Play Arts Kai DC Comics Variant 1/7th Batman Timeless: Steampunk Batman posted HERE
February 26, 2015 – Incoming: Square Enix Play Arts Kai DC Comics Variant – 1/7 scale Batman: Timeless Wild West (pictures HERE)
For a more conventional Batman and one we are more used to seeing, check out the Square Enix Play Arts Kai "Batman: Arkham Origins" Batman 10.5-inch action figure (reviewed in my toy blog HERE and HERE) as well as the Square Enix Play Arts Kai "Batman: Arkham Origins" Deathstroke 10-inch (25.5 cm) action figure review HERE, HERE and HERE.
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Batman Samuraj?!
ReplyDeleteReaper, not Ripper.
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