McFarlane Super Friends Wave 5 Revealed! Preorders Coming Soon!
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Meanwhile… at the Hall of Justice! Huge thanks to @just_bsing for sharing our first look at the upcoming Super Friends Wave 5 from McFarlane Toys, and boy are we thrilled with this lineup! So let’s take a look at Super Friends Wave 5! The reveals dropped during a McFarlane stream and the leaks turned out to be dead on, as usual. We’re getting Evil Wonder Woman, Crystallized Superman, and Phantom Zone Batman, all of which are said to be Red Platinums. How super exciting is that?! I just love that McFarlane keeps diving deeper into the Super Friends well with these amazing variants and deep cut character designs. Evil Wonder Woman is such a fun pick, and I can already see collectors scrambling to lock that one down. Crystallized Superman and Phantom Zone Batman are really cool choices too, pulling from some of those wild and wonderfully weird storylines the show was known for. Preorders are set to go live on May 28, so mark those calendars! There was also mention during the stream that an announcement regarding Super Powers is coming “very, very soon” from Entertainment Earth, so we could be in for even more good news on the horizon. Will we see more? Only time will tell, but this wave alone has me so excited for what’s ahead for the Super Friends line!
Wonder Woman’s classic costume translates beautifully here, with a red and gold bustier flowing into blue star-spangled shorts and tall red boots. The Lasso of Truth is a nice flexible piece that loops naturally in her grip, and her black hair has these subtle blue highlights sculpted in that feel very true to the animated source material.
Batman is finished in a deep, uniform black from head to toe, with fine silver outlines tracing the bat emblem, utility belt, gauntlet fins, and boot detailing. I like how the monochromatic treatment gives the whole figure an almost silhouette quality, with just enough silver linework to define the costume’s shapes against all that black.
Superman’s entire body is cast in a frosted translucent plastic that gives him this ethereal, crystallized look, with the S-shield outlined in a darker blue that anchors the whole design. The cape has a subtle crosshatch texture molded into it, adding a fabric-like quality that contrasts nicely with the smooth, icy clarity of the rest of the figure.
Wonder Woman comes equipped with her golden tiara, its red star accent sitting cleanly against that flowing black hair. Her blue bracelets have a matte finish that pairs well with the glossy red of her boots, and the white star details on the shorts really pop against the deep blue.
Clad in a deep navy blue suit with a bold yellow lightning bolt chevron stretching from his shoulders down to his waist, Black Vulcan has that classic Super Friends look nailed. His cowl features those sharp, swept-back yellow fin details, and he’s carrying a small translucent accessory that looks like it could represent one of his energy blasts.
Superman is sporting a wide-brimmed orange farmer’s hat and carrying a hoe, which is such a fun, deep-cut accessory choice that leans into those classic Super Friends episode moments. Mxyzptlk stands alongside him for scale, dressed in an orange and purple outfit with a tiny bowler hat, and I’m really digging how much personality they packed into that small sculpt.
