I have a backlog of Eaglemoss products I've been dying to review forever. Last weekend I finally unpackaged a ton of my hoarded busts and figurines and photographed them and now I'm excited to post them all. For sake of brevity I will be lumping certain ones into groups, and the most logical grouping to me is the Gotham City Sirens trio of Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn. As much as this trifecta seems timeless, I did some research and discovered that Catwoman and Poison Ivy only ever crossed paths five times in the 27 years leading up to Batman the Animated Series (and I didn't actually read those five stories, but from the descriptions they seem like huge ensemble casts where it's very unlikely that the two even talked). Yeah, Batman books didn't really pass the Bechdel test until fairly recently. But once Harley was introduced, it wasn't long until these friendships formed and they haven't looked back. Let's check out Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn below!
Here is Catwoman with the DC Direct Adam Hughes bust on the Left and the DC Collectibles New 52 Catwoman bust (slightly customized) on the Right.
Here's a confession: another big reason why I lumped these three busts together in this post is because I really don't like the Harley and Ivy. Harley's design is my least favorite look of hers next to the sexy nurse getup from the first Arkham game. And although the Poison Ivy is a perfectly acceptable design, the sculpt seems oddly proportioned, oddly posed, and cut off a little bit too high on her hips/waist (at least in comparison to the other busts in the line).
Here is Harley with the Women of the DC Universe Mini-busts from DC Direct: Terry Dodson version on the Left and Adam Hughes version on the Right.
Here is Poison Ivy with the Women of the DC Universe Mini-busts from DC Direct: Adam Hughes version on the Left and Terry Dodson version on the Right.
Time for a Comparison Pic!
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