New Gods Action Figures Review

DC Direct’s New Gods figures, based on Jack Kirby’s art, came out the beginning of May.
The assortment includes Mister Miracle, Lightray, Orion, and Darkseid.


MISTER MIRACLE

SCULPT: This is my personal favorite. The sculpt really looks like Kirby’s art. The ridges in the body help add shade & truly give the figure life. The flowing of the cape is a great touch.

PAINT: There is no paint rub or bleed. It does seem like DC Direct did have an issue with yellow paint. There are some point where you can see the color underneath the yellow.

ARTICULATION: Like all the figures in this series, Mister Miracle has 11 points of articulation. What’s also nice is the cape is made of a very flexible plastic, so it doesn’t hinder the movement.

SCALE: Mister Miracle stands at 6 ¾”.


ACCESSORIES: Mister Miracle comes with a stand which I personally think is cool. It kind of looks like a boom tube, complete with Kirby dots.


He also comes with a Mother Box, like all the figures in this line. What bugs me about this is none of the figures can hold the Mother Box, so what is the point?


LIGHTRAY

SCULPT: Again, another great sculpt, though there’s something about the nose that bugs me.

PAINT: There’s some paint bleed around the shorts, but other than that, no other issues. I love the fact DCD used a pearl white paint instead of regular white. It really makes Lightray pop.

ARTICULATION: Like all the figures in this series, Lightray has 11 points of articulation.

SCALE: Lightray stands at 6 ¾”.


ACCESSORIES: Lightray comes with a stand & Mother Box.

ORION

SCULPT: Again, another great sculpt. Not a big fan of the open mouth. I would have had him angry or moody.

PAINT: Again, there’s some paint bleed around the shorts, but other than that, no other issues. Especially no bleed around the helmet.

ARTICULATION: Like all the figures in this series, Orion has 11 points of articulation.

SCALE: Orion stands at 7”.


ACCESSORIES: Lightray comes with a stand & Mother Box. He also comes with a monster head. It looks a too large on his body


DARKSEID

SCULPT: After the horrible Michael Turner version of him, we finally get a great version of Darkseid. The sculpt is just great

PAINT: There is a major issue with the paint job on Darkseid. While is head is a grey, rock-like paint, for some reason the arms & legs are purple. I don’t know if it’s mine or if they were all like this, but this really is disappointing.

ARTICULATION: Like all the figures in this series, Darkseid has 11 points of articulation. His skirt is felxible, so it doesn't hinder the legs from bending.

SCALE: Darkseid stands at 7 ½”


ACCESSORIES: Darkseid comes with a stand & Mother Box. He also comes with some type of torture glove. Really cool.


OVERALL: This is a great series and a must for any Kirby or New God fan. DCD is planning a second series with Big Barda, Mentron, Kalibak, and Superman? WHY!! But I’ll still pick that up as well.