DC Direct Bombshells Harley Quinn Deluxe 2 (High Striker) Statue Review

Street Date: Officially 2022-07-27, but some comics shops and e-tailers got it earlier

MSRP: $250

Price I Paid: $150

Statue Scale: 1/7

Based on art by Emanuela Lupacchino

Sculpted by Tim Miller

Before Warner forced DC Comics to downsize DC Direct / subcontract services to McFarlane Toys and before the COVID-19 pandemic, the MSRP for single-character Bombshells statues was $125.  The MSRP for two-character couples statues was $250.  The Deluxe Harley Quinn and Deluxe Wonder Woman statues, with fancy, individualized bases, were priced at $200 each.

 

DC and McFarlane have set the MSRP for this new Bombshells High Striker Harley Quinn statue at $250.  I understand that we have to deal with inflation due to a variety of factors, but $250 is a tough pill to swallow for a single-character statue -- especially when the base is mostly a circular disc similar to what was used for previous Bombshells statues.  I got this statue only because Amazon is offering it for $150 (40% discount).  Unfortunately, right now, there's a 1-2 month wait for replenishment.  Most other places are selling it for MSRP or higher(!).

The statue comes in four pieces -- Harley Quinn, a mallet, the base, and the high striker tower.  The statue has an oddly specific edition size of 5004.  Alas, mine is missing a "jewel" along the side of the base.

Most of the Bombshells statues have been based on art by Ant Lucia, but this one is based on Emanuela Lupacchino's cover for New 52 Secret Six Issue 5.

Lupacchino basically draws her own face in her artwork, and I think the head sculpt is a fairly good approximation of Lupacchino.  I'm glad that sculptor Tim Miller no longer gives these statues huge eyes that are not proportional to other facial features.

The mallet has a notch on the handle so that it can be positioned at a specific length in Harley's hands.  The statue has one peg in the right foot.  Aside from the missing jewel, the build and paint quality are very good.

Alas, the eyes are a bit sloppy.  Mine has a chipped right eye and incompletely painted left eye.

As nice as this statue is, I wish that she had been posed either perpendicularly to or facing the high striker tower.  You may want to buy a wood block from a crafts shop to display her like this: