Originally Posted by JohnnyEgo
This review is from: DC Collectibles DC Comics - The New 52: Batgirl Action Figure (Toy)
The reason this is getting one star is that the BatGirl I received appears to suffer from the plastic equivalent of leprosy. Perhaps her bat suit was made from armadillo pelts. Within an hour of being opened, my four year old came to me with her hair in his hands. No problem, I thought. This is why God invented Super Glue. An hour later, her leg fell off. As I look at her on my desk, it looks like her foot is next to go. So at this point, I have a disappointed four year old and three pieces of BatGirl.
Were it not for her necrosis issues, I would have given BatGirl five stars for the quality of conversation she sparked around the Christmas tree alone. She is positively pneumatic. I'll admit that I do not know much about the BatGirl backstory, but I have some pretty good suspicions about how she paid her way through med school. Similarly, my guess is that her utility belt is filled with Ibuprophen to deal with the pain of crime fighting, or, say, light jogging. My wife asked 'where does she get such wonderful support garments?' If you think your child might develop body issues from GI Joe or Barbie, I'd leave this page right now.
If you are a 30 year old man who wants a woman in a box who can't talk back and will never leave you, this is an excellent choice. If you are buying this for a small child, I'd look somewhere else. All of this said, my four year old absolutely loved BatGirl, and no doubt she would have been one of his favorite toys both now and in 8-10 years from now, had she been a little more durable.
