Thursday, August 8, 2024

🔥Hot Toy Summer!🔥 Starfire (McFarlane Collector Edition) from DC Multiverse by McFarlane Toys

 

   While we're dealing with lots of rain in the Southeast United States right now due to Tropical Storm Debby, the rest of August has been sweltering. What better time to celebrate 🔥Hot Toy Summer🔥, right? So, what is 🔥Hot Toy Summer🔥? It's a time for the hottest toys to get together in the hottest weather and live their best lives now! We're going to have four special action figures celebrating 🔥Hot Toy Summer🔥 with us this August and first up is Starfire, also known as Koriand'r, from McFarlane's DC Multiverse line. She's part of the "deluxe" McFarlane Collector Edition subset and, let me tell you, this Tamaranean princess knows what it means to be hot. No, it's not because of her looks (though she is a looker); it's because her Tamaranean physiology allows her to generate heat and convert ultraviolet radiation into energy. Her hair even looks like a stream of fire. Wait... did you think 🔥Hot Toy Summer🔥 is just about characters who are incredibly attractive? How shallow of you! No, it's more than that. This is a celebration of characters who have fire based powers, fire themed gimmicks, or who are literally on fire. 

   I'm trying something new this month: A mini review series over the course of the month that's decided by you, the loyal readers who check this site out and leave excellent, though provoking comments and/or who spam the page with links to sketchy nutritional supplements. Every month (except October because that's already covered by 31 Days of Toy Terror) I'm going to give one luck commenter the chance to come up with a theme for 3-4 reviews for the next month. What's the theme? That's up to you. Want reviews about a specific character, toyline, or action figures with some random connection? You pick. Within reason, that is. I'm not going out to specifically by stuff, but if I have it I'll review it. More "official" rules will follow in the days head but for now let's check out Starfire. This figure was actually kindly gifted to me by a reader, Chris, who had a duplicate. Thanks, Chris! Now, let's get 🔥Hot Toy Summer🔥 rolling after the break...






The Facts:

Height: 7 inches

Articulation: Hinged toes, double swivel hinged ankles, double hinged knees, swivel thighs, swivel/hinge hips, balljointed waist, balljointed mid torso, swivel/hinge shoulders w/ ballsockets, bicep swivels, double hinged elbows, double swivel/ hinge wrists, and a barbell jointed neck.
 
Accessories: 2 energy effects, 2-piece flight stand, collector card, and card display stand.
 
Non-Scalper Price: $30 dollars






The Positives:

* Starfire is a very nice looking figure. Her colors are quite vibrant and just pop, so she's already eye-catching before you start to take in all of the details. Starfire is wearing her Rebirth era outfit which is probably the most conservative outfit she's one. The design is great on it and I love the two different shades of purple throughout it. The green medallion is a nice touch, too, offering one bright pop of color that matches Koriand'r's eyes. The outfit isn't just painted on: It truly has sculpted seams and details along with sculpted cuffs for her thigh high boots and her bicep high gloves. 








* Starfire has a more neutral expression here; she's not smiling or cheerful but she doesn't look like she's in the heat of battle. I think I would have preferred her expression to go a little further in one direction or the other but there's nothing wrong with it. Her eyes look great and all of the details on her face are clean and neat. her hair looks fabulous as well. 









* Starfire's hair looks great. It's one sculpted piece that just flows very dramatically down with a cool swirl. There are only two colors here but they look nice together and blend together in the middle. 













* The articulation is really good on Starfire. She's probably one of the best DC Multiverse figure's I've had. Most of the joints have a great range of motion and the only thing that interferes with movement is her super long hair. She's quite fun to pose and feels incredibly durable and sturdy. 









* Starfire comes with two of her starbolts that can be placed over her fists. You'll have to work with them a bit but once they're on they look really cool. I love the translucent plastic and the swirly sculpted details that give them that dynamic effect. 



* Rather than a standard display stand Starfire comes with a  flight stand. I'm a big fan of these and it works perfectly for her character. The stand hold the figure nicely in both a hovering pose or a flight pose. It's durable, has a strong hinged clip, and just adds a nice option for displaying her with the rest of the Titans in your display. There is a standard foot peg on the base as well, so you could just remove the arm if you need her to stand and don't have any other McFarlane disc stands around. 
* Starfire is one of the McFarlane Collector Edition figures which cost more ($29.99) as opposed to the standard figures (usually $22.99). What makes them special? As best as I can tell, they're more highly desired characters, at least by comic fan standards as opposed to mass retail standards, and they seem to utilize more unique sculpting (though not always). They collectible cards they come with are styled a bit differently, but they still come with one. In fact, they get a display for the card too. Some people hate these things. Me? I can take them or leave them depending on the figure. In a smaller display, the stand can look really nice accompanying a figure. I like the art here, too (Sami Basri and Jessica Kholinne's cover for Teen Titans #16); though the style is different from the figure, the design is accurate to the figure with this outfit. 





   Starfire costs more than your average Dc Multiverse figure but I'm quite impressed with her. The articulation is great, the unique sculpt captures her outfit and design almost perfectly, and her flowing hair looks fantastic. Throw in the starbolt energy effects and the flight stand and I'm quite thrilled with her. If she were a basic figure I'd be over the moon about her. As a deluxe McFarlane Collector Edition she's pricier, but still a Great figure. There's a Platinum Variant of her that's actually Blackfire, so fans of the character might want to be on the lookout for that one, too. I'm happy to have Starfire to hang out with my Titans and my Outlaws.


   For more of, Starfire/ Princess Koriand'r I've reviewed the DC Collectibles Starfire from the Red Hood and the Outlaws line, the DC Super Hero Girls Starfire, the Mattel DC Comics Multiverse Starfire, and Starfire from the Teen Titans Go! To the Movies line.

For more DC Multiverse reviews check out the following:
Harley Quinn (The Suicide Squad)
Impulse (Flash War)
The Joker- Bank Robber (The Dark Knight)
The Joker (The Dark Knight Rises) Jokerized
The Joker (Infinite Frontier)
The Joker- Sonar Vision (The Dark Knight)
Justice Buster (Batman: Endgame)
Kalibak (The Darkseid War)
Man-Bat (DC Rebirth)
Mister Freeze (Victor Fries)


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6 comments:

  1. CarniviusAugust 9, 2024 at 8:21 AM

    She costs more? I saw her priced at the same as regular figures in the store. I really don't care much for McFarlane but the colours are gorgeous on this.

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    1. Barbecue17August 9, 2024 at 4:17 PM

      Yeah, over here these McFarlane Collector Editions retail for $29.99 while the basic figures are around $22-$23 and the ones with a BAF part are $25.

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  2. GIJigsawAugust 11, 2024 at 9:25 AM

    Wow. This Starfire design is awesome. Very cool.

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    1. Barbecue17August 21, 2024 at 8:47 PM

      Yes, McFarlane did a nice job. She looks pretty good with the rest of the (Teen) Titans.

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  3. ChrisAugust 11, 2024 at 12:40 PM

    Glad she made it! Enjoy. :-)

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