One of my absolute favorite aspects of the New 52 (and given how badly DC treats it most of the time, it can be hard to find favorites), is how they’ve started to spin Wonder Woman into a new and more modern character. She’s actually a pretty complicated character with an even more complicated history… probably one of the most interesting in the entire DC Universe. So when I saw a set with her new look, complete with pants and an invisible jet, this set became the number one for me in the 2015 release cycle.
That it included The Flash, who last appeared in that awful Riddler Chase review set last year, was a bonus. Given that the Flash show is a hit in the vein of the fantastic show Arrow, this was a pretty strong selling point. Plus, who doesn’t want an insane telepathic gorilla bigfig? If you don’t want him, I’d question if you also hate sunshine, puppies, and happiness.
Of course, this is a DC set, so it’s all about Batman. Never mind that Gorilla Grodd is a Flash villain and Wonder Woman and the Flash are more than strong enough to carry a set (and shows) by themselves. But, you know, something something Batman, so we get a Bat-Mech to fight off the Gorilla. At 347 parts and a $49.99 price tag, there is a bit of sticker shock here, so the question is can the features of the set make up for the relatively low piece count?