Watchmen Silk Spectres

You have to hand it to director/writer Zac Snyder.  Tackling such a monumental task of translating writer Alan Moore’s dark superhero epic Watchmen was a daunting task.

In my opinion he did an excellent job.

Of course a few storyline incidents had to be modified but overall the movie mirrors the 12-part maxi-series from DC Comics.

The key superheroine figures in the movie were the original WWII Silk Spectre and her 1980s daughter who followed her mother’s superheroine path as Silk Spectre II.

DC Direct created a line of Watchmen movie 6-inch action figures and both Silk Spectres were included.

The World War II era Silk Spectre (Classic) figure is a fully articulated 6-inch figure that packs some serious sex appeal.

The Silk Spectre is dressed in a short yellow skirt with a wraparound low bust line top.  The skirt’s wide tipped in  ‘belt” extends up under the figure’s breasts.

Silk Spectre wears black mesh stockings held up by snap-on garter belts.

Her right arm is covered by a mid-arm black glove and her left wrist has a black wristband.

She wears a solid black choker that highlights her lush full face with ruby lips and large eyes with upswept eyebrows.

Her iridescent red hair is pulled back and hands in bangs on her forehead.

She also wears black knee boots with laces running the entire front of each boot.

The figure’s shoulders are bare, as are her upper thighs.

The redhead beauty is posed with hands at her side and with one leg posed in front of the other.

Included with the figure is a special metallic base.

Skin coloration is that of soft flesh and color separations between flesh and clothing is distinct, sharp and have no rough slopover edges.

The sculpt work of the figure is expertly done with wonderful details on the clotting folds and especially the figure’s head and hair.

The Silk Spectre (Modern) figure is every bit as alluring and sexy as the original Silk Spectre.

Like her mother the new Silk Spectre is beautiful but with a more angular face, long brown hair with bangs and a taller slimmer body.

She too wears a revealing costume with black stockings held up by waist clips, solid black laceless boots, a yellow and black body thong and black mid upper arm gloves.

She wears a silver belt complemented by a long silver zipper down the front of her costume.  A turned up small black collar completes her outfit.  She too comes with a metal base.  

Both figures come in rectangular hanger, shelf boxes with clear fronts.  The figures are secure in clear plastic cocoons and feature a graffiti background inside the boxes.  A large Watchman logo runs across the top of the boxes.

The Modern figure is nicely sculpted with subtle skin tones, cleverly hidden articulation points and an impressive pose.

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