The Blot had been waiting for
DC Direct to announce the second
DC Comics character to join their new line of limited edition Uni-Formz vinyl action figures for a while now, and to no one’s surprise it was unveiled to be the Man of Steel himself, Superman! The common figure in this second Uni-Formz three figure set is the
Classic Superman vinyl figure, while it’s rarer variant colorways are the villainous
Cyborg Superman and the
Kryptonian Life-Suit Superman.
![DC Direct - Classic Superman Uni-Formz Vinyl Action Figure](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KBeCbn89ZnEuchBphv3vpMrCt9clYvwPWU-_oNbpopqmJlvmVqDODz88ga_BnZwZTJ9Ab6Ts6W49XphWY-77N9DsQAYZit7vOCxsmWteo6zzoX4p0LD-M766gozosLASXviVNtfhjnOe/s400/Classic+Superman+Uni-Formz+Vinyl+Action+Figure.jpg)
![DC Direct - Kryptonian Life-Suit Superman Uni-Formz Vinyl Action Figure](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEvX2pn90pou24QK55mrGXaH8KgBC5pTQ4K9D4yGoIlOOZYtkQkMrFcbVE3n04mXEDwT8TadSGkOAORIo2wqTGs3duhsMYBj8GocgVy_79Ig-yLw4nniaTJeortgWIQgO1bs15vA8O-B-/s200/Kryptonian+Life-Suit+Superman+Uni-Formz+Vinyl+Action+Figure.jpg)
I am more than a little disappointed in the Kryptonian Life-Suite Superman colorway because it is so unoriginal. I am not sure when it happened, but ever since Superman returned to life in his Kryptonian Life-Suite it has been considered a “second costume” for any Superman action figures released. It must sell really well because they keep using it over and over, and I hate it! The Cyborg Superman makes sense because it fits with the previously released Armored Batman, but isn’t Cyborg Superman really more of a Green Lantern villain at this point than a Superman Villain? I would have preferred a Bizarro Superman variant figure or a Red Sun Superman colorway to either of these two figures being produced.
![DC Direct - Cyborg Superman Uni-Formz Vinyl Action Figure](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5MVq0QZk77NcATYRdj33KoXZFxIuai5xRKQXuSV1qzhWDI0yNBanvpF-IbiNwSbjVwvoCkLRBY_4eaKzC0lg7FIdSpsNMsOTUJ9gJIkdGXH0sPv_cDJLnvE6ai7BwND_mydS17fENpcG/s400/Cyborg+Superman+Uni-Formz+Vinyl+Action+Figure.jpg)
The limited-edition Superman Uni-Formz vinyl figures feature 12 points of articulation, stands approximately 8 inches tall, are packaged in a deluxe 4-color window box and will retail for around $60 each. The Superman Uni-Formz figures will go on sale in early September, 2009.