DC Collectibles Designer Series Green Lantern Hal Jordan Statue Review

Street Date: 2019-04-17
MSRP: $150
Price I Paid: $91
Edition Size: 5000
Statue Scale: 1/6

Designed by Ivan Reis
Sculpted by Tony Cipriano

First things first -- I admit that I'm only a (very) casual fan of the Green Lanterns and their associated characters.  It's difficult for me to think the characters are in any danger since they can conjure just about any object with their rings.  Also, animated movies and TV shows frequently depict Lanterns making oversized versions of ordinary objects, such as baseball gloves, which makes them look silly or even goofy.

With regards to statues, many of them usually include lanterns...which is why I avoid them.  I know they're called Green/Yellow/Red/Blue/etc. Lanterns and not Green/Yellow/Red/Blue/etc. Rings, but these characters don't wield lanterns in combat.  Also, it's easy for the lanterns to break in transit.  Diamond Select Toys released an attractively-priced PVC statue with plastic layers that simulate a constructed costume, but the execution isn't as cool as the idea.

In many ways, then, the DC Designer Series Green Lantern Hal Jordan statue is the perfect Green Lantern statue for me.  It has a simple, uncluttered design.  The character is depicted in a striking action pose.  He's not holding a lantern that might cause me sleepless nights.

Since Hal Jordan isn't standing upright, I measured various body parts from the top of the head to the left boot heel.  He appears to be 11.5-inches tall.  This would make Jordan about 5'9" tall "in real life".  The statue's overall height from the bottom of the base to the top of the right hand is roughly 12.5-inches.

My copy has a tiny chip on the right boot.  Fortunately, this minor flaw isn't noticeable under normal display conditions.  I'm not gonna complain since I got this statue for less than what I've paid for smaller statues.  :)