When I first saw images of this new girl-centric Imaginext DC Super Friends line popping up this past Spring, I didn't think I would make the effort to collect them. The larger cartoonish heads and the limited articulation are a bit of a buzzkill after years of collecting the main Imaginext line. But when I saw pics of this reimagined Catwoman design, it really grabbed my attention. Having Catwoman be portrayed as African American isn't a new concept. Three of her (relatively few) live-action incarnations have been played by women of color, and numerous Elseworlds comics and animated series appearances have portrayed her as different ethnicities. But something about this simple little figure with her glittery outfit and hot pink details struck me as wholly original and really fun. Once I bought her, of course, I have to splurge and get all the rest - and now I'm committed for the long haul. I only hope they push out new characters instead of endless redecos like Fisher-Price is notorious for. Let's check out Catwoman below!
I bought this full playset just for the figure. I plan to either give the playset to goodwill or sell it.
But either way, I didn't photograph it. It was too big for my tent and playsets just aren't my thing. Apologies.
Catwoman's body is translucent and embedded with pink glitter.
These new female figures have limited shoulder articulation. The arms only swivel forward and backward. No more hinge-and-swivel joints to let them raise their arms.
Catwoman comes with a Cat Cycle and a cat figurine. I think this is supposed to represent a live cat considering the motorcycle has a cat-sized sidecar. But the cat is solid gray and so many Catwoman toys come with stolen cat statues/relic accessories. So my brain keeps telling me it is a 50/50 chance the cat is supposed to be stone.
The color palette on this figure reminds me of two comic characters that I thought were super cool: Kitrina Falcone as Catwoman's sidekick, Cat-Girl. And Tiffany Fox as Batgirl. Both were brief but fun legacy characters in the Gotham universe.
As mentioned above, this figure is a dark translucent gray plastic embedded with pink glitter.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here is Catwoman with her figure Imaginext figure from 2011.
(Coincidentally, that old Catwoman figure was the inspiration for me starting this blog. But I ironically never made a post about her).
And here are the Gotham City Sirens trio from this new line: Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy.
And here are all the new Imaginext figures in this as-of-yet un-named big-headed female sub-line.
From Left to Right: Supergirl, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Batgirl, Poison Ivy, Bumblebee, and Wonder Woman.
From 2015-2018 there was a Teen Titans Go! series of Imaginext figures. They used a very similar design as this new 2024 DC Girls line. Here is Wonder Woman (2024) with Starfire (2017) and Ravager (2018). Note the Titans line had fully-articulated shoulders and slightly larger heads.
And just for reference, here are all five ladies of the 2015-2018 Teen Titans Go! line together:
Raven, Ravager, Starfire, Terra, and Jinx.
Cheers!
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