Comic Statues & Busts: Dark Knight Statues from Hero Statues

Limited edition of only 6,000 pieces! Christian Bale once again embodies the man behind the mask in "The Dark Knight." The film reunites Bale with director Christopher Nolan and takes Batman across the world in his quest to fight a growing criminal threat. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman has been making headway against local crime...until a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger) unleashes a fresh reign of chaos across Gotham City. To stop this devious new menace - Batman's most personal and vicious enemy yet - he will have to use every high-tech weapon in his arsenal and confront everything he believes.

Made of hand-painted cold-cast porcelain, this impressive collector's piece comes with a four-color Certificate of Authenticity. Statue features Batman's sweeping cape as the statue's base. Measures approximately 10"tall x 10" wide x 6" deep.

I bought this statue from a local comic book store and am very happy with this item. The statue is highly detailed and a great collectible. It is not a toy and can break easily because it is made out of cold-cast porcelain, so I would only recommend this statue to collectors.

The statue has a slight difference to it than the marketing images shown online of it. The statue does not have separations/gaps between the arm joints and legs as seen in some of the images. The final product has all of the joints fully fused--which is much better and complete. The other difference that I've noticed is that the paint on Batman's utility belt is a darker yellow-gold than in the marketing images and the bat logo on Batman's chest is not a glossy black like in the pictures.

When I pre-ordered the statue I had a hard time deciding between the Batman and Joker statues. After buying the Batman statue and seeing pictures of the final Joker statue, I am so glad I made the choice of buying the Batman statue. The final Joker statue looks much different than the marketing pictures. The Joker statue does not look like Heath Ledger, has a more exaggerated ovular head than the marketing images, and has a terrible paint job, especially in comparison to it's marketing images. If you're looking to collect a Heath Ledger Joker figure, I would recommend getting your hands on the 1:6 scale figure, also designed by Kolby Jukes, which has a much better likeness to Heath Ledger, real fabric for the clothing, and detailed movie-specific items.

Overall, the final Dark Knight Batman statue is really fantastic and shows off the new bat-suit in a unique way with Batman in mid-flight and the cape as the statue's base. I highly recommend this statue.

Miniature Dark Knight! Based on art by Alex Ross. Sculpted by Adam Beane. Bring home Gotham's favorite hero!

A classic DC Direct statue gets miniaturized! Based on the 2003 DC Direct oversized poster designed by Alex Ross, later to be used on the back of Batman: War on Crime, this 1:2 scale mini statue features all the sculptural details and intricate painting fans of DC Direct have come to expect. The limited edition, hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain statue measures approximately 6 3/4-inches tall x 5 3/4-inches wide. It's packaged in a 4-color box. Bring home Gotham's favorite hero today!

Under special arrangement with Japanese manufacturer Kotobukiya, DC Direct brings the exquisite craftsmanship and high-level quality of Kotobukiya to fans!

Kotobukiya and DC Direct are proud to offer this vinyl statue of "The Dark Knight" dressed in his original costume and posed on a Bat-Signal!

The Dark Knight: Batman (Original Suit) Vinyl Statue is approximately 13.75" tall and is packaged in a 4-color window box.

I just received my action figure and assembled it...it's pretty cool. I love the figure and it really is an awesome and intimidating pose. The figure is very easy to assemble. The only advice I would give is to watch when pressing Batman onto the bat signal. The bat signal is not as rugged at Batman and you could break the bat emblem on the signal if you press too hard. Batman is very well balanced on the bat signal, although the bat signal is very, very light compared to Batman, who is very heavy. Although that is true and he is top heavy, this will not tip over on a solid surface. It's very stable.

The only thing I didn't like about this is that in the pictures I have seen, Batman looks like a matte finish and he is a little more glossy than I would have liked (ie: his cape). But, big deal. The detail is awesome and it really looks like Christian Bale. Again, it's an awesome pose and it looks great when assembled. I wouldn't pay a lot for this....I got him for $55 on sale at Urban Collectors (can I say that on Amazon?). Oh well, I wouldn't pay too much more than that. All in all, I recommend this to any Batman fan. The pose is too cool to pass up :)

There seems to be some disagreement concerning the quality of this piece. If you are expecting a cold-cast resin statue, that is not what you're going to get. This is a large PVC statue, and because of that it's going to have a more "plastic-y" feel to it. That being said, don't assume that this is a cheap, low-quality collectible. The sculpt has been done with great care, showing the small details of Batman's original suit from the movie. The headsculpt is also very nice, and even though it's mostly cowl and less Christian Bale, it's easily recognizable as that particular version of Batman. He does not come preassembled, though, so you'll have to put a few pieces together when you take him out of the box. By no means is it anything complicated, though.

The price seems steep at first, but that's only because it's hard to judge the actual size of the statue from the pictures shown. This is a fairly weighty piece, as Batman himself is actually pretty bulky. Add that to the added height he receives from the base and width due to the flowing cape, and you have a surprisingly big statue. (The box he came in was pretty massive.) At a little more than a hundred dollars, this is actually a pretty standard price for something well-done and made out of PVC.

Not to say that a hundred dollars is CHEAP, but for what you're getting it isn't completely unreasonable. Kotobukiya has always done a great job in the past with its PVC statues of all sizes, and this Batman is no exception to the rule.

Do not listen to the other review of this statue, it is absolutely awesome! It is highly detailed, and does a very good job of portraying Christain Bale's likeness. While I personally do not believe it is not worth the retail price of $125, it is still a great statue for any serious Batman fan!

This was a Christmas present for my son who collects these statues and he has a rather vast collection. This was such a disappointment as it is a cheap plastic kit that had to be assembled (with some difficulty I might add). It was not at all what I expected. For the price paid I thought I was getting a collectible figure. It is not. It obviously was a poor selection on my part but not being familiar with these things and seeing what I paid for it, I totally believed I was getting something else. Not at all worth even half the price.

This listing is for the 34 by 11 inch Batman promo poster only, and not the actual merchandise that's shown on this poster. This promotional poster was produced in very small quantities and was distributed to comic book shop dealers only. This promo poster was never for sale to the public, and that's why so few of them were ever made. Promo posters are shipped to comic book shop retailers folded, which is normal for promotional posters.