I haven’t exactly been the biggest fan of DC Collectibles’ Ame-Comi line: so far I’ve vastly preferred Kotobukiya’s Bishoujos, mainly because the sculpting on the Ame-Comi girls is just…. weird. Like the new(ish) Holiday Catwoman for example, who doesn’t even have room for her organs in that tiny little body, the poor thing. But they’ve been improving steadily recently: the Brainiac and Harley Quinn version 2 they had on display looked quite nice, though Harley’s baby face does freak me out. The star of the show, though, was their Mary Marvel who… I actually really like! She’s just so cute! And also doesn’t suffer from a disturbingly tiny body. I never thought I’d say this, but I am actually considering adding an Ame-Comi to my collection!
Although I am surprised at the Mary Marvel actually looks decent enough with her face and body sculpt, I am still shaking my head at it. Lightning boob window? Really?
The obvious paint specs from her hair on her face doesn’t help either. If they can’t make their prototype look its best, how will the mass produced ones look?
Sometimes prototypes do have some very strange paint issues that aren’t present on the final product due to being hand-painted–you don’t see it with big companies usually, but if you look through the moeyo shoots of paint samples sometimes they have bizarre issues (leg gaps, paint specks, globs of paint). Also, having to ship prototypes around sometimes leads to scratches/paint weirdness. I mean, DC doesn’t have a great track record with quality, but I’ll reserve judgment until we see the promo shots of Mary. Hopefully the quality will be refined!
I agree, the Mary Marvel is absolutely gorgeous and the style almost looks like that of another line
Yeah its… Well, you know me and my feelings on the line, so liking this is kind of an odd feeling for me. Its just got a cute look. I actually thought the paint flecks were freckles which kinda made it even better of a look.
The paint flecks on her face ARE freckles XD
I THOUGHT SO! I was too distracted by Coburgers to think straight though….