In a continuing look at Sideshow's distribution of Hot Toys figures, today let's look at what's available for Wonder Woman. To wit, which Wonder Woman 1/6 scale figures can you buy/order right this second.
Unfortunately, no figures are available and ready for shipment right now but the following few can be pre-ordered:
The figure simply called "Wonder Woman" is not based on any past actress but instead, is "inspired by the Amazon’s iconic comic book appearance." Also important to note, this is one of the only two current WW figure that doesn't have rooted hair. Instead, her dark locks are molded plastic.
How hair is implemented on figures has long been an interesting debate. Personally, I don't like Barbie doll-like rooted hair as, much like real hair, it gets messy and hard to control and eventually flies up all over the place. Molded hair always looks perfect and as intended but the longer variants can interfere with neck and head articulation.
Anyways, here's the generic comic book Wonder Woman:
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| "Wonder Woman," $255, Est. Arrival: Aug 2020 - Oct 2020 |
The second and last WW figure without rooted hair is the just announced figure based on the upcoming film "Wonder Woman 1984," with the figure sporting the likeness of Gal Gadot:
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| "Wonder Woman (Special Edition)," $255, Est. Arrival: Jan 2022 - March 2022 |
Two years is a long time to wait, something that stops me from pre-ordering these things most of the time. I don't pre-order, sleep through their release and then find them sold out and selling for three times the retail price on eBay. That's why my shelves are filled with $10 Funko Pops and not $300 Hot Toys figures.
There's another WW figure that can be pre-ordered coming out spring 2021 but let's save that one until the end because it's so spectacular. Right now, there's two other WW figures that are officially sold out at Sideshow but can currently be "waitlisted." What that means is that you can add your name to a list and as pre-order customers cancel their orders and figures become unexpectedly available, Sideshow may give you the chance to purchase said figure. It's a crap shoot lottery but worth a chance at avoiding high prices on eBay.
There's another comic-based figure just called "Wonder Woman Comic Concept Version:"
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| "Wonder Woman Comic Concept Version," $243, Wait list now open |
And another Gal Gadot-based figure called "Wonder Woman Deluxe Version:"
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| "Wonder Woman Deluxe Version," $249, Wait list now open |
The last Wonder Woman Hot Toys figure available to pre-order right now is presented in two different version. First, the standard:
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| "Golden Armor Wonder Woman," $300, Est. Arrival: Apr 2021 - Jun 2021 |
And lastly, perhaps the most stunning Hot Toys figure I may have ever seen:
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| "Golden Armor Wonder Woman (Deluxe)," $360, Est. Arrival: Apr 2021 - Jun 2021 |
Wow. Just wow. Let's take a closer look at this work of art:
Just beautiful. Kind of makes you reconsider your vow to never bother with DC, huh?
This is Rich, over and out.
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