What do you mean a man in his 50 isn't that old... You gotta think about the years of wear and tear on his body plus stress .. I know construction workers 35-40 that look 50 cause they been doing it so long
@@matthewsheehan546 compared to how he’s portrayed in the book, his looks don’t add up to his actual age. Batman achieved physical perfection, and after 10 years he would not be as decrepit as miller portrays. Especially when at the beginning of the comic, he’s racing a formula 1 car. Especially compared to when people live into thier 80’s more often than not, 50 is middle aged now.
Kid, I'm 53 and a comic and action figure fan and you have to remember that Bruce Wayne as Batman lived a very hard life and Frank Miller showed it. The ONLY thing that kept him going was a lifetime of training and being the peak of human fitness. But during those years Bruce abused his body with drinking and womanizing, so it would show after 10 years of inactivity.
@@DamionAlBarr even miller said that he would’ve written him older. He’s written like he’s in his 60’s or 70’s, not 50’s. Also after being the peak of human condition, the fall off would not be that drastic.
@@knooberreviews It would be if you spent the next ten years drinking, womanizing and generally being miserable about not being batman anymore. I'm a combat vet and have been out of the military for almost 20 years and I still exercise butt not as much as I used to and even my doctor says I'm in relatively great shape despite my age.
@@DamionAlBarr he was being a thrill seeker. If you’re driving a race car, you have to be fit to take the G’s. I highly doubt Batman even retired would stop completely working out, considering again he was trying to find replacements in being a thrill seeker. 55 is not decrepit like miller portrayed. Especially considering it’s Batman, and he’s pretty close to 55 now… he’s acting older than he is.
@@knooberreviews I see your point, but Batman wasn't thrill seeker; he was a seeker of vengeance and Justice. But what we saw was a Batman that stopped fighting crime after the death of Robin and the govt-forced dismantling of the Justice league after the events of The Legends series and crossover event (look it up). Back in 1986 people didn't take as good care of themselves as we do now, so Batman looking a lot older than 55 makes perfect sense as Batman's body took A LOT of abuse, which is what a lot of people tend to forget and don't take into consideration. Because as Indiana Jones has famously said: "Honey, it aint' the age...it's the milage!"
@@DamionAlBarr there’s no way “peak of physical conditioning” Batman could look like that within 10 years. Especially given that he was again, seeking any kind of adrenaline rush he could’ve. Which again, like I said before… he was driving a race car, you have to be at least fit to do that. So the fact he completely dropped working out is hilarious. I’m very familiar with the comic, and with so can tell you that he tried everything he could to stay retired, being a thrill seeker did it for a while. Even back then, 55 wasn’t decrepit which is what the case is. Miller wrote this when he was 20, and with that gauged his age. Even now he said that he should’ve written Batman older. Yes, 55 is better than what it used to be, but as he’s described in the comic is not what any 55 year old who even had his physique at one point would be going through.
Just got the variant of this version yesterday at GAME STOP. He should have had the oval . But still looks good.
Great review, I'll be looking for this figure
What do you mean a man in his 50 isn't that old... You gotta think about the years of wear and tear on his body plus stress .. I know construction workers 35-40 that look 50 cause they been doing it so long
@@matthewsheehan546 compared to how he’s portrayed in the book, his looks don’t add up to his actual age. Batman achieved physical perfection, and after 10 years he would not be as decrepit as miller portrays. Especially when at the beginning of the comic, he’s racing a formula 1 car. Especially compared to when people live into thier 80’s more often than not, 50 is middle aged now.
Hi. Is it difficult to change the head? do you need to heat it with hot water or something?
@@darrenong3081 it felt pretty easy going back and forth for me.
Batarangs are Not Blue 😉
Kid, I'm 53 and a comic and action figure fan and you have to remember that Bruce Wayne as Batman lived a very hard life and Frank Miller showed it. The ONLY thing that kept him going was a lifetime of training and being the peak of human fitness. But during those years Bruce abused his body with drinking and womanizing, so it would show after 10 years of inactivity.
@@DamionAlBarr even miller said that he would’ve written him older. He’s written like he’s in his 60’s or 70’s, not 50’s. Also after being the peak of human condition, the fall off would not be that drastic.
@@knooberreviews It would be if you spent the next ten years drinking, womanizing and generally being miserable about not being batman anymore. I'm a combat vet and have been out of the military for almost 20 years and I still exercise butt not as much as I used to and even my doctor says I'm in relatively great shape despite my age.
@@DamionAlBarr he was being a thrill seeker. If you’re driving a race car, you have to be fit to take the G’s. I highly doubt Batman even retired would stop completely working out, considering again he was trying to find replacements in being a thrill seeker. 55 is not decrepit like miller portrayed. Especially considering it’s Batman, and he’s pretty close to 55 now… he’s acting older than he is.
@@knooberreviews I see your point, but Batman wasn't thrill seeker; he was a seeker of vengeance and Justice. But what we saw was a Batman that stopped fighting crime after the death of Robin and the govt-forced dismantling of the Justice league after the events of The Legends series and crossover event (look it up). Back in 1986 people didn't take as good care of themselves as we do now, so Batman looking a lot older than 55 makes perfect sense as Batman's body took A LOT of abuse, which is what a lot of people tend to forget and don't take into consideration. Because as Indiana Jones has famously said: "Honey, it aint' the age...it's the milage!"
@@DamionAlBarr there’s no way “peak of physical conditioning” Batman could look like that within 10 years. Especially given that he was again, seeking any kind of adrenaline rush he could’ve. Which again, like I said before… he was driving a race car, you have to be at least fit to do that. So the fact he completely dropped working out is hilarious. I’m very familiar with the comic, and with so can tell you that he tried everything he could to stay retired, being a thrill seeker did it for a while. Even back then, 55 wasn’t decrepit which is what the case is. Miller wrote this when he was 20, and with that gauged his age. Even now he said that he should’ve written Batman older. Yes, 55 is better than what it used to be, but as he’s described in the comic is not what any 55 year old who even had his physique at one point would be going through.