McFarlane Toys Reveals the Most Unlikely DC Figure of All - Jack Nicholson's Joker

McFarlane Toys has covered the width and breadth of the DC Universe with its long-running DC Multiverse line, giving collectors figures inspired by the classical comics arsenic good arsenic assorted TV, video game, and movie adaptations. But McFarlane's latest merchandise is 1 we ne'er expected to see. Somehow, they've managed to nutrient a fig based connected Jack Nicholson's Joker from the 1989 Batman movie.

Nicholson's Joker whitethorn beryllium iconic, but determination person been amazingly fewer toys and collectibles based connected that quality implicit the years. That's due to the fact that Nicholson, who was famously paid precise handsomely for his quality successful the movie arsenic good arsenic the surrounding merchandise, retains his ain likeness rights and reportedly charges a beauteous penny to authorize toys featuring said likeness. Apart from Hot Toys, fewer companies person managed to merchandise licensed Jack Nicholson Joker figures implicit the years. McFarlane has done what competitors similar Mattel and NECA couldn't (or wouldn't).

You tin get a person look astatine this caller Joker fig successful the slideshow assemblage below:

As you tin see, determination are really 2 versions of the fig being released, with 1 featuring a pinkish-red costume that pays homage to the classical Kenner fig from 1989. It appears that McFarlane Toys has avoided naming Nicholson oregon featuring his likeness connected the packaging, which whitethorn person helped this 1 squeak by DC's licensing department.

In immoderate case, this caller fig should beryllium a invited summation to galore fans' collections, arsenic antecedently McFarlane has focused much connected the villains of the different Burton and Schumacher-verse movies. Joker measures astir 7 inches gangly and features 22 points of articulation and an array of accessories that includes other hands, interchangeable hair, a cane, a bullhorn, a novelty revolver, a long-barrel revolver, and a show base.

The DC Multiverse McFarlane Collector Edition The Joker fig is priced astatine $34.99 for each version, with an expected vessel day of April 2026. You tin cheque retired the fig connected Amazon, though he's not disposable for preorder arsenic of people time.

In different Joker news, DC's newest Batman comic conscionable delivered a extremist caller overhaul of this iconic Gotham villain.

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