GameStop / ThinkGeek Exclusive Jim Lee Batman Statue Review

Street Date: 2019-11-03
MSRP: $50
Price I Paid: $50
Edition Size: N/A
Statue Scale: 1/9

Inspired by Jim Lee's artwork from Hush (written by Jeph Loeb)

For at least the past year, GameStop and its subsidiary ThinkGeek have partnered with DC Comics to sell a wide variety of Jim Lee-branded merchandise.  Since 2019 is Batman's 80th anniversary and since Lee illustrated Jeph Loeb's Hush, one of the most-acclaimed Batman stories ever, GameStop commissioned a series of exclusive statues based on Lee's depictions of Gothamites.  Batman, Catwoman, and Joker were based on their appearances in Hush.  Batgirl is based on a splash page from All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder.  Harley Quinn is based on Lee's cover for Rebirth Suicide Squad Issue 4.  The statues share a common circular base.

I went to a local GameStop store today and picked up Batgirl, Batman, Catwoman, and Joker.  It appears that Harley Quinn has not reached many stores yet, though she's available online.

The packaging is rather basic, though I prefer the use of one plastic window instead of Diamond Select Toys's four plastic windows, which make a box structurally weak.  The statue is made of plastic and comes in two pieces.  Plastic pegs/nubs on the bottoms of the feet are inserted into the base, though on mine, the pegs didn't really fit into the holes.  I think the problem arises from the pegs being circular while the holes are hexagonal.

I measured Batman from the top of his head to the bottom of his butt, his thigh, and his lower leg.  He's about 8-inches tall, or 6-foot tall "in real life".  The overall height is 10.5 inches at the uppermost tip of the cape.

Overall QC is pretty good with the exception of the pegs not fitting all the way into the base holes.  The molding and glue work are clean.  I even like the face sculpt, which is serious but not grim (or even ugly, a problem that plagues many Batman statues).