What
stands approximately 13 inches tall, is beautifully sculpted and detailed, features
striking color and pigment application and is made of solid polyresin?
Here’s
a hint. He was originally part of the
New Teen Titans introduced in 1980, is part machine, was once a top-rated high school
athlete and is currently a member of the Justice League.
If
you guessed Victor Stone (aka Cyborg) you guessed right!
DC Collectibles presents its
brand new Justice League Movie Cyborg
Statue and boy-he’s awesome!
Limited
to 5,000 pieces (I received AP08) the statue comes carefully packaged in a
large flip-top box decorated with color photos of the Cyborg Statue on three
sides, a large JL logo on its top and on the back are color photos front views
of the other JL movie members (The Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman,
Aquaman and of course-Cyborg).
Inside
the box the statue is wrapped in clear plastic and nestled in a two-part Styrofoam
encasement protecting it from damage.
The
Cyborg Statue stands on a special sculpted JL logo shield-shaped stand. The JL letters
are raised above the stand as is the shield’s edges and cut out between the JL
letters is the JL’s star symbol. It’s
quite impressive.
The
large base with a small hole cut in the J (where the small rod on Cyborg’s
right foot slips into) allows the Cyborg Statue to stand securely in place.
Cyborg’s
head perfectly captures the likeness of actor Ray Fisher’s face. Covering the left side of his face and most of
the back of his skull is a cybernetic skull cap/mask fitting complete with a
centered forehead blue light, a red left eye and a cylindrical left ear.
A
chin strap covers his lower jaw that leads into a segmented neck and shoulder
assembly complete with cable tendons, reinforced neck bones and vertebrae and
open chest area between his metallic chest muscles where his alien energy rests.
The
metallic chest muscles and collar bones extend to twin cybernetic shoulders and
arms consisting of alien technology, hinges, cables, reinforced elbows and
large, black metallic hands, both of which are clenched.
Cyborg’s
lower abdomen looks like a series of black ribs over layers of thin flexible metal
cradling a red power source and the torso ends right at the hips complete with
silver buttocks and crotch areas.
The
silver, metallic upper legs sheaths fit around smaller black inner cables,
wires and mechanics that make up the inner skeleton.
The
silver and black knee joints are open and the legs are sheathed over the lower leg
muscles.
Both
ankles are exposed black machinery and Cyborg’s feet are pivoted and segmented
for mobility and feature a single large toe on each and larger silver segments next
to them compensating for the other four toes on each foot.
Each
area of the statue is intricately detailed from Cyborg’s segmented and reinforced
back ribs, large silver shoulder blades and back muscles, reinforced lower legs
and the many wires, cables and electronic alien gear stud the entire statue.
The
large metallic segments of his body are angular and look as they are trying to emulate
the overlay of human muscles. Deep
grooves, lines and niches make up their surfaces.
It’s
a phenomenal piece of sculpting that perfectly duplicates the Cyborg movie figure
down to the finest and last detail.
Cyborg
has always been one of my favorite DC characters ever since I first saw him in
DC Comics DC Presents #26 insert and latter in the original George Perez and Marv
Wolfman New Teen Titans series.
Although
a tragic character stripped of his physical human shell he still managed to
keep his sense of humor and good attitude.
The
movie version is a logical update to the original comic book design and while
his origin was slightly modified for the move it mostly stays true to his comic
book origin.
The
Cyborg Statue is the first DC Collectibles statue I have ever owned and after
marveling at its quality I’m sure it will not be my last.