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Ah, we finally have an image for the Comic-Con exclusive Tonner Edward, courtesy of the Tonner email newsletter that I subscribe to religiously:




The hair is rather meek, and for a full $129 I wish it had more accessories than "a shirt,"* but it does seem to have the black eyes to indicate "hunger" (~*EXCITING VARIATION!*~), and I have to say? This is the least horrifying/most accurate product image of the character that they've put up yet. I mean, compared to my doll's prototype pictures.

* YOU'RE KILLING ME HERE, PEOPLE. IT'S THE SAME DOLL, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT'S DEPRESSED. IT HAS LESS STUFF THAN THE FIRST ONE; IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A JACKET. YOU CAN'T THROW IN SOME EXTRA CLOTHES? A SPARKLE VENEER? A TINY MOUNTAIN LION? COME ON.

I mention this specifically just to let y'all know not to worry about trying to get one for me (as I'd previously asked--for someone to snag one at the convention, and I would have paid them back). I'd like to get one, but I think I'm going to get my bargain hunter on and go to eBay after the convention. Besides, like I said last time, no one would have any way of knowing who else might or might not have snagged one, and I'd end up with seven Edward v2s WHO HAVE NO ACCESSORIES and no way to pay everyone back.


Also: WHOA BLACK CANARY. They really need to lay off using the Lara Croft body (literally, that is the Lara Croft body sculpt) on every single flippin' DC doll.


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Date: 2009-07-10 01:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
Original Flavor Edward does too. Honestly, I think all the Tonners' legs are a bit too long and/or thin, proportionally. Which is okay on a girl, because we're so used to exaggerated body shapes on female dolls, but on a male doll? Looks kind of strange.

Date: 2009-07-10 01:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anonymeet.livejournal.com
I can't decide whether I'm comforted by that or disturbed.

On the one hand, the male dolls are out of whack, too. But long skinny legs on a male doll just makes it look like beanpoles.

While the girl dolls are out of whack - in a way that makes them look like porn stars.

And it makes me a little sad that we have become inured to seeing impossible shapes on female dolls. I don't even see those occasional outraged OMG A REAL WOMAN WITH THOSE PROPORTIONS WOULD SNAP IN HALF articles anymore.

Date: 2009-07-10 03:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
Well, I couldn't commit to buying a Barbie Uhura for just that reason--chopstick limbs--and then a 12" action figure by another company was announced and I was like SCREW YOU MATTEL! GLAD I WAITED! So it does matter to some of us.

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