Batman: The Dark Knight

Popbox Collectibles

Web: http://www.popboxcollectibles.com

Batman: The Dark Knight has surpassed all box office records and become a major phenomenon. While Batman has always attracted a large following, the recent release with its unique portrayal of The Joker by the late Heath Ledger and its intelligent plot and action packed style has taken the world by storm, selling out theatres throughout the US on first release. Indeed, The Dark Knight has become the fastest film in history to pass 400 million dollars at the North American box office, according to recent cinema sales figures.

Batman has always attracted a wide audience from the younger to older, science fiction and “gothic” film lovers, to those attracted to comics and superheros, he really does have something for everyone.

Popbox Collectibles has released a wide range of products to celebrate the release of Batman: The Dark Night, there is a diverse range with something to suit everyone’s budget. From high end LCD Watches and Bat Logo Mp3 players to patches, magnets and smaller items. It is these we shall focus on in this review.

One of their first is a series of very collectible embroidered iron-on patches in five styles. Each patch is around 8cm in size and packaged in an open window box with iron-on instructions included. This is the first time such patches have been made available and themes include Batman, Joker, Gotham Police, movie logo and Dark Knight City. They are also quite unique in their construction including printed vinyl, lanticular effect and reflective silver PU materials.

Another part of their range is a series of five three dimensional magnets released in five styles. These are quite sizeable little items (each one 5-6 cm) and are nicely packaged. They are very realistic 3D sculptures of Batman, Joker, Tumbler and logo blue and red versions.

The Q Blox are a rather unusual adaptation of the Batman image, it is unique to PopBox and is an articulated 5cm Q-Blox figure. They are very cute and come in three styles and can be exchanged between a dangler and/or keychain. They are surprisingly detailed being made of durable hard PVC and fitting some 15 points of articulation in 5cm, quite an achievement !

A nice little collectible in the car range is the Mini pull-back Batman vehicles, these come in two styles with exchangeable dangler and keychain. Each vehicle is just 4cm in size and comes packaged on a blister card. They are the smallest pull back vehicles on the market and yet include a high quality wind up mechanism for lots of power and are made to a study standard for long life.

These are just some of the fun Batman:Dark Knight releases from PopBox, others include charms, a small Bat Sign Torch (works best at about 2 metres) and Soft PVC material Bat logo keychains.

These are very impressive, well priced collectible items which will make Bat enthusiasts of all ages happy.