Marvel Icons Daredevil
12” figures are really the realm of display collectors, which is the biggest reason I don’t collect many of them. Most 1/6 scale figures are delicate pieces that aren’t meant to be posed a lot. Though the detail is normally excellent, you’re not going to risk putting one of these into a backflip.
Back in the day, Toy Biz took a stab at the 1/6 scale market with their Marvel Legends Icons line; 12” figures that shared their 6” figures’ “super” articulation and their playability. These massive toys were made of solid plastic and could be posed without much fear of breakage. When Hasbro won the rights to the Marvel license, they continued the line for a few waves before they decided to opt out of the high end figure arena.
Daredevil was one of those figures that came out during that time.
Like I said, I don’t really collect 12” figures, which is why I never bought one when it came out, but you can’t argue with the value of these Icons. Most 12”ers run about php 4,000 to 5,000, but retail price for these in the Philippines was about P 1,500 when they were released. Sure you lose some of the detail you have from manufacturers like Hot Toys, but you gain a lot in playability.
Still I didn’t get one until it came down to Php 800, which made picking one up essential.
After the Colossus Fiasco, one would think I would have given up on this line. That figure really was a terrible toy. But this one is based off what is quite possibly the best designed Marvel Legends figure to date; The Nemesis series Daredevil. It shares the same gorgeous proportions and awesome joints. While it did lose some poseability after being embiggened, it’s still a marvel of a plaything.
Icons Daredevil still looks like our boy from Hell’s Kitchen. Mr. Grumpy Gus…
To read further and discover why old Matt Murdock’s being grouchy, click HERE.
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