Review : LEGO 71026 DC Comics Collectible Minifigures Series (Part # 2)

After a quick overview the first 8 characters, we continue today with the second part of the minifigs of the new series of 16 DC characters to collect (ref. Lego 71026).

One of the good surprises of this series of collectible minifigs is the presence of Jay garrick. The character here wears a buttoned jacket on the right as in the comic Smallville Titans # 1 but we also find some of the attributes of the version Earth-2 seen in Flash # 123. I'm not really convinced by the lightning bolts attached to the transparent piece to slide on the neck of the minifigure, but these elements are removable. The gray helmet is successful, it is perhaps a little wide which visually crushes the minifigure. Nice pad printing on the side of the legs, and in any case I'm happy to be able to add this version of Flash to my collection.

Aquaman is inspired by the version seen in Aquaman # 45 released in 1998 and the minifig is perfect with a very well made torso protection, a pair of legs in two colors with print of the tortoiseshell pattern and an arm pad printed all over the outer surface with a simple but convincing pattern. The head is that of the version delivered earlier this year in the set 76116 Batman: Batsub and the Underwater Clash, she does the job. Otherwise, you will also have in the bag a new light green fish, that's always taken.

Huntress wear the outfit New 52 of the character and it's almost successful from head to toe through the pad-printed shoulder pads on the upper arms. Too bad for the slightly dull white stripes on the black torso. I'm not totally convinced with the use of the Batman / Catwoman belt here, I would have preferred a pad printing with a round belt buckle more faithful to the character's costume. For the rest, it's very correct and very homogeneous with fine lines that help to highlight the tight-fitting outfit of Helena Rosa Bertinelli.

The minifig of Stargirl seemed very successful on official visuals, it is a little less successful in real life. The area that should have been flesh-colored on the torso is an appalling pallor which spoils the rendering a little and it lacks a little white ink on the knees. The stars on the arms and torso are also in principle white, they turn a little gray here. Susan Caraway's belt, on the other hand, is a good example of what I would have liked to see on Huntress. The minifig is here accompanied by its cosmic stick which takes on the air of a glass tube with material melting at the end. Bof, the accessory deserved a more successful piece with the hook at the end of the handle.

Mister Miracle is the escape king, so it makes sense that here he comes with a pair of handcuffs and a chain. The holding of the minifig is the one seen since 2017 in the comic Mister Miracle and the LEGO version is in my opinion very successful: The effect of superposition and relief of the different elements of the costume is really impressive. Here too, LEGO puts forward all its know-how in molding and pad printing and even if it is in the service of a character less known than others, this minifigure is really worth the detour.

Metamorpho He is also a supporting character for many fans, but the minifigure is very faithful to the character with different textures and colors for the two legs and the two halves of the torso, arms included. Visually, it works and it was difficult to make it look more like Rex Mason's comic book version. A technical detail that spoils the rendering a little: the neck area on the torso is a pretty pink color, but it should be white like the head, this is also the case on the official visuals. Small alignment problem of the black briefs which reveals the brown of the right leg but we will do with it.

Simon baz is here in version Prime Earth, with a sober costume but faithful to the Comic version. Too bad the mask gives it a little Mexican wrestling side, but it is also the case in the comics. The white surrounding the logo placed on the torso is here rather ... white and that's great news. For the rest, I retain the light green border at the junction between the two zones of different colors of the legs, it is aligned. Nice coordination between the green of the torso is that of the lower legs and upper arms. The character has its ring of power and its battery that allows it to be recharged.

The minifig of Sinestro is based on the character's first appearance in Green Lantern (vol.2) # 7 published in 1961: The costume is really faithful to the reference comic version where the character displays a haircut which the LEGO version unfortunately does not pay homage to. We will do with it. The brief is here made by keeping the blue base of the legs and pad printing black around it. It's prettier than on other minifigs that have alignment issues at that exact spot. Power ring and battery essential in the bag, everything is there.

In short, this series of 16 characters has the merit of giving a little depth to the DC Comics universe in a LEGO version by allowing us to obtain some new characters that would not necessarily have found their place in a set and historical variants. reference for some prominent characters.

Everything is not technically perfect, but LEGO still offers us a nice demonstration of its know-how and experience in the fields of injection and pad printing. At € 4 a bag, that's the least of it and it's hard to stay indifferent to the gap between what the official visuals promise us and the actual versions of some characters.

As i said it on Hoth Bricks, we know that some resellers will only have access to boxes of 30 sachets, but we do not yet know the exact distribution of these boxes. In the best case, we can count on a complete series and 14 additional characters. So be careful if you pre-order with several at Minifigure Maddness which offers an interesting offer for a set of two boxes of 30 sachets.

Note: A complete set of 16 characters, supplied by LEGO, is involved. Deadline fixed at December 25, 2019 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.