Mondo:

For many people, BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES is the quintessential Batman story. With its art deco style, backgrounds painted on black paper, simple yet stunning character designs, legendary voice cast, and so much more, this version of the Dark Knight's world is one that has stuck with fans for almost 30 years, and will continue to do so for years to come.

When the opportunity came up to be able to make 1/6 scale figures from the show, it was an easy “yes.” What wasn’t so easy was deciding our approach. I wanted to try and make the characters as accurate as possible, and knew that doing a traditional 1/6 scale with fabric clothing wasn’t going to yield the best results. I’ve seen some pretty good fan-made custom figures out there attempting this, and while some look pretty good, there is always something off about them (in my personal opinion), whether it be the proportions or the fabric costume taking away some of the distinct crispness of the design. So what to do? Serve the design, which means, in this case, go full sculpture and work in articulation in the most natural way possible, that allows for a variety of great poses while having as little compromising of the form as possible.

While I may not be in love with the “cel-shaded" look of the figure, this is a really cool behind the scenes look of the figure making process.

Also, there’s a sneaky-peak at the end of the rest of the line to come!